MenuInventory of the Oscar Micheaux Society Papers, 1976-2004
Abstract
The Oscar Micheaux Society formed in the early 1990s to promote the study of the early African-American film director, writer, and producer Oscar Micheaux.
Oscar Micheaux Society newsletters, production files, administrative materials, and correspondence regarding grants, restoration projects, Micheaux-related events and exhibits, and black film scholarship.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Oscar Micheaux Society.
- Title
- Oscar Micheaux Society Papers, 1976-2004
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 4.5 Linear Feet, 3375 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Series Quick Links
- Correspondence, 1990-2000
- Events, 1976-2001 and undated
- Grant Applications, 1992-1997 and undated
- Micheaux Publicity, 1983-2003 and undated
- Newsletters, 1993-2003
- Production Files, 1992-2004 and undated
- Resources, 1979-2003 and undated
- Scholarship, 1998-2001
- Subscriptions and Membership, 1993-1998 and undated
- Visual Materials, 1992-2000 and undated
Collection Overview
This collection contains copies of the first eleven issues of the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter, along with files relating to the production of those newsletters. (Beginning with the twelfth issue in 2004, the newsletter was published electronically.) There are several files of proposals, budgets, and correspondence from the many grant applications by which the organization attempted to secure funding for its book and restoration projects. The collection also contains information and programs from a variety of Micheaux-related events and exhibits; newspaper and magazine articles about Oscar Micheaux; resources and scholarship about Micheaux and black film generally; and a large number of photos, stills, and visual materials.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllCorrespondence, 1990-2000
Oscar Micheaux Society correspondence, including extensive e-mail exchanges between the newsletters editors and contributors.
Events, 1976-2001 and undated
Programs, guides, and information from a variety of Micheaux-related events, some of which (such as the "Micheaux and His Circle" conference) were sponsored and organized by the Society.
Proposal guidelines and drafts, budgets, and correspondence related to the Society's grant applications.
Newspapers, magazines, and clippings about Oscar Micheaux, black film generally, and the Society's activities.
Newsletters, 1993-2003
Eleven printed issues of the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter.
Production Files, 1992-2004 and undated
Files related to the production of the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter, including article ideas, drafts, correspondence, and layouts. This series also includes files related to the production of a special edition of Black Film Review that Jane Gaines and Pearl Bowser curated.
Resources, 1979-2003 and undated
Filmographies, bibliographies, catalogs, and listings relating to the life and career of Oscar Micheaux, as well as many resources relating to black film generally.
Scholarship, 1998-2001
Copies of articles and essays on Micheaux.
Subscriber lists, subscription forms, and mailings.
Photos and stills for use in the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter or in the essay collection Oscar Micheaux and His Circle.
Historical Note
The Oscar Micheaux Society formed in the early 1990s to promote the study of the early African-American film director, writer, and producer Oscar Micheaux. It released its first newsletter in February 1993 under the editorship of Jane Gaines and Charlene Regester, professors of film at Duke and UNC, respectively. The group would later collaborate with Turner Classic Movies to restore a recently rediscovered print of Micheaux's silent-film masterpiece Symbol of the Unconquered; the restored film aired as a part of TCM's "A Separate Cinema" series in the summer of 1998. The Society also spearheaded a book project entitled Micheaux and His Circle. The collection of essays featured several Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter contributors, many of whom had presented their work at the "Micheaux and His Circle" conference at Yale in 1995; it was co-edited by Jane Gaines, Pearl Bowser, and Charles Musser.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Oscar Micheaux Society Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Oscar Micheaux Society Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Colby Bogie, July 2011
Encoded by Colby Bogie and Meghan Lyon, July 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0198
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.