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Jason Berry papers
Collection
Identifier: 045
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Jason Berry, author, civil rights activist, and press secretary to Charles Evers, consist of 7.89 linear feet of material related to civil rights, politics, and race relations in Mississippi and Louisiana. The papers also document Berry's journalism and interest in the history of jazz in New Orleans, as well as environmental issues in southeast Louisiana. The bulk of the materials consist of documentation related to Charles Evers' gubernatorial (1971) and senatorial...
Dates:
Created: 1971-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1988; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1986
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Amistad Research Center
Hale Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: 667
Scope and Contents
The Hale Smith papers cover the length of Smith's musical career, documenting his education at the Cleveland Institute of Music; his early career in Cleveland, particularly with the Karamu Theatre; his move to New York where he worked the jazz circuit with Dizzy Gillepsie and Chico Hamilton before he settled into his career as a music editor, an educator, and a copyright specialist; and the relationships he developed over time up to shortly before his death. Hale Smith maintained a...
Dates:
Created: 1840-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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