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Richmond Barthe papers

 Collection
Identifier: 034
Scope and Contents The papers of Richmond Barthe, Harlem Renaissance sculptor, consist of correspondence, contact books, programs, brochures, news and magazine clippings, notes, lists, financial information, poetry, letters, passports, publications, resumes, advertisements, and photographs. The papers have been arranged in three general groups of correspondence, other materials, and photographs. The correspondence has been arranged into nine divisions alphabetically according to topic and...
Dates: Created: 1901-1989; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1987

Derrick Joshua Beard collection

 Collection
Identifier: 488
Content Description This collection contains news clippings, programs, brochures, and slides regarding Derrick Joshua Beard's private collection devoted to African American decorative arts and exhibitions of his collection under the title Sankofa Exhibition: African American Traditions in Decorative Arts. Also present is an article by Beard on the Muslim presence in the United States; articles on Omar bin Said, a West African Muslim enslaved in North Carolina; a photocopy of a manuscript in Arabic written by...
Dates: Other: 1870-2010

Black Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 048
Content Description

This artificial collection of memorabilia documents Black artists (1908-2002). This collection consists of news clippings, programs, posters, exhibition catalogs, correspondence, announcements, and invitations arranged in chronological order.

Dates: Other: 1908-2002

Peter Bodlaender collection

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Identifier: 052
Content Description

17 prints, including 2 framed, by Margaret Burroughs, Leslie Emery, and F. Bazille. 30 phonodiscs, including singles and albums, and 14 books. Books have been separated to cataloging. Prints have been separated to Fine Art collection.

Dates: Other: 1870-1969

Marguerite Cartwright papers

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Identifier: 72
Content Description The papers of actress, journalist and educator Dr. Marguerite Cartwright chronicle her personal life, career and academic endeavors. The collection encompasses 165.59 linear feet and provides an in-depth look at African Americans and world affairs, contemporary issues facing the United States in the mid-twentieth century, the anti-colonialism movement following World War II, and the United Nations through her work as an accredited UN correspondent for the Pittsburgh Courier. She was...
Dates: 1912-1984

Elizabeth Catlett papers

 Collection
Identifier: 078
Scope and Contents The papers of Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor, graphic artist, teacher, and political activist, consist of correspondence, audiotape cassettes, biographical data, news clippings, notes, photographs, exhibition catalogs, posters, writings, and a reel-to-reel film. The papers have been arranged into three general groups: correspondence, non-correspondence and oversized items, and is arranged alphabetically according to topic and chronologically within each file unit. Non-correspondence includes...
Dates: Created: 1959-1984; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1984

Elizabeth Catlett papers addendum

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Identifier: 078-1
Scope and Contents The Elizabeth Catlett papers addendum consists primarily of Catlett's professional correspondence (1959-2003) and items collected by her throughout her professional life as a sculptor, graphic artist, teacher, and political activist. The collection measures 12.5 linear feet and dates from 1942-2003, with the bulk of material dating from 1976-2000. Correspondence in the collection is comprised mostly of letters received by Catlett from museums, galleries, and individuals...
Dates: Created: 1942-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1976-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1987

Elizabeth Catlett papers addendum II

 Collection
Identifier: 078-2
Scope and Contents The addition to the papers of artist Elizabeth Catlett consists of correspondence, photographs, exhibition and event ephemera, and certificates. Events covered within the materials include creation and installation of a commissioned Catlett sculpture at Terrell Place in Washington, D.C. (2003); presentation of The Sharecropper print to the University of Iowa Museum of Art (2002); Elizabeth Catlett’s birthday weekend exhibition celebration at the Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Dates: Created: 1921-2011; Other: Majority of material found in 1995-2008; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/2014

Ida Cullen Cooper papers

 Collection — Container: Audiotapes
Identifier: 102
Scope and Contents The Ida Cullen Cooper papers date from 1928 to 1986 and consist mainly of materials that reflect Cooper's marriage to poet Countee Cullen late in his life and Cooper's efforts to promote his legacy following the poet's death. A smaller amount of material reflects Cooper's own personal life, including items related to her interest in African American and African art. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, new clippings, invitations and programs, publications, financial records,...
Dates: Created: 1928-1986; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1971

Gene Elder papers

 Collection
Identifier: 146
Content Description This collection documents the life and career of Gene Elder, a San Antonio artist and gay rights advocate. His papers include correspondence, exhibition announcements and invitations, catalogs, and other printed items on the arts and gay rights in San Antonio. As an advocate for the arts, Elder was the driving force behind the transformation of a collection of old warehouse buildings into the city's arts district. Materials include articles regarding the Blue Star Arts complex in San...
Dates: Other: 1979-1990

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