Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift, Barbara Edwards Lee (former corresponding secretary of the National Negro Opera Company (NNOC) and niece of the founder and director of the company, Mary Cardwell Dawson), 1971. Documents related to the career of singer La Julia Rhea, who performed the title role in the NNOC's first operatic production of Aida, were given to the collection by her sons, Robert Lee Rhea and Henry James Rhea, in 1989.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The National Negro Opera Company Collection was processed by Kate Rourke, Rodney Todd, Joel Sorensen, Greg Pierce, and Robert Saladini, in August 1993. The collection was further processed and coded for EAD format by George Kipper in December 2012.
Transfers
The costumes have been transferred to the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], National Negro Opera Company Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.