William H. Duhart (b. 1921) was one of two African American writers at the Handy Writers Colony in Marshall, Illinois. He worked at the Colony after his release from state prison in Waupun, Wisconsin in 1957, and published his first novel, The Deadly-Pay-Off, in 1958.

Correspondence, February 1, 1956-October 22, 1956 This series includes correspondence between Lowney Handy and members of the Wisconsin State Parole Board at the prison in Waupun, Wisconsin where Duhart was incarcerated. Other correspondence includes those between Ned Brown (an MCA Studios Executive), Lowney Handy, and William Duhart, in regards to making his novel, The Deadly Pay-Off, into a motion picture.

Also included is a letter from James Tyler to Lowney Handy. Tyler was also a prisoner with Duhart at Waupun, Wisconsin. His letter expressed his interest in using Handy's writing methods to become a writer at the Handy Colony, upon his release from prison.