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{"value"=>"3203254", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1935 - 1950", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1935/1950"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Films"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Films series consists of documents on five of Micheaux's films; <span class=\"title\">Temptation</span> (1935), <span class=\"title\">God's Stepchildren</span> (1938), <span class=\"title\">Lying Lips</span> (1939), <span class=\"title\">Notorious Elinor Lee</span> (1940), and <span class=\"title\">The Betrayal</span> (1948), all of which he produced and directed. Included is a typed scenario for <span class=\"title\">God's Stepchildren</span> and typed dialogue for <span class=\"title\">Lying Lips</span> and <span class=\"title\">Notorious Elinor Lee</span>. Also included is correspondence specifically related to <span class=\"title\">The Betrayal</span> along with ephemera for opening nights for the film in several theaters in New York City including the <span class=\"corpname\">Mansfield Theater</span> on Broadway. The film had its premiere at the historically white Mansfield theater, which was a first for the theater. In this series is also a handwritten sheet that is part of an unknown script.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged chronologically into six sub-series: (I) Temptation; (II) God's Stepchildren; (III) Lying Lips; (IV) Notorious Elinor Lee; (V) Betrayal; and (VI) Unknown.</p>"}
- date_start
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1935
- keydate
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1935
- date_end
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1950
- date_inclusive_start
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1935
- date_inclusive_end
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1950