Scope and arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged first alphabetically by author's last name, then by title.
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- Call number
- Sc MG 531
- Physical description
- 5.0 linear feet (12 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Playscripts collection, Sc MG 531, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Playscripts collection is composed of plays acquired from a variety of sources and includes plays donated by the playwrights and actors who performed in the plays, as well as those purchased from dealers. It is represented by authors like Theodore Ward (Our Lan'), Zora Neale Hurston (The Fiery Chariot); James Baldwin (Blues for Mr. Charlie); Owen Dodson (Til Victory Is Won); Amiri Baraka (Black Mass); and Ruby Berkley Goodwin (Mutiny at Port Chicago). The collection contains both published and unpublished playscripts.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gifts and purchases, ca. 1985-2018.
Processing information
Cataloged by B. Turabian, March 1999.
Key terms
Names
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 (Author)
- Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 (Author)
- Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 (Author)
- Mayfield, Julian, 1928-1984 (Author)
- Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 (Author)
- Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983 (Author)
Subjects
- African American dramatists
- American drama -- African American authors
- Dramatists, American -- 20th century
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor