- Creator
- Cato, Minto, 1900-1979
- Call number
- Sc MG 91
- Physical description
- 0.25 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Minto Cato collection, Sc MG 91, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request access to this collection.
Minto Cato, an opera singer and actress, was born in 1900 and died in 1979. A member of the National Negro Opera Company, she also appeared in productions of Gentlemen Unafraid (1938) and Showboat (1938-1942) at the St. Louis Municipal Theater ("The Muny"), and on Broadway in Blackbirds (1930) and John Henry (1940). On film, Cato acted in The Girl from Chicago (1932) and The End of the River (1947). This collection contains correspondence, certificates, and news clippings pertaining to the life and career of Minto Cato.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Minta Sheftell, April 1980.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 January 26)
Processing information
Surveyed by Janice Quinter, April 1987.
Separated material
Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: plaque and poster.
Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor