Box 101
Container
Contains 17 Results:
Handwritten notes on Lavender Lizards and Lilac Landmines: Layla's Dream, including list of characters, list of poems to be written, and notes on composition, circa 2002
File — Box: 101, Folder: 14
Identifier: Subseries 1.11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Subseries 1.11, Lavender Lizards and Lilac Landmines: Layla's Dream, includes drafts and notes about the 2002 choreopoem by Shange, first performed in 2003 in conjunction with Jomandi Theater Productions and the University of Florida College of Fine Arts.
Dates:
circa 2002
"Silence" poem by Shange (handwritten and typescript drafts), 2018
File — Box: 101, Folder: 8
Identifier: Subseries 1.25
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Subseries 1.25, Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated, includes materials related to other works by Shange (for which there were not enough items to constitute a subseries). This subseries also contains groupings of materials in which multiple works were originally arranged together (for example, photocopies of multiple excerpts or poems grouped and edited for performance or anthologies). Types of materials include photocopies of published works (some with notes), typewritten and...
Dates:
2018
Typewritten draft of "Justice" article by Shange, 1996
File — Box: 101, Folder: 13
Identifier: Subseries 1.25
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Subseries 1.25, Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated, includes materials related to other works by Shange (for which there were not enough items to constitute a subseries). This subseries also contains groupings of materials in which multiple works were originally arranged together (for example, photocopies of multiple excerpts or poems grouped and edited for performance or anthologies). Types of materials include photocopies of published works (some with notes), typewritten and...
Dates:
1996
Letters and cards from Shange to parents, circa 1980-2000
File — Box: 101, Folder: 2
Identifier: Subseries 2.2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Subseries 2.2, Personal, 1972-2018, undated, contains personal correspondence between Shange and friends and family, including letters, greeting cards, event invitations, and photographs. Some correspondence with family members and friends relating to creative collaboration and other business has been placed in Subseries 2.1, Business (and Shange frequently collaborated with friends and family in her professional and creative life). Correspondents include Shange’s parents, siblings,...
Dates:
circa 1980-2000
Personal correspondence, 1996, undated
File — Box: 101, Folder: 11
Identifier: Subseries 2.2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Subseries 2.2, Personal, 1972-2018, undated, contains personal correspondence between Shange and friends and family, including letters, greeting cards, event invitations, and photographs. Some correspondence with family members and friends relating to creative collaboration and other business has been placed in Subseries 2.1, Business (and Shange frequently collaborated with friends and family in her professional and creative life). Correspondents include Shange’s parents, siblings,...
Dates:
1996, undated
A4 architects & designers diary 2001 day planner with schedule entries and contact information in Shange's hand, 2001
File — Box: 101, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 3, Journals, Agendas, and Notes, 1972-2018, undated, includes notebooks, journals, agendas, notepads, lists, scratch paper, photocopies, and other notes related to Shange’s personal, professional, and creative life. The materials in this series contain personal diary entries and musings, some of which make mention of family and friends; journal entries about dreams; notes and materials related to personal health and recovery from substance abuse and strokes; notes, research materials,...
Dates:
2001
Handwritten and typewritten quotations about dance and other subjects, from Mickey Davidson, Cesaire, Cixous, and others, circa 1997
File — Box: 101, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 3, Journals, Agendas, and Notes, 1972-2018, undated, includes notebooks, journals, agendas, notepads, lists, scratch paper, photocopies, and other notes related to Shange’s personal, professional, and creative life. The materials in this series contain personal diary entries and musings, some of which make mention of family and friends; journal entries about dreams; notes and materials related to personal health and recovery from substance abuse and strokes; notes, research materials,...
Dates:
circa 1997
Printed research materials for Jazz - Roots and Influences, 2002
File — Box: 101, Folder: 16
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 3, Journals, Agendas, and Notes, 1972-2018, undated, includes notebooks, journals, agendas, notepads, lists, scratch paper, photocopies, and other notes related to Shange’s personal, professional, and creative life. The materials in this series contain personal diary entries and musings, some of which make mention of family and friends; journal entries about dreams; notes and materials related to personal health and recovery from substance abuse and strokes; notes, research materials,...
Dates:
2002
Shange's 1952 baptism certificate, 1970 Barnard College honors program with Shange's yearbook photograph inserted, 1952 - 1970
File — Box: 101, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
1952 - 1970
Clipping of New York Times article on Genesis festival and Black playwrights featuring Shange, 1994
File — Box: 101, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
1994
Tapes of Eloise Williams and Gerald Nicosia (2007), "Morning Edition" segment on Betsey Brown (1989), 1989 - 2007
File — Box: 101, Folder: 7
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
1989 - 2007
2018 Flyer for Shange Play Reading series at New Federal Theatre, photographs of Shange at event at art gallery with musicians, 2018
File — Box: 101, Folder: 8
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
2018
1997 National Black Theatre Festival (at Winston-Salem State University) packet and program, 1997
File — Box: 101, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
1997
Chicago Tribune Review of "Traffic", 1998
File — Box: 101, Folder: 15
Identifier: Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 4, Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated, includes newspapers and magazine clippings with coverage and reviews of Shange’s and others’ works; playbills and programs; flyers and posters; press materials for works of Shange’s and works of others that she attended; recordings of television and radio media appearances; and ephemera such as travel itineraries, theater tickets, and book jackets. This series documents both Shange’s own creative output and frequent speaking...
Dates:
1998
DePaul University teaching materials, including Dramaturgy II syllabus by Shange, faculty manual, communication with department, 2001
File — Box: 101, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 5, Teaching Documents, 1997-2004, undated, includes materials from Shange’s work as a professor and instructor at institutions including Prairie View A&M University; Brown University; University of Florida; Dartmouth College; and DePaul University. Materials include syllabi written by Shange and others; professional biographies and curriculum vitae; teaching-related correspondence; administrative materials, such as departmental handbooks, faculty directories, memos, and meeting...
Dates:
2001
Photographs, including many of Shange's parents and siblings, Savannah Shange, and family gatherings, circa 1980-2010
File — Box: 101, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 6, Photographs, 1952-2018, undated, includes primarily candid photographs of family and friends; rehearsals and performances; vacations; and limited headshots and portraits of Shange and her family members. Family gatherings pictured include weddings, birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and reunions. Formats include color and black and white prints, negatives, and multi-photograph frames. Photographs are largely unlabeled; where labels are available they have been summarized in...
Dates:
circa 1980-2010
Photograph of Shange's maternal grandmother, Viola Benzena Murray Owens, undated
File — Box: 101, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series 6, Photographs, 1952-2018, undated, includes primarily candid photographs of family and friends; rehearsals and performances; vacations; and limited headshots and portraits of Shange and her family members. Family gatherings pictured include weddings, birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and reunions. Formats include color and black and white prints, negatives, and multi-photograph frames. Photographs are largely unlabeled; where labels are available they have been summarized in...
Dates:
undated