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Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee papers

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series I: Binders

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Productions

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American Negro Theatre (ANT) and Anna Lucasta

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Title
Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946
Names
Davis, Ossie (Correspondent)
Dee, Ruby (Addressee)
Collection

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee papers

Series I: Binders

Productions

American Negro Theatre (ANT) and Anna Lucasta

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1946-07-28
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 305
Topics
American Negro Theatre
Genres
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: 20.5 x 14.5 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22052065
MSS Unit ID: 24595
Archives EAD ID: 3158576
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 25.701.167
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf45a790-f938-013d-695f-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1946: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1946. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc6ce1c0-00e9-013e-36b9-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc6ce1c0-00e9-013e-36b9-0242ac110002

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1946). Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc6ce1c0-00e9-013e-36b9-0242ac110002

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Telegram to Ruby Dee from Ossie Davis dated July 28, 1946