Booker T. Washington Papers Books in Order

Booker T. Washington Papers by Booker T. Washington contains 13 books, published between 1972 and 1984. The first book is Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 1: The Autobiographical Writings (1972) and the newest is Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 13: 1914-15 (1984). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1972–1984
Pages on record
5,797 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
97–145 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,797 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

The Booker T. Washington Papers is a 13-volume collection published from 1972 to 1984 under Booker T. Washington's name. Volume 1 contains the autobiographical writings, and Volume 2 covers the years 1860 to 1889. Volume 13, the last, covers 1914 and 1915. Subjects include correspondence, African Americans, education and historical sources.

How many Booker T. Washington Papers books are there?

Booker T. Washington Papers has 13 books, released between 1972 and 1984.

Booker T. Washington Papers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Booker T. Washington Papers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 11972509
  2. 21972
  3. 3
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 3: 1889-951974 · 648 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974648
  4. 4
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 4: 1895-981975 · 623 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975623
  5. 5
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 5: 1899-19001977 · 784 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977784
  6. 61977
  7. 7
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 7: 1903-41977 · 602 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977602
  8. 81979
  9. 9
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 9: 1906-81980 · 779 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980779
  10. 10
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 10: 1909-111981 · 660 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981660
  11. 11
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 11: 1911-121981 · 648 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981648
  12. 12
    Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 12: 1912-141983 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983544
  13. 131984

Is there a chronological order for Booker T. Washington Papers?

No separate chronological order is on record for Booker T. Washington Papers, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Booker T. Washington Papers books in order?

You should read the Booker T. Washington Papers books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Booker T. Washington Papers book also stands alone.

Where to start with Booker T. Washington Papers

Start with Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 1: The Autobiographical Writings (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Booker T. Washington Papers book?

Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 13: 1914-15 (1984) is the newest Booker T. Washington Papers book released so far.

Is there a new Booker T. Washington Papers book coming?

No next Booker T. Washington Papers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Booker T. Washington Papers at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Booker T. Washington Papers title on record dates from 1984, 42 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Booker T. Washington Papers books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,797 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 648 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Booker T. Washington Papers books, 8 of 13, were published in the 1970s.

What the Booker T. Washington Papers books are about

All 13 Booker T. Washington Papers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: washington, booker t., 1856-1915 is tagged on 8 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Washington, booker t., 1856-1915 8 of 13 books
  • Correspondence 5 of 13 books
  • History 5 of 13 books
  • Sources 5 of 13 books
  • African Americans 4 of 13 books
  • Black studies 3 of 13 books
  • Population & demography 3 of 13 books
  • Afro-Americans 2 of 13 books
  • Biography 2 of 13 books

More books by Booker T. Washington

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.