Cayton, Horace R. (Horace Roscoe), 1903-1970.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Horace R. Cayton Papers
Collection
Identifier: harsh-1983-03
Abstract
Horace Cayton (1903-1970) was a Black sociologist, co-author of Black Metropolis and director of Chicago’s Parkway Community House in the 1940s. His papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished manuscripts, photographs, subject research files, memorabilia and oral history recordings. In the last years of his life, Cayton conducted research, including interviews, on the life of his friend and noted author, Richard Wright. Housed with Cayton’s...
Dates:
1866-2007