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African American actors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Juanita Moore papers

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 383
Scope and Contents: The Juanita Moore papers contain correspondence, scripts, photographs, awards, printed material, electronic files, and other papers created by or relating to Juanita Moore. The collection includes seven scripts; most notable is the revised final screenplay for Imitation of Life. Moore played Annie Johnson in her Academy Award-nominated role in the 1959 film. Other highlights include documents related to the Cambridge Players, a black theater troupe founded,...
Dates: 1930-2005

Peter F. O'Brien collection on African American artists

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 99
Abstract: 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

Redd Foxx scripts

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 242
Scope and Contents:

The collection include scripts used by Redd Foxx on the television show Sanford and Son from all six seasons of the show. Some of the scripts include Redd Foxx’s annotations. Also included are sheet music, some of which were used for Sanford and Son and other Redd Foxx performances. The dates listed for the scripts are the dates in which the scripts were created.

Dates: bulk circa 1953-1976

George Sklar and Miriam Blecher papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1446
Abstract:

The collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material, personal papers, and other papers by or relating to George Sklar and Miriam Blecher.

Dates: 1898-2001