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Collection of Lillian Evanti materials

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Title: Collection of Lillian Evanti materials, 1925-1963

ID: 7000/EVAN_7003

Primary Creator: Center for Black Music Research (1983-)

Extent: 1.0 Box. More info below.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2004

Forms of Material: Operas

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.”

This collection, dated circa 1925–1963, consists of photographs of Evanti in operatic roles and during visits to Berlin, Mexico and Brazil, plus one letter from Owen Dodson to Evanti thanking her for a donation of costumes to Howard University. Also included is a typescript of the prologue to her autobiography “Where My Caravan Has Rested” with handwritten additions, given as a speech at Women’s day of the Century of Negro Progress Exposition in Chicago in 1963.

Lillian Evanti (August 12, 1890 – December 6, 1967), was an African American opera singer who rose to international fame during the 1920s.

Repository: Center for Black Music Research

Alternate Extent Statement: 1 box

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: None

Physical Access Note: Includes photographs