Collections & Papers
The Ntozake Shange Papers| Barnard College
The collection contains manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, journals, photographs, awards, programs, memorabilia, music, and works by others.
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[Photograph of Ntozake Shange]. Barnard College, Reid Lecture, Women Issues Luncheon, Women's Center. (1978).
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October 18, 1948, Trenton, NJ
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October 27, 2018 (age 70), Bowie, MD
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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