Dixon, Melvin, 1950-1992

LC control no.	n 83186542
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3554.I89
Personal name heading	Dixon, Melvin, 1950-1992 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Located	New York (N.Y.)
Birth date	1950-05-29
Death date	1992-10-26
Place of birth	Stamford (Conn.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity	Fiction Poetry Literature
Affiliation	Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) Williams College City University of New York Fordham University Columbia University Boston University
Profession or occupation	Lecturers Authors, Black Novelists College teachers
Found in	Change of territory, 1983: t.p. (Melvin Dixon) p. 4 of cover (b. 1950) Ride out the wilderness, c1987: CIP t.p. (Melvin Dixon) pub. info. (b. 5/29/50; B.A., Wesleyan Univ., 1971; M.A., 1973 and Ph.D., 1975, Brown Univ.; assoc. prof., English, Queens College, CUNY) nuc86-106251: His Historical vision and personal witness ... 1975 (hdg. on Cty rept.: Dixon, Melvin Winfred, 1950- ; usage: Melvin Winfred Dixon) Love's instruments, c1995: t.p. (Melvin Dixon) p. 5 (d. Oct. 26, 1992) Gay & lesbian biography, 1997: p. 153 (Melvin Dixon, 1950-1992; African-American writer and educator; born Stamford, Conn., May 29, 1950; died of complications from AIDS in Stamford, Conn. on October 26, 1992) Melvin Dixon papers, 1962-1992: (Melvin Dixon, widely praised as a novelist, poet, translator and literary critic; b. in Stamford, Connecticut in 1950, d. 1992; graduated from Wesleyan University in 1971 in American Studies; MA in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1975 from Boston University; both in his published and unpublished writings, Dixon wrote openly about his homosexuality, about homophobia and racism in New York City's Greenwich Village; wrote a critical studies on African-American literature; Dixon was an Assistant Professor at Williams College (1976-1980), and a Professor of English at Queens College of the City University of New York (1980-1992); he also taught at the Graduate Center (CUNY), Fordham University and Columbia University) African American National Biography, accessed January 14, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Dixon, Melvin; poet, novelist, translator, literary critic, professor; born 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States; received his BA from Wesleyan University (1971), his MA (1973) and PhD from Brown University (1975); emerged as a literary figure with the publication of Change of Territory (1983); he died 1992 in New York, New York, United States)
Associated language	eng
Invalid LCCN	n 86867360