Research Catalog

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.

Subject

• Archer, Osceola > Interviews
• Auden, W. H. 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
• Franklin, J. E > Interviews
• Furman, Roger, 1924-1983 > Interviews
• Gilliam, Theodore E > Interviews
• Griffin, Charles, 1910- > Interviews
• Haynes, Hilda > Interviews
• Hill, Abram > Interviews
• Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
• Hunter, Eddie > Interviews
• Hyman, Earle, 1926-2017 > Interviews
• Jamal, Sati > Interviews
• Johnson, Georgia Douglas, 1886-1966
• Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006 > Interviews
• Jordon, Jack > Interviews
• Lateef, Lubaba > Interviews
• LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002 > Interviews
• Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954
• Long, Avon > Interviews
• McClintock, Ernie > Interviews
• McQueen, Butterfly > Interviews
• Markham, Pigmeat > Interviews
• Marshall, William, 1924- > Interviews
• Mayo, Whitman > Interviews
• Molette, Barbara J > Interviews
• Molette, Carlton W > Interviews
• Moore, Melba > Interviews
• Muse, Clarence > Interviews
• Myers, Pauline, 1913-1996 > Interviews
• Norman, Madie, 1912-1998 > Interviews
• O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992 > Interviews
• O'Neal, John, 1940-2019 > Interviews
• Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006 > Interviews
• Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977 > Interviews
• Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
• Russell, Charlie L > Interviews
• Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- > Interviews
• Schiffman, Frank > Interviews
• Schiffman, Robert > Interviews
• Sebree, Charles > Interviews
• Silvera, Frank
• Stewart, Delano > Interviews
• Teer, Barbara Ann > Interviews
• Turner, Tom > Interviews
• Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021 > Interviews
• Walker, Bill > Interviews
• Walker, Evan > Interviews
• Walker, Joseph, 1935- > Interviews
• Ward, Douglas Turner > Interviews
• Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983 > Interviews
• Wesley, Richard, 1945- > Interviews
• Whipper, Leigh R. 1877-1975 > Interviews
• White, Edgar, 1947- > Interviews
• Whitfield, Van > Interviews
• Whiting, Napolean > Interviews
• King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- > Interviews
• Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
• African American theater
• African American actors > Interviews
• African American actresses > Interviews
• African American dramatists > Interviews
• African American motion picture actors and actresses > Interviews
• African American motion picture producers and directors > Interviews
• Drama > Study and teaching > United States
• Theater > United States > Finance
• Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Interviews
• Screenwriters > United States > Interviews
• African American entertainers > Interviews
• Hispanic American theater
• Harlem Renaissance
• Dramatic criticism > United States
• Theater critics > United States
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History

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:

Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added Author

Billops, Camille. Collector

Archer, Osceola. Interviewee

Belgrave, Cynthia. Interviewee

Bohanan, Mary. Interviewee

Brewer, Sherri. Interviewee

Bryant, Hazel J., 1939-1983. Interviewee

Bullins, Ed, interviewee.

Burroughs, Baldwin. Interviewee

Burrows, Vinie, interviewee.

Bush, Anita. Interviewee

Butcher, James William. Interviewee

Campbell, Dick, 1903- Interviewee

Carroll, Vinnette. Interviewee

Carter, Steve, 1929-2020, interviewee.

Childress, Alice, interviewee.

Coleman, Ralf. Interviewee

Colon, Miriam. Interviewee

Couloumbis, Akila. Interviewee

Davidson, N. R. Interviewee

Davis, Ossie, interviewee.

Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, interviewee.

Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983. Interviewee

Dotson, Josie. Interviewee

Edmonds, Randolph, 1900- Interviewee

Elder, Lonne, interviewee.

Franklin, J. E. Interviewee

Furman, Roger, 1924-1983, interviewee.

Gilliam, Theodore E. Interviewee

Griffin, Charles, 1910- Interviewee

Haynes, Hilda. Interviewee

Hill, Abram. Interviewee

Hunter, Eddie. Interviewee

Hyman, Earle, 1926-2017, interviewee.

Jamal, Sati. Interviewee

Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006, interviewee.

Jordon, Jack. Interviewee

Lateef, Lubaba. Interviewee

LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002, interviewee.

Long, Avon. Interviewee

McClintock, Ernie. Interviewee

McQueen, Butterfly, interviewee.

Markham, Pigmeat, interviewee.

Marshall, William, 1924- interviewee.

Mayo, Whitman. Interviewee

Molette, Barbara J. Interviewee

Molette, Carlton W. Interviewee

Moore, Melba, interviewee.

Muse, Clarence. Interviewee

Myers, Pauline, 1913-1996, interviewee.

Norman, Madie, 1912-1998, interviewee.

O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992, interviewee.

O'Neal, John, 1940-2019. Interviewee

Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Interviewee

Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977. Interviewee

Russell, Charlie L. Interviewee

Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- Interviewee

Schiffman, Frank. Interviewee

Schiffman, Robert. Interviewee

Sebree, Charles. Interviewee

Stewart, Delano. Interviewee

Teer, Barbara Ann. Interviewee

Turner, Tom. Interviewee

Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021, interviewee.

Walker, Bill. Interviewee

Walker, Evan. Interviewee

Walker, Joseph, 1935- Interviewee

Ward, Douglas Turner, interviewee.

Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983. Interviewee

Wesley, Richard, 1945- Interviewee

Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975. Interviewee

White, Edgar, 1947- Interviewee

Whitfield, Van. Interviewee

Whiting, Napolean. Interviewee

Simon, John, 1925-2019, interviewee.

Novack, Julius. Interviewee

Reilly, Clayton. Interviewee

King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- interviewee.

Primus, Mark. Interviewee

Sandler, Joan. Interviewee

Youngblood, Harold. Interviewee

Cunningham, Evelyn. Interviewee

Hatch-Billops Collection.

Research Call Number

Sc CR91.085 Originals in Sc Audio TB 144-220