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Lynn Manning papers, 1992-2015.
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Title:

Lynn Manning papers, 1992-2015

Creator/Contributor:

Manning, Lynn, 1955-2015, creator, creator.

Abstract:

Contains biographical information, programs, one typescript screenplay titled "Shoot!", one typescript play titled "Object Lesson, one copy of "Out of Sight Out of...5 Blind Poets" featuring one of Lynn Manning's poems, promotional materials for "Available Light", a theatrical production that featured Manning's play, Shoot!, and various ephemera from other performances. Also includes two photocopies of photographs of Manning, one showing him standing with President Barack Obama. 2021 additions (in box 2) include typescript drafts of "Weights" (2000), assorted programs and photographs, and a folder of travel/business records.

Date:

1992 (issued)

Subject:

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Poets, Black -- California -- Los Angeles
Poets, Black -- United States
African American dramatists -- California -- Los Angeles
African American dramatists -- United States
Blind poets -- California -- Los Angeles
Blind poets -- United States
Poets, American -- California -- Los Angeles
Artists with disabilities -- California
Blind artists -- Drama
Dramatists
Poètes noirs -- Californie -- Los Angeles
Poètes noirs -- États-Unis
Dramaturges noirs américains -- Californie -- Los Angeles
Dramaturges noirs américains -- États-Unis
Poètes aveugles -- Californie -- Los Angeles
Poètes aveugles -- États-Unis
Poètes américains -- Californie -- Los Angeles
Artistes handicapés -- Californie
Dramaturges
African American dramatists
Artists with disabilities
Blind artists
Blind poets
Dramatists
Poets, American
Poets, Black
California
California -- Los Angeles
United States
Manning, Lynn -- 1955-2015 -- Archives
Manning, Lynn -- 1955-2015 -- Portraits
Manning, Lynn -- 1955-2015

Note:

Digital materials: UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via a Special Collections Request link.
Gift of Dorothy Raybon; 2016.
Additions: Gift of Dorothy Raybon; 2021.
Digital materials transferred to the Digital Collections of the Bancroft Library.
Sound recordings transferred to the Audio-Visual Collections of the Bancroft Library.
Lynn Manning (April 30, 1955-August 3, 2015) was an award winning African American playwright, poet and actor from Los Angeles, known for his autobiographical work that explores the complexities of life as a blind man.
Lynn Manning papers, BANC MSS 2016/248, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

manuscripts for publication.
Archives.
Drama.
Portraits.
Film scripts.
Plays.
Poems.

Physical Description:

0.4 (2
2

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Digital materials: UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via a Special Collections Request link.