[Collection of material relating to the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School].
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2109108
Description
- Title
- [Collection of material relating to the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School].
- Creator
- Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School
- Contributor
- Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014.
- Published / Created
- 1965-1966]
- Publication Place
- New York
- Publisher
- s.n.
- Description
-
BEIN JWJ Zan B5611 +965C: Ms. postcard addressed to Langston Hughes. Ms. note by Hughes on verso of mass mailing letter dated Feb. 4, 1965. Ms. annotation by Hughes on mass mailing letter dated Oct. 14, 1965 indicating he sent $5.00 to BART/S. "Langston Hughes" typed in as salutation for mass mailing letter dated Nov. 10, 1965. From the collection of Langston Hughes.
The Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School (BART/S), a key institution in the Black Arts movement, was founded in Harlem in 1965 by Amiri Baraka (then known as LeRoi Jones).
"The Black Arts repertory theater/school as its name indicates will be a repertory theatre as well as a school. It is my intention to set up in Harlem a repertory theater ... By repertory theater/school is meant that the Black Arts will also set up and continue to provide instruction ... in the dramatic arts"--Mass mailing letter dated Feb. 4, 1965, from LeRoi Jones, addressed, "Dear Friend."
Collection consists of posters, flyers, mass mailing letters, two blank forms and one ms. postcard.
Posters and flyers advertise BART/S performances or course offerings. Mass mailing letters solicit funds or make annuncements for the organization. The blank forms consist of a membership form and a questionnaire for black artists. The ms. postcard is an invitation to attend a panel discussion on Feb. 13, 1966; it is stamped at end: The Black Arts, 109 W. 130 St., New York 10027.
Earliest dated item in collection is dated Feb. 4, 1965; latest date mentioned in collection is Feb. 13, 1966.
Includes some duplicates. - Extent
- 34 pieces ; 9-37 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JWJ Zan B5611 +965C
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Subject (Name)
- Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School.
- Subject (Topic)
- Black Arts movement
- Subjects
-
Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School
Black Arts movement
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 > Ms. notes
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 7787411
- Object ID (OID)
- 2109108
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