Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.4, Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance, 2000-2018, undated, includes manuscripts, correspondence with dancers and choreographers, and research documents on the history of Black dance. Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance is a posthumously published work by Shange telling the history of Black dance by following the dancers and choreographers who directly influenced and inspired her artistic career. The...

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Series 07, Adaptations and Works Inspired by Shange, 1994-2011, undated, includes screenplays, teleplays, poems, scripts, and book drafts and manuscripts directly adapted from works by Shange or inspired by Shange. This series includes multiple screenplay adaptations of for colored girls.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 2.1, Business, 1984-2018, undated, contains professional correspondence between Shange and editors, agents, producers, as well as publicity materials, travel documents and itineraries, invitations, fundraising asks, membership materials, performance notes, recommendation letters, requests for Shange’s critique or blurbs for other works, royalty statements and payments, and contracts received or sent by Shange. Much of the correspondence relates to works by Shange and in some cases...

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Subseries 1.12, Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter, 1993-2002, undated, includes drafts of the novel and scripts for the theatrical adaptation, including notes and edits. Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter, a novel by Shange originally published by St. Martin's Press in 1994 is a coming of age tale and was adapted for theatrical productions, including at Brown University’s Rites & Reason Theatre in 2000.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.18, Some Sing, Some Cry, 1977-2010, undated, includes extensive drafts, edits, rewrites, proofs, and correspondence. Published in 2010 and written by Shange and her sister, Ifa Bayeza, Some Sing, Some Cry is an epic novel telling the story of seven generations of a family of Black women in the U.S. Some Sing, Some Cry was originally titled How I Come By...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries 1.18, Some Sing, Some Cry, 1977-2010, undated, includes extensive drafts, edits, rewrites, proofs, and correspondence. Published in 2010 and written by Shange and her sister, Ifa Bayeza, Some Sing, Some Cry is an epic novel telling the story of seven generations of a family of Black women in the U.S. Some Sing, Some Cry was originally titled How I Come By...

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Printout of the cover of If I Can Cook/You Know God Can; computer printout of "On your own/working independently," computer printout and photocopy of article titled "Bang On!," computer print out of transcription from Brad Morrow; computer print out of "Whitewash (Revision #3);" photocopy for Shange of "Star of Fear, Star of Hope" children's book