Locke, Alain, 1885-1954
Person
Dates
- Existence: September 13, 1885-June 9, 1954
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection manuscript music
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 355
Scope and Contents:
Autograph manuscript and manuscript reproduction scores and parts for circa 50 works, most by African American composers, including music for voice and piano, chorus, band, or orchestra, 1902-1957, with most 1931-1945 or undated. Circa 20 composers are represented, including Margaret Bonds, H. T. Burleigh, William L. Dawson, George Gershwin, W. C. Handy, Hall Johnson, Ulysses Kay, Florence Price, William Grant Still, Roberta Russell Summers Stone, Howard Swanson, and Will H. Vodery. Vocal music...
Dates:
1902-1957, bulk 1931-1945
Claude McKay collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 27
Overview:
The Claude McKay Collection consists of correspondence, writings, personal papers, photographs and memorabilia documenting the life and work of Claude McKay.
Dates:
1853-1990, bulk 1922-1948
Anson Phelps Stokes family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 299
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, subject files, memorabilia, photographs, financial records, and other papers detailing the professional career and personal life of Anson Phelps Stokes and family members, including Olivia, Caroline and Helen Stokes. Papers relating to Anson Phelps Stokes document his work with prominent educators, reformers, religious leaders, businessmen, and politicians. Stokes's work on behalf of black education, social issues, and the Phelps-Stokes Fund are...
Dates:
1761-1960, bulk 1892-1958