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Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-01
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001) provides a rich source of documentation of a prominent African American family, and covers topics such as education, healthcare, musical traditions and culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. The papers consist of 38 linear feet of personal and collected papers of both individuals and other Covington-Dent family members. The addition to the papers is comprised of...
Dates:
1890-2001, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-2
Scope and Contents
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The Dent Family papers addendum include the personal, professional, and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001). The papers break down into six series: the papers of Albert Walter Dent, the papers of Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent, images, ephemera,...
Dates:
Other: 1948-2010
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Loretta C. Manggrum papers
Collection
Identifier: 242
Content Description
The papers document the career of composer, arranger, and pianist Loretta Manggrum and includes 0.2 linear feet of musical scores, news clippings and audiocassette recordings of Manggrum’s performances. Items of note within the collection are audiocassettes of a 1980 interview with Manggrum and a recording of the program “Can’t You See," a Cantata Composed by Loretta C. Manggrum, a Sermon in Song” (undated).
Dates:
Other: 1970-1987
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Camilla Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: 389
Scope and Contents
The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The papers encompass 1.2 linear feet, which includes 0.2 linear feet of correspondence (letter, post cards, greeting cards, telegrams) and 1.0 linear foot of non-correspondence, including press releases, publicity notices, notes, foreign itineraries, invitations and collected materials about Williams' travels and about other people. The bulk of the papers date...
Dates:
Created: 1944-1975; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1975
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Camilla Williams papers addendum
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 389-1
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the Camilla Williams papers is comprised of 17.7 linear feet correspondence, photographs, albums, scrapbooks, news clippings, programs, press releases, publications, memorabilia, and greeting cards pertaining to Williams' personal and professional activities. The papers document the career of Camilla Williams, acclaimed operatic singer and concert artist, in the United States and abroad. The bulk of the collection focuses on her career as an opera singer and classical music...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Dent, Albert W., Dr. (Albert Walter), 1904-1984 2
- Dent, Jessie Covington (Ernestine Jessie), 1904-2001 2
- Dent, Tom (Thomas Covington), 1932-1998 2
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- Williams, Camilla, 1919-2012 2
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