African American musicians
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ed Bland papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 310
Abstract:
The collection includes manuscript music, notes and writings, correspondence, professional papers, printed material, and audiovisual and computer media documenting the career of African American composer and musician Ed Bland.
Dates:
1914-2019
Connor and Neff Blues Interviews
Collection
Call Number: BL
Scope and Contents:
The Connor and Neff Blues Collection consists of 96 interviews with various blues musicians and blues industry figures. These interviews were the basis for the 1975 book The Blues by Anthony Connor and Robert Neff.
Dates:
bulk 1964-1976
Vic Dickenson papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 319
Abstract:
The collection contains musical scores, correspondence, photographs, musical instruments, jewelry and accessories, personal and professional papers, printed material, audiotapes, and other papers by or relating to African American jazz trombonist Vic Dickenson and his family.
Dates:
1870-1992
Manet Harrison Fowler and Manet Helen Fowler papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 59
Abstract:
The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Manet Harrison Fowler and her daughter Manet Helen Fowler. The Manet Harrison Fowler material documents her work as a singer, musician, and educator with the Mwalimu School and the Texas Association of Negro Musicians. The Manet Helen Fowler material documents her various research and professional activities with the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society and other organizations. Material includes photographs;...
Dates:
1902-1984
Olivette Miller and Bunny Briggs collection
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 364
Scope and Contents:
The collection includes materials related to both the personal and professional lives of Olivette Miller and Bunny Briggs. The collection includes Miller's contacts' addresses, correspondence, a scrapbook of clippings, and photographs. Scripts, contracts, and photographs related to Briggs' career are included. Also included are programs from performances that Miller and Briggs appeared in. Photographs and writings related to Flournoy E. Miller's biographical materials potentially relate to...
Dates:
1942-2019