Series 1. Personal, 1965-1995
Scope and Content Note
Passport, 1975-1980
Memorial service, Jan. 1995
Autobiography proposal, 1993
Address books, n.d.
Handwritten names and addresses, n.d.
Yearly calendar, 1981
Weekly calendar, 1977
Weekly calendar, 1978
Weekly calendar, 1979
Correspondence
Personal, 1974-1976
Personal, 1977-1979
Personal, 1980-1984
Personal, 1985-1989, 1991
Personal, n.d.
Organizational, 1977, 1979-1981, 1986, 1988-1989
Finances
Bank statements, 1980-1981
Receipts, 1970, 1978-1980, 1982, n.d.
Unemployment Insurance Appeals Hearing, 1980
Business cards, n.d.
Children's drawings, n.d.
Arts and culture
Conferences and events programs, 1990-1991
Museums, galleries
Invitations, 1978-1979, 1981-1982, 1984
Brochures, catalogs, 1965, 1979-1981, 1990, n.d.
Brockman Gallery, 1977-1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, n.d.
Poems, essays, and songs, n.d.
Assorted flyers, mailings, invitations, 1963, 1975-1982, 1984-1992, 1994, n.d.
Publications, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1981-1987, 1989, n.d.
Travel
Assorted brochures, 1980, 1982, 1990, n.d.
Surinam
Travel documents, Nov. 1981
Theater tour, June-July 1982
Articles about Surinam, n.d.
Brochures, pamphlets, n.d.
"Rebirth in Words: Poetry and Prose from Surinam", 1981
NACHES, 1981-1982, 1986
Assorted documents, n.d.
Handwritten notes, n.d.
Blank cards n.d.
Video, Frances E. Williams in Dialog, 1982
Photos, [1940?-1995?]
Personal, friends
Events
Headshots
Various
Series 2. Acting and theater career, 1977-1994
Scope and Content Note
Headshot photos n.d.
Resume, n.d.
Award nominations, 1982, 1985, 1989
Memberships
Actors' Equity Association, 1977, 1979-1980, 1989
Screen Actors Guild, 1987-1989
Black Women in Theater West, 1987, n.d.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, 1988-1989
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1988, n.d.
Television appearances
Call sheets, 1982, 1990
Cast & crew lists, 1982, 1990
Frank's Place
Photo of cast, n.d.
General, 1988
Frances E. Williams' Group
Mailing list, n.d.
Minutes, Aug. 1981
Essays, 1981, n.d.
Resumes n.d.
Frances E. Williams Corner Theater
Mailings, 1983-1984, n.d.
Mailing list n.d.
Invoices, 1994
Quarterly reports, 1993-1994
SEED scholarship, 1990
Announcements, 1984, n.d.
Calendar of events, 1983-1984, 1993, n.d.
Flyers, programs, n.d.
Clipping, press releases, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1993, n.d.
Interview with Luisah Teish, 1985
Play scripts
Comments of review, n.d.
Miscellaneous, n.d.
Alexander, Fran, E.A. Krumschimdt, and Lisa Osten. The Gentle Folks, n.d.
Angelou, Maya. And I Still Rise, 1977
Benjamin, Paul. Carrier, n.d.
Brooks, Joan Halimah. The Reunion, 1984
Burgess, Granville. Dusky Sally, 1985
Campbell, Clifford. 21 Jump Street: Cory and Dean Get Married, 1988
Christian, Anna. The Big Table, n.d.
Davis, Gail and Clyde Santana. The Phantom of the 87th St. Playground, 1980
Finney, Sara V., Kathleen McGhee, and Joan Halimah Brooks. Olivia: A Trilogy, 1986
Freeman, Vincent Patrick. Leona, 1982
Galloway, Stephen. A Little Night Magic, 1982
Greenwood, Frank. Please Call Me Langston, [1985]
Gibson, William. Handy Dandy: A Comedy But, 1984
Harrison-Devore, Frances. Ring around the Rosie, 1981
Hodges, J.J. Never Enough, n.d.
Los Angeles Playwrights. Coming Home to the NAACP and Black Theatre, [1989]
McGhee-Anderson, Kathleen. Memphis September: A Play in Two Acts, 1986
McGhee-Anderson, Kathleen. Oak and Ivy, 1985
Moreland, J.B. To Woodrow Wilson: A Stage Play, n.d.
Prince, Paul. The Mark of a Man, n.d.
Rosenthal, Mark I. and Edgar Stroke. Brer Rabbit: Estimate, 1988
Sain, L.C. What Is to Be Done? 1985
S.n. Over Fried Chicken, n.d.
Wadsworth, Pat. Child Development as Applied at Nursery School, n.d.
Zweibel, Alan. The Boys: Gene's Problem, 1989
Partial play scripts, n.d.
Speeches, n.d.
Series 3. Community activities, 1979-1992
Scope and Content Note
Arts Advisory Board
Correspondence, 1990
Meeting notes, 1990
Los Angeles Cultural Master Plan, 1990
Los Angeles African American Arts Council, 1990
California Arts Council, 1988, n.d.
Education in Los Angeles
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scholarship, 1990-1991
Flyers, brochures, n.d.
Childcare legislation, 1980
Los Angeles bicentennial celebration, 1979, 1981
Committee to save Sunset Hall, 1990
Public works
Neighborhood watch signs, n.d.
Ordinance on Public Works Improvement, n.d.
Yard sanitation complaint, 1981-1982
Miscellaneous, 1979-1981, 1990, 1992, n.d.
Series 4. Religious activities, 1978-1982
Scope and Content Note
The Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles
General, 1980-81
Nominations for elected officials, 1979, 1981
Newsletter, 1981
The Union of Black Episcopalians, 1980-1981
Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 1981, 1988-1989, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1978, 1980, 1988, n.d.
Publications, 1981-1982
Series 5. Paul Robeson, 1976-1991
Scope and Content Note
General, 1976, 1979, 1982, n.d.
Paul Robeson Community Center, 1986, 1988, 1994, n.d.
Paul Robeson Archives, Inc., 1976, 1979, n.d.
Tribute to Paul Robeson, 1991
Paul Robeson Citation Award nominations, 1979, 1981, n.d.
Paul Robeson 21st Century World Citizen Contest, entries, 1991
Clippings, news releases, 1976-1977, 1991, n.d.
Series 6. William (Bill) Taylor, [1975-1980
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, 1975
Sponsors and patrons, n.d.
Receipt book, 1975
Tribute to Bill Taylor, event
Committee name list, n.d.
Invitations, program, 1975, n.d.
Program notes, n.d.
William C. Taylor Memorial committee, 1980
Clippings, 1980
Series 7. The William L. Patterson Foundation, 1976-1989
Scope and Content Note
General, 1977, 1980, n.d.
Correspondence, 1976-1977, 1979-1980, n.d.
Louise Patterson, 1989, n.d.
Series 8. Political activism, 1955-1990
Scope and Content Note
The Women's Congress
Annual Conference, Oct. 3-5, 1980
Handwritten notes, n.d.
Women for Racial and Economic Equality (WREE)
Mailings, memos, 1977-1978, n.d.
Proposed bylaws, n.d.
Speech transcripts, n.d.
Bulletin, May-Aug. 1977
World Peace Council
Information sheets, n.d.
Mailings, flyers, 1976-1978
Report of World Conference, Aug. 14-16, 1975
Publications, 1977, n.d.
The Black Caucus, name list, n.d.
Labor unions
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionist, n.d.
Coalition of Labor Union Women, 1981, n.d.
Los Angeles Area Committee for Trade Union Action and Democracy (TUAD), 1976-1977, 1979, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1977, 1982, 1990, n.d.
Wilmington Ten Case, 1981, n.d.
Assorted flyers, mailings, invitations, 1976-1979, 1981, n.d.
Publications, 1955, 1971, 1974-1981, 1986-1987, 1989, n.d.
Posters, n.d.
Series 9. Anti-apartheid activism, 1975-1989
Scope and Content Note
Mailings, 1976-1981
Handwritten notes, n.d.
Membership list, n.d.
Speech transcripts, 1978, 1980
South African Consulate, Los Angeles
Correspondence, petitions, 1980
Ad Hoc Committee on South African Consulate, 1980
Declaration against the South African Embassy, n.d.
Statement to Mayor Tom Bradley, June 16, 1980
City of Los Angeles on South Africa, 1980-1981
Los Angeles African Sister Cities Affiliation, n.d.
Art against Apartheid Los Angeles, n.d.
American Committee on Africa, 1978-1980, n.d.
Washington Office on Africa, 1977-1981, 1986, n.d.
National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation (NAIMSAL)
Information sheets, n.d.
Minutes, June 3, 1980
Financial statements, receipts, 1979-1980
Mailings, 1979, 1981, n.d.
Newsletters, 1980
Conferences
World Conference Against Apartheid, Racism, and Colonialism in Southern Africa, June 16-19, 1977
Conference of Solidarity with the Struggle of the African and Arab Peoples, Sept. 14-17, 1978
The International Conference in Support of the Liberation Movements in Southern Africa, April 10-12, 1979
Conference in Solidarity with the Liberation Struggles of the Peoples of Southern Africa, Oct. 9-11, 1981
The American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society (ACCESS), 1976-1981, n.d.
Feed the Children, South Africa, 1979
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), n.d.
Assorted notes, n.d.
Flyers, mailings, 1979-1980, n.d.
Publications, 1975, 1978-1981, 1987-1989, n.d.
Clippings, 1975-1978, 1980, 1985-1986, n.d.
Series 10. Communist solidarity activism, 1974-1990
Scope and Content Note
Communist Party, USA
Mailings, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1988, n.d.
Report to the 22nd Convention, CPUSA, n.d.
Report on the 1977 People's World Circulation Drive, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1990, n.d.
Publications, 1979, 1985
Society for Cultural Relations, USA-USSR, 1981, 1986, n.d.
Radio Moscow, articles, 1985
Publications, 1974-1975, 1978-1979, n.d.
Clippings, 1976-1978, n.d.
Series 11. Clippings, 1975-1987
Scope and Content Note
Clippings, 1975-1979, 1981-1982, 1985-1987, n.d.