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Archives of African American Music and Culture

Archives of African American Music and Culture

Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-181
2805 East 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2601, United States
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The Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) is a repository for materials covering a wide range of African American musical idioms and cultural expressions from the post-World War II era. Highlights include interviews, researcher documentation, and publicity materials featuring Black performers, artists, radio personalities, and music industry executives.

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William Banfield Collection, 1983-2007

2 document cases (1.42 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 99
This collection consists of manuscript scores of Banfield's music, promotional and ephemeral material relating to Banfield, and recordings and transcripts of interviews that Banfield conducted with a variety of African-American composers as well as recordings of Banfield's radio show, Landscapes in Color.

Undine Smith Moore Collection of Original Music and Manuscripts by Black Composers, 1940-2022

5 document cases (4 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 1
Manuscript and printed scores, photographs, biographical material, and recordings by Black composers active from 1950 to present.

Undine Smith Moore Collection, 1951-1981

1 document case (1 linear foot) Collection ID: SC 102
This collection consists of published and manuscript scores of Moore's music, as well as photographs of Moore and videos containing performances and interviews.

Tom Draper Collection, 1970-1998

2 document cases (0.42 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 160
Draper's collection documents the career of an African American music executive and covers his tenures at RCA Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Phyl Garland Collection, approximately 1945-2006, bulk 1972-1992

22 document cases (9.24 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 111
The Phyl Garland Collection consists primarily of personal papers, including original typescripts for Garland's columns in Ebony and Stereo Review, and related research and photographs. Also included are 41 original audiocassette recordings of interviews conducted by Garland (except as noted) primarily with various African American musicians, artists, and filmmakers. Topics include African American composers and musicians as well as various genres of music including, but not limited to, jazz, R&B, soul, rock, classical, and blues. Record company publicity materials include publicity photos and press releases for over 900 artists.

Michael Woods Collection, 1983-2019, undated

5 document cases (2.7 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 74
Programs, press releases, audio recordings, and manuscript charts for jazz compositions composed by Hamilton College music professor Michael "Doc" Woods.

John A. Jackson Collection, 1963-2005

1 records cartons (1 linear foot) Collection ID: SC 141
The collection includes 47 audiocassettes and partial transcripts of interviews conducted by Jackson primarily for his book, A House On Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, as well as related articles and book drafts.

Extensions of the Tradition concert series, 1994-2017

1 document case (0.21 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 123
Extensions of the Tradition is an annual event featuring a concert of music by black composers with related exhibits and programs, co-sponsored by Indiana University's African American Arts Institute, the AAAMC, and the Jacobs School of Music. The event is documented through program booklets, flyers, photographs, and video and audio recordings.

Evelyn Simpson-Curenton Collection, 1964-2021

1 document case (1.25 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 178
This collection spans the active career (1964-) of Evelyn Simpson-Curenton as well as holds materials highlighting the renowned Singing Simpsons, and Evelyn's sister, Joy Simpson. It consists of CDRs, LPs, DVDs, and home-video tapes; along with several concert programs, photographs, personal letters and more.

Charles Coleman Papers, 1944-1986

1 document case (0.21 linear feet) Collection ID: SC 9
This collection consists of printed and manuscript scores of music by Charles Coleman, including sacred and secular choral works, as well as ephemeral materials related to the composer.