Cheryll Y. Greene personal papers include 6 linear feet of documents, largely pertaining to the companion book produced in conjunction with the Blackside series Malcolm X: Make it Plain.

Box 01 - Contains various materials relating to the the Malcolm X: Make it Plain companion volume. Includes correspondence, proposal, and contract between Cheryll Greene and Blackside. Also includes notes, essays, memos, budgets, invoices, expenses. A copy of William Strickland's intoduction. Public relations information on the paperback and hardcover editions of the book. Also includes ads for the book, personal responses from readers and documents related to Ms. Greene's public apparances to promote the book, including lectures, booksignings, bookfairs and documentary screenings, as well as a promotional trip to London. Several copies of John A. Williams' essay "The Images of Malcolm X: Four Essays." Also includes multiple chapter drafts of the book, each with annotations. Annotators include Robert Lavelle, Dawn Seferian and Neeti Madan.

Box 02 - Contains more chapter drafts with notes on revisions, interview transcripts, stock footage story cards, book royalty reports, promotional material and two hardcover copies of the Malcolm X: Make it Plain companion volume. Also CD-ROMs containing text files of interview transcripts.

Box 03 - Contains more chapter drafts with notes on revisions ; lists of photos ; texts of photo captions ; photocopies of photos ; Viking Penguin Art List forms ; revisions of Strickland texts ; copy of Ms. Greene's final submission of text to publisher.  

Box 04 - Five Binders containing transcripts of interviews from the Blackside series Malcolm X: Make it Plain. 1) "Family" - Wilfred Little, Yvonne Woodward, Abdul Omar (Philbert Little), Robert Little, Ella Collins. 2) "Childhood Neighbors" - Mrs. Baril, Jim & Belva Cotton, Cyril McGuire, Jenny Washington, Celia Lee. 3) "B/S A-K" - Maya Angelou, Peter Bailey, Dr. John Henrike Clarke, William Defossett, Muriel Feelinss, Peter Goldman, Benjamin Karim, Yori Kochiyama. 4) "B/S L-Q" - Robert Mangum, Wallace D. Mohammed, Gordon Parks. 5) "B/S R-Z" - Amina Rahman, Gloria Richardson, Gene Roberts, Percy Sutton.

Box 05 - Book jacket art on presentation board and book galleys for the companion book. for the Blackside series Malcolm X: Make it Plain.