Digital BW, The Print

My experience with scanning B&W negatives has not been favorable. I 
think that I will have to go back into my darkroom and print the 
photographs that I want to convert and then scan the prints to a 
digital format. Would appreciate any suggestions regarding paper type 
and size, contrast levels, and scanner settings. I have just purchased 
a 2400 and intend to work with an 11X14 print size.