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Charles Briggs lectures at the University of Connecticut

 Digital Record
Identifier:  http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860678411

Dates

  • 1973 February 6

Summary

Charles Briggs lectured at the University of Connecticut on 2/6/1973 (2015-0002/RR111).

Biographical / Historical

Writer, composer, director and actor Charles Briggs was born in Gallispolis, Ohio, in 1935. His Broadway career includes Les Blancs (1970), Purlie (1970), and Don't Play Us Cheap! (1972), among others. Charles Briggs, in addition to acting, was an assistant director at the Blue Summer Valley Theater in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during its 1966 run. Briggs helped to direct My Fair Lady, , , and . The Blue Summer Valley Theater was the first stock theater to employ African Americans as regular members of a resident summer stock company. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Charles-Briggs/ / https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/charles-briggs-101131] Charles Briggs lectured at the University of Connecticut on 2/6/1973 (2015-0002/RR111).

Extent

1 Reels (Magnetic tape audio recording) : Recording run time 00:57:22; tape speed 3¾ IPS; track position ½-Track Mono; Substrate: Polyester.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original audio recordings reside in the University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository

Contact:
University of Connecticut Library
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Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524