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Tee Collins collection
- Title
- Tee Collins collection, 1955-2001.
- Author
- Collins, Tee, 1923-2000.
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Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 857 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Cooney, Joan Ganz.
- Description
- .2 lin. ft. (1/2 archival box)
- Summary
- The Tee Collins Collection is made up of biographical matter, including a resume, lists of awards and credits, University of Central Florida material and Collins' basketball memorabilia; tribute materials celebrating Collins' 40 years in animation and film consisting of flyers, brochures, and programs (some photocopies) of events that took place at UCF, the Schomburg Center and the Harlem Collective; correspondence including a letter from Joan Ganz Cooney; and articles covering Collins's accomplishments in his career in animation.
- Uniform Title
- Sesame Street (Television program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Children's television programs.
- Animated television programs.
- Note
- Gelatin cel transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.
- DVDs transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Source (note)
- Collins, Barbara
- Biography (note)
- Successful in animation and film for four decades, Tee Collins was the first creative designer to produce the premiere animated spot for "Sesame Street." Known primarily for his creation of "Wanda the Witch" (1969), a character on "Sesame Street," Collins also received the Children's ACT award for his invention of the first animated Black princess, "The Songhai Princess." He developed his own studio in New York, working in both national and international television for which he created many award winning animated spots. Collins also taught animation at the University of Central Florida for 11 years.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 857
- OCLC
- 789248594
- Author
- Collins, Tee, 1923-2000.
- Title
- Tee Collins collection, 1955-2001.
- Biography
- Successful in animation and film for four decades, Tee Collins was the first creative designer to produce the premiere animated spot for "Sesame Street." Known primarily for his creation of "Wanda the Witch" (1969), a character on "Sesame Street," Collins also received the Children's ACT award for his invention of the first animated Black princess, "The Songhai Princess." He developed his own studio in New York, working in both national and international television for which he created many award winning animated spots. Collins also taught animation at the University of Central Florida for 11 years.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Cooney, Joan Ganz.
- Added Title
- Sesame Street (Television program)
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 857