Black theater

Scope and Contents Archival materials following the history of African American Theatre in Texas. The collection includes research done by Dr. Elvin Holt, who co- authored Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas along with Dr. Sandra Mayo. These papers are a companion collection to Dr. Mayo’s archive previously established at the Wittliff. Majority of the collection are production programs, fliers, and photos of productions that went on at the Encore and Ensemble...

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Archival material donated by Elvin Holt, PhD retired, Texas State University Department of English. Materials include play scripts used by Dr. Holt in editing the anthology, Acting Up and Getting Down: Plays by African American Texas. Play writes include Celeste Bedford Walker, Antoinette F. Winstead, Ted Shine, and Thomas Melancon. Folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Holt’s original descriptions.

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Additional items for Dr. Sandra Mayo’s collection of material representing black theater and playwrights in Texas. This donation includes primarily framed visual pieces including playbills, photographs of playwrights, production photographs, posters, and one wooden set design model.

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Additions to the Sandra Mayo Collection of 22 framed photographs (only 17 of which are titled) and 17 posters, banners, and signs used in the “Stages of Struggle and Celebration: History of Black Theatre in Texas” traveling exhibit, 1926-2010.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Archival materials following the history of African American Theatre in Texas. The collection includes research done by Dr. Elvin Holt, who co- authored Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas along with Dr. Sandra Mayo. These papers are a companion collection to Dr. Mayo’s archive previously established at the Wittliff. Majority of the collection are production programs, fliers, and photos of productions that went on at the Encore and Ensemble...

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Archival material donated by Elvin Holt, PhD retired, Texas State University Department of English. Materials include play scripts used by Dr. Holt in editing the anthology, Acting Up and Getting Down: Plays by African American Texas. Play writes include Celeste Bedford Walker, Antoinette F. Winstead, Ted Shine, and Thomas Melancon. Folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Holt’s original descriptions.