Dates: | 1969-1996; Bulk dates: 1970-1986 |
Size: | 20 linear feet in 38 boxes and 6 oversize folders, includes 164 photographs, 43 negatives, 31 slides, 10 artifacts |
Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 |
Collection Number: | spe-ctc-ktc |
Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Donated by Kuumba Theatre in 1988. Additional materials donated by Angela Weaver in 2005. |
Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is Kuumba Theatre Company Records, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library |
Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2023. |
Abstract
The Kuumba Theatre Company was founded in 1969 by Chicago dramatist, Val Gray Ward. The collection contains the theater company’s production history files, administrative records, artistic files and affiliations with a range of community and political organizations. The documentation includes the work of local playwrights along with the company’s nationally recognized productions, The Amen Corner, The Little Dreamer and In the House of the Blues.
Biographical/Historical
The Kuumba Theatre Company was founded in 1969 by Val Gray Ward. The word ‘Kuumba’ means ‘to create’ or ‘creativity’ in Kiswahila and proved an apt name for the company. Ward’s desire was to build an all-inclusive arts organization that would offer a wide range of activities with the primary focus being the production of live theater. Ward wanted to produce plays that had social significance but could also entertain an audience. Kuumba Theatre produced work by local playwrights such as Eugene (Useni) Perkins and Charles Moore, as well as nationally known writers Samm-Art Williams and James Baldwin. Kuumba also produced staged adaptations of the poetry and prose of Haki Madhubuti (Don L. Lee) and Gwendolyn Brooks
During the 1970s, Kuumba developed what they called a ritual form of theater in which the performers interpreted the words of the playwright or poet to induce interaction with the audience. The company valued dramatic spontaneity and improvisation. Many of their shows required very little props or sets, making them highly suitable for community and neighborhood touring.
Aside from theater, Kuumba sponsored book parties, poetry readings, exhibits, writing workshops and films. Their commitment to social responsibility was evident in their community forums, often focusing on the media’s portrayal of blacks.
By the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Kuumba had produced three shows that garnered national attention. The first was James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner that toured to San Antonio, Texas, Detroit, Michigan, and was part of Black Festival USA at Lincoln Center in 1979. In 1981 Kuumba staged their first production of Ed Shockley’s The Little Dreamer: A Night in the Life of Bessie Smith, starring Sue Conway. An extremely popular show, this was restaged at the Ivanhoe Theatre on Chicago’s North Side, featuring Odetta in the title role and blues great Valerie Wellington. In 1984, In the House of the Blues was featured at both the Chicago and Montreal Blues Festivals.
Scope and Contents
The Kuumba Theatre Company Records contain the theater company’s production history files, administrative records, affiliations with a range of community and political organizations and artistic files that include the work of local playwrights along with the company’s nationally recognized productions, The Amen Corner, The Little Dreamer and In the House of the Blues. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, grant administration materials, memos, news clippings, performance summaries, photographs, posters, programs, publicity materials and scripts. Additional materials include transcripts of Lu Palmer’s radio program, Lu’s Notebook from 1973 to 1982.
Processing Note
To make this collection available to you more quickly, some folder content has only been minimally processed and may reflect the original order in which it was received. As such, not all folders are chronologically or otherwise arranged, and subjects may be dispersed throughout the collection. Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature. Privacy laws and/or other restrictions may prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission.
Arrangement
The Kuumba Theatre Company Records are arranged into three series:
- Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
- Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
- Series 3: Artistic Files, 1970-1984, undated
Subject Headings
- African American theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Archives
- Biregeu, Babatu
- Black arts movement -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Black theater -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Kuumba Theatre Company
- Kuumba Workshop (Organization : Chicago, Ill.)
- Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
- Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century -- Sources
- Theater -- History -- Sources
- Theater production and direction
- Theater studying and teaching -- Sources
- Palmer, Lu (1922-2004)
- Perkins, Useni Eugene
- Ward, Val Gray
Related Materials
- Black Ensemble Theater Company Records
- eta Creative Arts Foundation
- Free Street Theater Company Records
- Dorothy Rogers Livingston Papers
- Goodman Theatre Archives
- Stage Left Theatre Records
- Val Gray Ward Papers
- Effinger, Marta Jenell, Black Women as Laborers and Leaders: Val Gray Ward and Barbara Ann Teer in the Black Theatre Movement, Thesis (M.A.)--Yale University, 1994 Call no.: PN2270.A35E38 1994
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Scope and Contents
Series 1 documents Kuumba’s productions and performances from 1970 to 1996, the bulk of which occurred from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. The materials include cast lists, cue sheets and audition forms, performance summaries, photographs, posters, programs, promotional materials, reviews and scripts. The bulk of the photographs were taken by Doyle Wicks.
Productions include:
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, directed and designed by Mical Whitaker, lights by Babatu Biregu, 1978 October 12-December 31
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, San Antonio, Texas, 1979 January 25-28
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1979 May 18-23
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, Detroit, Michigan, 1980 July 24-August 24
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, 1981 December 5-January 4
- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin, 1986 November
- Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks adapted by Vantile Whitfield, directed by Val Gray Ward and Jaye T. Stewart, sets by Juan Miller, lights by Babatu Berigu, costumes by Francine Lee, 1980 February 14-March 30
- Black is So Beautiful by Eugene Perkins, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, 1979 August
- Black Mass by Amiri Baraka, directed by Douglas Johnson, 1976 April 23-May 15
- A Black Woman Speaks, directed by Val Gray Ward, with Beah Richards and Sweet Honey in the Rock, 1978 February 3-12
- The Brownsville Raid by Charles Fuller, directed by John O’Neil, music by Reginald McLaughlin, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, with Ernest Perry, 1979 February 9-April 1
- Chocolate Chips: A Black History Presentation based on the poetry of Carolyn Rogers, G.B. Dudley Randall, et al., directed by Nora Brooks Blakely, 1983 February
- Deadwood Dick by W.B. Burdine Jr., directed by Reggie Life, music by Grenaldo Frazier, sets by Juan Miller, lights by Babatu Biregu, costumes by Yaumilton Brown, 1979 October 5-December 30
- Deadwood Dick by W.B. Burdine Jr., directed by Edward Richardson, 1983 October 28-December 22
- Destruction or Unity: Anthology of Poetry and Contribution by Ted Shine, 1970 November
- Echoes and Images by Val Gray Ward, 1984 February
- Five on the Black Hand Side by Charlie Russell, directed by Val Gray Ward, lights by Gwen Gilliam, sets by Gwen Gilliam, Edward ‘Fats’ Crawford and W.D. Street, costumes by Carol Freeman, 1974 November
- Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin (X) Johnson, Touring, undated
- Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin (X) Johnson, 1984 February
- Fred Hampton by Eugene Perkins and Sister Son/ji by Sofia Sanchez, directed by Val Gray Ward, lights and sound by Babatu Biregeu and Emily Dixon, sets by Walter D. Street and Debra Jackson, 1975 February 7-March 29
- Future Spirit based on the life and writings of Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee), directed by Nora Brooks Blakely and Sheila Radford-Hill, lighting by Babatu Biregeu, 1975 April 4-May 31
- Give Yourself to Jesus written and directed by Lewis Williams and Ricky by Eugenia Collins, directed by Terry Cullers, sets by Pamela Peniston, lights by Babatu Biregeu, 1976 September 24-November 14
- I Am a Black Woman, by Val Gray Ward, 1984 February
- The Image Makers by Useni Eugene Perkins, Apollo Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, [1970] September 9-14
- The Image Makers by Useni Eugene Perkins, 1977 December 10-January 9
- In the House of the Blues by David Charles, directed by Buddy Butler, musical director Carl ‘Kansas’ Fields, costumes by Ingrid Grimes and Jonathan Lucas, lights by Babatu Biregu, sets by Babatu, Larry Crowe and Buddy Butler, 1984 October 18-November 24
- Konvergence and Void Passage by Pat J. Gibson, directed by Mical Whitaker with Val Gray Ward, 1978
- The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith by Ed Shockley, directed by Imani J. Douglas, music by ‘Little Brother’ Montgomery, choreography by Lamont Taylor, sets by Robert Dillsworth, lights by Babatu Biregu with Sue Conway, 1981 December
- Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith by Ed Shockley, Ivanhoe Theatre, directed by Val Gray Ward, choreography by Jinuny Payne, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, costumes by Ingrid Grimes with Odetta, Valerie Wellington, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
- Matters of Choice by Don Evans, directed by Val Gray Ward and Linda Bolton, sets by Ken McClain, lights by Babatu Berigeu, 1977 October 13-December 18
- The Mighty Gents by Richard Wesley, directed by Pemon Remi, audition forms, 1980 April 17-June 1
- The Mighty Gents by Richard Wesley, 1981 October 29
- Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier by Steve Wilmer, directed by Pemon Rami, 1981 February 19-March 16
- Notes from a Savage God by Ronald Drayton and Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin X. Directed by Douglas Johnson, lights by Jahmu and Babatu Biregeu, 1976 May 21-July 10
- One Nickel on the Wine by Charles Moore, directed and designed by Kenny McClain, lights by Babatu Berigeu, circa 1971
- The Owl Killers by Philip Hayes Dean, directed by Allen Edge, lights by Babatu Berigeu, sets by Allen Edge and Kenny McClain, circa 1971
- The Past is the Past by Richard Wesley and Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin (X) Jackman, directed by Jaye Stewart, sets and lights by Jaye Stewart and Maurice Bennett, 1985 March 3
- Say-rah written and directed by Charles Michael Moore, lights by Babatu Biregeu, 1978 March 10-April 23
- The Sirens by Richard Wesley, directed by Pemon Rami, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, with Ernest Perry, 1979 May 18-July 8
- The Sirens by Richard Wesley, directed by Pemon Remi, 1979 August 22-September 23
- The Sistuhs by Saundra Sharp. Directed by Nora Brooks Blakely, lights by Ronald Lewis, choreography by John Jantuah, music by Charles Cochran, costumes by Melvyna Gaynor, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
- Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More by Don Evans, directed by Bill Cook and Flowers from the Trashman by Marvin X, directed by Val Gray Ward, sets and lights by Babatu Biregeu, 1977 July 8-August 14
- The Sun Will Soon Rise written and directed by Selaelo Maredi, lights and sets by Babatu Biregeu, 1986 February 6-March 30
- A Testimony to Your Love by Val Gray Ward, 1981 May 21-July 31
- The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves by Nora Brooks Blakely, directed by Linda Bright, choreography by Carleton Smith, costumes by Ingrid Grimes, lights by Babatu Biregu, 1983 April 1-May 31
- Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, directed by Chuck Smith, 1984 March 15-May 6
- Welcome to Black River by Samm-Art Williams, directed by Val Gray Ward, 1980 October 9-November 9
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into 13 subseries by season:
- Subseries A: Season, 1970-1971, undated
- Subseries B: Season, 1973-1974
- Subseries C: Season, 1974-1975
- Subseries D: Season, 1975-1976
- Subseries E: Season, 1976-1977
- Subseries F: Season, 1977-1978
- Subseries G: Season, 1978-1979
- Subseries H: Season, 1979-1980
- Subseries I: Season, 1980-1981
- Subseries J: Season, 1981-1982
- Subseries K: Season, 1982-1983
- Subseries L: Season, 1983-1984
- Subseries M: Season, 1984-1985
- Subseries N: Season, 1985-1986
- Subseries O: Seasons, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1992-1993, 1996
Subseries A: Season and Unidentified, 1970-1971, 1970s-1980s, undated
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged by general season items, dated 1970-1971 Season production materials and then unidentified materials. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 1 | Folder 1 | Tickets, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 2 | Flyers, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 3 | The Owl Killers and One Nickel on the Wine, programs, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | One Nickel, script, undated |
Box 1 | Folder 5 | The Black Ritual, flyer, [1970] October 12-26 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | The Image Makers by Eugene Perkins, Apollo Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, promotional material, [1970] September 9-14 |
Oversize Folder 1 | Destruction or Unity: Anthology of Poetry and Contribution by Ted Shine, posters (2 copies), 1970 November | |
Box 1 | Folder 7 | Destruction or Unity: Anthology of Poetry and Contribution by Ted Shine, tickets, 1970 November |
Box 38 | Folder 11 | [Audience views], photographs (2), circa 1970s |
Box 38 | Folder 1 | Kuumba dancers, photographs (2), circa 1970s |
Box 36 | Folder 23 | Unidentified productions, photographs (7), slides (1), negatives (47) with contact sheets, undated |
Box 38 | Folder 9 | Unidentified productions, photographs (14), circa 1970s |
Box 38 | Folder 9 | Unidentified productions [possibly In the House of the Blues?], photographs (7), circa 1980s |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries B: Season, 1973-1974
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 36 | Folder 4 | The Image Makers, photographs (10), includes Peggy Chisholm, Zack Gray, Rasaun, Alondro (Bucky) Thompson, 1973 October |
Box 38 | Folder 2 | The Image Makers, photographs (2), 1973 October |
Oversize Folder 1 | The Image Makers, poster and performance sign, 1973 October | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | The Image Makers, programs, reviews, 1973 October |
Box 1 | Folder 9 | The Image Makers, scripts (3 copies) [unmarked], 1973 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 | The Image Makers, script [marked ‘Edward Richardson’], 1973 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 | The Image Makers, script [marked ‘Akintola’], 1973 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 | The Image Makers, script [marked ‘Chester’ [?]], 1973 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries C: Season, 1974-1975
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 1 | Folder 13 | Calendar, 1974-1975 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 | Five on the Black Hand Side, notes, 1974 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 | Five on the Black Hand Side, performance summary records, 1974 November |
Box 36 | Folder 5 | Five on the Black Hand Side, photographs (7), includes Donald Crayton, Jimmy Guest, Sheila Radford Hill, Vernon Jarrett, Neimiah Mathews, Al Spiller, Val Gray Ward, 1974 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 | Five on the Black Hand Side, programs, 1974 November |
Box 1 | Folder 17 | Five on the Black Hand Side, promotional material, 1974 November |
Box 1 | Folder 18 | Five on the Black Hand Side, reviews, news clippings, 1974 November |
Box 1 | Folder 19 | Five on the Black Hand Side, scripts, photocopy of published script [heavily marked with staging notes and props, notes on character ‘Mrs. B’], 1974 |
Box 37 | Folder 1 | Fred Hampton by Eugene Perkins and Sister Son/ji, performance sign, 1975 February 7-March 29 |
Oversize Folder 1 | Fred Hampton by Eugene Perkins and Sister Son/ji, poster, 1975 February 7-March 29 | |
Box 1 | Folder 20 | Fred Hampton by Eugene Perkins and Sister Son/ji, promotional material, program, 1975 February 7-March 29 |
Box 1 | Folder 21 | Future Spirit, contact sheet, 1975 April 4-May 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 22 | Future Spirit, cue sheets (sound), 1975 April 4-May 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 23 | Future Spirit, memo, 1975 |
Oversize Folder 1 | Future Spirit, poster, 1975 April 4-May 31 | |
Box 1 | Folder 24 | Future Spirit, promotional material, 1975 April 4-May 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 25 | Future Spirit, script [marked with cues], 1975 |
Box 1 | Folder 26 | Future Spirit, script [marked ‘Radford-Hill’], with blocking, 1975 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries D: Season, 1975-1976
Arrangement
Subseries D is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 1 | Folder 27 | Calendars, 1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 28 | The Sistuhs, cast and crew list, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 29 | The Sistuhs, costume outline,1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 30 | The Sistuhs, notes,1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 31 | The Sistuhs, performance summary sheets, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31 |
Box 36 | Folder 6 | The Sistuhs, photograph (1), 1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 31a | The Sistuhs, promotional material, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 32 | The Sistuhs, rehearsal schedule, 1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 33 | The Sistuhs, reviews, news clippings, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31 |
Box 1 | Folder 34 | The Sistuhs, script (partial) [marked with staging, script cuts], 1975-1976 |
Box 1 | Folder 35 | Black Mass, performance summary records, 1976 April 23-May 15 |
Box 1 | Folder 36 | Black Mass, promotional material, 1976 April 23-May 15 |
Box 1 | Folder 37 | Notes from a Savage God, programs, 1976 May 21-July 10 |
Box 1 | Folder 38 | Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman, promotional material, 1976 May 21-July 10 |
Box 1 | Folder 39 | Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman, reviews, news clippings, 1976 May 21-July 10 |
Box 1 | Folder 40 | Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman, script [heavily marked with blocking, staging and light cues, partial line readings], with contact sheet, 1976 |
Box 38 | Folder 3 | Flowers for the Trashman, photographs (1), circa 1970s |
Box 1 | Folder 41 | Carolyn Rogers, poetry reading, flyers, performance record sheets, 1976 July 25 |
Box 37 | Folder 2 | Carolyn Rogers, poetry reading, poster mock-up, 1976 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries E: Season, 1976-1977
Arrangement
Subseries E is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 2 | Folder 1 | Give Yourself to Jesus, correspondence and memos, 1976 |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, expenses, 1976 |
Box 2 | Folder 3 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, performance record sheets, 1976 September 24-November 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 4 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, programs, 1976 September 24-November 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 5 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, promotional material, 1976 September 24-November 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 6 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, reviews, news clippings, 1976 September 24-November 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 7 | Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky, scripts, 1976 |
Box 36 | Folder 24 | [Ricky], photograph (1), 1976 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 | The Image Makers, flyers, reviews, 1977 December 10-January 9 |
Box 2 | Folder 9 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, performance record sheets, 1977 July 8-August 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, programs, 1977 July 8-August 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 11 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, promotional material, 1977 July 8-August 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 12 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, prop list, 1977 July 8-August 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 13 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, reviews, news clippings, 1977 July 8-August 14 |
Box 2 | Folder 14 | Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman, script, 1977 |
Oversize Folder 1 | 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts & Culture, Nigeria, “Festac ‘77” posters (2), 1977 January 15-February 12 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries F: Season, 1977-1978
Arrangement
Subseries F is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 2 | Folder 15 | General Season, flyers, 1977-1978 |
Box 37 | Folder 3 | General Season, posters (2), 1978 |
Box 36 | Folder 7 | General Season, Willie Dixon, photograph (1), 1977-1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 16 | Matters of Choice, contracts, 1977 |
Box 36 | Folder 8 | Matters of Choice, photographs (4), 1977 |
Box 2 | Folder 17 | Matters of Choice, press releases, 1977 October 13-December 18 |
Box 2 | Folder 18 | Matters of Choice, programs, 1977 October 13-December 18 |
Box 2 | Folder 19 | Matters of Choice, rehearsal schedule, 1977 |
Box 2 | Folder 20 | Matters of Choice, reviews, news clippings, 1977 October 13-December 18 |
Box 2 | Folder 21 | Matters of Choice, script, 1977 |
Box 2 | Folder 22 | Matters of Choice, set designs and notes, 1977 |
Box 2 | Folder 23 | A Black Woman Speaks, performance summary record and program, 1978 February 3-12 |
Box 36 | Folder 10 | A Black Woman Speaks, photographs (5), 1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 24 | Say-rah, cast list, 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 2 | Folder 25 | Say-rah, payroll, 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 38 | Folder 4 | Say-rah, photographs (3), 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 36 | Folder 21 | [Say-rah], photographic slides (30), 1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 26 | Say-rah, program, 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 2 | Folder 27 | Say-rah, promotional material, 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 2 | Folder 28 | Say-rah, reviews, news clippings, 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 2 | Folder 29 | Say-rah, script, [1977-1978] |
Box 37 | Folder 5 | Say-rah, posters (3), 1978 March 10-April 23 |
Box 2 | Folder 30 | Konvergence and Void Passage, performance summary record, 1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 31 | Konvergence and Void Passage, programs, 1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 32 | Konvergence and Void Passage, promotional material, 1978 |
Box 36 | Folder 9 | Konvergence, photographs (9), includes Terry [Cullers], Val Gray Ward, 1978 |
Box 38 | Folder 6 | Konvergence, photographs (1), 1978 |
Box 37 | Folder 4 | Konvergence and Void Passage, poster (2 copies), 1978 |
Box 2 | Folder 33 | Konvergence and Void Passage, scripts, undated |
Box 37 | Folder 4 | Konvergence, set design sketch, 1978 |
Box 37 | Folder 4 | Konvergence and Void Passage, show cancellation sign, 1978 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries G: Season, 1978-1979
Arrangement
Subseries G is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 3 | Folder 1 | General season-press releases and schedules, 1978-1979 |
Box 3 | Folder 2 | The Amen Corner, awards, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 3 | The Amen Corner, cast sign-in sheet, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 4 | The Amen Corner, correspondence, 1978 |
Box 3 | Folder 5 | The Amen Corner, payroll, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 6 | The Amen Corner, performance summary sheets, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 38 | Folder 5 | The Amen Corner, photographs (9), [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 7 | The Amen Corner, programs, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 8 | The Amen Corner, promotional material, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 9 | The Amen Corner, reviews, news clippings, 1978 October 12-December 31 |
Box 3 | Folder 10 | The Amen Corner, script, 1978 |
Box 3 | Folder 11 | The Amen Corner, contract, 1979 January 25-28 |
Box 3 | Folder 12 | The Amen Corner, correspondence and memos, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 13 | The Amen Corner, notes, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 14 | The Amen Corner, payroll, 1979 January 25-28 |
Box 37 | Folder 6 | The Amen Corner, posters (2), [1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 15 | The Amen Corner, reviews, news clippings, 1979 January 25-28 |
Box 3 | Folder 16 | The Brownsville Raid, auditions, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 17 | The Brownsville Raid, cast file, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 18 | The Brownsville Raid, contracts, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 19 | The Brownsville Raid, correspondence and memos, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 20 | The Brownsville Raid, costumes, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 21 | The Brownsville Raid, cue sheets, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 22 | The Brownsville Raid, notes, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 23 | The Brownsville Raid, performance summary records, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 36 | Folder 11 | The Brownsville Raid, photographs (7), 1979 |
Box 3 | Folder 24 | The Brownsville Raid, programs, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 25 | The Brownsville Raid, promotional material, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 26 | The Brownsville Raid, research, [1978-1979] |
Box 3 | Folder 27 | The Brownsville Raid, reviews, news clippings, 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 28 | The Brownsville Raid, schedules, 1979 |
Box 3 | Folder 29 | The Brownsville Raid, script, photocopy [from ‘Literary Calvalcade’] 1978 January |
Box 3 | Folder 30 | The Brownsville Raid, set designs, [1978-1979] |
Box 38 | Folder 7 | The Brownsville Raid, photographs (2), 1979 February 9-April 1 |
Box 3 | Folder 31 | The Sirens, auditions, 1979 |
Box 3 | Folder 32 | The Sirens, box office, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 3 | Folder 33 | The Sirens, cast sign-in sheets, 1979 |
Box 3 | Folder 34 | The Sirens, correspondence, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 3 | Folder 35 | The Sirens, notes, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 36 | Folder 12 | The Sirens, photographs (8), 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 1 | The Sirens, performance summary records, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 37 | Folder 7 | The Sirens, poster mock-up, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 2 | The Sirens, programs, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 4 | Folder 3 | The Sirens, promotional material, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 4 | Folder 4 | The Sirens, rehearsal schedule, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 5 | The Sirens, reviews, news clippings, 1979 May 18-July 8 |
Box 4 | Folder 6 | The Amen Corner, contract, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 7 | The Amen Corner, notes, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 8 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, budget, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 9 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, contracts, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 10 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, correspondence, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 11 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, notes, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 12 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, programs, 1979 May 25-26 |
Box 4 | Folder 13 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, promotional material, 1979 May 25-26 |
Box 4 | Folder 14 | Black Festival U.S.A., Lincoln Center, NY, reviews, news clippings, 1979 May 25-26 |
Box 4 | Folder 15 | Flowers for the Trashman, touring, booking forms, undated |
Box 4 | Folder 16 | Flowers for the Trashman, performance summary records, undated |
Box 4 | Folder 17 | The Drum, performance summary record, 1979 July |
Box 4 | Folder 18 | Black is So Beautiful, script, performance summary record 1979 August |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries H: Season, 1979-1980
Arrangement
Subseries H is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 4 | Folder 19 | Schedules, 1979-1980 |
Box 4 | Folder 20 | The Sirens, performance summary records, 1979 August 22-September 23 |
Box 4 | Folder 21 | The Sirens, programs, 1979 August 22-September 23 |
Box 4 | Folder 22 | The Sirens, promotional material, 1979 August 22-September 23 |
Box 4 | Folder 23 | Deadwood Dick, audition forms, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 24 | Deadwood Dick, cast biographies, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 25 | Deadwood Dick, contact sheet, 1979 October 5-December 30 |
Box 4 | Folder 26 | Deadwood Dick, contracts, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 27 | Deadwood Dick, correspondence and memos, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 28 | Deadwood Dick, payroll, 1979 October 5-December 30 |
Box 36 | Folder 13 | Deadwood Dick, photographs (7), 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 29 | Deadwood Dick, program, 1979 October 5-December 30 |
Box 4 | Folder 30 | Deadwood Dick, promotional material, 1979 October 5-December 30 |
Box 4 | Folder 31 | Deadwood Dick, rehearsal schedule, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 32 | Deadwood Dick, reviews, news clippings, 1979 October 5-December 30 |
Box 4 | Folder 33 | Deadwood Dick, script [marked with cuts], with schedule, 1979 |
Box 4 | Folder 34 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, cast sign-in sheets, 1980 February 14-March 30 |
Box 4 | Folder 35 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, correspondence, memos, [1979-1980] |
Box 4 | Folder 36 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, estimate sheets, [1979-1980] |
Box 4 | Folder 37 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, notes, [1979-1980] |
Box 5 | Folder 1 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, performance summary record, 1980 February 14-March 30 |
Box 36 | Folder 15 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, photographs (9), 1980, |
Oversize Folder 1 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, posters (3 copies), 1980 February 14-March 30 | |
Box 5 | Folder 2 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, programs, 1980 February 14-March 30 |
Box 5 | Folder 3 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, promotional material, 1980 February 14-March 30 |
Box 5 | Folder 4 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, receipts, [1979-1980] |
Box 5 | Folder 5 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, reviews, news clippings, 1980 February 14-March 30 |
Box 5 | Folder 6 | Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks, script, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 7 | The Mighty Gents, audition forms, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 8 | The Mighty Gents, cast and crew biographies, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 9 | The Mighty Gents, cast sign-in sheets, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 5 | Folder 10 | The Mighty Gents, correspondence, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 5 | Folder 11 | The Mighty Gents, performance summary records, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 5 | Folder 12 | The Mighty Gents, program copy, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 5 | Folder 13 | The Mighty Gents, promotional material, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 5 | Folder 14 | The Mighty Gents, reviews, news clippings, 1980 April 17-June 1 |
Box 36 | Folder 14 | The Mighty Gents, photographs (7), 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 15 | The Amen Corner, box office statement, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 16 | The Amen Corner, budget, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 17 | The Amen Corner, cast sign-in sheet, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 18 | The Amen Corner, contracts, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 19 | The Amen Corner, correspondence, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 20 | The Amen Corner, expenses, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 21 | The Amen Corner, memos, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 22 | The Amen Corner, notes, 1980 |
Box 5 | Folder 23 | The Amen Corner, press releases, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 24 | The Amen Corner, promotional material, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 5 | Folder 25 | The Amen Corner, reviews, news clippings, 1980 July 24-August 24 |
Box 37 | Folder 11 | “Black Magic: A Look at Black Entertainers,” art donated in celebration of Henry Blakely and Gwendolyn Brooks, 1980 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries I: Season, 1980-1981
Arrangement
Subseries I is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 6 | Folder 1 | General season, promotional material and notes, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 2 | Welcome to Black River, cast sign-in sheet, 1980 October 9-November 9 |
Box 6 | Folder 3 | Welcome to Black River, financial report, 1980 |
Box 36 | Folder 17 | Welcome to Black River, photographs (6), 1980 |
Box 6 | Folder 4 | Welcome to Black River, performance summary records, 1980 October 9-November 9 |
Box 6 | Folder 5 | Welcome to Black River, promotional material, 1980 October 9-November 9 |
Box 6 | Folder 6 | Welcome to Black River, script, 1980 |
Box 6 | Folder 7 | The Amen Corner, box office reports, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 8 | The Amen Corner, box office reports, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 9 | The Amen Corner, box office reports, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 10 | The Amen Corner, box office reports, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 11 | The Amen Corner, budget, 1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 12 | The Amen Corner, contracts,1980-1981 |
Box 6 | Folder 13 | The Amen Corner, correspondence, 1980-1981 |
Box 36 | Folder 16 | The Amen Corner, photographs (8), 1980 December 5-1981 January 4 |
Box 7 | Folder 1 | The Amen Corner, press releases, 1980 December 5-1981 January 4 |
Box 7 | Folder 2 | The Amen Corner, programs, 1980 December 5-1981 January 4 |
Box 7 | Folder 3 | The Amen Corner, reviews, news clippings, 1980 December 5-1981 January 4 |
Box 7 | Folder 4 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, box office reports, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 5 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, correspondence, [1980-1981] |
Box 7 | Folder 6 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, press releases, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 7 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, promotional material, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 8 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, prop list, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 9 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, reviews, news clippings, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 10 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, script (Mzilikazi) [unmarked], [1980-1981] |
Box 7 | Folder 11 | Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier, notes, performance summary records, 1981 February 19-March 16 |
Box 7 | Folder 12 | A Testimony to Your Love, promotional material, 1981 May 21-July 31 |
Box 7 | Folder 13 | A Testimony to Your Love, performance summary records, 1981 May 21-July 31 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries J: Season, 1981-1982
Arrangement
Subseries J is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 7 | Folder 14 | Schedules, 1981-1982 |
Box 7 | Folder 15 | The Mighty Gents, promotional material, 1981 October 29 |
Box 37 | Folder 8 | [University of Illinois] IUB/Black Programs Committee, performance posters (2), [1981] |
Box 7 | Folder 16 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, box office reports, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 17 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, cast sign-in sheets, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 18 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, correspondence, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 19 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, expenses, 1981 |
Box 7 | Folder 20 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, memos, 1981 |
Box 7 | Folder 21 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, performance summary records, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 22 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, performance summary records, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 23 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, performance summary records, 1981 December |
Box 36 | Folder 18 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, photographs (3), [1981-1982] |
Box 38 | Folder 8 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, photograph (1), [1981-1982] |
Box 7 | Folder 24 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, programs, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 25 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, promotional material, 1981 December |
Box 37 | Folder 9 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, promotional material, logo designs for clothing, [1981] |
Box 7 | Folder 26 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, reviews, news clippings, 1981 December |
Box 7 | Folder 27 | The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith, memo and reviews, San Antonio, Texas, 1982 July 2-12 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries K: Season, 1982-1983
Arrangement
Subseries K is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 8 | Folder 1 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, box office reports, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8 |
Box 8 | Folder 2 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, budget, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 3 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, contact list, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 4 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, contracts, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 5 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, correspondence, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 6 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, memos, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 7 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, notes, 1982-1983 |
Oversize Folder 2 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, posters (5 copies), 1982 November 30-1983 May 8 | |
Box 8 | Folder 8 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, programs, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8 |
Box 8 | Folder 9 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, promotional material, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8 |
Box 8 | Folder 10 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, proposals, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 11 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, receipts, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 12 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, reservations, 1982-1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 13 | Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith, reviews, news clippings, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8 |
Box 8 | Folder 14 | Chocolate Chips: A Black History Presentation, bookings, 1983 February |
Box 8 | Folder 15 | Chocolate Chips, correspondence, memos, 1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 16 | Chocolate Chips, notes, 1983 |
Box 8 | Folder 17 | Chocolate Chips, reviews, news clippings, 1983 February |
Box 8 | Folder 18 | The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, cast list, 1983 April 1-May 31 |
Box 8 | Folder 19 | The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, promotional material, 1983 April 1-May 31 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries L: Season, 1983-1984
Arrangement
Subseries L is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 9 | Folder 1 | Deadwood Dick, budget, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 2 | Deadwood Dick, cast contact and sign-in sheet, 1983 October 28-December 22 |
Box 9 | Folder 3 | Deadwood Dick, correspondence, memos, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 4 | Deadwood Dick, notes, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 5 | Deadwood Dick, promotional material, 1983 October 28-December 22 |
Box 9 | Folder 6 | Deadwood Dick, receipts, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 7 | Deadwood Dick, set lists, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 8 | Deadwood Dick, ticket count, 1983 October 28-December 22 |
Box 9 | Folder 9 | Deadwood Dick, timesheets, 1983 |
Box 9 | Folder 10 | Flowers for the Trashman, correspondence, [1983-1984] |
Box 9 | Folder 11 | Flowers for the Trashman, production summary record, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 12 | I Am a Black Woman, awards, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 13 | I Am a Black Woman, contracts, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 14 | I Am a Black Woman, correspondence, [1983-1984] |
Box 9 | Folder 15 | I Am a Black Woman, donations, [1983-1984] |
Box 9 | Folder 16 | I Am a Black Woman, lease, [1983-1984] |
Box 9 | Folder 17 | I Am a Black Woman, notes [script?], [1983-1984] |
Oversize Folder 2 | I Am a Black Woman, poster, 1984 February | |
Box 9 | Folder 17a | I Am a Black Woman, program, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 18 | I Am a Black Woman, promotional material, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 19 | I Am a Black Woman, ticket report, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 20 | Echoes and Images, notes and promotional material, 1984 February |
Box 9 | Folder 21 | Trouble in Mind, contracts, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 22 | Trouble in Mind, memos, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 23 | Trouble in Mind, program, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 24 | Trouble in Mind, promotional material, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 25 | Trouble in Mind, receipts, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 26 | Trouble in Mind, schedules, 1984 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries M: Season, 1984-1985
Arrangement
Subseries M is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 9 | Folder 27 | Brochures, 1984-1985 |
Box 9 | Folder 28 | In the House of the Blues, cast sign-in sheet, 1984 October 18-November 24 |
Box 9 | Folder 29 | In the House of the Blues, contracts, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 30 | In the House of the Blues, invoices, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 31 | In the House of the Blues, memos, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 32 | In the House of the Blues, notes, 1984 |
Box 36 | Folder 19 | In the House of the Blues, photographs (2), 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 33 | In the House of the Blues, performance summary records, 1984 October 18-November 24 |
Oversize Folder 2 | In the House of the Blues, posters (4 copies), 1984 October 18-November 24 | |
Box 9 | Folder 34 | In the House of the Blues, programs, 1984 October 18-November 24 |
Box 9 | Folder 35 | In the House of the Blues, reservations, 1984 |
Box 9 | Folder 36 | In the House of the Blues, reviews, news clippings, 1984 October 18-November 24 |
Oversize Folder 2 | In the House of the Blues, sketch, pen on paper, [1984] | |
Box 9 | Folder 37 | Blues Festival, promotional material, 1985 May 30-June 2 |
Box 9 | Folder 38 | In the House of the Blues, Montreal Jazz Festival, cast list, 1985 August 27-September 1 |
Oversize Folder 2 | In the House of the Blues, Montreal Jazz Festival, poster, 1985 August 27-September 1 | |
Box 9 | Folder 39 | In the House of the Blues, Montreal Jazz Festival, reviews, 1985 August 27-September 1 |
Box 10 | Folder 1 | The Past is the Past and Flowers for the Trashman, programs and promotional material, 1985 March 3 |
Box 10 | Folder 2 | Song for My Father, reservation and performance summary records, 1985 March |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries N: Season, 1985-1986
Arrangement
Subseries N is arranged chronologically. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
Box 10 | Folder 3 | Promotional material, 1985-1986 |
Box 10 | Folder 4 | Back Home, performance summary records, [1985] November 4 |
Box 36 | Folder 20 | The Sun Will Soon Rise, photographs (4), 1986 |
Box 10 | Folder 5 | The Sun Will Soon Rise, programs and promotional material, 1986 February 6-March 30 |
Box 10 | Folder 6 | The Sun Will Soon Rise, reservations, 1986 February 6-March 30 |
Series 1: Production Files, 1970-1996
Subseries O: Seasons, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1992-1993, 1996-1997
Arrangement
Subseries O is arranged chronologically.
Box 10 | Folder 7 | Back Home, promotional material, 1986 November 23 |
Box 10 | Folder 8 | The Amen Corner, reviews, news clippings, 1989 November |
Box 37 | Folder 10 | Two Can Play, poster, [1987] |
Oversize Folder 2 | Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street, poster, 1990 | |
Oversize Folder 2 | The Sun Will Rise Soon, poster, 1990 | |
Box 10 | Folder 9 | Home, program, 1991 April 12-28 |
Box 10 | Folder 10 | A Cry for Freedom: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, flyer, circa 1993 |
Box 10 | Folder 11 | News clipping, 1996 October 31 |
Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains the administrative records of the company beginning in the late 1960s. The records document Kuumba’s general operations, financial planning, grant programs and its affiliations with other organizations. The materials include by-laws, correspondence, financial materials, memos, newsletters and reports along with a 25th anniversary program with Kuumba’s history.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged in five subseries:
- Subseries A: Operational Files, 1969-1986, undated
- Subseries B: Financial Files, 1970-1984
- Subseries C: Grants, 1971-1986
- Subseries D: Staff Files, 1975-1984
- Subseries E: Affiliations, 1969-1986, undated
Subseries A: Operational Files, 1969-1993, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A documents Kuumba’s general operations. The series includes the Annual Awards program, Board of Directors files, class information, booking forms, correspondence and forum papers. Of note (although not inclusive) is the Kuumba Workshop newsletter, Kuumba News (Box 12, Folder 18) that contains information about programs and performances as well as comments on contemporary events and social issues. The first issue (vol. 1, no. 1) puts forth Kuumba’s principles of Black art.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Box 10 | Folder 12 | 25th anniversary, program and history (2 copies), 1993 |
Box 36 | Folder 1 | Annual Awards, photographs (4), negatives (5), includes Sterling Brown, Madame Jeanne Martin Cisse, 1974-1978 |
Oversize Folder 3 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Liberation Award, poster, 1974 June 23 | |
Box 11 | Folder 1 | Annual Awards, promotional material, 1974 |
Oversize Folder 3 | Annual Awards, news article “Kuumba Awards: A Symbol of Continuing Struggle,” 1975 May 31 | |
Oversize Folder 3 | Annual Awards, posters (2 copies), 1975 May 18 | |
Box 11 | Folder 2 | Annual Awards, promotional material, 1975 |
Box 11 | Folder 3 | Annual Awards, correspondence, 1978 |
Box 11 | Folder 4 | Annual Awards, promotional material, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 1 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Artist Award: Murry DePillars, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 2 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Artist Award: Sonia Sanchez, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 3 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Church Award: Quinn Chapel, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 4 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Community Service Award: DuSable Museum, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 5 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Media Award: Lu Palmer (Lu’s Notebook), plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 6 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Media Award: Warner Sander and Frank Johnson (Common Ground), plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 7 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Media Award: Wesley South (Hotline), plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 8 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Service Award: E. Jackson, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 9 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Service Award: Barbara Proctor, plaque, 1978 |
Box 35 | Folder 10 | Annual Awards, Kuumba Workshop Service Award: Ralph Metcalf, plaque, 1978 |
Oversize Folder 3 | Benefit, For the Love of Us, Give a Damn, Give a Dollar, poster, undated | |
Box 11 | Folder 5 | Board of Directors, bylaws, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 6 | Board of Directors, commitment statements, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 7 | Board of Directors, correspondence, 1978-1981 |
Box 11 | Folder 8 | Board of Directors, membership, 1979-1983, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 9 | Board of Directors, memo, 1984 |
Box 11 | Folder 10 | Board of Directors, minutes, 1984 |
Box 11 | Folder 11 | Board of Directors, mission statement, history and goals, 1981, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 12 | Board of Directors, notes, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 13 | Box Office, procedures, undated |
Oversize Folder 4 | Calendars [not inclusive], 1984-1985 | |
Box 11 | Folder 14 | Classes, correspondence, [1981] |
Box 11 | Folder 15 | Classes, enrollment notes, 1975, undated |
Box 11 | Folder 16 | Classes, forms, 1980-1982 |
Box 11 | Folder 17 | Classes, memos, 1979 |
Box 11 | Folder 18 | Classes, promotional material, 1978-1980 |
Box 11 | Folder 19 | Classes, performances and programs, 1976, undated |
Box 38 | Folder 12 | Classes, photographs (6), 1979 |
Box 11 | Folder 20 | Contacts and booking forms, 1969-1976 |
Box 11 | Folder 21 | Contacts and booking forms, 1977 |
Box 11 | Folder 22 | Contacts and booking forms, 1978 |
Box 11 | Folder 23 | Contacts and booking forms, 1979 |
Box 11 | Folder 24 | Contacts and booking forms, 1980 |
Box 11 | Folder 25 | Contacts and booking forms, 1983 |
Box 11 | Folder 26 | Contacts and booking forms, 1984 |
Box 11 | Folder 27 | Contacts and booking forms, 1986 |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | Correspondence, incoming, undated |
Box 13 | Folder 2 | Correspondence, incoming, 1971 |
Box 13 | Folder 3 | Correspondence, incoming, 1972 |
Box 13 | Folder 4 | Correspondence, incoming, 1973 |
Box 13 | Folder 5 | Correspondence, incoming, 1974 |
Box 13 | Folder 6 | Correspondence, incoming, 1975 |
Box 13 | Folder 7 | Correspondence, incoming, 1976 |
Box 13 | Folder 8 | Correspondence, incoming, 1977 |
Box 13 | Folder 9 | Correspondence, incoming, 1978 |
Box 13 | Folder 10 | Correspondence, incoming, 1979 |
Box 13 | Folder 11 | Correspondence, incoming, 1980 |
Box 13 | Folder 12 | Correspondence, incoming, 1981 |
Box 13 | Folder 13 | Correspondence, incoming, 1982 |
Box 13 | Folder 14 | Correspondence, incoming, 1983 |
Box 13 | Folder 15 | Correspondence, incoming, 1984 |
Box 14 | Folder 1 | Correspondence, incoming, 1985 |
Box 14 | Folder 2 | Correspondence, incoming, 1986 |
Box 14 | Folder 3 | Correspondence, outgoing, undated |
Box 14 | Folder 4 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1969-1973 |
Box 14 | Folder 5 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1974 |
Box 14 | Folder 6 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1975 |
Box 14 | Folder 7 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1976 |
Box 14 | Folder 8 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1977 |
Box 14 | Folder 9 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1978 |
Box 14 | Folder 10 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1979 |
Box 14 | Folder 11 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1980 |
Box 14 | Folder 12 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1981 |
Box 14 | Folder 13 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1982 |
Box 14 | Folder 14 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1983 |
Box 14 | Folder 15 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1984 |
Box 14 | Folder 16 | Correspondence, outgoing, 1985 |
Box 12 | Folder 1 | Council, minutes, 1974-1975 |
Box 12 | Folder 2 | Exhibits, promotional material, 1980-1984 |
Box 12 | Folder 3 | Forums and position papers, “Sweet Sweatback’s Badaasss Song”, 1978 |
Box 12 | Folder 4 | Forums and position papers, “For Colored Girls...”, 1978 |
Box 12 | Folder 5 | Forums and position papers, “Committee for Black World Magazine”, 1976 |
Box 12 | Folder 6 | Friends of Kuumba, membership, 1981, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 7 | Friends of Kuumba, memo, 1980 |
Box 36 | Folder 2 | Friends of Kuumba, photographs (2), circa 1970s |
Box 12 | Folder 8 | Gift certificates, forms, 1981 |
Box 12 | Folder 11 | Group sales, form, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 12 | Group sales, memo, 1984 |
Box 12 | Folder 13 | Group sales, booking agreements, 1984-1985 |
Box 12 | Folder 14 | Guest lists, 1975-1976 |
Box 12 | Folder 15 | Insurance policy, 1984 |
Box 10 | Folder 13 | Kuumba principles, circa 1979 |
Box 12 | Folder 16 | Membership, Kuumba Workshop applications, member lists, 1975, 1978, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 17 | Memos, 1976-1985 |
Box 12 | Folder 9 | News clippings, 1973-1980, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 18 | Newsletter, Kuumba News [not inclusive], 1972-1979 |
Box 12 | Folder 19 | Notes, miscellaneous, 1975-1984, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 10 | Press releases and flyers, 1975-1980, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 20 | Reservations, circa 1982 |
Box 12 | Folder 21 | Staff meetings, minutes, 1978-1984, undated |
Box 12 | Folder 22 | Subscriptions, lists, 1984 |
Box 12 | Folder 23 | Tenth Anniversary Dinner, planning materials and Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) readings, 1975 November 9 |
Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
Subseries B: Financial Files, 1970-1984
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by type of financial transaction and then chronologically within.
Box 17 | Folder 1 | Accounts payable, 1979 |
Box 29 | Folders 1-2 | Accounts payable, ledger pages, 1980 |
Box 17 | Folder 2 | Bank statements, 1971-1973 |
Box 29 | Folders 3-4 | Bank statements,1974-1979, 1982 |
Box 17 | Folder 3 | Bank statements, 1983 March 1-1984 June 30 |
Box 17 | Folder 4 | Bank deposit records, 1975-1977 |
Box 17 | Folder 5 | Budget, 1973-1975, undated |
Box 17 | Folder 6 | Budget, fiscal year, 1977 |
Box 17 | Folder 7 | Budget, accounting ledger, financial report, workshop ledger, 1978-1980 |
Box 17 | Folder 8 | Budget, grant summary memo, 1982 |
Box 17 | Folder 9 | Budget, 1981-1982 |
Box 17 | Folder 10 | Budget, 1982-1983 |
Box 17 | Folder 11 | Budget, 1983-1984 |
Box 17 | Folder 12 | Budget, projected income, 1984-1985 |
Oversize Folder 5 | Cash disbursements and receipts, ledger sheets, 1980 | |
Oversize Folder 6 | Cash disbursements and receipts, ledger sheets, 1981 | |
Box 17 | Folder 13 | Check register, 1977 |
Box 29 | Folder 5 | Check register, 1970-1973 |
Box 17 | Folder 14 | Check receipts, 1979 |
Box 17 | Folder 15 | Check request forms, 1984, undated |
Box 17 | Folder 16 | Correspondence, incoming, 1981, 1984 |
Box 17 | Folder 17 | Correspondence, outgoing (IRS), 1977 |
Box 17 | Folder 18 | Debts, bills, memos, 1983-1985 |
Box 17 | Folder 19 | Deposits, 1981 |
Box 17 | Folder 20 | Donations, 1972-1973 |
Box 17 | Folder 21 | Donations, 1976 |
Box 17 | Folder 22 | Financial ledgers, 1969-1972 |
Box 17 | Folder 23 | Financial report, 1974 |
Box 17 | Folder 24 | Financial correspondence, projected income, 1976 |
Box 17 | Folder 25 | Financial reports, 1978 |
Box 17 | Folder 26 | Financial reports, 1980 |
Box 17 | Folder 27 | Financial reports, 1983-1984 |
Box 17 | Folder 28 | Financial memos, check analysis, projected income, 1984-1985 |
Box 17 | Folder 29 | Internal Revenue Service, tax exemption materials, 1978-1981 |
Box 17 | Folder 30 | Loans, South Side Bank, 1979-1980 |
Box 17 | Folder 31 | Operating expenses, financial reports, memos, ledgers, 1977-1979 |
Box 17 | Folder 32 | Payroll, manual, 1984 |
Box 17 | Folder 33 | Payroll, report, undated |
Box 29 | Folder 6 | Payroll, ledger, 1983 |
Box 29 | Folder 7 | Recap of cash receipts, 1984 |
Box 17 | Folder 34 | Receipts, undated |
Box 18 | Folder 1 | Receipts, 1970-1971 |
Box 18 | Folder 2 | Receipts, 1971 |
Box 18 | Folder 3 | Receipts, 1972-1973 |
Box 18 | Folder 4 | Receipts, 1974 |
Box 18 | Folder 5 | Receipts, 1974 |
Box 18 | Folder 6 | Receipts, 1975 |
Box 18 | Folder 7 | Receipts, 1976 |
Box 18 | Folder 8 | Receipts, petty cash, 1976 |
Box 18 | Folder 9 | Receipts, 1976 January-June |
Box 18 | Folder 10 | Receipts, 1976 July-December |
Box 19 | Folder 1 | Receipts, 1977 June-September |
Box 19 | Folder 2 | Receipts, 1978 January |
Box 19 | Folder 3 | Receipts, 1978 July-August |
Box 19 | Folder 4 | Receipts, 1979 |
Box 19 | Folder 5 | Receipts, 1979 April |
Box 19 | Folder 6 | Receipts, 1979 June |
Box 19 | Folder 7 | Receipts, 1979 July |
Box 19 | Folder 8 | Receipts, 1979 August |
Box 19 | Folder 9 | Receipts, 1979 September |
Box 19 | Folder 10 | Receipts, 1979 November |
Box 19 | Folder 11 | Receipts, paid, 1980 January |
Box 19 | Folder 12 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 January |
Box 19 | Folder 13 | Receipts, paid, 1980 February |
Box 19 | Folder 14 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 February |
Box 19 | Folder 15 | Receipts, 1980 March |
Box 19 | Folder 16 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 March |
Box 19 | Folder 17 | Receipts, April 1980 |
Box 19 | Folder 18 | Receipts, paid, April |
Box 19 | Folder 19 | Receipts, 1980 May |
Box 19 | Folder 20 | Receipts, paid, 1980 May |
Box 20 | Folder 1 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 May |
Box 20 | Folder 2 | Receipts, June 1980 |
Box 20 | Folder 3 | Receipts, paid, 1980 June |
Box 20 | Folder 4 | Receipts, July 1980 |
Box 20 | Folder 5 | Receipts, paid, 1980 August |
Box 20 | Folder 6 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 August |
Box 20 | Folder 7 | Receipts, paid, 1980 September |
Box 20 | Folder 8 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 September |
Box 20 | Folder 9 | Receipts, paid, 1980 October |
Box 20 | Folder 10 | Receipts, paid, 1980 November |
Box 20 | Folder 11 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 November |
Box 20 | Folder 12 | Receipts, petty cash, 1980 December |
Box 20 | Folder 13 | Receipts, paid, 1980 December |
Box 20 | Folder 14 | Receipts, paid, 1980 December-1981 January |
Box 20 | Folder 15 | Receipts, 1981 January |
Box 20 | Folder 16 | Receipts, cash receivable, 1981 January |
Box 20 | Folder 17 | Receipts, 1981 February |
Box 20 | Folder 18 | Receipts, 1981 March |
Box 20 | Folder 19 | Receipts, 1981 April |
Box 20 | Folder 20 | Receipts, 1981 May |
Box 20 | Folder 21 | Receipts, 1981 August |
Box 20 | Folder 22 | Receipts, 1981 September |
Box 20 | Folder 23 | Receipts and performance summary records, 1981 October |
Box 20 | Folder 24 | Receipts and performance summary records, 1981 November |
Box 20 | Folder 25 | Receipts, 1981 December |
Box 20 | Folder 26 | Receipts, 1983 December |
Box 20 | Folder 27 | Receipts, 1984 December |
Box 20 | Folder 28 | Receipts, G.W.G. Productions, Soft Sheen, 1982-1983 |
Box 20 | Folder 29 | Receipts, White Way signs, 1978-1979 |
Box 20 | Folder 30 | Salaries, 1977 |
Box 20 | Folder 31 | Treasurer’s report, undated |
Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
Subseries C: Grants, 1971-1986
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphabetically by organization.
Box 21 | Folder 1 | AT&T Foundation, proposal, correspondence, 1984 |
Box 21 | Folder 2 | Bankers Life and Casualty, correspondence, 1981 |
Box 21 | Folder 3 | Borg-Warner, correspondence, 1975-1980 |
Box 21 | Folder 4 | Bush Foundation, correspondence and guidelines, 1979 |
Box 21 | Folder 5 | CBS Grant, proposal, correspondence, budgets, 1978-1979 |
Box 21 | Folder 6 | Chicago Community Trust, proposals, correspondence, reports, 1977-1982 |
Box 21 | Folder 7 | Chicago Sun-Times Grant ‘Charity Trust’, proposals, correspondence, guidelines, 1985 |
Box 21 | Folder 8 | City Arts-Council of Fine Arts, Artist-in-Residence Program, guidelines, 1979-1980 |
Box 21 | Folder 9 | City Arts-Council of Fine Arts, City Arts II Challenge Grant, correspondence, 1984 |
Box 21 | Folder 10 | City Arts-Council of Fine Arts, City Arts II Challenge Grant, correspondence, 1985 |
Box 21 | Folder 11 | Community Renewal Society, correspondence, 1980 |
Box 21 | Folder 12 | Container Corporation of America, correspondence, 1981 |
Box 21 | Folder 13 | Continental Bank Foundation, correspondence and grant, 1979-1980 |
Box 21 | Folder 14 | Dayton Hudson Foundation, correspondence and notes, 1979 |
Box 21 | Folder 15 | Esmark, Inc. Foundation, correspondence and reports, 1980 |
Box 21 | Folder 16 | Exxon Chemical, correspondence, 1979 |
Box 21 | Folder 17 | Ford Foundation, correspondence, 1980-1984 |
Box 21 | Folder 18 | Gannett Foundation, correspondence, 1982 |
Box 21 | Folder 19 | Gaylord Donnelly, correspondence, 1979 |
Box 22 | Folder 1 | Illinois Arts Council, guidelines, proposals, correspondence, 1976-1986 |
Box 22 | Folder 2 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #T-103, 1971-1973 |
Box 22 | Folder 3 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #T-237, 1974 |
Box 22 | Folder 4 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #904, 1975 |
Box 22 | Folder 5 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #77-568, 1976 September 1-1977 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 6 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #77-2334, 1976 September 1-1977 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 7 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #78-621, 1977 September 1-1978 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 8 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #78-2376, 1978 March 1-1978 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 9 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #79-625, 1978 September-1979 August |
Box 22 | Folder 10 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #79-2190, 1979 May |
Box 22 | Folder 11 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant # 80-583, 1974 September 1-1980 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 12 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-560, [1980-1981] |
Box 22 | Folder 13 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-2139, 1980 December 9-1981 January 18 |
Box 22 | Folder 14 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-292, 1981 July 1-1981 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 15 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #82-552 [1981-1982] |
Box 22 | Folder 16 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #82-8014, 1982 September 1-1982 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 17 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #84-8138, 1984 April 25-26 |
Box 22 | Folder 18 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #85-0727, 1984 October 1-1985 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 19 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant App. 85-1410, fiscal year, 1985 May |
Box 22 | Folder 20 | Illinois Arts Council, Grant #85-0929, 1985 September 1-1986 August 31 |
Box 22 | Folder 21 | Illinois Bell, correspondence, 1984 |
Box 22 | Folder 22 | Illinois Humanities Council, correspondence, 1984 |
Box 23 | Folder 1 | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, correspondence, grant application, 1974-1982 |
Box 23 | Folder 2 | Joyce Foundation, annual reports, correspondence, notes, grant proposals, 1978-1982 |
Box 23 | Folder 3 | McDonalds Corporation, correspondence, proposals, and reports, 1979 |
Box 23 | Folder 4 | National Endowment for the Arts, Institutional Advancement Challenge Grants, information, 1976-1980 |
Box 23 | Folder 5 | National Endowment for the Arts, reports, memos, 1978-1983 |
Box 23 | Folder 6 | National Endowment for the Arts, proposals, 1972-1985 |
Box 23 | Folder 7 | National Endowment for the Arts, Neighborhood Arts Services, Grant A40-53-125 App#A07 342-74, 1973 June 1-1974 May 31 |
Box 23 | Folder 8 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant App# AO9984-74, 1974 August 15-1975 August 15 |
Box 23 | Folder 9 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant A03412-75, 1975 June 1-1975 May 31 |
Box 23 | Folder 10 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant App #A16364-76, 1976 October 1-1977 September 1 |
Box 23 | Folder 11 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #R7053 256, 1977 April-September |
Box 23 | Folder 12 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #R8053-123 App# A05158-77, 1977 October 1-1978 September 30 |
Box 23 | Folder 13 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, App#A126-516-79, 1980 |
Box 23 | Folder 14 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant R8053-597c App#A10514-78, 1978 February-1979 March |
Box 23 | Folder 15 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #92-53B-131 App A05375-78, 1978 October 1-1979 September 30 |
Box 23 | Folder 16 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts, Grant #025341-398, App A126516-79, 1980 |
Box 24 | Folder 1 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, Grant #02-5341-610, 1980 |
Box 24 | Folder 2 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #12-3225-1417, App A133736-80, 1980 October-1981 September |
Box 24 | Folder 3 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, Grant #12-5341-139 App #2199800-79, 1981 |
Box 24 | Folder 4 | National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts, App #A-211-441-80, 1981 |
Box 24 | Folder 5 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, Grant #12-5341-384 App #A-069146-81, 1980 November 6-1981 January 31 |
Box 24 | Folder 6 | National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, Grant #22-5322-282 App #A108001-81, 1981 October 1-1982 September 30 |
Box 24 | Folder 7 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #22-5322-466, App #A82-017426, 1982 October 1-1983 September 30 |
Box 24 | Folder 8 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #42-5322-00083, App #A-83-001966, 1983 October 1-1984 September 30 |
Box 24 | Folder 9 | National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #52-5327-004, App #A-84-017673, 1984 October 1-1985 September 30 |
Box 24 | Folder 10 | Oppenheimer Foundation, questionnaire, correspondence, 1983 |
Box 24 | Folder 11 | Peoples Gas, correspondence, 1984-1985 |
Box 24 | Folder 12 | Pick Foundation, correspondence, 1980 |
Box 24 | Folder 13 | Playboy Foundation, correspondence, 1980-1981 |
Box 24 | Folder 14 | Quaker Oats, correspondence, 1980-1984 |
Box 24 | Folder 15 | Signode Foundation, correspondence, 1978-1979 |
Box 24 | Folder 16 | Soft Sheen, correspondence, 1984 |
Box 24 | Folder 17 | W. Clement Stone and Jesse Y. Stone Foundation, correspondence, 1979 |
Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
Subseries D: Staff Files, 1975-1984
Scope and Contents
Subseries D contains the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) grant employment documentation along with some staff photographs and files (primarily timesheets). The CETA files for job descriptions (Box 28, Folder 1) provides a snapshot of the organizational roles at Kuumba.
Arrangement
Subseries D is arranged alphabetically by file type.
Box 27 | Folder 1 | CETA Title VII, agreements, 1975-1979 |
Box 27 | Folder 2 | CETA Title VII, agreements, 1977-1980 |
Box 27 | Folder 3 | CETA Title VII, applications, 1977-1979 |
Box 27 | Folder 4 | CETA Title VII, budget summaries, justification, 1978-1979 |
Box 27 | Folder 5 | CETA Title VII, correspondence, memos, 1975-1981 |
Box 28 | Folder 2 | CETA Title VII, cost summaries, 1979-1980 |
Box 27 | Folder 6 | CETA Title VII, expenditures, 1979 |
Box 27 | Folder 7 | CETA Title VII, handbooks, information packets, CETA reports, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 1 | CETA Title VII, Kuumba job descriptions, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 3 | CETA Title VII, payroll, summary, ledger sheets, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 4 | CETA Title VII, project summaries, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 5 | CETA Title VII, retention notes, 1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 6 | CETA Title VII, sub-agency status reports, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 7 | CETA Title VII, termination notices, 1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 8 | CETA Title VII, Title VII sub grant, memos, guidelines, 1978-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 10 | CETA Title VII, vouchers, 1975 October 1-1977 June 30 |
Box 28 | Folder 11 | CETA Title VII, vouchers, Fund #393, Activity 8110, 1980 January-June |
Box 28 | Folder 9 | CETA Title VII, wage summaries, 1977-1979 |
Box 28 | Folder 12 | CETA Title VII, wage summaries, 1978 |
Box 25 | Folder 1 | Correspondence, employment, 1983-1984 |
Box 25 | Folder 2 | Job descriptions, circa 1983 |
Box 25 | Folder 3 | Letters of recommendation, 1980 |
Box 25 | Folder 4 | Organizational charts, undated |
Box 25 | Folder 5 | Resumes, [1979-1984] |
Box 25 | Folder 6 | Schedules, circa 1979 |
Box 38 | Folder 13 | Staff and cast portraits, Sam Greenlee and unidentified, photographs (6), circa 1970s |
Box 25 | Folder 10 | Staff Files - Nora Brooks Blakely, news clipping, undated |
Box 25 | Folder 11 | Staff Files - Terry Cullers, biographical notes, 1983 |
Box 25 | Folder 12 | Staff Files - Joan Davis, timesheet, 1980 |
Box 25 | Folder 13 | Staff Files - Sakunah Delaney, timesheet, 1980 |
Box 25 | Folder 14 | Staff Files - Michael Fosberg, contract, 1981 |
Box 25 | Folder 15 | Staff Files - Babatu (Zachary) Gray, timesheets, 1978-1980 |
Box 25 | Folder 16 | Staff Files - Yolanda Renee Green, timesheets, 1979 |
Box 25 | Folder 17 | Staff Files - Fred Hanible, resume, 1979 |
Box 25 | Folder 18 | Staff Files - Mary Hughes, information card, undated |
Box 25 | Folder 19 | Staff Files - Warren McIntosh, timesheets, 1977-1979 |
Box 25 | Folder 20 | Staff Files - Clemons Johnson (Adisa Jahmu), timesheets, 1978-1979 |
Box 25 | Folder 21 | Staff Files - Douglas Johnson, information card, undated |
Box 25 | Folder 22 | Staff Files - Portia Johnson, resume, pay receipts, 1982-1983 |
Box 26 | Folder 1 | Staff Files - Ron Johnson, job description, timesheets, 1978-1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 2 | Staff Files - Juan Miller, job description, timesheets, 1979-1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 3 | Staff Files - Nilaja Niyonu (Judith Lee), information card, undated |
Box 26 | Folder 4 | Staff Files - Cathy D. Oliver, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 5 | Staff Files - James Spencer, timesheets, 1978 |
Box 26 | Folder 6 | Staff Files - Edward Richardson, biographical notes, timesheets, 1978-1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 7 | Staff Files - Juanita Richardson, contract, 1974 |
Box 26 | Folder 8 | Staff Files - Paula Russell, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 9 | Staff Files - Juanita Thomas, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 10 | Staff Files - John Toles-Bey, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 11 | Staff Files - Phillip Walker, timesheets, 1978 |
Box 26 | Folder 12 | Staff Files - Akintola Ward, timesheets, 1978-1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 13 | Staff Files - Francis Ward, news clipping, 1978 |
Box 26 | Folder 14 | Staff Files - Val Gray Ward, biographical sketches, resume, news clippings, 1969-1982 |
Box 26 | Folder 15 | Staff Files - Rita Warford (Omokun), letter, news clippings, 1973, 1975 |
Box 26 | Folder 16 | Staff Files - Oscar Webb, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 17 | Staff Files - Alonzo Webb Jr., timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 18 | Staff Files - Mical Whitaker, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 19 | Staff Files - Walter White, timesheets, 1981 |
Box 26 | Folder 20 | Staff Files - Doyle Wicks, resume, timesheets, 1979-1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 21 | Staff Files - Letitia Wicks, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 22 | Staff Files - Tom Wicks, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 23 | Staff Files - Sam Williams, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 26 | Folder 24 | Staff Files - Vanessa Wynder, timesheets, 1980 |
Box 36 | Folder 3 | Staff Files - photographs (8), includes E. Erelah Ajao, Terri Cullers, Ron Johnson, Maria Mitchell, Edward Richardson and Rhonda Ward, circa 1970s |
Box 25 | Folder 8 | Time records, 1978-1979 |
Box 25 | Folder 7 | Timecards, 1978 |
Box 25 | Folder 9 | Timesheets, employment memos, invoices, 1983-1984 |
Box 29 | Folder 8 | Timesheets, 1976-1977 |
Series 2: Administrative Files, 1969-1993, undated
Subseries E: Affiliations, 1969-1986, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries E contains files on a wide range of artistic, political and social groups with which Kuumba maintained connections. The materials include correspondence, membership forms, newsletters, promotional materials and studies.
The subseries also includes transcripts from the radio broadcast, Lu’s Notebook that aired from 1973 through 1982. Lutrelle Fleming “Lu” Palmer (1922-2004) was an American reporter, political activist, radio show host, and newspaper publisher in Chicago. The transcripts came with the 1988 transfer of Kuumba’s records to the library. Palmer was given a Kuumba Workshop Media Award in 1978 and Kuumba’s newsletter, Kuumba News (see Box 12, Folder 18), promotes subscriptions to his Black X-Press newspaper and describes his resignation from the Chicago Daily News.
Arrangement
Subseries E is arranged alphabetically by organization.
Box 15 | Folder 1 | Actors Equity, policies and forms, 1969-1985 |
Box 15 | Folder 2 | Actors Equity, correspondence with American Arbitration Association, 1979-1981 |
Box 15 | Folder 3 | Africare, correspondence, press releases, 1973-1977 |
Box 15 | Folder 4 | Afrikan Heritage Institute, promotional material, 1977 |
Box 15 | Folder 5 | Afrikan Info Center, promotional material, undated |
Box 15 | Folder 6 | Afrikan Liberation Support Committee, correspondence, promotional material, 1973 |
Box 15 | Folder 7 | Afrikanews, vol. 3, nos. 2-3, 1977 |
Oversize Folder 1 | Afro-Arts Theater, “A Tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks,” poster, 1969 December 28 | |
Box 15 | Folder 8 | Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, The Civil Rights Documentation Project, report by Vincent J. Browne, Howard University, 1976 |
Box 15 | Folder 9 | Black on Black Love, promotional material, 1984 |
Box 15 | Folder 10 | Black Theatre Alliance of Chicago (BTAC), by-laws, promotional flyers, Blackstage, newsletter, 1981-1986 |
Box 15 | Folder 11 | Chicago Access Corporation, minutes, 1983 |
Box 15 | Folder 12 | Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts (CAPA), promotional material, 1977-1978 |
Box 15 | Folder 13 | Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts (CAPA), vouchers, 1976-1979 |
Box 15 | Folder 14 | Chicago Area Children’s Theater/Creative Drama Association, newsletter, 1980 |
Box 15 | Folder 15 | Chicago Educational and Cultural Cable Television Consortium, by-laws, membership committee, 1981 |
Box 15 | Folder 16 | Chicago United Black Appeal, memos, promotional material, 1974-1975 |
Box 15 | Folder 17 | Community Film Workshop of Chicago, promotional material, 1976 |
Box 15 | Folder 18 | Confederation of Nationalist and Pan-African Organizations, minutes, 1972-1973 |
Box 15 | Folder 19 | Congress of Afrikan Peoples, agendas, promotional material, 1974 |
Box 16 | Folder 1 | Council of Independent Black Institutions, correspondence, 1979 |
Box 16 | Folder 2 | Eritrean Relief Association, reports (photocopies), 1976 |
Box 16 | Folder 3 | First World Magazine, promotional material, circa 1977 |
Box 36 | Folder 22 | Greenlee, Sam, photographs (2), circa 1970s |
Box 16 | Folder 4 | Illinois Arts Council, memos, newsletters, 1975-1985 |
Box 16 | Folder 5 | Illinois Arts Council, reports, 1972, 1984, undated |
Box 16 | Folder 6 | Illinois Community Theatre Conference Planning Committee, memo, correspondence, 1971-1972 |
Box 16 | Folder 7 | Illinois Ethnic Performing Arts Directory, questionnaire, undated |
Box 16 | Folder 8 | Institute of Positive Education, correspondence and promotional flyers, 1979 |
Box 16 | Folder 9 | International Women’s Economic Development Corporation, correspondence, promotional material, 1980-1981 |
Box 16 | Folder 10 | Jobs for Youth-Chicago, reports and promotional material, 1980-1982 |
Box 16 | Folder 11 | Landmarks Preservation Council, “The North Loop Theater Study” reports, memos, 1980-1981, 1984 |
Box 16 | Folder 12 | League of Chicago Theatres, correspondence, 1979-1984 |
Box 16 | Folder 13 | League of Chicago Theatres, membership list, newsletters, 1979 |
Box 30 | Folder 1 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts nos. 1137-1600, 1973 December 18-1875 June 21 |
Box 30 | Folder 2 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts nos. 2814-2921, 1979 August 2-December 31 |
Box 30 | Folder 3 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts nos. 2922-3008, 1980 January 1-April 30 |
Box 30 | Folder 4 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3009-3117, 1980 May 1-September 30 |
Box 30 | Folder 5 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3161-3242, 1980 December 1-1981 March 31 |
Box 30 | Folder 6 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3286-3439, 1981 June 1-December 21 |
Box 31 | Folder 1 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3441-3540, 1982 January 4-May 24 |
Box 31 | Folder 2 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3547-3600, 1982 June 1-August 13 |
Box 31 | Folder 3 | Lu’s Notebook, transcripts of Lu Palmer’s broadcasts, nos. 3619-3673, 1982 September 9-November 24 |
Box 16 | Folder 14 | National Black Human Rights Coalition (NBHRC), pamphlet, circa 1979 |
Box 16 | Folder 15 | National Conference of Artists, newsletter and promotional material, 1982, 1984 |
Box 16 | Folder 16 | OLPAC, minutes, 1978 |
Box 16 | Folder 17 | Palmer Institute of Communications (Lu Palmer Foundation), brochure, undated |
Box 16 | Folder 18 | Research Center for the Federal Theatre Project, Federal One, newsletters, 1977-1980 |
Series 3: Artistic Files, 1970-1984, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains casting and programming information, as well as a collection of unproduced scripts by a variety of playwrights, including Wole Soyinka, Eugene Perkins and Samm-Art Williams.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by material type.
Box 32 | Folder 1 | Casting resumes, photos and audition sheets, A-D, [1977-1984] |
Box 32 | Folder 2 | Casting resumes, photos and audition sheets, E-L, [1977-1984] |
Box 32 | Folder 3 | Casting resumes, photos and audition sheets, M-Z, [1977-1984] |
Box 34 | Folder 10 | Poetry [various poems and passages], undated |
Box 34 | Folder 11 | Poetry [various poems and passages], undated |
Box 34 | Folder 12 | Poetry [various poems and passages], undated |
Box 32 | Folder 4 | Programming research, correspondence, [1976-1984] |
Box 32 | Folder 5 | Programming research, promotional material, [1977-1980] |
Box 33 | Folder 1 | Scripts - The Ancestor by Gayl Jones, published (photocopy), 1974 |
Box 33 | Folder 2 | Scripts - Before the Flood, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 3 | Scripts - Behold, A Unicorn by Ihunanya, typescript (photocopy), 1972 |
Box 33 | Folder 4 | Scripts - The Biko Inquest, published (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 5 | Scripts - The Black Nativity, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 6 | Scripts - The Bust by Ebon, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 7 | Scripts - Come, Liberty by Beth Turner, typescript (photocopy), 1980 |
Box 33 | Folder 8 | Scripts - Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka, published (photocopy), 1982 |
Box 33 | Folder 9 | Scripts - Get Me to the Church on Time, typescript (photocopy), 1981 September 1 |
Box 33 | Folder 10 | Scripts - Hero in the Strife by Stafford A. Garbutt, typescript (photocopy), 1982 |
Box 33 | Folder 11 | Scripts - How the Snake Got His Rattles by Julius Lester, adapted by Nora Brooks Blakeley, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 12 | Scripts - Ju Ju Death Ritual, Act II, Scenes 1 and 2 only [marked ‘Doyle’s second half’], typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 13 | Scripts - Martin Luther King: A Man of All People by Nathan Uwen, [marked with sound cues], publication and typescript photocopy, 1970 |
Box 33 | Folder 14 | Scripts - Motion for the Defense by Carlyle F. Stewart, III, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 15 | Scripts - My Brother’s Brother by Leonard Noel, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 16 | Scripts - Nat Turner by Randolph Edmonds, published (photocopy), undated |
Box 33 | Folder 17 | Scripts - No Spring for Eve by Eugene Perkins (Useni), inscribed to Val Gray Ward, typescript (photocopy), 1976 |
Box 33 | Folder 18 | Scripts - Ode to Mariah by Beth Turner, typescript (photocopy), 1978 |
Box 33 | Folder 19 | Scripts - Our Street by Eugene Perkins, typescript (photocopy), undated |
Box 34 | Folder 1 | Scripts - Pop Corn, Sweet Potatoes and Hot Corn Bread by Edward Richardson, script synopsis, typescript, with set drawing, undated |
Box 34 | Folder 2 | Scripts - Prophecy: The Complex Road of a Black Family by Aki Llorens AKA Bruce Llorens, typescript, [1978] |
Box 34 | Folder 3 | Scripts - Queen Bee by William Mayfield, with critique sheet, typescript (photocopy), 1980 |
Box 34 | Folder 4 | Scripts - The Road by Wole Soyinka, Oxford University Press, 1970 |
Box 34 | Folder 5 | Scripts - Salome by Samantha Stamper, inscribed to Val Gray Ward, typescript (photocopy), 1981 |
Box 34 | Folder 6 | Scripts - Sergeant General by Kenneth Brown, with correspondence, typescript (photocopy), 1981 |
Box 34 | Folder 7 | Scripts - Sing on, Ms. Griot by Beth Turner, typescript (photocopy), 1979 |
Box 34 | Folder 8 | Scripts - The Seventh Round by Samm-Art Williams typescript (photocopy), 1977 |
Box 34 | Folder 9 | Scripts - When the Chickens Come Home to Roost by Laurence Holder, typescript (photocopy), 1980 |