Edric and Pearl Connor papers, 1941-1978.

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Edric and Pearl Connor papers, 1941-1978.

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The collection comprises documents, correspondence and photographs from both Edric and Pearl Connor. The items from Edric include several drafts of Edric Connor's autobiography, photographs, several of which illustrate his film career and many music scores that he possessed. The photographs also depict the evacuation of the northwest peninsula of Chaguaramas in Trinidad which Connor helped to organize on behalf of the U.S. Military in the early 1940s. There are also early photographs of the steelband showing the transition from biscuit tins to oil drums. The Pearl Connor material covers the period 1977-1978 when she was based in Trinidad. It comprises newspaper clippings and correspondence, pamphlets depicting her involvement in various aspects of Trinidad and Tobago culture, her efforts as a cultural activist, involvement in Carifesta, attempted development of a local film industry, also her work as a columnist with the Trinidad Guardian.

5 boxes.

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine

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SNAC Resource ID: 6930876

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine

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Carifesta

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All Saints Anglican Church (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)

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Edric Connor Agency.

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Connor, Edric

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Trinidadian actor and singer. Connor was instrumental in introducing Afro-American and Caribbean music and theater to British audiences. Pearl Connor is an actress and manager of the Pearl Connor Agency, a talent agency which represented African, Asian, and Caribbean artists residing in Britain. From the guide to the Edric and Pearl Connor papers, 1943-1977, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) ...

Connor, Pearl

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