Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title August Wilson Archive Collection Number SC.2020.05 Extent
126 Linear Feet
Date ca.1965-2018 Date 1907-2018 Abstract August Wilson (1945-2005) was a Pittsburgh-born playwright best known for his cycle of ten plays referred to as the American Century Cycle that depict the lives and experiences of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. The August Wilson Archive contains the documentation relating to his writing career including drafts of each of his published and unpublished plays along with correspondence and other writings. Also included are notebooks, artwork, documentation on several hundred productions of his plays, audio-visual recordings, awards, photographs, and more. Language
English
. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Access Restrictions
CONTENT WARNING -- This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive, harmful, racist, or misrepresentative creator supplied language. In keeping with archival best practice, this language has been retained to preserve the context of the records. In keeping but acknowledging this language, A&SC hopes to encourage critical assessment and questioning of historical materials. Researchers should bear this in mind when accessing.
Due to preservation concerns, researchers will only be granted access to facsimile copies of the materials in the Notebooks series.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from the August Wilson Estate on August 24, 2020.
Arrangement
The August Wilson Archive is arranged into the following series:
Series I. American Century Cycle
Series II. Artwork
Series III. Audio-Visual Recordings
Series IV. Awards
Series V. Correspondence
Series VI. Electronic Records
Series VII. Film and Television Adaptations
Series VIII. Financial
Series IX. Newspaper Clippings
Series X. Notebooks
Series XI. Other Writings and Speeches
Series XII. Personal Collections of Film, Music, and Literature
Series XIII. Photographs
Series XIV. Poetry
Series XV. Props and Personal Effects
Series XVI. Topical Files
Series XVII. University of Pittsburgh
Biography
August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel, Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1945. He was the fourth of seven children born to Daisy Wilson and Frederik August Kittel, Sr. His father, a German immigrant from Sudenland (now the Czech Republic and its people are at times referred to as Bohemian German), was a master baker. Wilson's mother, an African American woman from North Carolina, was a domestic worker. As a child he attended St. Richard's Parochial School before enrolling in Pittsburgh's Central Catholic High School. He dropped out after one year and then enrolled at Connelly Vocational High School. Wilson ended his formal education at age fifteen, following accusations of plagiarism while attending Gladstone High School located in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Afterwards his education was self-directed by frequenting branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, later receiving an honorary diploma from the institution as an adult.
Wilson supported himself with various odd jobs as a young man. Later, he became involved in the Black Arts Movement, the cultural arm of the Black Power Movement. This led him to co-found the Black Horizons Theatre along with Rob Penny, Curtiss Porter, Tony Fountain, and E. Philip McKain as a means of disseminating Black nationalist ideas to Pittsburgh's Black community. Although Wilson considered himself a poet at this time, he made his first foray into playwrighting with a one-act play called Recycle in 1973 after seeing a performance of Athol Fulgard's Siswe Bansi Is Dead at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.
In 1978, Wilson moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where his friend Claude Purdy secured for him a job writing educational plays for children at the Science Museum of Minnesota. During this time, he wrote the first iteration of Jitney , which would later become part of the American Century Cycle. Wilson sent Jitney to the Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis in 1980, where he was rewarded with a Jerome Fellowship. The stipend he received from this award enabled him to establish himself as a full-time playwright. Wilson's breakthrough occurred in 1982, when a staged reading of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Playwrights Conference. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom made its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre in April 1984 before opening at the Cort Theatre on Broadway in October 1984.
Upon finding commercial and critical success with Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , Wilson spent his career writing what is now known as the American Century Cycle, a group of ten plays that examined the African American experience in each decade of the twentieth century: Gem of the Ocean (set in 1904), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (set in 1911), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (set in 1927), The Piano Lesson (set in 1936), Seven Guitars (set in 1948), Fences (set in 1957), Two Trains Running (set in 1969), Jitney (set in 1977), King Hedley II (set in 1985), and Radio Golf (set in 1997).
Wilson received numerous honors throughout his career, highlighted by twice being awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990). He was also granted the Rockefeller (1983) and Guggenheim (1986) Fellowships in Playwrighting, the Whiting Writers Award (1986), the Heinz Award (2003), and the National Humanities Medal (1999). The American Century Cycle plays were routinely nominated for and received several awards by the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle.
In 1990, during his work on The Piano Lesson , Wilson relocated to Seattle, Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood. During his time in Seattle, Wilson developed a working relationship with Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he debuted the work that became How I Learned What I Learned in 2003.
August Wilson was married three times. His first marriage was to Brenda Burton, which ended in divorce in 1972. The couple's only child, Sakina Ansari, was born in 1970 while residing in Pittsburgh. In 1981 Wilson married St. Paul, Minnesota area social worker Judy Oliver, which also ended in divorce in 1990. After relocating to Seattle, he married Costanza Romero in 1994. Romero is a costume designer whose work was a part of many American Century Cycle productions. The couple had a daughter Azula Carmen Wilson. Wilson's six siblings are: Freda Ellis, Linda Jean Kittel, Donna Conley, Barbara Jean Wilson, Edwin Kittel, and Richard Kittel.
August Wilson died on October 2, 2005 of liver cancer in Seattle. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in the Pittsburgh suburb O'Hara Township along members of his maternal family. Shortly after his death, Broadway's Virginia Theatre was renamed the August Wilson Theatre.
Preferred Citation
August Wilson Archive, ca.1965-2020, SC.2020.05, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Dr. Leah Mickens and William Daw along with Miriam Meislik, Anaïs Grateau, and student assistants Amanda Awanjo, Caroline Brody, Ashton Crawley, Victoria LaFave, Dria Lai, Clare Ninke, Ma'Kayla A. Palmer, Kathryn Perkins, Alivia G. Pierce, Madeline Ruzak, Olivia Shankle, Maggie Shaheen, Emma Squire, Adrianna Taraboletti, and Diael Thomas between 2021 and the present.
Scope and Contents The August Wilson Archive contains documentation of the professional life and works of the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright who is known for depicting 20th century African American life and culture on stage. Included in the archive are draft scripts of the published American Century Cycle plays as well as his unpublished plays. Also included are published and unpublished short stories, poetry, script fragments, handwritten notes, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, production materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, stage designs, artwork, honorary degrees, awards, legal and financial documents, audio visual materials, and memorabilia. The majority of the archive is in English, but there are some materials in Dutch, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
The University of Pittsburgh Library System reserves the right to limit or prohibit reproductions from the August Wilson Archive due to copyright concerns. To produce, perform, or publish any manuscripts, scripts, production documents, and personal information contained within the August Wilson Archive permissions must be sought through the individual copyright holder.
Container List Series I. American Century Cycle , 1978-2018 Scope and Contents This series contains materials relating to the plays of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. It is arranged into ten sub-series that correspond to each play in the cycle. The subseries are listed alphabetically by title. They are further divided into the following sections: Drafts and Scripts, Production History and Documentation, Publications, and Topical Files. The Productions and Writing/Scripts sections are filed chronologically, while the Publications and Topical sections' files are filed alphabetically.
The Drafts and Scripts sections include working notes, handwritten and typed script fragments, complete scripts, and production promptbooks. There is a significant amount of overlap between the Drafts and Scripts section files and the Notebooks series.
The Production History and Documentation sections include files relating to hundreds of stage productions of the American Century Cycle plays. While there are substantially more materials that document the productions that preceded the Broadway premiere of each play, there is also documentation on many post-Broadway regional productions through about 2018. These consist of correspondence, publicity materials, programs, contracts, study guides, stage manager reports, reviews, and concept art. All photographs in the American Century Cycle series are physically filed with the photographs series materials.
The Publications sections contain files related to the publishing of each of the American Century Cycle plays. The materials include artwork, contracts, correspondence, galleys, and other associated files.
The Topical Files sections for each American Century Cycle play includes materials that do not directly relate to the writing of the play, a specific production of the play, or its publication.
Subseries 1. Fences 1982-2018 Scope and Contents Fences is the sixth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1957 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on April 30, 1985. Fences received both the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1987 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. Wilson was also awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Fences .
Section 1-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1982-2001 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated Containers box T1 , folder 1-2 Handwritten notes and dialogue written on envelopes , undated Containers box T1 , folder 3 Script , undated Containers box T1 , folder 4 Scope and Contents This is an undated script for Fences . It is bound in a blue imitation leather folder. The number 12 is written in black marker on the title page.
Script , undated Containers box T1 , folder 5 Scope and Contents This Fences script is bound in a blue imitation leather folder. The number 13 is written on the title page. The only annotation in the body appears to be a circle drawn around page 2-4-29.
Script , undated Containers box T1 , folder 6 Scope and Contents This is an undated script for the play Fences . There are no annotations in the body. The script's pages are loose and unbound.
Typed notes , undated Containers box T1 , folder 7 Script fragments , undated
Script , 1982 Containers box T1 , folder 8 Scope and Contents This Fences script contains scattered annotations by Wilson and is bound in a blue paper folder.
Script , 1982 Containers box T1 , folder 9 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that is unbound and includes scattered annotations by Wilson.
Script , 1982 Containers box T1 , folder 10 Scope and Contents This is a script for Fences that is dated 1982. The pages are loose and "New Dramatists Inc" is stamped twice on the cover page.
Script , 1982 Containers box T1 , folder 11 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that is dated 1982. The pages are loose and there are scattered annotations in the body, mostly in the form of crossed out words.
Script , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences bound in a hardback orange folder.
Script , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 2 Scope and Contents This is a script from the play Fences bound in a black paper folder.
Script , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 3 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences bound in a blue paper folder.
Script , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 4 Scope and Contents This is a 1982 script for the play Fences bound in a yellow paper folder.
Script , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 5 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that is dated 1982. The pages are unbound, and they were originally in a large brown envelope. Most of the pages are white, but some are on yellow paper. There are no annotations in the body of the script, but there are scattered correction fluid marks present.
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , 1982 Containers box T2 , folder 6 Scope and Contents This is a partial script for the play Fences that is dated 1982. The pages consist mostly of the beginning of the play and the end, with most of the middle sections being absent. The pages are unbound and there is a yellow piece of paper with handwritten notes among them. There are scattered annotations by Wilson in the later pages. This script was originally in a file folder.
Script , June 1983 Containers box T2 , folder 7 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that is dated June 1983. The pages and loose and unbound. There is no title page. The body of the script contains no annotations. It was originally in a large brown envelope.
Script , June 1983 Containers box T2 , folder 8 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that is dated 1983. The pages are not bound, and the paper color alternates between white and yellow. This script was originally in a large white envelope with a return address from Control Data Temps.
Script , 1983 Containers box T2 , folder 9 Scope and Contents This is a script for a production of Fences that was performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in 1983. The body of the script contains copious edits and highlighting. Most of the annotations are in Wilson's handwriting, but others are in an unknown hand.
Script fragments , 1983 Containers box T2 , folder 10 Scope and Contents This is an incomplete and annotated Fences script. It is largely intact, with the first four pages missing. This script ends without the final scene of the finished version of the play. It is unclear if the last scene is truly missing or if Wilson intended this to be an alternate ending for the play.
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , 1983-1987 Containers box T3 , folder T1-7 Script , December 1984 Containers box T3 , folder 8 Scope and Contents This Fences script is bound in an imitation leather cover. The body contains scattered annotations, and the title page indicates that pages 36, 47, and 71 are missing.
Script , February 1985 Containers box T3 , folder 9 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences . The latest revision date is February 1985. The script is in a beige folder, but the pages are loose. The body contains no edits or annotations.
Script , 1985 Containers box T4 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is Wilson's master script for the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Fences . It contains a variety of dates, all from 1985. The script was originally bound in a hard, black folder. The performance schedule for this production is in the front of the folder. The body of the script contains extensive annotations and edits by Wilson, including on the backs of some pages.
Script , 1985 Containers box T4 , folder 2 Scope and Contents This is an unbound script from the play Fences with the latest revision date being 1985. It appears to be complete, but the pages are out of order. The body contains a great deal of annotations and edits by Wilson. There are handwritten notes written on the backs of some of the pages.
Script , January 10, 1986 Containers box T4 , folder 3 Scope and Contents This Fences script is bound in a blue hard-shell paper folder. "FENCES AUGUST WILSON" and "1/10/86" are written on the cover in marker. The title page contains a stamp indicating that it is property of the Yale Repertory Theatre. There are scattered edits and annotations throughout the body of the script.
Script , January 1986 Containers box T4 , folder 4 Scope and Contents This Fences script is bound in a black imitation leather cover. The body of the script contains edits and annotations.
Promptbook , 1987 Containers box T4 , folder 5 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the 1987 Broadway production of Fences that was held at the 47th Street Theatre. In addition to the script, this promptbook contains contact lists, costume notes, soundtrack lists, prop lists, and lighting and set blueprints. A copy of the Playbill is also included.
Promptbook - designs (OVERSIZE) , 1987 Containers map-case 27-6 , oversize 1 Script , 1999 Containers box T4 , folder 6 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Fences that was used in a 1999 production at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. It is bound in a black hardback paper folder with a metal pin. This script also contains contact sheets and schedules.
Script - Spanish translation of Fences , 2001 Containers box T5 , folder 1-2 Scope and Contents This is a script for Fences that was translated into Cuban/Caribbean Spanish by Illeana Fuentes. It includes an introduction explaining the translation philosophy that was employed to produce this script.
Section 1-2. Production History and Documentation , 1982-2018 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 1-2-1. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference (July 30 - August 2, 1983), Waterford, CT , 1982-1983 Scope and Contents A staged reading of Fences was a part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 1983 National Playwrights Conference.
Correspondence , 1982-1983 Containers box T5 , folder 3 Invitations , May 7, 1983 Containers box T5 , folder 4 Production memos and documents , August 1983 Containers box T5 , folder 5 Programs , 1983 Containers box T5 , folder 6-7 Reviews and press , 1983 Containers box T5 , folder 8 Section 1-2-2. Yale Repertory Theatre (April 30 - May 25, 1985), New Haven, CT , 1985 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of Fences was produced by Yale Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed April 30 - May 25, 1985.
Audience feedback , May 1985
Contracts , 1983-1987 Containers box T5 , folder 9 Correspondence , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 10 Correspondence - Birthday card from the Yale cast , April 1985
Photographs , 1985
Production memos and documents , May 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 11 Programs , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 12 Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1985
Publicity , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 13 Reviews and press , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 14-15 Reviews and press , May 1985 Containers oversize 1 , folder 1 Study guides , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 16 Yale Reports 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 17 Section 1-2-3. Goodman Theatre (January 31 - March 9, 1986), Chicago, IL , 1985-1986 Contracts , 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 18 Correspondence , 1985-1986
Production memos and documents , January 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 19 Programs , February 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 20 Publicity , February 1986
Reviews and press , 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 21 Reviews and press (OVERSIZE) , February 16, 1986
Section 1-2-4. GeVa Theatre (February 18 - March 15, 1986), Rochester, NY , 1985-1986 Box office , April 30, 1986
Contracts , December 27, 1985 Containers box T5 , folder 22 Programs , 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 23 Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1986
Publicity , 1985-1986 Containers box T5 , folder 24 Reviews and press , 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 25 Set designs , 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 26 Section 1-2-5. The Seattle Repertory Theatre (March 15 - April 17, 1986), Seattle, WA , 1986 Contracts , February 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 27 Correspondence , March 18, 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 28 Programs , 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 29 Publicity , March 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 30 Reviews and press , March 1986 Containers box T5 , folder 31 Section 1-2-6. Curran Theatre (February 6 - March 8, 1987), San Francisco, CA , 1987 Audience feedback , February 28, 1987
Invitations , February 12, 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 1 Production memos and documents , February 12, 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 2 Programs , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 3 Publicity , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 4 Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Reviews and press , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 5 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , February 1987
Section 1-2-7. 46th Street Theatre (March 26, 1987 - June 26, 1988), New York, NY , 1985-1990 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Fences was staged at the 46th Street Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed March 26, 1987, through June 26, 1988.
Audience feedback , 1987
Casting , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 6 Contracts , December 1986 Containers box T6 , folder 7 Correspondence , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 8 Correspondence - Birthday card from the Broadway cast , April 1987
Photographs , 1987
Production memos and documents , 1985-1990 Containers box T6 , folder 9 Programs , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 10 Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Programs with annotations , June 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 11 Publicity , 1987 Containers box T6 , folder 12 Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Reviews and press , 1987-1988 Containers box T6 , folder 13-16 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Section 1-2-9. James A. Doolittle Theatre (September 28 - December 4, 1988), Los Angeles, CA , 1988 Box office , November 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 1 Contracts , 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 2 Correspondence , 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 3 Invitations , undated Containers box T7 , folder 4 Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 5 Programs , September 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 6 Publicity , September 26, 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 7 Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1988
Reviews and press , 1988 Containers box T7 , folder 8 Section 1-2-10. Pittsburgh Public Theater (May 23 - July 2, 1989), Pittsburgh, PA , 1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 9 Correspondence , March 4, 1991 Containers box T7 , folder 10 Programs , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 11 Publicity , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 12 Reviews and press , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 13 Section 1-2-11. De Nieuw Amsterdam Theatergroep (September 7 - October 28, 1989), Amsterdam, Netherlands , 1989 Correspondence , 1988-1989 Containers box T7 , folder 14 Programs , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 15 Publicity , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 16 Reviews and press , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 17 Section 1-2-12. Sacramento Theatre Company (October 20 - November 12, 1989), Sacramento, CA , September 26, 1989 Correspondence , September 26, 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 18 Section 1-2-13. San Jose Repertory Company (November 1 - 19, 1989), San Jose, CA , 1989 Reviews and press , November 3, 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 19 Section 1-2-14. Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (November 30, 1989 - January 7, 1990), Milwaukee, WI , 1988-1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 20 Correspondence , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 21 Publicity , 1988-1989 Containers box T7 , folder 22 Section 1-2-15. Detroit Repertory Theatre (January 11 - March 18, 1990), Detroit, MI , 1989-1990 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 23 Publicity , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 24 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 25 Section 1-2-16. Denver Center Theatre (January 17 - February 10, 1990), Denver, CO , 1989 Correspondence , August 24, 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 26 Section 1-2-17. Cleveland Play House (January - February 25, 1990), Cleveland, OH , 1990 Photographs , undated
Reviews and press , March 30, 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 27 Section 1-2-18. Alley Theatre (January 25 - March 4, 1990), Houston, TX , 1989-1990 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 28 Reviews and press , January 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 29 Section 1-2-19. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (January 30- February 25, 1990), Cincinnati, OH , 1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 30 Section 1-2-20. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (February 7 - March 9, 1990), St. Louis , MO , 1989-1990 Correspondence , 1989-1990 Containers box T7 , folder 31 Production memos and documents , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 32 Section 1-2-21. The Human Race Theatre Company (February 8 - 25, 1990), Dayton, OH , 1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 33 Section 1-2-22. StageWest (February 16 - March 11, 1990), Springfield, MA , 1989-1990 Correspondence , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 34 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 35 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , February 4, 1990
Section 1-2-23. Philadelphia Drama Guild (March 7 - 25, 1990), Philadelphia, PA , 1989-1990 Correspondence , 1989 Containers box T7 , folder 36 Fences Text & Subtext conference1990
Publicity , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 37 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T7 , folder 38 Section 1-2-24. New Mexico Repertory Theatre (March 7 - April 1, 1990), Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM , 1989-1990 Correspondence , 1989-1990 Containers box T8 , folder 1 Publicity , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 2 Section 1-2-25. Delaware Theatre Company (March 15 - 31, 1990). Wilmington, DE , 1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T8 , folder 3 Section 1-2-26. Arizona Theatre Company (March 23 - April 28, 1990), Tucson & Phoenix, AZ , 1990 Programs , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 4 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 5 Section 1-2-27. Phoenix Theatre Inc. (April 6 - 29, 1990), Indianapolis, IN , 1989 Contracts , 1989 Containers box T8 , folder 6 Section 1-2-28. Kansas Wesleyan University Theatre Department (April 27 - May 5, 1990), Salina, KS , February 1990 Correspondence , February 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 7 Section 1-2-29. Penumbra Theatre (May 9 - June 3, 1990), Saint Paul, MN , 1990 Correspondence , April 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 8 Programs , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 9 Publicity , April 4, 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 10 Reviews and press , May 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 11 Section 1-2-30. Lyceum Space (April 26 - May 20, 1990), San Diego, CA , 1990 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 12 Section 1-2-31. Arena Stage (April 20 - July 8, 1990), Washington, DC America's Arena Containers box T8 , folder 13 Correspondence Containers box T8 , folder 14 Programs Containers box T8 , folder 15 Section 1-2-32. Liverpool Playhouse (August 15 - September 8, 1990), Liverpool, UK , 1987-1990 Contracts , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 16 Contracts with Wilson annotations , January 30, 1990
Correspondence , 1987-1990 Containers box T8 , folder 17 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 18 Stage manager's reports , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 19 Section 1-2-33. Garrick Theatre (September 24 - November 3, 1990), London, UK , 1990 Contracts , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 20 Correspondence , 1990
Publicity , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 21 Reviews and press , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 22 Section 1-2-34. M Ensemble Company (October 26 - November 18, 1990), Miami, FL , 1990 Contracts , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 23 Correspondence , July 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 24 Section 1-2-35. New Repertory Theatre (January 3 - February 10, 1991), Newton Highlands, MA , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990-1991 Containers box T8 , folder 25 Section 1-2-36. New American Theatre (January 10 - February 10, 1991), Rockford, IL , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990-1991 Containers box T8 , folder 26 Section 1-2-37. Alabama Shakespeare Festival (January 30 - March 3, 1991), Montgomery, AL , 1989-1990 Contracts , 1989-1990 Containers box T8 , folder 27 Correspondence , 1990 Containers box T8 , folder 28 Section 1-2-38. Trustus Theatre (February 1 - 23, 1991), Columbia, SC , 1990-1991 Casting , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 1 Correspondence , 1990 Containers box T9 , folder 2 Publicity , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 3 Set designs (OVERSIZE) , undated
Section 1-2-39. Syracuse Stage (March 8 - 31, 1991), Syracuse, NY , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990-1991 Containers box T9 , folder 4 Section 1-2-40. Florida Shakespeare Theater (April 2 - 28, 1991), Coral Gables, FL , 1990 Contracts , 1990 Containers box T9 , folder 5 Section 1-2-41. Riverside Theatre (April 4 - 14, 1991), Vero Beach, FL , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990-1991 Containers box T9 , folder 6 Programs , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 7 Reviews and press , April 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 8 Section 1-2-42. Semino Kai -- Hakubutsukan Gekijo (Museum Theatre) (May 2 - 12 1991), Tokyo, Japan , 1991 Correspondence , 1991-1997 Containers box T9 , folder 9 Programs , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 10 Reviews and press , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 11 Section 1-2-43. Theatrefest (July 9 - 21, 1991), Montclair, NJ , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990-1991 Containers box T9 , folder 12 Section 1-2-44. Harrisburg Community Theatre (November 1 - 17, 1991), Harrisburg, PA , 1991 Programs , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 13 Section 1-2-45. Illinois Theatre Center (November 1 - 24, 1991), Chicago, IL , 1991 Audience feedback , November 1991
Correspondence , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 14 Photographs , August 1991
Reviews and press , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 15 Section 1-2-46. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (November 6 - 30, 1991), Portland, OR , 1991 Correspondence , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 16 Production memos and documents , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 17 Programs , November 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 18 Publicity , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 19 Reviews and press , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 20 Section 1-2-47. Trinity Repertory Company (February 6 - 16, 1992), Providence, RI , 1991-1992 Contracts , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 21 Programs , 1992 Containers box T9 , folder 22 Reviews and press , January 1992 Containers box T9 , folder 23 Section 1-2-48. Theatre in the Park (February 7 - 22,1992), Raleigh, NC , 1992 Correspondence , 1992 Containers box T9 , folder 24 Reviews and press , 1992 Containers box T9 , folder 25 Section 1-2-49. Studio Arena Theatre (February 27 - March 15, 1992 season), Buffalo, NY , 1991 Contracts , 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 26 Correspondence , February 6, 1991 Containers box T9 , folder 27 Section 1-2-50. Asolo Theatre Company (May 6 - 30, 1992), Sarasota, FL , 1991-1992 Correspondence , 1991-1992 Containers box T10 , folder 1 Section 1-2-51. English Theater Frankfurt (May 8 - July 4, 1992), Frankfurt, Germany , 1991-1992 Contracts , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 2 Correspondence , 1991-1992
Programs , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 3 Publicity , 1991 Containers box T10 , folder 4 Section 1-2-52. Riverside Community Players (October 8 - 18, 1992), Riverside, CA , 1992-1993 Reviews and press , 1992-1993 Containers box T10 , folder 5 Section 1-2-53. Stage West (October 16 - November 21, 1992), Fort Worth, TX , 1992 Programs , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 6 Reviews and press , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 7 Section 1-2-54. Pennsylvania Stage Company (November 4 - 29, 1992), Allentown, PA , September 22, 1992 Correspondence , September 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 8 Section 1-2-55. Attic Theatre (November 5 - December 13, 1992), Detroit, MI , 1992 Programs , November 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 9 Reviews and press , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 10 Section 1-2-56. Pioneer Theatre Company (January 6 - 23, 1993), Salt Lake City, UT , 1991-1993 Contracts , 1991-1992 Containers box T10 , folder 11 Correspondence , 1992 Containers box T10 , folder 12 Programs , 1992-1993 Containers box T10 , folder 12 Reviews and press , January 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 13 Section 1-2-57. South Jersey Regional Theatre (March 11 - 28, 1993), Somers Point, NJ , 1993 Correspondence , 1992-1993 Containers box T10 , folder 14 Section 1-2-58. Center Stage (November 18 - December 19, 1993), Baltimore, MD , 1993 Contracts , May 25, 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 15 Correspondence , 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 16 Programs , 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 17 Section 1-2-59. New Stage Theatre (January 19 - February 6, 1994), Jackson, MS , 1993 Contracts , 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 18 Section 1-2-60. Long Beach Playhouse (September 9 - October 10, 1994), Long Beach, CA , 1993 Correspondence , 1993 Containers box T10 , folder 19 Section 1-2-62. Coconut Grove Playhouse (November 19 - December 3, 1995), Miami, FL , February 14, 1995 Correspondence , February 14, 1995 Containers box T10 , folder 20 Section 1-2-64. Hangar Theatre (August 7 - 17, 1996), Ithica, NY , 1995-1997 Correspondence , 1995-1997
Section 1-2-65. Beijing People's Art Theatre (September - October 1996), Beijing, China , 1987-1997 Correspondence , 1987 Containers box T10 , folder 21 Program , 1996 Containers box T10 , folder 22 Reviews and press , 1996-1997 Containers box T10 , folder 23 Section 1-2-67. Florida State University School of Theatre (February 25 - March 1, 1997), Tallahassee, FL , undated Section 1-2-68. College of Charleston (February 18 - 26, 1997), Charleston, SC , February 1997 Programs , February 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 24 Reviews and press , undated Containers box T10 , folder 25 Section 1-2-69. Penumbra Theatre (May 14 - 25, 1997), St. Paul, MN , 1995-1997 Scope and Contents This production was presented by the Guthrie Theater.
Contracts , 1995-1997 Containers box T10 , folder 26 Correspondence , 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 27 Photograph , 1997
Production memos and documents , May 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 28 Programs , 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 29 Publicity , 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 30 Reviews and press , 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 31 Study guide , 1997 Containers box T10 , folder 32 Section 1-2-70. Herman LeVern Jones Theatre Consultant Agency (July 16 - 27, 1997), Durham, SC , July 1997 Reviews and press , July 24, 1997 Containers box T11 , folder 1 Section 1-2-71. National Black Theatre Festival (August 7 - 9, 1997), Winston-Salem, NC , 1997 Programs , 1997 Containers box T11 , folder 2 Section 1-2-72. Dayton Playhouse/Kente Theater (February 1998), Dayton, OH , February 1998 Reviews and press , February 6, 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 3 Section 1-2-73. Detroit Repertory Theatre (January 15 - March 22, 1998). Detroit, MI , March 1997 Correspondence , 1997 Containers box T11 , folder 4 Section 1-2-74. University of California Santa Cruz/African American Theater Troupe (February 19 - 22, 1998), Santa Cruz, CA , 1998 Photographs , March 4, 1998
Programs , 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 5 Reviews and press , February 13, 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 6 Section 1-2-75. Monterey Peninsula College/African American Theater Troupe (March 5 - 22, 1998), Monterey, CA , 1998 Reviews and press , March 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 7 Section 1-2-76. Theatre Memphis (March 6 - 29, 1998), Memphis, TN , 1998 Reviews and press , March 16, 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 8 Section 1-2-77. Pittsburgh Public Theatre (April 8 - May 16, 1999), Pittsburgh, PA , 1998-1999 Correspondence , 1998-1999 Containers box T11 , folder 9 Photographs , undated
Programs , 1999 Containers box T11 , folder 10 Publicity , March 1999 Containers box T11 , folder 11 Reviews and press , 1999 Containers box T11 , folder 12 Section 1-2-78. Theatre 40 (July 19 - August 18, 1999), Beverly Hills, CA , 1998 Correspondence , 1998 Containers box T11 , folder 13 Section 1-2-79. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (January 5 - 30, 2000 ), St. Louis, MO , 2000 Section 1-2-80. Fleetwood Stage (March 3 - 19, 2000), New Rochelle, NY , January 2000 Correspondence , January 2000
Section 1-2-81. TheatreWorks (March 8 - April 9, 2000), Paolo Alto, CA , 2000 Reviews and press , March 2000 Containers box T11 , folder 14 Section 1-2-82. Beck Center (March 31 - April 22, 2000), Lakewood, OH , 2000 Correspondence , June 18, 1999 Containers box T11 , folder 15 Section 1-2-83. The American Negro Playwright Theatre (September 20 - October 6, 2001), Nashville, TN , 2001 Publicity , 2001 Containers box T11 , folder 16 Section 1-2-84. Providence Black Repertory Company (October 4 - November 11, 2001), Providence, RI , undated Publicity , undated Containers box T11 , folder 17 Section 1-2-85. Ensemble Theatre (January 31 - February 24, 2002), Houston, TX , 2002 Correspondence , 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 18 Publicity , 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 19 Reviews and press , February 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 20 Section 1-2-86. Isthmus Playhouse (March 8 - 30, 2002), Madison, WI , 2002 Programs , 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 21 Program - with Wilson annotations , 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 22 Publicity , 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 23 Reviews and press , March 2002 Containers box T11 , folder 24 Section 1-2-87. True Colors Theatre (October 1 - 19, 2003), Atlanta, GA , 2003 Correspondence , August 21, 2003 Containers box T11 , folder 25 Production memos and documents , undated Containers box T11 , folder 26 Programs , October 2003 Containers box T11 , folder 27 Section 1-2-88. Round House Theatre (Fall 2004), Bethesda, MD , 2004 Correspondence , March 12, 2004 Containers box T11 , folder 28 Section 1-2-89. Bristol Riverside Theatre (March 15 - April 3, 2005), Bristol, PA , 2005 Correspondence , March 15, 2005 Containers box T11 , folder 29 Section 1-2-90. Plowshares Theatre Company (November 10 - December 4, 2005), Detroit, MI , 2005 Reviews and press , November 17, 2005 Containers box T11 , folder 30 Section 1-2-91. The Actor's Studio at Sunset Millennium (April 21 - May 14, 2006), West Hollywood, CA , 2006 Correspondence , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 31 Programs , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 32 Section 1-2-92. The Odyssey Theatre & The Saint/Hayden Co (June 10 - August 6, 2006), Los Angeles, CA , 2006 Correspondence , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 33 Programs , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 34 Reviews and press , June 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 35 Section 1-2-93. Pasadena Playhouse (August 25 - October 1, 2006), Pasadena, CA , 2001-2006 Correspondence , 2001-2006 Containers box T11 , folder 36 Programs , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 37 Publicity , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 38 Reviews and press , 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 39 Section 1-2-94. Hartford Stage (January 10 - February 11, 2007), Hartford, CT , 2006-2007 Correspondence , April 24, 2006 Containers box T11 , folder 40 Section 1-2-95. Portland Center Stage (April 10 - May 6, 2007), Portland, OR , April 11, 2006 Correspondence , April 11, 2006
Section 1-2-96. East Cleveland Theater (February 2008), Cleveland, OH , 2007 Correspondence , September 2007 Containers box T12 , folder 1 Section 1-2-97. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (February 16 - July 6, 2008), Ashland, OR , 2008 Correspondence , January 15, 2008 Containers box T12 , folder 2 Programs , 2008 Containers box T12 , folder 3 Publicity , 2008 Containers box T12 , folder 4 Section 1-2-98. Huntington Theatre (May 16 - October 11, 2009), Boston, MA , 2009 Programs , 2009 Containers box T12 , folder 5 Section 1-2-99. Seattle Repertory Theatre (March 26 - April 18, 2010), Seattle, WA , 2010 Programs , April 2010 Containers box T12 , folder 6 Publicity , 2010 Containers box T12 , folder 7 Reviews and press , March 28, 2010 Containers box T12 , folder 8 Section 1-2-100. Cort Theatre (April 26 - July 11, 2010), New York, NY , 2005-2010 Scope and Contents A Broadway revival of Fences was staged at the Cort Theatre. The production was directed by Kenny Leon and performed April 26 through July 11, 2010.
Contracts , 2005-2007 Containers box T12 , folder 10 Contracts with annotations , May 2007 Containers box T12 , folder 11 Correspondence , 2005-2010 Containers box T12 , folder 12 Production memos and documents , 2010 Containers box T12 , folder 13 Programs , April 2010 Containers box T12 , folder 14 Reviews and press , 2008-2010 Containers box T12 , folder 15 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2010
Section 1-2-101. Theatre Royal Bath (February 20 - March 2, 2013), Bath, UK , 2013 Programs with cast autographs , 2013 Containers box T12 , folder 16 Section 1-2-102. Portland Playhouse (May 2 - July 1, 2018), Portland, OR , undated Publicity , undated Containers box T12 , folder 17 Section 1-3. Publications , 1985-2004 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Japanese translation and publication , 1996-1998
New American Library contracts , September 3, 1985
New American Library correspondence , 1985-1988 Containers box T12 , folder 18 New American Library galleys with Wilson annotations , 1985
New American Library galleys with edits , 1986
New American Library galleys with edits , August 1988 Containers box T13 , folder 1 New American Library galleys with edits , May 17, 1994
Plume cover art , undated
Plume galleys with edits , May 17, 1994
Requests for non-English publication rights , 1987-2007
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt (2) , 1987-2010
Samuel French correspondence , 1989-2003
Samuel French galleys , 1990-1991
Samuel French galleys with edits (2) , undated
Samuel French galleys with edits , 1987
Samuel French galleys with edits , 1990
Spanish translation and publication , June 14, 1991
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Samuel Freedman , July 2, 2007
Theater Magazine correspondenceMay 10, 1985
Section 1-4. Topical Files , 1985-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards (6) , 1986-2010 Containers box T14 , folder 1 Carole Shorenstein Hays producers agreement , January 12, 1987
Correspondence , 1985-1995
International performance requests , 1987-2010
Lloyd Richards directors agreement , 1986
Performance requests , 1989-2007
Production agreement , 1986-1989
Production schedules and calendars , 1986-1994
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Reviews and press , 1986-2003
Samuel French amateur and stock right agreement , 1988-1989
Subseries 2. Gem of the Ocean 2002-2010 Scope and Contents Gem of the Ocean is the ninth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1903 and premiered at the Goodman Theatre on April 28, 2003. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Gem of the Ocean .
Section 2-1. Drafts and Scripts , 2002-2004 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten music cues , undated Containers box T15 , folder 1 Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on envelopes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on folders , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on napkins , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notecards , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notepads , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on typed script pages , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is an undated Gem of the Ocean script that is bound with three round metallic fasteners. The body of the script contains scattered annotations by Wilson.
Script fragments , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , undated
Typed notes , undated
Script , November 21, 2002 Scope and Contents This Gem of the Ocean script is bound with two metal fasteners. The date is written in pencil on the top right corner of the cover page. Scattered annotations are present in the body of the script.
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on newspapers , 2002
Script , 2002 Scope and Contents The pages of this Gem of the Ocean script are loose and contain no annotations.
Promptbook , March 25, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Goodman Theatre production of Gem of the Ocean which includes rehearsal reports, news clippings, a complete script, script fragments, and a photocopy of the program.
Script , April 28, 2003 Containers box T16 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is a Gem of the Ocean script that is dated April 28, 2003. It was used at the Goodman Theatre production of the play. The cover page consists of a blank sheet of purple paper. The body of the script contains no annotations. "Chicago - The Goodman" is written in pencil on the title page.
Script , April 28, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a Gem of the Ocean script that is dated April 28, 2003. The pages are loose. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Script , April 28, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a script from Gem of the Ocean that is dated April 28, 2003. It was used during the Goodman Theatre production of this play. The body of the script does not have any annotations. The cover page is a blank sheet of faded purple paper.
Script , April 28, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a Gem of the Ocean script that is dated April 28, 2003, and was used in the Goodman Theatre production of the play. The body of the script contains no annotations. "Chicago - The Goodman" is written in pencil on the cover page.
Script , July 11, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a script for Gem of the Ocean that was used during the Mark Taper Forum's production. Also included are script fragments that were kept together with the script and an academic article about Lloyd Richards.
Script , July 31, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a partial script for Gem of the Ocean that was used in the Mark Taper Forum's production. It is largely complete, although pages 47-53 are missing. The pages of this script are loose and the contact information for Sageworks is typed out on the cover page.
Script , July 31, 2003 Scope and Contents This Gem of the Ocean script includes a memo from Marion Friedman to Dena Levitin.
Script fragments , 2003
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (3) , 2003 Containers box T17 , folder 1 Script , September 29, 2004 Scope and Contents This is a "Gem of the Ocean" script from the Huntington Theatre production that is dated September 29, 2004. It is bound in a black paper folder with a Sageworks sticker on the front cover. There is a yellow sticky note on the cover page that reads "The Huntington - Boston, MA PRODUCTION." The body of the script contains no annotations.
Typed notes by Todd Kreidler , October 18, 2004
Script , November 16, 2004
Script , December 6, 2004 Scope and Contents This is a Gem of the Ocean script that is dated December 6, 2004, and was used in the Walter Kerr Theatre production of this play. The script includes a note from Deva Levitin about copying the script.
Script , December 6, 2004 Scope and Contents This Gem of the Ocean script is related to the Walter Kerr Theatre production.
Script , December 6, 2004 Scope and Contents This Gem of the Ocean script is related to the Walter Kerr Theatre production.
Script , December 6, 2004 Containers box T18 , folder 1 Script , December 12, 2004 Scope and Contents This Gem of the Ocean script is a photocopy of the script dated November 16, 2004. There are extensive annotations and edits in the body of the script in handwriting that does not appear to be Wilson's.
Section 2-2. Production History and Documentation , 2002-2010 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 2-2-1. Goodman Theatre (April 28 - May 24, 2003), Chicago, IL , 2002-2003 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of Gem of the Ocean was staged at the Goodman Theatre. The production was directed by Marion McClinton and was performed April 28 - May 24, 2003.
Correspondence , 2002-2003
An Evening with August Wilson , 2002-2003
Funding , 2002
League of Chicago Theatres Gala Benefit , 2003
Production memos and documents (2) , 2002-2003
Production memos and documents with Wilson annotations , undated
Programs , April 2003
Program with August Wilson annotations , April 2003
Program with Costanza Romero annotations , April 2003
Program proof copies , March 2003
Prop concept art and paper boat , undated
Publicity , 2002-2003
Rehearsal reports , 2003
Reviews and press , 2003
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Set designs (OVERSIZED) , February 18, 2003
Stage manager reports , 2003
Section 2-2-2. Mark Taper Forum (July 20 - September 7, 2003), Los Angeles, CA , 2003-2004 Artwork reproductions , undated
A Conversation with August in July , July 2003
Correspondence , 2003 Containers box T19 , folder 1 Contracts , 2003-2005
Invitation , July 28, 2003
Opening night reception memorabilia , July 31, 2003
Photographs (2) , 2003
Production badge , undated
Production memos and documents (2) , 2003-2004
Programs , August 2003
Preview audience questionnaire , August 1, 2003
Publicity , 2003
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Rehearsal reports , 2003
Reviews and press (2) , 2003
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , July 27, 2003
Set designs - preliminary plan view [OVERSIZED] , April 29, 2003
Stage manager reports , 2003
Stennis Family Foundation , 2003
Up Close: August Wilson , July 2003
Section 2-2-3. Huntington Theatre (September 24 - October 20, 2004), Boston, MA , 2004 Correspondence , August 2004
An Evening with August Wilson , August 31, 2004
Production memos and documents , 2004
Programs , 2004
Program proof copies , August 24, 2004
Program with Wilson annotations , 2004
Publicity , 2004 Containers box T20 , folder 1 Rehearsals , 2004
Reviews and press (2) , 2004
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2004
Stage manager reports , October 2004
Section 2-2-4. Walter Kerr Theatre (December 6, 2004 - February 6, 2005), New York, N.Y. , 2004-2005 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Gem of the Ocean was staged at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production was directed by Kenny Leon and was performed December 6, 2004 - February 6, 2005.
Commemorative gift from Dena Levitin (OVERSIZED) , 2004
Correspondence , 2004
Production memos and documents , 2004-2005
Programs , November 2004
Program proof copies , October 2004
Publicity , 2004-2005
Rehearsals , 2004
Reviews and press (5) , 2004-2005
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2004
Stage manager reports , 2004-2005 Containers box T21 , folder 1 Section 2-2-5. McCarter Theatre Center (October 11 - 30, 2005), Princeton, NJ , August 1, 2005 Section 2-2-6. Tricycle Theatre (January 12 - February 11, 2006), London, UK , 2005-2006 Contracts , August 15, 2005
Correspondence , 2005-2006
Production memos and documents , 2006
Programs , 2006
Publicity , 2005
Reviews and press , 2006
Section 2-2-7. American Conservatory Theatre (February 10 - March 12, 2006), San Francisco, CA , February 2006 Reviews and press , February 2006
Section 2-2-8. The Space Theatre (January 19 - February 25, 2006), Denver, CO , 2006 Section 2-2-9. Pittsburgh Public Theater (May 25 - June 25, 2006), Pittsburgh, PA , 2006 Correspondence , February 9, 2005
Production memos and documents , 2006
Reviews and press , June 5, 2006
Section 2-2-10. Actors Theatre of Louisville (October 5-28, 2006), Louisville, KY , February 1, 2006 Correspondence , February 1, 2006
Section 2-2-11. Arena Stage (January 26 - March 18, 2007), Washington D.C. , November 3, 2006 Correspondence , November 3, 2006
Section 2-2-12. Syracuse Stage (February - March 11, 2007), Syracuse, NY , February 1, 2006 Correspondence , February 1, 2006
Section 2-2-13. Seattle Repertory Theatre (April 5 - May 6, 2007), Seattle, WA , 2006-2007 Correspondence , 2006-2007
Educational programming , undated
An Intimate Evening with Phylicia Rashad , June 4, 2007
Reviews and press , April 2007
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , April 2007
Section 2-2-14. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (April 21 - October 27, 2007), Ashland, OR , February 1, 2006 Correspondence , February 1, 2006
Section 2-2-15. Ensemble Theatre (January 31 - February 24, 2008), Houston, TX , January 20, 2008 Reviews and press , January 20, 2008
Section 2-2-16. EverymanTheatre (March 19 - April 27, 2008), Baltimore, MD , 2006 Section 2-2-17. Penumbra Theatre (April 22 - May 18, 2008), Saint Paul, MN , 2006-2008 Correspondence , 2006-2008
Programs , 2008
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2008
Section 2-2-18. Fountain Theatre (October 11 - November 16, 2008), Los Angeles, CA , 2007-2008 Correspondence , 2007-2008
Section 2-2-19. Paul Robeson Theatre (February 13 - March 8, 2009), Buffalo, NY , September 20, 2007 Correspondence , September 20, 2007
Section 2-2-20. Jubilee Theatre (May 21 - June 27, 2010), Forth Worth, TX , March 3, 2010 Correspondence , March 3, 2010
Section 2-3. Publications , 2006-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Limelight Editions reviews and press , July 20, 2006 Containers box T22 , folder 1 Samuel French music rights , 2006
Theatre Communications Group cover art , May 11, 2006
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Phylicia Rashad , June 21, 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys , June 4, 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys with annotations , 2006
Theatre Communications Group series introduction by John Lahr , June 21, 2007
Section 2-4. Topical Files , 2001-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards (5) , 2003-2005
Casting , 2002-2003
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean song , 2001-2002
Costume designs reproductions by Constanza Romero , undated
Performance requests , 2005-2007
Production agreement , 2004
Research files , undated
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , September 22, 2005
Schedules and contact lists , 2002-2004
Set designs - David Gallo , undated
Subseries 3. Jitney 1977-2017 Scope and Contents Jitney is the eighth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1977 and premiered at Allegheny Repertory Theatre on October 29, 1982. Jitney received both the 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Jitney .
Section 3-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1978-2005 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated Containers box T23 , folder 1 Script , undated Scope and Contents This is an early script for Jitney. It is bound in a blue paper folder with a printed label on the cover that reads, "JITNEY! by AUGUST WILSON MASTER COPY." The script itself is inside another folder that has "ORIGINAL JITNEY SCRIPT!" written on it. There is a brown paper envelope included with the script that is addressed to the Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is a script for Jitney. It is undated, but the amount of wear and yellowing present on the script suggests that it was produced in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The script is bound in a gray paper folder. There are scattered annotations in the body of the script that are written in unknown handwriting. "Jitney by AUGUST WILSON" is written in pen on the cover of the script.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is an undated script for Jitney. The pages of the script are loose, and it was originally in a large envelope with "Jitney" written on the front in unknown handwriting. It contains no annotations.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is an undated script for Jitney. It is bound in a brown paper folder. This script contains no annotations.
Script fragments (2) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , undated
Script fragments with Wilson artwork , undated
Script , 1978 Scope and Contents This is a script from Jitney that is dated 1978. The pages are loose and there are no annotations present in the body. The title page is on greyish-purple paper, whereas the body of the script is on white (albeit yellowed) paper.
Script , 1979 Scope and Contents This folder contains two seemingly identical copies of the 1979 version of the script for Jitney. Neither script is bound in any way, and they are separated from each other by a piece of neon green paper. Neither script contains any annotations. There is a sticky note on the title page of the first script that reads, "1979 "JITNEY" (old ending) (Revised version dated April 1997)."
Script , 1979 Scope and Contents This is a 1979 script of the play Jitney. It is bound in a gray paper folder. The body of the script contains scattered annotations in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , 1979 Scope and Contents This is a script from Jitney that is dated 1979. The pages are loose and some show signs of rust stains, perhaps from metallic pins that have been removed. There are two title pages, one from 1979 and another that was made in 1995.
Script fragments , 1982
Script , 1995-1996 Containers box T24 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This Jitney script was used in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's production. The script is bound in a black paper folder and contains extensive annotations in Wilson's handwriting. The cover of the folder has a Pittsburgh Public Theater label and Wilson's name.
Script , June 14, 1996 Scope and Contents This Jitney script has a black spiral binding. A note is stapled to the cover that reads, "FOR PERUSAL ONLY - DO NOT REPRODUCE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR."
Script fragments , 1996-2000
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , 1996-2000
Promptbook , March 1997 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Crossroads Theatre production of Jitney. This promptbook contains rehearsal reports, a full script, contact lists, schedules, educational resources, and articles about 1970s history. The script contains a few scattered annotations and edits.
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents This is a Jitney script that was used in the Crossroads Theatre production. There are two copies of the script, each with a blank blue sheet of paper as a cover page.
Script , April 19, 1997
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents These are two identical scripts of Jitney that are dated April 19, 1997. They are bound together with a black binder clip. The topmost script has two blue pieces of paper that are being used as covers. The title page indicates that these scripts were used in the Crossroads Theatre production of Jitney . Neither script contains annotations.
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents This is a script for Jitney that is dated April 19, 1997. It was used in the Crossroad Theatre Company production of said play. It is bound by a black binder clip. The title page is bent and torn. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Script , April 19, 1997 Containers box T25 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This Jitney script was used in the Crossroads Theatre Company production. The script does not contain any annotations and some pages appear to be photocopied.
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents This is a script from Jitney that is dated April 19, 1997. It was used in the Crossroads Theatre Company production of said play. It is bound with a black binder clip. A single piece of pink paper is being used as a front cover page. There are no annotations.
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents This is a script for Jitney that is dated April 19, 1997. It was used in the Crossroads Theatre Company production of said play. The pages are loose and there is a rust stain on the title page where there was once a binder clip. There are no annotations. There is a gray piece of paper attached to the front that reads, "Copy for Victor."
Script , April 19, 1997 Scope and Contents This is a script from Jitney that is dated April 19, 1997. It was used in the Crossroads Theatre Company production of said play. The script is bound in a yellow paper folder. There are scattered annotations in the body of this script that are written in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , September 24, 1998 Scope and Contents This Jitney script is bound in a light blue paper folder. The body of the script contains scattered annotations and edits in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , October 14, 1998 Scope and Contents This is a Jitney script that is dated October 14, 1998. It is bound in a blue paper folder. The title page lists various dates that have been scratched out in marker. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Script , October 16, 1998
Script , October 16, 1998 Scope and Contents This Jitney script was used in the Huntington Theatre production. The cover includes a Huntington Theatre label with "AUGUST 10/16" written on it in blue marker. There are no annotations in this script.
Promptbook , October 1998 Containers box T26 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Huntington Theatre production of Jitney. The materials in the promptbook includes a complete script, contact sheets, rehearsal schedules, daily rehearsal schedules, press, script revisions, and handwritten notes.
Script , October 1998 Scope and Contents This Jitney script has a large X written on the title page with a yellow sticky note that reads "VARIOUS JITNEY SCRIPTS."
Script , January 13, 1999
Script , January 13, 1999 Scope and Contents This Jitney script includes extensive annotations by Wilson. It is wrapped in a white Goodman Theatre folder.
Script , January 13, 1999 Scope and Contents This item consists of three identical copies of a Jitney script. These unannotated scripts are dated January 13, 1999. Each script is separated from the next one by yellow paper with the Lazerquick logo.
Script , January 13, 1999 Scope and Contents This Jitney script has yellow paper covers. The last page of this script contains a character list.
Script , June 27, 1999 Containers box T27 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This Jitney script includes a yellow sticky note on the title page indicating where pages are missing in the script.
Promptbook , January 14, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook used in the Second Stage Theatre production of Jitney. It contains contact sheets, memos, a full script, and calendars. The cover has a white label that reads "August Wilson."
Script , March 2000 Scope and Contents This Jitney script includes typed performance notes annotated by Wilson, a contact sheet for Second Stage Materials, and a review from the Los Angeles Times. There is a label on the cover that reads, "August Wilson Second Stage Theatre."
Promptbook (1 of 4) , 2000-2001 Scope and Contents These are a set of four promptbooks used in the Off-Broadway productions of Jitney at the Second Stage Theatre and Union Square Theatre from 2000 to 2001. The covers have labels that read, "AUGUST WILSON'S JITNEY AUGUST WILSON," along with which number in the series they are. The promptbooks contain a variety of materials, including scripts, technical notes, rehearsal reports, reviews, press releases, cast information, schedules, a signed cast page, programs, and information on costumes, sound, and scenery.
Promptbook (2,3 and 4 of 4) , 2000-2001 Containers box T28 , folder 1 Scope and Contents These are a set of four promptbooks used in the Off-Broadway productions of Jitney at the Second Stage Theatre and Union Square Theatre from 2000 to 2001. The covers have labels that read, "AUGUST WILSON'S JITNEY AUGUST WILSON," along with which number in the series they are. The promptbooks contain a variety of materials, including scripts, technical notes, rehearsal reports, reviews, press releases, cast information, schedules, a signed cast page, programs, and information on costumes, sound, and scenery.
Promptbook , May 2000 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Second Stage Theatre production of Jitney. The first page in the file is a note by Todd (presumably Wilson's assistant Todd Kreidler) to Wilson's assistant Dena Levitin. The script contains extensive annotations.
Script , May 2000 Containers box T29 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is an annotated Jitney script with yellow paper covers.
Script , May 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script from the Second Stage Theatre production of Jitney. There is no title page and there are no annotations.
Script , October 23, 2005 Scope and Contents This Jitney script includes a sticky note on the title page that reads, "JITNEY COMPLETE 10/23/05."
Section 3-2. Production History and Documentation , 1982-2017 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 3-2-1. Allegheny Repertory Theatre (October 29 - November 20, 1982), Pittsburgh, PA , 1982 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of Jitney! was produced by Allegheny Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Bob Johnson and Beryl Berry and was performed October 29 - November 20, 1982.
Programs , 1982
Reviews and press , 1982
Section 3-2-2. Allegheny Repertory Theatre (August 18 - September 11, 1983), Pittsburgh, PA , 1983 Production memos and documents , undated
Programs , 1983
Publicity , August 1983
Reviews and press , September 3, 1983
Section 3-2-3. Penumbra Theatre (December 13, 1984 - January 6, 1985), St. Paul, MN , 1984 Budget , July 29, 1984
Programs , undated
Publicity , 1984
Reviews and press , December 1984
Section 3-2-4. Arizona Theatre Company (February 23, 1985), Tuscon, AZ , February 11, 1985 Publicity , February 11, 1985
Reviews and press , undated
Section 3-2-6. Pittsburgh Public Theater (June 4 - July 14, 1996), Pittsburgh, PA , 1995-1997 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of the expanded version of Jitney was produced by Pittsburgh Public Theater. The production was directed by Marion McClinton and was performed June 4 - July 14, 1996.
Audience feedback , June 10, 1996
August Wilson's Pittsburgh , June 8, 1997
Contracts , 1995-1996
Correspondence , 1995-1996
Educational programming , undated
Inaugural Tribute for Distinguished Service to the Fight Against Diabetes , June 4, 1996
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 1996
Programs , June 1996
Publicity , 1996 Containers box T30 , folder 1 Publicity with August Wilson annotations , May 23, 1996
Reviews and press , 1996
Section 3-2-7. National Black Arts Theatre Festival (April 7 - 9, 1997), Winston-Salem, NC , August 1997 Programs , August 1997
Publicity , undated
Reviews and press , August 8, 1997
Section 3-2-8. Crossroads Theatre Company (April 13 - May 18, 1997), New Brunswick, NJ , 1997 A Gathering with August Wilson , undated
Audience feedback , April 18, 1997
Contracts , 1997
Correspondence , 1996-1997
"I'll Make Me a World" workshop , March 1997
Production memos and documents , 1997
Production memos and documents - with August Wilson annotations , 1997
Production memos and documents - with Costanza Romero annotations , 1997
Programs , 1997
Program - with Costanza Romero annotations , 1997
Publicity , 1997
Rehearsal reports , 1997
Reviews and press , 1997
Section 3-2-9. Freedom Repertory Theatre (June 12 - July 5, 1998), Philadelphia, PA , 1996-1998 Contracts , 1997-1998
Correspondence , 1996-1997
Production memos and documents , 1997-1998
Programs , 1998
Publicity , undated
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1998
Reviews and press , 1998
Section 3-2-10. National Black Arts Festival (July 12 - 15, 1998), Atlanta, GA , 1998 Correspondence , June 22, 1998 Containers box T31 , folder 1 Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1998
Reviews and press , 1998
Section 3-2-11. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (October 21 - November 22, 1998), San Francisco, CA , 1998-1999 Box office , January 7, 1999
Contracts , 1998
Publicity , undated
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Reviews and press , 1998
Section 3-2-12. Huntington Theatre Company (October 23 - November 22, 1998), Boston, MA , 1997-1998 Audience feedback , 1998
Box office , 1998
Concept art , February 18, 1997
Contracts , 1998
Correspondence , 1997-1998
Educational programming , 1998
Invitation , undated
Photographs , 1998
Production memos and documents , 1998
Program proof copies , September 1998
Programs , 1998
Programs - with August Wilson annotations , 1998
Publicity , 1998
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1998
Reviews and press , 1998
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , October 1998
Study guide , undated
Section 3-2-13. Center Stage (January 8 - February 14, 1999), Baltimore, MD , 1998-2000 Contracts , 1998 Containers box T32 , folder 1 Correspondence , January 13, 1999
Production memos and documents , 1998-1999
Programs , undated
Publicity , 1998-1999
Reviews and press , 1999-2000
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , January 1999
Section 3-2-14. Karamu House (January 28 - February 21, 1999), Cleveland, OH , 1996-1999 Contracts , January 12, 1999
Correspondence , April 1996
Section 3-2-15. Studio Arena Theatre (February 28 - March 28, 1999), Buffalo, NY , 1998-2000 Contacts , 1998
Correspondence , 1999-2000
Production memos and documents , 1999
Programs , 1999
Publicity , 1999
Reviews and press , 1999
Section 3-2-16. Iowa Summer Repertory Theatre (March - June, 1999), Iowa City, IA , 1999 Section 3-2-17. Geva Theatre (April 10 - May 9, 1999), Rochester, NY , 1998-1999 Contracts , August 14, 1998
Reviews and press , April 1999
Section 3-2-18. The Goodman Theatre (June 28 - August 8, 1999), Chicago, IL , 1997-1999 Box office , June 28, 1998
Contracts , June 12, 1998
Correspondence , 1997-1999
Invitations , 1999
Galley proof , November 10, 1998
Production memos and documents , 1999
Programs , June 1999
Programs with Wilson annotations , June 1999
Publicity , 1999
Reviews and press , 1999 Containers box T33 , folder 1 Section 3-2-19. Alliance Theatre (October 13 - October 31, 1999), Atlanta, GA , 1999 Contracts , April 12, 1999
Production memos and documents , October 1999
Programs , 1999
Publicity , 1999
Reviews and press , 1999
Tickets , October 13, 1999
Section 3-2-20. Mark Taper Forum (February 3 - March 19, 2000), Los Angeles, CA , 1999-2000 Budget , June 17, 1999
Contracts , 2000
Correspondence , 1999-2000 Scope and Contents This correspondence includes a gift to Wilson by the production's cast and crew. The gift is a Marvin Gaye compact disc.
Correspondence - Gordon Davidson, February 3, 2001 , February 3, 2000
Costume designs , undated
Galley proof , January 14, 2000
Photographs , 2000
Production memos and documents , 1999-2000
Programs , 2000
Publicity , 2000
Rehearsals , 1999-2000 Containers box T34 , folder 1 Reviews and press , 2000
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , February 2000
Study guide , undated
Section 3-2-21. Second Stage Theatre (April 25 - September 10, 2000), New York, NY , 1999-2000 Artwork , February 2000
Contracts , 1999-2000
Correspondence , 2000
Performance reports , 2000
Photographs - Opening Night , April 25, 2000
Production memos and documents , 1999-2000
Programs , 2000
Publicity , 2000
Publicity with Wilson and McClinton Autographs (OVERSIZED) , 2000
Rehearsals , April 1 2000
Reviews and press , 1999-2000
Section 3-2-22. Penumbra Theatre (May 12 - June 18, 2000), St. Paul, MN , 1998-2000 Correspondence , September 21, 1998 Containers box T35 , folder 1 Invitation , June 15, 2000
Programs , 2000
Publicity , May 19, 2000
Reviews and press , May 2000
Section 3-2-23. Union Square Theatre (September 19, 2000 - January 28, 2001), New York, NY , 2000 Correspondence - Gene Wilder, October 28, 2000 , October 28, 2000
Performance reports , 2000
Photographs , 2000
Production memos and documents , 2000
Production memos and documents - license plate , undated
Programs , 2000
Publicity , 2000-2001
Rehearsals , September 2000
Reviews and press , 2000
Study guide , undated
Section 3-2-24. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (January 3 - January 28, 2001 ), St. Louis, MO , 2000-2001 Correspondence , 2000-2001
Programs , 2001
Reviews and press , January 2001
Section 3-2-25. Studio Theatre (May 16 - July 15, 2001), Washington, DC , 2000-2001 Contracts , 2000
Correspondence , April 17, 2000
Educational programming , undated
Production memos and documents , June 13, 2001
Programs , 2001
Publicity , 2001
Reviews and press , 2001
Section 3-2-26. National Theatre (September 24 - November 24, 2001), London, UK , 2000-2002 Budget , 2000
Contracts , 2000-2001
Correspondence , 2000-2001
Programs , 2001
Publicity , 2001
Reviews and press , 2000-2002
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , October 18, 2001
Section 3-2-27. Alley Theatre (January 11 - February 09, 2002), Houston, TX , 2001-2002 Correspondence , November 27, 2001 Containers box T36 , folder 1 Publicity , January 2002
Section 3-2-28. Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 23 - February 23, 2002), Seattle, WA , 2001-2002 Contracts , 2001-2002
Correspondence , 2001
Invitation , January 28, 2002
Production memos and documents , January 2002
Programs , January 2002
Publicity , 2001-2002
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2002
Publicity with Wilson annotations , undated
Reviews and press , 2002
Section 3-2-29. Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (February 20 - March 24, 2002), Milwaukee, WI , 2002 Programs , February 2002
Publicity , undated
Reviews and press , 2002
Study guide , undated
Section 3-2-30. Curran Theatre (March 6 - 31, 2002), San Fransisco, CA , 2002 Production memos and documents , 2002
Programs , March 2002
Publicity , 2002
Reviews and press , March 2002
Section 3-2-31. Denver Center Theatre Company (March 28 - May 11, 2002), Denver, CO , 1996-2002 Correspondence , 1996
Reviews and press , 2002
Section 3-2-32. Syracuse Stage (October 28 - November 10, 2002), Syracuse, NY , 2002 Reviews and press , October 28, 2002
Production memos and documents , October 2002
Section 3-2-33. North Carolina State University (November 7 - 17, 2002), Raleigh, NC , 2001-2002 Correspondence , 2001-2002
Section 3-2-34. Human Race Theatre Company (April 24 - May 11, 2003), Dayton, OH , 2002-2003 Correspondence , November 2002
Reviews and press , April 30, 2003
Section 3-2-35. Dunbar Repertory Company (July 10 - 20, 2003), Manasquan, NJ , 2002 Section 3-2-36. Indiana Repertory Theatre (February 10 - March 6, 2004), Indianapolis, IN , July 2003 Correspondence , July 2003
Section 3-2-37. Omega Theatre Works (April 23 - May 22, 2004), Oakland, CA , March 10, 2004 Correspondence , March 10, 2004
Rehabilitation Through the Arts (November 2004), Ossining, NY , 2004 Section 3-2-38. Lillian Theatre (October 6 - November 19, 2006), Hollywood, CA , October 13, 2006 Reviews and press , October 13, 2006
Section 3-2-39. Arizona Theatre Company (November 16 - December 3, 2006), Tuscon and Phoenix, AZ , November 19, 2006 Reviews and press , November 19, 2006
Section 3-2-40. Ford's Theatre (January 19 - February 18, 2007), Washington, D.C. , May 8, 2005 Production memos and documents , May 8, 2006
Section 3-2-41. True Colors Theatre (May 2 - 30, 2010), Atlanta, GA , January 4, 2009 Correspondence , January 4, 2010
Section 3-2-42. Two Rivers Theatre Company (February 4 - 19, 2012), Red Bank, NJ , February 2011 Section 3-2-43. Portland Playhouse (January 22 - February 16, 2014), Portland, OR , January 2014 Production memos and documents , January 29, 2014
Programs , January 2014
Section 3-2-44. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (January 19 - March 12, 2017), New York, NY , 2016-2017 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Jitney was staged at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production was directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and was performed January 19 - March 12, 2017.
Programs , December 2016
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Reviews and press , January 20, 2017
Section 3-3. Publications , 1998-2001 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Overlook Press contracts , 2001 Containers box T37 , folder 1 Overlook Press correspondence , 1998-2001
Overlook Press cover art , 2001
Overlook Press galleys , 2001
Overlook Press introduction by Marion McClinton , 2001
Overlook Press publicity , September 2001
Plume correspondence , 1999-2000
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 1998-2000
Samuel French correspondence , 2001
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Ishmael Reed , 2006
Section 3-4. Topical Files , 1977-2008 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards (3) , 1997-2002
Casting , 1996-2001
Correspondence , 1981-2002
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center correspondence , January 20, 1981
International performance requests (2) , 2000
Jitney Company Limited Partnership agreement , 1999-2001
Jitney Company Limited Partnership correspondence , 1997-2001
Jitney Company Limited Partnership financial statements , 2000-2001
Jitney Company Limited Partnership statements of receipts, disbursements, and expenses , 2000
New Dramatists 34th Anniversary Luncheon program , May 20, 1983
Performance requests (2) , 1989-2008
Production budgets , 2000
Production history , 1998-2001
Production schedules and calendars , 1997-2001
Publicity , undated
Research (2) , 1977-1996
Sample contracts , May 12, 1998
Samuel French amateur and stock right agreement , 2001
Thank you card , undated
Subseries 4. Joe Turner's Come and Gone 1983-2015 Scope and Contents Joe Turner's Come and Gone is the second play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1911 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on April 29, 1986. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Joe Turner's Come and Gone .
Section 4-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1983-1988 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated Containers box T38 , folder 1 Handwritten and typed notes , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This annotated script is bound in a dark gray paper folder. It is believed to be from the New Dramatists readings that took place in late 1983 and early 1984. There are scattered annotations and highlight marks throughout the script. The lines for Bertha Holly are circled in black ink.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This annotated script is bound in a dark gray paper folder. The first page contains artwork of a man's face in profile. It is believed to be from the New Dramatists readings that took place in late 1983 and early 1984. There are scattered annotations throughout the body of the script. The lines for Jeremy Furlow are circled in pencil.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This annotated script is bound in a green paper folder. There are scattered annotations throughout the body of the script. It is believed that this script was used in the New Dramatists readings that occurred in December 1983 and February 1984. The lines for Rutherford Selig are highlighted.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This annotated script is bound in a blue paper folder. It is believed that this script was used for the New Dramatists reading that occurred in December 1983 and February 1984. The lines for Molly Cunningham are highlighted.
Script , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This annotated script includes an envelope with "JOE TURNER" written on it.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is an annotated script from the 1986 Yale Repertory Theatre production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The title page has a yellow sticky note reading "INCREDIBLE!" attached and contains the stamp of the Yale Repertory Theatre.
Script fragments (4) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (2) , undated
Typed work notes with Wilson annotations (2) , undated Containers box T39 , folder 1-2 Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a green paper folder. There are several annotations in pencil. It is believed that this script was used in the New Dramatists readings that occurred in December 1983 and February 1984. The lines for Jeremy Furlow are highlighted.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled is "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a green paper folder and contains edits and annotations by Wilson and others. It is believed that this script was used in the New Dramatists readings that occurred in December 1983 and February 1984. The lines for Mattie Campbell are highlighted.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a green paper folder. There are a few scattered annotations in the body of the script.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." The unannotated pages are out of sequence.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket" and it is bound in a blue paper folder.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." There are scattered annotations by Wilson throughout and "AUGUST WILSON" is written on the title page.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a light blue paper folder and includes a few scattered annotations. Also included is the large envelope that contained the script with a note from Lloyd Richards.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a yellow paper folder and includes a few scattered annotations.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." It is bound in a light blue paper folder with the name "Leonard" written on the front cover. A contact list is stapled to the inside front cover and there are extensive highlight marks and annotations throughout the body of the script. It is believed that this script was used in the New Dramatists readings that occurred in December 1983 and February 1984. The lines for Jeremy Furlow are highlighted, which suggests that this script belonged to Leonard Jackson.
Script , 1983 Scope and Contents Script is titled "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket." This script is printed on gray colored paper. It contains several correction fluid marks, but no annotations.
Script , February 1984 Containers box T40 , folder 1 Scope and Contents Script is bound in a dark grey paper folder. The body of the script contains extensive annotations, possibly by Leonard Jackson, whose name appears on the first page. Rehearsal and contact information for the New Dramatists is stapled to the back cover of the folder.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)." This script is annotated and appears to be complete, but the pages are out of sequence.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)" and it is bound in a gold paper folder.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)." It is bound in a green paper folder and is annotated by Wilson.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents This Joe Turner's Come and Gone script is bound in a gray paper folder. It contains numerous annotations by Wilson and a dedication to Lloyd Richards on the title page.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)." It includes scattered annotations by Wilson.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)." The script is annotated by Wilson and includes an empty envelope that has handwritten work notes for the play and a typed character list.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents The script is titled "Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Formerly Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket)." There are scattered annotations by Wilson and the last page of this script is on pink paper.
Script , 1984 Scope and Contents This annotated script was used at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's 1984 National Playwrights Conference and has the name "Lloyd Richards" written in the upper right corner of the title page.
Script , March 1986 Scope and Contents This Joe Turner's Come and Gone script includes a handwritten summary of edits made by "Judy" and sent to "Carol". Pages appear to be out of order and were originally contained in a large brown envelope labelled "ORIGINAL JOE TURNER."
Script , April 1986 Scope and Contents This is a script from the 1986 Yale Repertory Theatre performance of Joe Turner's Come and Gone . The script is bound in a black paper folder and the title page contains the stamp of the Yale Repertory Theatre. There are a few annotations, but are not written in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , May 23, 1986 Containers box T41 , folder 1 Scope and Contents The title page of this Joe Turner's Come and Gone script has a Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama property stamp. The script is not annotated and includes a pink message slip addressed to Wilson.
Script (2) , May 29, 1986 Scope and Contents The title page of this Joe Turner's Come and Gone script has a Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama property stamp. There are two copies of this script, the original is labelled "STAGE MANAGEMENT COPY" and the other is a photocopy.
Script fragments (2) , 1986-1987 Scope and Contents This folder contains a mixture of script fragments, contact lists, a sketch for a stage design, a character list for a reading of "Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket," performance schedules from at least two different productions, and scene notes written in prose. Some of these pages contain annotations and edits.
Promptbook (2) , March 27, 1988 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Ethel Barrymore Theatre production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. It includes a script as well as cast, crew, prop, and costume information. There are two copies of this item.
Section 4-2. Production History and Documentation , 1983-2015 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 4-2-1. New Dramatists (December 7, 1983), New York City, NY , December 1983 Programs , December 1983
Production memos and documents , December 1983
Publicity , December 1983
Section 4-2-2. The Playwrights' Lab (December 19, 1983) , December 19, 1983 Contracts , December 19, 1983
Section 4-2-3. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference (July 6 - 9, 1984), Waterford, CT , 1984 Contracts , May 1984
Critique notes , July 10, 1984
Photographs , 1984
Production memos and documents , undated
Programs , 1984
Publicity , 1984
The Scene National Playwrights Conference newslettersJuly 1984
Reviews and press , May 1984
Section 4-2-5. Yale Repertory Theatre (April 29 - May 24, 1986), New Haven, CT , 1985-1987 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone was produced by Yale Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed April 29 - May 24, 1986.
Audience feedback , May 18, 1986 Containers box T42 , folder 1 Contracts , 1985-1987
Correspondence , May 1986
Invitations , May 22, 1986
Photographs (OVERSIZED) , 1986
Production memos and documents , April 2, 1986
Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1986
Publicity , 1986
Reviews and press , 1986
Study guide , undated
Tickets , 1986
Section 4-2-6. Huntington Theatre (September 27 - October 19, 1986), Boston, MA , 1986 Correspondence , 1986
Publicity , 1986
Reviews and press , 1986
Reviews and press with Wilson annotations , undated
Study guide , undated
Section 4-2-7. Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 10 - February 7, 1987), Seattle, WA , 1987-1988 Contracts , 1987
Photographs (OVERSIZED) , January 1987
Publicity , 1986-1987
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Reviews and press , 1987-1988
Section 4-2-8. Arena Stage (October 2 - November 22, 1987), Washington, DC , 1987 Production memos and documents , 1987
Programs , October 2, 1987
Programs (OVERSIZED) , October 1987
Publicity , 1987
Reviews and press , October 1987
Section 4-2-9. Old Globe Theatre (February 4 - March 13, 1988), San Diego, CA , 1987-1988 Contracts , 1988
Correspondence , 1987-1988
Programs , March 1988
Publicity , 1988
Reviews and press , February 1988
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1988
Reviews and press with annotations (OVERSIZED) , January 31, 1988
Section 4-2-10. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (March 27 - June 26, 1988), New York, NY , 1987-1988 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone was staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed March 27 - June 26, 1988.
Audience feedback , undated Containers box T43 , folder 1 Cast , June 9, 1987
Casting with Wilson annotations , February 29, 1988
Correspondence , 1988
Correspondence - card from the Broadway cast , undated
Jamison & Leary Advertising, Inc. , March 1988
Photographs - opening night , March 27, 1988
Playbill cards1988
Production memos and documents , May 3, 1988
Programs , April 1988
Programs inscribed by Kimberly Ellis , March 1988
Progress Report on Audience Development Marketing Strategies , May 25, 1988
Publicity , 1988
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1988
Reviews and press , 1987-1988
Section 4-2-11. Center Stage (December 16, 1988 - January 22, 1989) , 1988-1989 Program , 1988 Containers box T44 , folder 1 Publicity , 1988-1989
Reviews and press , 1988-1989
Tickets , March 18, 1988
Section 4-2-12. American Conservatory Theatre (January 6 - February 11, 1989), San Francisco, CA , 1986-1989 Correspondence , 1986
Program , Undated
Publicity , 1988-1989
Reviews and press , 1988-1989
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1989
Section 4-2-13. Alliance Theatre (January 25 - February 25, 1989), Atlanta, GA , 1989 Production memos and documents , January 1989
Programs , January 1989
Publicity , 1989
Reviews and press , 1989
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1989
Section 4-2-14. Trinity Repertory Theatre (February 14 - March 26, 1989), Providence, RI Contracts , 1988-1989
Educational programming , 1989
Production memos and documents , no date
Section 4-2-15. Los Angeles Theatre Center (April 7 - June 4, 1989), Los Angeles, CA , 1989 Programs , 1989
Reviews and press , 1989
Section 4-2-16. Pittsburgh Public Theater (September 7 - October 22, 1989), Pittsburgh, PA , 1989 Programs , 1989
Reviews and press , September 16, 1989
Section 4-2-17. Studio Arena Theatre (October 27 - November 19, 1989), Buffalo, NY , 1989 Contracts , April 14, 1989
Correspondence , September 1989
Reviews and press , 1989
Section 4-2-16. Tricycle Theatre (March 1990), London, UK , 1988-1990 Contracts , 1988-1990 Containers box T45 , folder 1 Correspondence , 1988-1990
Production memos and documents , 1990
Publicity , 1990
Reviews and press , March 1990
Section 4-2-17. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (May 3 - June 3, 1990), St. Louis, MO , May 1990 Section 4-2-18. Dashiki Project Theatre (1990-1991 season), New Orleans, LA
Section 4-2-19. Sacramento Theatre Company (1990-1991 season), Sacramento, CA , March 13, 1990 Correspondence , March 13, 1990
Reviews and press , January 20, 1991
Section 4-2-20. Theatre 3 (1990-1991 Season), Dallas, TX , December 4, 1990 Correspondence , December 4, 1990
Stage designs (OVERSIZED) , January 1991 Section 4-2-21. Denver Center Theatre Company (January 7 - February 9, 1991), Denver, CO , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990
Programs , 1991
Section 4-2-22. Alley Theatre (January 6 - February 3, 1991), Houston, TX , 1990 Section 4-2-23. Detroit Repertory Theatre (January 10 - March 17, 1991), Detroit, MI , 1990-1991 Correspondence , 1990
Programs , January 1991
Reviews and press with Wilson annotations , 1991
Section 4-2-24. Goodman Theatre (January 11 - February 23, 1991), Chicago, IL , 1990-1991 Audience feedback , February 1991
Contracts , December 28, 1990
Correspondence , 1990-1991
Production memos and documents , 1990
Publicity , 1990-1991
Reviews and press , January 1991
Study guide , January, 1991
Section 4-2-25. Karamu House Theatre (February - March 10, 1991), Cleveland, OH , 1991 Section 4-2-26. Black Theatre Ensemble (July 25 - July 28, 1991) , July 24, 1991 Reviews and press , July 24, 1991
Section 4-2-27. Penumbra Theatre (May 9 - June 2, 1991), Saint Paul, MN , 1990-1992 Correspondence , 1990-1992
Publicity , 1991
Programs , May 1991
Reviews and press , May 1991
Section 4-2-28. Bushfire Theatre (October 1 - 14, 1991), Philadelphia, PA , 1990-1991 Contracts , November 16, 1990
Correspondence , 1990-1991
Section 4-2-29. Zachary Scott Theatre Company (April 3 - May 10, 1992), TX , 1991 Section 4-2-30. Philadelphia Drama Guild (January 17 - February 9, 1992), Philadelphia, PA , 1991-1992 Audience feedback , May 20, 1990
Correspondence , 1991-1992
Production memos and documents , 1991
Programs , 1991
Publicity , 1991
Reviews and press , 1992
Section 4-2-31. Phoenix Theatre (April 24 - May 10, 1992) , 1991-1992 Correspondence , 1991
Reviews and press , April 24, 1992
Section 4-2-32. Illinois State University Department of Theatre/Black Theatre Network National Conference (July 10, 1992) , July 1992 Section 4-2-33. Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (1993-1994 Season), Milwaukee, WI , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1992-1993
Correspondence , August 24, 1993
Section 4-2-34. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (February 21 - October 30, 1993), Ashland, OR , 1992-1993 Audience feedback , 1993 Containers box T46 , folder 1 Contracts , October 7, 1992
Correspondence , 1992
Production memos and documents , 1992-1993
Programs , 1993
Publicity , 1992-1993
Publicity with Wilson annotations , February 27, 1993
Reviews and press , 1993
University of California Santa Cruz/African American Theater Troupe (February 10 - 26, 1994), Santa Cruz, CA , January 1994 Correspondence , January 1994
Programs , 1994
Section 4-2-36. Stage West/Delaware Theatre Company (February 16 - April 10, 1994) , 1993 Contracts , August 1993
Correspondence , 1993
Section 4-2-37. Fresno State University Theatre (May 13 - 22, 1994), Fresno, CA , May 13, 1994 Reviews and press , May 13, 1994
Section 4-2-38. Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre (October 21 - November 12, 1994), Spokane, WA , 1994 Section 4-2-39. Stanford Drama Department (November 3 - 12, 1994), Stanford, CA , 1994 Correspondence , 1994
Stanford University lecture and performance series poster (OVERSIZE) , 1994
Section 4-2-35. Alabama Shakespeare Festival (January 3 - February 5, 1995), Montgomery, AL , June 1994 Contracts , June 1994
Correspondence , June 11, 1994
Section 4-2-40. Morgan-Wixson Theatre (May 26 - June 17, 1995), Santa Monica, CA , March 14, 1995 Correspondence , March 14, 1995
Section 4-2-41. Stage West (April 19 - May 18, 1996), Fort Worth, TX , 1996 Contracts , January 25, 1996
Correspondence , 1996
Section 4-2-42. New Federal Theatre (October 16 - November 17, 1996), New York, NY , 1995-1996 Correspondence , October 18, 1995
Publicity , October 1996
Reviews and press , November 3, 1996
Section 4-2-43. Henry Street Settlement (October 20 - November 17, 1996), New York, NY , November 4, 1996 Correspondence , November 4, 1996
Section 4-2-44. El Camino Community College (March 1997), Torrance, CA , July 1996 Correspondence , July 1996
Section 4-2-45. Long Beach Playhouse (November 16 - 29, 1997), Long Beach, CA , October 1996 Section 4-2-46. Dartmouth Department of Drama (February 19 - March 1, 1998), Hanover, NH , 1998 Programs , 1998
Publicity , 1998
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1998
Tickets , February 1998
Section 4-2-47. U.S. Embassy in Ghana (April 8 - 29, 1998), Ghana , 1998 Correspondence , January 1998
Reviews and press , April 15, 1998
Section 4-2-48. Plowshares Theatre Company (May 1 - 24, 1998), Detroit, MI , 1997 Section 4-2-49. Theater of the Seventh Sister (October 1 - 18, 1998), Lancaster, PA , October 1998 Section 4-2-50. The Vortex Theatre (February 5 - 27, 1999), Albuquerque, NM , December 8, 1998 Correspondence , December 8, 1998
Section 4-2-51. McCarter Theatre (March 23 - April 11, 1999), Princeton, NJ , 1998 Section 4-2-52. University of Washington/Ethnic Cultural Theatre (May 12 - 23, 1999), Seattle, WA , 1999 Production and correspondence , March 16, 1999
Publicity , 1999
Reviews and press , May 14, 1999
Section 4-2-53. Black Theatre Troupe (March 30 - April 16, 2000), Phoenix, AZ , March 2000 Section 4-2-54. Missouri Repertory Theatre (May 3 - 26, 2002), Kansas City, MO , 2002 Production and correspondence , 2002
Programs , May 2002
Publicity , 2002
Study Guide , May 2002
Reviews and press , 2002
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2002
Outrageous Fortune Company (May 10 - 19, 2002), New York, NY , August 2001 Correspondence , August 2001
Section 4-2-55. Penumbra Theatre (October 10 - November 3, 2002), Saint Paul, MN , October 2002 Programs , October 2002
Publicity , 2002
Reviews and press , October 2002
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2002
University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance symposium , August 29, 2002
Section 4-2-56. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (January 7 - February 2004), St. Louis, MO , 2004 Section 4-2-57. Up You Mighty Race Performing Arts Company (October 14 - 31, 2004), Boston, MA , 2004 Programs , 2004 Containers box T47 , folder 1 Publicity , 2004
Reviews and press , October 2004
Section 4-2-58. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company (August 18 - September 4, 2005), Pittsburgh, PA , August 17, 2005 Reviews and press , August 17, 2005
Section 4-2-59. Fountain Theatre (March 16 - May 7, 2006), Los Angeles, CA , 2005-2006 Correspondence , 2005-2006
Section 4-2-60. Julliard Drama Division (October 24 - 28, 2007), New York, NY , 2007 Section 4-2-61. Lincoln Center Theater (April 16 - June 14, 2009), New York, NY , 2007-2009 Scope and Contents A Broadway revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone was staged at the Belasco Theatre. The production was directed by Bartlett Sher and was performed April 16 - June 14, 2009.
Contracts , 2007-2009
Correspondence , 2008-2009
Programs , 2009
Publicity , 2009
Rehearsals , 2009
Reviews and press , 2009
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2009
Section 4-2-62. Young Vic Company (June 2010), London, UK , 2010 Contracts , 2010
Production memos and documents , 2010
Publicity , 2010
Reviews and press , 2010
Section 4-2-63. Mark Taper Forum (April 24 - June 9, 2013), Los Angeles, CA , 2013 Section 4-2-64. New York University Institute of Performing Arts (October 2015), New York, NY , 2015 Section 4-3. Publications , 1984-2014 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Japanese translation and publication , 2001-2014 Containers box T48 , folder 1 El Milagro Ediciones agreement , November 1995
El Milagro Ediciones correspondence , 1993-1994
Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays correspondence , March 4, 1991
Plume/New American Library contract , January 30, 1987
Plume/New American Library correspondence , 1984-1988
Plume/New American Library galleys , 1988
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 1990-1995
Requests for non-English publication rights , 1991 - 2002
Samuel French correspondence , 1988-1990
Samuel French correspondence - Joe Turner song , 1990
Theatre Communications Group cover art and front matter (OVERSIZE) , undated
Theatre Communications Group galleys , June 2007
Theater Magazine correspondenceApril 24, 1986
Section 4-4. Topical Files , 1984-2008 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
August Wilson production contract , 1987
Awards (2) , 1988-1990
Boarding house menu , undated
Correspondence , 1988
Dramatists Guild of America , 1987-1988
Educational Testing Service , 2000
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , February 10, 1986
KPBS Television Office of Black Ethnic Affairs , May 4, 1988
Manhattan Theater Club
, 2007-2008
Partnership agreement , April 27, 1988
Performance requests , 1984-2005
Production schedules and calendars , 1988
Research materials , undated
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , 1987-1992
Subsidiary rights agreement - Lloyd Richards , 1986-1989
Subseries 5. King Hedley II 1996-2007 Scope and Contents King Hedley II is the ninth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1985 and premiered at Pittsburgh Public Theater on December 11, 1999. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to King Hedley II .
Section 5-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1996-2002 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated Containers box T49 , folder 1 Handwritten notes and dialogue written on envelopes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on folders , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notecards , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notepads , undated
Script fragments (10) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (2) , undated Containers box T50 , folder 1 Handwritten notes and dialogue written on flyers , 1996
Script fragments , 1997
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on newspapers (OVERSIZED) , June 25, 1999
Script , August 3, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II with a yellow post-it note on the title page that reads, "KING HEDLEY II FIRST DRAFT (8/3/99)." It does not contain any annotations.
Script , August 16, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II. It contains no annotations. "As of 8/16/99" is written in the upper right corner of the script's title page.
Script , August 21, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II from the Seattle Repertory Theatre's New Play Workshop. The script is bound in a black paper folder and contains no annotations. There is a yellow post-it note on the title page that reads, "SCRIPT FOR 8/21/99 READING AT SEATTLE REP."
Script , August 21, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that was used in the Seattle Repertory Theatre's New Play Workshop. The cover page has a stamp that reads "Literary Department Library Copy." The script contains no annotations.
Script , August 1999 Scope and Contents This is a King Hedley II script with numerous labeled yellow post-it notes interspersed throughout the pages that act as dividers or tabs. "SEATTLE READING W/FINAL CHANGES 08/99" is written on the title page. The body of the script contains a few annotations and edits.
Script , October 27, 1999 Containers box T51 , folder 1 Promptbook , October 30, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook from King Hedley II from the Pittsburgh Public Theater production. The promptbook contains contact lists, schedules, rehearsal reports, and the November 1999 issue of American Theatre.
Script , November 27, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that is dated November 27, 1999. The title page contains a yellow post-it note that reads "AUGUST WILSON." This script contains no annotations.
Script , December 13, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II that is dated December 13, 1999. The title page contains handwriting in the upper right corner that reads, "As of 12/13/99 Pittsburgh Public Theater." This script does not contain any further annotations.
Script , December 13, 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that is dated December 13, 1999. A torn off post-it note is glued to the title page that reads, "KING HEDLEY II." The body of the script contains no annotations.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , ca.1999 Scope and Contents Along with handwritten notes and dialogue on notebook paper and notecards, this folder includes artwork by Wilson and a corrected transcript of an interview. These materials were together inside a FedEx envelope.
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on flyers , 1999
Script , 1999 Containers box T52 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II . The script is accompanied by a large white Kinko's envelope.
Script , 1999 Scope and Contents This King Hedley II script is bound in a rust-colored paper folder. There are Wilson annotations on the cover page, but there are no notes in the body of the script.
Script , 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II. It was used during the Seattle Repertory Theatre's New Play Workshop in 1999. The first page consists of an undated letter from Christie Raney, assistant to the managing director of the production, to August Wilson.
Script , 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II from 1999. There are scattered annotations by Wilson throughout the body of the script. This iteration of the play has an alternate ending than the final draft.
Script , 1999 Scope and Contents This King Hedley II script is bound in a black paper folder.
Script , 1999 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II that appears to be part of a two script set. There are two neon yellow pieces of paper at the beginning of the script. The first has "SCRIPTS 2 KING HEDLEY II" written in block letters. The second is blank.
Typed work notes , 1999
Script fragments , 1999-2000 Containers box T53 , folder 1-2 Script fragments with Wilson annotations , 1999-2000
Script fragments with edits and annotations (2) , 1999-2001
Script , January 16, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that is dated January 16, 2000. There are annotations and edits on the title page and in the body of the script.
Promptbook , February 24, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook from the Seattle Repertory Theatre's production of King Hedley II dated February 24, 2000. The promptbook contains schedules, contact lists, and production notes, in addition to the script itself. These materials are bound in a black three-ring binder. There are annotations in the production documents, but not in the body of the script. The cover of the binder has a sticker that contains the contact information of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Script , April 8, 2000 Containers box T54 , folder 1 Script , April 8, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that shows signs of water damage. There are edits and annotations present in the body of the script.
Promptbook , April 26, 2000-June 18, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook from the 2000 Huntington Theatre production of King Hedley II. It is bound in a black three-ring binder. Pieces of paper, maybe from a cut up program, are taped to the front of the binder. There is a label in the upper righthand corner of the binder that contains a label that reads "AUGUST WILSON." The binder contains information about rehearsals, schedules, and script changes. The body of the script itself contains annotations.
Script , May 2, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that is dated May 2, 2000. The first and last pages contain the remains of decayed rubber bands. The script does not have any annotations.
Script , May 9, 2000 Scope and Contents This is King Hedley II script with a few scattered annotations in the body. It appears to be a copy of another script that is also dated May 9, 2000.
Script , May 9, 2000
Script , May 12, 2000 Containers box T55 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This King Hedley II script appears to be water damaged and the pages are out of sequence. The very end of the script consists of rehearsal notes for the Huntington Theatre production of King Hedley II.
Script , May, 24, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a King Hedley II script from the Huntington Theatre production.
Script , August 1, 2000 Scope and Contents This King Hedley II script includes script fragments, an article about the revitalization of Pittsburgh's Hill District, and handwritten work notes. The script is annotated by Wilson.
Script , August 8, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script from King Hedley II that was used for the Mark Taper Forum production.
Script , September 12, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II that is dated September 12, 2000. It appears to be the second part of a two script set. The script has a green paper cover. A yellow sticky note on this cover details missing pages that were moved to the front of the script.
Script , September 12, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a script for King Hedley II that is dated September 12, 2000. It contains scattered edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , September 12, 2000 Containers box T56 , folder 1 Script , October 27, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a King Hedley II script from the Goodman Theatre production.
Promptbook , October 27, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Goodman Theatre production of King Hedley II which includes contact sheets, a card signed by the King Hedley II cast, a note written by Wilson on Goodman Theatre stationary, production meeting notes, a script, a calendar, and rehearsal schedules.
Script , November 19, 2000
Handwritten notes and dialogue , 2000
Script , March 7, 2001 Scope and Contents This King Hedley II script was contained in a brown envelope annotated by Wilson and others. The pages are out of sequence, but the script appears complete.
Script , March 25, 2001 Containers box T57 , folder 1 Promptbook , March 28, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook from the 2001 Virginia Theatre Broadway production of King Hedley II . It includes a flyer detailing dressing room assignments, two flyers for a play entitled • The Play About the Baby, production notes, calendars, and a doctors' list. The script contains scattered annotations in Wilson's handwriting. The promptbook's cover has a label that reads "KING HEDLEY II."
Promptbook (3) , April 29, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the 2001 Broadway production of King Hedley II. The first page reads, "KING HEDLEY II FINAL PRODUCTION BOOK BROADWAY 2001" on pink paper. The promptbook includes schedules, calendars, rehearsal notes, and stage designs.
Promptbook (OVERSIZED) , April 29, 2001 Containers map-case 27-6 Scope and Contents This oversize file includes the stage designs from the promptbook for the 2001 Broadway production of King Hedley II.
Script , April 29, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a King Hedley II script for the Broadway production.
Script , April 29, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a King Hedley II script for the Broadway production.
Script , April 29, 2001 Containers box T58 , folder 1 Scope and Contents This is a master script for King Hedley II for the Broadway production of the play.
Script , July 15, 2002
Section 5-2. Production History and Documentation , 1996-2017 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 5-2-1. Seattle Repertory Theatre New Play Workshop (August 19 & 21, 1999), Seattle, WA , 1998-2000 Audience feedback , 1999-2000
Contracts , 1999
Correspondence , 1998-1999
Invitation , August 18, 1999
Production memos and documents , August 1999
Programs , August 1999
Reviews and press , August 17, 1999
Section 5-2-2. Pittsburgh Public Theater (December 11, 1999 - January 16, 2000), Pittsburgh, PA , 1996-2001 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of King Hedley II was produced by Pittsburgh Public Theater. The production was directed by Marion McClinton and was performed December 11, 1999 - January 16, 2000.
Casting with Wilson annotations , October 1999
Contracts , 1999-2000
Correspondence , 1996-2001
O'Reilly Theater opening , 1999
Production memos and documents , 1999
Programs , December 1999
Publicity , 1999
Rehearsals , November 1999
Reviews and press , 1999-2000 Containers box T59 , folder 1 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , December 1999
Section 5-2-3. Seattle Repertory Theatre (March 13 - April 8, 2000), Seattle, WA , 1999-2001 Contracts , 2000
Correspondence , 1999-2001
Invitations , March 6, 2000
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 2000
Programs , 2000
Publicity , 2000
Reviews and press , 2000
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2000
Study guides , undated
Section 5-2-4. Huntington Theatre Company (May 19 - June 18, 2000), Boston, MA , 1999-2001 Contract , 2000
Correspondence , 1999-2001
Production memos and documents , 1999-2000
Programs , May 2000
Programs with Wilson autograph , May 2000
Publicity , April 2000
Publicity, signed by cast (OVERSIZED) , 2000
Rehearsals , May 3, 2000
Reviews and press , 2000 Containers box T60 , folder 1 Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , May 2000
Study guide , undated
Section 5-2-5. Mark Taper Forum (September 14 - October 22, 2000), Los Angeles, CA , 2000-2001 Audience feedback , September 6, 2000
Casting with Wilson annotations , July 2000
Contracts , July 2000
Correspondence , 2000-2001
Inner Circle Dialogue , 2000
Invitation , September 14, 2000
Production memos and documents , 2000
Publicity , 2000
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2000
Reviews and press , 2000
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , September 2000
Third Annual Season Opening Benefit , September 15, 2000
Section 5-2-6. Goodman Theatre (November 30, 2000 - January 6, 2001), Chicago, IL , 2000-2001 Audience feedback , 2000-2001
Contracts , October 2000
Correspondence , 2000-2001
Inaugural Dedication Address , 2000
Production memos and documents , 2000-2001
Production memos and documents with Wilson annotations , November 24, 2000 Containers box T61 , folder 1 Programs , 2000
Programs with Wilson annotations , December 2000
Programs with Wilson artwork , December 2000
Publicity , 2000
Reviews and press , 2000
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , December 2000
Section 5-2-7. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (February 25 - March 25, 2001), Washington D.C. , 2000-2001 Correspondence , 2000-2001
Production Materials , 2001
Publicity , 2001
Reviews and press , 2000-2001
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , March 4, 2001
Study guides , 2001
Section 5-2-8. Virginia Theatre (May 1 - July 1, 2001), New York City, NY , 2000-2002 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of King Hedley II was performed at the Virginia Theatre. The production was directed by Marion McClinton and was performed May 1 - July 1, 2001.
Budget , 2000-2001
Box office , 2001 Scope and Contents These box office summaries also include performance reports from the stage manager.
Contracts , 2000-2001
Correspondence , 2000-2001
Slides , 2001 Scope and Contents The images in this folder are all on color 35 mm slides.
Production memos and documents (2) , 2001
Production memos and documents with Wilson annotations , 2001
Programs , 2001
Publicity , 2000-2001
Reviews and press (5) , 2000-2002
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2001
Tickets , April 27, 2001
Section 5-2-9. Tricycle Theatre (December 10, 2002 - February 8, 2003), London, UK , 2001-2002 Contracts , 2001-2002
Correspondence , 2001-2002
Reviews and press , 2002
Section 5-2-10. Philadelphia Theatre Company (January 24 - February 23, 2003), Philadelphia, PA , 2002-2003 Correspondence , September 18, 2002
Programs , January 2003
Publicity , January 10, 2003
Reviews and press , February 8, 2003
Section 5-2-11. Space Theatre (January 8 - February 15, 2003), Denver, CO , 2002-2003 Contracts , 2002-2003
Photographs , 2003
Reviews and press , 2003
Section 5-2-12. Penumbra Theatre (May 29 - June 22, 2003), Saint Paul, MN , May 2003 Programs , May 2003
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Section 5-2-13. Alliance Theatre (September 26 - November 2, 2003), Atlanta, GA , 1997-2003 Correspondence , 1997-2003
Production memos and documents , undated
Programs , September 2003
Publicity , September 28, 2003
Section 5-2-14. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (February 12 - March 14, 2004), San Francisco, CA , May 5, 1999 Correspondence , 1999-2004
Section 5-2-15. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (April 20 - May 14, 2006), St. Louis, MO , 2000-2005 Correspondence , 2000-2005
Section 5-2-16. Signature Theatre Company (March 11 - April 22, 2007), New York, NY , 2006-2007 Correspondence , December 15, 2006
Programs , March 2007
Publicity , 2007
Section 5-2-17. Celebration Arts (March 28 - May 3, 2008), Sacramento, CA , December 3, 2007 Correspondence , December 3, 2007
Section 5-2-18. American Stage (January 23 - February 15, 2009), St. Petersburg, FL , December 21, 2007 Correspondence , December 21, 2007
Section 5-2-19. Reilly Theatre, LSU (October 31 - November 18, 2007), Baton Rouge, LA , October 31, 2007 Correspondence , October 31, 2007
Section 5-2-20. Cygnet Theatre (September 29 - November 6, 2016), San Diego, CA , September 2016 Section 5-2-21. Matrix Theatre (January 26 - February 12, 2017), Los Angeles, CA , January 2017 Section 5-3. Publications , 2001-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Overlook Press correspondence , 2001-2002
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , February 8, 2000
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt A Different Shade of Gray: Mid-Life and Beyond in the Inner City , 2001-2002
Theatre Communications Group contracts , 2004-2005
Theatre Communications Group correspondence , 2001-2005
Theatre Communications Group cover art (OVERSIZE) , undated
Theatre Communications Group The Fire This Time: African American Plays for the 21st Century , 2001-2005
Theatre Communications Group forward by Marion McClinton , June 4, 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys , 2005
Theatre Communications Group galleys , June 4, 2007
Theatre Communications Group preface , October 23, 2002
Theatre Communications Group preface with Constanza Romero annotations , undated
Theatre Communications Group preface with Wilson annotations , undated
Todd Kreidler notes , 2003-2004
Section 5-4. Topical Files , 1999-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Artwork , undated
Artwork by Ella Joyce (OVERSIZED) , undated
Awards (8) , 2000-2007
Casting (2) , 1999-2001
Correspondence , 1999-2003
Internet Broadway Database , April 23, 2003
King Hedley II Limited Partnership , 2001-2004
Performance requests , 2002
Production budgets , December 15, 2000
Production schedules and calendars , 1999-2001
*Prop letter - Unknown production , undated
Research , 1999
Reviews and press , 1999-2001
Subseries 6. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 1981-2016 Scope and Contents Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is the third play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in a recording studio in Chicago during 1927 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on April 3, 1984. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom received both the 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom .
Section 6-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1981-1984 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated
Handwritten notes on restaurant placemat , undated Scope and Contents Written on the back of two Butler's Drug and Restaurant placemats are an outline and character list for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . Also present are notes on The Scream.
Script , undated Scope and Contents There are two copies of this script.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This near complete script is undated and contains annotations by Wilson.
Script fragments (7) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (3) , undated
Script fragment , December 1981
Script , 1981 Scope and Contents This is a photo-copied script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom that is dated 1981. The pages are unbound and several pages were copied off-center.
Script , 1981 Scope and Contents This script is dated 1981 and is contained in black paper covers. The pages include edits by multiple hands and also includes sound and light cues.
Script , 1981 Scope and Contents There are two copies of this script which is dated 1981 and both are contained in blue paper covers. The scripts are identical except that one contains information on the setting and characters on the title page and the other does not.
Script fragments , May 1982
Script , July 1982 Scope and Contents The pages of this Ma Rainey's Black Bottom script have revision dates throughout the Summer of 1982.
Script , August 1982 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with a revision date of August 1982. The orange, yellow, and white pages are unbound, and several pages have correction fluid marks.
Script , August 1982 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with a revision date of August 1982. The script is annotated by Wilson and the pages are contained within green paper covers.
Script , August 1982 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with a revision date of August 1982. The pages are contained within brown paper covers.
Script , August 1982 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with a revision date of August 1982. The cover of the script is stamped with the name and address of Helen Merrill.
Script , August 1982 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with revision dates throughout the Summer of 1982. The cover of the script includes Wilson's initials as well as logos and contact information for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 1982 National Playwrights Conference. The white, pink, and yellow pages of the script contain edits and annotations in multiple hands. There are also loose typed and handwritten pages contained with this script.
Script fragments , 1982
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (5) , 1982
Script fragments with Wilson annotations and Playwrights Conference materials , 1982
Script fragments , 1982-1984
Script fragment with Wilson annotations , June 1983
Script , January 1984 Scope and Contents This is a script for the play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with annotations by August Wilson. The cover of the script includes Wilson's signature in pencil.
Script fragments with annotations , August 1984
Promptbook , September 1984 Scope and Contents This promptbook has pencil annotations from September 1984. It includes edits by multiple hands, sound and light cues, and stage directions on the verso pages. This promptbook may relate to the production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Promptbook , 2002-2003 Scope and Contents This promptbook relates to the 2003 Broadway revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . It includes schedules, production notes, scene breakdowns and a copy of the script.
Section 6-2. Production History and Documentation , 1982-2016 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 6-2-1. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center (July 21 - 23, 1982), Waterford, CT , 1982 Contracts , 1982
Correspondence , 1982
Photographs (2) , undated
Production memos and documents , 1982
Programs , July 1982
Publicity , 1982
Reviews and press , 1982
The Scene National Playwrights Conference newsletters1982
Section 6-2-2. Yale Repertory Theatre (April 3 - 21, 1984), New Haven, CT , 1983-1984 Scope and Contents The world premiere of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was staged at the Yale Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed April 3 - 23, 1984.
Casting notes , December 13, 1983
Casting notes with Wilson annotations , February 1984
Correspondence , 1984
Costume designs , April 1984
Photographs , 1984
Photographs (OVERSIZED) , 1984
Production memos and documents , 1984
Programs , April 1984
Prop money , undated
Publicity , 1984
Reviews and press , 1984
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1984
Yale Reports 1984
Section 6-2-3. University of Vermont (April 24, 1984), Burlington, VT , April 1984 Correspondence , March 2, 1984
Reviews and press , April 24, 1984
Section 6-2-4. University of Hartford (April 26 - 28, 1984) West Hartford, CT , April 1984 Production memos and documents , April 1984
Programs , April 1984
Section 6-2-5. Annenberg Center (September 20 - 30, 1984) Philadelphia, PA , 1984 Educational programming , 1984
Production memos and documents , September 22, 1984
Programs , September 1984
Programs proof copies , August 21, 1984
Publicity , 1984
Reviews and press , September 1984
Study guide , 1984
Section 6-2-6. Cort Theatre (October 11, 1984 - June 9, 1985), New York, NY , 1984-1985 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was staged at the Cort Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed October 11, 1984, through June 9, 1985.
Audience feedback , June 7, 1985
Box office , 1984
Correspondence , 1984 - 1985
Correspondence - Quincy Jones , October 24, 1984
Photographs , 1984-1985
Production memos and documents , 1984-1985
Programs , 1984-1985
Publicity , 1984-1985
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1984-1985
Reviews and press , 1984-1985
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1984
Study guides , 1985
Section 6-2-7. Studio Theatre (May 14 - June 15, 1986), Washington D.C. , 1986 Correspondence , June 4, 1986
Programs , May 1986
Publicity , 1986
Reviews and press , May 1986
Section 6-2-8. Jomandi Theater (September 26 - October 12, 1986), Atlanta, GA , October 1986
Reviews and press , October 1986
Section 6-2-9. Storefront Theatre (November 28, 1986 - January 24, 1987), Portland, OR , 1986-1987 Correspondence , 1986-1987
Section 6-2-10. Attic Theatre (January 9 - April 12, 1987), Detroit, MI , 1986-1987 Correspondence , March 30, 1987
Production memos and documents , 1987
Programs , 1987
Publicity , 1986-1987
Reviews and press , January 1987
Section 6-2-11. Southeast Community Theatre (February 12 - 15, 1987), San Diego, CA , February 1987 Reviews and press , February 1987
Section 6-2-12. American Conservatory Theatre (March 11 - April 25, 1987), San Fransisco, CA , 1987 Program , March 1987
Publicity , 1987
Reviews and press , 1987
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , March 18, 1987
Section 6-2-13. Penumbra Theatre (May 7 - 31, 1987), St. Paul, MN , 1986-1987 Correspondence , 1986-1987
Programs , May 1987 Scope and Contents Program includes flyer advertising Wilson's Malcolm X play.
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1987 Scope and Contents Program includes flyer advertising Wilson's Malcolm X play.
Reviews and press , May 1987
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , May 1987
Section 6-2-14. Los Angeles Theatre Center (June 5 - August 2, 1987), Los Angeles, CA , 1986-1987 Scope and Contents This production was a collaboration between the Los Angeles Theatre Center and the American Conservatory Theatre.
Correspondence , 1986-1987
Reviews and press , June 1987
Section 6-2-15. Kuntu Repertory Theatre (September 26 - October 10, 1987) Pittsburgh, PA , 1987 Correspondence , July 1987
Card from cast, friends, and family (OVERSIZED) , September 1987
Publicity , September 1987
Section 6-2-16. Trinity Repertory Company (December 11, 1987 - January 24, 1988), Providence, RI , 1987 Programs , December 1987
Publicity , 1987
Reviews and press , December 27, 1987
Section 6-2-17. California State University Dominguez Hills (February 19 - 21, 1988), Carson, CA , February 1988 Correspondence , February 5, 1988
Publicity , February 1988
Section 6-2-18. Karamu House (March 1988), Cleveland, OH , 1985-1988 Correspondence , August 1985
Reviews and press , March 17, 1988
Pegasus Players (January 13 - March 27, 1988), Chicago, IL , 1988 Correspondence , November 13, 1987
Section 6-2-19. Theatreworks (January 7 - February 11, 1989), Palo Alto, CA , 1988-1989 Reviews and press , 1988-1989
Section 6-2-20. Theatre Morgan (March 1989), Baltimore, MD , undated Section 6-2-21. Center Stage (September 28 - November 4, 1990), Baltimore, MD , 1990 Programs , 1990
Reviews and press , October 1990
Section 6-2-22. Royal National Theatre (October 25 1989 - March 24, 1990), London, UK , 1987-1990 Casting , 1988-1989
Contracts , 1989
Correspondence , 1987-1989
Programs , 1989
Publicity , 1989-1990
Reviews and press , 1989
Section 6-2-23. Theatrefest (June 24 - July 5, 1992), Montclair, NJ , 1991-1992 Contracts , January 9, 1992
Correspondence , 1991-1992
Section 6-2-24. Standard Bank National Arts Festival (July 2 - 11, 1992), Grahamstown, South Africa , 1991-1992 Contracts , 1992
Correspondence , 1991-1992
Section 6-2-25. Wayne County Community College (July 1992), Detroit, MI , 1992 Correspondence , 1992
Reviews and press , July 9, 1992
Section 6-2-26. Pittsburgh Public Theater (September 17 - November 1, 1992), Pittsburgh, PA , 1992-1998 Correspondence , 1992
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1992
Reviews and press , October 1992
Things That Fit documentary1992-1998
Section 6-2-27. Missouri Repertory Theatre (January 19 - February 7, 1993), Kansas City, MO , 1992-1993 Correspondence , 1991-1993
Programs , 1993
Publicity , 1989-1993
Reviews and press , 1993
Section 6-2-28. Alley Theatre (January 6 - February 13, 1994), Houston, TX , 1993-1994 Correspondence , 1993-1994
Production memos and documents , January 16, 1994
Programs , January 1994
Reviews and press , 1994
Section 6-2-29. Denver Center Theatre Company (January - February 13, 1994), Denver, CO , 1993-1994 Correspondence , 1993-1994
Section 6-2-30. The Cleveland Playhouse (January 31 - March 5, 1995), Cleveland, OH , January 1995 Correspondence , January 17, 1995
Programs , January 1995
Publicity , January 1995
Section 6-2-31. Pacific Theatre (August 31-September 30, 1995), Aukland, New Zealand , 1995 Contracts , 1994-1995
Correspondence , 1994-1995
Programs , 1995
Publicity , 1995
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1995
Reviews and press , September 1, 1995
Section 6-2-32. Penumbra Theatre (October 2 - November 24, 1996), Saint Paul, MN , 1996-1998 Correspondence , 1996-1998
Production memos and documents , 1997
Publicity , 1996
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1996
Reviews and press , 1996
Section 6-2-33. Goodman Theatre (June 20 - July 27, 1997) Chicago, IL , 1996-1997 An Evening with August Wilson , June 26, 1997
OnStage magazine 1997
Production memos and documents , 1996-1997
Programs , 1997
Program with Wilson annotations , 1997
Publicity , 1996-1997
Reviews and press , 1997
Section 6-2-34. University of Louisville (October 22 - 26, 1997), Louisville, KY , 1997-1998 Correspondence , July 25, 1997
Programs , 1997
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1997
Reviews and press , 1997-1998
Section 6-2-35. California State University, Fresno (April 2000), Fresno, CA , April 2, 2000 Reviews and press , April 2, 2000
Section 6-2-36. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (October 19 - November 19, 2000), San Francisco, CA , October 2000 Production memos and documents , June 2000
Programs , October 2000
Section 6-2-37. Arena Stage (November 1 - December 22, 2002), Washington D.C. , 2002-2003 Correspondence , August 2002
Publicity , October 4, 2002
Rehearsals , March 11, 2003
Section 6-2-38. Royale Theatre (February 6 - April 6, 2003), New York, NY , 2002-2005 Scope and Contents The Broadway revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was staged at the Royale Theatre. The production was directed by Marion McClinton and was performed February 6 through April 6, 2003.
Artwork by Michael Arthur , 2003
Artwork by Michael Arthur (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Budget , 2002-2003
Contracts , 2002-2003
Correspondence , 2002-2005
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 2002-2003
Programs , 2003
Programs with Wilson autograph , February 2003
Publicity , 2002-2003
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2002
Rehearsals , 2002-2003
Reviews and press , 2002-2003
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Set designs , November 2000
Section 6-2-39. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre (March 7 - 23, 2003), Pittsburgh, PA , 2003 Scope and Contents This production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was the inaugural production of the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
Programs , 2003
Publicity , 2003
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Reviews and press , 2003
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Lillian Theatre (February 5 - March 7, 2004), Los Angeles, CA , 2004 Section 6-2-41. Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 22 - February 19, 2005), Seattle, WA , 2004-2005 Correspondence , January 10, 2005
Production memos and documents , 2004-2005
Programs , 2005
Publicity , 2005
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2005
Reviews and press , January 2005
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , January 2005
Section 6-2-40. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (March 30 - October 30, 2005), Ashland, OR , 2005 Programs , 2005
Publicity , 2005
Section 6-2-42. Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History (October 25 - 27, 2007), Augusta, GA , October 2007 Correspondence , October 2007
Reviews and press , October 18, 2007
Section 6-2-43. Seminole Community College (January 25 - February 3, 2008), Sanford, FL , October 2007 Correspondence , October 2007
Section 6-2-44. Center Stage (April 7 - June 13, 2010), Baltimore, MD , May 11, 2009 Scope and Contents This was a joint production with the Philadelphia Drama Guild and was performed in both Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Correspondence , May 11, 2009
Section 6-2-45. Penumbra Theatre (February 10 - March 6, 2011), St. Paul, MN , 2009-2011 Correspondence , July 23, 2009
Programs , 2011
Section 6-2-46. Huntington Theatre Company (March 9 - April 8, 2012), Boston, MA , 2012 Section 6-2-47. Portland Stage (September 24 - October 20, 2013), Portland, ME , 2013 Section 6-2-48. National Theatre (January 26 - May 18, 2016), London, UK , 2016 Section 6-2-49. Pegasus Theatre Chicago (March 21, 2016), Chicago, IL , 2016 Section 6-2-50. Center Theatre Group (September 1 - October 16, 2016), Los Angeles, CA , 2016 Production memos and documents , 2016
Programs , 2016
Section 6-3. Publications , 1984-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Litag correspondence , 1984-1985
Plume cover art , undated
Plume/New American Library correspondence , 1984-1988
Plume/New American Library galleys , undated
Plume/New American Library galleys with corrections by Wilson , undated
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , November 6, 1985
Samuel French correspondence , 1985-1986
Samuel French galleys with corrections , February 13, 1986
Samuel French manuscript with corrections , undated
Samuel French presentation copy with Wilson autograph , June 24, 1987
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Frank Rich , 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys , June 17, 2007
Theatre Communications Group Plays in Progress correspondence , 1984
Section 6-4. Topical Files , 1982-2003 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards , 1985-1991
Awards (OVERSIZED) , 1985
Correspondence , 1982-2003
The Dramatists Guild, Inc. , August 3, 1984
International performance requests , 1984-2003
Internet Broadway Database , 2003
Lloyd Richards directors agreement , August 1, 1984
Manhattan Records , April 8, 1987
Ma Rainey research materials , undated
Merchandising , March 22, 1985
Non-equity touring production , 1988
Original Broadway Cast Recording compact disc and cassette tape , 1985-2003
Original Broadway Cast Recording contract , February 24, 1986
Original Broadway Cast Recording correspondence , 1985-1987
Original Broadway Cast Recording liner notes handwritten drafts , undated
Original Broadway Cast Recording liner notes typed drafts , undated
Original Broadway Cast Recording liner notes typed drafts with Wilson annotations (2) , undated
Original Broadway Cast Recording liner notes proof copies , 1985
Original Broadway Cast Recording newspaper clippings , 1985
Original Broadway Cast Recording vinyl record (OVERSIZED) , 1985
Performance requests , 1995-2000
Program art , undated
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , undated
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , 1991
Subsidiary rights agreement - Fred Zollo , December 16, 1985
Subsidiary rights agreement - Lloyd Richards , 1984-1985
U.G.B. Productions , June 22, 1983
Subseries 7. The Piano Lesson 1985-2015 Scope and Contents The Piano Lesson is the fourth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1936 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on November 26, 1987. The Piano Lesson received the 1987 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. Wilson was also awarded the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to The Piano Lesson .
Section 7-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1985-1993 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a blue paper folder.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson includes numerous edits and annotations by Wilson.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a black paper folder. The first page is missing, but the script is otherwise complete. There are scattered annotations throughout by Wilson.
Script fragments (2) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , undated Scope and Contents This folder contains script fragments from early iterations of The Piano Lesson . The fragments include dialogue from characters (a woman named Cleopha and two men named Brownie and Calvin) who do not appear in the final version of the play.
Typed notes , undated
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson was used during the 1985 Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Playwrights Conference. The script is bound in a red paper folder. The body of the script contains extensive annotations, edits, and highlights by Wilson.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson includes Wilson artwork on the back of the final page. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a black paper folder. "2nd draft" is written on the title page.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a black paper folder. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson with annotations on the character list. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson was used during the 1985 Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Playwrights Conference. The script has orange paper covers with a plastic binding. The body of the script has no annotations and is printed on white and pink paper. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is printed on brown paper. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1985 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a red paper folder. The body of the script contains edits and annotations by Wilson. Photocopies of reviews of various productions of Joe Turner's Come and Gone are included.
Script fragments with edits , 1985
Promptbook , November 27, 1987 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook that was used during the Yale Repertory Theatre production of The Piano Lesson . The pages of the promptbook are separated by dividers with colored tabs. Interspersed with the script are typed notes about lighting, sound, and stage directions, as well as set designs. This promptbook was originally in a large brown envelope.
Script , November 27, 1987 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a red paper folder. The script also includes several typed poems by Wilson on green paper.
Script , November 27, 1987 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson includes a spiral bound notebook with several handwritten pages of work notes by Wilson.
Promptbook (3) , December 1987 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook used in the Huntington Theatre production of The Piano Lesson . The promptbook appears to be complete, although the pages are out of order. In addition to the script itself, there are contact sheets for the cast, technical information, staging notes, and stage manager reports. These materials were originally in a black three-ring binder with a flyer for the production afixed to the cover. There is also half of a blue paper cover containing a label that reads, "Dec. 1987 THE PIANO LESSON Huntington Theatre Company: S.M. - Gwen Gilliam."
Script , 1987 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a red paper folder. This iteration of the script contains an ending that is different than the final version of the play.
Script , 1987 Scope and Contents This script of The Piano Lesson is bound in a black paper folder. The body of the script contains annotations and edits by Wilson. This iteration of the play has an alternate ending than the final draft.
Script fragments with edits , 1987
Script fragments with edits , December 27, 1988 Scope and Contents This folder contains script fragments that are dated December 27, 1988. They contain edits in handwriting that are not Wilson's.
Script , December 1988 Scope and Contents This The Piano Lesson script has a handwritten title page by Wilson, but the body is typed. This iteration of the play has an alternate ending than the final draft. A photocopy of this script is also included.
Script , January 16, 1990 Scope and Contents This The Piano Lesson script is square-bound with yellow paper covers. There is a handwritten note by Wilson between pages II-ii-108 and II-ii-109.
Script , April 1, 1990 Scope and Contents This The Piano Lesson script has a yellow cover with a Yale Repertory Theatre property stamp. Annotations by Wilson are present on the front cover and in the body of the script.
Promptbook , April 1990 Scope and Contents This The Piano Lesson promptbook was used during the Walter Kerr Theatre Broadway production. In addition to the script the promptbook includes checklists, running lists, sound cues, wardrobe and costume notes, and a set design.
Script fragments , May 1990
Script , 1993 Scope and Contents This is a The Piano Lesson script from the Seattle Repertory Theatre production. The script is bound in a black paper folder with a Seattle Repertory Theatre sticker on the cover. The back of the last page contains a drawing of a man that is consistent with other artwork by Wilson.
Section 7-2. Production History and Documentation , 1986-2015 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 7-2-1. Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (June 28 - July 27, 1986), Waterford, CT , 1986 Contracts , May 7, 1986
Production memos and documents , May 8, 1986
Publicity , 1986
The Scene National Playwrights Conference newslettersJuly 1986
Section 7-2-2. Yale Repertory Theatre (November 27, 1987 - January 31, 1988), New Haven, CT , 1987-1990 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of The Piano Lesson was produced by Yale Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed November 27, 1987, through January 31, 1988.
Casting , September 5, 1987
Casting - with Wilson annotations , October 1987
Contracts , 1987-1990
Correspondence , 1987-1990
Correspondence - card from the Yale cast , undated
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 1987
Programs , 1987
Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Publicity , 1987
Reviews and press , 1987-1988
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1987
Study guide , 1987
Section 7-2-3. The Huntington Theatre Company (January 9 - 31, 1988), Boston, MA , 1988 Programs , January 1988
Publicity , 1988
Reviews and press , 1988
Study guides , January 1988
Section 7-2-4. Goodman Theatre (January 6 - February 18, 1989), Chicago, IL , 1988-1996 A Stage of Our Own 1996
Box office , February 1989
Correspondence , April 2, 1991
Photographs , 1988-1989
Production memos and documents , December 7, 1988
Programs , January 1989
Publicity , 1988-1989
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1989
Reviews and press , 1989
Section 7-2-5. Old Globe Theatre (May 4 - 28, 1989), San Diego, CA , 1989 Correspondence , April 24, 1989
Publicity , May 1989
Reviews and press , May 1989
Section 7-2-6. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (November 18 - December 9, 1989), Washington, D.C. , 1989-1990 Production memos and documents , 1989
Programs , 1990
Publicity , 1989-1990
Reviews and press , November 1989
Reviews and press with Wilson annotations , November 1989
Section 7-2-7. Center Theatre Group (January 18 - April 1, 1990), Los Angeles, CA , 1989-1990 Audience feedback , 1990
Correspondence , 1990
Photographs , 1990
Production memos and documents , 1989-1990
Programs , January 1990
Publicity , 1990
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1990
Reviews and press , 1990
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , January 1990
Section 7-2-8. Walter Kerr Theatre (April 16, 1990 - January 27, 1991), New York City, NY , 1989-1991 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of The Piano Lesson was staged at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed April 16, 1990, through January 27, 1991.
Audience feedback , 1990-1991
Casting , October 4, 1989
Correspondence , 1989-1990
Invitation , May 3, 1990
Marketing meetings and research , 1989
Marketing research report , March 1990
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 1990
Production memos and documents - Costanza , April 16, 1990
Programs , May 1990
Publicity , 1989-1990
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1990
Reviews and press , 1989-1991
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1989-1991
Study guide , 1990
Section 7-2-9. Merriam Theatre (January 28 - February 9, 1991), Philadelphia, PA , 1991 Section 7-2-10. American Conservatory Theatre (October 8, 1991 - January 5, 1992), San Francisco, CA , 1991 American Theatre Today: An Evening with Lloyd Richards , 1991
Production memos and documents , September 17, 1991
Program , December 1991
Publicity , 1991
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1991
Reviews and press , 1991
Reviews and press (OVERSIZE) , October 6, 1991
Section 7-2-11. Alliance Theatre (January 7 - February 15, 1992), Atlanta, GA , 1991-1992 Contracts , 1991
Correspondence , 1991-1992
Photographs , undated
Programs , January 1992
Publicity , January 1992
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1992
Reviews and press , 1992
Section 7-2-12. Fulton Theatre (February 11 - 16, 1992), Pittsburgh, PA , 1991-1992 Reviews and press , 1991-1992
Section 7-2-13. Mill Mountain Theatre (February 28 - March 15, 1992), Roanoke, VA , 1991-1992 Contracts , 1991-1992
Production memos and documents , December 23, 1991
Programs , 1991
Publicity , 1992
Section 7-2-14. Fisher Theatre (March 3 - 22, 1992), Detroit, MI , 1992 Correspondence , March 1, 1992
Reviews and press , 1992
Section 7-2-15. World Theater/Ordway Music Theatre (April 14 - 26, 1992), Saint Paul, MN , April 1992 Programs , April 1992
Reviews and press , April 1992
Section 7-2-16. Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (May 12 - June 7, 1992), Baltimore, MD , April 28, 1992 Production memos and documents , April 28, 1992
Section 7-2-17. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (September 12 - October 11, 1992), Saint Louis, MO , September 1992 Reviews and press , September 1992
Section 7-2-18. Theatre Three (October 17 - November 15, 1992), Dallas, TX , 1992 Correspondence , August 30, 1992
Programs , October 1992
Programs - with cast autographs , October 1992
Reviews and press , October 22, 1992
Section 7-2-19. Denver Center Theatre Company (January 4 - February 6, 1993), Denver, CO , 1992-1993 Contracts , January 29, 1992
Correspondence , 1992-1993
Publicity , November 1992
Reviews and press , 1993
Section 7-2-20. Illinois Theatre Center (January 15 - 21, 1993), Park Forest, IL , 1992 Contracts , July 31, 1992
Correspondence , 1992
Programs , 1992
Section 7-2-21. New American Theatre (January 20 - February 28, 1993), Rockford, IL , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1992-1993
Correspondence , January 14, 1993
Section 7-2-22. Seattle Repertory Theatre (April 21 - May 16, 1993), Seattle, WA , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1992
Correspondence , 1993
Production memos and documents , 1992-1993
Programs , 1993
Study guide , undated
Section 7-2-23. Penumbra Theatre Company (May 5 - June 13, 1993), Saint Paul, MN , 1991-1993 Contracts , March 23, 1993
Correspondence , August 1991
Programs , May 1993
Reviews and press , May 8, 1993
Section 7-2-24. Portland Repertory Theater (May 13 - June 13, 1993), Portland, OR , 1992-1993 Casting , March 12, 1993
Contracts , October 21, 1992
Programs , May 1993
Reviews and press , May 1993
Section 7-2-25. Karamu House Theatre (October 1 - October 24, 1993), Cleveland, OH , 1993 Programs , October 1993
Reviews and press , 1993
Section 7-2-26. Tricycle Theatre (September 30 - October 30, 1993), London, UK , 1990-1995 Contracts , 1993-1995
Correspondence , 1990-1993
Programs , September 1993
Publicity , September 1993
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1993
Reviews and press , 1993
Section 7-2-27. New Stage Theatre (January 25 - February 12, 1995), Jackson, MS , 1994-1995 Section 7-2-28. Playhouse on the Square (June 2 - July 2, 1995), Memphis, TN , 1994-1995 Contracts , 1994-1995
Correspondence , January 27, 1994
Section 7-2-29. Crossroads Theatre Company (October 7 - November 12, 1995), New Brunswick, NJ , 1995-1996 Contracts , 1995-1996
Correspondence , October 3, 1995
Programs , October 1995
Section 7-2-30. Pioneer Memorial Theatre (January 10 - 27, 1996), Salt Lake City, UT , 1995-1996 Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1995
Reviews and press , January 1996
Section 7-2-31. Meadow Brook Theatre (Febraury 20 - March 3, 1996), Rochester, MI , March 1996 Section 7-2-32. Theatre Virginia (February 23 - March 16, 1996), Richmond, VA , 1994-1996 Section 7-2-33. Syracuse Stage (February 27 - March 17, 1996), Syracuse, NY , 1995-1996 Contracts , 1995-1996
Correspondence , October 12, 1995
Study guide , 1996
Section 7-2-34. Vision Complex Theatre (March 22 - 24, 1996), Los Angeles, CA , 1996 Correspondence , January 1996
Programs , March 1996
Section 7-2-35. Long Beach Playhouse (April 27 - June 8, 1996), Long Beach, CA , July 14, 1995 Correspondence , July 14, 1995
Section 7-2-34. Phoenix Theatre (May 7 - June 6, 1996), Indianapolis, IN , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1992
Correspondence , 1992-1993
Champaign Central High School (March 7 - 9, 1997), Champaign, IL , undated Dogwood Dell Ampitheater (June 1997), Richmond, VA , June 21, 1997 Reviews and press , June 21, 1997
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (January 13 - February 8, 1998), Montgomery, AL , June 20, 1997 Correspondence , June 20, 1997
Trustus Theatre (May 15 - June 6, 1998), Columbia, SC , June 20, 1997 Correspondence , June 20, 1997
Theatre Charlotte (October 30 - November 22, 1998), Charlotte, SC , October 8, 1998 Correspondence , October 8, 1998
South Coast Repertory (October 15 - November 21, 1999), Costa Mesa, CA , 1999 Correspondence , July 21, 1999
Publicity , September 28, 1999
Reviews and press , 1999
Pepperdine University (February 17, 2000), Malibu, CA , 2000 Southwest Missouri State University (March 3, 2000), Springfield, MO , January 25, 2000 Correspondence , January 25, 2000
River Stage (September 23 - October 15, 2000), Sacramento, CA , December 1, 1999 Correspondence , December 1, 1999
Congo Square Theatre Company (October 19 - November 18, 2000), Chicago, IL , 2000 Correspondence , 2000
Programs , October 2000
Publicity , undated
Reviews and press , November 15, 2000
San Jose Repertory Theatre (March 24 - April 22, 2001), San Jose, CA , 2001 Programs , 2001
Publicity , 2001
Reviews and press , 2001
Center Stage (May 11 - June 24, 2001), Baltimore, MD , 1996-2001 Contracts , April 25, 1996
Photographs , June 2001
Programs , May 2001
University of Alabama (October 9 - 13, 2001), Tuscaloosa, AL , undated Actor's Theatre of Louisville (October 25 - November 17, 2001), Louisville, KY , 2001 Correspondence , 2001
Production memos and documents , November 6, 2001
Programs - with August Wilson annotations , October 2001
Publicity , undated
Reviews and press , October 29, 2001
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (February 21 - March 17, 2002), San Francisco, CA , 2002 Programs , March 2002
Publicity , 2002
Obsidian Theatre Company (February 6 - March 2, 2003), Toronto, ON , 2000-2003 Correspondence , 2000-2002
Reviews and press , 2003
Pittsburgh Public Theater (April 24 - May 25, 2003), Pittsburgh, PA , 2003 Programs , April 2003
Publicity , undated
Reviews and press , 2003
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (July 30 - November 1, 2003), Ashland, OR , 2003 Madison Repertory Theatre (March 5 - 28, 2004), Madison, WI , January 29, 2004 Correspondence , January 29, 2004
Wright State University Theare (January 20 - 30, 2005), Dayton, OH , January 25, 2005 Reviews and press , January 25, 2005
The Cleveland Playhouse (January 25 - February 27, 2005), Cleveland, OH , 1992-2005 Correspondence , January 28, 1992
Programs , January 2005
Tennessee Repertory Theatre (April 23 - May 7, 2005), Nashville, TN , 2005 Arena Stage (April 1 - May 15, 2005), Washington, D.C. , 2004-2005 Programs , 2005
Publicity , 2004-2005
Erie Playhouse (February 8 - 18, 2007), Erie, PA , January 25, 2007 Publicity , January 25, 2007
Penumbra Theatre Company (February 21 - March 16, 2008), Saint Paul, MN , 2007-2008 Production memos and documents , February 4, 2008
Programs , 2007
Arden Theatre (March 6 - April 13, 2008), Philadelphia, PA , March 14, 2007 Correspondence , March 14, 2007
Delaware Theatre Company (April 9 - 27, 2008), Wilmington, DE , February 22, 2008 Correspondence , February 22, 2008
Act-So NYC (June 12 - 15, 2008), New York, NY , June 30, 2005 Correspondence , June 30, 2005
Yale Repertory Theatre (January 28 - February 19, 2011), New Haven, CT , January 2011 Signature Theater (November 18 - December 16, 2012), New York City, NY , November 19, 2012 Reviews and press , November 19, 2012
Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 16 - February 8, 2015), Seattle, WA , January 2015 Section 7-3. Publications , 1989-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Japanese translation and publication , 1997-1998
New American Library contracts , 1989-1991
Plume correspondence , 1989-1992
Plume galley with edits , 1990
Plume manuscript with edits , 1989-1993
Plume reviews and press , March 28, 1993
Requests for non-English publication rights , 1993-2006
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 1990-2006
Samuel French correspondence , 1991
Spanish translation and publication , June 14, 1991
Theater Magazine galleysundated
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Toni Morrison , undated
Theatre Communications Group galley proof , 2007
Section 7-4. Topical Files , 1989-2010 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards (5) , 1989-1991
Charles household genealogy , 1994
Contact information , August 25, 1989
Correspondence , 1987-1992
International performance requests , 1990-2010
Lloyd Richards directors agreement , 1989-1992
Logo button , undated
Performance agreement , 1991-1992
Performance requests , 1990-2006
Production schedules and calendars , 1989-1996
Publicity , 1990-1994
Research materials , undated
Reviews and press , 1987-1990
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , 1990-1992
Samuel French correspondence , 1990-1993
Set designs - Unknown production , undated
Study guide , undated
Subseries 8. Radio Golf 1996-2011 Scope and Contents Radio Golf is the tenth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1997 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on April 22, 2005. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Notebooks and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Radio Golf .
Section 8-1 Drafts and Scripts , 2003-2007 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on envelopes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on flyers , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on napkins , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notepads , undated
Script fragments (3) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , undated
Typed notes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on newspapers (OVERSIZED) , 2003-2005 Scope and Contents This is an oversize, handmade paper folder containing newspaper sections filled with handwritten notes that Wilson wrote pertaining to Radio Golf .
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , 2004
Script , March 21, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a script for Radio Golf that is dated March 21, 2005. The cover page indicates that this script is for the Yale Repertory Theatre production. The pages are bound in a dark green three-ring binder. There are scattered annotations throughout the pages in Wilson's handwriting. A label on the cover of the binder reads, "August Wilson."
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , March 2005
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on magazines , March 2005
Script , April 28, 2005
Script , April 28, 2005
Script , April 28, 2005
Script fragments , June 12, 2005
Script fragments , July 14, 2005
Script , July 24, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a script from Radio Golf that is dated July 24, 2005. It is bound with two metal pins. The pages contain scattered annotations in unknown handwriting.
Script , July 24, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a script from Radio Golf that is dated July 24, 2005. There were two copies of this annotated script, each was contained in a brown envelope with "Todd" written on the front.
Script fragments , August 2, 2005 Scope and Contents These script fragments also include a letter from Todd Kreidler.
Script , August 11, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated August 11, 2005. It is bound with two metal pins. The pages contain no annotations. The cover page is slightly dirty, perhaps from smudged pencil marks.
Script , August 11, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated August 11, 2005. It is bound with two metal pins. The pages do not contain any annotations.
Script , September 9, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a script from Radio Golf that is dated September 9, 2005. It is bound with two metal pins. The cover page has a square-shaped brown stain, possibly from a mug. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Script , September 9, 2005 Scope and Contents This is a script from Radio Golf that is dated September 9, 2005. The script was contained in a USPS envelope and contains no annotations.
Handwritten notes and dialogue on envelopes (OVERSIZED) , 2005
Script fragments , 2005
Script , January 25, 2006 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script dated January 25, 2006. The pages are loose and do not contain any annotations. The script's original folder indicates that it was used in the Seattle Repertory Theatre production.
Script , March 29, 2006 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated March 29, 2006 and is associated with the Center Stage production in Baltimore, MD.
Script , September 13, 2006 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated September 13, 2006. The pages are bound with three metal pins. "THE HUNTINGTON BOSTON" is written in yellow marker on the cover page. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Script , January 23, 2007 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated January 23, 2007. It is bound with three metal pins and the pages contain no annotations.
Script , January 23, 2007 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated January 23, 2007. It is bound with a rectangular metal pin. There are extensive notes written on the front and back covers.
Script , March 23, 2007 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated March 23, 2007. Its original folder indicates that this script was used for the McCarter Theatre production in Princeton, NJ.
Script , May 8, 2007 Scope and Contents This is a Radio Golf script that is dated May 8, 2007. The body of the script contains scattered highlighting and annotations in unknown handwriting.
Section 8-2. Production History and Documentation , 2005-2011 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 8-2-1. Yale Repertory Theatre (April 17 – May 15, 2005), New Haven, CT , 2004-2005 Scope and Contents The world premiere of Radio Golf was staged at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. The production was directed by Timothy Douglas and was performed April 17 – May 15, 2005.
Budget , March 2005
Contracts , 2004-2005
A Conversation With August Wilson , April 26, 2005
Correspondence , 2004-2005
Family Tree (OVERSIZED) , April 28, 2005
Premiere invitation , 2005
Production memos and documents , 2005
Programs , 2005
Program galley proof , 2004-2005
Publicity (2) , 2004-2005
Publicity with Wilson annotations , undated
Rehearsal reports , 2005
Reviews and press (2) , 2004-2005
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2005
Script changes , 2005
Set designs , 2005
Stage manager reports , 2005
Section 8-2-2. Center Theatre Group (August 11 - September 18, 2005), Los Angeles, CA , 2005-2006 Awards , January 2006
Contracts , 2005
Correspondence , 2005
Production memos and documents , 2005
Programs , 2005
Publicity , 2005
Rehearsal reports , 2005
Reviews and press (2) , 2005
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2005
Stage manager reports , 2005
Study guides , 2005
Section 8-2-3. Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 19 - February 18, 2006), Seattle, WA , 2005-2006 Contracts , September 21, 2005
Correspondence , 2005-2006
Production memos and documents , 2006
Programs , 2006
Publicity , 2006
Rehearsal reports , 2006
Reviews and press , 2005-2006
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , January 19, 2006
Stage manager reports , 2006
Section 8-2-4. Center Stage (March 24 - April 30, 2006), Baltimore, MD , 2005-2007 Correspondence , 2005-2006
Rehearsal reports , 2006
Reviews and press , 2007
Stage manager reports , 2006
Section 8-2-5. Huntington Theatre (September 8 - October 15, 2006), Boston, MA , 2006 Correspondence , 2006
Educational programming - student responses , 2006
Production memos and documents , 2006
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , September 15, 2006
Script changes , August 27, 2006
A Tribute to August Wilson , September 2006
Section 8-2-6. Goodman Theatre (January 13 - February 25, 2007), Chicago, IL , 2005-2007 Correspondence , 2005
Programs , January 2007
Publicity , 2007
Reviews and press , 2007
Section 8-2-7. McCarter Theatre Center (March 18 - April 8, 2007), Princeton, NJ , 2007 Production memos and documents , 2007
Programs , March 2007
Publicity , 2007
Reviews and press , 2007
Section 8-2-8. Cort Theatre (May 8 - July 1, 2007), New York, NY , 2006-2007 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Radio Golf was staged at the Cort Theatre. The production was directed by Kenny Leon and was performed May 8 - July 1, 2007.
August Wilson Day , 2007
Contracts , June 28, 2007
Correspondence , 2006-2007
Production memos and documents , 2007
Programs , 2007
Program galley proof , April 2007
Publicity , 2007
Reviews and press , 2007
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 2007
Section 8-2-9. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, (March 19 - April 6, 2008), Cincinnati, OH , 2007 Correspondence and production materials , June 29, 2007
Section 8-2-10. St. Louis Black Repertory Company (February 15 - March 9, 2008), University City, MO , 2007 Contracts , December 24, 2007
Section 8-2-11. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (March 28 - April 6, 2008), Washington, DC , 2008 Section 8-2-12. Alliance Theatre (August 29 - September 28, 2008), Atlanta, GA , 2008 Section 8-2-13. Mosaic Theatre (September 11-October 5 2008), Plantation, FL , 2008 Section 8-2-14. Anthony Bean Community Theater (September 19 - 28, 2008), New Orleans, LA , 2007 Section 8-2-15. Ensemble Theatre (September 25 - October 19, 2008), Houston, TX , 2008 Contracts , 2008
Reviews and press , September 2008
Section 8-2-16. Tricycle Theatre (October 2 - November 1, 2008), London, UK , 2007-2008 Contracts , 2008
Correspondence and production materials , June 29, 2007
Section 8-2-17. Pittsburgh Public Theater (October 2-November 2, 2008), Pittsburgh, PA , 2006-2008 Contracts , 2007-2008
Correspondence and production materials , 2006-2008
Programs , October 2008
Section 8-2-18. TheatreWorks (October 8 - November 8, 2008), Mountain View, CA , 2008 Section 8-2-19. Kansas City Repertory Theatre (October 17 - November 9 2008), Kansas City, MO , 2008 Section 8-2-20. Detroit Repertory Theatre (January 15-March 22, 2009) Detroit, MI , 2008-2009 Correspondence and production materials , June 25, 2008
Photographs , 2009
Programs , January 2009
Publicity , 2009
Reviews and press , 2009
Section 8-2-21. California State University Northridge Black Student Union (February 5 - 6, 2009), Northridge, CA , 2008 Section 8-2-22. Denver Center Theatre Company (March 20 - April 25, 2009), Denver, CO , 2009 Contracts , 2009
Programs , March 2009
Publicity , 2009
Section 8-2-23. Penumbra Theatre Company (May 7 - June 7, 2009), Saint Paul, MN , 2008 Section 8-2-24. Studio Theatre (May 20 - July 19, 2009), Washington, DC , 2008 Contracts , 2008
Publicity , 2008
Section 8-2-25. Milwaukee Repertory Theater (March 3 - 28, 2010), Milwaukee, WI , 2008 Correspondence and production materials , November 7, 2008
Section 8-2-26. Syracuse Stage (February 23 - March 13, 2011), Syracuse, NY , 2011 Programs , February 2011
Publicity , 2011
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , February 24, 2011
Section 8-2-27. Raven Theatre (February 27 - April 9, 2011), Chicago, IL , 2010 Correspondence and production materials , June 4, 2010
Section 8-2-28. Geva Theatre (March 22 - April 17, 2011), Rochester, NY , 2010 Correspondence , March 3, 2010
Section 8-2-29. Virginia Stage Company (April 1 - 17, 2011), Norfolk, VA , 2009 Correspondence , November 23, 2009
Section 8-2-30. Penn State University Centre Stage (August 24 - September 3, 2011), State College, PA , 2011 Section 8-3 Publications , 2005-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
American Theatre drafts with correctionsSeptember 6, 2005
American Theatre initial draft with Todd Kreidler's annotationsOctober 25, 2005
Theatre Communications Group correspondence , 2005-2007
Theatre Communications Group cover art and front matter , March 15, 2007
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Suzan-Lori Parks , June 04, 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys (2) , 2007
Theatre Communications Group galleys with corrections , July 2007
Section 8-4 Topical Files , 1996-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards , 2007
Correspondence , 2005-2007
Educational requests , March 20, 2007
National Public Radio All Things Considered episode transcript , October 2, 2007
Newspaper clippings - Hill District , 2002-2003
Performance requests , 2006-2009
Production schedules and calendars , March 1, 2007
Todd Kreidler , 2007-2008
TV One , May 15, 2007
WAMO , 1996-2000
Subseries 9. Seven Guitars 1991-2018 Scope and Contents Seven Guitars is the fifth play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1948 and premiered at the Goodman Theatre on January 21, 1995. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Seven Guitars .
Section 9-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1991-1997 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Character lists , undated
Character lists with Wilson annotations , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue (3) , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on envelopes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on flyers , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on napkins , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notecards , undated Scope and Contents This folder contains handwritten notes by Sandi Carroll.
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on notepads , undated
A Note From The Playwright , undated
A Note From The Playwright with Wilson annotations , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents Although the script is undated and incomplete, it appears to date from the time of the Huntington Theatre Company production.
Script , undated Scope and Contents Although the script is undated, it appears to have been written after the Huntington Theatre Company production.
Script fragments (78) , undated
Script fragments - Canewell monologues (2) , undated
Script fragments - Floyd monologues , undated
Script fragments - Vera monologues , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (28) , undated
Set and setting notes , undated
Set and setting notes with Wilson annotations , undated
Timeline of the play , undated
A Waltz for Two Guitars (2) , undated
A Waltz for Two Guitars with Wilson annotations , undated
Work notes , undated
Work notes - handwritten , undated
Moon Going Down , 1991
Script fragments , May 28, 1992
Script fragments with Wilson annotations , May 28, 1992
Script fragments , August 1993
Script , 1993 Scope and Contents Square bound copy of complete Seven Guitars script with annotations on pages 8 and 9. Includes an advertising pamphlet for the 1994 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
Script , 1993 Scope and Contents Seven Guitars script with handwritten draft of Wilson/Romero wedding invitation between pages 121 and 122. Script is missing the last 5 pages of the last scene.
Work notes , 1993
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on newspapers (OVERSIZED) , 1993-1995
Script fragments , 1993-1994
Script (3) , June 27, 1994 Scope and Contents There are three copies of this version of the script which is identified as the second draft.
Handwritten notes and dialogue written on folders , July 9, 1994 Scope and Contents One of the folders with Wilson annotations contains typed script fragments dated July 9, 1994.
Script fragments , July 1994
Script , July 1994 Scope and Contents The pages of this script have notations that they were revised between July 9-13, 1994 and has information relating to the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center on the title page. Script includes handwritten annotations by Wilson.
Script , July 1994 Scope and Contents The pages of this script have notations that they were revised between July 9-13, 1994. Information relating to the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and the Goodman Theatre on the title page and covers. Script includes handwritten annotations by Wilson and Constanza Romero.
Script (5) , July 1994 Scope and Contents The pages of this script have notations that they were revised between July 9-13, 1994, and has information relating to the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center on the title page. There are five copies of this script all with the same handwritten revisions, though the highlighting in the scripts differ.
Script , December 1994 Scope and Contents The pages of this script have notations that they were revised between December 17-23, 1994, and the title page is dated December 12, 1994. Script includes handwritten annotations by Wilson.
Script , December 1994 Scope and Contents The pages of this script have notations that they were revised between December 17-30, 1994.
Title pages , 1994-1995
Script , 1995 Scope and Contents Incomplete script that has a copyright date of 1995 on the title page.
Script , January 9, 1995 Scope and Contents Title page of the script identifies it as related to the Goodman Theatre production of Seven Guitars .
Script fragments , January 11, 1995
Script , January 22, 1995
Script , August 1995 Scope and Contents This script, including several production memos and notes, is related to the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Seven Guitars . The script contains hand annotations by several different people, including Wilson and Sandi Carroll.
Script fragments , September 1995
Script , November 16, 1995 Scope and Contents There are two copies of this script.
Script , November 1995 Scope and Contents This script, including several production memos and notes, is related to the American Conservatory Theater's production of Seven Guitars . The script contains hand annotations and sketches by Wilson.
Script , December 14, 1995 Scope and Contents Script is identified as Wilson's copy of Sandi Carrol's production script. Pages contain annotations, presumably by Sandi Carroll.
Seven Guitars manuscript pages loaned to the American Academy of Arts and Letters ceremonial exhibition1995
Script , January 16, 1996 Scope and Contents Script is identified as a copy of the Seven Guitars script that was submitted to the Pulitzer Committee.
Script , January 18, 1996 Scope and Contents This script includes edits and a small number of annotations, possibly by Wilson.
Script , January 1996 Scope and Contents This script, including several production memos and notes, is related to the Ahmanson Theatre's production of Seven Guitars . The script contains hand annotations by several different people, including Wilson and Sandi Carroll.
Script , February 1996 Scope and Contents This script, including several stage manager reports and notes, is related to the Ahmanson Theatre's production of Seven Guitars . Script is identified as being the stage manager's copy and contains hand annotations by several different people, including Wilson and Sandi Carroll.
Promptbook , March 28, 1996 Scope and Contents File contains a comprehensive promptbook for the Broadway production of Seven Guitars at the Walter Kerr Theatre, assembled by the stage manager Jane E. Neufeld for Wilson. Includes the production's script as of its opening on March 28, 1996, including technical cues and notes, a second clean copy of the script with different pagination and less detailed stage directions, prop lists, perishables list, sound cue list, lighting cue list, stage maps for each scene of the play, and a costume inventory for each character.
Script , November 29, 1997 Scope and Contents This script, including schedules and contact information, is related to Seattle Repertory Theatre's production of Seven Guitars . The script is a reproduction of the Samuel French publication of the play.
Section 9-2. Production History and Documentation , 1993-2016 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 9-2-1. Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference (July 15 - 16, 1994), Waterford, CT , 1994 Scope and Contents A staged reading of Seven Guitars was performed at the 1994 the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
Contracts , June 1994
Correspondence , 1994
Critique notes , July 19, 1994
Production notes , 1994
Production notes - August Wilson , July 1994
Programs , July 1994
Reviews and press , July 1994
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , July 15, 1994 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Tickets , July 16, 1994
Section 9-2-2. Goodman Theatre (January 21 - February 25, 1995), Chicago IL , 1993-1997 Scope and Contents The Goodman Theatre in Chicago staged the world premiere of Seven Guitars on January 21, 1995. The production was directed by Walter Dallas and was performed through February 25, 1995.
Casting , October 19, 1994
Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1993-1997
Correspondence - card from the Goodman cast , undated
Correspondence - Ruben Santiago-Hudson , January 23, 1995 Scope and Contents This item is a miniature guitar case with an inscription from Ruben Santiago-Hudson inside.
DuSable Museum of African American History - A Discussion of August Wilson's Seven Guitars and a "Salute to the Blues" , 1994-1995
Educational programming , January 1995
Educational programming - student responses , 1995
Funding , 1993-1994
Handwritten notes , undated
OnStage magazine 1994-1995
Photographs , January 23, 1995
Production memos and documents (3) , 1994-1995
Production notes - Tom Creamer , January 9, 1995
Programs , January 1995
Programs with Wilson annotations , undated
Program proof copies , 1994-1995
Publicity , 1994-1995
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1995 Containers oversize 4 , folder 2 Rehearsals , November 1994
Reviews and press , 1993-1995
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , January 1995 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Set design sketch , undated
Set miniature photographs , undated
Study guides , January 1995
Walter Dallas , November 21, 1996
Section 9-2-3. Huntington Theatre Company (September 8 - October 8, 1995), Boston, MA , 1994-1996 Audience feedback , October 3, 1995
Box office , undated
Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1994-1996
Photographs , undated
Press kit , 1995
Press releases , 1995
Production memos and documents (2) , 1995
Production notes - Sandi Carroll , September 1995
Programs , September 1995
Publicity , 1995
Rehearsals , 1995
Reviews and press , 1995
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , September 1995 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Set notes , undated
Spotlight , September 1995
Stage manager reports , 1995
Study guides , 1995
Section 9-2-4. American Conservatory Theatre (November 15 - December 23, 1995), San Francisco, CA , 1995 American Conservatory Theater , 1995
Box office , 1995
Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1995
Preview magazine , 1995
Production memos and documents (2) , 1995
Production notes - August Wilson , undated
Production notes - Constanza Romero , undated
Production notes - Sandi Carroll , undated
Program , 1995
Program - draft articles and biographies , October 12, 1995
Publicity , 1995
Rehearsals , 1995
Reviews and press , 1995
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , November 1995 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Stage manager reports , 1995
Study guides , 1995
Section 9-2-5. Center Theatre Group (January 17 - March 10, 1996), Los Angeles, CA , 1995-1996 Box office , 1996
Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1995-1996
National Playwrights Conference benefit , 1995
Photographs , undated
Press releases , undated
Production memos and documents , 1995-1996
Production memos and documents with Wilson annotations , undated
Program , 1996 Scope and Contents One copy of the program also contains clippings from March 1996 issues of the tabloid periodicals Globe and Star .
Program proof copies , undated
Publicity , 1995-1996
Publicity (OVERSIZE) , 1995-1996 Scope and Contents Includes posters signed by the cast.
Rehearsals , 1995-1996
Reviews and press , 1996
Reviews and press (OVERSIZE) , 1996 Containers oversize 4 , folder 3 Stage manager reports , 1996
Study guides , 1996
Tickets , 1996
Section 9-2-6. Walter Kerr Theatre (March 28 - September 8, 1996), New York, NY , 1995-1997 Scope and Contents The Broadway production of Seven Guitars opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 28, 1996. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed through September 8, 1996.
Aaron Davis Hall , 1996
Actor's Equity Association , September 12, 1996
Advertising galleys (OVERSIZED) , December 1, 1995
Audience feedback , May 6, 1996
August Wilson and the Blues reading , 1996 Scope and Contents Event at Aaron Davis Hall, March 11, 1996.
August Wilson Seminar - York College Theatre , undated
Box office , 1996
Budget , 1996
Contracts , December 1995
Correspondence , 1996
Drama League of New York seminar , 1996
Educational programming , 1996
Essence Awards , 1996
An Evening with August Wilson , 1996 Scope and Contents Event at the Langston Hughes Branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, March 12, 1996.
The Making of Seven Guitars seminar , April 1, 1996 Scope and Contents Event at ArtsConnection, New York City, April 1, 1996.
Merchandising statements , 1996
Photographs , undated
Photographs - Opening night , March 28, 1996
Production memos and documents (2) , 1996
Production notes - Constanza Romero notes , 1996
Program proof copies , 1996
Programs , March 1996
Publicity , 1995-1996
Rehearsals , March 1996
Reviews and press , 1996-1997
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , 1996 Containers oversize 4 , folder 3 Stage manager reports , 1996
Striking Chords with August Wilson's Seven Guitars , 1996
Study guides , 1996
Section 9-2-7. Alliance Theatre Company (January 9- February 9, 1997), Atlanta, GA , 1996-1997 Correspondence and production materials , 1996-1997
Program , 1997
Publicity , January 1997
Reviews and press , January 1997
Section 9-2-8. Center Stage (April 25 - June 1, 1997), Baltimore, MD , 1996-1997 Scope and Contents Joint production with the Pittsburgh Public Theater
Correspondence and production materials , 1996-1997
Program , 1997
Publicity , 1997
Reviews and press , 1997
Reviews and press (OVERSIZE) , 1997 Containers oversize 4 , folder 4 Section 9-2-9. Arizona Theatre Company (May 9 - 25, 1997), AZ , 1996-1997 Correspondence and production materials , 1996-1997
Program , 1997
Publicity , 1997
Reviews and press , 1997
Section 9-2-10. Philadelphia Theatre Company (June 4 - 29, 1997), Philadelphia, PA , 1996-1997 Correspondence , June 1996
Programs (OVERSIZED) , 1997 Scope and Contents This program has been inscribed to Wilson by multiple cast members and is framed.
Reviews and press , June 6, 1997
Section 9-2-11. Pittsburgh Public Theater (June 5 - 20, 1997), Pittsburgh, PA , 1996-1997 Correspondence and production materials , 1996-1997
Program , 1997
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1997 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Reviews and press , 1997
Section 9-2-12. Seattle Repertory Theatre (December 31, 1997- January 24, 1998), Seattle, WA , 1997-1998 Correspondence and production materials , 1996-1997
Program , 1997
Publicity , December 1997
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1997 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Reviews and press , 1997-1998
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , 1997 Containers oversize 4 , folder 4 Section 9-2-13. Studio Theatre (January 7- February 15, 1998), Washington D.C. , 1997-1998 Program , 1998
Publicity , 1997
Reviews and press , January 1998
Section 9-2-14. Alley Theatre (February 13 - March 14, 1998), Houston, TX , February 1998 Program , February 1998
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1998 Containers oversize 4 , folder 1 Section 9-2-15. Penumbra Theatre Company (May 13 - July 5, 1998), St. Paul, MN , 1997-1999 Correspondence and production materials , 1998-1999
Program , 1998
Publicity , 1997-1998
Reviews and press , 1998
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , May 11, 1998 Containers oversize 4 , folder 4 Section 9-2-16. Oregon Shakespeare Festival (May 13 - July 5, 1998) , 1998-1999 Correspondence and production materials , 1998-1999
Program , 1999
Publicity , 1999
Reviews and press , June 22, 1999
Section 9-2-17. St. Louis Black Repertory (January 2 - 27, 2002), MO , 2000-2002 Correspondence , May 12, 2000
Program , January 2002
Publicity , 2002
Reviews and press , 2001-2002
Section 9-2-18. Penumbra Theatre Company (April 10 - May 4, 2003), St. Paul, MN , 2003 Publicity (OVERSIZE) , 2003
Section 9-2-19. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (February 19 - 21, 2004), Greensboro, NC , 2004 Correspondence and production materials , March 9, 2004
Photographs , undated
Program , February 2004
Section 9-2-20. Congo Square Theatre Company (May 12- June 12, 2005), Chicago, IL , 2005 Correspondence and production materials , 2005
Photographs , undated
Publicity , 2005
Reviews and press , May 2005
Section 9-2-21. Santa Clara University (September 2005), Santa Clara, CA , 2005 Correspondence and production materials , September 10, 2005
Section 9-2-22. Signature Theatre Company (July 31 - September 23, 2006), New York City, NY , 2005-2006 Correspondence and production materials , 2005-2006
Publicity , 2006
Reviews and press , 2006
Reviews and press - OVERSIZE , August 25, 2006 Containers oversize 4 , folder 4 Section 9-2-23. University of the Free State (2011), Bloemfontein, South Africa , 2011 Correspondence and production materials , 2011
Section 9-2-24. Actors Theatre of Louisville (September 1 - 20, 2015), Louisville, KY , 2015 Section 9-2-25. Cygnet Theatre (September 28 - November 6, 2016), San Diego, CA , 2016 Correspondence and production materials , October 14, 2016
Program , September 2016
Section 9-3. Publications , 1995-2004 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Dutton correspondence , 1995-1999
Dutton cover art and front matter , undated
Dutton galleys , November 22, 1995
Dutton galleys act two scene one , May 29, 1996
Dutton galleys with edits and annotations , 1995
Dutton galleys with edits, annotations, and replacement pages , 1995-1996
Dutton publishing agreement , 1995-1996
Limelight Editions correspondence , April 20, 1996
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 1996-2004
Request for stock and amateur rights , 1995
Samuel French correspondence , 1995-1997
Theatre Communications Group cover art and front matter (OVERSIZE) , undated
Section 9-4. Topical Files , 1993-2018 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Artwork by Constanza Romero reproductions , undated
Artwork by Constanza Romero reproductions (OVERSIZED) , undated
Artwork by Nolan Bowie reproductions (OVERSIZED) , undated
Artwork by Vanessa Holly reproductions (OVERSIZED) , undated
Artwork test marketing , 1995
August Wilson production contract , 1995
Awards , 1995-1998
Ben Mordecai general manager's agreement , 1995
Billing , 1995
Blues Hall of Fame , May 8, 2008
Broadway Play Publishing , 1995
Casting , 1994-1996
Concept art , undated
Contact information , 1995-1996
Correspondence , 1993-1996
Costume designs reproductions by Constanza Romero , undated
Costume inventory , undated
The Great Work Continues: The 25 Best American Plays Since Angels in America (OVERSIZED) , June 1, 2018
Insurance , October 23, 1995
International performance requests , 1995
Internet Broadway Database , April 23, 2003
The League of American Theatre and Producers , November 1, 1996
Lloyd Richards directors agreement , 1995-1996
Marketing research , 1995-1996
Partnership agreement , 1995
Performance requests , 1995-2008
Poetry in Motion , May 6, 1996
Production budgets , December 1995
Production schedules and calendars , 1995
Production staff , 1994-1996
Prop inventory , undated
Prop letter - Unknown production , undated Scope and Contents Prop letter is dated April 19, 1948. From Wilber H. Gardner of Sun Records to Mr. Barton. As of the American Conservatory Theater production, the script had been changed and the letter was noted as being from Wilber H. Gardner of Savoy Records. Which would indicate that this prop was from one of the earlier productions of the play.
Reviews and press - Awards , 1996
ROJA Productions , June 9, 1994
Sageworks Certificate of Partners , 1995
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , 1995-1996
Sandi Carroll , 1995
Sandi Carroll notes and correspondence , 1995-1996
Set design reproductions by Scott Bradley (OVERSIZE) , 1995
Seven Guitars Company , 1995-1996
Sony Music , 1996
The StrataTech Group Seven Guitars research report , September 1995
Theatre Communications Group , undated
Subseries 10. Two Trains Running 1989-2018 Scope and Contents Two Trains Running is the seventh play of August Wilson's American Century Cycle. The play is set in Pittsburgh's Hill District during 1969 and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 30, 1990. The subseries consists of four sections: Drafts and Scripts, Productions, Publications, and Topical Files. Researchers should consult the Film and Television Adaptations, Notebooks, and Electronic Records series for additional materials relating to Two Trains Running .
Section 10-1. Drafts and Scripts , 1989-1992 Scope and Contents The materials in the Drafts and Scripts section are arranged chronologically.
Handwritten notes and dialogue (2) , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is a script from Two Trains Running . There are edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting throughout the body of the script.
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is a script from Two Trains Running . It is bound in a black colored paper folder.
Script , undated
Script , undated
Script , undated Scope and Contents This is a script from Two Trains Running which includes a draft of a speech Wilson gave at a Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly event.
Script fragments (6) , undated
Script fragments with Wilson annotations (3) , undated Scope and Contents This folder contains script fragments for the play Two Trains Running . They appear to have been produced early in the writing process, as they extensively feature two male characters who are not present in the final version of the play (i.e., Brownie and Pitts). The script fragments have been printed out on a dot matrix printer, meaning that the pages are attached to each other, like the bellows of an accordion. The pages contain extensive edits and annotations.
Typed notes , undated
Script fragments , 1988
Script fragments , May 13, 1989
Script , August 25, 1989 Scope and Contents This is a script for Two Trains Running that is dated August 25, 1989. An accompanying letter written by Wilson to Lloyd Richards indicates that this is the first draft of this particular play. Lloyd Richards' address is written on the back of the script. There are no annotations present in the script. The script also contains a large envelope with cursive writing on it that reads, "For: August 2 Trains 1st Draft."
Script , 1989 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is bound in a red paper folder. There are no annotations in this script.
Script , 1989
Script , February 22, 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script contains scattered edits and stage directions.
Script , February 24, 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script has a handwritten title page.
Script , February 26, 1990 Scope and Contents This is a script from the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Two Trains Running. The script has a blue paper cover and ownership marks for the Yale Repertory Theatre and August Wilson. The body of the script contains edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , March 1990 Scope and Contents This is a script from Two Trains Running with edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting throughout the body of the script.
Script , September 1990 Scope and Contents This is a Two Trains Running script in a yellow paper folder.
Script , September 1990
Script , September 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is spiralbound with a red paper cover.
Typed notes , October 9, 1990
Script , December 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is printed on white and beige paper. There are a few annotations in Wilson's handwriting.
Script , December 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is bound in a mustard colored paper folder. There are edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting included in the script.
Script , December 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is bound in a mustard colored paper folder. There are edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting included in the script.
Script , December 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script is bound with a yellow paper cover with Yale Repertory Theatre ownership marks.
Script , 1990
Script , 1990 Scope and Contents This Two Trains Running script has a revision date of September 1990 and includes ownership marks for the Yale Repertory Theatre. Also present are script fragments dated October 1990.
Script fragments , 1990
Script , January 1991 Scope and Contents This is script for Two Trains Running that is dated January 1991. There are annotations on the title page in Wilson's handwriting. However, there are no annotations in the body of the script.
Script , October 1991 Scope and Contents This is a script for Two Trains Running. There are scattered annotations throughout the body that are in Wilson's handwriting. The script also includes script fragments and a rehearsal schedule for the Kennedy Center production of Two Trains Running.
Script fragments , May 1992
Promptbook , 1992 Scope and Contents This is an annotated promptbook for the 1992 production of Two Trains Running at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. In addition to the script itself, this promptbook contains instructions about staging, costumes, props, and music.
Section 10-2. Production History and Documentation , 1989-2018 Scope and Contents The materials in the Production History and Documentation section are arranged chronologically.
Section 10-2-1. Yale Repertory Theatre (March 30 - April 21, 1990), New Haven, CT , 1989-1991 Scope and Contents The world premiere production of Two Trains Running was produced by Yale Repertory Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed March 30 - April 21, 1990.
Budget , February 13, 1990
Casting with Wilson annotations , 1990
Contracts , 1990-1991
Correspondence , 1989-1990
Educational programming , 1990-1991
Photographs , undated
Production memos and documents , 1990
Programs , 1990
Publicity , 1989-1990
Rehearsals , December 1990
Reviews and press , 1990
Study guide , March 1990
Section 10-2-2. Huntington Theatre Company (October 26 - November 25, 1990), Boston, MA , 1990-1991 Contracts , October 1990
Correspondence , 1990
Production memos and documents , 1991
Programs , 1990
Programs with annotations , 1990
Publicity , 1990-1991
Reviews and press , 1990
Study guide , 1990
Study guide - drafts , October 1991
Section 10-2-3. Seattle Repertory Theatre (January 2 - 26, 1991), Seattle, WA , 1990-1991 Audience feedback , March 8, 1991
Contracts , 1990
Correspondence , 1990-1991
Production memos and documents , 1990-1991
Programs , January 1991
Publicity , 1990-1991
Rehearsals with Wilson annotations , 1990
Reviews and press , 1991
Section 10-2-4. Old Globe Theatre (March 14 - April 21, 1991), San Diego, CA , 1991 Correspondence , 1991
Production memos and documents , 1991
Programs , March 1991
Reviews and press , 1991
Section 10-2-5. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (November 6 - December 7, 1991), Washington, D.C. , 1991 Audience feedback , December 30, 1991
Correspondence , 1991
Educational programming , undated
Production memos and documents , 1991
Programs , November 1991
Publicity , 1991
Reviews and press , 1991
Section 10-2-6. Doolittle Theatre (January 16 - March 29, 1992), Los Angeles, CA , 1991-1992 Correspondence , 1991-1992
Programs , February 1992
Publicity , 1991
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1991
Reviews and press , 1992
Section 10-2-7. Walter Kerr Theatre (April 13 - August 30, 1992), New York City, NY , 1991-1995 Scope and Contents The Broadway premiere of Two Trains Running was performed at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production was directed by Lloyd Richards and was performed April 13 - August 30, 1992.
Audience feedback , 1992
Benefit performance , April 11, 1992
Contracts , 1992
Correspondence , 1991-1992
Correspondence - Aaron Davis Hall , April 1, 1992
Invitation , April 13, 1992
Marketing , February 1992
[Memorabilia - customized elbow pad] , undated
Production memos and documents , 1992-1995
Programs , 1992
Publicity , 1991-1992
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 1992
Publicity - with August Wilson annotations , undated
Reviews and press , 1991-1992
Reviews and press , 1991-1992
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , 1992
Souvenir programs , 1992
Section 10-2-8. The Goodman Theatre (January 15 - March 14, 1993), Chicago, IL , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1993
Correspondence , 1992-1993
Production memos and documents , January 25, 1993
Programs , 1992
Publicity , 1992-1993
Reviews and press , 1993
Section 10-2-9. Alliance Theatre (October 13 - November 14, 1993), Atlanta, GA , 1992-1993 Contracts , 1993
Correspondence , 1992
Photographs , October 1993
Program with Wilson annotations , 1993
Publicity , 1993
Reviews and press , October 1993
Section 10-2-10. Zellerbach Theatre (March 4 - 27, 1994), Philadelphia, PA , 1993-1994 Contracts , 1993
Correspondence , 1992-1994
Reviews and press , March 1994
Section 10-2-11. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (April 21 - May 22, 1994), San Francisco, CA , 1993-1994 Correspondence , 1993-1994
Section 10-2-12. Penumbra Theatre (May 4 - June 26, 1994), St. Paul, MN , 1993 Correspondence , 1993
Programs , 1994
Publicity , 1993-1994
Reviews and press , 1994
Section 10-2-13. Pittsburgh Public Theatre (May 12 - June 19, 1994), Pittsburgh, PA , 1993-1994 Contracts , 1993-1994
Correspondence , 1993-1994
Production memos and documents , May 11, 1994
Programs , 1994
Programs - AIDS Task Force Benefit , May 11, 1994
Reviews and press , 1994
Section 10-2-14. Stage West (August 26 - September 24, 1994), Fort Worth, TX , 1993-1994 Contracts , June 16, 1994
Correspondence , 1993-1994
Reviews and press , 1994
Section 10-2-15. CenterStage (November 10 - December 18, 1994), Baltimore, MD , 1994 Contracts , July 26, 1994
Correspondence , 1994
Programs , November 1994
Publicity , 1994
Reviews and press , 1994
Section 10-2-16. Paul Robeson Theatre/Ujima Theatre Company (February 17 - March 12, 1995), Buffalo, NY , February 3, 1994 Correspondence , February 3, 1994
Section 10-2-17. Portland Repertory Theater (December 30, 1995 - February 3, 1996), Portland, OR , 1994-1995 Correspondence , 1994-1995
Section 10-2-18. TheatreWorks (March 9 - April 7, 1996), Palo Alto, CA , 1993-1996 Correspondence , 1993-1996
Section 10-2-19. St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre (March 22 - April 16, 1995), St. Louis, MO , 1993-1995 Contracts , 1993-1995
Correspondence , February 19, 1993
Section 10-2-20. Karamu Performing Arts Theatre Center (October 6 - 29, 1995), Cleveland, OH , 1995 Section 10-2-21. Studio Theatre (January 3 - February 11, 1996), Washington, D.C. , 1995-1996 Correspondence , 1995
Programs , January 1996
Reviews and press , 1996
Section 10-2-22. Plowshares Theatre Company (January 18 - February 11, 1996), Detroit, MI , 1993-1994 Contracts , September 28, 1994
Correspondence , 1993-1994
Section 10-2-23. Space Theatre (January 11 - February 17, 1996), Denver, CO , 1995-1996 Correspondence , 1995-1996
Publicity , 1995-1996
Reviews and press , January 1996
Study guide , 1996
Section 10-2-24. Tricycle Theatre (January 25 - March 2, 1996), London, UK , 1994-1996 Contracts , 1995
Correspondence , 1994-1995
Reviews and press , 1996
Section 10-2-25. Contemporary American Theatre Company (October 23 - November 23, 1996) Columbus, OH , 1994-1996 Contracts , 1994-1995
Correspondence , September 19, 1996
Publicity , September 20, 1996
Reviews and press , October 25, 1996
Section 10-2-26. Morgan-Wixson Theatre (May 10 - June 8, 1996) Santa Monica, CA , 1996 Section 10-2-27. Ensemble Theatre (April 17 - June 1, 1997), Houston, TX , 1996-1997 Correspondence , 1997
Programs , 1997
Programs with cast autographs , 1997
Publicity , 1996-1997
Section 10-2-28. Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center (January 30 - February 15, 1998), Seattle, WA , 1998 Publicity , 1998
Reviews and press , February 1998
Section 10-2-29. River's Bend Playhouse (September 18 - 27, 1998), Evansville, IN , 1998 Section 10-2-30. Cleveland Play House (February 8 - March 12, 2000), Cleveland, OH , 1999-2000 Correspondence , April 1999
Reviews and press , 2000
Section 10-2-31. Penumbra Theatre (February 13 - March 9, 2003), St. Paul, MN , 2003 Programs , February 2003
Publicity (OVERSIZED) , 2003
Reviews and Press , 2003
Section 10-2-32. Kansas City Repertory Theatre/Gem Theater (February 2005), Kansas City, MO , 2004-2005 Correspondence , November 15, 2004
Production memos and documents , February 17, 2005
Publicity , undated
Section 10-2-33. The Theatre School at DePaul University (May 12 - 21, 2006), Chicago, IL , 2005 Correspondence , September 14, 2005
Publicity , July 15, 2005
Section 10-2-34. New Studio Theater/Columbia College Chicago (October 11 - 22, 2006), Chicago, IL , 2006 Section 10-2-35. Signature Theatre Company (November 7 - December 30, 2006), New York City, NY , 2006 Programs , 2006
Publicity , 2006
Publicity, signed by cast (OVERSIZED) , 2006
Reviews and press , December 2006
Section 10-2-36. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company (May 10 - 31, 2008), Pittsburgh, PA , 2008 Programs , 2008
Publicity with cast autographs (OVERSIZED) , 2008
Section 10-2-37. Syracuse Stage (January 30 - February 17, 2013), Syracuse, NY , 2013 Section 10-2-38. Goodman Theatre (March 7 - April 19, 2015), Chicago, IL , 2015 Section 10-2-39. Arena Stage (March 30 - April 29, 2018), Washington, D.C. , 2018 Section 10-3. Publications , 1990-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Publications section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Anteaus galley proofDecember 1990
Applause correspondence , 1991
John Breglio correspondence , February 27, 1992
Little, Brown & Company correspondence , 1991-1992
Penguin contract , May 27, 1992
Penguin publicity , 1992-1993
Plume correspondence , 1991-1992
Plume galley proofs with edits and annotations (6) , 1992
Plume publicity , 1991-1992
Plume reviews and press , February 1993
Requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 2005
Samuel French correspondence , April 1, 1994
Summit Books contract , 1991
Summit Books correspondence , 1990-1992
Theatre Communications Group correspondence , February 1991
Theatre Communications Group foreword by Laurence Fishburne galleys , July 2, 2007
Theater Magazine correspondence1990-1991
Theater Magazine galley proofs 1990-1991
Section 10-4. Topical Files , 1989-2007 Scope and Contents Materials in the Topical Files section are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
Awards (4) , 1992-2007
Characters scene by scene breakdown , undated
Correspondence , 1989-2003
Fireside Theatre Book Club , May 5, 1992
International performance requests (2) , 1992-1996
Internet Broadway Database , April 23, 2003
Letterhead , 1992
Lloyd Richards participation agreement , 1989-1991
Paradigm contract , May 2, 1994
PBS/BBC interview request , September 26, 1991
Performance requests , 1991-1996
Production schedules and calendars , 1991-1992
Research materials , undated
Samuel French amateur and stock rights agreement , 1993-1994
Timeline of the play , December 17, 1991
West family , 1994-1995
Series II. Artwork , 1984-2003 Scope and Contents This series is composed of two subseries - artwork created by August Wilson and artwork gifted to or owned by Wilson. The contents of both subseries are arranged alphabetically by title.
Subseries 1. Artwork by August Wilson , 1988-2000 Scope and Contents Throughout his life Wilson drew and sketched, often in the same notebooks he composed his plays in. This series collects artwork created by Wilson, sometimes on unconventional materials like napkins, paper plates, and paper bags. The files that list titles were transcribed from the drawings themselves. This series includes paper copies of art that Wilson created digitally. The original digital art is contained in the Electronic Records series. The files in this series are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Researchers interested in Wilson's drawings should also consult the Notebooks series.
"August Wilson as Sophocles" pen and ink drawing , undated
August Wilson fax letterhead , undated
"Ballerina" pen and ink drawing , June 5, 1989
"Black Patrol" pencil drawing , undated
"Cooking at Home" pencil drawing , 1990
Digital art (7) , undated
Digital art with Wilson annotations , undated
"The Falling Woman" acrylic painting , undated
Grease pencil drawings , undated
"Fireworks for Sale" marker drawing , undated
"King Hedley II" pen and ink drawings , undated
"King Hedley II" pencil drawings , undated
"King Hedley III" pencil drawings , undated
"Lloyd Richards" pencil drawing , undated
Marker drawings (2) , undated
Marker drawings on paper bags (OVERSIZED) , undated
"Me!" pen and ink drawing , August 24, 1995
"Music - Lights" pencil drawing , undated
"New Light Temple and Other Poems" pen and ink drawing , undated
Pen and ink drawings (13) , undated
Pen and ink drawings , 1990-1995
Pen and ink drawings on napkins (7) , undated
Pen and ink drawings on napkins , 1989-1990
Pen and ink drawings on newspapers (OVERSIZED) , 1990
Pen and ink drawings on paper bags , undated
Pen and ink drawings on paper bags (OVERSIZED) , undated
Pen and ink drawings on paper plates , undated
Pen and ink drawings with watercolor , undated
Pencil drawings (10) , undated
Pencil drawings , 1988-1994 Scope and Contents A drawing is overtop of a rehearsal schedule document for The Piano Lesson.
Pencil drawings (OVERSIZED) , undated
Pencil drawings on napkins , undated
"Self Portrait" pen and ink drawing , 1990
"Small Necked Man" pencil drawing , 1993
"Soup #1" pencil drawing , August 8, 2000 Scope and Contents The reverse side of the drawing contains worknotes on "King Hedley II" by Wilson.
"Wilson Quartet" pen and ink drawing , undated
"Wilson Self Portrait" pen and ink drawing , October 20, 1989
Subseries 2. Other Artwork , 1984-2003 Scope and Contents This subseries consists of artwork and photographs that were not created by Wilson. Many of the items were gifted to Wilson and include paintings, prints, photographs, and three-dimentional objects.
Please note that many of the items in this subseries are oversized and may require additional lead time to retrieve.
"III" mixed media sculpture by Lorna Simpson , 1994
African mask wood carving , undated
"The Archie Givens, Sr. Collection" framed print by Kat Gilchrist-Roberts , undated
"August" marker drawing by Sean , 1984
August Wilson portrait print by Joe Ciardiello , undated
B.B. King photograph by Bob Adelman , April 3, 1996
Blues musicians photograph collage by Bill Waterman , March 28, 1996
"Celebration of Womanhood" framed print by Halessie , undated
"Crawford Grill" wood carving , 2000
Framed JFK quote by Middlesex County Chapter of Links, Inc. , October 26, 1990
Framed print , undated
"Hedley's Kingdom" print by Lori Fletcher , undated
John Hurt photograph by Bill Waterman , March 28, 1996
"Negro League Baseball" wood carving , 2001
"No. 298 August's Box" painted box with metal clasps by Caitlin Dundon , 2001
Pen and ink drawing of Wilson by Michael Arthur , 2003
"Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2001" paper peepshow by Anna Gaskell , 2001
Stained glass by Daisy Wilson , undated
"The Stamps of Black Heritage, First Collection" framed stamp collection by Texas Stamps , 1990
Watercolor painting by Merv Corning , undated
Watercolor painting and pencil sketch of August Wilson by Mary Ann Kozak , undated
Woman looking in car mirror photograph by Josh Drake , 1999
Series III. Audio-Visual Recordings , 1985-2015 Scope and Contents The Audio-Visual Recordings series is arranged into two subseries, audio recordings and video recordings. These recordings contain segments of stage productions of Wilson's American Century Cycle plays, Wilson's speaking engagements, as well as interviews with and profiles on Wilson.
Subseries 1. Audio Recordings , 1987-2005 Scope and Contents The recordings in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.
Joe Turner's Come and Gone panel discussionundated
August Wilson , undated
August Wilson Profile - CBC , July 5, 1987
August Wilson Interview - WETA , October 8, 1987
August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Arts Show , October 26, 1987
NPR Interviews , November 27, 1987 to February 5, 1988
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Rehearsal sides 1 & 2 - MPRJanuary 29, 1988
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Rehearsal sides 3 & 4 - MPRJanuary 29, 1988
August Wilson Hamline University Graduation Speech , May 19, 1990
August Wilson Interview - WBEZ , January 14, 1991
Library Lunch - NYPL , April 21, 1994
38th Joseph Warren Beach Lecture Series , May 8, 1997
August Wilson Interview - KUOW , December 1997
August Wilson Interview , December 10, 1997
August Wilson Interview , March 20, 1998
Studs Terkel Interviews August Wilson - WBEZ , April 29, 1998
2003 Annual Literary Awards , April 2, 2003
August Wilson Retrospective - WPFW , September 4, 2005
Subseries 2. Video Recordings , 1985-2015 Scope and Contents The recordings in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.
Jitney Mock Opening Credit Sequenceundated
Jitney - Scene B Rollca.1996-2002
Jitney - Scene B Rollundated
A Stage of Our Own - WGN , undated
A Stage of Our Own - WGN , undated
August Wilson Urban Footage , undated
Center Stage August Wilson, B. Kunzleman, Deloris Gaskins , undated
Layers , undated
MacNeal Leherer Building Fences , undated
Playwrights' Center: Center Stage Campaign , undated
South Bank Show August Wilson , undated
Stills , undated
Wilson Tape #1 Duplicate , undated
Wilson Tape #2 Duplicate , undated
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Tonysca.1985
Scrittori Afro-Americani , November 1986
The Piano Lesson Performance at Goodman TheatreJanuary 1988
Studio 7 Featuring August Wilson , June 5, 1988
August Wilson Profile - WCCO-TV , September 12, 1988
Fences Performance at National Theatre Uganda1988 Scope and Contents Incomplete workshop performance of Fences at the National Theatre, Uganda June 9-12, 1988, directed by Deborah Allen.
Fences Rehearsal footage from National Theatre Uganda production1988
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Pegasus Playersca. 1988
Backstage at the Goodman: The Piano Lesson , January 6, 1989 to February 18, 1989
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson , January 22, 1989
CBS News Nightwatch August Wilson , November 28, 1989
Mayor's Inauguration City of St. Paul , 1990
Brandeis Creative Arts Awards , 1990
The Piano Lesson Television Reviews1990 Scope and Contents Compilation of NYC television news segments (CBS2, WNBC, Fox5, Channel 11), reviewing the Broadway production. Also includes footage of audience post-performance reactions.
August Wilson Interview - Howard University , 1990-1999
1990 Mayor's Inauguration , January 2, 1990
The Piano Lesson January 25, 1990
CBS Sunday Morning , April 15, 1990
The Piano Lesson Press Coverage ReelMay 14, 1990
The Piano Lesson Press Coverage ReelMay 14, 1990
The Piano Lesson Press Coverage ReelMay 14, 1990
South Bank Show (August Wilson) , January 14, 1991
Backstage at the Goodman: Joe Turner's Come and Gone , February 1991
Backstage at the Goodman: Joe Turner's Come and Gone , February 1991
Charles Dutton , March 9, 1991
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Meeting , May 7, 1991
BET Screen Scene A. W. Interview , October 17, 1991
The Piano Lesson PBS Atlanta First Light Episode1992 Scope and Contents Episode of First Light on WPBA PBS Atlanta, featuring interviews with the cast and artistic team, as well as performance footage, of Alliance Theatre's 1992 production of The Piano Lesson .
Two Trains Running - Camera Master Dubs Reels 1-41992
Two Trains Running - Camera Master Dubs Reels 5-91992
Two Trains Running - B-Roll Final Scene - Yale1992
Two Trains Running Video Scrapbook1992
Two Trains Running Interviews1992
Literary Visions Program #18 August Wilson , 1992
Tape 2 Two Trains Running VNR (John Singleton interview) , 1992
Two Trains Running Publicity PackageMarch 30, 1992 Scope and Contents Publicity news package for Broadway production, features performance footage, as well as interview clips from Wilson, John Singleton, Roscoe Lee Browne and Laurence Fishburne.
The Dick Cavett Show August Wilson Parts 1 & II , April 8, 1992
Two Trains Running June 3, 1992
August Wilson in Black and White: Part 5 , November 16, 1992
Langston Hughes Festival Tribute to August Wilson , November 20, 1992
August Wilson Interview (unedited) , January 23, 1993
Backstage at the Goodman: Two Trains Running , February 1993
The Piano Lesson Reel 20 DUB Dailies Viewing OnlySeptember 22, 1994
August Wilson - WQED The Editors , September 23, 1994
The Piano Lesson Reel 27 DUB Dailies Viewing OnlySeptember 30, 1994
The Piano Lesson Reel 28 DUB Dailies Viewing OnlyOctober 3, 1994
The Piano Lesson Reel 29 DUB Dailies Viewing OnlyOctober 3, 1994
Piano Lessons Director's Cut , November 2, 1994
Emmy Awards , 1995
Huntington Theatre Company Seven Guitars - City Line , 1995
The Piano Lesson June 22, 1995
Seven Guitars Reviewer's Reels1996 Scope and Contents A reviewer's reel for the Broadway production, consists of 10 brief performance clips as well as one performance montage.
Seven Guitars 1996
Seven Guitars 1996
1996 Tony Awards , 1996
Ovations August Wilson , 1996
The Janitor 1996
Boston University Baccalaureate Service , May 19, 1996
Boston University Commencement , May 19, 1996
Things That Fit , July 12, 1996
The Journey of Seven Guitars , October 8, 1996
Beijing People's Art Theatre: Fences , 1997
August Wilson Interview for GEVA Unedited , August 8, 1997
Community Media Demo , 1998
Fences 1998
August Wilson "Testimony of the Witness" Moore Theater , January 15, 1998
Stanford Presents: To The Mountaintop...The Journey Continues with August Wilson , January 14, 1999
National Medals of Arts and Humanities Ceremony , September 29, 1999
NY Closeup , June 27, 2000
Interview with August Wilson , October 13, 2000
A Blue Ribbon Celebration , 2000
Jitney NY 1 Onstage2000
Jitney Union Square Theatre production UPN9 News Coverage2000
King Hedley II 2001
King Hedley II 2001
King Hedley II - NY 1 Interviews with the Actors2001
Contemporary Playwrights: August Wilson , February 23, 2001
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer , April 6, 2001
August Wilson , April 8, 2001
King Hedley II May 1, 2001 to July 1, 2001
August Wilson A Celebration , May 2, 2001
King Hedley II NY 1 Interviews with the ActorsMay 16, 2001
BET News , June 1, 2001
The Laurence Olivier Awards , February 18, 2002
Seattle Corporate Council for the Arts Award , May 23, 2002
USCAF 2002 Freedom of Speech Tribute , November 19, 2002
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Whoopi Goldberg2003
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Whoopi GoldbergJanuary 9, 2003
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Whoopi GoldbergJanuary 15, 2003
Born To A Time of Fire: The Men of August Wilson , January 17, 2003
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom February 6, 2003
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom February 10, 2003
10th Annual Heinz Awards , December 2003
August Wilson - WQED 13 , February 2015
Series IV. Awards, Proclamations, and Honorary Degrees , 1984-2006 Scope and Contents This series includes prizes and honors that were bestowed upon August Wilson, either during his lifetime or posthumously. The series is arranged into four subseries: Awards, Honorary Degrees, Proclamations, and Awards for Playwrighting. These awards include Wilson's Pulitzer Prizes, Drama Desk Awards, and an honorary high school diploma from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Please note that newspaper clippings and other documentation relating to awards may be found in the American Century Cycle series.
Please note that many of the items in this series are oversized and may require additional lead time to retrieve.
Subseries 1. Awards , 1987-2006 Scope and Contents The materials in this sub-series are arranged in chronological order.
150th Anniversary Medallion - Millersville University , 2005
Academy Membership - American Academy of Arts and Letters , 1995
Acknowledgement Award - Kuntu Writers Workshop , March 16, 1998
Amistad Achievement Award - Amistad Research Center , November 2, 2002
Artistic Leadership Award - League of Chicago Theatres Foundation , June 4, 2001
Arts Award - Martin Luther King Holiday Council of Minnesota , 1988
August Wilson / UMAA Scholarship - University of Minnesota Alumni Association , May 7, 1991
August Wilson Playwriting Award - Kuntu Writers Workshop , August 19, 1989
Award of Distinction - Twin Cities Magazine , 1987
Biography Community Hero Honors - A&E Network , April 26, 2002
Black Writers Hall of Fame - Chicago State University , 1998
Board of Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement - Theatre LA Ovation Awards , 1996
Candle for Lifetime Achievement in Literary and Performing Arts Award - Morehouse College , February 16, 2002
Certificate of Appreciation - City of Chicago , February 24, 1995
Certificate of Merit - Mayor of Atlanta , October 1993
Certificate of Merit - Mayor of New Orleans , November 2, 2002
Certificate of Recognition - Unknown organization , March 16, 1998
Certificate of Recognition - California Legislature State Assembly , August 2, 2003
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition - Member of Congress , undated
Chicago Tribune Literary Prize Medallion - Chicago Tribune , November 2004
Christopher Award - The Christophers , 1995
City of New York Mayor's Award of Honor for Arts & Culture - Mayor of New York City , November 22, 1993
Creative Art Award - Brandeis University , 1990
Decade Literary Lions Medal - New York Public Library , undated
Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre - William Inge Festival Award , April 13, 1996
Distinguished Achievement in the Arts - National Black Arts Festival , July 11, 1998
Distinguished Authors Series Award - Morgan State University , 1989
Distinguished Playwrighting Award - Kuntu Repertory Theatre and Kuntu Writers Workshop , September 26, 1987
Dramatic Arts Award - Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service , 1994
Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwright Award - Prince William Sound Community College Edward Albee Theatre Conference , August 15, 1998
FAME Award - First African Methodist Episcopal Church Los Angeles , August 2, 2003
First Light Award - Duncan YMCA Chernin's Center for the Arts , June 23, 1999
Garland Anderson Playwright's Award - National Black Theatre Festival and the North Carolina Black Repertory Company , August 14, 1989
George Kent Award - Gwendolyn Brooks Center of Chicago State University , October 23, 1993
Glass globe , undated
Golden Plate award medal - American Academy of Achievement , undated
Golden Plate - American Academy of Achievement , July 2, 1988
Guest of Honor of Tenth Annual Elliot Norton Awards - Wilbur Theatre , June 1, 1992
Harold Washington Literary Award - Printers Row Book Fair of Chicago , May 31, 2001
Heinz Award - The Heinz Awards , December 4, 2003
Heinz Award medal - The Heinz Awards , December 4, 2003
History Makers Award in Literature - Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania , 1996
Honorary Arts Culture Entertainment Ambassador - ACE , August 2, 2003
Key award - City of Valdez , 1998
Key to the City - Mayor of New Haven , November 17, 1987
Langston Hughes Award Medal - City College of New York , November 21, 1992
Legion of Honor Medal - Seattle Center , 2007
Lifetime Achievement Award - African Grove Institute for the Arts , August 2, 2003
Lifetime Achievement Award - Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP , August 2, 2003
Lifetime Achievement Award - Dramatists Guild of America , undated
Lifetime Achievement Award - New Dramatists , May 13, 2003
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts - Corporate Council for Arts/Arts Fund Seattle , 2002
Lifetime Member of National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent - Gwendolyn Brooks Center of Chicago State University , October 16, 1998
Literary Award - Los Angeles Public Library , April 2, 2003
Literary Lion - New York Public Library , undated
Master of Drama - Rainier Club , March 31, 2004
Monte Cristo Award - Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , 2002
National Humanities Medal - President of the United States of America , September 29, 1999
National Humanities Medal certificate - President of the United States of America , September 29, 1999
Outstanding Contributions to Expression of the African American Experience in Theatre Arts - Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Award , April 10, 1994
Outstanding Contributor to Black Theatre - Theatre Morgan , March 1989
Paul Robeson Medal - Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame , 1991
Person of the Year - National Theater Conference , 2010
Pioneer in Entertainment Award - National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters , 1996
Pioneer in Entertainment Award - National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters , March 12, 2004
Pittsburgher of the Year - Pittsburgh Magazine , 1989
Pittsburgher of the Year cover - Pittsburgh Magazine , January 1990
Playwright of the 20th Century - Chicago Defender , April 28, 2003
Play Writer Award - 7th Annual Minnesota Black Musicians Awards , October 1, 1988
Saint Louis Literary Award - Associates of St. Louis University Libraries , October 24, 1991
Salute - Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council , February 11, 1992
Time Well Spent Award - United Minority Media Association , undated
Trailblazer Award - Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP , November 13, 2000
A Tribute to August Wilson - Kimberly Charisse Ellis , March 28, 1996
Unparalleled Leadership in the American Arts Community - Missouri State Chapter of the African Grove Institute for the Arts , April 29, 2002
Wimberly Award - Huntington Theatre Company , September 13, 2006
Winona Lee Fletcher Award for Artistic Excellence in Black Theatre - Black Theatre Network , August 2, 1998
Subseries 2. Degrees , 1988-2005 Scope and Contents The materials in this sub-series are arranged in chronological order.
Diploma - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh , October 9, 1989
Doctor of Arts - University of Washington Board of Regents , June 12, 2004
Doctor of Fine Arts - University of Hartford Board of Regents , May 17, 1998
Doctor of Humane Letters - DePaul University Board of Trustees , June 10, 2000
Doctor of Humane Letters - Lincoln University Board of Trustees , May 5, 1996
Doctor of Humane Letters - Macalester College Board of Trustees , May 21, 1988
Doctor of Humane Letters - Manhattanville College , 1995
Doctor of Humane Letters - Morgan State University Board of Regents , May 22, 1994
Doctor of Humane Letters - New School University , May 20, 2005
Doctor of Humane Letters - Seattle University Board of Trustees , June 14, 1998
Doctor of Humane Letters - University of Minnesota Board of Regents , October 9, 2002
Doctor of Humanities - Howard University , May 8, 2004
Doctor of Humanities Medal - Howard University , May 8, 2004
Doctor of Letters - Boards of Governors and Trustees of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , May 16, 1996
Doctor of Letters - Clarion University of Pennsylvania , May 2001
Doctor of Letters - Williams College , October 1993
Doctor of Letters clock - Boston University , May 19, 1996
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Fine Arts - California State University Board of Trustees , June 2, 1999
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - Carnegie Mellon University Board of Trustees , May 15, 1988
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - Hamilton College Board of Trustees , September 23, 1988
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - Hamline University Board of Trustees , May 19, 1990
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - Howard University , 2004
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - Howard University , 2004
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Humane Letters - State University of New York Board of Trustees , May 20, 1990
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Boston University , undated
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Boston University , May 19, 1996
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - City University of New York Board of Trustees , May 25, 1989
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Columbia University , May 18, 2005
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Dartmouth College , 1994
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Princeton University , 1993
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Washington University in St. Louis , 1988
Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters - Yale University , 1988
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Arts - University of Washington Board of Regents , June 12, 2004
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Fine Arts - University of Hartford , May 17, 1998
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Humane Letters - DePaul University , undated
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Humane Letters - Hamilton College , 1988
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Humane Letters - Manhattanville College Board of Trustees , undated
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Humane Letters - Morgan State University , May 22, 1994
Honorary Degree Citation - Doctor of Letters - Columbia University , May 18, 2005
Honorary Degree (no certificate) - Clarion University , undated
Honorary Degree (no certificate) - DePaul University , undated
Subseries 3. Proclamations , 1984-2007 Scope and Contents The materials in this sub-series are arranged in chronological order.
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles , July 29, 2003
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , March 17, 1998
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , September 21, 1987
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , May 30, 1989
August Wilson Day Proclamation - City and County of Denver , January 30, 1996
August Wilson Day Proclamation - City of St Paul , May 26, 1987
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Fulton County Board of Commissioners , 1992
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Governor of the State of California , July 30, 2003
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Mayor of New York City , November 21, 1992
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Mayor of New York City , 2006
August Wilson Day Proclamation - Mayor of the City of Chicago , May 30, 2001
August Wilson Day Proclamation - President of the Borough of Manhattan , 1988
August Wilson Day Proclamation - State of Minnesota , May 26, 1987
August Wilson Day Resolution - Council of the City of Los Angeles , July 15, 2003
August Wilson Day on Broadway Proclamation - League of American Theatres and Producers , April 27, 2007
August Wilson Month Proclamation - Common Council of the City of Buffalo , March 9, 1999
August Wilson Play Festival - Penn State University , 2005
August Wilson Theater Announcement - New York Times , October 17, 2005
Certificate of Recognition - California Legislature Assembly , August 2, 2003
Citation - Carnegie Mellon University , May 15, 1988
Commendation - Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles , April 1, 1989
Commendation - County of Los Angeles , August 2, 2003
Commendation - Mayor of the City of Los Angeles , undated
Honorary Citizen Proclamation - City of Atlanta , January 18, 1992
Honorary Resident Proclamation - District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities , February 21, 2001
Pittsburgher of the Year Day - Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh , December 19, 1989
Proclamation - Council of the City of New York , March 22, 1988
Proclamation - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , March 18, 1999
Proclamation - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , May 21, 2001
Proclamation - Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh , February 5, 1995
Proclamation - Seattle City Council , undated
Recognition - Pittsburgh Bobcats Athletic Club , May 26, 1990
Resolution - City Council of the City of Chicago , October 6, 2005
Resolution - City Council of the City of Chicago , October 6, 2005
Resolution - City Council of the City of Chicago , October 6, 2005
Resolution - Council of the City of Pittsburgh , June 11, 1996
Resolution - Saint Paul City Council , August 5, 1987
Resolution - State of Minnesota , 1990
Resolution of Condolence - Howard University Board of Trustees , October 3, 2005
Salute - Pittsburgh Black Writers Conference , June 7, 1991
Salute - Pittsburgh Literary Council , February 11, 1992
Service in Literary Arts Recognition - Arts and Service Council of the California Afro-American Museum , January 12, 1996
Subseries 4. Awards for Playwrighting , 1984-2005 Scope and Contents The materials in this sub-series are arranged in chronological order.
Best Play: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1984-1985
Best Play: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Antoinette Perry Award , 1984-1985
Distinguished Achievement: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - LA Drama Critics Circle , 1987
Outstanding New Play: Fences - Drama Desk Award , 1986-1987
Best Play: Fences - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1986-1987
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Fences - Pulitzer Prize , 1987
Best Play: Fences - Antoinette Perry Award , 1986-1987
Outstanding New American Play: Fences - Outer Critics Circle Award , 1986-1987
Outstanding Broadway Play: Fences - Outer Critics Circle Award , 1986-1987
Pulitzer Prize - Fences , 1987
Critics Award: Fences - Hollywood Drama-Logue , 1988
Award for Writing: Fences - LA Drama Critics Circle , 1988
Nomination for Best Play: Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Antoinette Perry Award , 1987-1988
Best Play: Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1988
Best Play: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1989-1990
Outstanding New Play: The Piano Lesson - Drama Desk Award , 1989-1990
Best Play: Piano Lesson - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1989-1990
Antoinette Perry Award Nomination for Best Play - Author: The Piano Lesson , 1990
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: The Piano Lesson - Pulitzer Prize , 1990
Best Playwright: The Piano Lesson - Beverly Hills NAACP , December 9, 1991
Best Play: Two Trains Running - Antoinette Perry Award , 1991-1992
Best American Play: Two Trains Running - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1992
Best Playwright: Two Trains Running - Beverly Hills/Hollywood Theatre Awards , December 14, 1992
Best Play: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Theater of Renewal , 1994
Award of Recognition for Writing: The Piano Lesson - Friends of the Black Emmy Nominees , 1995
George Foster Peabody Award: The Piano Lesson - Peabody Award , 1995
Best Play Nomination: Seven Guitars - Friends of New York Theatre Awards , 1995-1996
Best Play: Seven Guitars - New York Theatre Awards , 1995-1996
Best Play: Seven Guitars - Antoinette Perry Award , 1995-1996
New Play Award: Seven Guitars - American Theater Critics Association , 1996
Elizabeth Hull - Kate Warriner Award: Seven Guitars - The Dramatists Guild, INC. , 1996
Best Playwright: Seven Guitars - Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Awards , November 11, 1996
New Play Award: Jitney - American Theatre Critics Association , March 28, 1998
Best Play: Jitney - Drama Critics Circle Award , 1999-2000
Best Playwright: Jitney - Beverly Hills NAACP , November 13, 2000
New Play Citation: King Hedley II - American Theatre Critics Association/Steinberg Charitable Trust , March 31, 2001
Excellence in Touring Broadway Finalist: King Hedley II - National Broadway Theatre Awards , 2001
Best Play: King Hedley II - Antoinette Perry Award , 2000-2001
BBC Award for Best New Play: Jitney - Laurence Olivier Awards , 2002
Distinguished Achievement in Writing: Gem of the Ocean - LA Drama Critics Circle , 2003
Playwrighting Award: Gem of the Ocean - Back Stage West Garland Awards , 2003
Best Playwright Nomination: Gem of the Ocean - Beverly Hills/Hollywood Theatre Awards , January 12, 2004
Best Playwright/Playwright Adaptation - Gem of the Ocean , February 16, 2004
Outstanding Playwright: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - County of Los Angeles , March 6, 2004
New Play Citation: Gem of the Ocean - American Theatre Critics Association/Steinberg Charitable Trust , April 3, 2004
Best Play: Gem of the Ocean - Antoinette Perry Award , May 2005
Samuel French Recognition - The Piano Lesson , 2013
Special Citation: Jitney - Drama Critics Circle , 2017
Series V. Correspondence , 1965-2009 Scope and Contents This series contains Wilson's correspondence with friends, colleagues, and collaborators that does not specifically relate to his plays or productions of his plays. The correspondence series is composed of the following subseries: Fan Mail, Incoming Correspondence, Memos from Assistants, Outgoing Draft Correspondence, Sympathy and Get Well Correspondence, and Unsolicited Scripts and Correspondence. Some of the materials in this series post date Wilson's death. These materials were created by or relate to Constanza Romero or the staff of the August Wilson Estate.
Subseries 1. Fan Mail , 1983-2005 Scope and Contents These correspondence files contain unsolicited mail from fans of Wilson's work and reached out to him. Also included are letters from those who had points of contention with Wilson or his plays. The files are arranged in chronological order.
Fan mail , undated
Fan mail (16) , 1983-1994
Fan mail (14) , 1995-2005
Subseries 2. Incoming Correspondence , 1965-2010 Scope and Contents This series contains Wilson's incoming correspondence. The files have been arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's last name. There are several cases of correspondents sharing their work with Wilson. These can include poetry, playscripts, and other creative writing. In cases of a significant amount of material included with a correspondent's letters, a scope note is attached to provide additional description of these materials.
Kirk Aanes , August 10, 1993
Josephine R. Abady , 1992
Akiba Abaka , undated
Susan Acuff , June 5, 1992
Timothy B. Adams , undated
Bob Adelman , 1995-1996
Philippe Adrien , February 28, 2007
African Grove Institute for the Arts , 2001-2002
Chris Akerlind , July 23, 1990
Narda Alcorn , January 23, 1995
Aleen and Jacques Leslie Playwright Fund , undated
Sharon Aleta , December 2, 1985
Sheriff Ali , 14 December 1989
Mary Alice , 1985-1987
Catherine Allan , undated
Howard Allen , undated
Alliance Theatre , 1991-2006
Koyah Alston , undated
Thomas J.J. Altizer , January 30, 1985
Peter Altman , 2004
March Alyn-Claire , October 4, 1990
Benny Ambush , 1991-1997
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters , March 1992
American Academy of Achievement , 1988
American Academy of Arts and Letters , December 9, 1996
American Lung Association of Ramsey County , Mach 21, 1991
American Theatre Critics Association , July 18, 1986
American Theatre Wing , January 29, 1994
American Theatre Wing , 1990-1997
Amistad Achievement Committee , 2001-2002
Keith Amos , July 8, 1987
Craig Anderson , 1994-1997
Gary Anderson , December 16, 1997
Mark Anderson , January 5, 1998
Steven Andre , undated
Russel Andrews , 1996-2005
Dwight Andrews , 1986-1995
Tom Angell , November 19, 1988
Maya Angelou , April 26, 1996
Susan Angst (also contains correspondence from Patrice Winchester) , August 15, 2003
Suzan Anton , April 26, 1996
Philip Ansalone , October 19, 1984
Libby Appel , 1999-2003
Associates of Saint Louis University Libraries , 1991
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra , May 7, 1993
David Auburn , May 9, 2001
Audience Development Committee , November 25, 1996
Doris Jean Austin , June 10, 1988
Sybil R. Axner , April 24, 1986
Orlando Bagwell , October 31, 1994
Constance Bailey , December 12, 1999
Tamara Baker , undated
Sidney Baker , October 6, 1984
Johanna Baldwin , November 23, 1988
Bill Balkin , undated
Tina Joan Ball , December 20, 2001
Cindy Bandle , 1998-2000
Amiri Baraka , 1997-2004
Barbara Barondess Theatre Lab , July 1, 1988
William J. de Bardelaben , November 6, 1990
Douglas Q. Barnett , August 4, 2005
David H. Barnhouse , March 4, 1988
Bill Bartmann , February 7, 2005
Susan Barton , August 2005
Jerome Preston Bates , 1997
Maisha Baton , 1978-1989
Ifa Bayeza , May 30, 2000
Celeste Beatty , January 21, 1991
Margie Beegle , December 2, 2000
C. Rosalind Bell , November 27, 1998
Mabel Bell , August 19, 1988
Lou Bellamy , 1983-2004
Don Belton , April 3, 1995
Lance Belville , April 30, 1984
Loraine Bennet , 1987
Richard Berman , July 12, 1995
Alice Bernstein , 1992
Julianne Bernstein , December 1987
Shirley Bernstein , 1982-1984
Best Plays Theater Yearbook , May 8, 2002
Carmen Betancourt , February 22, 1995
Adrian Bethea , September 21, 1993
The Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP , November 13, 2000
David Binder , September 24, 2004
Wolfgang Binder , April 25, 1991
Regina Naasirah Blackburn (2) , 2003 Scope and Contents Includes copy of The Wilsonian Canon: Critical Essays on the 20th Century Plays of August Wilson .
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame , 1990-1991
Black Masks August 30, 1999
Black Theater Alliance Awards, Inc. , April 16, 2003
The Blues Foundation , 1999
Julia Blum , May 6, 1988
Jonah Blumstein , undated Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled The Golden Ass .
Mary Bogumil , September 10, 1999
Philip Bolin , October 27, 1998
Lynnette Serrano-Bonaparte , December 1988
Megs Bookel , April 17, 1996
Pamela S. Booker , October 15, 1996
Stephen Borer (with photographs) , 2000-2005
Boston University , 1996
Erica Bouza , May 30, 1990
Alan Bowne , August 30, 1983
Kate Boyer , January 4, 1996
Todd Boyd , March 12, 1996
Julie Boyd , undated
Tiffany & Marquenta Boykin , November 8, 1994
Bill Bozzone , February 9, 1995
Peter Bradley , April 22, 1987
Scott Bradley , undated
Brandeis University , April 26, 1990
E. Branson , August 19, 1994
Cori Wells Braun , 1990-1998
John Breglio , 1984-2000
Calia Breucsous , August 20, 1994
Yoren Bright , September 24, 1984
Ann Brine (with photographs) , undated
J. Quinn Brisben , October 23, 1991
A.L. Brown , February 11, 1998
Betti B. Brown , 1991-1992
Carol Brown , November 19, 1984
Daphne Brown , December 23, 1987
Elaine M. Brown , March 15, 2004
Eric Brown , August 9, 1994
Gail Browne , undated
Cheryl Lynn Bruce , April 18, 1992
Michael Bruce , September 6, 2001
Leon C. Brumback , November 24, 2003
Jamie Brunson , 1997-1998
Aaron Bryant , 2004
Jackson R. Bryer , May 5, 1988
Ed Bullins , 1993-2004
Carol Burbank , 1987-1988
Burberry Limited , March 12, 1992
Katherine Burke , November 8, 1993
Stan Burriss , September 30, 1996
Charlie & Julia Burley , November 1985
Willis Burks , 1997
Lonnie Bunch , May 14, 1990
James Bundy with Wilson annotations , undated
Crawford B. Bunkley III , undated
The Bush Foundation , 1982
Dale Byam , 2006
L. Scott Caldwell , May 12, 1987
California State University Northridge , June 1999
Andy Campion , February 18, 1998
Cal Capotoro , June 16, 1987
Stephanie Carlson , 1981
Rebecca Carroll , March 3, 1994
Martha L. Carter , October 22, 2004
Elvira Jensen Casado , December 18, 2001
Robert P. Casey , March 30, 1990
Center Theatre Group , October 16, 1996
Center Theatre Group with Wilson annotations , November 14, 1996
The Century Association , 1994-1997
Julia Chasman , undated
April B. Chenier , September 18, 1995
Stan Chervin , November 11, 1988 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Toil and Trouble .
Dawn Chiang , undated
Chicago Humanities Festival , 2004
Casey Childs , February 6, 1995
Julie Pyle Childs , October 12, 1998
James G. Childers , December 5, 1989
City of Imagination , April 6, 1992
City of St. Paul , October 21, 1983
City University of New York , May 25, 1989
Clarion University , 2000-2001
Danny R. Clark , September 22, 2003
David Dwayne Clark , March 13, 1997
Holly Clark , 1989
Jo and Bryan Clark , October 11, 1984
Kate Clark , December 14, 1984
Natalie Clark , December 21, 1987
Clinica Estetico , 1991-1992
Clementine Family , November 24, 1999
Paul Clerki , September 17, 2004
The Cleveland Foundation , August 1, 2005
Bill Clinton , 1998-1999
Bennett Cohen , 1984
November 13, 1999
Robert Cole , 1985-1992
Columbia University , July 21, 2004
Common Wealth Awards , 1993-1994
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Governor , 1990-1991
Congo Square Theatre Company , 2000
Coleman Family , October 2, 2001
Joel Conarroe , April 9, 1987
Terry Conroy , 1983
William W. Cook , 1997-2003
Audrey Cooper , November 14, 1991
Bunni Copaken , February 28, 1993
Cornish College of the Arts , September 12, 1997
Corporate Council for the Arts , June 21, 2002
Russ Costen , March 7, 1986
Stanley Crouch , July 1, 1998
Robert D. Crutchfield , March 11, 2002
Carlo M. Cuesta , September 28, 1999
Dorothy Cummins , January 8, 1998
Alice Curtis , January 25, 1990
David Cuthbert , January 10, 2003
Terry Cutler , January 19, 1987
Edith C. Daly , June 4, 1996
Dartmouth College , 1992-1993
Dartmouth College , 1997-1999
Ron and Judy Davenport , March 29, 1988
Marty Davy , 1986
Clinton Turner Davis , February 19, 1998
Sheila K. Davis , February 24, 1997
Imani Drayton-Hill , October 4, 1996
Sandra Deer , 1983-1989
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc , May 28, 2002
Linda Jean Denoya , September 5, 1989
Emil Dern , 1987-1994
Toi Derricotte , 2002-2004
Hilary DeVries , 1985-1987
Dawn Dierling , April 20, 1987
Arnold Dolin , November 10, 1998
Terri Dowell-Dennis , November 8, 1992
Laurie Dowling , December 7, 1988
Flori Doyle , 1994
Laura Drake , 1982-2003
Imani Drayton-Hill , October 4, 1996
The Dramatists Guild , 1982-1990
Shirley Bastfield Dunlap , 1989-1998
Thomas G. Dunn , November 29, 1990
Heidi Durrow , 1991
Ramona H. Edelin , August 22, 2001
Howard Junker Edeton , November 28, 1995
Hassan El-Amin , undated
Angela Elam , December 15, 2003
Harry J. Elam Jr. , 1991-2000
Sharon Elder , January 25, 1992
Marilyn Elkins , 1993
Elliot Norton Awards , June 1, 1992
Freda Ellis , circa 1987-2005
Lian A. Ellis , January 3, 2001
Paul A. Ellis Jr. , December 2003
Phyllis Ellis , August 17, 1988 Scope and Contents Includes photographs.
The Ensemble Theatre , August 26, 2002
The Ensemble Studio Theatre , November 18, 1991
Essence Awards , April 26, 1996
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , May 13, 1996
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , 2002
Kim Eull , January 28, 1986
Don Evans , May 20, 1997
Beverly Fager , undated
Bob Falls , 1991-1995
Jack Faris , 2002
Herman Daniel Farrell III , February 24, 1995
Patricia Fearl , November 11, 1983
Tom Feelings (OVERSIZED) , February 25, 1991 Scope and Contents Includes a letter from editor Arthur Levine as well as slides, photocopies, and galleys from Feelings' Soul Looks Back in Wonder illustrations.
Jack Fein , 1990-1991
Michael Feingold , August 26, 1985 Scope and Contents Includes copy of Happy End: a melodrama with songs from French's Musical Library, with inscription by Michael Feingold.
David Feldshuh , April 24, 1985
Michael Q. Fellmeth , November 29, 1994
John Fenn , November 28, 1980
Liz Bussey Fentress , 2004
Dorothy Fields , undated
Marshall Fine , April 18, 1987
Leo Finnie , October 28, 1998
Sharon Fitzgerald , 2000
Nancy Fitz-Hasty , October 16, 1984
Ted Fitzpatrick , September 19, 1983
Judy Fish , 1984-1988
Mike Fish , March 27, 1993
Tamara Fish , 2003
Laurence Fishburne , September 15, 1994 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Riff Raff .
Joan Fishman , 1983-1994
Sheryl Flatlow , November 11, 1996
Nick Flournoy , 1992-1998 Scope and Contents Includes copy of funeral program for Nick Flournoy.
Noel Franklin , July 8, 2004
Alexander Fraser , August 24, 2001
Sam Freedman , 1987-1992
Samuel French Inc. , 1995-2010
Elnora Agnes Fortson , January 2, 1987
Leigh Fortson , December 13, 2001
Tony Fountain , June 3, 1987
David Fowler , January 23, 1989
Daniel & Judy Gabriel , 1981-1997 Scope and Contents Includes 1994 edition of Elysian Fields Quarterly Vol. 13 No. 1, photocopied articles written by David Gabriel, and the Spring 1983 edition of Catholic Near East .
Paul J. Gaffney , January 22, 1998
Eduardo Galeano , April 27, 1991
Irene Gands , March 27, 1988
Yvette Ganier , 1997-2003
Francis J Gargani , December 6, 2003
Nancy Fales Garrett , October 11, 1983
Henry Louis Gates Jr. , October 18, 1996
Mimi Gates , March 15, 2004
Lynda Gearatt , 1997-2007
Michael Genet , 1985
Dolores Geremia , January 25, 1985
Barbara Gerstner , November 1997
Josh Gibson Jr. , May 1987 Scope and Contents Includes a reprint of a 1944 Homestread Grays team photograph.
Stephanie Gibson , February 20, 1998
Edward Gilbert , June 17, 1998
Ramone Giles , July 10, 1997
Gary Gisselman , August 8, 1988
Laurence Glasco , March 8, 1988
Linda Gleeson , January 8, 1999
Sharon Glickman Meliker , September 29, 1987
Laura Belfiglio Gold , May 11, 1989
Susan Goldberg , 1986-1987
Maxine S. Goldenberg , July 10, 1987
Leslie Goldman , September 9, 1986
Philip Kan Gotanda , April 8, 1998 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled YOHEN .
William Gough , July 4, 1990
Nathan Grant , 1993-1996
Grant Family , December 27, 1988
Melissa N. Green , June 22, 1997
Elana Greenfield , January 2, 2004
Myron Greenfield (OVERSIZED) , June 3, 1996 Scope and Contents Letter inlcudes class art project relating to Fences by Houston, TX high school students.
Judith Griffin , undated
Emily Grimm , undated
Nancy Grome , 1986-1988
Barry Grove , 1990-2010
Michelle Habeck , August 25, 1999
Robyn Hadlock , February 23, 1998
Kay Hallagan , February 9, 1993
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center , 1987-1993
Sue Hallnan , March 25, 1988
Tracy L Hamilton , February 7, 1996
Hamilton College , October 18, 2000
Hamline University , April 15, 1991
Christina Harley , December 5, 2000
Michael S. Harper , November 6, 1984
Paul Carter Harrison , 1988-2001
Patti Hartigan , 1987
John Haskell , undated
Molly Laudgrey Hauseu , December 8, 1988
Sister Kathleen Healy , April 9, 1988
Mark Hefford , May 4, 1989
Heinz Awards , December 4, 2003
Helen Hayes Awards , May 4, 2000
Andy Helman , February 23, 1996
Heather Henderson , May 24, 1985
Jo Henderson , October 10, 1984
Luther & Billie Allen Henderson , 1984-1990
Stephen Henderson , November 7, 1997
Michael Henley , April 26, 1992
Hennepin County Library , 1978
James R. Hepworth , January 18, 1986
Nancy Hereford , August 19, 2003
Leslie & Tim Herlick , May 8, 2000
Norman Herringshaw , September 15, 1992
Joan Herrington , 1989-2001
Laura Herrington , December 3, 1984
Ted Herstand , 1987-1988
Faye Hess , 1993
Lois Hibbs , 1986-1997
Jackie Hicks , undated
Mark Hillenbrand , October 1, 1991
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania , 1996-1997
Lois Hobart , May 15, 1990
Tommy Hollis , 1993-1995
Olivia Honegger , September 24, 2000
Gitta Honegger , 1984-1992
Jamie Hook , undated
Glenn Horowitz , November 12, 2009
Mame Hunt , June 4, 1986
Charlayne Hunter-Gault , May 1, 1987
Greg Hurth and Ellen McNally , June 30, 1987
Bill Irwin , 2005
Patricia Ivy , undated
Anne J. Jackson , June 6, 2006
Barbara Jackson , May 19, 1987
Caroline Jackson , 1984-1987
Leonard Jackson , 1983-1987 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Naked in the Garden .
Samuel L. Jackson , undated
Michael Jayce , April 21, 1993
Janice Edwards Jenkins , 1991
Susan Johann , 1990-1992
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts , 1991-2001
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation , 1986
Carl Johnson , April 30, 1984
Charles Johnson , 1993-2005
Javon Johnson , 2002-2003 Scope and Contents This file contains a script of Johnson's play The Madness Behind the Pen .
Nancy Johnson , 1995
Ottavio Johnson Jr. , undated
Sandra Johnson , August 2, 1983
Stephanie Johnson , October 2, 1986
Mona Lake Jones , undated Scope and Contents Includes photocopied galley of The Color of Culture II .
Quincy Jones , October 24, 1984
Rhodessa Jones , January 10, 2005
Robert Earl Jones , October 23, 1987
Walton Jones , August 3, 1988
Waring Jones , 1984-1989
Yvonne Joyner , 1989-1990
Sue Karahalios , October 18, 1993 Scope and Contents Includes three original playscripts titled About Spontaneous Combustion , Partial Objects , and What a Man Weighs .
Jerry & Laurie Kasten , December 12, 1984
Phyllis Kaye , April 8, 1987
Elizabeth Ann Keiser , September 17, 2001
Nambi E. Kelley , July 10, 1995
Kent State , January 24, 2002
Rolly Kent , 1985-1986
The Kentucky Network , October 28, 1996
Ricardo Khan , 1993-1997
Aldine King , April 12, 1995
Woodie King Jr. , 1989-1997
Kingswood-Oxford School , January 12, 1993
Kate Kinney , 1983
Kirkwood Family , November 30, 1988
Jeanne Kitchens , June 3, 1996
Linda J. Kittel , undated
Jon Klein , April 26, 1988
Nina Klein , October 12, 1987
Marion Koltun , 1985-1987
Nancy Kozak , October 27, 1989
Sherry Kramer , 1981-1988
Todd Kreidler (2) , 2000-2005 Scope and Contents This file contains scripts for The Fire and an untitled playscript by Kreidler.
Emily Kretschmer , 1987-1995
Kretschmer Family , 1990-1991
Lucy Kroll , 1988-1996
Eve Krueger , November 23, 2003
Ayako Kuwahara , 1996-1998
Douglas Langworthy , December 10, 1999
Latham Family , June 12, 1987
Melba LaRose , March 31, 1987
George Latimer , April 24, 1987
Mary Lauder , undated
Gerardo Laveaga , undated
Jim Lavrakas , September 29, 1998
Valerie Lawrence , May 9, 1990
Dorie McCullough Lawson , May 23, 2002
Steve Lawson , May 2, 1997
League of Chicago Theatres Foundation Gala , 2001
William S Leavengood , August 5, 1994
Kenny Leon , 1989-1999
Ellyn Gersh Lerner , March 27, 1996
Karen Lesley , December 21, 1988
Thomas Leuchtenmüller , 1992-1998
David LeVine , 1984-1988
Dena Levitin , 2003-2005
Paul Libin , June 18, 1992
Delroy Lindo , December 31, 2001
Margo Lion , 1985-2005
Alan N. Lichtenstein , undated
Lied Family , undated
Vernell A. Lillie , January 26, 1976 Scope and Contents Includes playscript by Eric Anderson titled Who Brought the Sun? (A Zuni Legend) .
Romulus Linney , 2002-2004
Zilla Lippmann , February 5, 1991
Joyce Annette Little , June 28, 1987
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly , April 17, 2001
Lorna Littleway , 1997
Bob Litz , July 6, 1984
Lynn Lohr , February 22, 1983
Alan Lomax , December 30, 1985
Myrna Lord , July 29, 1999
Christopher Loomis , 1984-1985 Scope and Contents Includes copy of Scenes from the 20th Century Stage: Black Theatre in Photographs .
Todd London , May 13, 2003
Alan Longatte , undated
Anna-Marie Lopez , undated
Los Angeles Public Library , 2002-2003
James Luczak , 1982-1984 Scope and Contents Includes two original playscripts titled Some Rain and Cafe Toulouse .
Joseph Gerard Luisi , April 7, 1999
Michael Luzzi , May 2, 1985
Randy Lyders , July 6, 1988
Danny MacMillan , December 26, 1990
Amy MacNaughton , January 19, 1998
Bill Macon , undated
Main Stage Theatre Guild , June 26, 1990
Chic Street Man , 1994-1996
Julie Mancini , undated
Manhattan Records , March 7, 1986
Manhattan Theatre Club , July 16, 1990
Manhattanville College , May 13, 1995
Lynn Manuell , 1986
Shoshana Marchand , May 13, 1988
Ken Marsolais , April 20, 1990
Dan Martin , August 15, 1997
Ella Joyce Martin , January 2, 1998
Michael Maso , 1986-1998
Shelley Mason , July 17, 1986
Bill Mayfield , March 6, 1981
Bennie F. Matthews , November 6, 1990
Petria May , undated
Mayor of the City of Chicago , undated
Mary McCabe , February 2, 1996
Trish McCall , December 3, 2003
Elizabeth I. McCann , July 6, 1988
Curtis McClarion , April 19, 1997
Shelley McClean , May 19, 1989
Marion McClinton , 1998-1999
McDonald's Literary Achievement Awards , undated
Regina McGoff , undated
Patricia McGregor , 2002
Brenda McGriff , August 13, 1997 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Naked in the Garden .
Shelley E. Mchean , April 16, 1988
James McPherson , 1998-2001
Lynne Meadow , 1990
Joseph Mehling , May 15, 1998 Scope and Contents Includes Spring 1998 edition of DoubleTake .
Hawly & Elena Meltzss , May 21, 1985
Skip Mercier , August 1, 1994
Helen Merrill , 1982-1983
Larry Meyers , undated
Michigan Quarterly Review , September 5, 1997
Constance Miller , June 7, 2001 Scope and Contents Includes April 16, 2001 edition of The New Yorker with inscription from Constance Miller.
Morgan Mitchell , undated
Louise Leonard Mohr , undated
Harle Montgomery , March 5, 1998
Christopher Moore , April 23, 1988
David Moore , 1988
Joyce Meggerson Moore , March 16, 1998
Kate Moran , December 4, 1989
Jackie Moscou , 1991-2004
Benjamin Mordecai (3) , 1984-2001
Sherry Mordecai , 2005
Mike Morgan , 1982-2004
Veronica Morgan-Lee , December 4, 2002
Morgan State University , November 1993
Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation , November 21, 1986
John Murphy , 1991-1995
National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters , 2003-2004
National Endowment for the Humanities , 1999-2001
Marcus Naylor , April 1, 1996
Alison Stair Neet , 1987
Mary Nelson , May 4, 1990
Stacy Nelson , April 21, 1988
Enid Nemy , October 4, 1989
Terry Nemeth , July 13, 2001 Scope and Contents Includes playscript written by Suzan-Lori Parks titled Topdog/Underdog .
New Dramatists , 1995-2003
New School University , February 24, 2005
The New York Public Library , January 11, 1994
Elliot Norton , March 15, 1992
Ann Oberkirch , February 22, 1985
Maureen O'Connor , May 3, 1989
Matthew D. Olin , November 11, 1996
Carole Ogletree , November 11, 1991
Edith Oliver , May 7, 1985
Oliver Family , May 14, 1991
Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh , 2002
Elizabeth Otero , December 23, 2003
Arthur Orme , August 6, 1994
Pat Packard , undated
Pakula Productions , July 22, 1994
Euzhan Palcy , March 24, 1998
John Paul Patt , May 25, 2004
Karin Pascho , 1997-1998
Jean Passanante , 1984-1986
W.D. Pearlman , January 15, 1990
PEN American Center , May 11, 2000
Bill Pence , undated
Phil Penningroth , 1982-1984
Rob Penny , 1978-1995 Scope and Contents Includes four original playscripts titled Take on a Life; or live in a crowded/colored cocoon , Blues on the Cross , Cyclical Critique , and Good Black Don't Crack . Also included is a copy of William F. Mayfield's Playwriting for Black Theatre .
Virginia & Mori Pereira-Damerski , August 18, 1994
Carey Perloff , undated
Jamila Perry , December 21, 1988
Kwaku Person-Lynn , August 2005
Joseph L. Persons , April 15, 1996
Barbara Peterson , 1966 Scope and Contents Includes original poetry.
T. Pettiford-Wates , January 11, 1991
Dave and Joan Phillippi , undated
Jim Phillips , April 18, 1990
Michael Phillips , January 12, 1987
Buster Pile , October 24, 1994
Pittsburgh Chemical Company , September 12, 1965
Pittsburgh Magazine , 1990
The Playwrights' Center , 1987-1988
Plume Publishers , 2000
Abe Polsky , 1979-1989 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Devour the Snow .
John Paul Porter , 1995-2000
K. Power , July 31, 1987
M. Poyer , June 3, 1991
Jerry Pratt , February 13, 1989
Paul Prece , 1995
Prince William Sound Community College , 1998-2002
Princeton University , March 2, 1993
James Pringle , May 9, 1996
Printers Row Book Fair , 2000-2001
Claude Purdy , 1982-2005 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Stones in My Pathway .
Julie Pyle , 1989-1990
Joni Rabinowitz , October 7, 1989
Margot Racano , August 29, 1986
Mary M. Ragen , December 5, 1990
R. Lee Rawls , June 20, 2001
Christopher Rawson , January 5, 1996
Mary Rawson , April 24, 1990
William Earl Ray , undated
Tom Reed , January 9, 1991
John Henry Redwood , November 10, 1998
Wayne Reynolds , undated
Lloyd Richards , 1981-1995
Richards Family , March 25, 2000
Earl S. Richardson , June 29, 1994
Brian Roberts , June 14, 2000
Kate Robin , 1994-1996
Ardelle V. Robinson , 1989
Beverly Robinson , 1999-2000
Rhoda Robinson , January 27, 1997
Lori Robishaw , July 3, 1988
Bart Roccoberton , undated
The Rockefeller Foundation , June 1, 1983
Nan Rogers , undated
Sara Rogers , October 26, 1994
Judy Rose , January 8, 1988
Vivian Rosenberg , July 16, 1991
Laurie Margot Ross , May 8, 1990
Eda Roth , 1991-1992
Carole Rothman , 2000-2004
Marc Routh , December 23, 1985
William L. Rowe , June 29, 1987
Mark E. Rowan , April 2, 1996
Ethan Ruber , May 1, 1987
Rob Ruck , 1988-1994
Bo Rucker , undated
Monte Russell , 1988
Rutgers University , 1994-1996
Sageworks , 1998-2001
Amy Saltz , 1994-1997
Jonathan Sand , undated
Ann Sanders , January 6, 1988
A. William Sands Jr. , December 11, 1990
Ruben Santiago-Hudson , January 23, 1995
Peggy Scales , 1990-1997
Robert Schenkkan , 1992-1995
Schoenfeld Family , June 5, 1988
Laura Schommer , March 7, 2004
Roche Schulfer , 1995-1997
Henry I. Schvey , June 6, 1988
Audrey Schwartz , 1986 Scope and Contents Includes original poetry.
Kimberly Scott , 1998
Joseph C. Scott , February 2, 1998
Martha Scott , January 18, 1990
Steve Scott , undated
Aldo D. Scrofani , May 25, 1990
Seattle Repertory Theatre , 1980-1992
Second Stage Theatre , June 15, 1989
Tony Sertich , April 17, 1990
Marilyn Seven , 1987
Sir Shadow , 1997
Yvonne Shafer , 1991
John Shanley , 1983-1985
N'Tozake Shange , August 20, 1997 Scope and Contents Includes original poetry.
Sandra G. Shannon , 1989-2005
James Shannon , October 26, 1987
Gene Shapiro , October 24, 1988
Susan Shaw , May 29, 1990
Adele Sheen , December 17, 1987
Shindler Family , August 23, 1994
Carole Shorenstein-Hays , 1987-1990
Jessica Siegel , August 17, 1988
Meg Simon , 1985-1992
Neil Simon , 1997-2000
Wayne Slappy , undated
Larry Sloan , undated Scope and Contents Includes Wilson annotations.
Mary Sloan , undated Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Song of New Zealand .
A.B. Smith , April 11, 1984
Barbara Smith , undated
Barry Lorne Smith , September 21, 1993
Bradford Smith , April 1990
David L. Smith , May 12, 1998
Philip J. Smith , March 27, 1988
Sheila Smith , undated
Susan Smith , August 3, 1992
Vincent D. Smith , February 13, 1990
Beverly Smith-Dawson , March 27, 1990
Charles Smith , February 3, 1998
Chuck Smith , 1995-2005
Caroline Jackson Smith , August 9, 1989
Nancy Snyder , June 2, 2003
Jessica Souke , February 27, 1998
Southeastern Connecticut AIDS Project Inc. , August 4, 1992
Mark Clayton Southers , 1998-2003
Michael I. Sovern , March 30, 1989
Sally T. Sperl , undated
Sandra L. Square , October 23, 1995
Stanford University , March 22, 1998
Kim Staunton-Ramsey , April 10, 1986
Karen Steanson , May 6, 1986
Alison & Rick Stein , December 21, 1987
William Christopher Stephens , March 6, 1996
Chris and Jonathan Stern , December 23, 1989
Gary Stern , December 11, 1984
Aruta Stewart , May 23, 2000
John Sturdyvant , undated
Niara Sudarkasa and John Clark , December 16, 1997
Dan Sullivan , September 4, 1989
John Sullivan , April 28, 1997
Kate Sullivan , May 8, 1997
Diane Sweet , undated
Thomas J. Taylor , September 6, 1983
Joy Thal and Choi Mann , August 22, 1994
Lisa Tharps , July 6, 1998
Barbara Earl Thomas , 1995
Martha Thomas , May 17, 1997
Jerry Thompson , April 29, 1989
Tazewell Thompson , November 1, 1989
Lucy Tillett , undated
Jim Boke Tomlin , May 7, 1998
Humphrey Tonkin , June 17, 1998
True Colors Theatre Company , 2003-2004
Frederick D. Tucker , January 9, 1998
Jeanne B. Turner , March 31, 1996
Jane Unger , January 21, 2004
University of Hartford , May 1998
University of Minnesota , 1996
University of Pittsburgh , March 19, 1992
University of Pittsburgh Press , June 28, 1995
University of Washington , 1992-2002
University of Washington , May 21, 2004
Çigdem Üsekes , 1998
Elizabeth Van Dyke , January 30, 1990
Courtney B. Vance , 1986-1987 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled Viva Detroit .
Stephen M. Vance , September 4, 1996 Scope and Contents Includes original playscript titled The Sweet .
Linda Varvel , May 30, 1980
Laura Verne , May 7, 1987
Fred Viebahn , February 6, 1998
Joseph Viertel , January 6, 1984
Francis Voigt , January 31, 1989
Derek Walcott , August 26, 1991
Douglas P. Walker , October 22, 1984
Richard & Deloris Walker , 1991-1997
Greg Wallace , March 2, 1988
Victor Leo Walker II , September 7, 1997
Dylan Waller , January 5, 1989
Nancy Waller , May 8, 1987
Alice Wardrop , undated
Stuart Warmflash , 1995-1996
Washington Commision for the Humanities , January 4, 2001
Milton & Nancy Washington , June 10, 1988 Scope and Contents Includes two original articles.
Vernon Washington , March 17, 1987
Washington State Library , 1993
Webster University , 1995
Dick Welsh , 1993-2000
Emmanuelle Wigar , undated
Lisa A. Wilde , 1993-1995
Edgar Nkosi White , undated
Karen White , November 26, 1984
Linda White , April 18, 1997
Allison Whittenberg , undated
Robert Wildman , November 3, 1987
Max Wilk , October 3, 1984
Charles Wilkinson , May 30, 2003
William Morris Agency , February 26, 1999
Williams College , 1993
Horace B. Williams Jr. , 1989-2003
David L. Wilson , March 14, 1995
John Wilson , February 28, 1998
Lauri Wilson , undated
Ruby & John Wilson , January 17, 1995
Terrence Witter , 1986-1991
Women's Health Services , April 5, 1993
Shawn Wong , December 17, 2004
Carol Woods-Coleman , undated
James Wright , 1998
Diane Wynter , January 10, 1986
Yale University , 1983-2000
Yoshimura Family , 1983-1990
James Yoshimura , August 1984
Jason Yoshimura , August 21, 1997
Kate Young , undated
Marion & William Young , April 24, 2003
Reggie Young , May 16, 2002
James & Margaret Youngdale , 1983-1994
Barbara & Fred Zollo , July 29, 1992
Oscar Zurer , June 24, 1984
Subseries 3. Memos from Assistants , 1986-2007 Memos , undated
Memos (17) , 1986-1997
Memos (6) , 1998-2000
Memos (7) , 2000-2003
Memos (8) , 2003-2010
Subseries 4. Outgoing Draft Correspondence , 1966-2005 Scope and Contents These correspondence files contain typed drafts of Wilson's outgoing letters and faxes. The Notebooks series should also be consulted for handwritten drafts of Wilson's correspondence. The files are arranged in chronological order.
Handwritten draft correspondence , undated
Handwritten draft correspondence , 1966
Handwritten draft correspondence on found objects (2) , undated
Handwritten draft correspondence on found objects , 1979-2005
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1978-1979
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1980-1982
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1983-1985
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1986-1989
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1990-1991
Outgoing draft correspondence , 1992-1993
Outgoing draft correspondence (6) , 1994-1999
Outgoing draft correspondence , 2000-2001
Subseries 5. Sympathy and Get Well Correspondence , 2005-2006 Scope and Contents These correspondence files contain letters from colleagues, fans, and other individuals expressing their thoughts once Wilson's cancer diagnosis in 2005 became public. The files are arranged in chronological order.
Sympathy correspondence , ca.2005
Sympathy correspondence (7) , 2005-2006
Series VI. Electronic Records , ca.1995-2005 Series VII. Film and Television Adaptations , 1986-2017 Scope and Contents The Film and Television Adaptations series is arranged into three subseries. The first subseries includes files relating to the Fences Paramount Pictures adaptation. This includes correspondence, draft screenplays, and other files relating to the development of the film dating back to the late 1980s. The second subseries includes files relating to the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson . The third and final subseries contains several dozen files relating to proposed adaptations of the American Century Cycle plays. These files consist primarily of correspondence between Wilson's representatives and third parties who had contacted him with offers for film, radio, and/or television adaptations of Wilson's plays, but never came to fruition.
Subseries 1. Fences Paramount Pictures Adaptation1989-2017 Scope and Contents This sub-series contains material related to the 2016 Paramount Pictures film production of Fences . The files are arranged in alphabetical order and include screenplays with Wilson's annotations.
Awards , February 26, 2017
Contracts (2) , 1987
Contract , April 1995
Correspondence (2) , 1987-2009
Incomplete screenplay , undated Scope and Contents This is a partial screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences . The pages are bound with a large black binder clip. The body of the screenplay does not contain any annotations.
Research , June 9, 2003
Reviews and press , November 6, 2016
Screenplay , undated Scope and Contents This is an undated screenplay for the Paramount Pictures adaptation of Fences . It is bound in a large white three-ring binder. Script fragments are stored in both pockets of the binder. A handwritten note from "Todd" (most likely Todd Kreidler) is tucked into the binder's front pocket. There are annotations in the script fragments in the front pocket, but not in the body of the screenplay proper. The binder also contains a print out from the Internet about the batting statistics for the 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates and script critique notes from Scott Rudin and Scott Aversano from 2002.
Screenplay , April 1989 Scope and Contents This is a first draft of the screenplay for the Paramount Pictures movie production of Fences . It is bound in a white cardboard cover with metal pins. There are edits and annotations in Wilson's handwriting.
Screenplay , September 14, 2000 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences in a black three-ring binder, which is split into two parts by paper dividers. The first section is entitled, "Rough Structural Outline" and it contains a general overview of how the movie should be structured. The second section is the screenplay itself.
Screenplay , August 31, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences . It is dated August 31, 2001. It is bound in a black hard-shell paper folder. The body contains many annotations and edits.
Screenplay , August 31, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film version of Fences . It is dated August 31, 2001. The pages are bound with a black binder clip. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Screenplay , August 31, 2001 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences . It is dated August 31, 2001. It is bound in a dark blue hardshell folder with a rectangular metal pin. The body of the script contains no annotations.
Screenplay , June 11, 2002
Screenplay , June 11, 2002 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay from the Paramount Pictures adaptation of Fences . It is dated June 11, 2002. The screenplay is bound in a black hard-shell paper folder with a metallic, rectangular pin. The body of the screenplay contains no annotations.
Screenplay , June 12, 2003 Scope and Contents This is an unannotated screenplay for the Paramount Pictures film production of Fences that is dated June 12, 2003. It is bound by three metallic pins. The cover has the address for Scott Rudin Productions in the upper right corner. It also contains writing on it that appears to be in Wilson's handwriting, but it is difficult to ascertain what it says. FENCES and "A. WILSON" are written on the spine of the screenplay in marker.
Screenplay , June 12, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay from the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences . It is dated June 12, 2003. The body of the script contains no annotations. The first page is lightly stained.
Screenplay , June 12, 2003 Scope and Contents This is a screenplay from the Paramount Pictures film adaptation of Fences . It is dated June 12, 2003. The pages are bound with a black binder clip. The body contains no annotations.
Screenplay fragments , undated
Screenplay fragments with Wilson annotations , undated Scope and Contents Although none of the materials in this folder are dated, some of the fragments appear to date from the late 1980s or early 1990s, as they are printed on dot matrix printer paper. These instances are probably Wilson's first attempts to work on the Fences screenplay. Drawings and doodles can also be found on the back on some of the fragment pages.
Subseries 2. The Piano Lesson Hallmark Hall of Fame Adaptation1990-2008 Scope and Contents This sub-series contains material related to the 1995 Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of The Piano Lesson . The files are arranged in alphabetical order and include teleplays with Wilson's annotations.
Awards (2) , 1995-1996
Canvas panel for set chair (OVERSIZED) , undated
Contracts , 1993
Correspondence , 1990-2002
Correspondence with Wilson annotations , 1994
Handwritten notes by Wilson , undated
Photographs (2) , undated
Production memos and documents (2) , 1990-1995 Scope and Contents Includes storyboards and set designs.
Publicity , 1995 Scope and Contents Includes photographs.
Reviews and press , 1994-1995
Reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , October 3, 1994
Teleplay , ca. 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame television adaptation of The Piano Lesson . It is undated, although the timeline of the production suggests that it was written sometime in mid-1994. The teleplay is bound in a hard-shell blue folder. The body contains no annotations.
Teleplay fragments , 1994
Teleplay , June 7, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a script for The Piano Lesson that is dated June 7, 1994. It was originally in a large brown envelope. The pages of this script are loose and unbound. The body contains no annotations. Also included with this script is a small drawing of a man's face in profile.
Teleplay , June 7, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame television adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated June 7, 1994. It is bound in a blue hard-shell folder. The body contains no annotations.
Teleplay , June 9, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Piano Lesson that is dated June 9, 1994. It is bound in a white paper cover with two rectangular metal pins. The body of the teleplay contains extensive highlighting, annotations, and edits.
Teleplay , June 27, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated June 27, 1994. It is bound in a white paper folder with two round metallic pins. The body of the teleplay contains no annotations.
Teleplay , August 1994 Scope and Contents This is a promptbook for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Piano Lesson . The pages contain numerous dates from August 1994. The promptbook is bound in a black three-ring binder with dividers. In addition to the script, the binder contains production notes, shooting schedules, set designs, prop lists, location information, crew lists, calendars, and scene directions. There are post-it notes on the divider entitled "Calendar" in handwriting that is not Wilson's. Scene timing pages are tucked into the back pocket of the binder.
Teleplay , August 10, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated August 10, 1994. It is printed on blue and white paper. The teleplay is bound by a single round metallic pin. The body of the teleplay contains scattered edits and annotations.
Teleplay , August 15, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a partial teleplay from the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Piano Lesson that is dated August 15, 1994. It is printed on pink paper and bound with a single round metallic pin. The body contains no annotations.
Teleplay , August 23, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay from the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Piano Lesson that is dated August 23, 1994. The pages are loose and unbound. The first twenty or so pages appear to be stained and water damaged. There are scattered annotations in the body of the teleplay.
Teleplay , August 26, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated August 26, 1994. It is bound in a small blue three-ring binder. There are scattered annotations throughout the body of the teleplay.
Teleplay , August 26, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay from the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Piano Lesson that is dated August 26, 1994. The pages are loose and unbound. Some pages appear to be stained and/or water damaged. There are scattered annotations throughout the body of the teleplay.
Teleplay fragments , August 26, 1994 Scope and Contents This is group of script fragments related to the teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson . The pages are printed on yellow paper and bound with a paper clip. The fragments are dated August 26, 1994.
Teleplay , September 23, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson . It is dated September 23, 1994, and it originally came in a large brown envelope. This teleplay is bound in a white paper folder with rectangular metal pins. Attached to the front cover are two letters from Signboard Hill Productions regarding proper writing credits. The body of the teleplay contains no annotations.
Teleplay fragments , September 23, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a group of two near identical sets of script fragments from a teleplay of the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated September 23, 1994. The only difference appears to be that one has a telephone number written on the first page. The fragments are printed on salmon colored paper and bound with paperclips. Neither copy contains any annotations.
Teleplay , September 30, 1994 Scope and Contents This is a teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame television adaptation of The Piano Lesson that is dated September 30, 1994. It is bound in a white paper cover with two rectangular metallic pins. "FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT" is written on the front cover in red ink. The body of the teleplay does not contain any annotations.
Subseries 3. Proposed American Century Cycle Adaptations , 1986-2010 Fences - British Broadcasting Corporation2009
Fences - Cinema Seven Productions Limited1987
Fences - L.A. Theatre Works (2)1993-1999
Fences - William Greaves Productions1990
Jitney 1989-2010
Jitney - In Search of Peace Productions1998-1999
Jitney - PBS Hollywood Presents/KCET2000-2002
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Brandman ProductionsAugust 1, 1988
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Danny Glover/Delroy Lindo1999
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - LOGO EntertainmentOctober 17, 1996
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Menair Media International Inc.1997
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - New Line Productions/Belafonte Enterprises, Inc. (3)1990-1991
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - New Line Productions/Belafonte Enterprises, Inc.January 1992
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - WNET Stage on Screen 2000
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - UnidentifiedJune 13, 1994
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 1986-2010
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Allied Stars Inc.1992
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - The Foxboro Company2001
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - New Deal Productions1995
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - S. Epatha Merkerson2006-2010
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - S. Fischer VerlagJanuary 1985
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Thomas CarterApril 4, 1990
The Piano Lesson - Guber-Peters Entertainment1990
The Piano Lesson - Turner Network TelevisionApril 20, 1990
Seven Guitars - Harpo FilmsFebruary 3, 1995
Two Trains Running - Merlin Entertainment1991
Two Trains Running - Nation FilmsMarch 11, 1993
Two Trains Running - Paradim1992-1995
Two Trains Running - Treasure Fleet Inc.February 1997
Series VIII. Financial , 1980-2010 Scope and Contents Inventory coming soon
Inventory Coming Soon
Series IX. Newspaper Clippings , 1975-2010 Scope and Contents Series contains newspaper and magazine clippings that include biographical profiles or interviews with Wilson or clippings on a wide array of topics that were retained by Wilson.
Inventory Coming Soon
Series X. Notebooks , ca.1970-2005 Scope and Contents The Notebooks series consists of the approximately seven hundred notebooks that Wilson used daily throughout his life to record thoughts and fragments that were eventually used in his writing. The majority of the notebooks are yellow or white legal pads, although spiral notebooks and perforated edge notebooks are also present. The contents of these notebooks vary widely. They may contain work notes and dialogue from both the American Century Cycle plays and his unpublished plays, to-do lists, artwork, schedules, calendars, and handwritten drafts of various documents (e.g., outgoing correspondence, speeches, poetry, etc.). Some notebooks contain printed material that Wilson placed inside.
Due to preservation concerns about the handling of the notebooks, researchers will have access to facsimiles copies.
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Wilson notebook 001 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue and work notes related to Joe Turner's Come and Gone . This notebook also contains other loose papers. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services Inc., yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 002 , ca.1986 Scope and Contents This notebook contains content relating to Fences including dialogue and production notes. There are also pages of the notebook relating to Joe Turner's Come and Gone , The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running . It also contains poems and drafts of Wilson's outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services Inc., yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 003 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains content relating to Seven Guitars including dialogue and work notes. The last page of the notebook is written in Constanza Romero's handwriting. The notebook itself is an OfficeMax yellow legal pad with a blue tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 004 , ca.1999 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for King Hedley II , drafts of outgoing correspondence, to-do lists, work notes for the Elder Green play, and poetry. There is a loose fax from Wilson's assistant dated February 24, 1999, within this notebook. The notebook itself is a Cambridge legal pad with a black cover.
Wilson notebook 005 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Gem of the Ocean . The notebook itself is a Cambridge yellow legal pad with a black cover.
Wilson notebook 006 , ca.1999 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for King Hedley II , to-do lists, and travel plans. There are a number of loose papers placed into this notebook. These include a page of typed dialogue from King Hedley II and a list of missed telephone calls compiled by an unknown assistant. The latter item is dated July 9, 1999. The notebook itself is a Tops Docket Gold yellow legal pad with a brown tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 007 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue between Rose and Troy from Fences . The notebook itself is a Tradition yellow legal pad with an olive-colored tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 008 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for King Hedley II , telephone numbers, script edits for King Hedley II , and half a page of Aunt Ester dialogue for Gem of the Ocean . The notebook itself is an Ampad Dual Pad yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 009 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence, primarily to Lloyd Richards, as well as to-do lists, notes about the Eugene O'Neill Center, dialogue and work notes for Joe Turner's Come and Gone , when it was titled Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket , a hand drawn calendar and financial ledger, musings on various Black ideologies from the 1960s, and a sketch of a set design. The notebook itself contains no identifying features.
Wilson notebook 010 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue from Two Trains Running and Fences . The dialogue from Fences includes a scene between Troy and Alberta. The notebook also includes notes about a Yale performance in handwriting other than Wilson's, production logistics, drawings, and drafts of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is an A&E Supply Company yellow legal pad with a brown tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 011 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue The Piano Lesson and drafts of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services Inc., yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 013 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue and work notes for Fences , dialogue and work notes for The Piano Lesson , drafts of outgoing correspondence, to-do lists, poetry, dialogue and work notes for St. Louis Blues , and a hand-drawn calendar. The dialogue notes for The Piano Lesson indicate the presence of Brownie, a male character who is not found in the final iteration of the play. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services Inc., yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 014 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, several notes about The Piano Lesson , and artwork. The notebook itself is a Transcript yellow legal pad with a green tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 015 , ca. 1993 Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue and work notes for The Piano Lesson , a letter draft about the cast recording of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , artwork, to-do lists, and dialogue notes for Two Trains Running . There are a number of loose papers tucked into this notebook. These include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a printed cover page from The Piano Lesson that is dated December 16, 1988. Both of the photocopied articles are from 1995. The notebook itself is a Benbow Office Supplies Corporation yellow legal pad that has a red tab at the top. It was manufactured in Chicago, IL.
Wilson notebook 016 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains two pages about the 1992 American presidential election. The notebook itself is a Transcript yellow notebook with a green tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 017 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, artwork, notes about an unidentified production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone , royalty notes, reflections on Rob Penny, and dialogue and work notes for Seven Guitars . The notebook itself is an Expert Perforated Pad with a black and white tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 018 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains poems in the TEXTZ series, travel plans, dialogue and work notes for Seven Guitars , as well as other work and financial notes. The notebook itself is a Sparco Brand legal pad with a white and red tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 019 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains notes for the writing course Wilson taught at Dartmouth University, to-do lists, notes about the blues, drafts of outgoing correspondence, and notes for a speech about racism and the arts in the United States (iterations of this piece can be found in other notebooks, as well as in the Other Writing series). The notebook itself is a Cambridge yellow legal pad with a black cover.
Wilson notebook 020 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue for Seven Guitars . There are two pages of white typing paper tucked into this notebook. Each contains a draft letter regarding writing a children's play. One is written in Constanza Romero's handwriting and the other is by Wilson. The notebook itself is a Quill Premier Series yellow legal pad with a gray tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 021 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, poetry, casting notes for the Fences film adaptation, poetry, work notes for Gem of the Ocean , various dedications, and a fragment of a speech or essay about cultural imperialism against Black art forms. The notebook itself is a HighMark Ruled Legal Pad with a gray tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 022 , ca. 1990 Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, schedules, artwork, drafts of outgoing correspondence, fragments of a speech Wilson gave at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, and a timeline for when Wilson's plays were staged at the Yale Repertory Theatre. Also included are dialogue and work notes related to Two Trains Running , including details on the food menu for the restaurant. There is a loose interview schedule dated March 9, 1990, within this notebook. The notebook itself is a Yale Co-Op yellow legal pad with a blue tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 023 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains notes for a speech about the Great Migration, dialogue from Seven Guitars , fragments about a speech regarding negative stereotypes about African Americans, and drafts of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a Cambridge yellow legal pad with a black cover.
Wilson notebook 024 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains dialogue and work notes for The Piano Lesson , dialogue and work notes for Fences , a hand-drawn calendar, and to-do lists. There are two pieces of paper tucked into this notebook. The first is a handwritten reflection on Wilson's journey as a playwright and the second contains typed work notes for Fences . The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 025 , undated Scope and Contents The notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Fences , work notes for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , drafts of outgoing correspondence, and an account of the progress of producing Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The notebook itself is a Mead Premium Quality white legal pad with a beige and black tab at the top. It was manufactured in Dayton, OH.
Wilson notebook 026 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence, work notes and dialogue for Fences , work notes and dialogue for Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket /Joe Turner's Come and Gone , work notes for Jitney , and notes for an unidentified production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . The notes for Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket /Joe Turner's Come and Gone include three characters - Romare, Memphis, and Maree - that are not found in the final iteration of the play. The notebook itself is an Ampad Evidence yellow legal pad with a beige tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 027 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . There are two pages of handwritten notes tucked into this notebook that contain more Fences work notes. The notebook itself has a red tab at the top. It does not contain any information about its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 028 , undated Scope and Contents The notebook contains work notes and dialogue pertaining to Fences and does not have any information about its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 029 , ca. 1987 Scope and Contents This notebook primarily consists of dialogue, work notes, and casting notes pertaining to The Piano Lesson . There is also a letter tucked into the notebook that is dated August 6, 1987 from Abkco Theatre Productions regarding Wilson's unpublished play St. Louis Blues. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 030 , ca. 1982 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue relating to Fences as well as work notes and dialogue for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . The front of the notebook contains a yellow post-it note that reads, "COR/LYONS OLD SCENE RAYNELL/CORY" and also includes drafts of outgoing correspondence, notes about boxing, and to-do lists. The lyrics to the song that Cory and Raynell sing at the end of Fences are written out on page 34 of the notebook and dated June 4, 1982. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad with a red tab at the top. It does not contain any information about its brand or its place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 031 , ca. 1984 Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence, work notes and dialogue related to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , work notes and dialogue for the O'Neill Theatre Center production of The Piano Lesson , a hand-drawn calendar, work notes for The Underworld of Memphis Jones , and notes about financial matters. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 032 , ca. 1984 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Joe Turner's Come and Gone , lists of received telephone calls, lists of recipients of outgoing correspondence, and to-do lists. The notebook itself is a Universal yellow legal pad with a white, red, and maroon tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 033 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue related to The Piano Lesson , to-do lists, artwork, and financial notes. There are numbers in the margins of some of the pages that suggest that Wilson was trying to formulate a timeline for the events that transpired in The Piano Lesson . The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 034 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue pertaining to Fences , a hand-drawn calender, and to-do lists. The back of the notebook has a yellow post-it note containing work notes for Fences . The notebook itself is a white lined notepad. It contains no information about its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 035 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue pertaining to Fences , to-do lists, and a list of recipients of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a St. Paul Book and Stationary Co. yellow notebook with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 036 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue pertaining to Fences . The notebook itself is a white lined notepad. It contains no information about its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 037 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Fences , artwork, and a poem in the TEXTZ series. The dialogue for Fences indicate the presence of two male characters - Jenkins and Mr. West - who are not present in the final iteration of the play. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad with a red tab at the top. It contains no information as to its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 038 , ca 1983 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Fences , drafts of outgoing correspondence, travel plans, and notes about the 1983 Eugene O'Neill Center Conference. Some of the handwriting in this notebook is of unknown authorship. A loose piece of white paper containing handwritten notes is tucked into this notebook. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad with a red tab at the top. It contains no information as to its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 039 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Joe Turner's Come and Gone , casting ideas for Joe Turner's Come and Gone , financial notes, to-do lists, and ideas about possible changes to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . There is a poem titled "News of the World" by August Wilson handwritten on white paper within the notebook. The notebook itself is a Resumé Legal Executive Pad with a brown tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 040 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for The Piano Lesson and poetry. Some of the poems appear to be quotes from others' works that Wilson wanted to remember, while other poems are ones that Wilson himself wrote. There are a number of poems that are specifically about the plot and characters of The Piano Lesson that are located towards the end of the notebook. The notebook itself is a DataCom yellow legal pad.
Wilson notebook 042 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Fences , artwork, to-do lists, financial notes for several American Century Cycle productions, and notes about the blues. There are a number of loose papers tucked into this notebook. These include handwritten work notes and dialogue for Fences , typed dialogue fragments from an unknown play, and a review of the Arizona Theatre Company reading of Jitney . The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 045 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence, to-do lists, travel plans, and notes relating to Sarah Vaughn and Billie Holiday. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 046 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains potential interview questions relating to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , general work notes, to-do lists, travel plans, and a poem in the TEXTZ series. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 047 , ca. 1988 Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, travel plans, general work notes, a reflection on the Yale University production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone , and financial notes about various productions of American Century Cycle plays and the Jelly Roll Morton musical. Within the notebook there is photocopy of a check dated May 26, 1987 from the New York Drama Critics Circle. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 048 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains a draft of an essay or speech about blues musician Robert Johnson, to-do lists, sample interview questions, a page written in Spanish, notes about racial stereotypes and blues musicians, and travel notes. The notebook itself is an Ampad Evidence yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 049 , ca. 1988 Scope and Contents This notebook contains a draft of a letter from Wilson to Constanza Romero, to-do lists, notes for a speech about his life in Pittsburgh, financial notes, travel plans, and drafts of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a Stuart Hall Executive legal pad with a brown and red tab at the top. It was manufactured by the Stuart Hall Company in Kansas City, MO.
Wilson notebook 050 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence, travel plans, poetry, to-do lists, notes about an unnamed production of The Piano Lesson , and notes about financial matters. The notebook itself is a Starr Office Services yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was made in Edina, MN.
Wilson notebook 051 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists and general work notes. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 052 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for The Piano Lesson , a timeline for when the various American Century Cycle plays are set, lists of outgoing correspondence, a list of questions about Malcolm X, poetry in the TEXTZ series, artwork, and a draft for a speech/essay on the Black artistic tradition. The notes for The Piano Lesson reference Eli Jones and Dottie, two characters who do not appear in the final version of the play. The list of American Century Cycle plays includes Fullerton Street . The notebook itself is a Yale Co-Op yellow legal pad with a blue tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 053 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes for The Piano Lesson to-do lists, a hand-drawn calendar, a list of correspondence to write, poetry, and travel plans. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 054 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for a short story entitled "The Incredible Infamous Dr. Frederick Damon," poetry, poems in the TEXTZ series, to-do lists, work notes and dialogue for Black Bart and the Sacred Hills , financial notes, and work notes for an unknown story involving a radio. There are a number of items within this notebook. These include script fragments from Black Bart and the Sacred Hills and a subscription card for a magazine entitled NewTimes . The notebook itself is a Miller/Davis Company yellow legal pad with a dark green tab at the top. It was made in Minneapolis, MN.
Wilson notebook 055 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes for a play entitled Continental Rag , general work notes, to-do lists, dialogue revisions for Black Bart and the Sacred Hills , work notes for a piece entitled "Fellowsmith," and dialogue notes for an unknown play. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad with a red tab at the top. It does not contain any information about its brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 056 , ca 1987 Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists and drafts of outgoing correspondence. There is a subscription card for Consumer Reports magazine within this notebook. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 057 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes and dialogue for Joe Turner's Come and Gone , dialogue for The Piano Lesson , travel notes, and a single reference to Fences . The dialogue for The Piano Lesson mentions two characters, Zeke and Turnbo, who are not seen in the final version of the script. Within this notebook is a "While You Were Out" card. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 058 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes for Fences , drafts of outgoing correspondence, and poetry. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad. It contains no information as to the brand or place of manufacture.
Wilson notebook 059 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains financial notes, to-do lists, and notes about New Orleans. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 060 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains poetry, drafts of outgoing correspondence, notes titled "Danish Rehearsal," and work notes for Joe Turner's Come and Gone . The notebook itself is a Universal yellow legal pad with a white, orange, and red tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 061 , ca. 1990 Scope and Contents This notebook contains financial notes, to-do lists, work notes that attempt to create a timeline for the American Century Cycle plays, notes about Joe Turner's Come and Gone , notes about galley proofs for The Piano Lesson and Joe Turner's Come and Gone , and artwork. The first page of this notebook contains a yellow post-it note that reads, "TWO TRAINS ETC". There is a napkin from FitzWilly's Restaurant tucked into this notebook that has copious amounts of notes and artwork. One of these is of a woman carrying a sign that reads, "Hello my name is Constanza See my hair." The notebook itself is a Starr Office Services yellow legal pad with a tan tab at the top. It was made in Edina, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 062 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains poetry, work notes regarding Two Trains Running , and financial notes. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 063 , ca .1984 Scope and Contents This notebook contains a draft of a letter to "David and Judith" about how Ma Rainey's Black Bottom has been a "smash" at the Yale Repertory Theatre. There is also a page of arithmetic. The notebook itself is a Universal yellow legal pad with a white, orange, and purple tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 064 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists and artwork. There is a guest check receipt tucked into the back of the notebook. The notebook itself is a white legal pad with a tan tab at the top. There is no manufacturing information available for this notebook.
Wilson notebook 065 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains a draft of a piece of outgoing correspondence. The notebook itself is a Renco Amber yellow legal pad.
Wilson notebook 066 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains drafts of outgoing correspondence and a story fragment about a man from Arkansas. Tucked into this notebook is a photocopy of the title page of the program for the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Fences . The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 067 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook is a Renco Co. yellow legal pad with a dark green tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 068 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains to-do lists, work notes for an unknown play, work notes for Wilson's Malcolm X play, work plans, hand drawn calendars, speech drafts, and drafts of outgoing correspondence, poetry. In discussing his workplan, Wilson mentions that he is working on Fences , Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , and Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket . The notebook itself is a St. Paul Book and Stationary Co. yellow notebook with a tan tab at the top. It was manufactured in St. Paul, MN.
Wilson notebook 069 , undated Scope and Contents This notebook contains travel plans, work notes regarding Joe Turner's Come and Gone , and dialogue for Wilson's play about Jelly Roll Morton. The notebook itself is a Brady Office Services, Inc. yellow legal pad. It was made in St. Paul, MN and has a tan tab at the top.
Wilson notebook 070 , ca. 1982 Scope and Contents This notebook contains work notes for Black Bart and the Sacred Hills , a lengthy reflection of Wilson's career and creative process, notes for a story about a man named Cardoza, drafts of outgoing correspondence, a draft of a short speech given to the Allegheny Repertory Theatre, and poetry. The notebook itself is a yellow legal pad with a red tab at the top. There is no information as to the company or place of manufacture.
Series XI. Other Writings and Speeches , 1967-2016 Scope and Contents The Other Writing and Speeches series collects Wilson's prose literary output beyond the American Century Cycle. While some of these works have been published, the majority of them have not. The series contains five subseries - Fiction, Nonfiction, Playscripts, Speeches, and Writing Fragments and Notes. Fiction consists of Wilson's short stories and an unfinished novel called Scarecrow . Nonfiction is composed of Wilson's body of articles and essays on autobiographical, historical, and political topics. Playscripts contains drafts and production files for Wilson's non-American Century Cycle related plays. Many of these plays were written in the 1970s, although a few, such as Malcolm X and How I Learned What I Learned were composed after Wilson gained national prominence. Speeches contain drafts and other documentation relating to lectures, readings, and addresses Wilson gave.
Subseries 1. Fiction , 1968-2002 Scope and Contents The Fiction subseries contains Wilson's prose fiction works and includes handwritten and typed drafts and fragments. Several of the typed drafts include annotations by Wilson. Most of Wilson's fiction output consists of short stories that he wrote early in his career in the late 1960s and 1970s. However, there are typed and handwritten fragments of an unfinished novel entitled Scarecrow that Wilson worked on from roughly 1978 until 1984. Abridged versions of a few stories, including Review of History and Science and Fate, are known to have been published in the newsletter for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in the early 1980s. Wilson also employed some of his short stories as examples in the writing courses he taught at Dartmouth College in 1998. Files relating to those courses are located in the Topical Files series. Otherwise, Wilson's prose fiction output was unpublished during his lifetime. Handwritten fragments for many of Wilson's fiction pieces can be found in the Notebooks series. The materials in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by title.
AA , undated Scope and Contents The text in this piece is identical to that found in "Dena." The only difference is that the name "Dena" is omitted.
Account of Mose Rose of Events Inside the Alamo 1835 , undated
All the King's Horses , July 1972
The Arabian Nights , undated
The Best Blues Singer in the World , undated
Birthday Blues for Jackie , September 22, 1968
Boon and Dixon: The Derelict Power Supply , undated
The Burning of Number 10 Peach Way , undated
Canons of Evidence (2) , undated Scope and Contents These folders contain two different works titled "Canons of Evidence." There are also works in the Poetry series with this same title.
The Confrontation , July 19, 1983
The Death of Sonny Liston , undated
Dena , undated Scope and Contents This piece was most likely written for Dena Levitin, who was Wilson's final personal assistant. The text is identitcal to that of "AA." The only difference is that the name "Dena" is omitted from "AA."
East of Kafka, West of Borges , undated
The Frog King , undated
The Ghosts of the Yellow Dog , undated
Helena , undated
Hotel #1 , undated
House of Mirrors , undated
How Hilda Grovenshire Ate Her Way to Fame , 2002 Scope and Contents Wilson read this piece at the Bedtime Stories reading on September 20, 2002 in Seattle, WA.
The Incredible Infamous Dr. Frederick Damon , undated
Into the Stone , undated
Jelly Day , undated
Joe Palooka , undated
JSC , undated
The Last Day of Louisiana Red film treatmentDecember 17, 1977 Scope and Contents This is an unfinished film treatment for The Last Days of Louisiana Red , a 1974 novel by Ishmael Reed.
The Last Days of Louisiana Red : handwritten notes on a paper bagundated
Little Red Riding Hood Story , undated
The Masks , undated
Melons , undated
Montanna October 1945 , undated
My Fish Story , ca. 1984
My Science Story , undated
News From the Court #2 , undated
Night and Day , ca. 2000
The Night Comes Before Morning , undated
The O.G. , undated
The Oldest Man in the World , undated
One , undated
Pig's Gold , July 1975
The Problem of Youth , undated
Radio , undated
A Recent Killing! , undated
Review of History , undated
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on flyersca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on legal paperca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on menusca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on napkinsca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on notebook paperca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten fragments on paper bagsca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten on placematsca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Handwritten on typing paperca. 1976-1984
Scarecrow - Typed fragments (2)ca. 1976-1984
Science and Fate , August 3, 1982
Scopes Monkey Trail. DARWIN DATES ON BOTH. , undated
Selma , undated
The Seven Old Samurai , undated
Sextions , undated
Sorrows of Sakina , undated
St. Paul and the Indians , undated
The Store , undated
The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind , undated
The Story of the Merchant and the Genius , undated
Typed work notes , undated
Typed work notes - Annotated by Wilson , undated
Untitled film treatment fragment , undated
A Visit with the Poet Cardoza , undated
The Visitor , undated
The Warning , undated
Watching the Trains Go By , undated
Why I Learned to Read , 1979
Subseries 2. Nonfiction , 1967-2004 Scope and Contents The Non-fiction subseries contains Wilson's writings on historical, political, and artistic issues. These include opinion pieces, articles, reviews, and introductions for books. Some of the works present in this sub-series were published in nationally distributed publications such as Spin , The New York Times , and LIFE magazine. However, the earliest pieces were published in Pittsburgh-area newspapers and newsletters. The contents of the folders include handwritten, typed drafts, fragments, and related documents. Several of the typed drafts include annotations by Wilson. Handwritten fragments for many of Wilson's non-fiction pieces can be found in the notebook series.
9/11 Correspondence with John Lahr , September 2001 Scope and Contents Correspondence was published on the salon.com website.
15219 , 2000-2001 Scope and Contents Although this essay was solicited by National Geographic Magazine , it is unknown if it was accepted for publication.
"BLACK CULTURAL NATIONALISM" , undated
"BLACK POETRY: PROSE AND CONS (FREE AND SLAVE)" , undated
"THE EMPEROR WITHOUT CLOTHES" , 1982 Scope and Contents This article, which may have been a letter to the editor of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune , references Penumbra Theatre's production of Wilson's Black Bart and the Sacred Hills .
Hero Worship on Sunday Afternoon (2) , 1991-2002 Scope and Contents This essay was published in the Superbowl XXVI program magazine.
"THE IDEA OF STORY" , undated
"I DON'T WANT TO HIRE NOBODY JUST CAUSE THEY BLACK" , 1990 Scope and Contents This essay was originally published in the October 1990 issue of SPIN Magazine .
Introduction to 1999 Black Theatre Network special issue , 1999
Living on Mother's Prayer (2) , 1996 Scope and Contents This essay was originally published on May 12, 1996 in The New York Times .
Lorraine Hansberry - Comments on Black Theater , undated
Romare Bearden : His Life and Art Forward (2)ca. 1990
Sailing The Stream Of Black Culture , April 2000 Scope and Contents This essay was originally published in The New York Times .
Seven Black Plays: The Theodore Ward Prize for African American Playwriting Foreward2004
Speak My Name: Black Men on Masculinity and the American Dream Foreward (2)1993-1995
Statement about September 11, 2001 attacks , September 2001
True Black Poety missing at Forum , May 11, 1967 Scope and Contents This review article was originally published in The Pittsburgh Point .
True Black Poety missing at Forum (OVERSIZED) , May 11, 1967
"WHAT'S YOUR IQ?" questionnaires , undated
"WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?" , undated
Subseries 3. Playscripts , 1975-2016 Scope and Contents This subseries contains playscripts for Wilson's plays outside of the American Century Cycle. Also included are files associated with productions, publications, and film or television scripts of these plays.
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Handwritten notes and dialogue (6)undated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Handwritten notes and dialogue on napkinsundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Handwritten notes and dialogue on placematsundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Inner City Cultural Center contractsApril 30, 1978
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre cast postersundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre photographsundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre program1981
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre publicityundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre reviews and pressJuly 1981
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Penumbra Theatre reviews and press (OVERSIZED)July 1981
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Performance requests1984-1987
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Pittsburgh production proposalundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Production memos and documentsundated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Readers' Theatre Production memos and documentsMay 8, 1978
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Script (2)undated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Script (2)undated Scope and Contents This Black Bart and the Sacred Hills script is heavily annotated by Wilson and includes handwritten pages and fragments taped or pasted onto the pages. There is also a photocopy of this script.
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Scriptundated Scope and Contents This is an annotated script of Black Bart and the Sacred Hills. The title page has the handwritten unidentified name and address from Los Angeles, CA.
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - ScriptApril 3, 1977
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Script1978-1981 Scope and Contents This script is dated 1978 on the title page and also includes part of a funding proposal made in 1981. The script's pages are yellow with fragments of a script on white paper pasted onto them.
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Script fragments (6)undated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Script fragments with Wilson annotations (5)undated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - Synopsis and character outline (7)undated
Black Bart and the Sacred Hills - University of Pittsburgh auditionsApril 1977
The Boxcar - Character listundated
The Captives undated
Coffin Maker - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
Coffin Maker - Script fragments (3)undated
Coffin Maker - Script fragments with Wilson annotationsundated
The Coldest Day of the Year - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
The Coldest Day of the Year - Notes1977
The Coldest Day of the Year - Scripts (6)1976
The Coldest Day of the Year - Scripts with Wilson annotations1976
The Coldest Day of the Year - Script fragmentsundated
The Coldest Day of the Year - Script fragments with Wilson annotations (2)undated
The Coldest Day of the Year - Television scriptundated
The Coldest Day of the Year - World Theater program1989
The Coldest Day of the Year - World Theater publicity (OVERSIZED)September 1989
The Coldest Day of the Year - World Theater reviews and press (OVERSIZED)September 1989
The Death of Sonny Liston - Script fragments with Wilson annotationsundated
Ditto - Script fragmentsundated
Elder Green/The Tax Collector - Handwritten notesundated
Elder Green/The Tax Collector - Script fragmentsundated
Eskimo Insult Duel - Scriptundated
Eskimo Insult Duel - Script with Wilson annotationsundated
Fields of Fantasy undated
Four on Four undated
Frankie & Johnny - Handwritten notesundated
Frankie & Johnny - Notesundated
Fullerton Street - Critiquesundated
Fullerton Street - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
Fullerton Street - Handwritten notes and dialogueDecember 20, 1977
Fullerton Street - Notesundated
Fullerton Street - Playwrights Center reading1981
Fullerton Street - Script (3)undated
Fullerton Street - Script1980
Fullerton Street - Script (3)1981
Fullerton Street - Script fragments (2)undated
Fullerton Street - Script fragments with Wilson annotations (2)undated
Fullerton Street - Script fragments with Wilson annotations1973-1975
Games Around the World - Scriptundated
The Homecoming - Kuntu Repertory Theatre1976
The Homecoming - Nu Black Arts West Theatre1997
The Homecoming - Proposed adaptationNovember 21,1985
The Homecoming - Script (3)undated
The Homecoming - Script1975
The Homecoming - Script1976
The Homecoming - Script fragmentsundated
The Homecoming - Script fragments1976
The Homecoming - Script with Wilson annotations1976
The Homecoming - World Theater reviews and pressSeptember 1989
Hot Shot - Fragments1980
How Coyote Got His Special Power and Used it to Help the People - Fragmentsundated
How Coyote Got His Special Power and Used it to Help the People - Notesundated
How Coyote Got His Special Power and Used it to Help the People - Scriptundated
How I Learned What I Learned - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
How I Learned What I Learned - Huntington Theatre Company production documentsMarch 2016
How I Learned What I Learned - Notes and dialogueDecember 15, 1999
How I Learned What I Learned - Notes and dialogue with Wilson annotationsundated
How I Learned What I Learned - Notes and dialogue with Wilson annotationsMay 27, 2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Performance requests2003-2006
How I Learned What I Learned - ScriptMay 20, 2003 Scope and Contents There are two copies of this script.
How I Learned What I Learned - ScriptMay 20, 2003 Scope and Contents This script also includes notes relating to How I Learned What I Learned .
How I Learned What I Learned - Script fragmentundated
How I Learned What I Learned - Seattle Repertory Theatre production documents2002-2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Seattle Repertory Theatre production documents (OVERSIZED) , 2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Seattle Repertory Theatre publicity2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Seattle Repertory Theatre reviews and pressMay 2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Seattle Repertory Theatre reviews and press (OVERSIZED)May 2003
How I Learned What I Learned - Signature Theatre Company production documents2004
How I Learned What I Learned - TranscriptJune 17, 2004
How I Learned What I Learned - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival production documents2003-2004
How I Learned What I Learned - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival reviews and pressMarch 5, 2004
The Janitor - Broadway Play Publishing1994
The Janitor - Performance requests1996-2009
The Janitor - Publishing requests1996-2007
The Janitor - Scriptundated
Malcolm X - Handwritten notesundated
Malcolm X - Penumbra Theatre correspondence1992-1993
Malcolm X - Penumbra Theatre publicityca.1986
Malcolm X - Penumbra Theatre reviews and pressca.1986
Malcolm X - Performance requests1990-1997
Malcolm X - Scriptundated
Malcolm X - Script (2)1980 Scope and Contents This photocopied script includes extensive edits and sound cue notes.
Malcolm X - Script fragments (2)1980 Scope and Contents These script fragments have been annotated by multiple individuals. There are also clipped segments of the typed script, some of which are loose, and others are taped onto yellow notebook paper.
Manhattan Street Scene - Harlem 1939 - Scriptundated
Margaret Mead - Script (3)undated Scope and Contents The file contains an original script with correction fluid marks and a photocopy.
Profiles in Science: William Harvey - Notesundated
Profiles in Science: William Harvey - Script (2)undated Scope and Contents There is one original script with correction fluid marks and two photocopies.
Profiles in Science: William Harvey - Script fragmentsundated
Recycle ca.1981 Scope and Contents This group of materials relating to Recycle includes handwritten notes and fragments of a screenplay. There is also a copy of a letter signed by Wilson stating that Claude Purdy has the rights to produce a film or video based on the screenplay of Recycle . The letter is dated April 2, 1981.
Recycle - Handwritten notesundated
Recycle - Handwritten notesJanuary 9, 1979
Recycle - Screenplayundated
Recycle - Screenplay1980
Recycle - Script fragments with Wilson annotationsundated
Recycling - Script fragmentsundated
Recycling #2 - Script fragmentsundated
Rites and Passages - Handwritten notesundated
Rites and Passages - Script fragmentsundated
Sakina Royale (For Brenda Elaine Burton) - Fragmentsundated
Sissy and Paul - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
Speed and Loose Jive - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
St. Louis Blues - Contracts1986
St. Louis Blues - Handwritten notesundated
St. Louis Blues - Notesundated
St. Louis Blues - Scriptundated Scope and Contents Script contains annotations and a note from Claude Purdy to Wilson.
St. Louis Blues - Script1986
St. Louis Blues - Script fragmentsundated Scope and Contents These script pages are annotated by Wilson and are contained in a grey paper folder.
Science Clubhouse - Scripts1979 Scope and Contents These scripts are for two episodes of the Science Clubhouse children's television program.
Science Museum of Minnesota script fragments , undated
Seven Guitars Too - Script fragments (2)undated
This Richards Fellow - Handwritten notes and dialogueundated
This Richards Fellow - Scripts1988 Scope and Contents This scene was written for an event honoring Lloyd Richards upon his retirement from Yale University.
This Richards Fellow - Scripts1991
This Richards Fellow - Theatre Association of PennsylvaniaDecember 3, 1988
This Scheibel Fellow - Scripts1991
The Underworld of Memphis Jones - Handwritten notesundated Scope and Contents Also includes a draft letter to Vernell Lillie and work notes for a piece titled Rites & Passages .
The Underworld of Memphis Jones - Script fragmentsundated
Unidentified script fragments , 1982
Why I Learned to Read - Screenplay1981
Why I Learned to Read - Script fragmentsundated
Subseries 4. Speeches , 1976-2007 Scope and Contents The Speeches subseries contains two sections - Speeches and Speaking Engagements and "The Ground on Which I Stand" and the Robert Brustein Debate.
Section 4-1. Speeches and Speaking Engagements , 1976-2006 Scope and Contents This section contains drafts of Wilson's speeches and notes from speaking engagements. Many of the drafts include annotations by Wilson. The section also includes other documentation including correspondence, programs, and other related materials related to the event where Wilson spoke. These files are arranged chronologicaly by the date of when the event took place. Where possible, we have provided that date in the folder title.
Lutheran University Center poetry reading (February 21, 1976), Pittsburgh, PA , 1976-1996
Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill (June 16, 1985), St. Paul MN , June 16, 1985
The Poetry of Storytelling discussion with Toni Morrison (January 25, 1986), New Haven, CT , 1986
92nd Street Y Poetry Center reading (November 17, 1986), New York, NY , 1986
Afro American Cultural Center reading (December 3, 1987), New Haven, CT , December 3, 1987
Afro American Cultural Center reading (December 3, 1987), New Haven, CT (OVERSIZED) , December 3, 1987
The Carnegie Man & Ideas Series (March 2, 1988), Pittsburgh, PA , 1987-1988
New York International Festival of the Arts Playwright's Symposium (June 16, 1988), New York, NY , June 16, 1988
Theatre Communications Group National Conference (June 16, 1988), Northhampton, MA , June 1988
Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays seminar (October 24, 1988), Philadelphia, PA , October 24, 1988
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center (November 3, 1988), St. Paul MN , 1988
Inaugural Ceremony Landmark Center Cortile (January 2, 1990), City of St. Paul , January 2, 1990
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church Writing Contest (March 11, 1990), Pittsburgh, PA , 1990
Hamline University Commencement speech (May 19, 1990), St. Paul, MN , 1990
The State University of New York at Old Westbury Commencement address (May 20, 1990), Old Westbury, NY , 1990
Seattle Arts & Lectures (October 3, 1990), Seattle, WA , 1990
Portland Arts & Lectures (October 4, 1990), Portland, OR , 1990 Scope and Contents This incomplete speech is heavily annotated as it is reworked from a speech he gave on October 3, 1990 for Seattle Arts & Lectures.
92nd Street Y Martin Luther King Day Celebration (January 21, 1991), New York, NY , 1991
Benefit Honoring Lloyd Richards (March 6, 1991), New Haven, CT , March 6, 1991
Odyssey of an African in America (May 7, 1991), University of Minnesota (2) , May 7, 1991
Malcolm X Birthday speech (May 19, 1991) , May 19, 1991
St. Louis Literary Award (October 24, 1991), St. Louis, MO , 1990-1991
Playwright's Center speech (May 16, 1992), Minneapolis, MN , May 1992
Black Theatre Network Conference (July 9, 1992), Detroit, MI , July 9, 1992
Langston Hughes Festival address (November 21, 1992), New York, NY , November 21, 1992
The Fourth Annual National Malcolm X Day (May 22, 1993), Pittsburgh, PA , May 22, 1993
Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing Conference (October 23, 1993), Chicago, IL , October 1993
Alley Theatre Symposium (January 17, 1994), Houston, TX , January 1994
Commonwealth Awards comments (April 23, 1994), Wilmington, DE , 1994
Annual Conference on Black History in Pennsylvania (May 13, 1994), Erie, PA , 1991-1994 Scope and Contents This speech is about the history of institutionalized racism in the United States.
Morgan State University Commencement speech (May 22, 1994), Baltimore, MD , 1993-1994 Scope and Contents Wilson's daughter Sakina Ansari was a part of Morgan State's graduating class.
Henry Art Gallery 1994 Annual Distinguished Speaker (November 15, 1994), Seattle, WA , November 1994
Manhattanville College Commencement address (May 13, 1995), Purchase, NY , May 12, 1995
William Inge Festival Award acceptance speech (April 13, 1996), Independence, Kansas , April 1996
Rutgers University Commencement address (May 16, 1996), Piscataway, NJ , May 16, 1996
Boston University Commencement address (May 17, 1996), Boston, MA (2) , May 17, 1996
Boston University Baccalaureate service (May 19, 1996), Boston, MA (2) , 1995-1996
Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays (October 16, 1996), Washington DC , October 16, 1996
Ovation Awards Lifetime Achievement (November 16, 1996), Los Angeles, CA , 1996
Rochester Arts and Lectures (March 13, 1997), Rochester, NY , March 13, 1997
92nd Street Y "I Have Traveled Many Roads" (March 19, 1997), New York, NY , 1996-1997
St. Paul Community Baptist Church SABBATICAL (April 6, 1997), Brooklyn, NY , April 6, 1997
38th Annual Joseph Warren Beach Memorial Lecture (May 8, 1997), Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN , May 8, 1997 Scope and Contents The speech was titled "Testimony of a Witness."
38th Annual Joseph Warren Beach Memorial Lecture (May 8, 1997), Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (OVERSIZED) , 1997
Americans for the Arts Convention Keynote speech (June 7, 1997), Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN , 1997
National Black Theatre Festival (August 4, 1997), Winston-Salem, NC , August 4, 1997
Introduction for Jacob Lawrence (October 17, 1997), Seattle, WA , 1997
Albert Murray-Langston Hughes Award (November 6,1997) New York, NY , 1997
Presidential Lecture Series (March 27, 1998), Grand Forks, ND , March 1998
Open Dialogue VIII Keynote (June 5, 1998) Dallas, TX , June 1998
Nick Flournoy eulogy (July 6, 1998) Pittsburgh, PA , July 6, 1998 Scope and Contents Wilson's remarks were read by his sister Linda Jean Denoya.
National Black Arts Festival (July 10-19, 1998), Atlanta, GA , July 1998
Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing Conference (October 16, 1998), Chicago, IL (2) , October 16, 1998
Martin Luther King Celebration speech (January 14, 1999), Stanford, CA , 1998-1999
Hill District Branch, Carnegie Library (March 18, 1999), Pittsburgh, PA , 1999-2004
Lakeside School Dan Ayrault Memorial Endowed Lecture (April 22, 1999), Seatle, WA , 1997-1999
Amherst College Commencement speech (May 22, 1999), Amherst, MA , May 22, 1999
Lloyd Richards tribute (July 11, 1999), New Haven, CT , July 9, 1999
Bedtime Stories reading (September 24, 1999), Seattle, WA , September 24, 1999
Jujamcyn Award to Penumbra Theatre (January 10, 2000) New York, NY , 1999
Heinz Lecture Series (March 20, 2000), Pittsburgh, PA (2) , 1994-2000
Pen/Laura Pels Foundation Award presentation to Suzan-Lori Parks (May 15, 2000), New York, NY , May 15, 2000 Scope and Contents This speech is in a tan file folder. "LAURA PELLS MID-CAREER AWARD speech FOR SUZAN-LORI PARKS" is written on the top of the folder in unknown handwriting. The speech itself is handwritten on index cards in unknown handwriting.
DePaul University Commencement speech (June 10, 2000), Chicago, IL , 2000
Goodman Theatre dedication address (November 9, 2000), Chicago, IL , 2000
Nancy Hanks Lecture Frank Rich introduction (March 19, 2001), Washington DC , 2001
Harold Washington LIterary Award acceptance speech (May 31, 2001), Chicago, IL , 2001
University of Alabama "Writing Race in America" speech (September 27, 2001) , 2001
Tommy Hollis memorial (November 9, 2001) , 2001
Corporate Council for the Arts (May 22, 2002), Seattle, WA (2) , 2000-2002
Center School dedication (September 4, 2002), Seattle, WA , 2002
Bedtime Stories reading (September 20, 2002), Seattle, WA , 2002-2006
Monte Cristo Award acceptance remarks (October 19, 2002), Waterford, CT , October 2002
Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Lloyd Richards remarks (October 30, 2002) New York, NY , undated
Amistad Achievement Award acceptance speech (November 2, 2002) , November 2002
Wheaton College commencement speech (May 17, 2003), Wheaton, IL , May 17, 2003
92nd Street Y Poetry Center reading (December 3, 2003), New York, NY , December 2003
Douglass-Truth Library (February 28, 2004), Seattle, WA , 2004
Happy Medium School (March 30, 2004), Seattle, WA , 2004
University of Washington Commencement speech (June 12, 2004), Seattle, WA (2) , 2004
University of Washington Commencement speech (June 12, 2004), Seattle, WA (OVERSIZED) , July 11, 2004
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards acceptance speech (September 14, 2005), Cleveland, OH , September 2005
Benjamin Mordecai eulogy (September 19,2005), New Haven, CT (4) , 2005
August Wilson Theatre dedication (October 16, 2005), New York, NY , 2005 Scope and Contents Wilson's remarks were read by his daughter Sakina Ansari.
Section 4-2. "The Ground on Which I Stand" and the Robert Brustein Debate , 1988-2007 Scope and Contents This section contains materials relating to Wilson's "The Ground on Which I Stand" speech given on June 26 at the 1996 Theatre Communications Group national conference. Afterward, there were several articles published between Wilson and Robert Brustein regarding the speech and it culminated in an event titled On Cultural Power: The August Wilson-Robert Brustein Discussion. The event was moderated by Anna Deavere Smith and held in New York City's Town Hall on January 27, 1997. The folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by title.
"August Wilson Responds" American Theatre , 1996
"August Wilson Responds" American Theatre drafts , 1996 Scope and Contents "August Wilson Responds" appears to contain the same text as "The Ground Together," albeit under a different name.
"August Wilson Responds" American Theatre drafts with Wilson annotations , 1996 Scope and Contents Because "August Wilson Responds" and "The Ground Together" appear to contain the same text under different names, it is not possible to determine with certainty which fragments belong to the former versus the latter.
Cultivating the Ground on Which We Stand: African American Theater, the Next Stage book proposal , August 23, 2002
Cultivating the Ground on Which We Stand: African American Theater, the Next Stage contracts , August 7, 1998
"The Ground on Which I Stand" drafts , 1996
"The Ground on Which I Stand" drafts with Wilson annotations (3) , 1996
"The Ground on Which I Stand" fragments , undated
"The Ground on Which I Stand" handwritten notes and fragments , 1996-1997
"The Ground on Which I Stand" requests for rights to reprint or excerpt , 1998-2007
"The Ground on Which I Stand" reviews and press (2) , 1996
"The Ground on Which I Stand" Theatre Communications Group , 1996-2001
"The Ground on Which I Stand" Theatre Communications Group contracts , 1999-2001
"The Ground on Which I Stand" Theatre Communications Group galley proofs with annotations , 2001
"The Ground Together" drafts , 1996
"The Ground Together" fragments , 1996
"The Ground Together" fragments with Wilson annotations , undated
"The Ground Together" handwritten notes and fragments , undated
Handwritten notes and fragments , 1996-1997
Handwritten notes and fragments by Constanza Romero , undated
Handwritten notes on flyers , 1996-1997 Scope and Contents While the bulk on the handwriting on this flyer belongs to August Wilson, some of the notes were written by Constanza Romero.
Handwritten notes on folders , 1996-1997
Handwritten notes on index cards , 1996-1997 Scope and Contents While the bulk on the handwriting on this flyer belongs to August Wilson, some of the notes were written by Constanza Romero.
Handwritten notes and fragments on Internet search results , 1996-1997
Handwritten notes and fragments on legal paper , 1996-1997
Handwritten notes and fragments on receipts , 1996-1997
Jack Viertel letter to the editor of The New Republic , May 11, 1990
On Cultural Power contracts , 1996-1997
On Cultural Power Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund correspondence , March 26, 1997
On Cultural Power memos and documents , 1996-1997
On Cultural Power opening statement drafts , 1997
On Cultural Power opening statement drafts with Wilson annotations , 1997
On Cultural Power opening statement fragments , undated
On Cultural Power opening statement fragments with Wilson annotations , undated
On Cultural Power photographs , 1997
On Cultural Power program , January 27, 1997
On Cultural Power publicity , 1996-1997
On Cultural Power reviews and press (3) , 1996-1997
Research , 1988-1992
Robert Brustein columns , 1992-1997
Theatre Communications Group 11th National Conference schedules , June 1996
Typed notes and fragments , 1996-1997
Typed notes and fragments with Wilson annotations , 1996-1997
Subseries 5. Writing Fragments and Notes , undated Inventory Coming Soon
Handwritten notes and dialogue on business card , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on cardstock , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on concert program , ca. 1997
Handwritten notes and dialogue on construction paper , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on dot matrix paper , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on envelopes (two folders) , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on folders , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on legal paper (five folders) , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on luggage tags , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on magazine , ca. May 9, 2005
Handwritten notes and dialogue on magazine paper , ca. April 6, 1990
Handwritten notes and dialogue on menus , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on newspaper sections (two folders) , ca. 1995-2004
Handwritten notes and dialogue on onion skin paper , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on paper bag , February 25, 1973
Handwritten notes and dialogue on placemats , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on sticky notes , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on subscription cards , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on surveys , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue on typing paper (five folders) , undated
Handwritten notes and dialogue of uncertain authorship , undated
Playwright's Lab residency statement , ca.1980
Short story fragments - non-annotated , undated
Short story fragments - annotated , undated
Short story fragment , 1991
Series XII. Personal Collection of Film, Music, and Literature , ca.1970-2005 Scope and Contents Inventory coming soon.
Inventory Coming Soon
Series XIII. Photographs , 1984-2005 Scope and Contents This series consists of three subseries: Candid Photographs, Events and Speaking Engagements, and Publicity. The majority of the materials are photographic prints, but it also includes negatives and printed digital images. Most of these pictures are professionally shot 8.5 x 11 inch black and white glossy photographs, but there are also candid 4 x 6 inch shots that appear to have been developed at commercial film developing stores. Photographs associated with particular productions will be listed in the finding aid with those productions, although they will be stored in the dedicated photograph series.
Candid Photographs , 1997-2005 Book signings , undated
Daisy Wilson and unknown , undated
Dena Levitin , undated
Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Papa's Blues , 1999
Lancaster, Pennsylvania , March 30, 2005
Northwest African American Writers Workshop , undated
Sardi's restaurant , ca.1987
Wilson with Angela Bassett and unknown , undated
Wilson with Jessica Morell , undated
Wilson with Ewari Ellis, Nick Flournoy, Rob Penny, and Chawley Williams , 1991
Wilson with Linda Jean Kittel , undated
Wilson with his siblings , undated
Wilson with Marion McClinton , undated
Wilson with Marion McClinton and Claude Purdy , undated
Wilson with Philip S. Thomas , 1997
Wilson with Sakina Ansari (2) , undated
Wilson with Sakina Ansari and Benjamin Mordecai , undated
Wilson with Sakina Ansari in South Africa and Puerto Rico , undated
Wilson with Todd Kreidler , undated
Events and Speaking Engagements , 1984-2002 African Grove Institute for the Arts , 1998
Alley Theatre Symposium , January 17, 1994 Scope and Contents One photograph includes Wilson with Theresa Merritt. Photographs by Jim Caldwell.
Amherst College , 1999
Boston University, Commencement photo album , 1996
Carnegie Mellon University , 1988
City of New York Mayor's Award of Honor for Arts & Culture , 1993
Clarion University , 2001
Council of the City of New York Proclamation , March 22, 1988
Elliot Norton Awards , 1992
Hill District Branch, Carnegie Library , March 18, 1999
Lakeside School, Dan Ayrault Memorial Endowed Lecture , April 22, 1999
Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award , 2003
Minnesota State Capitol , February 9, 1998
Morehouse College (OVERSIZED) , 2002
National Black Theatre Summit , March 1998 Scope and Contents Photographs by Joseph Mehling
New Dramatists, Lifetime Achievement Award , May 13, 2003 Scope and Contents Photographs also include Charles S. Dutton, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Todd London, Marion McClinton,
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ben Mordecai, and Michaela O'Harra. Photographs by Anita Schevett and Steve Shevett.
Pittsburgh City Council , no date
PNC Bank Common Wealth Awards , 1994
Prince William Sound Community College, Theatre Conference photo albums , 1998
Princeton University , 1993
Rutgers University , 1996
Seattle University , June 14, 1998
Unidentified Speaking Engagement , undated
University of Minnesota , October 9, 2002
University of Pittsburgh , 1992
Washington University in St. Louis , 1988
Yale University event honoring Lloyd Richards , undated
Headshots and Publicity , 1991-2004 Craig Bailey , 1995
Cori Wells Braun , undated
William B. Carter , undated
Susan Johann , 1991
Lynda Koolish , undated
Jim Lavrakas , undated
Petra Lisiecki (OVERSIZED) , undated
Joseph Mehling , 1998
Mark Norberg Studio (OVERSIZED) , undated
Barbara Penoyar , undated
Linda A. Sherbert , undated
Unidentified (2) , no date
Valley News Photography Staff , 1998
Chris Walker , 2004
Series XIV. Poetry , 1969-2002 Scope and Contents CONTENT WARNING -- This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive, harmful, racist, or misrepresentative creator supplied language. In keeping with archival best practice, this language has been retained to preserve the context of the records. In keeping but acknowledging this language, A&SC hopes to encourage critical assessment and questioning of historical materials. Researchers should bear this in mind when accessing.
The Poetry series contains Wilson's poetry output. Although Wilson is best known as a playwright, he always considered himself to be a poet foremost. He devoted the first decade of his writing career to cultivating his skill as a poet, and only began pivoting to playwrighting in the late 1970s. Many of the poems within this sereis would be described as free verse poetry. While much of the poetry is typewritten, a substantial amount is handwritten. Many of the handwritten poems were composed on found objects, such as napkins, diner menus, newspapers, placemats, envelopes, paper bags, and flyers. While many of these poems are unattributed or unsigned, several are signed by Wilson as either August Wilson, Mbulu, and Fritz Kittel. The bulk of his poetry was written in the 1970s and early 1980s, although there are dated poems that were written in the 1990s. The majority of these poems in this series are undated.
This series is divided into two sub-series: Titled Poems and Untitled Poems. The titled poems are listed in alphabetical order. The untitled poems have been arranged by the type of found object upon which the poem was composed.
Subseries 1. Titled Poems , 1972-1997 Scope and Contents The folders in this subseries are arranged chronologically by the title. The folder titles listed in quotation marks are transcribed exactly as they appear on the poem.
"45 NIGHTS" , undated
"71 BEDFORD STREET" , undated
"1839 MINNESOTA" , undated
1892 , undated
"1938 APPALACHIA" , undated
1943 , undated
1957 , undated
1987 , undated
"ADDENDUM" , undated
"ADDENDUM (for JO & JS)" , undated
"THE AFFAIR" , undated
"AFFIRMATION MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE GOLDEN LIGHT" , undated
"AFFIRMATION MADE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE GOLDEN LIGHT" , October, 1973
"A FORM OF WOMEN (For M.R.)" , undated
"AFTER SEEING THE UNIVERSE AND KNOWING IT SAW ME" , undated
"Again Thais, non n" , undated
"ALBANY" , undated
"ALCHEMY" , undated
"ALCHEMY (for HDV)" , undated
"ALCHEMY #4" , undated
"ALONE ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT I SAY MY PRAYERS (FOR J.O.)" , undated
"ALL'S WELL THAT'S PAST" , undated
"ALL THAT I ASK IS LOVE" , undated
"Amir Rashid #2" , undated
"AMIR RASHID #3" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"AMIR RASHID #3" , April 29, 1994
"ANGELS" , September 6, 1973
"Angels #2" , undated
"Angie" , undated
"Announcement" , undated
"APOEM ENDING IN A QUESTION" , undated
"APRIL 27, 1945" , undated
"AROMATIC BITTERS" - NOTE FROM CONSTANZA , undated
"AROMATIC BITTERS" , May 11, 1991
"AROMATIC BITTERS" , May 8, 1995
"ASSALAAM ALIAKUM IS THE NAME OF THIS TUNE" , undated
"THE ASYLUM" , undated
"THE ASYLUM PART III" , undated
"AUDUBON" , undated
"AUGUST AWAY IN BLUE REMOTE" , undated
"AUGUST AWAY IN BLUE REMOTE #2" , undated
"AUGUST IN JUDY" , undated
"AUSTRIA 1901" , undated
"A.W. IN K.A" , undated
"BAD BAD MISSES" , undated
"Balm in Gilead" , undated
"BE Careful, yAll" , undated
"BEGINNINGS" , undated
"BEGINNINGS (1934)" , undated
"BILLIE AGAIN" , undated
"BILLY THE KID TRAVELS EAST TO NEW YORK" , undated
"BIRD HAWK" , undated
"BIRTHDAY POEM (for J.S.)" , undated
"BLACK ANGEL BLUES" , undated
"BLACK ANGEL BLUES PART 2" , undated
"BLACK BART / BIG SAL" , undated
"BLACK BART SPEAKS ON WESTERN MAGICK" , undated
"BLACK BART SPEAKS ON TO THE CAST" , undated
"BLACK BART TO TIFFANY" , undated
"BLACK THEATRE POEM" , undated
"BLISTERS" , undated
"BLOOD FEAST OF THE SUN/WASHINGTON D.C. Winter 1973 , undated
"BLUE HORSES" , undated
"BLUE HORSES" , June 7, 1997
"BLUE HORSES (for J.O.)" , undated
"BLUE HORSES (for L.W.)" , undated
"BORGES" , undated
"BORGES & TIGERS - WILSON & WOMEN" , undated
"BULGARIA 1921" , undated
"bulletin" , undated
"THE BUTCHER" , undated
"THE BUTCHER" , 1981
"BYNUM'S ROSE" , undated
"CALL IT BLUES (for Sakina)" , undated
"CALL IT BLUES #2 (for Sakina)" , undated
"THE CANESHUCKER (Mississippi 1949)" , undated
"CANON OF EVIDENCE" , undated Scope and Contents Wilson had a tendency to reuse titles for his poetry and short stories. There are two short stories in the "Other Writings" section that also contain the name "Canons of Evidence," in addition to a different poem entitled "Canons of Evidence." These pieces have nothing in common, save for the shared title. This iteration of "Canon of Evidence" is a cycle of three poems entitled "Paloma," "Mercedes", and "Love." This file also contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"CANONS OF EVIDENCE" , undated
"CEA AT HOME" , undated
"CENTRE AVENUE" , undated
"THE CHIEF OF THE TRIBE SPEAKS TO HIMSELF IN HIS 70th YEAR" , undated
"CHILD'S DRAWING" , undated
"CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" , undated
"CIBOLA (for J.S.)" , undated
"CIBOLA (for R.T.)" , undated
"CIRCLES AND SEX" , undated
"CIRCLES AND SEX For W.M.M." , undated
"CLOWNS, PIRATES AND GENADIERS , undated
"Coffee Shop" , undated
"COLORS" , undated
"Comnstance" , undated
"CONNECTIVE ATTITUDES" , undated
"CONTINENTAL BLUE" , undated
"CONTINENTAL BLUE (for J.I.)" , undated
"CORRESPONDDENCES: A WEDDING SONG" , undated
"CORRESPONDDENCES #1 For S.K." , undated
"CORRESPONDDENCES /LESSON #2" , undated
"Cross your heart" , undated
"CULINARY ART" , undated
"CULINARY ART #2" , undated
"Daisey bore, most f" , undated
"THE DANCE" , undated
"DANCER KEEP MOVING" , undated
"DARLING, For Brenda" , undated
"A DARK LIGHT AND BLAZING DARKNESS" , undated
"Dear Red" , undated
"DEATH SONG" , undated
"DECOY TRAIL" , undated
"DESERT SONG" , undated
"DESIRE" , undated
"DESPERADO'S HOUSE" , undated
"Dining" , undated
"DITTO" , undated
"DOG HUT POEM" , undated
"DREAM LANDSCAPE #1" , undated
Dream Song poems , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "DREAM SONG" followed by a number. Several also have the subtitles "(for Sakina)." "DREAM SONG 10" is handwritten in pen on the back of a flyer advertising "Glen Hazel Recreation Committee Presents the play "Super Fly.""
"DREAMWOMEN" , undated
"DUST AND ASHES -For Her Youngest Brother-" , May 12, 1975
"EARTH/FIRE (for the Owl and her friends)" , undated
"EATING WOMEN" , undated
"Epyptology: My Head is a Hammer (for R.F.)" , undated
"EL CORDOBES AT THE MOMENT OF TRUTH" , undated
"ELECTION DAY" , undated
"ELON" , undated
"THE END SONG" , undated
"END TEXT" , undated
"ENDTEXT" , undated
"ENDTEXT 2" , undated
"EN(STRANGE)MENT" , undated
"ENTERING THE DARK" , undated
"ENTERING THE DARK III" , undated
"epilogue to the eastern journal" , undated
"estevan listening to miles" , undated
"EXAMINGING THE TOOLS" , undated
"EXORCISING THE GHOST" , undated
"Explanation" , undated
"A FAIRY TALE" , undated
"FAREWLL" , undated
"feb 25" , undated
"FILMSCRIPT" , undated
For Willa , undated
"THE FIRST POEM EVER WRITTEN or WHAT ADAM TOLD EVE or HOW I MANAGED TO STAY SANE" , undated
"THE FIRST PRIMARY READING FROM THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS" , undated
"THE FIRST SNOW THIS WINTER" , undated
"FLOWERS" , undated
"FOOLS & CROWS & WOMEN & GUNS" , undated
"FOR" , undated
"FOR C.A.T." , undated
"FOR CARRIE (A Prostitute)" , undated
"FOR DALINDA" , undated
"FOR D.Y.M. (After Dylan Thomas)" , undated
"For E.R." , August 1974
"FOR ETHRIDGE KNIGHT" , undated
"FOR HART CRANE:THAT CITY " , undated
"FOR HER READING CREELEY For F.W." , undated
"FOR HER IN DISORDER For F.W." , undated
"FOR LOUISANA RED, BIG SHORTY, RAZOR JAKE AND AMIR RASHID - may the legacy live on" , undated
"FOR MACKIE JAVORAH: CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL" , undated
"FOR MARY" , undated
"FOR MY SISTER ON HER BIRTHDAY" , undated
"FOR RANDALL JARRALL d. October 13 1965" , undated
"FOR ROB WHO SPOKE OF ADJUSTMENTS" , undated
"FOR SAKINA" , undated
"FOR SAKINA ON HER 5TH BIRTHDAY" , undated
"FOR SAMUEL CORNISH" , undated
"FOR SELMA" , undated
"FOR THE GREEN GUARDS OF TANZANIA" , undated
"FOR THE SISTER WHO CAME IN THE HUT WITH THE WHITEBOY" , undated
"FOR UNCLE SAM" , undated
"FOR WILLA" , undated
"FOR WM" , undated
"FOR WMM" , undated
"FOR W.M.M. A LETTER" , undated
"FOR W.P." , August 1974
"FOR YOUR SMILE AGAIN" , undated
"A FORM OF SNOW (For Brenda)" , undated
"THE FOUNDING OF THE REPUBLIC (for my grandfather)" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"FOUR FOR BERRYMAN" , undated
"FOUR FOR SELMA" , undated
"FRED BACON LOVES BETTEY BACON" , undated
"FREDDY #44" , undated
"FREDDY AND THE SILENCE" , undated
"FREDDY AND THE WORLD" , undated
"Freddy's Song" , undated
"FRIENDLESS BLUES" , undated
"THE FROG KING" , undated
"from POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY #71 (S.P.)" , undated
"From POSTHUMOUS DELIVERY #114 (J.S.)" , undated
"FULL MOON" , undated
"FUNERAL POEM" , undated
"FUNERAL POEM (Ernest T. Williams.)" , undated
"FUTURE SONG (for Randi & Mike)" , undated
"FUTURE SONG (for T.S.)" , undated
"GABRIALS INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS SONGS" , undated
"GABRIAL NIGHT SONG CHANT" , undated
"THE GENERAL (for Nickolas Flournoy)" , undated
"THE GENERAL (for R.B.)" , undated
"GEORGIA 1932" , undated
"GHOSTS" , undated
"GOLD & BOMBS" , undated
"A GRAVE TRUTH I CANNOT KNOW" , undated
"GUITAR SOLO #2" , undated
"HAWDS" , undated
"HASSANS POEMS" , undated
"HENRY & BONES & BRUTES" , undated
"HIJACK JACKED" , undated
"HISTORY" , undated
"HISTORY WEEPS" , undated
"HOME" , undated
"HOME For Yale Repertory Theatre" , April 27, 1985
"HOMECOMING" , undated
"hoot owl blues #3" , undated
"HOOT OWL BLUES (CONT)" , undated
"HORNY BLUES" , undated
"THE HOUSE ON SUMMIT AVE. (For J.O.)" , undated
"THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN WHORES" , undated
"HOW DO THEY DO IT THAT WAY?" , undated
"HOW TO KEEP IT" , undated
"HUMMING A TUNE FOR A LADY I KNOW (for Diane)" , undated
"THE HUNDRED AND FIRST DAY OF THE YEAR" , undated
"I GO TO CONSTANCE TO SING" , undated
"IMAGE IN SLOW MOTION" , undated
"IN CELEBRATION OF DELIRIUM III" , undated
"IN DEFENSE OF THE SERPENTS HEAD II" , undated
"INSTRUCTIONS" , undated
"INSTRUCTIONS (for my daughter)" , undated
"INSTRUCTIONS (for Z.G.)" , undated
"INSTRUCTIONS TO MY SONGS" , undated
"IN THIS FOREST OF FLOWERS (In memory of Dylan Thomas)" , undated
"It's Just One Thing After Another" , undated
"I WAS TRYING TO TELL THEM SOMETHING" , undated
"IDENTIFICATION OF THE SEVEN TERRORS" , undated
"IDENTIFICATION OF THE SEVEN TERRORS (for J.O.)" , undated
"IDENTIFICATION OF THE SEVEN TERRORS (For my daughter)" , undated
"JUDAS ISCARIOT: COMPATRIOT REVIEW OF HISTORY #2" , undated
"KARMA CYCLE #2" , undated
"KAWADIA POEMS" , undated
"KEEP SMILING : A POEM FOR THE SISTERS" , 1972 Scope and Contents Poem is published by ODUDUWA PRODUCTIONS INC. in an issue of Life Rise.
"KILLING THE SILENCE BIRTHS A HEAVIER WEIGHT." , undated
"KITCHEN POEM 1" , undated
"L.A. 63" , undated
"L.A. 63 II" , undated
"LAMENT (M.M.)" , undated
"LAST FAIR DEAL GOING DOWN" , undated
"THE LAST SONG BEFORE THE NEXT (For K.)" , undated
"LESSONS IN WAR" , undated
"LESSONS OF WAR I" , March 10, 1972
"LESSONS OF WAR II (For Sakina)" , undated
"LETTER TO PENNY FROM LAKE OF THE ISLES" , undated
"LETTER TO PRESBERRY FROM LAKE CALHOUN" , undated
"LETTER TO PRESBERRY FROM LAKE HARRIET" , undated
"LETTER TO RICHARDS FROM LAKE CALHOUN" , undated
"LETTER TO Js. Knowing What You are Going Through" , undated
"LETTER TO MY FORMER STUDENTS AT THE KUNTU WRITERS WORKSHOP" , undated
"Life" , November 1978
"LINES TO A GIRL" , undated
"LISTEN TO MY SONGS" , undated
"THE LOCKS OF DOOM" , undated
"LOOMIS THE LUMINIOS" , undated Scope and Contents The last page of this story indicates that it is supposed to be linked to other short stories Wilson wrote within the fictional universe of said story.
"LOSS" , undated
"LOVE & STRUGGLE" , undated
"MAGNUM OPUS" , undated
"MARIA GAMBLEA JOINS THE POETRY LADIES" , undated
"MASK & MUMMERY" , undated
"MASK & MUMMERY" (for M.M.) , undated
"MASK & MUMMERY (for the Homewood Poetry Forum Members)" , undated
"THE MECHANIC ( Eating Women)" , undated
"MEDITATIONS I !! AN OLD WHORE" , undated
"MELONS" , undated
"MEETING RITA DOVE AT THE PULITZER LUNCHEON" , undated Scope and Contents The poem "STANDING OVATION" is also included on both copies of "MEETING RITA DOVE AT THE PULITZER LUNCHEON."
"MEMORY" , undated
"MEMPHIS' INVOCATION TO TERRARA" , undated
"MERCEDES" , undated
"THE MIRROR" , undated
"Mise en Scene Memphis, 1979" , undated
"MISS BROOKS" , undated
"MISSISSIPPI WOMAN" , undated
"MISSISSIPPI WOMAN, Spring 1969" , undated
"MODEL CITIES" , undated
"MORNING SONG" , undated
"MORNING STATEMENT" , undated
"THE MOTHER OF US ALL (for Gwendolyn Brooks)" , undated
"MOTION & FUEL" , undated
"MOUNTAIN" , undated
"MR. JELLY LORD" , undated
"MY GRANDFATHER'S SHOES" , undated
"MY MOTHER A GHOST DANCING AROUND THE GRAPE ARBOR" , undated
"MY PAINTING BY AUGUST WILSON" , 1995
"MYTH SONG" , undated
"naked bones" , undated
"THE NETS: A POEM FOR VOICES." , undated
"NEWCHANT" , undated
"NEW LIGHT TEMPLE" , undated
"NEW MEMPHIS" , undated
"THE NEW PRIMARY: READINGS FROM THE GIN HOUSE" , undated
"New York, 1940" , undated
"NEWS FROM THE COURT" , undated
"NEWS FROM THE COURT (For L.H.)" , undated
"NEWS FROM THE COURT #1" , undated
"NEWS FROM THE COURT #2" , undated
"NEWS FROM THE FRONT (Amherst, MA. June 29, 1984)" , undated
"NEW WORLD:CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" , undated
"THE NEXT SONG BEFORE THE LAST (for Roberto)" , 1978
"NIGHT" , undated
"NIGHT #1" , undated
"NIGHT #2 (Insomnia)" , undated
"night sun" , undated
"NOAH'S ARK (for M.W. & Tyrone farrington)" , undated
"NO GOOD MORNING BLUES" , undated
"Note: Poem" , undated
"NOVEMBER 11, 1976" , undated
"NOW YOU TAKE THIS WOMAN HERE." , undated
"The occupants of the house" , undated
"O.D." , undated
"O KID THIS IS A BIG WORLD & YOU ETC (for Baraba)" , undated
"O KID YOU & I TOO ETC (for Baraba)" , undated
"O KID YOU & I ETC. (for Sakina)" , undated
"OLD THINGS" , undated
"ON GIFTS & POEMS & FRIENDS (for C.P. and J.S.)" , undated
"Once as dancing he" , undated
"ON LAMBS AND WOLVES" , undated
"OPENING NIGHT WITHOUT ROSES" , undated
"ON ROOMS AND HOUSES" , undated
"THE ORACLES OF BLACK BART" , undated
"OUR MISS BROOKS" , 1997
"OVATION" , undated
"THE PAIN THAT VISION CANNOT HEAL" , undated
"PART OF THE SONG OF THE HEKALU MBULU" , undated
"THE PATH" , undated
"THE PATH (for J.F.)" , undated
"THE PEOPLES CHAMP" , undated
"PERDURABO'S COAT" , undated
"PHONE" , undated
"Phyllisophical (For Phyllis Hyman)" , undated
"THE POEM" , undated
"POEM 97" , undated
"POEM ENDING IN A QUESTION (for B.D.)" , undated
"POEM ENDING IN A QUESTION (For M.J.)" , undated
"POEM FOR BRENDA" , undated
"POEM FOR DUCK AND DAUGHTER" , 1972
"Poem For Ethredge Knight" , undated
"POEM FOR MY DAUGHTER: SAKINA" , undated
"POEM FOR MY SISTER ON HER NORTHDAY," , undated
"POEM FOR MY THIRTH SIXTH WIFE For F.W." , undated
"POEM FOR PORKY'S SISTER" , undated
"POEM FOR TEOFILO STEVENSON (Gold Medal Winner Munich 1972)" , undated
"POEM FOR THE BLOOD WHO WANTED TO CUT THE WHITEBOY IN THE MUSICBAR." , undated
"POEM FOR THE NEW YEAR" , undated
"POEM FOR THE OLD MAN" , undated
"POEM FOR THE WOMAN" , undated
"Poem For THERESA'S FEET" , undated
"A POEM IN THE McCLURE MANNER" , undated
"THE POEM IN THIS PLACE (for A.W.)" , undated
"POEM MADE IN THE IMAGE OF NEW LIGHT (For M.M.)" , undated
"POEM MADE OF SILENCE" , undated
"A POEM WELCOMING JONAS MENKES TO AMERICA (For Sakina)" , August 1972
"THE POET" , undated
"THE POET AT TWENTY" , undated
"THE POET AT TWENTY TWO" , undated
"THE POETRY LADIES PREPARE FOR THE PARTY" , undated
"THE POETRY LADIES PREPARE THEIR DEPARTURE" , undated
"POP GUM LIZZY" , undated
"POSTHUMUS DELIVERY" , undated
"POSTHUMUS DELIVERY" , 1974
"POSTHUMUS DELIVERY #44" , undated
"POSTHUMUS DELIVERY #71 (For S.P.)" , undated
"POSTHUMUS DELIVERY #73" , undated
"postscript" , undated
"PRAYER SING" , undated
"PRAYER SONG" , undated
"PRAYER RUG" , undated Scope and Contents Both copies of this poem include artwork.
"Preface to the Poem" , undated
"PROGRESS & MEMORY" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"PROGRESS & MEMORY (A Visionary Textz)" , undated
"PROMISE" , undated
"QUEEN BEE" , undated
"racing" , undated
"RATING WOMEN" , undated
"REBECCA" , undated
"RECYCLING" , undated
"ReD" , undated
"RED RIDINGHOOD #2" , undated
"REINVENTIONS OF MIDWINTER DREAMS (for S.A.)" , undated
"REPORT FROM PART TWO" , undated
"REVIEW OF HISTORY" , undated
"REVIEW OF HISTORY (2)" , undated
"REVIEW OF ROBERT WILSON & CHRISTOPER KNOWLES AT THE WALKER 1980" , undated
"REQUIEM" , undated
"REQUIEM (For Dennis Scott)" - NOTE FROM CONSTANZA , undated
"REQUIEM (For Jorges Luis Borges)" , undated
"RITA DOVE" , undated Scope and Contents Also includes the poem "STANDING OVATION."
"RITES & PASSAGES #2" , undated
"RITES AND PASSAGES" , undated
"RITES OF PASSAGE" , undated
"THE ROOSTER" , undated
"ROOTS" , undated
"THE ROSE" , undated
"ROULETTE" (3) , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"RUBIO MONTANES IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST COMES TO AMERICA" , undated
"SAD WOMAN ON THE STREET" , undated
"SALLY DRESSING" , undated
"SAKINA" , undated
"SAKINA L(_% 1965" , undated
"SAKINA RISING" , undated
"SAL" , undated
"The Samaritan's Fortune" , undated
"SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME" , undated
"Scene for T.V. Series" , undated
"SCHOOL PRAYER" , undated
"SELF PORTRAIT" , undated
"SELMA" , undated
"the sermon" , undated
"SETTLING IN" , July 9, 1988
"Serenade" (2) , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "Serenade" followed by a number.
"THE SEVENTH DANCE" , undated
"SHE WAS MUSIC" , undated
"SHOGUN CONTEMPLATING STRATEGY IN THE MIDST OF BATTLE" , undated
"A SHORT PERSONAL HISTORY OR A REPORTER FROM THE DAILY SUN VISTS BLACK BART IN THE HILLS" , undated
"SITTING & BREATHING" , undated
"SITUATIONS 4" , undated
"SITUATIONS 6" , undated
"SLAVE STUPID:SOME JIVE AND HEAVY LOVE" , undated
"THE SOLDIER (Scouting)" , undated
"(Solo Flight)" , undated
"SOME CHILD" , undated
"SOMETHING SAID" , undated
"SONG OF THE HOUSE OF SWEET LIFE" , undated Scope and Contents Typed poem includes artwork.
"SONORAN DESERT 1997" , undated
"SORROW COME PASS ME AROUND" , undated
"SORROW COME PASS ME AROUND (for E.K.)" , undated
"SPECIAL DELIVERY (for C.A.L.)" , undated
"STANDING OVATION" , undated
"STATEN ISLAND FERRY" , undated
"STEP UP, PLEASE" , undated
"STILL LIFE: CAMERA WITH PEN (on a Bed of Roses)" , undated
"STOP THE BROTHERS FROM KILLING THEMSELVES" , undated
"STRATEGIES (for T.W.)" , undated
"THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES" , undated
"STUDY" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "STUDY" followed by a number.
"Study in Colors" , undated
"SUICIDE POEM #7" , April 1972
"SUICIDE POEM #9" , undated
"SWAN SONG" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "SWAN SONG" followed by a number.
"SWEET YOUTH BLAZING" , undated
"TEN POEMS FOR W.M.M." , undated
"TEN QUESTIONS: A CONCRETE POEM FOR S.A." , undated
"tent" , undated
"TESTIMONY" , undated
"TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESS (for Jacqui Shoholm)" , undated
TEXTZ (31) , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "Textz" followed by a number. There are over one hundred of these poems which Wilson composed over many years. Many are handwritten on found objects such as paper bags, napkins, and restaurant placemats.
TEXTZ , 1980-1988
"THERESA'S BOOK" , undated
"THEY-SLEW-AUGUST-WILSON-WITH-A-ROPE-WINTER for S.K." , undated
"THIS BOOK IS PERDURABO'S" , undated
"THIS IS THE BODY SONG OF POLITICAL MUSIC" , undated
"THIS NIGGER SHD BE ASHAMED OF HISSELF" , undated
"THIS POEM (for J.S)" , undated
"THIS POEM (for Lynette)" , undated
"THIS POEM IS FOR ALPHA" , undated
"THIS POEM IS GOODNIGHT" , undated
"THIS WAR AND CASSANDRA SWEARS" , undated
"THOUGHTS WHILE WRITING A POEM" , undated
"TOOGALOO1969" , undated
"TRACKING ROETHE* OVER WINTER" , undated
"TRACKING THE WOlF" , undated
"Trouble WAter II" , undated
"THE TRUCKER" , undated
"VARIATIONS ON A DREAM LANDSCAPE" , undated
"view from hawikul (the zuni legend places the event at the pueblo of kiakima" , undated
"VISION & PRAYER" , undated
"VISION TAIPAN 1940" , 1978
"THE VISIT" , undated
"WALKING JOEY HOME" , undated
"WALKING THE SHEEP (for Hermenia Estrella)" , undated
"WARNING" , undated
"WAR SONG" , undated
"WATER (for R.Y. & M.H.)" , undated
"WATER & BERRIES" , undated
"WATER AND LANDSCAPES (for D.B.)" , undated
"WEDDING SONG" , undated
"WEDDING SONG (for Karin & Frank)" , undated
"THE WEEK THAT WAS" , undated
"WE SPIRIT SING IN A BOX" , undated
"WHAT DE MYSTERIOUS MISTER B SAY TO SNYDER" , undated
"WHAT I DID IN SEATTLE" , undated
"WHAT IF I SAY I KNOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR SMILE?" , undated
"WHAT IF I SAY I KNOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR SMILE? (For B. E.)" , undated
"WHAT I'LL DO" , undated
"WHAT IS THE NATURE OF PHYSICAL REALITY?" , undated
"WHEN MARCH WINDS BLOW" , undated
"WHITE FLAG" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"THE WHORE ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD" , undated
"WINDSWEPT" , undated
"WINTER LANDSCAPE" , undated
"Winter Landscape for R.P." , undated Scope and Contents This file contains notes about the poem by Constanza Romero Wilson.
"WITCH SONG" , undated
"WORK NOTES" , undated Scope and Contents This file contains a series of poems by Wilson all titled "Work Notes" followed by a number.
"YELLOW GIRL" , 1973
"YELLOW GIRL (For Sakina)" , undated
"YOU ASK WHAT IT IS" , undated
"YOUNG WOMAN'S BLUES" , undated
"You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" , undated
"YOUR STAR YOUR BEAUTIFUL YOUR KNOWING" , undated
"YOU STILL INTO THAT BLACK POWER THING? MAN YOU CRAZY!" , undated
Subseries 2. Untitled Poems , 1969-2002 Scope and Contents This subseries has been arranged alphabetically by folder title. The titles describe whether the poem is typed or handwritten and the type of paper or object upon which the poem was composed on.
Untitled handwritten poetry on address slip , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on cardstock , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on envelopes (OVERSIZED) , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on flyers , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on flyers , 1974
Untitled handwritten poetry on folders , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on index cards , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on legal paper , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on legal paper , 1979
Untitled handwritten poetry on magazine pages , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on menus , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on napkins (2) , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on napkins , August 8, 1977
Untitled handwritten poetry on newsletters , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on newspapers (OVERSIZED) , 2001-2002
Untitled handwritten poetry on notebook paper , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on notepad paper , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on paper bags , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on paper cups , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on paper plates , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on paper towels , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on placemats , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on programs , 1974
Untitled handwritten poetry on receipts , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on sticky notes , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on typing paper , undated
Untitled handwritten poetry on typing paper , June 30, 1969
Untitled typed poetry (8) , undated
Untitled typed poetry , 1972-1984
Series XV. Props and Personal Effects , 1907-2010 Scope and Contents The series contains regalia and three-dimensional objects that belonged to Wilson, his family, or relate to his plays. There are several props that appear to have been used in stage productions along with personal items Wilson owned. Of note is Wilson's collection of rooster figurines.
Please note that many of the items in this series are oversized and may require additional lead time to retrieve.
Alliance Theatre Company mug , 1997
AM/FM portable radio , undated
"The Athlete" framed poem by April R. Chenier , June 27, 1995
August Wilson Center for African American Culture commemorative globe , September 17, 2009
"August Wilson's Urban Blue Blues" framed sheet music by Dwight Andrews , March 27, 1988
Ayann statue (OVERSIZED) , undated
Bag of peanuts , 2010 Scope and Contents This is a commemorative gift from the stage managers of the 2010 Broadway revival of Fences to Constanza Romero.
"Baruch Spinoza" framed poem by Jorge Luis Borges, printed by Black Oak Books , 1990
Briefcase (OVERSIZED) , undated
Cloth dolls , undated
Coca-Cola bottle , undated
Collage guitar , 1996 Scope and Contents Collage in the shape of a guitar from Jesse McClinton.
Columbia University graduation cap and gown , undated
"Convention Center Video" VCR tape in metal case (DLLCC) , September 20, 2003
Dreamcatcher , undated
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center Playwrights Conference "August Wilson Playwright" jacket , undated
Fences baseball capundated
Fences congratulations plaque from Wilson's siblings (OVERSIZED)undated
Fedora (OVERSIZED) , undated
Football player trophy , undated
Glass bottle with pistachios , January 17, 1996 Scope and Contents Gift relates to the opening of the Center Theatre Group production of Seven Guitars in Los Angeles, CA.
Gem of the Ocean bottleApril 28, 2003
Hallmark Hall of Fame plaque for the Piano Lesson , undated
Handmade 50th birthday card , 1995
Harper's Weekly reproduction2004 Scope and Contents Reproduction of the cover of the September 25, 1875 issue was gifted to Wilson by Derrick Sanders.
Helen Keller quote in metal frame , undated
Jitney mugundated
Major Scheibel coin , January 2, 1990
Metal statue of guitar player , undated
M. Holcombe Bessie Smith figurine , 1994
Novelty Zippo style lighter , undated
Pen and stand from 1998 Black Theatre Summit , 1998
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classified adOctober 31, 1947
Prop guitar (OVERSIZED) , undated
Prop machete (OVERSIZED) , undated
Rooster collection , undated
"Sambo and His Funny Noises" framed comic strip (OVERSIZED) , July 14, 1907 Scope and Contents Comic was published in the July 14, 1907 issue of the San Fransisco Chronicle .
Signed baseball , undated Scope and Contents Commemorative gift signed by Margaret Booker and the cast of the Beijing People's Art Theatre 1996 production of Fences .
Signed Joe Turner's Come and Gone toy plane , undated
"Slate" cap , undated
Stennis Family Foundation t-shirts , undated
Walking stick (OVERSIZED) , undated
Watermelon slice painted wood , undated
Wooden chest with miscellaneous objects , undated Scope and Contents Objects inside include a wishbone gift from "Jeff R", Two Trains Running commemorative tin, set of 36 "Heroes of the Blues" cards, set of "F" initial cufflinks, leather wristwatch, framed photo of Sakina Ansari-Wilson, metal beads, miscellaneous keys, and various family photos.
Zeos personal computer , undated
Series XVI. Topical Files , ca.1970-2011 Series XVII. University of Pittsburgh , 1969-2004 Scope and Contents This series includes files associated with Wilson's time as a member of the University of Pittsburgh's Board of Trustees during the 1990s. There are also files relating to other University of Pittsburgh departments, student groups, and affiliated organizations.
Black Action Society , 1969-1976
Board of Trustees documents and related materials , undated
Board of Trustees documents and related materials , 1991
Board of Trustees documents and related materials , 1992
Board of Trustees documents and related materials , 1993
Board of Trustees documents and related materials , 1994-1995
Department of Black Studies , 1970-1971
Homewood-Brushton Cultural Center , 1970-1971
Kuntu Repertory Theatre , 1976-2003
Kuntu Repertory Theatre - In New England Winter worknotes , undated Scope and Contents August Wilson directed this Kuntu Repertory Theatre production.
Kuntu Repertory Theatre - In New England Winter reviews and press (OVERSIZED) , June 23, 1977
Kuntu Writers Workshop , 1986-2004
Sharpeville Anniversary Commemoration , March 20, 1996
University of Pittsburgh Press , 1993
University of Pittsburgh publications , 1991-1993
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