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Tom Dent papers
Collection
Identifier: 117
Scope and Contents
The papers of Tom Dent provide a rich documentary source in the areas of African American literature and theater, the Civil Rights Movement, and the society and culture of New Orleans. The collection encompasses 149 linear feet of correspondence, literary manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, financial records, and memorabilia generated by one of New Orleans' most treasured poets, playwrights, and oral historians. Dent was a prolific writer of letters, poetry, and...
Dates:
Created: 1861-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1959-1998; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
WGBH Radio New Orleans Jazz Modules collection
Collection
Identifier: 2062
Content Description
The WGBH Radio New Orleans Jazz Modules collection includes a series of nine audio histories of New Orleans jazz musicians and jazz scholars, each under ten minutes in length. Topics and/or artists include: Ellis Marsalis on teaching jazz; Jason Berry on jazz funerals; Roger Lewis; Ed Blackwell; Danny Barker; Edward "Kidd" Jordan; Blue Lou Barker; and African retention in New Orleans culture. Accompanying the audiocassette is a memorandum with a brief description of the content of each audio...
Dates:
Other: 1991
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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