Title: Collection of Lillian Evanti materials, 1925-1963
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs of Evanti in operatic roles and during visits to Berlin, Mexico and Brazil. Also included is one letter from Owen Dodson to Evanti and a typescript, with handwritten additions, of the prologue to her autobiography “Where My Caravan Has Rested.”
Administrative/Biographical History
Lillian Evanti (August 12, 1890 – December 6, 1967), was an African American opera singer who rose to international fame during the 1920s.