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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

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Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in February 2025.

Processing Information

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Scope and Content

This collection contains a three page letter from Todd (T.) Byron Kelly (1966-) to Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024). In the letter, Kelly recounts his experience and lessons learned in Giovanni's Black Poetry senior seminar course, and thanks influencing his own artistic career.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• University Archives
• University History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Letter from T. Byron Kelly to Nikki Giovanni by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).