Leigh Whipper Papers, 1861-1963, n.d.

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Creator

Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975.

Location

Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

Extent

• Originals: .4 lin. ft.
• Copies: 1 microfilm reel.

Access Restrictions

Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.

Scope/Contents Note

Correspondence, plays, poems, sketches, and song lyrics byWhipper and others, including a musical comedy by Whipper and Porter Grainger entitled "We's Risin': A Story of the Simple Life in the Souls of Black Folk." Majority of the correspondence is congratulatory. Also, photographs and scrapbook of highlights in Whipper's career and programs, autograph books, and contracts pertaining to his career.

Biographical/Historical Note

Character actor in the movies and theater, a founder of the Negro Actors Guild of America.

Controlled Access Terms

• Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975.
• Negro Actors Guild of America.
• African Americans in the performing arts.
• Revues -- United States -- History and criticism.
• African American actors -- Societies, etc.
• African American motion picture actors and actresses.
• African American actors.
• African American entertainers.
• Autographs.
• Scrapbooks.
• Poems.
• Photographic prints.

Additional Creator Names

• Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975.
• Grainger, Porter.