African American women
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Gwen Reed Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-Reed
Scope and Content
Papers of Gwen Reed, a Hartford tobacco worker turned actress, educator, and
community worker. Included are papers from her involvement with Community
Players, Hartford Stage Company, and Playtime for Tots. Theater programs and scripts
constitute about a third of the collection. A valuable source of information is Reed's
scrapbook from her time with the Charles Gilpin Players (1936-1939), a beneficiary of
the Federal Theater Project. Reed is also well known for having portrayed Aunt...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936 - 1974
Found in:
Hartford History Center
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Gwen Reed Collection