Research Catalog
Hatch-Billops collection [taped interviews of theater].
- Title
- Hatch-Billops collection [sound recording] : [taped interviews of theater].
- Author
- Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020.
- Publication
- 1970-1974.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Billops, Camille.
- Archer, Osceola.
- Belgrave, Cynthia.
- Bohanan, Mary.
- Brewer, Sherri.
- Bryant, Hazel J., 1939-1983.
- Bullins, Ed
- Burroughs, Baldwin.
- Burrows, Vinie
- Bush, Anita.
- Butcher, James William.
- Campbell, Dick, 1903-
- Carroll, Vinnette.
- Carter, Steve, 1929-2020
- Childress, Alice
- Coleman, Ralf.
- Colon, Miriam.
- Couloumbis, Akila.
- Davidson, N. R.
- Davis, Ossie
- Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008
- Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983.
- Dotson, Josie.
- Edmonds, Randolph, 1900-
- Elder, Lonne.
- Franklin, J. E.
- Furman, Roger, 1924-1983
- Gilliam, Theodore E.
- Griffin, Charles, 1910-
- Haynes, Hilda.
- Hill, Abram.
- Hunter, Eddie.
- Hyman, Earle, 1926-2017
- Jamal, Sati.
- Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006
- Jordon, Jack.
- Lateef, Lubaba.
- LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002
- Long, Avon.
- McClintock, Ernie.
- McQueen, Butterfly
- Markham, Pigmeat
- Marshall, William, 1924-
- Mayo, Whitman.
- Molette, Barbara J.
- Molette, Carlton W.
- Moore, Melba
- Muse, Clarence.
- Myers, Pauline, 1913-1996
- Norman, Madie, 1912-1998
- O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992
- O'Neal, John, 1940-2019.
- Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
- Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977.
- Russell, Charlie L.
- Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
- Schiffman, Frank.
- Schiffman, Robert.
- Sebree, Charles.
- Stewart, Delano.
- Teer, Barbara Ann.
- Turner, Tom.
- Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021
- Walker, Bill.
- Walker, Evan.
- Walker, Joseph, 1935-
- Ward, Douglas Turner
- Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983.
- Wesley, Richard, 1945-
- Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975.
- White, Edgar, 1947-
- Whitfield, Van.
- Whiting, Napolean.
- Simon, John, 1925-2019
- Novack, Julius.
- Reilly, Clayton.
- King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
- Primus, Mark.
- Sandler, Joan.
- Youngblood, Harold.
- Cunningham, Evelyn.
- Hatch-Billops Collection.
- Description
- 76 sound tape reels : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono; 5 in.
- Summary
- Collection of interviews with African Americans in the performing arts, primarily theatre. Includes interviews with actors, actresses, dramatists, drama teachers and theatre producers and directors working primarily in the black theatre. Includes panel discussions on topics such as theatre funding, playwriting and theatre critics. Interviewees discuss their lives, careers and such individuals as Paul Robeson, Alain Locke, James Baldwin, Countee Cullen and Frank Silvera. African American theatre companies discussed include Theatre Black, the New Lafayette Theatre, the Free Southern Theater, the Bed-Stuy Theatre, the National Black Theatre, the American Negro Theatre, the Afro-American Total Theatre, Theatre for the Forgotten, the New Heritage Theatre, the Dashiki Project Theatre, the Negro Ensemble Company and others.
- The collection also includes a few interviews and discussions with African American filmmakers, motion picture producers and film and television actors and actresses. An interview with owners of the Apollo Theatre is included.
- Among those interviewed are Ed Bullins, Dick Campbell, Steve Carter, Alice Childress, N.R. Davidson, Ossie Davis, Robert Earl Jones, Woodie King, Butterfly McQueen, Pigmeat Markham, Melba Moore, Frederick O'Neal, John O'Neal, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, Joseph Walker, Richard Wesley and Leigh Whipper.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021 > Interviews
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History
- Theater critics > United States
- Dramatic criticism > United States
- Harlem Renaissance
- Hispanic American theater
- African American entertainers > Interviews
- Screenwriters > United States > Interviews
- Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Interviews
- Theater > United States > Finance
- Drama > Study and teaching > United States
- African American motion picture producers and directors > Interviews
- African American motion picture actors and actresses > Interviews
- African American dramatists > Interviews
- African American actresses > Interviews
- African American actors > Interviews
- African American theater
- Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
- King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- > Interviews
- Whiting, Napolean > Interviews
- Whitfield, Van > Interviews
- White, Edgar, 1947- > Interviews
- Whipper, Leigh R (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975 > Interviews
- Wesley, Richard, 1945- > Interviews
- Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983 > Interviews
- Ward, Douglas Turner > Interviews
- Walker, Joseph, 1935- > Interviews
- Walker, Evan > Interviews
- Walker, Bill > Interviews
- Turner, Tom > Interviews
- Teer, Barbara Ann > Interviews
- Stewart, Delano > Interviews
- Silvera, Frank
- Sebree, Charles > Interviews
- Schiffman, Robert > Interviews
- Schiffman, Frank > Interviews
- Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- > Interviews
- Russell, Charlie L > Interviews
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977 > Interviews
- Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 > Interviews
- O'Neal, John, 1940-2019 > Interviews
- O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992 > Interviews
- Norman, Madie, 1912-1998 > Interviews
- Myers, Pauline, 1913-1996 > Interviews
- Muse, Clarence > Interviews
- Moore, Melba > Interviews
- Molette, Carlton W > Interviews
- Molette, Barbara J > Interviews
- Mayo, Whitman > Interviews
- Marshall, William, 1924- > Interviews
- Markham, Pigmeat > Interviews
- McQueen, Butterfly > Interviews
- McClintock, Ernie > Interviews
- Long, Avon > Interviews
- Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954
- LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002 > Interviews
- Lateef, Lubaba > Interviews
- Jordon, Jack > Interviews
- Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006 > Interviews
- Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966
- Jamal, Sati > Interviews
- Hyman, Earle, 1926-2017 > Interviews
- Hunter, Eddie > Interviews
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
- Hill, Abram > Interviews
- Haynes, Hilda > Interviews
- Griffin, Charles, 1910- > Interviews
- Gilliam, Theodore E > Interviews
- Furman, Roger, 1924-1983 > Interviews
- Franklin, J. E > Interviews
- Archer, Osceola > Interviews
- Auden, W. H (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
- Belgrave, Cynthia > Interviews
- Bohanan, Mary > Interviews
- Brewer, Sherri > Interviews
- Bryant, Hazel J., 1939-1983 > Interviews
- Bullins, Ed > Interviews
- Burroughs, Baldwin > Interviews
- Burrows, Vinie > Interviews
- Bush, Anita > Interviews
- Butcher, James William > Interviews
- Campbell, Dick, 1903-1994 > Interviews
- Carroll, Vinnette > Interviews
- Carter, Steve, 1929-2020 > Interviews
- Childress, Alice > Interviews
- Coleman, Ralf > Interviews
- Colon, Miriam > Interviews
- Couloumbis, Akila > Interviews
- Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946
- Davidson, N. R > Interviews
- Davis, Ossie > Interviews
- Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008 > Interviews
- Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983 > Interviews
- Dotson, Josie > Interviews
- Edmonds, Randolph, 1900- > Interviews
- Elder, Lonne > Interviews
- Note
- Title from container; subtitle from accompanying material.
- Interviews conducted by various interviewers under the direction of James Hatch and Camille Billops.
- Item level finding aid available.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc CR91.085
- OCLC
- NYPG085000001-R
- Author
- Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020.
- Title
- Hatch-Billops collection [sound recording] : [taped interviews of theater].
- Imprint
- 1970-1974.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Billops, Camille. CollectorArcher, Osceola. IntervieweeBelgrave, Cynthia. IntervieweeBohanan, Mary. IntervieweeBrewer, Sherri. IntervieweeBryant, Hazel J., 1939-1983. IntervieweeBullins, Ed, interviewee.Burroughs, Baldwin. IntervieweeBurrows, Vinie, interviewee.Bush, Anita. IntervieweeButcher, James William. IntervieweeCampbell, Dick, 1903- IntervieweeCarroll, Vinnette. IntervieweeCarter, Steve, 1929-2020, interviewee.Childress, Alice, interviewee.Coleman, Ralf. IntervieweeColon, Miriam. IntervieweeCouloumbis, Akila. IntervieweeDavidson, N. R. IntervieweeDavis, Ossie, interviewee.Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, interviewee.Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983. IntervieweeDotson, Josie. IntervieweeEdmonds, Randolph, 1900- IntervieweeElder, Lonne, interviewee.Franklin, J. E. IntervieweeFurman, Roger, 1924-1983, interviewee.Gilliam, Theodore E. IntervieweeGriffin, Charles, 1910- IntervieweeHaynes, Hilda. IntervieweeHill, Abram. IntervieweeHunter, Eddie. IntervieweeHyman, Earle, 1926-2017, interviewee.Jamal, Sati. IntervieweeJones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006, interviewee.Jordon, Jack. IntervieweeLateef, Lubaba. IntervieweeLeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002, interviewee.Long, Avon. IntervieweeMcClintock, Ernie. IntervieweeMcQueen, Butterfly, interviewee.Markham, Pigmeat, interviewee.Marshall, William, 1924- interviewee.Mayo, Whitman. IntervieweeMolette, Barbara J. IntervieweeMolette, Carlton W. IntervieweeMoore, Melba, interviewee.Muse, Clarence. IntervieweeMyers, Pauline, 1913-1996, interviewee.Norman, Madie, 1912-1998, interviewee.O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992, interviewee.O'Neal, John, 1940-2019. IntervieweeParks, Gordon, 1912-2006. IntervieweeRichardson, Willis, 1889-1977. IntervieweeRussell, Charlie L. IntervieweeSanchez, Sonia, 1934- IntervieweeSchiffman, Frank. IntervieweeSchiffman, Robert. IntervieweeSebree, Charles. IntervieweeStewart, Delano. IntervieweeTeer, Barbara Ann. IntervieweeTurner, Tom. IntervieweeVan Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021, interviewee.Walker, Bill. IntervieweeWalker, Evan. IntervieweeWalker, Joseph, 1935- IntervieweeWard, Douglas Turner, interviewee.Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983. IntervieweeWesley, Richard, 1945- IntervieweeWhipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975. IntervieweeWhite, Edgar, 1947- IntervieweeWhitfield, Van. IntervieweeWhiting, Napolean. IntervieweeSimon, John, 1925-2019, interviewee.Novack, Julius. IntervieweeReilly, Clayton. IntervieweeKing, Woodie, Jr., 1937- interviewee.Primus, Mark. IntervieweeSandler, Joan. IntervieweeYoungblood, Harold. IntervieweeCunningham, Evelyn. IntervieweeHatch-Billops Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc CR91.085 Originals in Sc Audio TB 144-220