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{"value"=>"3153439", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1970-1971", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1970/1971"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Inc"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Founded by Elma Lewis in 1950, this school offered classes in art, drama, music, dance, costuming, and technical theater. Though the school started out in a Roxbury apartment in 1950, it moved to the National Center for Afro-American Artists, which was also founded by Lewis, in 1968. In 1969, she staged the first local production of Langston Hughes's <span class=\"title\">Black Nativity</span>, which continues to be a favorite.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains a Lewis fact sheet ( biography and history of school), position papers re: black studies, and copies of clippings.</p>"}
- container
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{"type"=>"box", "value"=>"5"}
{"type"=>"folder", "value"=>"8"}
- date_start
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1970
- keydate
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1970
- date_end
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1971
- date_inclusive_start
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1970
- date_inclusive_end
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1971