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Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Fall 10-28-2018
Abstract
Recognized as the oldest active African American theater in the United States, Karamu House is truly a ‘Cleveland collection’. Portions of its history are housed in several institutions: the Cleveland Public Library, Western Reserve Historical Society, and Cleveland State University. In 2021 Karamu donated its administrative and programmatic archives to Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library. CWRU is home to one of the first academic theater programs in the country, and given that the Karamu materials will live alongside KSL’s archives of Playhouse Square – a venerable institution that dominates the cultural spotlight – KSL will help make Karamu’s legacy accessible to a wider audience. Telling the Karamu story is one step in that process.
Keywords
Karamu, Cleveland, theater, archives
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Recommended Citation
Kepich, Jacey, "Place of Joyful Gathering: The Story of Cleveland’s Karamu House," poster presentation for the Midwest Music Library Association, Bloomington, IN, October 28, 2022
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