Gene Persson papers relating to Dutchman
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the papers relate to theater and film productions of Dutchman by Amiri Baraka, for which Gene Persson served as a producer, including correspondence, scripts, production materials, legal materials, promotional materials, financial records, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The papers also include additional writings and other materials by or about Amiri Baraka.
Dates
- 1960s-2007
Creator
- Persson, Gene (Author)
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Gene Persson Papers Relating to Dutchman is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2010.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Dutchman materials, 1960s-2007. II. Non-Dutchman materials, 1964-1991. III. Audiovisual materials, circa 1994.
Extent
9.92 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Gene Persson
Eugene (Gene) Clair Persson (born in Long Beach, California, 1934) was a child actor before becoming a film and theater producer in California and New York. He died in 2008.
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, formerly LeRoi Jones, is an African American writer, critic, and activist.
Processing Information
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This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Gene Persson Papers relating to Dutchman
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- September 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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