Big White Fog - A Production of the Court Theatre

The collection contains materials related to both the Court Theatre and the University Theatre, the student-run production arm for the University of Chicago’s Theatre Department. Correspondence, memos, cast lists, call sheets, rehearsal schedules, scripts, posters, programs, theatre fliers, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, reviews, and photographs make up most of the collection. Materials date from 1947 to 2013.

The Hyde Park Historical Society was founded in 1977 to record and preserve the history of the Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood. Included are the Hyde Park Historical Society's administrative records, as well as its collection of historic materials. The collection contains architectural drawings, artifacts, audio material, clippings, correspondence, deeds, manuscripts, maps, memorabilia, oral histories, photographs, postcards, posters, publications, scrapbooks, and slides. These document the individuals, institutions, events, and projects that have shaped Hyde Park's urban and social landscape.

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) is a consortium of Chicago-based archives, libraries, and museums that documents, shares, understands, and preserves Black experiences.

Digital Chicago Renaissance exhibit with materials from the Vivian G. Harsh Collection.

The Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature documents the Black experience with a strong focus on Chicago.

"National in scope but regional in emphasis, the FTP was composed of many different units in charge of stage presentations in specific geographic areas."

Primary and secondary sources available through NARA that deal with topics of New Deal arts projects and links to related web sites.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diasporic, and African experiences.

The collection consists of material collected by James V. Hatch relating to Theodore Ward from 1937-2009. The collection includes personal papers, play scripts by Theodore Ward, and printed material relating to his plays. Personal papers primarily contain correspondence, the bulk of which is between Ward and Hatch in the 1970s.

The Theodore Ward papers contain two plays by Ward, Throwback and Big White Fog, and correspondence and drafts associated with these plays. Both plays consider the struggle of African Americans for respect in a dominant white culture. The collection includes four rough drafts and a final copy of Throwback, with a letter from the author to Gail Martin. The final script of Big White Fog is accompanied by correspondence and a review.