Kuumba Theatre Company Records

Dates: 1968-1986
Size: 18 linear feet, 3 oversize boxes, photographs, oversize folders
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: Archives_ctc_ktc
Provenance: Donated by Kuumba Theatre in 1988
Access: No restrictions
Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is Kuumba Theatre Company Records, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library

Historical Note

The Kuumba Theatre Company was founded in 1969 by Val Gray Ward. The word ‘Kuumba’ means ‘to create’ or ‘creativity’ in Kiswahila and proved an apt name for the company. Ward’s desire was to build an all-inclusive arts organization that would offer a wide range of activities with the primary focus being the production of live theater. Ward wanted to produce plays that had social significance but could also entertain an audience. Kuumba Theatre produced work by local playwrights such as Eugene (Useni) Perkins and Charles Moore, as well as nationally known writers Samm-Art Williams and James Baldwin. Kuumba also produced staged adaptations of the poetry and prose of Haki Madhubuti (Don L. Lee) and Gwendolyn Brooks

During the 1970s, Kuumba developed what they called a ritual form of theater in which the performers interpreted the words of the playwright or poet to induce interaction with the audience. The company valued dramatic spontaneity and improvisation. Many of their shows required very little props or sets, making them highly suitable for community and neighborhood touring.

Aside from theater, Kuumba sponsored book parties, poetry readings, exhibits, writing workshops and films. Their commitment to social responsibility was evident in their community forums, often focusing on the media’s portrayal of blacks.

By the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Kuumba had produced three shows that garnered national attention. The first was James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner that toured to San Antonio, Texas, Detroit, Michigan, and was part of Black Festival USA at Lincoln Center in 1979. In 1981 Kuumba staged their first production of Ed Shockley’s The Little Dreamer: A Night in the Life of Bessie Smith, starring Sue Conway. An extremely popular show, this was restaged at the

Ivanhoe Theatre on Chicago’s North Side, featuring Odetta in the title role and blues great Valerie Wellington. In 1984, In the House of the Blues was featured at both the Chicago and Montreal Blues Festivals.

Arrangement/Series Description

The Kuumba Theatre Company collection is divided into three series:

Series 1: Production Files

The Production files are arranged chronologically by season. Though documentation for both early and later productions is sparse, records from the shows from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s contain cast lists, payroll, performance summary sheets, production research, cue sheets and audition forms, as well as scripts and promotional information.

Series 2: Administrative Files

This series contains the Administrative records of the company beginning in the late 1960s. The general material is arranged alphabetically (Awards, Board of Directors, Box Office, etc.)

One of the stronger aspects of this series are the Affiliation files which indicate the wide range of artistic, political and social groups with which Kuumba maintained connections. In addition, the grants files and financial records give a strong indication of the extremely precarious position a theater is often in. Staff files, also in Series 2, provide information on the CETA Title VII personnel that many arts and social organizations relied on in the late 1970s.

Series 3: Artistic Files

This series contains casting and programming information, as well as a collection of unproduced scripts by a variety of playwrights, including Wole Soyinka, Eugene Perkins and Samm-Art Williams. Appendix I consists of transcripts from Lou Palmer’s Notebook from 1973 through 1982. Though not necessarily affiliated with the theater, they came with the original transfer of Kuumba’s material to the library in 1988.

Posters and other oversized material are filed separately, as are photographs that are designated by KTC-AV.

Container List

Series 1: Production Files

Undated/1970

Box 1 Folder 1 General-Tickets, undated
Box 1 Folder 2 General-Flyers, undated
    See also: Oversize posters, Folder 1X
Box 1 Folder 3 The Owl Killers by Philip Hayes Dean and One Nickel on the Wine by Charles Moore. Owl: Directed by Allen Edge, lights by Babatu Berigeu, sets by Allen Edge and Kenny McClain. One Nickel: Directed and designed by Kenny McClain, lights by Babatu Berigeu. Programs, undated
Box 1 Folder 4 One Nickel. Script, undated
Box 1 Folder 5 The Black Ritual. Flyer, [1970] October 12-26
Box 1 Folder 6 The Image Makers by Eugene Perkins, Apollo Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Promotional material, [1970] September 9-14

1970-1971

Box 1 Folder 7 Destruction or Unity: Anthology of Poetry and Contribution by Ted Shine. Tickets, 1970 November
    See also: Oversize posters, Folder 2X

1973-1974

Box 1 Folder 8 The Image Makers by Eugene Perkins. Programs and reviews, 1973 October
Box 1 Folder 9 The Image Makers. Scripts; 3 copies, unmarked, 1973 October
Box 1 Folder 10 The Image Makers. Script; marked ‘Edward Richardson,’ 1973 October
Box 1 Folder 11 The Image Makers. Script; marked ‘Akintola,’ , 1973 October
Box 1 Folder 12 The Image Makers. Script; marked ‘Chester’ [?], 1973 October
    See also: KTC-AV The Image Makers
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 2X
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 2X

1974-1975

Box 1 Folder 13 General season calendar, 1974-1975
Box 1 Folder 14 Five on the Black Hand Side by Charlie Russell. Directed by Val Gray Ward, lights by Gwen Gilliam, sets by Gwen Gilliam, Edward ‘Fats’ Crawford and W.D. Street, costumes by Carol Freeman. Notes, 1974 November
Box 1 Folder 15 Five on the Black Hand Side. Performance summary records, 1974 November
Box 1 Folder 16 Five on the Black Hand Side. Programs, November 1974
Box 1 Folder 17 Five on the Black Hand Side. Promotional material, 1974 November
Box 1 Folder 18 Five on the Black Hand Side. Reviews and clippings, 1974 November
Box 1 Folder 19 Five on the Black Hand Side. Scripts; partial Xerox of published script, heavily marked with staging notes and props, notes on character ‘Mrs. B,’ 1974 November
    See also: KTC-AV Five on the Black Hand Side
Box 1 Folder 20 Fred Hampton by Eugene Perkins and Sister Son/ji by Sofia Sanchez. Directed by Val Gray Ward, lights and sound by Babatu Biregeu and Emily Dixon, sets by Walter D. Street and Debra Jackson. Promotional material and program, 1975 February 7-March 29
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 1X
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 2X
Box 1 Folder 21 Future Spirit based on the life and writings of Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee). Directed by Nora Brooks Blakely and Sheila Radford-Hill, lighting by Babatu Biregeu. Contact sheet, 1975 April 4-May 31
Box 1 Folder 22 Future Spirit. Cue sheets (sound), 1975 April 4-May 31
Box 1 Folder 23 Future Spirit. Memo, 1975 April 4-May 31
Box 1 Folder 24 Future Spirit. Promotional material, 1975 April 4-May 31
Box 1 Folder 25 Future Spirit. Script; marked with cues, 1975 April 4-May 31
Box 1 Folder 26 Future Spirit. Script; marked ‘Radford-Hill’, with blocking, 1975 April 4-May 31
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 2X

1975-1976

Box 1 Folder 27 General season calendars, 1975-1976
Box 1 Folder 28 The Sistuhs by Saundra Sharp. Directed by Nora Brooks Blakely, lights by Ronald Lewis, choreography by John Jantuah, music by Charles Cochran, costumes by Melvyna Gaynor. Cast and crew list, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 29 The Sistuhs. Costume outline, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 30 The Sistuhs. Notes, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 31 The Sistuhs. Performance summary sheets, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 31a The Sistuhs. Promotional material, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 32 The Sistuhs. Rehearsal schedule, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 33 The Sistuhs. Reviews and clippings, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
Box 1 Folder 34 The Sistuhs. Script; partial, marked with staging, script cuts, 1975 November 21-1976 January 31
    See also: KTC-AV The Sistuhs
Box 1 Folder 35 Black Mass by Amiri Baraka. Directed by Douglas Johnson. Performance summary records, 1976 April 23-May 15
Box 1 Folder 36 Black Mass. Promotional material, 1976 April 23-May 15
Box 1 Folder 37 Notes from a Savage God by Ronald Drayton and Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin X. Directed by Douglas Johnson, lights by Jahmu and Babatu Biregeu. Programs, 1976 May 21-July 10
Box 1 Folder 38 Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman. Promotional material, 1976 May 21-July 10
Box 1 Folder 39 Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman. Reviews and clippings, 1976 May 21-July 10
Box 1 Folder 40 Notes from a Savage God and Flowers for the Trashman. Script; heavily marked with blocking, staging and light cues, partial line readings, with contact sheet, 1976 May 21-July 10
    See also: Oversize photos, Box 2X
Box 1 Folder 41 Carolyn Rogers, poetry reading. Flyers and Performance record sheets, 1976 July 25
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 1X

1976-1977

Box 2 Folder 1 Give Yourself to Jesus written and directed by Lewis Williams and Ricky by Eugenia Collins, directed by Terry Cullers, sets by Pamela Peniston, lights by Babatu Biregeu. Correspondence and memos, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 2 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Expenses, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 3 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Performance record sheets, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 4 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Programs, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 5 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Promotional material, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 6 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Reviews and clippings, 1976 September 24-November 14
Box 2 Folder 7 Give Yourself to Jesus and Ricky. Scripts, 1976 September 24-November 14
    See also: Oversize photos, Box 2X
Box 2 Folder 8 The Image Makers by Eugene Perkins. Flyers and reviews. 1977 December 10-January 9
Box 2 Folder 9 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More by Don Evans, directed by Bill Cook and Flowers from the Trashman by Marvin X, directed by Val Gray Ward, sets and lights by Babatu Biregeu. Performance record sheets, 1977 July 8-August 14
Box 2 Folder 10 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman. Programs, 1977 July 8-August 14
Box 2 Folder 11 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman. Promotional material, 1977 July 8-August 14
Box 2 Folder 12 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman. Prop list, 1977 July 8-August 14
Box 2 Folder 13 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman. Reviews and clippings, 1977 July 8-August 14
Box 2 Folder 14 Sugar Mouth Sam Don’t Dance Here No More and Flowers from the Trashman. Script, 1977 July 8-August 14
    See also: Festac Celebration Africa, Folder 1X,

1977-1978

Box 2 Folder 15 General season flyers, 1977-1978
    See also: KTC-AV General Season, 1977-1978
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 1X
Box 2 Folder 16 Matters of Choice by Don Evans. Directed by Val Gray Ward and Linda Bolton, sets by Ken McClain, lights by Babatu Berigeu. Contracts, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 17 Matters of Choice. Press releases, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 18 Matters of Choice. Programs, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 19 Matters of Choice. Rehearsal schedule, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 20 Matters of Choice. Reviews and clippings, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 21 Matters of Choice. Script, 1977 October 13-December 18
Box 2 Folder 22 Matters of Choice. Set designs and notes, 1977 October 13-December 18
    See also: KTC-AV Matters of Choice
Box 2 Folder 23 A Black Woman Speaks. Directed by Val Gray Ward, with Beah Richards and Sweet Honey in the Rock. Performance summary record and program, 1978 February 3-12
    See also: KTC-AV A Black Woman Speaks
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 2X
Box 2 Folder 24 Say-rah written and directed by Charles Michael Moore, lights by Babatu Biregeu. Cast list, 1978 March 10-April 23
Box 2 Folder 25 Say-rah. Payroll, 1978 March 10-April 23
Box 2 Folder 26 Say-rah. Program, 1978 March 10-April 23
Box 2 Folder 27 Say-rah. Promotional material, 1978 March 10-April 23
Box 2 Folder 28 Say-rah. Reviews and clippings, 1978 March 10-April 23
Box 2 Folder 29 Say-rah. Script, 1978 March 10-April 23
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 2X
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 1X
Box 2 Folder 30 Konvergence and Void Passage by Pat J. Gibson. Directed by Mical Whitaker with Val Gray Ward. Performance summary record, undated
Box 2 Folder 31 Konvergence and Void Passage. Programs, undated
Box 2 Folder 32 Konvergence and Void Passage. Promotional material, undated
Box 2 Folder 33 Konvergence and Void Passage. Scripts, undated
    See also: KTC-AV Konvergence and Void Passage
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 1X
    See also: Oversize design, Box 1X
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 2X

1978-1979

Box 3 Folder 1 General season-press releases and schedules, 1978-1979
Box 3 Folder 2 Amen Corner by James Baldwin. Directed and designed by Mical Whitaker, lights by Babatu Biregu. Awards, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 3 Amen Corner. Cast sign-in sheet, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 4 Amen Corner. Correspondence, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 5 Amen Corner. Payroll, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 6 Amen Corner. Performance summary sheets, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 7 Amen Corner. Programs, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 8 Amen Corner. Promotional material, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 9 Amen Corner. Reviews and clippings, 1978 October 12-December 31
Box 3 Folder 10 Amen Corner. Script, 1978 October 12-December 31
    See also: KTC-AV Amen Corner
    See also: Oversize poster, Box 1X
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 3X
Box 3 Folder 11 Amen Corner by James Baldwin, San Antonio, Texas. Contract, 1979 January 25-28
Box 3 Folder 12 Amen Corner. Correspondence and memos, 1979 January 25-28
Box 3 Folder 13 Amen Corner. Notes, 1979 January 25-28
Box 3 Folder 14 Amen Corner. Payroll, 1979 January 25-28
Box 3 Folder 15 Amen Corner. Reviews and clippings, 1979 January 25-28
Box 3 Folder 16 The Brownsville Raid by Charles Fuller. Directed by John O’Neil, music by Reginald McLaughlin, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, with Ernest Perry. Auditions, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 17 The Brownsville Raid. Cast file, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 18 The Brownsville Raid. Contracts, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 19 The Brownsville Raid. Correspondence and memoranda, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 20 The Brownsville Raid. Costumes, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 21 The Brownsville Raid. Cue sheets, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 22 The Brownsville Raid. Notes, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 23 The Brownsville Raid. Performance summary records, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 24 The Brownsville Raid. Programs, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 25 The Brownsville Raid. Promotional material, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 26 The Brownsville Raid. Research, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 27 The Brownsville Raid. Reviews and clippings, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 28 The Brownsville Raid. Schedules, 1979 February 9-April 1
Box 3 Folder 29 The Brownsville Raid. Script; Xerox from ‘Literary Calvalcade,’ 1978 January
Box 3 Folder 30 The Brownsville Raid. Set designs, 1979 February 9-April 1
    See also: KTC-AV The Brownsville Raid
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 2X
Box 3 Folder 31 The Sirens by Richard Wesley. Directed by Pemon Rami, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, with Ernest Perry. Auditions, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 3 Folder 32 The Sirens. Box office, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 3 Folder 33 The Sirens. Cast sign-in sheets, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 3 Folder 34 The Sirens. Correspondence, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 3 Folder 35 The Sirens. Notes, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 4 Folder 1 The Sirens. Performance summary records, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 4 Folder 2 The Sirens. Programs, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 4 Folder 3 The Sirens. Promotional material, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 4 Folder 4 The Sirens. Rehearsal schedule, 1979 May 18-July 8
Box 4 Folder 5 The Sirens. Reviews and clippings, 1979 May 18-July 8
    See also: KTC-AV The Sirens
Box 4 Folder 6 Amen Corner by James Baldwin, Springfield, Massachusetts. Contract, 1979 May 18-23
Box 4 Folder 7 Amen Corner. Notes, 1979 May 18-23
Box 4 Folder 8 Black Festival U.S.A. Lincoln Center, New York. Budget, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 9 Black Festival U.S.A. Contracts, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 10 Black Festival U.S.A. Correspondence, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 11 Black Festival U.S.A. Notes, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 12 Black Festival U.S.A. Programs, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 13 Black Festival U.S.A. Promotional material, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 14 Black Festival U.S.A. Reviews and clippings, 1979 May 25-26
Box 4 Folder 15 Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin X, Touring. Booking forms, undated
Box 4 Folder 16 Flowers for the Trashman. Performance summary records, undated
Box 4 Folder 17 The Drum. Performance summary record, 1979 July
Box 4 Folder 18 Black is So Beautiful by Eugene Perkins, A Children’s Theatre Workshop production. Script and performance summary record 1979 August

1979-1980

Box 4 Folder 19 General season. Schedules, 1979-1980
Box 4 Folder 20 The Sirens by Richard Wesley. Directed by Pemon Remi. Performance summary records, 1979 August 22-September 23
Box 4 Folder 21 The Sirens. Programs, 1979 August 22-September 23
Box 4 Folder 22 The Sirens. Promotional material, 1979 August 22-September 23
Box 4 Folder 23 Deadwood Dick by W.B. Burdine Jr. Directed by Reggie Life, music by Grenaldo Frazier, sets by Juan Miller, lights by Babatu Biregu, costumes by Yaumilton Brown. Audition forms, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 24 Deadwood Dick. Cast biographies, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 25 Deadwood Dick. Contact sheet, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 26 Deadwood Dick. Contracts, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 27 Deadwood Dick. Correspondence and memos, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 28 Deadwood Dick. Payroll, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 29 Deadwood Dick. Program, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 30 Deadwood Dick. Promotional material, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 31 Deadwood Dick. Rehearsal schedule, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 32 Deadwood Dick. Reviews and clippings, 1979 October 5-December 30
Box 4 Folder 33 Deadwood Dick. Script; marked with cuts, with schedule, 1979 October 5-December 30
    See also: KTC-AV Deadwood Dick
Box 4 Folder 34 Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone: A Tribute to Gwendolvn Brooks adapted by Vantile Whitfield. Directed by Val Gray Ward and Jaye T. Stewart, sets by Juan Miller, lights by Babatu Berigu, costumes by Francine Lee. Cast sign-in sheets, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 4 Folder 35 Among All This... Correspondence and memos, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 4 Folder 36 Among All This... Estimate sheets, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 4 Folder 37 Among All This... Notes, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 1 Among All This... Performance summary record, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 2 Among All This... Programs, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 3 Among All This... Promotional material, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 4 Among All This... Receipts, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 5 Among All This... Reviews and clippings, 1980 February 14-March 30
Box 5 Folder 6 Among All This... Script, 1980 February 14-March 30
    See also: KTC-AV Among All This...
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 1X
Box 5 Folder 7 The Mighty Gents by Richard Wesley. Directed by Pemon Remi. Audition forms, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 8 The Mighty Gents. Cast and crew bios, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 9 The Mighty Gents. Cast sign-in sheets, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 10 The Mighty Gents. Correspondence, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 11 The Mighty Gents. Performance summary records, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 12 The Mighty Gents. Program copy, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 13 The Mighty Gents. Promotional material, 1980 April 17-June 1
Box 5 Folder 14 The Mighty Gents. Reviews and clippings, 1980 April 17-June 1
    See also: KTC-AV The Mighty Gents
Box 5 Folder 15 Amen Corner by James Baldwin, Detroit, Michigan. Box office statement, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 16 Amen Corner. Budget, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 17 Amen Corner. Cast sign-in sheet, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 18 Amen Corner. Contracts, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 19 Amen Corner. Correspondence, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 20 Amen Corner. Expenses, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 21 Amen Corner. Memos, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 22 Amen Corner. Notes, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 23 Amen Corner. Press releases, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 24 Amen Corner. Promotional material, 1980 July 24-August 24
Box 5 Folder 25 Amen Corner. Reviews and clippings, 1980 July 24-August 24

1980-1981

Box 6 Folder 1 General season, Promotional material and notes, 1980-1981
Box 6 Folder 2 Welcome to Black River by Samm-Art Williams. Directed by Val Gray Ward. Cast sign-in sheet , 1980 October 9-November 9
Box 6 Folder 3 Welcome to Black River. Financial report, 1980 October 9-November 9
Box 6 Folder 4 Welcome to Black River. Performance summary records, 1980 October 9-November 9
Box 6 Folder 5 Welcome to Black River. Promotional material, 1980 October 9-November 9
Box 6 Folder 6 Welcome to Black River. Script, 1980 October 9-November 9
    See also: KTC-AV Welcome to Black River
Box 6 Folder 7 Amen Corner by James Baldwin. Box office reports, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 8 Amen Corner. Box office reports, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 9 Amen Corner. Box office reports, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 10 Amen Corner. Box office reports, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 11 Amen Corner. Budget, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 12 Amen Corner. Contracts, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 6 Folder 13 Amen Corner. Correspondence, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 7 Folder 1 Amen Corner. Press releases, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 7 Folder 2 Amen Corner. Programs, 1981 December 5-January 4
Box 7 Folder 3 Amen Corner. Reviews and clippings, 1981 December 5-January 4
    See also: KTC-AV Amen Corner
Box 7 Folder 4 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier by Steve Wilmer. Directed by Pemon Rami. Box office reports, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 5 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Correspondence, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 6 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Press releases, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 7 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Promotional material, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 8 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Prop list, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 9 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Reviews and clippings, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 10 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Script (Mzilikazi), unmarked, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 11 Mzilikazi and Jolly Green Soldier. Notes and performance summary records, 1981 February 19-March 16
Box 7 Folder 12 A Testimony to Your Love by Val Gray Ward. Promotional material, 1981 May 21-July 31
Box 7 Folder 13 A Testimony to Your Love. Performance summary records, 1981 May 21-July 31

1981-1982

Box 7 Folder 14 General season-Schedules, 1981-1982
Box 7 Folder 15 The Mighty Gents by Richard Wesley. Promotional material, 1981 October 29
Box 7 Folder 16 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith by Ed Shockley. Directed by Imani J. Douglas, music by ‘Little Brother’ Montgomery, choreography by Lamont Taylor, sets by Robert Dillsworth, lights by Babatu Biregu with Sue Conway. Box office reports, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 17 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Cast sign-in sheets, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 18 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Correspondence, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 19 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Expenses, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 20 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Memoranda, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 21 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Performance summary records, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 22 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Performance summary records, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 23 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Performance summary records, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 24 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Programs, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 25 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Promotional material, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 26 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Reviews and clippings, 1981 December
Box 7 Folder 27 The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith. Memoranda and reviews, San Antonio, Texas, 1982 July 2-12
    See also: KTC-AV The Little Dreamer AKA Bessie Smith
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 3X

1982-1983

Box 8 Folder 1 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith by Ed Shockley. At the Ivanhoe Theatre. Directed by Val Gray Ward, choreography by Jinuny Payne, sets and lights by Babatu Biregu, costumes by Ingrid Grimes with Odetta, Valerie Wellington. Box office reports, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 2 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Budget, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 3 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Contact list, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 4 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Contracts, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 5 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Correspondence, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 6 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Memos, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 7 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Notes, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 8 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Programs, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 9 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Promotional material, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 10 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Proposals, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 11 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Receipts, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 12 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Reservations, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
Box 8 Folder 13 Little Dreamer: A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith. Reviews and clippings, 1982 November 30-1983 May 8
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 1X
    See also: Oversize promotional material, Box 1X
Box 8 Folder 14 Chocolate Chips: A Black History Presentation based on the poetry of Carolyn Rogers, G.B. Dudley Randall, and others. Directed by Nora Brooks Blakely. Bookings, 1983 February
Box 8 Folder 15 Chocolate Chips. Correspondence and memos, 1983 February
Box 8 Folder 16 Chocolate Chips. Notes, 1983 February
Box 8 Folder 17 Chocolate Chips. Reviews and clippings, 1983 February
Box 8 Folder 18 The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves by Nora Brooks Blakely. Directed by Linda Bright, choreography by Carleton Smith, costumes by Ingrid Grimes, lights by Babatu Biregu. Cast list, 1983 April 1-May 31
Box 8 Folder 19 The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves. Promotional material, 1983 April 1-May 31

1983-1984

Box 9 Folder 1 Deadwood Dick by W.B. Burdine Jr. Directed by Edward Richardson. Budget, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 2 Deadwood Dick. Cast contact and sign-in sheet, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 3 Deadwood Dick. Correspondence and memos, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 4 Deadwood Dick. Notes, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 5 Deadwood Dick. Promotional material, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 6 Deadwood Dick. Receipts, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 7 Deadwood Dick. Set lists, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 8 Deadwood Dick. Ticket count, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 9 Deadwood Dick. Timesheets, 1983 October 28-December 22
Box 9 Folder 10 Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin (X) Johnson. Correspondence, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 11 Flowers for the Trashman. Production summary record, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 12 I Am A Black Woman by Val Gray Ward. Awards, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 13 I Am A Black Woman. Contracts, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 14 I Am A Black Woman. Correspondence, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 15 I Am A Black Woman. Donations, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 16 I Am A Black Woman. Lease, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 17 I Am A Black Woman. Notes [Script?] , 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 17a I Am A Black Woman. Program, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 18 I Am A Black Woman. Promotional material, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 19 I Am A Black Woman. Ticket report, 1984 February
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 2X
Box 9 Folder 20 Echoes and Images by Val Gray Ward. Notes and promotional material, 1984 February
Box 9 Folder 21 Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress. Directed by Chuck Smith. Contracts, 1984 March 15-May 6
Box 9 Folder 22 Trouble in Mind. Memos
Box 9 Folder 23 Trouble in Mind. Program
Box 9 Folder 24 Trouble in Mind. Promotional material
Box 9 Folder 25 Trouble in Mind. Receipts
Box 9 Folder 26 Trouble in Mind. Schedules

1984-1985

Box 9 Folder 27 General season-Brochures, 1984-1985
    See also: Oversize Posters Folder 2X
Box 9 Folder 28 In the House of the Blues by David Charles. Directed by Buddy Butler, musical director Carl ‘Kansas’ Fields, costumes by Ingrid Grimes and Jonathan Lucas, lights by Babatu Biregu, sets by Babatu, Larry Crowe and Buddy Butler. Cast sign-in sheet, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 29 In the House of the Blues. Contracts, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 30 In the House of the Blues. Invoices, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 31 In the House of the Blues. Memorandum, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 32 In the House of the Blues. Notes, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 33 In the House of the Blues. Performance summary records, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 34 In the House of the Blues. Programs, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 35 In the House of the Blues. Reservations, 1984 October 18-November 24
Box 9 Folder 36 In the House of the Blues. Reviews and clippings, 1984 October 18-November 24
    See also: Oversize poster, Folder 2X
Box 9 Folder 37 Blues Festival. Promotional material, 1985 May 30-June 2
Box 9 Folder 38 Montreal Jazz Festival. Cast list, 1985 August 27-September 1
Box 9 Folder 39 Montreal Jazz Festival. Reviews, 1985 August 27-September 1
    See also: Oversize poster
Box 10 Folder 1 The Past is the Past by Richard Wesley and Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin (X) Jackman. Directed by Jaye Stewart, sets and lights by Jaye Stewart and Maurice Bennett. Programs and promotional material, 1985 March 3
Box 10 Folder 2 Song for My Father. Reservation and performance summary records, 1985 March

1985-1986

Box 10 Folder 3 General season-Promotional material, 1985-1986
Box 10 Folder 4 Back Home. Performance summary records, [1985] November 4
Box 10 Folder 5 The Sun Will Soon Rise written and directed by Selaelo Maredi. Lights and sets by Babatu Biregu. Programs and promotional material, 1986 February 6-March 30
Box 10 Folder 6 The Sun Will Soon Rise. Reservations, 1986 February 6-March 30

1986-1987

Box 10 Folder 7 Back Home. Promotional material, 1986 November 23
Box 10 Folder 8 The Amen Corner by James Baldwin. Reviews and clippings , 1986 November

Series 2: Administrative Files

General

Box 1 Folder 1 Annual Awards, promotional material, 1974
Box 1 Folder 2 Annual Awards, promotional material, 1975
Box 1 Folder 3 Annual Awards, correspondence, 1978
Box 1 Folder 4 Annual Awards, promotional material, 1978
    Annual Awards, RTC-AV
    Annual Awards, Oversize posters folder 1X
Box 1 Folder 5 Board of Directors, bylaws, undated
Box 1 Folder 6 Board of Directors, commitment statements, undated
Box 1 Folder 7 Board of Directors, correspondence
Box 1 Folder 8 Board of Directors, membership
Box 1 Folder 9 Board of Directors, memos
Box 1 Folder 10 Board of Directors, minutes
Box 1 Folder 11 Board of Directors, mission statement
Box 1 Folder 12 Board of Directors, notes
Box 1 Folder 13 Box Office, procedures
Box 1 Folder 14 Classes, correspondence
Box 1 Folder 15 Classes, enrollment
Box 1 Folder 16 Classes, forms
Box 1 Folder 17 Classes, memos
Box 1 Folder 18 Classes, promotional material
Box 1 Folder 19 Classes, performances and programs
    See also: Oversize photo, Box 2X
Box 1 Folder 20 Contacts and booking forms, 1969-1976
Box 1 Folder 21 Contacts and booking forms, 1977
Box 1 Folder 22 Contacts and booking forms, 1978
Box 1 Folder 23 Contacts and booking forms, 1979
Box 1 Folder 24 Contacts and booking forms, 1980
Box 1 Folder 25 Contacts and booking forms, 1983
Box 1 Folder 26 Contacts and booking forms, 1984
Box 1 Folder 27 Contacts and booking forms, 1986
Box 2 Folder 1 Council, minutes, 1974-1975
Box 2 Folder 2 Exhibits, promotional material, 1980-1984
Box 2 Folder 3 Forums and position papers, ‘Sweet Sweatback’s Badaasss Song’, 1978
Box 2 Folder 4 Forums and position papers, ‘For Colored Girls...’
Box 2 Folder 5 Forums and position papers, ‘Committee for Black World Magazine’
Box 2 Folder 6 Friends of Kuumba, membership
Box 2 Folder 7 Friends of Kuumba, memos
    Friends of Kuumba, KTC AV Friends of Kuumba
Box 2 Folder 8 Gift certificates, forms
Box 2 Folder 9 General, clippings, 1973-
Box 2 Folder 10 General, press releases and flyers
    See also: Oversize posters, Folder 1X
Box 2 Folder 11 Group sales, forms
Box 2 Folder 12 Group sales, memos
Box 2 Folder 13 Group sales, bookings, 1984-1985
Box 2 Folder 14 Guest lists, 1975-1976
Box 2 Folder 15 Insurance policy, 1984
Box 2 Folder 16 Membership, lists
Box 2 Folder 17 Memoranda, circa 1982
Box 2 Folder 18 Newsletter, Kuumba News, 1972-1979
Box 2 Folder 19 Notes, miscellaneous, undated
Box 2 Folder 20 Reservations, circa 1982
Box 2 Folder 21 Subscriptions, lists
Box 2 Folder 22 Staff meetings, minutes
Box 2 Folder 23 Tenth Anniversary Dinner, budget, 1975 November 9
Box 2 Folder 24 Tenth Anniversary Dinner, promotional material, 1975 November 9

General Correspondence

Box 3 Folder 1 Incoming, undated
Box 3 Folder 2 Incoming, 1971
Box 3 Folder 3 Incoming, 1972
Box 3 Folder 4 Incoming, 1973
Box 3 Folder 5 Incoming, 1974
Box 3 Folder 6 Incoming, 1975
Box 3 Folder 7 Incoming, 1976
Box 3 Folder 8 Incoming, 1977
Box 3 Folder 9 Incoming, 1978
Box 3 Folder 10 Incoming, 1979
Box 3 Folder 11 Incoming, 1980
Box 3 Folder 12 Incoming, 1981
Box 3 Folder 13 Incoming, 1982
Box 3 Folder 14 Incoming, 1983
Box 3 Folder 15 Incoming, 1984
Box 4 Folder 1 Incoming, 1985
Box 4 Folder 2 Incoming, 1986
Box 4 Folder 3 Outgoing, undated
Box 4 Folder 4 Outgoing, 1969-1973
Box 4 Folder 5 Outgoing, 1974
Box 4 Folder 6 Outgoing, 1975
Box 4 Folder 7 Outgoing, 1976
Box 4 Folder 8 Outgoing, 1977
Box 4 Folder 9 Outgoing, 1978
Box 4 Folder 10 Outgoing, 1979
Box 4 Folder 11 Outgoing, 1980
Box 4 Folder 12 Outgoing, 1981
Box 4 Folder 13 Outgoing, 1982
Box 4 Folder 14 Outgoing, 1983
Box 4 Folder 15 Outgoing, 1984
Box 4 Folder 16 Outgoing, 1985

Affiliations

Box 5 Folder 1 Actors Equity, Policies and forms
Box 5 Folder 2 Actors Equity, Correspondence between Equity and the American Arbitration Association
Box 5 Folder 3 Africare, Correspondence and press releases
Box 5 Folder 4 Afrikan Heritage Institute, Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 5 Afrikan Info Center, Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 6 Afrikan Liberation Support Committee, Correspondence and promotional material
Box 5 Folder 7 Afrikanews, Vol. 3, #2
Box 5 Folder 8 Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Paper: The Civil Rights Documentation Project by Vincent J. Browne, Howard University
Box 5 Folder 9 Black on Black Love, Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 10 Black Theatre Alliance of Chicago, Bylaws, promotional flyers, and newsletter: Blackstage
Box 5 Folder 11 Chicago Access Corporation, Minutes
Box 5 Folder 12 Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 13 Chicago Alliance for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Vouchers
Box 5 Folder 14 Chicago Area Children’s Theater/Creative Drama Association, Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 15 Chicago Educational and Cultural Cable Television Consortium, Bylaws and membership committee
Box 5 Folder 16 Chicago United Black Appeal, Memos and promotional material
Box 5 Folder 17 Community Film Workshop of Chicago, Promotional material
Box 5 Folder 18 Confederation of Nationalist and Pan-African Organizations, Minutes, 1972-1973
Box 5 Folder 19 Congress of Afrikan Peoples, Agendas and promotional material
Box 6 Folder 1 Council of Independent Black Institutions, Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 2 Eritrean Relief Association, Promotional material
Box 6 Folder 3 First World Magazine, Promotional material
Box 6 Folder 4 Illinois Arts Council, Memos and newsletters
Box 6 Folder 5 Illinois Arts Council, Reports
Box 6 Folder 6 Illinois Community Theatre Conference Planning Committee, Memos and correspondence
Box 6 Folder 7 Illinois Ethnic Performing Arts Directory, Questionnaires
Box 6 Folder 8 Institute of Positive Education, Correspondence and promotional flyers
Box 6 Folder 9 International Women’s Economic Development Corporation, Correspondence and promotional material
Box 6 Folder 10 Jobs for Youth – Chicago, Promotional and financial material
Box 6 Folder 11 Landmarks Preservation Council, Proposals
Box 6 Folder 12 League of Chicago Theatres, Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 13 League of Chicago Theatres, Membership and newsletters
Box 6 Folder 14 National Black Human Rights Coalition, Promotional material
Box 6 Folder 15 National Conference of Artists, Newsletter and promotional material
Box 6 Folder 16 OLPAC, Minutes, 1978
Box 6 Folder 17 Palmer Institute of Communications, Promotional flyers
Box 6 Folder 18 Research Center for the Federal Theatre Project, Newsletter: ‘Federal One’

Finance

Box 7 Folder 1 Accounts payable
    See also: Oversize accounts payable, Box L
Box 7 Folder 2 Bank statements, 1971-1973
    See also: Oversize bank statements, Box L
Box 7 Folder 3 Bank statements, March 1, 1983-June 30, 1984
Box 7 Folder 4 Bank Deposit Records, 1975-1977
Box 7 Folder 5 Budget, undated (early 1970s)
Box 7 Folder 6 Budget, Fiscal year 1977
Box 7 Folder 7 Budget, 1979
Box 7 Folder 8 Budget, 1980-81
Box 7 Folder 9 Budget, 1981-82
Box 7 Folder 10 Budget, 1982-1983
Box 7 Folder 11 Budget, 1983-1984
Box 7 Folder 12 Budget, Anticipated 1984-1985
    See also: Oversize cash disbursements and receipts, Folder 3X
    See also: Oversize cash disbursements and receipts, Folder 4X
Box 7 Folder 13 Check register, 1977
    See also: Oversize check register, Box L
Box 7 Folder 14 Check Receipts, 1979
Box 7 Folder 15 Check Request Forms
Box 7 Folder 16 Correspondence - Incoming
Box 7 Folder 17 Correspondence - Outgoing
Box 7 Folder 18 Debts, 1983-1984
Box 7 Folder 19 Deposits, 1981
Box 7 Folder 20 Donations, 1972-1973
Box 7 Folder 21 Donations, 1976
Box 7 Folder 22 Financial reports, 1969-72
Box 7 Folder 23 Financial reports, 1974
Box 7 Folder 24 Financial reports, 1976
Box 7 Folder 25 Financial reports, 1978
Box 7 Folder 26 Financial reports, 1980
Box 7 Folder 27 Financial reports, 1983-1984
Box 7 Folder 28 Financial reports, 1984-1985
Box 7 Folder 29 Internal Revenue Service information
Box 7 Folder 30 Loans - South Side Bank, 1979
Box 7 Folder 31 Operating Expenses - CETA, 1977-1979
Box 7 Folder 32 Payroll
Box 7 Folder 33 Payroll cont.
    See also: Oversize payroll, Box L
    See also: Recap of cash receipts, Box L
Box 7 Folder 34 Receipts, undated
Box 8 Folder 1 Receipts, 1970-1971
Box 8 Folder 2 Receipts, 1971
Box 8 Folder 3 Receipts, 1972-1973
Box 8 Folder 4 Receipts, 1974
Box 8 Folder 5 Receipts, 1974
Box 8 Folder 6 Receipts, 1975
Box 8 Folder 7 Receipts, 1976
Box 8 Folder 8 Receipts, Petty Cash, 1976
Box 8 Folder 9 Receipts, January-June, 1976
Box 8 Folder 10 Receipts, July-December, 1976
Box 9 Folder 1 Receipts, June-September, 1977
Box 9 Folder 2 Receipts, January 1978
Box 9 Folder 3 Receipts, July-August, 1978
Box 9 Folder 4 Receipts, 1979
Box 9 Folder 5 Receipts, April 1979
Box 9 Folder 6 Receipts, June 1979
Box 9 Folder 7 Receipts, July 1979
Box 9 Folder 8 Receipts, August 1979
Box 9 Folder 9 Receipts, September 1979
Box 9 Folder 10 Receipts, November 1979
Box 9 Folder 11 Receipts-Paid, January 1980
Box 9 Folder 12 Receipts-Petty Cash, January 1980
Box 9 Folder 13 Receipts-Paid, February 1980
Box 9 Folder 14 Receipts-Petty Cash, February 1980
Box 9 Folder 15 Receipts, March 1980
Box 9 Folder 16 Receipts-Petty Cash, March 1980
Box 9 Folder 17 Receipts, April 1980
Box 9 Folder 18 Receipts-Paid, April 1980
Box 9 Folder 19 Receipts, May 1980
Box 9 Folder 20 Receipts-Paid, May 1980
Box 10 Folder 1 Receipts-Petty Cash, May 1980
Box 10 Folder 2 Receipts, June 1980
Box 10 Folder 3 Receipts-Paid, June 1980
Box 10 Folder 4 Receipts, July 1980
Box 10 Folder 5 Receipts-Paid, August 1980
Box 10 Folder 6 Receipts-Petty Cash, August 1980
Box 10 Folder 7 Receipts-Paid, September 1980
Box 10 Folder 8 Receipts-Petty Cash, September 1980
Box 10 Folder 9 Receipts-Paid, October 1980
Box 10 Folder 10 Receipts-Paid, November 1980
Box 10 Folder 11 Receipts-Petty Cash, November 1980
Box 10 Folder 12 Receipts-Petty Cash, December 1980
Box 10 Folder 13 Receipts-Paid, December 1980
Box 10 Folder 14 Receipts-Paid, December-January, 1981
Box 10 Folder 15 Receipts, January 1981
Box 10 Folder 16 Receipts-Cash Receivable, January 1981
Box 10 Folder 17 Receipts, February 1981
Box 10 Folder 18 Receipts, March 1981
Box 10 Folder 19 Receipts, April 1981
Box 10 Folder 20 Receipts, May 1981
Box 10 Folder 21 Receipts, August 1981
Box 10 Folder 22 Receipts, September 1981
Box 10 Folder 23 Receipts, October 1981
Box 10 Folder 24 Receipts, November 1981
Box 10 Folder 25 Receipts, December 1981
Box 10 Folder 26 Receipts, December 1983
Box 10 Folder 27 Receipts, December 1984
Box 10 Folder 28 Receipts-G.W.G. /Soft Sheen
Box 10 Folder 29 Receipts-White Way Signs
Box 10 Folder 30 Salaries, 1977
Box 10 Folder 31 Treasurer’s Report, undated

Grants

Box 11 Folder 1 A. T. & T. Foundation, Guidelines
Box 11 Folder 2 Bankers Life and Casualty, Correspondence, 1981
Box 11 Folder 3 Borg-Warner, Correspondence, 1980
Box 11 Folder 4 Bush Foundation, Correspondence and guidelines, 1979
Box 11 Folder 5 CBS Grant, Proposal, 1978
Box 11 Folder 6 Chicago Community Trust, Correspondence, proposals, reports, 1977-1982
Box 11 Folder 7 Chicago Sun-Times Grant ‘Charity Trust’, Correspondence, guidelines, proposals, 1985
Box 11 Folder 8 City Arts - Council of Fine Arts, Artist-in-Residence Program -Guidelines, 1979-80
Box 11 Folder 9 City Arts - Council of Fine Arts, City Arts II Challenge Grant-Correspondence, 1984
Box 11 Folder 10 City Arts - Council of Fine Arts, City Arts II Challenge Grant-Correspondence, 1985
Box 11 Folder 11 Community Renewal Society, Correspondence, 1980
Box 11 Folder 12 Container Corporation of America, Correspondence, 1981
Box 11 Folder 13 Continental Bank Foundation, Correspondence and grant, 1980
Box 11 Folder 14 Dayton Hudson Foundation, Correspondence and notes, 1979
Box 11 Folder 15 Esmark, Inc., Correspondence and reports, 1980
Box 11 Folder 16 Exxon Chemical, Correspondence, 1979
Box 11 Folder 17 Ford Foundation, Correspondence, 1980-1984
Box 11 Folder 18 Gannett Foundation, Correspondence
Box 11 Folder 19 Gaylord Donnelly, Correspondence
Box 12 Folder 1 Illinois Arts Council, General material
Box 12 Folder 2 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #T-103, circa 1972
Box 12 Folder 3 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #T-237, undated
Box 12 Folder 4 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #904, 1975
Box 12 Folder 5 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #77-568, 9/1/76-8/31/77
Box 12 Folder 6 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #77-2334, 9/1/76-8/31/77
Box 12 Folder 7 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #78-621, 9/1/77-8/31/78
Box 12 Folder 8 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #78-2376, 3/1/78-8/31/78
Box 12 Folder 9 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #79-625, 9/78-8/79
Box 12 Folder 10 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #79-2190, 5/79
Box 12 Folder 11 Illinois Arts Council, Grant # 80-583, 9/1/74-8/31/80
Box 12 Folder 12 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-560, [1980-1981]
Box 12 Folder 13 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-2139, 12/9/80-1/18/81
Box 12 Folder 14 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #81-292, 7/1/81-8/31/81
Box 12 Folder 15 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #82-552 [1981-1982]
Box 12 Folder 16 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #82-8014, 9/1/82-8/31/82
Box 12 Folder 17 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #84-8138, 4/25-26/84
Box 12 Folder 18 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #85-0727, 10/1/84-8/31/85
Box 12 Folder 19 Illinois Arts Council, Grant App. FY 85-1410, May 1985
Box 12 Folder 20 Illinois Arts Council, Grant #85-0929, 9/1/85-8/31/86
Box 12 Folder 21 Illinois Bell, Correspondence, 1984
Box 12 Folder 22 Illinois Humanities Council, Correspondence, 1984
Box 13 Folder 1 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Correspondence and grant application, 1974-1982
Box 13 Folder 2 Joyce Foundation, Annual reports, correspondence, notes, grant proposals, 1978-1982
Box 13 Folder 3 McDonalds Corporation, Correspondence, proposals, and reports, 1979
Box 13 Folder 4 National Endowment for the Arts, Institutional Advancement Challenge Grants-General Info
Box 13 Folder 5 National Endowment for the Arts, Reports and memos
Box 13 Folder 6 National Endowment for the Arts, Proposals, 1972-1985
Box 13 Folder 7 National Endowment for the Arts, Neighborhood Arts Services, 6/1/73-5/31/74 Grant A40-53-125 App#A07 342-74
Box 13 Folder 8 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant App# AO9984-74, 8/15/74-8/15/75
Box 13 Folder 9 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant A03412-75, 6/1/75-5/31/75
Box 13 Folder 10 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant App#A16364-76, 10/1/76-9/1/77
Box 13 Folder 11 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #R7053 256, 4/77-9/77
Box 13 Folder 12 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #R8053-123 App# A05158-77, 10/1/77-9/30/78
Box 13 Folder 13 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, App#A126-516-79, 1/1/80-12/31/80
Box 13 Folder 14 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant R8053-597c App#A10514-78, 2/78-3/79
Box 13 Folder 15 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #92-53B-131 App A05375-78, 10/1/78-9/30/79
Box 13 Folder 16 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts, 1/1/80-12/30/80, Grant #025341-398, App A126516-79
Box 14 Folder 1 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, 1/22/80-12/31/80, Grant #02-5341-610
Box 14 Folder 2 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #12-3225-1417, 10/80-9/81, App A133736-80
Box 14 Folder 3 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, 1/1/81-12/31/81, Grant #12-5341-139 App #2199800-79
Box 14 Folder 4 National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts, 1/1/81-12/31/81, App #A-211-441-80
Box 14 Folder 5 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, 11/6/80-1/31/81, Grant #12-5341-384 App #A-069146-81
Box 14 Folder 6 National Endowment for the Arts, Expansion Arts Program, 10/1/81-9/30/82, Grant #22-5322-282 App #A108001-81
Box 14 Folder 7 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #22-5322-466, 10/1/82-9/30/83, App #A82-017426
Box 14 Folder 8 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #42-5322-00083, App #A-83-001966
Box 14 Folder 9 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant #52-5327-004, 10/1/84-9/30/85 App #A-84-017673
Box 14 Folder 10 Oppenheimer Foundation, Questionnaire and correspondence, 1983
Box 14 Folder 11 Peoples Gas, Correspondence, 1984-1985
Box 14 Folder 12 Pick Foundation, Correspondence, 1980
Box 14 Folder 13 Playboy Foundation, Correspondence, 1980-1981
Box 14 Folder 14 Quaker Oats, Correspondence, 1980-1984
Box 14 Folder 15 Signode Foundation, Correspondence, 1979
Box 14 Folder 16 Soft Sheen, Correspondence, 1984
Box 14 Folder 17 W. Clement Stone and Jesse Y. Stone Foundation, Correspondence, 1979

Staff

Box 15 Folder 1 General, Correspondence
Box 15 Folder 2 General, Job descriptions
Box 15 Folder 3 General, Letters of recommendation
Box 15 Folder 4 General, Organizational chart
Box 15 Folder 5 General, Resumes
Box 15 Folder 6 General, Staff schedules
Box 15 Folder 7 General, Time cards
Box 15 Folder 8 General, Time records
Box 15 Folder 9 General, Time sheets
    See also: Oversize time sheets, Box L
Box 15 Folder 10 Individual Staff Files, Nora Brooks Blakely
Box 15 Folder 11 Individual Staff Files, Terry Cullers
Box 15 Folder 12 Individual Staff Files, Joan Davis
Box 15 Folder 13 Individual Staff Files, Sakunah Delaney
Box 15 Folder 14 Individual Staff Files, Michael Fosberg
Box 15 Folder 15 Individual Staff Files, Babatu (Zachary) Gray
Box 15 Folder 16 Individual Staff Files, Yolanda Renee Green
Box 15 Folder 17 Individual Staff Files, Fred Hanible
Box 15 Folder 18 Individual Staff Files, Mary Hughes
Box 15 Folder 19 Individual Staff Files, Warren McIntosh
Box 15 Folder 20 Individual Staff Files, Clemons Johnson (Adisa Jahmu)
Box 15 Folder 21 Individual Staff Files, Douglas Johnson
Box 15 Folder 22 Individual Staff Files, Portia Johnson
Box 16 Folder 1 Individual Staff Files, Ron Johnson
Box 16 Folder 2 Individual Staff Files, Juan Miller
Box 16 Folder 3 Individual Staff Files, Nilaja Niyonu (Judith Lee)
Box 16 Folder 4 Individual Staff Files, Cathy D. Oliver
Box 16 Folder 5 Individual Staff Files, James Spencer
Box 16 Folder 6 Individual Staff Files, Edward Richardson
Box 16 Folder 7 Individual Staff Files, Juanita Richardson
Box 16 Folder 8 Individual Staff Files, Paula Thomas
Box 16 Folder 9 Individual Staff Files, Juanita Thomas
Box 16 Folder 10 Individual Staff Files, John Toles-Bey
Box 16 Folder 11 Individual Staff Files, Phillip Walker
Box 16 Folder 12 Individual Staff Files, Akintola Ward
Box 16 Folder 13 Individual Staff Files, Francis Ward
Box 16 Folder 14 Individual Staff Files, Val Gray Ward
Box 16 Folder 15 Individual Staff Files, Rita Warford (Omokun)
Box 16 Folder 16 Individual Staff Files, Oscar Webb
Box 16 Folder 17 Individual Staff Files, Alonzo Webb Jr.
Box 16 Folder 18 Individual Staff Files, Mical Whitaker
Box 16 Folder 19 Individual Staff Files, Walter White
Box 16 Folder 20 Individual Staff Files, Doyle Wicks
Box 16 Folder 21 Individual Staff Files, Letitia Wicks
Box 16 Folder 22 Individual Staff Files, Tom Wicks
Box 16 Folder 23 Individual Staff Files, Sam Williams
Box 16 Folder 24 Individual Staff Files, Vanessa Wynder
    See also: KTC-AV Staff
Box 17 Folder 1 CETA Title VII, Agreements
Box 17 Folder 2 CETA Title VII, Agreements
Box 17 Folder 3 CETA Title VII, Applications
Box 17 Folder 4 CETA Title VII, Budget summary and justification
Box 17 Folder 5 CETA Title VII, Correspondence and memos
Box 17 Folder 6 CETA Title VII, Expenditures
Box 17 Folder 7 CETA Title VII, General
    See also: Oversize CETA Expenses, Folder 5X
Box 18 Folder 1 CETA Title VII, Job descriptions
Box 18 Folder 2 CETA Title VII, Liquidation of advance
Box 18 Folder 3 CETA Title VII, Payroll
Box 18 Folder 4 CETA Title VII, Project Work Program
Box 18 Folder 5 CETA Title VII, Retention notes
Box 18 Folder 6 CETA Title VII, Sub-agency status reports
Box 18 Folder 7 CETA Title VII, Termination notices
Box 18 Folder 8 CETA Title VII, Title VII sub grant
Box 18 Folder 9 CETA Title VII, Volunteers (Paid)
Box 18 Folder 10 CETA Title VII, Vouchers, 10/1/75-6/30/77
Box 18 Folder 11 CETA Title VII, Vouchers, Fund #393, Activity 8110, 1/1-6 /27/80
Box 18 Folder 12 CETA Title VII, Wage summaries

Series 3: Artistic

Casting

Box 1 Folder 1 Resumes, photos and audition sheets, A-D
Box 1 Folder 2 Resumes, photos and audition sheets, E-L
Box 1 Folder 3 Resumes, photos and audition sheets, M-Z

Programming

Box 1 Folder 4 Correspondence
Box 1 Folder 5 Promotional material

Scripts

Box 2 Folder 1 The Ancestor by Gayl Jones
Box 2 Folder 2 Before the Flood
Box 2 Folder 3 Behold, A Unicorn by Ihunanya
Box 2 Folder 4 The Biko Inquest
Box 2 Folder 5 The Black Nativity
Box 2 Folder 6 The Bust by Ebon
Box 2 Folder 7 Come, Liberty by Beth Turner
Box 2 Folder 8 Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka
Box 2 Folder 9 Get Me to the Church on Time, script, 1981 September 1
Box 2 Folder 10 Hero in the Strife by Stafford A. Garbutt
Box 2 Folder 11 How the Snake Got His Rattles by Julius Lester, adapted by Nora Brooks Blakeley
Box 2 Folder 12 Ju Ju Death Ritual, script, Act II, Scenes 1 and 2 only, marked ‘Doyle’s second half’
Box 2 Folder 13 Martin Luther King: A Man of All People by Nathan Uwen, script, marked in red with sound cues
Box 2 Folder 14 Motion for the Defense by Carlyle F. Stewart, III
Box 2 Folder 15 My Brother’s Brother by Leonard Noel
Box 2 Folder 16 Nat Turner by Randolph Edmonds
Box 2 Folder 17 No Spring for Eve by Eugene Perkins (Useni), dedicated to Val Gray Ward
Box 2 Folder 18 Ode to Mariah by Beth Turner
Box 2 Folder 19 Our Street by Eugene Perkins
Box 3 Folder 1 Pop Corn, Sweet Potatoes and Hot Corn Bread by Edward Richardson, original typescript, concepts and ideas, with set drawing
Box 3 Folder 2 Prophecy: The Complex Road of a Black Family by Aki Llorens AKA Bruce Llorens
Box 3 Folder 3 Queen Bee by William Mayfield, with critique sheet
Box 3 Folder 4 The Road by Wole Soyinka
Box 3 Folder 5 Salome by Samantha Stamper, dedicated to Val Gray Ward
Box 3 Folder 6 Sergeant General by Kenneth Brown, with correspondence
Box 3 Folder 7 Sing on, Ms. Griot by Beth Turner
Box 3 Folder 8 The Seventh Round by Samm-Art Williams
Box 3 Folder 9 When the Chickens Come Home to Roost by Laurence Holder
Box 3 Folder 10 General poetry
Box 3 Folder 11 General poetry
Box 3 Folder 12 General poetry

Appendix 1

Transcripts

Box 1 Folder 1 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #1137 (12/18/73) - #1600 (6/21/75)
Box 1 Folder 2 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #2814 (8/2/79) - #2921 (12/31/79)
Box 1 Folder 3 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #2922 (1/1/80) - #3008 (4/30/80)
Box 1 Folder 4 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3009 (5/1/80) - #3117 (9/30/80)
Box 1 Folder 5 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3161 (12/1/80) - #3242 (3/31/81)
Box 1 Folder 6 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3286 (6/1/81) - #3439 (12/21/81)
Box 2 Folder 1 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3441 (1/4/82) - #3540 (5/24/82)
Box 2 Folder 2 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3547 (6/1/82) - #3600 (8/13/82)
Box 2 Folder 3 From Lu Palmer’s Notebook, transcript, Broadcast #3619 (9/9/82) - #3673 (11/24/82)
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