AHJ_ah11269 Inventory of the Butterfly McQueen papers, 1960s-1970s McQueen (Butterfly) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort June 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary McQeen, Butterfly Butterfly McQueen papers 1960s-1970s 11269 0.1 cubic feet (1 oversized envelope) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen (b. 1911) was an African American actress. The films she was in include "Gone with the Wind", "Affectionately Yours", "Mildred Pierce", "Duel in the Sun", and "Amazing Grace". While living in Harlem in the 1970s, she did community relations and recreation work for the City Park System. She is in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

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The Butterfly McQueen papers contain three publicity photographs, and one photograph of her working with children in Harlem. There is an autobiographical manuscript of eighteen pages signed by her, of her thoughts about her life, social causes, movies starring Blacks, and the presidency of Richard Nixon.

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