Amistad (Schooner)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Marr-McGee Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 246
Scope and Contents
The Marr-McGee Family papers document the lives of writer, photographer, and cultural promoter Warren Marr II; his wife, attorney, community activist, and energy consultant Carmel Carrington Marr; and his sister, nurse, and race relations advocate Grace Marr Nugent. The key topics covered in this collection are the founding and administration of the Amistad Research Center; Black arts and theater; community development and relations; historically Black colleges and universities; human rights...
Dates:
Created: 1915-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1961-1985; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Marr-McGee Family papers