Found 3 collections related to African Americans in the performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York

Stella Holt was the director and producer of the Greenwich Mews Theatre, an Off Broadway theater in New York, New York. A friend of Langston Hughes, she was one of the first producers to use integrated casts. Prior to her career in theater, Holt graduated from Cornell University, worked as a social worker, and managed art exhibitions. The Stella Holt papers include correspondence, news clippings, broadsides, programs, and sheet music relating to various productions at the Greenwich Mews Theatre, as well as materials for the Citizen's Council of the Upper West Side, of which Holt was executive secretary. Also included are several essays, poems, and playscripts, some of which were produced at the Theatre, by Langston Hughes. less

The Glory Van Scott collection is comprised primarily of programs of performances that Van Scott either produced, directed, or wrote (including those dedicated to Katherine Dunham) at various venues in New York City. There are also a few reviews and news clippings. less