Black---Arts---Culture
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Akbar Imhotep papers
Collection
Identifier: aarl010-009
Scope and Contents
The Akbar Imhotep Papers consist of 17 boxes. These boxes contain letters, poems, manuscripts, pictures and articles from and about the multifaceted artist Akbar Imhotep. The collection documents his involvement with various organizations, such as Toastmasters, Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia, the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS), and the Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association. The collection also highlights his work as a community activist in and around Atlanta.
Dates:
1951 - 2022
Atlanta Caribbean Association, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: aarl008-002
Scope and Contents
The administrative activities of the Atlanta Caribbean Association, Inc., are recorded in this collection. These activities span between 1983 and 2010 and include project plans and budgets, meeting minutes, correspondences, publications, financial records, and legal documents. The collection also contains photographs, original copies of the organization’s publications “The Caribbean Star” and the “Caribbean Express,” and Carnival memorabilia that includes sketches, costumes, T-Shirts, and...
Dates:
1983-2010
Flyer collection
Series
Identifier: FLY-001
Scope and Contents
A small collection of flyers from events of events celebrating the African diaspora and the Civil Rights Movement.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900 - 2000
Harmon Perry Collection
Collection
Identifier: aarl-96-006
Scope and Contents
The Harmon Perry Collection consists of images taken by photographer Harmon Perry, who worked for the Atlanta Daily World and as a reporter of the Atlanta Journal. The photographs in this collection are of Atlanta social life, politicians, educators and everyday snapshots of people in Atlanta from the 1960s to the 1980s.This collection will benefit researchers of Atlanta black life during the late 20th century, these photographs serve as a history of predominately black...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900 - 1993
Harold Wright Cruse papers
Collection
Identifier: aarl99-001
Scope and Contents
The Harold Wright Cruse Papers hold the documents, correspondences, photographs, and ephemeral materials of scholar and writer Harold Wright Cruse. This collection consists of twelve series: Personal Papers, Correspondence, University of Michigan, Harold Wright Cruse Writings, Speaking Engagements, Organizations, Research Files, Ephemera, Writings by Others, Printed and Published Materials, Photographs, and Audiovisual. The Personal Papers consist of materials that span from Cruse's career...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940 - 1999
Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: POF-01
Scope and Contents
The Auburn Avenue Research Library Poster Collection includes posters and historical reproductions which chronicle many events in African American History. The posters were produced primarily through offset and photomechanical printing methods with some hand done items. Some of the subjects covered are political campaigns, educational items, special events, lectures and plays and theatrical productions. Some feature original artwork or are autographed by prominent African Americans. The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920 - 2000