The collection includes music manuscripts which consists of submitted compositions, fragments, and transcriptions that were all owned by Dizzy Gillespie. Also included are works of art completed by Dizzy’s wife, Lorraine Gillespie. The artwork include...
Description:
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Gillespie taught himself how to play trumpet and trombone and went on to perform in big bands and establish his own band. He also was a composer, bandleader, and a fi...
Subject (Name):
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. and Gillespie, Lorraine.
Subject (Topic):
Arrangement (Music)., African American musicians, Bop (Music)., Jazz musicians, Music, Manuscripts, Trumpet players, Portraits, and Sheet music
Fort Valley State College (Ga.) --Periodicals and Work, John W. (John Wesley), 1901-1967
Subject (Topic):
African American composers, African American educators, African American musicians, African American singers, and African American universities and colleges --Georgia --Periodicals
Photographs of performers of the 101 Ranch Real West show, rehearsing on the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma, eating lunch under an open tent, and parading in Oklahoma City and other venues. Performers include Native Americans, an African American "jig band," ...
Description:
Individual photographs are 12 x 17 cm. or smaller, and are accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.), 101 Ranch Historic District (Okla.), and Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Subject (Name):
Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West (Show)
Subject (Topic):
Circus performers, Circus, Wild west shows, African American musicians, Indians of North America, Performances & portrayals, and Parades
African American arts, American literature, African American authors, History and criticism, Literature, Black authors, African American musicians, and Musicians, Black
The collection includes photographs, clippings, and copies of drawings primarily of well-known Black artists, writers, activists, political figures, singers, actors, musicians, scholars, and other figures throughout history. Most of the images depict ...
Description:
Josephine DeWitt Rhodehamel (1901-2000) was a librarian in California and co-authored Ina Coolbrith: Librarian and Laureate of California (1973).
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967., Rhodehamel, Josephine DeWitt, 1901-2000., and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Subject (Topic):
African American actors, African American athletes, African American authors, African American celebrities, African American musicians, African American singers, African Americans, and History
Circa 300 photographs compiled by Dora Bacote, circa 1923-1960. Images document Bacote’s family and friends living in New York City and New Jersey. Also includes circa 50 photographs of African American entertainers who performed at the Cotton Club in...
Description:
Dora Bacote (1905-) was an African American singer who performed at the Cotton Club in the 1930s. Bacote is listed as a cast member in the 1934 Broadway play "Africana".
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State), New York, New Jersey, United States, and New York (N.Y.)
Subject (Name):
Alvis, Hayes, 1907-1972, Anderson, Ivie, Andrews, Avis, Bacote, Dora, 1905-, Banks, Billy, -1967, Beane, Reginald, Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, Horne, Lena, Kahloah, McDaniel, Floyd, Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975, Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964., Washington, George Dewey, Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977, Whitman, Ernest, Cotton Club., Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and Nicholas Brothers
Subject (Topic):
African American entertainers, African American musicians, African American singers, African American women, African Americans, Entertainers, Musicians, and Singers
