- unitid
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{"value"=>"Sc MG 458", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20960", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b18134136", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1930-1989", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1930/1989"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Joseph Attles papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".67 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"SCM", "value"=>"Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Joseph Attles (1903-1991) was a singer and dancer whose career spanned six decades. The bulk of his collection consists of playscripts for shows that Attles appeared in, including <span class=\"title\">Bubbling Brown Sugar</span> by Loften Mitchell, <span class=\"title\">C & W</span>, <span class=\"title\">John Henry</span>, <span class=\"title\">Jericho-Jim Crow</span>, <span class=\"title\">Prodigal Son</span>, <span class=\"title\">Troupers</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Do Lord Remember Me</span> by James de Jongh. The collection also includes: correspondence, both professional and personal; contracts and financial documents; programs of productions Attles appeared in; lyrics; and clippings related to both himself and other show business personalities."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Attles, Joseph", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Joseph Attles (1903-1991) was an actor, singer and dancer,whose career spanned six decades. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Attles attended Avery Institute. He moved to NYC during the 1920s and shortly thereafter made his Broadway debut in <span class=\"title\">Blackbirds of 1928</span>, a popular musical revue that later went on tour in Europe. Attles is best known for his role of Sportin' Life in the 1950s revival of <span class=\"title\">Porgy and Bess</span> (he was Cab Calloway's understudy and after two years took on the role) and for his role in the 1975 production of <span class=\"title\">Bubbling Brown Sugar</span>. In addition, Attles appeared in <span class=\"title\">La Belle Helene</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Last of Mrs. Lincoln</span>, <span class=\"title\">Jericho-Jim Crow</span>, <span class=\"title\">Kwamina</span>, <span class=\"title\">Tambourines to Glory</span>, <span class=\"title\">Prodigal Son</span>, <span class=\"title\">Black Girl</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Day of Absence</span>. He also performed in nightclubs, including the Plantation Club in Harlem (1930s), Bricktop's (1950s), and the Copacabana (1960s), and appeared in films and television (1960s and 1970s). During the 1930s-50s, when not working on the stage, Attles was a dining car waiter on the Pennsylvania Railroad.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by John Brooks.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Andre Elizee and Diana Lachatanere</span>, <span class=\"date\">1992</span>. Finding aid edited and adapted to digital form by <span class=\"name\">Kay Menick</span> in <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>access. All reproduction requests subject to limitations noted in divisional policies.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Information on copyright available from repository.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- date_start
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1930
- keydate
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1930
- date_end
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1989
- date_inclusive_start
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1930
- date_inclusive_end
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1989
- extent_statement
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.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Joseph Attles papers, Sc MG 458, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}