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Helen Armstead-Johnson papers

Title
Helen Armstead-Johnson papers, 1942-1995.
Author
Johnson, Helen A.

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Box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 599 Box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 2Mixed materialRequest in advance Sc MG 599 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialRequest in advance Sc MG 599 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 599 Box 4Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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Box 9Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 599 Box 9Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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Description
7.2 lin. ft. (6 record boxes, 1 archival box, 1 print box, 2 card file boxes)
Summary
  • The Helen Armstead-Johnson Papers reflect some aspects of the personal life and professional career of this African-American theater historian and educator. The collection consists of personal papers, files from her teaching career, correspondence, lectures, writings, and research material.
  • The Personal papers series, 1931-1988, includes a copy of her master's thesis "A Semantic Analysis of [Joseph] McCarthy's Language (1955)." Of interest in the Teaching career series is a subject file on the topic "Black English" and material pertaining to her teaching English and African-American theater history at York College (City University of New York). There are also letters requesting information about Black theater history. Johnson's research relating to African American entertainers overseas is reflected in correspondence with individuals in the Soviet Union, Australia, and Austria. The series Professional activities, 1960-1995, consists of information about lectures, consultancies, research grants, and conferences. The files also contain correspondence pertaining to her lectures on various aspects of African American theater history, and copies of these lectures and conference papers.
  • The Writing series, 1954-1979, reflects Johnson's long-standing interest in Black theater history and consists of copies of her published articles, as well as manuscript drafts of unpublished papers. Her adaptation of the libretto for "In Dahomey" and her production files form part of the series, along with material about the original production. Additionally, her early interest in Edmund Burke is documented with her lengthy manuscript, "Reform and Revolution in the Political Theory of Edmund Burke: His Interpretations of the English, American, and French Revolutions." The series Research material, 1964-1984, consists of Johnson's handwritten notes, news clippings, and writings by other researchers.
Alternative Title
Helen Armstead-Johnson Collection
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Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Helen Armstead-Johnson
Biography (note)
  • Helen Armstead-Johnson (1920-2006) was an English professor and the founder/director of the Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research, whose purpose was to collect, preserve, document and exhibit African American contributions to the American stage. Johnson spent her professional life as an educator, primarily at the college level, and taught for 23 years at York College, City University of New York, until her retirement in 1990.
Call Number
Sc MG 599
OCLC
741763701
Author
Johnson, Helen A.
Title
Helen Armstead-Johnson papers, 1942-1995.
Biography
Helen Armstead-Johnson (1920-2006) was an English professor and the founder/director of the Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research, whose purpose was to collect, preserve, document and exhibit African American contributions to the American stage. Johnson spent her professional life as an educator, primarily at the college level, and taught for 23 years at York College, City University of New York, until her retirement in 1990.
Source
Helen Armstead-Johnson Gift Dec. 1996 SCM 96-38
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Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 599
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