Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Allen, Harry, 1963-
- Abstract:
- Collection includes articles, magazines, transcripts, lectures and interviews. Time-based media content primary pertains to his Indiana University lectures in 1998, sponsored by Archives of African American Music and Culture.
- Extent:
- 2 document cases (1.75 linear feet)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
Harry Allen Collection, SC 34, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Harry Allen is a hip hop activist, writer, radio host, and "media assassin." He has written for publications such as VIBE, The Source, and The Village Voice for 20 years and publishes his own blog, Media Assassin, that addresses race, politics, and culture. He has a longtime association with the rap group Public Enemy and collaborated with Rockstar Games on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Between 2003-2015, Allen was host and producer for the weekly radio show "NONFICTION," aired on WBAI-NY/99.5 FM. Allen is a 2017 Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellow at Harvard University and a 2020 CAST (Center for Arts, Science, and Technology) Visiting Artist at M.I.T. Beginning in the 1990s, Allen has worked as an advisor to the Archives of African American Music & Culture. Harry Allen lectures at colleges and universities, speaking about his photography of Public Enemy's members before the band was formed, as well as speaking about the history, development, and social/political/economic issues of rap and hip hop. His lectures at Indiana University are documented in this collection.
- Scope and Content:
The Harry Allen Collection includes a selection of published articles by Harry Allen, media and documents related to his work with the Archives of African American Music & Culture, and a selection of recorded media appearances.
- Processing information:
Processed by AAAMC Staff. Completed in 2023.
- Arrangement:
Arranged in 3 series:
- Series 1: Papers
- Series 2: Indiana University materials
- Series 3: Additional time-based media
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS-Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Rap (Music)
Hip-hop
Hip-hop--Periodicals
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism
Rap (Music) -- Social aspects
Music in African American universities and colleges
Music journalists - Names:
- Indiana University, Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Use of time-based media materials (audio and video) may require production of listening or viewing copies.
Access to streaming audio, moving image, and full resolution digital image materials may currently be restricted to researchers who can authenticate with an IU account or who are physically present on campus. Remote streaming to individual researchers may be allowed with the completion of applicable forms.
For further information about access to online audiovisual materials, contact AAAMC staff at aaamc@indiana.edu.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Indiana Public Records Act (5-14-3-2 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Indiana University assumes no responsibility.
Copyright is retained by the creators/authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture, and may require the written permission of the creator(s)/author(s) or donor(s).
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Harry Allen Collection, SC 34, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-1812805 East 10th StreetBloomington, Indiana 47408-2601, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-8547aaamc@indiana.edu