Archives and Collections
Most of the links below were suggested by a colleague of Professor Ratchford's.
- G. William Jones Film and Video Collection at Southern Methodist UniversityThe Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection comprises 6 short subjects, 9 features, and a set of newsreels, all produced between 1935 and 1956. The African-American films include comedies, dramas, news, and musical performances, and were made outside the Hollywood system by pioneering directors and producers such as Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, and William Alexander.
- Separate CinemaDigitized collection of film posters documenting the history of the Black film industry.
Due to either copyright restrictions or archives' lack of means to digitize material, many archives – such as the ones below – have extensive film collections that are not available to watch online.
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American Culture and History Digital CollectionsNot specifically about film, The Smithsonian National Museum of African American Culture and History has digitized thousands of documents and objects.
- Black Drama, 1850 to Present This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1846 - current. Contains the full text of over 1,400 rare and hard-to-find plays written from the 1850's to the present by playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African Diaspora countries. Search by author, title, subject, date, full-text, etc. Cross-searchable under North American Theater Online.
Humanities Librarian
Steve Lawson
Contact:
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