Louis Peterson, undated
Scope and Contents
1 3x5 postcard of playwright. Written on back: "who wrote Take a Giant Step."
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
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Biographical information
Louis Stamford Peterson was born 17 June 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the first African-American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway and was one the first African- American writer to be nominated for an Emmy. He died of lung cancer 27 April 1998 in New York.
Extent
From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
Special.Collections@millersville.edu