Brooks Read Brer Rabbit collection, 1950-1991.

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Brooks Read Brer Rabbit collection, 1950-1991.

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The collection is primarily comprised of reel to reel audio tape and scripts of ca. 500 of Read's recordings of both original Brer Rabbit stories and stories he wrote based on the characters. Subject files contain correspondence, contracts, marketing materials, artwork, and newspaper articles related to his recordings. Phonographic records are of background music and sound effects used in the shows.

26 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7155373

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Read, Brooks, 1926-1991.

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Radio and television journalist, political observer, actor, and storyteller Brooks Read was born in Baton Rouge, La., in 1926. He began broadcasting on Baton Rouge radio station WJBO at the age of nine reading Uncle Remus stories on air. He continued announcing at WJBO and entered Louisiana State University in 1941, where he participated in theatrical productions. Read then attended Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) on scholarship from the National Broadcasting Co...

Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908

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Author and journalist, of Eatonton and Atlanta, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1858-1978 (bulk 1880-1908). (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 28418453 "Joel Chandler Harris gained national prominence for his numerous volumes of Uncle Remus folktales. Harris's long-standing legacy as a "progressive conservative" New South journalist, folklorist, fiction writer, and children's author continues to influence our society today." - "Joel Chandler Harris." New Georgia Enc...