Found 3 collections related to African Americans in motion pictures

This collection consists of press kits and pressbooks or campaign books for films starring Black actors and actresses; in many cases, these films were directed, produced, and/or written by African Americans as well. The press kits contain sets of promotional materials for distribution to members of the media. Pressbooks, or campaign books, are mostly multi-page brochures of advertising "accessories" (such as posters, lobby cards, and film stills) for movie theaters. Most of the films are fictional, but there are some documentaries; also, there are a few television films included. less

Five hundred and ten publicity press kits (1997-2008), created to promote U.S. and international motion pictures, contain a variety of textual and visual materials. Film producing and distribution companies represented include DreamWorks Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, and United Artists. less

The Maya Angelou papers documents the literary career and personal life of poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) through her writings of autobiographies, essays, and poetry and children's books. The collection holds correspondence, manuscripts, computer generated typescripts, galleys, notes, financial and legal documents, and printed matter. less