August Wilson's Archives are Heading to the University of Pittsburgh
The 450-box acquisition includes the playwright's unpublished material, notebooks, early drafts of plays, and much more.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz
The Chicago Tribune has reported that the archives of acclaimed playwright August Wilson are heading to the University of Pittsburgh.
Check out the full story HERE.
The 450-box acquisition includes unpublished material (including a draft of a play about Malcolm X), notebooks, early drafts of plays, prose writings, correspondence, props, his two Pulitzer Prize commemorations and MORE.
Wilson's widow Constanza Romero shared:
"August never threw anything away... But there among the cigarette cartons, menus and all the other stuff are some real insights into how he thought."
Read the full story HERE.
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