Typescript of "The Negro in the Western World Theatre" by Randolph Edmonds, circa late 1940s

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Typescript of "The Negro in the Western World Theatre" by Randolph Edmonds, circa late 1940s

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Creator:

Edmonds, Randolph (1900-1983)

Collection Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Dates:

circa late 1940s

Located In:

Box B-001846, Folder 3

Extent:

1 item

Languages:

Multiple languages

Scope and Contents

A typescript of an unpublished book, Randolph Edmond's "definitive history of the Negro in the theatre." In the brief Acknowledgements section, Edmonds references a grant-in-aid by a Research Committee at Florida A&M College where he was teaching. A Forward was to have been written by Allardyce Nicoll, then a Professor of the History of Drama at the University of Birmingham in England. Some of the chapters include, "White Playwrights and Negro Characters," "White Actors in Blackface," "The Negroes Own Efforts," "Negro Stereotypes," "Negro Bands and Jazz," "The Negro Little Theatre Movement," and other chapters on radio, motion pictures, and music and dance in theatre.

Existence and Location of Copies

Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.

Biography:

Edmonds

Sheppard Randolph Edmonds (1900-1980) was an African American educator and dramatist. He authored forty-nine plays, chaired three Drama Departments (at Morgan State University, Dillard University, and Florida A&M University), and was a major influence in African American drama in the South. He was a founder of the earliest African American theater organizations and came to be referred to by James Hatch and many others as "the Dean of Black Theater."

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Collection is open for research use.

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Acquisition:

Purchased from McBlain Books in 2022 (AM 2022-113).

Credit this material:

Typescript of "The Negro in the Western World Theatre" by Randolph Edmonds; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001846

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Processing Information

These materials were processed and described by Amy C. Vo in March 2022, incorporating some description written by the dealer.

Subject Terms:

African American authors. -- Sources -- 20th century
African American dramatists -- 20th century
African American theater -- History
African Americans in literature
American drama -- African American authors -- 20th century

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents: A typescript of an unpublished book, Randolph Edmond's "definitive history of the Negro in the theatre." In the brief Acknowledgements section, Edmonds references a grant-in-aid by a Research Committee at Florida A&M College where he was teaching. A Forward was to have been written by Allardyce Nicoll, then a Professor of the History of Drama at the University of Birmingham in England. Some of the chapters include, "White Playwrights and Negro Characters," "White Actors in Blackface," "The Negroes Own Efforts," "Negro Stereotypes," "Negro Bands and Jazz," "The Negro Little Theatre Movement," and other chapters on radio, motion pictures, and music and dance in theatre.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Purchased from McBlain Books in 2022 (AM 2022-113).
Appraisal: No material was separated during processing.
Processing Information: These materials were processed and described by Amy C. Vo in March 2022, incorporating some description written by the dealer.