Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
Person
Dates
- Existence: October 31, 1896-September 1, 1977
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
The J. Rosamond Johnson Papers
Collection
Call Number: MSS 21
Overview:
Music, correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the African-American musician, writer, actor, and educator J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954).
Dates:
1879-1975 (inclusive)
Found in:
Gilmore Music Library
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The J. Rosamond Johnson Papers
Peter F. O'Brien collection on African American artists
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 99
Overview:
The collection contains material compiled by Father Peter F. O'Brien on twentieth century African American cultural figures. The collection consists chiefly of subject files on prominent mid-century artists, authors, and performers, including stage and screen actors, singers, and dancers. Individuals covered include: James Baldwin, Paul Robeson, Antonio Salemme, Ethel Waters, Mabel Mercer, and Thelma Carpenter, among others. Files contain printed materials, such as newspaper clippings and...
Dates:
1940-1998
Photographs of prominent African Americans
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 76
Overview:
Photographs drawn from various collections in the James Weldon Johnson Collection. The collection includes predominantly images of prominent African American writers, cultural leaders, and entertainers, as well as photographs by important African American photographers. A small number of images document people and places outside the United States. The collection forms a visual record of artists, writers, actors, musicians, and politicians active chiefly in the United States from the 1920s...
Dates:
1875-1978