Bernice Johnson Reagon Collection of African American Sacred Music
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- Creators:
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Richardson, Deborra
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
- Dates:
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circa 1822-1994
- Size:
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6.55 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0653
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the customs and culture of black gospel song and its performance in 19th- and 20th-century America. Dr. Reagon collected photographs, sheet music, and other primary and secondary sources chronicling the development and legacy of this medium, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from blues to Gospel to classical to jazz. Among the subjects included in this collection are trailblazers such as Charles Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, and Nathaniel Dett. Noted performers are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Harmonizing Four, the Hampton University Choir, and the Chick Webb Orchestra.
Found In
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- Level:
- item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0301
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-010
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Contained In:
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- Level:
- item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0301
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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- Dates:
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Sept. 18, 1993
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2013.245
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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- Dates:
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1993
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2013.245
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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- Dates:
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undated
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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- Dates:
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1957
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- AAA.eisewill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
(Pictured are Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Grover Sales Jr., Sonny Wayne, Bill Weisjahn, and unidentified others)
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- Dates:
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ca 1940s-1961
- Level:
- item
- Size:
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1 motion picture film
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0491
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Descriptive Summary: b&w, a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith 1. Music in America, An amalgam of snippets, including: behind the scenes at Tin Pan Alley; Perry Como singing "Now"; "Your Hit Parade" excerpt; George Gershwin at the piano playing "I Got Rhythm"; Benny Goodman Orchestra; Dixieland Jass Band playing "Livery Stable Blues"; comment...
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- Dates:
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1984
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- AAA.outtjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art