Waters, Ethel, career archive, 1927–1968, documents African American performance history across stage, film, and music, supporting research into Black entertainment, racial integration in American media, and queer cultural history. Waters emerged from the Harlem jazz and blues scene of the 1920s and became one of the highest-paid Black recording artists.....
Waters, Ethel, group of six items dating from 1934 to 1959, documents the stage and screen career of Ethel Waters, a central figure in twentieth century African American performance history whose work in theater, music, and film intersected with the integration of American entertainment industries. Rising to prominence in Harlem.....
[African American][Film and Entertainment] Waters, Ethel. To Me It’s Wonderful. New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First edition. Original wrappers. Inscribed on the title page by the author: “In His Precious Love / Ethel Waters.” A compelling first-person memoir by trailblazing African American actress and singer Ethel Waters. Waters rose.....
