Winona Fletcher collection, 1939-1987, bulk 1982-1987.

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Winona Fletcher collection, 1939-1987, bulk 1982-1987.

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This collection consists of 3 boxes of documents pertaining to Indiana University's Afro-American Arts Institutes's Prelude to Swing +50, a revival of the Federal Theatre Project's 1939 production of Prelude to Swing. The collection includes materials related to Fletcher's research of the Federal Theatre Project, personal correspondence and notes related to the Afro-American Arts Institute, production notes related to the 1986 theatrical production of Prelude to Swing +50, and the 1987 television documentary aired by WTIU under the same name. Also included are two 3-ring binders of slides intended for use in Prelude to Swing +50; 9 audio cassettes of rehearsals, show cues, and a 1986 performance of Prelude to Swing +50 produced in Fort Wayne, IN; 9 videocassettes containing excerpts from the 1986 performance; and 1 DVD of the 1987 documentary. The 1939 production of Prelude to Swing was directed by Malvina Fried with Carlton Moss and was first performed in Philadelphia. The musical revue featured dancers, a black chorus, and a swing orchestra.

3 boxes + 519 slides + 9 sound cassettes + 9 videocassettes (VHS) + 1 videodisc (DVD) + 1 sound reel + 1 video reel.

Indiana University Archives of African American Music & Culture, AAAMC

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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

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The Federal Theatre Project was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. It was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, created not as a cultural activity but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theater workers. It was shaped by national director Hallie Flanagan into a federation of regional...

Fletcher, Winona L.

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Theater educator and author; b. Winona Lee 1925; married married Joseph G. Fletcher 1952. From the description of Winona Lee Fletcher papers, [ca. 1951]-1978. (Kentucky State University). WorldCat record id: 70972072 Dr. Winona Fletcher taught theatre and drama at Kentucky State College (later University) from 1951 to 1978 and at Indiana University from 1978 to 1994. From 1971-73, while on leave from Kentucky State, she came to IU to assist in the development of...

Indiana University, Bloomington. Afro-American Arts Institute

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