Descriptive Summary
Wren, Robert M.,
1928-1989
Robert M. Wren Africa Papers
1963,
1968-1989
TXRC97-A22
10 boxes (5 linear
feet)
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,
University of Texas at Austin
The papers document
Nigerian and other African literature and society. Correspondence, diaries,
manuscripts and other materials were created and collected by Professor Wren
while living in Africa as a Fulbright scholar and while teaching at the
University of Houston.
English.
Biographical Sketch
Robert Meriwether Wren was born February 21, 1928, to Clark Campbell and
Mamie (Culpeper) Wren in Washington, DC. He earned his BA at the University of
Houston (1954), and his MA (1956) and PhD (1965) at Princeton University. He
initially focused his research on Northern European theater, but in 1968
shifted his interests to African literature. Wren held academic appointments as
Instructor in English, Douglas College at Rutgers University (1956-1960);
Instructor in Drama, State University of New York at Binghamton (1960-1962);
Instructor in English, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1964-1965); and at
the University of Houston as Assistant Professor (1965-1968); Associate
Professor (1968-1979); and Professor (1979-1989).
Wren was twice a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Nigeria. His first
appointment from 1973 to 1975, at the University of Lagos, was at the
invitation of writer and English Department Chair, J. P. Clark. Wren accepted
the appointment after originally seeking to lecture in South Africa, where he
was denied a visa as an undesirable person. He spent his second Fulbright
fellowship at the University of Ibadan from 1982 to 1983.
At Lagos, Wren taught Shakespeare, American and African literature, and
lectured occasionally on Robert Frost (who he met in 1955). Outside of
teaching, Wren traveled extensively, produced a play, and directed a Nigerian
opera. He wrote fiction, including an unpublished novel, and became interested
in the work of the Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. His interest in Nigerian
writers' adaptation of British English usage and his attempt to understand the
cultural context of Achebe's
Arrow of God led to his book
Achebe's World: The Historical and Cultural Context
of the Novels of Chinua Achebe (Three Continents Press: Washington, DC,
1980). While at Lagos, he also developed a working relationship with J. P.
Clark, the subject of his second book,
J. P. Clark (Bernth Lindfors, ed. Twayne's
World Authors Series, G. K. Hall: Boston, 1984). During his stay in Ibadan,
Wren conducted interviews and produced extensive notes for his book
Those Magical Years: The Making of Nigerian
Literature: 1948-1966 (Three Continents Press: Boston, 1991).
In addition to his books on African literature, Wren published numerous
articles on American and African literature, European Renaissance and 17th
century theater and religion. He also wrote fiction under the pen name Robert
Campbell.
Singularities, an anthology of short
fiction, was published by Acolyte Press (Amsterdam) in 1989. At the time of his
death, he was reportedly working on a manuscript on homosexuality in 18th
century England.
Wren had a strong interest in tennis and sponsored several Nigerian
tennis players from secondary school through college. He was a member of the
International Federation for Theater Research, the Malone Society, African
Studies Association (Program Director 1976-1977), Western Association of
Africanists (President 1977-1979), and served on the editorial board of the
Journal of Homosexuality. In the late 1980s
he served on the steering committee of the North American Man/Boy Love
Association (NAMBLA).
Wren was killed June 11, 1989, when a Scenic Air Tours plane crashed in
Hawaii. He was visiting Hawaii prior to taking a Fulbright fellowship in
Indonesia.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, creative works, printed materials, photographs,
financial records, and one audio tape illustrate Robert Wren's affinity for
Nigerian culture and literature. The papers document his stays in Nigeria
(1972-1975, 1982-1983) where he conducted research on Nigerian literature and
also created works of fiction. The papers also document his involvement in
other artistic endeavors, such as playwriting and production, and his
activities as a participant in Nigeria's society and culture. Also visible in
these materials are Wren's relationships with Nigerian public figures,
including authors Amos Tutuola and Chinua Achebe. The papers do not reflect
Wren's activities in the United States, and only minimally document Wren's
academic career as a professor of English at the University of Houston. The
papers are organized into three series: I. Works, 1968-1988 (5 boxes); II.
Correspondence, 1967-1989 (4 boxes); and III. Other Writers, 1963-1979 (1
box).
The bulk of the papers consist of diaries, research notes, printed
materials, and writings by Wren located in the Works series. These materials
include notes from research concerning Nigerian writers (1982) and notecards
from interviews (1982-83). These notes formed the basis of Wren's last
published book
Those Magical Years: The Making of Nigerian
Literature, 1948-1966. Wren's study of Nigerian writers and culture is
further revealed in collections of newspaper articles and other printed works
(1968-1988) such as
The Umuahian, edited by Chinua Achebe, and a
playbill of
The Masquerade, directed by Wren in
association with the play's author J. P. Clark in 1974. Also present are
articles and fiction and non-fiction works by Wren, as well as materials that
he edited. Especially noteworthy is the holograph manuscript, edited by Wren,
of Amos Tutuola's
The Wild Hunter.
Extensive correspondence, dating from 1967 to 1989, is mostly personal
in nature and documents Wren's concern for political events in Nigeria and the
United States. Professional and financial materials are also represented in the
Correspondence series to a lesser extent. Correspondents include Chinua Achebe,
J. P. Clark, and Isador Okpewho. A full list of correspondents appears at the
end of this inventory.
The smallest series, Other Writers, contains creative works by others,
such as Chinua Achebe and Peter Nwana, with the exception of materials by and
concerning Amos Tutuola, which are located in the Works series following Wren's
original arrangement.
Acquisition
Gift, 1991 (#8745)
Access
Open for research
Processed by
Jane Fleming, Sheryl Fowler, John P. Rees, Michael Swann, 1995;
Stephen Mielke, 1997
Provenance
After Robert Wren's death in 1989, Bernth Lindfors, a friend and
colleague of Wren's and Professor of English at The University of Texas at
Austin, feared that Wren's African papers would be
lost. He suggested to Wren's sister, Nancy Wren Harris, that she make a gift of
the papers to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC). She agreed
and transferred the papers to Lindfors in late 1990, who deposited them at the
HRHRC in January 1991.
Index Terms
Subjects
University of Houston. Dept.
of English.
University of Ibadan. Dept.
of English.
African fiction
(English).
Authors, African.
Authors, Nigerian.
Places
Nigeria--Social life and
customs.
Document Types
Christmas cards.
Photographs.
Diaries.
First drafts.
Postcards.
Sound
recordings.
Series Descriptions
Series I. Works,
1968-1988, n.d.
(5 boxes)
This series contains works produced by and collected by Wren. All
materials in this series relate to Nigeria, except for drafts of short stories
written by Wren in five notebooks. The series is divided into several
subseries: Diaries, Short Stories and Non-Fiction, Amos Tutuola, and Research
Materials
The Diaries subseries includes two separate drafts of computer
printout diaries. Handwritten diary pages from December 1972 to April 1973 were
found in a correspondence file and transferred to the diary subseries. Except
for sixteen pages from the period in between his stays in Nigeria (1975-1981),
the diaries record the daily activities of living and teaching in Nigeria, as
well as Wren's thoughts about the country's political situation. These are the
only records of his first visit to Nigeria in 1968 and are arranged
chronologically.
Nineteen short stories in five notebooks reveal an interest in
homosexuality. The story
Billy continues from the first notebook
to the second one, but the other stories seem to be separate works and none of
the stories are related to Africa. A diary entry and a letter to the
New Nigerian are found at the beginning
of the second and the end of the third notebooks, respectively. In addition to
the notebooks, the Short Stories and Non-Fiction subseries holds one folder
containing fiction and non-fiction works, a short story, and several
professional articles on Achebe, Nigerian literature, and the African Writers
Series.
The Tutuola subseries was titled and arranged by Wren and includes
materials dealing with Amos Tutuola's visit to the University of Texas at
Austin as a speaker. Tutuola was in residence at the University of Iowa under
the auspices of Paul Engle and the International Writers Program at the time.
These files contain correspondence between Wren, Engle, and Tutuola,
photographs of Wren and Tutuola taken in Austin (and of Wren and Chinua
Achebe), newspaper clippings and press releases about Tutuola, and a taped
interview with Achebe. Also present is Tutuola's manuscript
The Wild Hunter, and information
regarding Wren's involvement in the sale of Tutuola's
Palm Wine Drinkard manuscript to the
HRHRC. In addition, this subseries contains typed manuscripts of stories Wren
edited for
Yoruba Folktales.
The Research Materials subseries contains a two-volume manual on
African Pidgin English, book reviews, press clippings, a partial transcript of
an interview (participants unknown) and other miscellaneous materials. Also
included is a box of notecards Wren created from interviews with Nigerian
writers, from interviews with their British professors, and from Nigerian
reference sources. This information was for a book Wren was writing about the
literary heritage of the University of Ibadan.
Subseries A. Diaries
1
1
Holograph,
Dec. 1972 - Apr. 1973
Computer Printouts
1
2
Nigeria 1-7,
n.d.
1
3
Nigeria 8-14,
n.d.
1
4
Nigeria 15-24,
n.d.
1
5
1968-Jan. 1973
1
6
Jun. 1973-Mar. 1975
1
7
Mar. 1975-Oct. 1982
1
8
Oct. 1982-Jun. 1983
Subseries B. Short Stories and Non-Fiction
2
1
Billy,
Movies Star,
Evand Simon,
tennis star
2
2
Billy
2
3
One Good Work
2
4
CMA,
War,
Rodney,
Jerry Bell,
PBI
2
5
Dieu,
JC & CK,
A.V.M.,
Island
2
6
Materials edited by Wren; fiction and non-fiction by
Wren,
n.d.
Subseries C. Amos Tutuola
2
7
Correspondence,
Jul. 1983-Dec. 1984, May 1987-Dec.
1988
3
1
Holograph manuscript,
The Wild Hunter
3
2
Typed manuscripts,
Ade, the Traitor,
A Short Biography of Yaniro,
A Short Biography of Tortoise,
The Rich Husbandman and His Odd-Looking
Pawn,
The Village Witch Doctor,
The Greedy Tortoise and the
Orise-Oko,
Remember the Day After Tomorrow,
Rere, the Disobedient Son,
The Duckling Brothers and Their
Disobedient Sister,
Ajao and the Active Bone,
Don't Pay Bad for Bad,
Akanke and the Jealous
Pawnbroker
3
3
Computer Printouts (edited by Wren),
The Rich Husbandman and His Odd-Looking
Pawn,
Ade, the Traitor,
A Short Biography of Tortoise,
Ajao and the Active Bone,
Don't Pay Bad for Bad,
Akanke and the Jealous
Pawnbroker
3
4
Notes,
n.d.
3
5
Printed material,
1983
3
6
Photographs,
[1983]
3
7
Audio taped recording of interview between Wren and
Chinua Achebe,
n.d.
Subseries D. Research Materials
An Introduction to African Pidgin English
4
1
Volume I
4
2
Volume II
4
3
Book reviews,
ca. 1980-1983
4
4
AF Press Clips,
1987, 1988
4
5
Miscellaneous,
1974-1986
5
Notecards from interviews with Nigerian writers and
British professors, and from Nigerian reference sources,
1982-1983
Series II. Correspondence,
1967-1989 (bulk 1972-1975,
1982-1983)
(4 boxes)
Originally interfiled, Wren's correspondence and financial records
were separated into subseries as indicated. The bulk of the material was
created during or immediately surrounding his stays in Nigeria. Personal
correspondence with his sisters and sister-in-law and their families, and with
colleagues at the University of Houston predominate, filling three of the four
boxes in the series. Wren's personal correspondence in the 1980s is somewhat
more revealing of both his personal and professional activities than that from
the 1970s. Wren's interest in and sponsorship of Nigerian tennis players is
reflected, and there are insights into the political, financial and practical
complexities of life in Nigeria.
While professional correspondence is sketchy, a reading of the
personal correspondence improves insight into Wren's professional interests and
activities during these periods. One folder of professional correspondence
titled
African Studies Association Meeting;
contains letters maintained as a separate file by Wren. These materials
document his activities as chair of a 1983 panel on the oral and epic narrative
traditions in African literature. Of note in the professional correspondence is
an enclosure from a June 15, 1982 letter to John Ferguson that outlines Wren's
work on the book
Those Magical Years: The Making of Nigerian
Literature, 1948-1966.
Financial correspondence and records mostly reflect Wren's attempts
to resolve problems, particularly those created by Nigerian bureaucracy or the
communication difficulties created by his residence in Nigeria.
As originally maintained by Wren, the incoming and outgoing
correspondence is interfiled chronologically, except where, as frequently
occurs, incoming mail was filed with Wren's reply or his related
correspondence. A number of newspaper clippings and newsletters originating in
the United States were originally in the correspondence files but were moved to
Series I. Subseries D. Research Materials, as they could not be identified as
enclosures to any specific letter.
The Notes subseries contains materials found in the correspondence
files that could not be linked to individual letters. These materials consist
primarily of quickly struck personal notes, address labels, addresses of
friends, and some research notes taken from various Nigerian newspapers.
Subseries A. Personal
6
1
1967-1971
6
2
Jan.-Oct. 1972
6
3
Nov.-Dec. 1972, n.d.
6
4
Jan.-Feb. 1973
6
5
Mar.-Apr. 1973
6
6
May-Aug. 1973
6
7
Sep.-Dec. 1973, n.d.
7
1
Jan.-Apr. 1974
7
2
May-Jun. 1974
7
3
Jul.-Dec. 1974, n.d.
7
4
Jan.-Mar. 1975
7
5
Apr.-Aug. 1975
7
6
Sep.-Dec. 1975, n.d.
8
1
Jan.-Oct. 1976, n.d.
8
2
1977-1978; 1980-1981; Jan.-Oct.
1982
8
3
Nov.-Dec. 1982, n.d.
8
4
Jan.-Apr. 1983
8
5
May-Dec. 1983
8
6
1985-1986
Subseries B. Professional
9
1
Jan. 1972-Feb. 1973
9
2
Mar.-Dec. 1973
9
3
1974-1978
9
4
1981-1989
9
5
Mar.-Nov. 1983, African Studies Association
Meeting
Subseries C. Financial
9
6
1972-1974
9
7
1975-1984
9
8
Receipts;
1968, 1972-1976, 1982-1983
Subseries D. Notes
10
1
Professional biographical information, professional
activities, notes from Nigerian newspapers
Daily Times, Daily Express, and
Trouble with Nigeria by Chinua
Achebe,
n.d.
10
2
Personal notes and address labels,
n.d.
Series III. Other Writers,
1963-1979
(1 box)
This series consists of two fictional works by Chinua Achebe and
Peter Nwana, several articles by John Ferguson relating to African and Nigerian
literature and drama, and printed materials collected by Wren during research.
These materials consist of student papers from Bernth Lindfors' 1971 South
African Literature class at the University of Texas at Austin, professional
papers on Nigerian writers, a bibliography of contributions to Nigerian
periodicals compiled by Bernth Lindfors, and other papers on African
literature.
10
3
Achebe, Chinua,
The Flute,
1977
10
4
Ferguson, John, Various articles,
1968-1979
Lindfors, Bernth
10
5
A Bibliography of Literary Contributions
to Nigerian Periodicals
1946-1972, (comp.,
1972)
10
6
English 392, South African Literature, Student papers,
1971
10
7
Nwana, Peter,
Omenuko,
1970
10
8
Printed materials,
1963-1975
Robert W. Wren--Index of Correspondents
- Achebe, Chinua--8.2
- Ackerman, Vale--3.1, 6.2-3, 7.1, 7.4-5
- Adam, Ian--9.4
- Adebajo, Adeniyi Adeogo--7.6, 8.2
- Adejughe, Michael--9.4
- Afolabi, Jacob--6.1
-
Africa Report--9.1-3
- Africana Publishing Co.--9.3
- Agbogu, Ernest Arinze--7.5-6
- Akhibi, Wilson--7.6
- Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe--8.1-2, 8.5
- Alagoa, W. Edward--9.4
- American Cultural Center (Nigeria)--8.4
- Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America--9.6
- Arachie, C. E.--7.5
- Arnold, Steve--9.4
- Ashbel Smithland Co.--9.6
- Asche, Fred B. Tex--6.3, 6.7
- Askew, William Douglas--8.2-4
- Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language
Studies--9.2-3
- Azeke, Francis--7.5
- Ballantine, Lucia--6.3-4
- Banjo, Ayo--9.4
- Bankamerica--9.7
- Bank of America--9.6
- Bank of the Southwest--9.6
- Bankole, Bodunde--9.4
- Boyd, Mary Martha (Wren)--6.2-3, 7.5-6, 8.2-5
- Boser-Sarivaxévanis, Renée--7.2
- Brandt & Brandt--9.3
- Breese, Gerald--7.3
- Brewton, Carla (University of Houston)--9.1-2
- Broady, Henry--9.6
- Brutus, Dennis--9.1
- Bullock, Derrick (Ministry of Education, Nigeria)--9.4
- Bunn, Ronald F.--9.3, 9.6
- Burke, Pete--6.1
- Burness, Donald (Franklin Pierce College)--8.2, 8.4
- Bustin, Edouard (Boston University)--9.5
- Byl, Adhemar--9.1
- Cannon-Maiden, Cherie (Furman University)--10.2
- Capital National Bank--9.6
- Chilakpu, Robert--8.1
- Chmelik, Lee--6.2
- Christopherson, Paul--8.2
- Chu, Frederick--9.7
- Clark-Bekederemo, J. P. (John Pepper), 1935- --9.1
- Clough, Martha--7.1, 7.4
- Cobb, Jo--8.1
- Collin, Frances--9.3
-
Contrast--9.2, 9.6-7
-
The Coop--9.7
- Cope, Jack--9.1, 9.3
- Cortes, Arturo--6.6
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars--9.3
- Cozens, Barry--9.4
- Crowder, Michael, 1934- (Ahmado Bello University)--7.4
- Dauphin, William--8.2, 8.3
- Day, Martin S. (University of Houston)--9.3
- Degregori, Thomas R. (University of Houston)--9.4
- Dewey, Bill--7.2, 9.3
- Dike, Cletus Young--7.5
- Dixon, Terrell (University of Houston)--9.3
- Doggett, Joseph M. (University of Houston)--9.2-3
- Doubleday & Co., Inc.--9.3
- Dukuye, A. O.--7.2
- Edgedale, Mercy--6.1
- Edwards, Paul--7.6
- Egbe, I. I.--7.1
- El Fatima, Errichi--7.4-5, 8.1
- Emerenini, Nneji--8.3-4
- Emereonyeokwe, Celestine--8.3-5
- Engle, Paul (University of Iowa)--2.7
- Enterprise Cherifienne de Photographie--8.1
- Essien, Arit (University of Calabar)--7.1
- Estler, Helmut--6.1-2, 6.5-7
- Eteng, J. O.--8.1
- Eysenck, H. J. (Hans Jurgen), 1916- (University of
London)--9.3
- Faber and Faber--3.1
- Farenthold, Frances T.--8.4
- Ferguson, John--9.4
- Fesobi, John Olatubosun--7.3
- Fields, Emmett B. (University of Houston)--9.2-3, 9.6
- First Bank of Nigeria--9.7
- Fisher, Fleta--9.2
- Fisher, Roch & Gallagher--9.7
- Flinders University of South Australia--9.4
- Fulkerson, David--7.3
- Fulkerson, Louis--8.4
- Gardner, Martin--9.3
- Gibbs, James--8.2
- Gingiss, Peter (University of Houston)--6.3, 6.5-7, 7.1
- Going, Allen--9.3
- Greenwood Press--9.3
- Hafkin, Barry--6.5
- Harris, Clare--6.3-.5, 7.3, 7.4
- Harris, Hill--6.6, 7.1-2, 8.3
- Harris, Kathy--7.4-5
- Harris, Nancy--7.4-5
- Harris, Stuart--6.3-4, 7.3, 8.4
- Hawthorne, W. M. (Stranmillis College)--6.1
- Hembah, Douglas--8.2
- Henderson, Robert A. (University of Houston)--7.3, 7.5, 9.3
- Hertz--9.7
- Herzog, Hans--9.7
- Heumann, Mark--6.3, 7.5, 8.1
- Hobby, William P. (Lt. Governor, Texas)--8.3
- Hogan, Patrick G. (University of Houston)--9.4
- Holland, Cliff--6.4-6, 7.2
- Houston Area Teacher's Credit Union--9.6
- Huckaby, Eddie J. (University of California at Los
Angeles)--9.5
- Igbokwe, K. O.--8.1
- Iheme, Clifford I.--6.5-7
- Ikeyena, Ebeneezer--8.5-6
- Indakwa, John (University of Houston)--9.3
- Interlink Books--9.3
- International Congress of Africanists--9.2
- Jaffe, Hilda (University of Houston)--6.4-5, 7.1, 9.3
- Jaja, Chief Douglas--6.7
- Johnson, Dudley H. (Princeton University)--7.3
- Jones, Eldred (University of Sierra Leone)--9.3
- Jones, Lisa D.--6.7
- Jordon, Barbara, 1936- (United States Representative)--7.4
- Karchmer, Sylvan (University of Houston)--9.3
- Kimball, Bev (UNESCO)--7.5
- Kimball, Nelia (UNESCO)--7.5
- Kirsch, Lisa--6.7
- Kirsch, Lynn--6.1, 6.4
- Lagos. Commisioner of Police--7.1
- Leakey, Richard M. (National Museum, Kenya)--6.1
- Lee, Donald W. (University of Houston)--6.4-5, 6.7, 7.1-5, 8.1,
9.1
- Lerner, Louis--9.7
- Liberation Support Movement. Information Center--6.6
- Lindfors, Bernth (University of Texas)--2.7, 6.2, 6.5, 7.1, 9.1-4,
10.6
- Lindloff, Linda--9.2
- Long, Barbera--6.7
- Longman (Firm)--9.4
- Lye, William F. (Utah State University)--9.1, 9.4
- Lyndersay, Dexter (University of Ibadan)--7.6, 8.5
- MacAlpine, Johann--8.2-3
- Marson, Norma--9.4
- Mastercharge--9.7
- McCorquodale, Marjorie Kimball--7.3, 7.5
- McNamara, Ann--7.6
- McNamara, John (University of Houston)--9.2
- Mellanby, Kenneth--9.4
- Mock, Nancy--9.1
- Modika, Innocent--8.5
- Morris, Chris (University of Houston)--9.3
- Moss-Morris, Lubbers, Spitz & Partners--6.2, 9.6
- Muffuh, Benedicta--8.1
- Needham, Keith--6.6
- Neogy, Rajat--6.1
- New York Public Library--2.7
- Nkoro, Godfrey--7.5-6
- Nwajei, Philip A.--7.6, 8.1-4, 9.4, 9.8
- Oazute, Cheng Joshua--8.5
- Odizor, Nduka--6.7, 7.4-6, 8.1
- Ogbogu, Arinze--7.6, 8.1
- Ohuakanwa, Livinus--7.6, 8.1
- Okpewho, Isador--7.6, 8.2, 8.5, 9.4
- Okpokpo, Peter--7.6, 8.1-4
- Oluyemi, Ben--6.1
- Onuorah, Chike--8.1
- Onuorah, Alex O.--7.6
- Osawe, Eras O.--7.5-6, 9.7
- Otabor, Friday--6.7, 7.1, 7.3, 7.5-6, 8.1-2
- Oyatedor, Bernard Wilson--6.6-7, 7.1-6, 8.1
- Oyogoa, Fidelis--7.3, 8.1
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.--9.6-7
- Panalpina World Transport--9.7
- Parkin, Michael, 1939- (Western Ontario University)--7.6
- Patnaik, Eira (Frostburg State College)--9.5
- Paton, Alan--6.1
- Paton, Jonathon--6.3
- Phillips, Gulor--8.3
- Pickering, James H. (University of Houston)--9.4
- Pipkin, Jim (University of Houston)--9.4
- Princeton Medical Group--9.6
- Prokopp Lottery--9.7
- Ralph-Bowman, Mark (Birmingham University)--9.4
- Reality Publications--6.5
- Reeck, Darrell (University of Puget Sound)--9.3
- Reid, Strickland, Gillette & Elkins--9.6
- Robinson, Eric--9.4
- Rothman, Irving N.--9.1
- Rotimi, Ola--9.1
- Royal Exchange Assurance--6.7, 7.3, 9.6-7
- Rubadiri, David--9.2
- Saber, Ahmed--7.2-3, 7.5-6, 8.2
- Saenz, Paul (United States. Embassy, Senegal)--6.2
- Sanders, Tony--6.1
- Segal, Aaron--3.1, 6.3-6, 7.2-3
- Segal, Barbara--3.1, 6.3-6, 7.2-3
- Segal, Janna--3.1, 6.3-6, 7.2-3
- Segal, Marcus--3.1, 6.3-6, 7.2-3
- Shaw, Dennis--7.4
- Sinjen, David--6.6
- Smith, Mary C. (Interlink Books)--6.7
- Societe African de Culture--9.1
- South Africa Foundation--6.2
- South African Consulate-General (New Orleans,
Louisiana)--6.2
- Sothard, Clifford E. (United States. Embassy, Lagos)--7.3
- Southwell, Samuel B. (University of Houston)--9.1
- Southwestern Bell Corporation--9.7
- St. John, Chris--6.2, 6.4
- St. John, David--6.3
- St. John, Mark--6.5
- St. John, Pat L. (University of Houston)--6.2, 6.4-5
- Staley, Thomas F. (University of Texas)--2.7
- Staff Club (University of Ibadan)--8.3
- Standard Chartered Bank--9.7
- Texaco, Inc.--9.6
- Thigpen, Gladys (American Women's Club, Lagos)--9.3
- Thomas, Victor K.--6.7
- Thompson, Willa M.--6.7
- Three Continents Publishers--9.4
- Trail, George--6.5
-
Transition--6.1, 6.6, 7.1, 9.6
- Tugbiyele, E. A. (University of Lagos)--9.3
- Tutuola, Amos--3.2
- Ubi, Oth Abam--6.6-7, 7.3, 7.6
- Udeafor, Judy K.--9.3
- Udofe, A. I.--7.1
- Ukah, Christopher--8.1
- Ukaoha, Ijomah C. U.--8.1
- Ukpong, Ignatius I. (University of Lagos)--9.3
- United Bank of Africa, Ltd.--9.7
- United States. Department of State--7.3, 9.2
- United States. Embassy (Ethiopia)--9.3
- United States. Embassy (Nigeria)--9.3
- University of Houston--6.5, 9.1-3, 9.6, 10.2
- University of Houston. Department of English--9.1-4
- University of Houston. Office of International Affairs--6.2-3,
6.6-7, 9.2-3
- University of Ibadan--9.4
- University of Lagos--7.5, 8.1, 9.3, 9.7
- University of the North--9.1
- Vincent, Theo (University of Houston)--8.2, 8.6
- Vineberg, Shalom E. (University of Houston)--9.3
- Walter, Bob J. (Ohio University)--9.1
- Warren, Lee--6.5, 8.2, 8.4-5
- Weekes, Richard (University of Houston)--7.1-2, 8.2-3, 9.6
- Welder, Heather--6.5, 6.7, 7.2, 8.5
- Wiech, Kenneth--9.1-2
- Wigington, Namau--6.7
- Wilkinson, Veta--6.7, 9.2
- Wilson Sporting Goods Company--6.4, 7.3, 7.5, 9.6
- Woo, Linda--8.4
-
The Worm Runners Digest--9.3
- Wren, Clark--9.6-7
- Wren, Florence--3.1, 6.3, 6.5-7, 7.1-6, 8.1, 8.3-4
- Wright, John--9.4
- Yerimah, Amed P. (Amed Parker), 1957- --9.4