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Audio tapes, 1969-1993

 Series
Identifier: Series 5

Scope and contents

Ivie Jackman and the Harold Jackman Memorial Committee decided to record their rememberences of the Harlem Renaissance and the people associated with the period. The interviews also recorded how the artists felt about their own works or works done by others. Some notable interviewees were: Ivie Jackman, Ossie Davis, Owen Dodson, Robert Earl Jones, Rosetta LeNoire, Butterfly McQueen and Charles Sebree. Besides these interviews there are recordings of special events, such as: The Phillis Wheatley Festival, the National Conference of Afro American Writers, and the Rally for the Montgomery 20th Anniversary. There are also political recordings such as those by Rev. Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-1993

Extent

1 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The tapes are arranged alphabetically by interviewee or by the event. Where there are two different subjects on one tape, it is arranged by the subject on side one.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Repository

Contact:

404-978-2052
404-978-2109 (Fax)