- unitid
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{"value"=>"20623", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 295", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11543688", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1952-1956", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1952/1956"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Canada Lee Foundation records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5.0 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"=>"The Canada Lee Foundation, which honored African American actor Canada Lee, sought to assist in the full integration of African American youth in all phases of the performing arts. The Canada Lee Foundation records consist of organizational records."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Canada Lee Foundation", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Canada Lee was an African American actor who performed on stage, screen, radio, and television; his most well-known performances included roles in Richard Wright's <span class=\"title\">Native Son</span>, <span class=\"title\">Cry the Beloved Country</span>, and <span class=\"title\">On Whitman Avenue</span>. Born in New York City in 1907, Lee's diverse career included stints as a jockey, prizefighter, bandleader, and violinist.</p> <p>Following Lee's death in December 1952, his widow, Frances Lee, and leaders in entertainment and politics, including Walter White, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Oscar Hammerstein II, and Margaret Webster, organized the Canada Lee Foundation to preserve his memory and ideals through aid and encouragement to talented youth in the dramatic arts. The Foundation sought to assist in the full integration of African American youth in all phases of the performing arts including writing, producing, directing, and acting, both amateur and professional. It provided scholarships to talented young actors and presented awards of recognition to individuals representing various aspects of the theatrical arts. It also produced a posthumus private edition record album, entitled <span class=\"title\">The Canada Lee Memorial Record</span>, which included readings and dramatic presentations by Lee. The Foundation, which was not conceived as a permanent body, ceased functioning in the mid-1950s.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Canada Lee Foundation records consist of organizational records including by-laws, minutes of the board of trustees, a draft of the organizational manual, and brochures. Correspondence with Frances Lee and members of the board document the promotion of the objectives of the organization, especially the memorial album privately produced in Canada Lee's honor. There is also material regarding the presentation of awards and scholarships, and questionnaires and correspondence used to encourage summer stock theaters and colleges to accept more African American students. Also included are Lee's address books, which were possibly used to identify potential donors. There are numerous index cards listing names and addresses of individuals. Some financial records are also included in the collection.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Frances Lee Pearson, 1989.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Janice Quinter, June 2000.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> Also housed in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture:</p> <p>Canada Lee papers, Sc Micro R-6764, General Research and Reference Division</p> <p>Canada Lee research material collection, Sc MG 238, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</p>"}
- sponsor
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{"value"=>"Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project and Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 October 12"}
- date_start
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1952
- keydate
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1952
- date_end
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1956
- date_inclusive_start
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1952
- date_inclusive_end
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1956
- extent_statement
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5.0 linear feet (5 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Canada Lee Foundation records, Sc MG 295, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}