Research Catalog

A. Lincoln Harris scrapbook

Title
A. Lincoln Harris scrapbook, 1920-1930.
Author
Harris, A. Lincoln.
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Description
1 vol.
Summary
Advertisements and reviews of plays comprise the contents in the scrapbook. The majority of articles, however, deal with the accomplishments of black people especially in sports.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Reviews (Criticism)
Source (note)
  • Helen Armstead-Johson;
Biography (note)
  • An actor and producer, A. Lincoln Harris reportedly was the first black playwright to feature black people in dramatic works. He produced several plays among them "The Advanced Negro," " Waena," "High Life in Haiti" and "A Trusted Friend" that featured the Lincoln Harris Players founded by Harris.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  • The collection was donated to Helen Armstead-Johnson, and subsequently donated by her, along with other theater related collections, to the Schomburg Center.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part: of Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection.
Processing Action (note)
  • Processed
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Sc MG 599
OCLC
NYPW00-A166
Author
Harris, A. Lincoln.
Title
A. Lincoln Harris scrapbook, 1920-1930.
Biography
An actor and producer, A. Lincoln Harris reportedly was the first black playwright to feature black people in dramatic works. He produced several plays among them "The Advanced Negro," " Waena," "High Life in Haiti" and "A Trusted Friend" that featured the Lincoln Harris Players founded by Harris.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository.
Provenance
The collection was donated to Helen Armstead-Johnson, and subsequently donated by her, along with other theater related collections, to the Schomburg Center.
Linking Entry
Forms part: of Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection.
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Finding Aid
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