June Vanleer Williams papers, 1900-1984.

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June Vanleer Williams papers, 1900-1984.

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The June Vanleer Williams collection contains awards, plaques and certificates; biographical information; family records; and photographs from the early 1900s-1974. The collection also contains personal and professional correspondence (1942-1983) concerning Williams' involvement in the Karamu House (the oldest African American theater in the United States) in Cleveland, Ohio. Also included in the collection are diaries, financial records and legal documents (1968-1972), manuscripts of poems, a copy of William's poetry book "Will the Real You Please Stand Up," as well as scripts for plays and fragments of scripts written by Williams. Also included are scrapbooks from the 1930s and 1950s as well as subject files compiled from 1938-1982 regarding articles and columns written by Williams, along with awards, reviews, and travel brochures. The collection also contains books, newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, periodicals, programs, and other related material concerning June Vanleer Williams, her columns, the theatre of Karamu House, and photos and resumes of various actors from 1951-1973.

10.48 cubic ft. (11 boxes + 1 folder)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6914277

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Williams, June Vanleer

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June Vanleer Williams was an African American journalist and editor for a number of newspapers in Ohio (Call and Post, Cleveland Gazette), a playwright, poet ("Moments in Repose" and "Will the Real You Please Stand Up", actress (aka Jay Vanleer on "Serpico" and "Harry and Tonto" and "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3) and casting director (Claudine). From the description of June Vanleer Williams papers, 1900-1984. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 168190...

Karamu House

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Karamu House was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Russell W. and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe as a settlement house promoting interracial activities and cooperation through the performing arts. The Jelliffes saw a need to provide activities and social services for the city's growing African American population, in order to assist in their transition from rural Southern life to an urban setting. Originally known as the Playhouse Settlement, it was renamed Karamu Theater in 1927. By 1941, the ent...