Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986
Variant namesLewis Allan was the pen name of Abel Meeropol (1903-1986), a Jewish American writer and poet. He wrote numerous songs and poems, including hit songs for Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, and taught at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. One of his pieces, the anti-lynching poem "Strange Fruit," was performed by Billie Holliday, set to music written by Meeropol; the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978. Meeropol and his wife were also the adoptive parents of the young sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
From the guide to the Lewis Allan Typescript, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Broadside Collection, 1962-1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| creatorOf | Meeropol, Abel, 1903-1986. Abel Meeropol collection, 1924-1978. | Boston University. School of Medicine | |
| creatorOf | Lewis Allan Typescript, Undated | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Living Theatre records, 1945-1991 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Lehrman, Leonard. Conscience : for SATB chorus / music, Leonard Lehrman ; wds., Lewis Allan. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | People's Song Library. People's Song Library records, 1940-1970. | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs |
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| referencedIn | Katz, Joel, 1958-. Strange fruit [videorecording] / produced, directed & edited by Joel Katz ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; Oniera Films. | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Meeropol, Abel, 1903-1986. | person |
| associatedWith | People's Song Library. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1903
Death 1986
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