- unitid
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{"value"=>"21125", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 165", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b16578063", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1963-1976", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1963/1976"}
{"value"=>"1972-1974", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1972/1974"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Jeremy Randolph papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Jeremy Randolph was an African American actor, poet, playwright, and founder of two independent publishing houses, Rannick Playwrights Company and Amuru Press. The Jeremy Randolph papers primarily document the activities of Randolph's small, independent black publishing company, Amuru Press, during the brief period from 1972 to 1974."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Randolph, Jeremy", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Jeremy Randolph, an African American actor, poet, playwright and founder of independent publishing houses, was born in 1947 in La Grange, Texas. In 1969-1970, Randolph and Georgia C. Nicholas formed the Manhattan-based Nicholas Literary Agency which published poetry, plays, and novels for young Black talent, and offered classes and workshops. In 1970, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Theatre from New York University. Also around that time, he and Georgia Nicholas co-founded Rannick Playwrights Company, publisher and producer of dramatic poetry readings, which published his books of poetry, among other works. That same year, Randolph became the first and youngest Black actor/playwright/director to produce his own Off-Broadway musical play, <span class=\"title\">Cartouche</span>. With the sponsorship of Nicholas, in 1970, Randolph and Melvin Gusler established the Theatre of the Incentive in Manhattan, an independent company with a repertoire consisting chiefly of plays written by the membership, and gave performances in clubs, hospitals, schools, and other organizations. In January 1971, Randolph founded a second independent publishing company, Amuru Press, with offices at 161 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, to provide an outlet for Black writers. The press published poetry, plays, short stories, essays, and novels. Randolph focused on unpublished writers from around the country, many who were incarcerated. By May 1972, only fourteen months after its founding, Amuru Press had already published eight books of poetry with plans to publish five plays. The Press also sponsored two Annual Black Writers Conferences in Harlem in 1971 and 1972, with two days of workshops, speakers, panel discussions, poetry readings, and performances.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Jeremy Randolph papers primarily document the activities of Randolph's small, independent Black publishing company, Amuru Press, during the brief period from 1972 to 1974. The collection includes files of close to two hundred writers, many who were never published previously; these files contain samples of their poetry, short stories, playscripts, and other writings. Many files consist only of correspondence between Amuru and the writer. There is also press and related information for the First and Second Annual Black Writers Conference Randolph sponsored in 1971 and 1972.</p> <p>Files regarding Randolph contain copies of his books published by Rannick Playwrights Company, as well as other writings, in addition to personal papers (correspondence, report cards, and financial records). There is limited information on the two other organizations he founded, Nicholas Literary Agency and Theatre of the Incentive. There also are subject files of Black organizations in New York, in which some of Randolph served as an instructor (Confrontation House and Habari Congress). Additionally, there are subject files for Black bookstores, Black distributors, Black studies, and Black news, all of which are organized by state.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Jeremy Randolph papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21125#c1624300'>Personal</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1963-1974</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21125#c1624308'>Professional</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1969-1976</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21125#c1624533'>Subject files</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into three series: I. Personal; II. Professional; and III. Subject files.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Leonard Ducree, September 1977.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: slides.</p> <p>Transferred to the General Research and Reference Division: books and a map.</p> <p>Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270.</p> <p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Susan Davis and Debra Carter, 1978, and Janice Quinter, 2007.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 April 28"}
- date_start
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1963
- keydate
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1963
- date_end
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1976
- date_inclusive_start
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1963
- date_inclusive_end
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1976
- date_bulk_start
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1972
- date_bulk_end
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1974
- extent_statement
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9.25 linear feet (11 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Jeremy Randolph papers, Sc MG 165, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}