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African American arts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Russell Atkins collection

 Collection — Box 1-6
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0011
Scope and contents This collection gives a glimpse into Atkins's life and work. The collection spans from 1935 until the late 1979. The bulk of the items date in from 1950 to 1979. The focus of the collection is correspondence related to the Free Lance Press and writings by Atkins. The items written by Atkins contain both typescripts and published materials. Included are anthologies where his works were published and printing paste-ups. Handwritten corrections are on some of these items. Also included are some...
Dates: 1926-1988

Wayman A. Carver papers

 Collection — Box 1-2, OS 1-6
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0029
Scope and contents Wayman A. Carver (b. 1905 d. 1967), jazz musician and music educator, achieved acclaim for his virtuosity and artistry as a flutist during his tenure from 1934-39 with Chick Webb and his Orchestra. In the series “Giants of Jazz” (International Musician April 1963), Leonard Feather credits Wayman Carver as being internationally recognized as the first and only jazz musician to play the flute during the decade of the 1930s.Wayman Carver, a graduate of...
Dates: 1927 - 2001

Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection

 Collection — Box 1-118, OS Box 4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0034
Scope and contents The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent.One interesting feature of this collection is the large number of original manuscripts, poetry and correspondence Harold Jackman managed to obtain. There are such jewels as an original handwritten poem by noted poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar along with an original draft of Giovionni's Room by literary great, James Baldwin. They knew Mr. Jackman...
Dates: 1881-1995

Dawud Anyabwile Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0168
Content Description Spanning from 1978-2017, this collection documents Dawud Anyabwile's life and work. The collection contains printed and published materials which consist of storyboards, comic books, sketchbooks, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Items of note include seven issues of Brotherman Comics co-created by Anyabwile and his brother Guy Sims. This collection also contains a small amount of records pertaining to Big City Entertainment. Also included are oversized materials such as plaques and...
Dates: 1978-2017

Hoyt William Fuller collection

 Collection — Box 1-65
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0039
Scope and contents The Hoyt William Fuller Collection documents his career from 1943-1981. Included in these papers are several autobiographies that together give an account of his childhood and youth. The collection follows his long association with the Bertha Krausner Literary Agency and includes an extensive collection of his short stories as well as those of aspiring writers and established writers, poets, historians and others.Mr. Fuller's association with Johnson Publishing Company from the...
Dates: 1940-1981

Maud Cuney Hare papers

 Collection — Box 1-9
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0041
Scope and contents This is a small but notable collection that sheds light on the interests and achievements of an African American woman of rare musical and literary talent, Maud Cuney Hare. Her collection of songs include melodies and creole music originating from such places as Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba. The music manuscripts, with beautiful lithographic drawings, date back as far as 1843. Also of interest are the programs to Cuney Hare's music and costume recitals and music talks. In...
Dates: 1843-1936

Aku Kadogo papers, 1971-2018

 Collection — Box 1-5, OS 1-6
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0160
Scope and Contents The collection documents the multifaceted career of Aku Kadogo as a director, performer, choreographer, and educator. The Aku Kadogo papers span the years from 1975 to 2018, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1978 to 2004. It is comprised of personal papers, productions, photographs, and audiovisual materials.The Productions Series is the largest series in the collection documenting Kadogo’s work as a director, performer, choreographer, and educator. This series also...
Dates: 1971-2018

Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-00210
Scope and contents

This collection's materials are comprised of papers, photographs, documents, and ephemera about the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. The collection includes photographs, programs, and posters from events hosted at the Chapel, personal and professional papers of Dean Carter from his tenure as Dean of the Chapel and the papers of Lamar Alford during his time as dramatist in residence at Morehouse College.

Dates: 1942 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1989

Morehouse College Vertical Files

 Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-00141
Scope and contents

The Morehouse College Vertical Files include Commencement programs, Founder’s Day programs, Publications, News Releases, News Articles, Brochures, Alumni Association Materials, Athletics, Academic Departments, various organizations, Homecoming, Honors Day, Campus Buildings, Reports, and other Academic materials.

Dates: 1883 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980