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BOX 8		Third Party Correspondence
			1946-1982
	1.			William Branch to Kwame Botwe Asamoah, October 15, 1981, photocopy.
	2.			William Branch to George R. Brown, 2/1/1982, photocopy.
	3.			Virginia Brieant to Arthur K. Smith, 12/29/1981, photocopy.
	4.			Ina Brownridge to Vivian Robinson, June 16, 1982, carbon copy.
	5.			Broadus N. Butler to Louis D. Mitchell, August 7, 1975, carbon copy.
	6.			Curtis E. Claymont to Max Elsen, March 20, 1979, photocopy. Addendum: photocopy of Miami Times review of Carver.
	7.			Ossie Davis to Joint Awards Council, October 31, 1973, typescript original.
	8.			Alex Dupuy to Friends/Colleagues, February 10, 1982, typescript original.
	9.			Debby Epstein to Pat Misciagna, March 1, 1982, carbon copy.
	10.			Donald C. Farber to Ann Elmo, November, 1, 1979, photocopy.
	11.			Walter Gidaly to J. Lloyd Grant, June 16, 1982, photocopy.
	12.			Margaret Halliwell to the People's Theatre, March 1, 1946, typescript original.
	12a.			James Hatch to Joel Colton, February 9, 1981, photocopy.
	13.			Curtis L. King to members of the Junior Black Academy of Arts & Letters, September 7, 1982, photocopy. Addendum: photocopy of Dallas Times Herald, July 22, 1982 article about Curtis King.
	14.			Louis F. McAuley to Trudy Cobb, April 13, 1982, photocopy.
	15.			Burgess Meredith to Barret Clark, circa November 11, 1946, telegram carbon copy. Addendum: note from L.M. Mitchell dated June 10, 1982.
	16.			Louis D. Mitchell to Lucy M. Walker, September 14, 1982, photocopy.
	17.			Leyzatta Morris (?), circa early 1940's, holograph.
	18.			John T. Reilly to The Research Foundation/SUNY Binghamton, July 30, 1981, photocopy.
	19.			Dyann Robinson to Arline Cone, January 30, 1979, typescript original.
	20.			Barbara Schultz to the American Literary Exchange, September 27, 1968, photocopy.
	21.			Carole Stacy and Nicholas Sterling to Clifford Clark, October 19, 1982, photocopy.
	22.			Vernon Washington to the Editor, 2/17/81, photocopy.
			1983-1985
	23.			William Branch to Sydney Grusm, January 21, 1984, photocopy.
	24.			Dick Campbell to invitees of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation, July 1, 1983, photocopy.
	25.			Dick Campbell to Friends of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation, August 29, 1983.
	26.			Ralph E. Greene to the American Literary Exchange, January 23, 1984, typescript original. Addendum: page of Tell Pharaoh, photocopy.
	27.			Frederick O'Neal to Friend, January 4, 1985, photocopy.
	28.			Daniel W. Spaulding to Cousins, January 20, 1984, photocopy.
	29.			Lhezia Thompson to Gladys Blair, April 15, 1983, typescript original.
	30.			A.S. to AAAS faculty, December 13, 1984, memo carbon copy.
	31.			A.S. to AAAS faculty, March 8, 1985, memo carbon copy.
			Undated
	32.			Bill Mitchell to Friend of the NAACP, photocopy.
	33.			Asa T. Spaulding to Spaulding Family Member, photocopy.
		Telegrams/Mailgrams
			Incoming
	34.			John and Grace Killins, telegram, August 4, 1974.
	35.			Chicha Berman, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	36.			Ruby and Ossie, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	37.			Billy Reed, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	38.			Irving Burgie, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	39.			Sam and Phyllis Schatsky, March 2, 1976.
	40.			The Tell Pharaoh Co., Brooklyn Center, Long Island University, March 2, 1976.
	41.			Joan and Eddie, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	42.			Leon Summit, telegram, March 2, 1976.
	43.			Farth and Elmer Zinner, mailgram, March 20, 1976.
	44.			Ted Kennedy, October 23, 1981.
			Outgoing
	45.			To members of the family of Claude Buddy Young from Horace Carter and Loften Mitchell, September 8, 1983, photocopy of mailgram.
			Third Party
	46.			Clifford D. Clark to Warren M. Anderson, telegram, (with “Best Wishes” to Loften), undated.
BOX 9		Biographical Material
			Articles, Interviews and Reviews
	1.			Cat from Harlem sees a oneness, in the Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1968. Article about Loften Mitchell by Cecil Smith, photocopy.
	2.			From Harlem to Broadway: Loften Mitchell offers students bubbling savvy, in SUNY - Inside, October 8, 1981. Article about Loften Mitchell by Hal Smith.
	3.			Tell Pharaoh: a theater review, in NewSpeak, November 1981. Play review by Scott Ufford.
	4.			PB audience vigorously approves of A Gypsy Girl, in the Pine Bluff Commercial, October 8, 1982. Play review by John Obrecht, photocopy.
	5.			Stage outlet for Mitchell's writing talent: current play brought back a lot of sentimental memories, in The Vestal News, March 17, 1983. Article by Marek Waldorf, photocopy.
	6.			Playwright: blacks not treated fairly, in the Savannah Morning News, April 29, 1983. Article about Loften Mitchell by Tony Brown, photocopy.
	7.			Newsmakers: from Harlem to Broadway, February 1985, photocopy. Publication and author unknown.
	8.			SHOWBIZ, copies from March, April, May, September and October 1985.
	9.			A word about American Folk Theatre, in the AFT Newsletter, 1986? Interview with Loften Mitchell.
	10.			Theatre: a land beyond the river, in The Village Voice, April 3, 1957. Review of Mitchell's play A Land Beyond the River.
	10a.			High Voltage, A Ballad for Bimshire glows, in the Newark Evening News, October 16, 1963. Play review by Gene Palatsky, photocopy.
	10b.			Assorted newspaper reviews of Bubbling Brown Sugar productions.
	10c.			Assorted newspaper reviews of Carver.
	10d.			Assorted newspaper reviews of A Land Beyond the River.
	10e.			Review of Cartoons for a Lunch Hour, in the New York Voice, December 1, 1978. Review by Sabrina Gill.
			Miscellaneous Personal Materials
	11.			Jane White chosen for lead part in Strange Fruit play. Newspaper and date unknown (circa 1940's).
	12.			Church programs (2) from the U.S. Naval Hospital, Shoemaker, CA.
	13.			Part of class assignment by Miss Rowe Wright for Loften Mitchell's class in Professional Writing, 1946.
	14.			Banks Independent Political Association club card, June 8, 1944.
	15.			Biographical information on Courtney Hafela, film producer for I'm Sorry, 1961.
	16.			G. C. Dewey Corporation Common Stock dividend check for $0.75.
	17.			Note for Loften Mitchell with the business card for Edward W. Allen.
	18.			Contralto Carol Brice, newspaper and date unknown.
	19.			The Harlem Eye and Ear Hospital members card #34333.
	20.			Thomas R. Mitchell's resume.
	21.			Obituary for Frederick Weaver, in The New York Times, April 6, 1982.
	22.			3rd Annual Community Awards Banquet program, April 24, 1982.
	23.			Annual Faculty Report, 1982-1983, SUNY-Binghamton, photocopy.
	24.			Theater: Hughes Poems, review of a former graduate student's play, in The New York Times, October 13, 1983.
	25.			Prizzi's Honor, 5 newspaper and magazine articles about the novel, movie, and the actor John Cunningham.
			Talladega College
	26.			Talladega College football squad roster for the Homecoming game, November 11, 1939.
	27.			Draft of letter requesting monetary contributions for a gift for departing friend, Dr. William Jacobs Knox, Jr., 1942.
	28.			Our Town program (stage managed by Loften Mitchell), April 24, 1943.
	29.			Note from the Registrar's Office to Loften Mitchell, May 14, 1943.
	30.			Voucher #25015 for check of $10.00 paid by Loften Mitchell to Talladega Reunion, August 7, 1981.
	31.			Edited pages (3-6) from the Tallagdega College reunion article, undated, typescript original.
	32.			Talladega College/Still Shinning Brightly, by Loften Mitchell, undated.
	33.			Talladega College Arts Festival 1979, program.
	33a.			standing in the middle of me, a literary magazine, Spring 1982.
			Posters and Tickets
	34.			Gramercy Park Cinema Program, 1938.
	35.			Two season tickets for The People's Theatre Repertory, 1946.
	36.			Poster for A Land Beyond the River.
	37.			Ticket to President Johnson's inauguration ceremonies, 1965.
	38.			Poster for Ballad Antiqua, October 1971.
	38a.			Poster for Tell Pharaoh, September 16, 1972.
	39.			Poster for “An afternoon with Mr. Ossie Davis”, November 5, 1972.
	40.			Ticket from Game 3 of the Yankees 1978 Playoff series, undated
	41.			Ticket from The People's Theatre, undated.
	42.			Lyceum Series posters from Savannah State College, 1982-1983.
			Play and Concert Programs
	43.			Cartoons for a Lunch Hour.
	44.			A Gypsy Girl.
	45.			Miss Waters, to you.
	46.			The Phonograph.
	47.			A Song for Langston Hughes.
	48.			Songs I Heard Mahalia Sing.
	49.			Tell Pharaoh, June 29, 1975.
	50.			Tell Pharaoh, October 24, 1981 (4 copies).
	51.			Tell Pharaoh program draft.
	52.			Long Day's Journey into Night.
	53.			Symphony in Black.
	53a.			Timbuktu!
	53b.			Department of African-American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Tenth Anniversary Celebration.
			Photographs
	54.			Loften Mitchell with Floyd Strayhorn, 1979 (color).
	55.			Loften Mitchell at the 20th Fine Arts Festival, Talladega College, 1979?, (bxw).
	56.			Loften Mitchell at the 20th Fine Arts Festival, Talladega College, 1979?, (bxw).
	57.			Loften Mitchell with William B. Garcia, conductor, Talladega College Choir, at the 20th Fine Arts Festival, 1979?, (bxw).
	58.			Lauren Ashley Williams, 1983, (color).
			Awards (Personal)
	59.			Certificate of Achievement in The Arts, July 21, 1968. Inner City Cultural Center of Los Angeles.
	60.			Outstanding Pioneer Award presented by Audience Development Committee, Inc., at the 7th Annual Audelco Recognition Awards. Program from the Awards, November 19, 1979.
	61.			Yearbook Dedication to Loften Mitchell by the S. Randolph Edmonds Players, 1980.
	62.			Black Student Union Award 1981-82.
			Awards (Family)
	63.			128th Annual Fordham Dinner and Achievement Awards for Education Program, November 10, 1982.
	64.			Louis Mitchell, Educator of the Year. Newsclipping from The Scranton Times, September 30, 1982.
BOX 10		Business Materials
			1975-1976
	1.			Weekly royalty payment report, December 28, 1975.
	2.			Mary Greenslaw (Ann Elmo Agency Inc.) to Betty Edwards, receipt of payment into Loften Mitchell's bank account: Three memos dated November 1975 - February 1976.
	3.			Alfred G. Brook to Loften Mitchell, receipt of check, May 27, 1976.
			1980-1982
	4.			Simulated backers' audition, Theatre 161, October 28, 1980.
	5.			Proposal for Playwright's Program at SUNY-Binghamton, September 1981 - June 1, 1982.
	6.			Expense journal for Playwrights Program 1981-1982.
	7.			Income journal for Tell Pharaoh benefit 1981-1982.
	8.			Receipts from Tell Pharaoh production.
	8a.			Letter of Agreement between Loften Mitchell and Irving Burgie for Ballad for Bimshire (2 copies).
	9.			President Clifford Clark, October 12, 1981 from Loften Mitchell concerning monetary loans for the production of Tell Pharaoh. Addendum: receipts for donations and payment of employees.
	10.			Loften Mitchell to Chuma Chukwu, November 10, 1981 and November 4, 1981, carbon copies.
	11.			Deposits for Playwrights Program 1981-1982.
	12.			Correspondence concerning the legal issues between Loften Mitchell and the Atlanta Renaissance Theater, 1981-1982.
	13.			Pat Reynolds from Loften Mitchell, February 10, 1982.
	14.			Tell Pharaoh performance contract, March 12, 1982.
	15.			Agreement between Loften Mitchell and SUNY-Binghamton, March 1982.
	16.			Office of Sponsored Program Development monthly report.
	17.			Blank agreement and contract forms.
	18.			Constitutional information concerning the Playwrights Program.
	19.			Prospectus for funding The Martin Luther King, Jr. Theatre Inc.
	20.			Playwrights Program press releases, playbills, and posters.
	21.			Playwrights Program completed vouchers.
BOX 11		Miscellaneous Materials
	1.		Eva Jessye for Kansas Ambassador for the Arts materials.
	2.		Newspaper clippings file.
	3.		Journals and publications.
	4.		Manuscripts written by former students. There are numerous term papers, essays, digests and criticism of plays by Loften Mitchell's students. These are located in the last file drawer of the University Archives, and in alphabetical order by student name.
	5.		A selected bibliography of Black theatre and play anthologies by Dick Gaffield, June 19, 1985.
	6.		Biography of Loften Mitchell, author and date unknown.
BOX 12		Oversized Materials
	1.		Carver, musical score for “My Friend Booker T.”, undated, photocopy.
	2.		Carver, musical score for “Peanut Man”, undated, photocopy.
	3.		Carver, musical score for “Thru the Years, I will Remain with You”, undated, photocopy. Revised BTK 1/95 MH: sks 4/9/87
		Addenda
Box 2	Item 13		Miss Ethel Walker, undated photocopy
Box 9	Item 38b		Tell Pharaoh poster drafts and notes
	Item 65		“Stage Outlet for Mitchell's Writing Talent, ” Vestal News, 3/17/83, photocopy Prepared by: Julie Boerst Date: 6/22/99

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