Celebrating Black History Month in Cultural Collections
To celebrate this year's Black History Month, Special Collections and Theatre Collection have picked out materials which highlight some notable Black individuals and groups within our collections. To learn more about them, select from the list below.
- Baroness Amos
- Buddy Bradley
- Gaositwe Chiepe
- George Odlum
- Ignatius Sancho
- Ira Aldridge
- Theatre of Black Women
- Thomas Baptiste
- Toussaint Louverture
- Winsome Pinnock
Online archive catalogue entries for collections included in this exhibit:
Special Collections:
Baroness Amos: DM2809/1/2018
Gaositwe Chiepe: DM1396/1
George Odlum: related content is held across multiple collections, for further details and viewing please contact Special Collections
Ignatius Sancho: FPC
Toussaint Louverture: not available in online catalogue, for further viewing please contact Special Collections
Theatre Collection:
Buddy Bradley: MM/2/DA/DC/30
Ira Aldridge: MM/REF/PE/AC/24
Theatre of Black Women: BF/PB/69 & BF/PC/30
Thomas Baptiste: BTC354
Winsome Pinnock: content held within the Women's Playhouse Theatre Archive, WPT. For further details and viewing please contact Theatre Collection.