Projects
name: label: Collection Donor
content: Lewis, Byron E., Sr., 1931-
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content: Byron Lewis Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-2012, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1583, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Primarily documents projects that Lewis was involved in creating, funding, or providing advertising, marketing, and/or publicity services for. The earliest materials document Lewis's professional work before the creation of UniWorld Group, Incorporated (UWG). These materials consist of copies of The Urbanite, a publication co-founded by him, dating from 1961 and Tuesday Magazine dating from 1968 to 1969.  Scripts for the radio play Sounds of the City, a 1974 Black radio soap opera, and records of the program's advertising plan are also included. There are campaign materials for This Far by Faith, a documentary about the direct line of communication between the Black church and community, and a script for the Son of Houdini. Other materials relate to the syndicated television series America's Black Forum and its sale in 2005. Lewis's involvement with the African American film industry is also documented through programs, sales records, incorporation documents, and ephemera. Several files document Lewis's 1995 mission to South Africa, where he was involved in economic and trade relations with South African businesses. These files record both the economic status of South Africa and the end of Apartheid in the nation through articles, magazines, reports, and personal notes. In addition, there are proposals, receipts, advertising materials, tax documents, correspondence, and other materials relating to the nightclub Lewis opened in Harlem, New York called Harlem After Dark.  Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.