Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1906-06-03 - 1975-04-12
Josephine Baker (1906-1975), dancer, singer, and humanitarian was born in the United States, but achieved fame as a performer in France before dedicating her life to human rights causes
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Josephine Baker Collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 108
Scope and Contents:
The Josephine Baker Collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, personal papers, and printed material documenting the life and career of Josephine Baker between 1929 and 1968. Evidence of Baker's career as a performer can be found in her correspondence with managers and producers, clippings from her performances, and pamphlets and brochures from concerts. There is correspondence and printed material regarding her appearances in Argentina in 1947 and 1952 and in Canada...
Dates:
1929-1968
Henry Hurford Janes-Josephine Baker collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 2
Overview:
The Henry Hurford Janes-Josephine Baker Collection consists of letters, biographical materials, clippings, and photographs collected by Mr. Janes documenting Josephine Baker's life, principally after 1943.
Dates:
1926-1986
Photographs of prominent African Americans
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 76
Overview:
Photographs drawn from various collections in the James Weldon Johnson Collection. The collection includes predominantly images of prominent African American writers, cultural leaders, and entertainers, as well as photographs by important African American photographers. A small number of images document people and places outside the United States. The collection forms a visual record of artists, writers, actors, musicians, and politicians active chiefly in the United States from the 1920s...
Dates:
1875-1978