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African Americans in popular culture

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Striker, Ardelle, 1990 February 13

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Leon Bailey introduces Professor Ardelle Striker. Striker speaks about who has produced Black Theatre followed by trends in Black Theatre today and what is being produced in 1990. Theater professor Ardelle Striker spoke on 2/13/1990 (2015-0002/AC22).

Dates: 1990 February 13
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Stripling, Byron, 1990 April 24

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Leon Bailey introduces Mr. Stripling. Byron Stripling talks about his joy of music, especially Black music. Stripling also performs several pieces. Trumpeter Byron Stripling lectured on 4/24/1990 (2015-0002/AC23).

Dates: 1990 April 24
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Talib Rasul Hakim lectures at the University of Connecticut.

 Digital Record
Identifier:  http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Hakim
Dates: 1974 - 1984
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Taylor, Pat , 1978 November 21

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Scope and Contents Dancer Pat Taylor lectured on 11/21/1978 (2015-0002/RR275). Hale Smith shares how he met tonight's speaker as part of his introduction. An instructor in the New York City school system, Patricia Taylor is an authority on the subjects of dance and culture. She discusses "Culture Carriers;" specifically the contribution that the performing arts make particularly to who we are in our own very unique and distinct ways. Before majoring in Dance at UCLA, Taylor began taking dance lessons at the...
Dates: 1978 November 21
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Ted Joans and Frederick King lecture at the University of Connecticut

 Digital Record
Identifier: RR 199 1 reel, Side A-1:04:32, Side B-0:49:29; tape speed 3¾ IPS; track position ½-Track Mono; Substrate: Polyester. The recordings were combined for ease of listening. The combined run time of the digital recording is 1:53:57.
Dates: 1976 October 26
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Ted Joans and Frederick King lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685500
Dates: 1976 October 26
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Ted Joans lectures at the University of Connecticut.

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Identifier:  http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Joans
Dates: 1971 - 1982
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

The Cornbread Players perform Walter Jones' one act play, "Jazznite," at the University of Connecticut.

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685511
Dates: 1972 February 8
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Thompson, Leon, 1975 - 1978

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Scope and Contents Conductor Leon Thompson delivered 2 lectures. He spoke on 4/1/1975 (2015-0002/RR276) and 3/28/1978 (2015-0002/RR277). Thompson studied music at the Eastman School of Music and then went on to the University of Southern California to pursue his doctorate in conducting. In 1955, while teaching at West Virginia State College, Thompson was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Paris. While there he studied with Pierre Monteux, Nadia Boulanger, Howard Hanson, and George Szell. ...
Dates: 1975 - 1978
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Tillis, Frederick, 1985 - 1989

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Scope and Contents Musician, composer, performer, poet, arts advocate and administrator, director emeritus of the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center (FAC) and co-founder and director emeritus of its Jazz in July program Frederick Tillis delivered 4 lectures. He spoke on 10/15/1985 (2015-0002/RR278), 10/7/1986 (2015-0002/RR279), 10/6/1987 (2015-0002/RR280), and 9/12/1989 (2015-0002/AC24). RR 278 Recording begins after Professor Tillis has begun talking about his childhood and his...
Dates: 1985 - 1989
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Troupe, Quincy, 1971 - 1988

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Scope and Contents Poet and journalist Quincy Troupe delivered 11 lectures over a 17 year period. Troupe spoke on 11/18/1975 (2015-0002/RR281), 1/24/1978 (2015-0002/RR282), 2/5/1980 (2015-0002/RR283), 3/24/1981 (2015-0002/RR284) 2/1/1983 (2015-0002/RR285), 1/31/1984 (2015-0002/RR286), 2/25/1986 (2015-0002/RR287), 1/27/1987 (2015-0002/RR288), 3/22/1988 (2015-0002/RR289), 4/12/1971 (2015-0002/RR313), and on an unidentified date (2015-0002/AC25).AC 25 [Difficult to hear speakers over the sound of...
Dates: 1971 - 1988
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Turney, Norris , 1973 September 11

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Scope and Contents Norris Turney lectured on 9/11/1973 (2015-0002/RR290). Hale Smith introduces Norris Turney who plays reed instruments as well as the flute. Mr. Turney tells a story about a man nobody ever heard about who had a beautiful soul and loved music. Turney, primarily known as a saxophonist also played flute and clarinet, was an active performer in Ohio, Chicago, and New York City for 50 years. After playing with A.B. Townsend in Ohio, Turney toured with the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra before...
Dates: 1973 September 11
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Valerie Capers lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685464
Dates: 1973 January 30
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Vincent Smith lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002SmithV
Dates: 1984 - 1990
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Walters, Oscar , 1977 November 1, 1985 September 24

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Scope and Contents Art professor at UConn, Oscar Walters delivered lectures on 11/1/1977 (2015-0002/RR293) and 9/24/1985 (2015-0002/RR294).RR 293 Hale Smith introduces Professor Walters who brought some paintings over from the gallery to illustrate his talk. Walters provides background and significance of his work. [introduction begins at 0:1:03 and sound is uneven until 0:1:40]RR 294 Professor Walters spoke about his experiences in all-white educational institutions, a matriculated...
Dates: 1977 November 1, 1985 September 24
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Walters, Oscar, Jayne Cortez, and Melvin Edwards, 1970 April 2

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Scope and Contents A 4/2/1970 lecture featured 3 artists: Oscar Walters, Jayne Cortez, and Melvin Edwards (2015-0002/RR315). Please view the individual profiles of each person for more information. RR 315 A 4/2/1970 lecture featured 3 artists: Oscar Walters, Jayne Cortez, and Melvin Edwards (2015-0002/RR315). Oscar Walters speaks first about about the development of the form in which he's been working. Poet Jayne Cortez reads from her works including ...
Dates: 1970 April 2
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Walters, Oscar, Jayne Cortez and Melvin Edwards lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685532
Dates: 1970 April 2
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Wesley Brown lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685457
Dates: 1987 October 27
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Whitten, Jack, 1971 March 17, 1988 April 26

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Scope and Contents Painter and sculptor Jack Whitten delivered 2 lectures. He spoke on 3/17/1971 (2015-0002/RR295) and 4/26/1988 (2015-0002/RR296). Jack Whitten (December 5, 1939 – January 20, 2018)[1] was an American painter and sculptor. In 2016, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts. Originally not an artist, Whitten attended Tuskegee University as a pre-medical student and ROTC cadet, but transferred to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to study art in 1960. There, he became...
Dates: 1971 March 17, 1988 April 26
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

William Demby lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685467
Dates: 1983 April 26
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

William Williams lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860688089
Dates: 1970 November 2
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Williams-Jones, Pearl, undated, 1970 - 1984

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Scope and Contents Singer, pianist, and professor of music Pearl Williams-Jones delivered several lectures over a 14 year period. She spoke to the Black Experience in the Arts course on 10/12/1970 (2015-0002/RR301), 9/28/1971 (2015-0002/RR302), 4/26/1977 (2015-0002/RR303 reel 1), (2015-0002/RR304 reel 2), 4/25/1978 (2015-0002/RR305), 4/8/1980 (2015-0002/RR306), 4/21/1981 (2015-0002/RR307) 4/20/1982 (2015-0002/RR308), 4/10/1984 (2015-0002/RR309 copy 1), and (2015-0002/RR310 copy 2), and an audio...
Dates: undated, 1970 - 1984
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Williams, Julius, 1986 January 28 - 1987 March 3

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Scope and Contents Composer and conductor Julius Williams delivered lectures on 1/28/1986 (2015-0002/RR297) and 3/3/1987 (2015-0002/RR298). Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Lehman College, a master’s degree from the Hartt School of Music, and then went on to study orchestral conducting and composition at the Aspen School of Music in 1984. Since 1998, Williams has been on faculty at the Berklee School of Music where he teaches conducting and composition. He has held positions at Wesleyan...
Dates: 1986 January 28 - 1987 March 3
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Williams, William, 1970 November 2

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Scope and Contents Painter and art professor William Williams delivered a lecture on 11/2/1970 (2015-0002/RR299). Having earned his MFA from Yale University in 1968, Williams saw early success with the purchase of one of his paintings from the Museum of Modern Art in 1969. That same year he began to work at the Studio Museum in Harlem, where he was the artist-in-residence and organizer for the X to the Fourth Power. In 1971, Williams had his first solo exhibition and began teaching at Brooklyn...
Dates: 1970 November 2
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures

Winde, Bea, 1987 February 17

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Scope and Contents Actress Bea Winde lectured on 2/17/1987 (2015-0002/RR300). Also credited as Beatrice Winde, Winde was an actor who appeared in plays, musicals, TV shows, and movies in a career that spanned over 30 years. Her most notable film roles have been in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Lone Star (1996), and The Hurricane (1999). In 1972 Winde was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in her Broadway debut in the musical "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death". Winde went...
Dates: 1987 February 17
Found in: Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library / University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection / Series III: Audio Recordings of Lectures
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