The collection contains the papers of Ed Bullins from circa 1940-2010, including correspondence, writings, subject files, printed material, writings by others, photographs, audiovisual material, and born digital material. Correspondence includes letters from family, friends, editors, and fellow playwrights and professors. Writings include typescripts of published, and unpublished or unproduced plays, other writings, and notebooks. Subject files include material of a personal nature, information relating to the theaters and organizations Bullins was involved in, and material relating to his academic career as a student and professor. Printed material includes material published by and about Bullins, as well as general printed material relating to African American theater. Writings by others consists primarily of play scripts that Bullins reviewed, produced, or directed. Photographs include individual portraits and snapshots of Bullins, images of Bullins with family members, friends, and others in the theater and arts community, photographs relating to Bullins' work in the theater, and photographs of other individuals. Audiovisual material includes Ed Bullins interviews, productions of his work, readings, and other appearances. Born digital material consists of floppy disks.
