Abstract
Du Bois's pageants were large-scale presentations on the course of Black history, designed to appeal to a mass audience. The most famous,
The Star of Ethiopia, was designed for a cast 1,000 and was performed in New York (1913), Washington (1915), Philadelphia (1916), and Los Angeles (1925).
The Star of Ethiopia material includes typescripts and manuscripts, stage directions, posters, programs, and financial records of some of the productions. Manuscripts for other pageants include
George Washington and Black Folk: A Pageant for the Bicentennary, 1732-1932,
The Souls Jewel of Ethiopia,
The Seven Gifts of Ethiopia, and
The Nine Tales of Black Folk.
Access:
The collection is open for research.
Language:
English
Special Collections & University Archives
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
154 Hicks Way
UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
413.545.2780
W.E.B. Du Bois Papers: Series 12. Pageants, 1913-1941
0.5 linear feet
Call no.: MS 312
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- Collection description
- Series 1a. General Correspondence, part 1 (1877-1933)
- Series 1a. General Correspondence, part 2 (1933-1965)
- Series 1b. Crisis Correspondence (1911-1934)
- Series 2. Speeches, 1888-1962
- Series 3. Articles, 1887-1968
- Series 4. Newspaper Columns, 1927-1961
- Series 5. Nonfiction Books, 1896-1962
- Series 6. Research Materials, 1896-1959
- Series 7. Pamphlets and Leaflets, 1902-1962
- Series 8. Book Reviews, 1905-1961
- Series 9. Petitions, 1947-1961
- Series 10. Essays and Student Papers, 1888-1962
- Series 11. Novels, 1892-1961
- Series 12. Pageants, 1913-1941
- Series 13. Plays, 1928-1940
- Series 14. Short Fiction, 1895-1950
- Series 15. Poetry, 1907-1965
- Series 16. Miscellaneous, 1803-1964
- Series 17. Photographs, 1864-1963
- Series 18. Memorabilia, 1913-1963
- Series 19. Audiovisual, 1958-1979
- Series 22. Additions to the Du Bois Papers, 1890-2008
Inventory of Collection
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Series 12. Pageants
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1913-1941
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Du Bois, W. E. B., George Washington and Black Folk: A Pageant for the Bicentennary, 1732-1932
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1932
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Reel 87: 1391
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Du Bois, W. E. B., The History of the Negro in America in Twelve Living Pictures
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n.d.
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Reel 87: 1422
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Du Bois, W. E. B., The Jewel of Ethiopia
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n.d.
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Reel 87: 1421
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Du Bois, W. E. B., The Nine Tales of Black Folk
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1941
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Reel 87: 1422
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Manuscript and notes for pageant and film
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Du Bois, W. E. B., Pageant of Negro History
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1913
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Reel 87: 1443
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Du Bois, W. E. B., The Seven Gifts of Ethiopia
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n.d.
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Reel 87: 1459
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Du Bois, W. E. B., The Star of Ethiopia
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1914-16
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Reel 87: 1466
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Manuscripts, notes and materials concerning performances of the pageant
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Provenance
Acquired from Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1973
Copyright and Use (More information
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Cite as: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers (MS 312). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
