Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914 - 1983
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Countée Cullen papers
Collection — Container: Drawing of Cullen
Identifier: 111
Scope and Contents
The papers of poet and playwright Countee Cullen document his personal and professional lives, as well as his relations with leading writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance era. Among the papers, which measure 11.9 linear feet, are correspondence; accounts, records, documents, legal papers, and certificates; a fragmentary diary (1928); teaching plan books and other teaching records; writings, including, articles, a book review, letters to editors, juvenile novels, plays, poems, a...
Dates:
Created: 1900-1947; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1970
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Countée Cullen papers
Owen Dodson typescript for "Amistad"
Item
Identifier: 2527
Content Description
This collection consists of a 100-page typescript copy of a play written by Owen Dodson entitled "Amistad." The play was written for the 100th anniversary of the Amistad Event and premiered at Talladega College on April 15, 1940, under the direction of Lillian Voorhees. This copy is labeled "copy 85" and included handwritten revisions to the cast list.
Dates:
Other: 1939