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Bill Gunn photographs.

Title
Bill Gunn photographs.
Author
Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989
Publication
1880s-1989.
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Additional Authors
Gunn, Louise A.
Description
1.75 linear feet (5 boxes)
Subject
  • Sullivan, Leon Howard, 1922-2001
  • African American actors
  • African American motion picture producers and directors
  • Independent filmmakers
  • Screenwriters
  • Vaudeville > United States
Genre/Form
  • Albums (Books)
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
Source (note)
  • The collection was a gift from the Bill Gunn Estate and Charles "Chiz" Schultz in 2011.
Call Number
SC Photo Bill Gunn Collection
OCLC
1350249478
Author
Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989, creator.
Title
Bill Gunn photographs.
Production
1880s-1989.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Summary
Bill Gunn (1934-1989) was a Black writer, actor, and director. The Bill Gunn photographs collection primarily contains pictures of his family, from the 1880s through 1989, as well as some photos related to his career. Bill Gunn's mother, Louise Gunn, compiled most of the photographs in the collection, which depict her career, friends, family, and community engagement.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Materials Separated from the Resource: Photographs transferred from the Bill Gunn papers in Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center.
Source
The collection was a gift from the Bill Gunn Estate and Charles "Chiz" Schultz in 2011.
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Occupation
Motion picture directors.
Added Author
Gunn, Louise A., compiler.
Research Call Number
SC Photo Bill Gunn Collection
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