Doris E. Abramson

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Doris E. Abramson (died January 7, 2008) [1] was an American professor, writer, editor, and bookstore proprietor in the United States. [2] She did her dissertation at Columbia University and published a book on black playwrights. [3] The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has a collection of her papers. [4]

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Life

She grew up in Amherst and taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. [5] The school's has a photo of her from ca. 1948. [6]

She died of cancer at her home in New Salem. [5]

Books

References

  1. ↑ Home, Witty's Funeral. "Obituary for Doris E. Abramson". Obituary for Doris E. Abramson.
  2. ↑ Coiner, Miles (October 11, 1971). "Contemporary Black Drama from "A Raisin in the Sun" to "No Place to be Somebody" ed. by Clinton F. Oliver and Stephanie Sills (review)" . Modern Drama. 14 (3): 362. doi:10.1353/mdr.1971.0010. S2CID   193256608 – via Project MUSE.
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Doris Abramson, professor emeritus of Theater known for pioneering study of black playwrights". News & Media Relations. January 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Abramson, Doris E. – Special Collections & University Archives".
  5. 1 2 Marquard, Bryan (January 10, 2008). "Doris Abramson, 82; was poet, U-Mass professor, performer". Boston.com– via The Boston Globe.
  6. ↑ "Doris E. Abramson in pose". www.digitalcommonwealth.org.
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