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African Diaspora Sacred Music and Musicians (ADSMM) Sheet Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-003
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of sheet music, choral scores, full and partial scores, manuscript music, music books, and compilations. The music falls primarily into the sacred music genre, including gospels, spirituals, and classical pieces; but also includes a significant amount of secular music, ranging from jazz to popular music to Broadway musicals and operas.
Dates:
Copyright: 1811-2010
Afrofuturist Comics Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2019-011
Abstract
This collection contains three albums featuring mostly Afrofuturist comics created and illustrated by David L. Devilleres. The albums contain six short originial comic stories featuring characters such as: Wattz, Fire Woman, Major Soul, and others. Also included are character descriptions, and nine photographs of David L. Devilleres including an image of him in an U.S. Marine Corps uniform.
Dates:
circa 1984
Monchi Aguinaldo/Sunset "Kit" Carson Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-005
Scope and Contents
The Monchi Aguinaldo/Sunset "Kit" Carson Collection (1939-1984; undated) contains two boxes and 1 linear foot of photographs, event flyers, headshots, letters, articles, tv listings, and other material presumably belonging to Monchi Aguinaldo, a former movie producer from the Philippines. A majority of the material in this collection relates to Sunset "Kit" Carson's- a former American Western movie star, appearances and tour in Asia in 1959 including stops in Okinawa Japan, and the...
Dates:
1939-1984; undated
John Ahouse-Upton Sinclair Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2013-001
Abstract
This collection consists of 400 books, 12 linear feet of archival items and resource material about Upton Sinclair collected by bibliographer John Ahouse, author of Upton Sinclair, A Descriptive Annotated Bibliography. Included are Upton Sinclair books, pamphlets, newspaper articles, publications, circular letters, manuscripts, and a few personal letters. Also included are a wide variety of subject files, scholarly or popular articles about Sinclair, videos,...
Dates:
1895-2014
Akamine and Fuchita Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-045
Abstract
This collection includes letters, certificates, photographs, scrapbooks, high school yearbooks, oral history interviews, and other material related to the Akamine, Fuchita, and Yasumura families. Subjects in the collection include the Manzanar and Rowher incarceration camps, Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Buddhism, World War II, and other topics. Most of this collection is digitized and available online.
Dates:
circa 1880-December 20, 1996
Akwesasne Notes [publication]
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-020
Scope and Contents
This collection contains issues of Akwesasne Notes (Vol. 3- Vol. 19; select issues), a publication of the Traditional Mohawk Nation. Started by Ernest M. Kaientaronkwen Benedict- an educator, activist, and chief of the Mohawk Council in 1968; Akwesasne Notes became one of the largest newspapers dedicated to topics regarding Native Peoples and Native culture. Topics include: Native affairs in the Western Hemisphere; land rights; and social...
Dates:
1971-1988
Alfred and Bernice Ligon Aquarian Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2015-001
Abstract
This collection contains archival materials and rare books related to Alfred and Bernice Ligon as the proprietors and founders of The Aquarian Book Shop and Aquarian Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, CA; their interests in African American history and culture; and studies and teaching of metaphysics, occultism and black gnostic studies. The archival collection concentrates on the operations and events of the Book Shop, curriculum of the Spiritual Center, and African American culture. The rare...
Dates:
1927-2014; undated; Bulk 1941-1996
America First Committee Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-004
Scope and Contents
The America First Committee Colleciton (1940-1941) contains one box and 0.21 ft. of material regarding the America First Committee. The majority of the collection contains brochures such as: “Address by Charles A. Lindbergh, “I Hate War” with an application to apply for membership and quotes from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “Are We on the Road to War?” with the committee’s principles and objectives and the speech made by Wisconsin United States Senator, Robert M. LaFollette, “Uncle Sam a...
Dates:
October 1940-October 1941
"American Buddhist" [newsletter]
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2021-015
Abstract
This collection contains 21 issues of "The American Buddhist", a six-page monthly publication of the Buddhist Churches of America featuring articles and news on Buddhism. "The American Buddhist" was for English speaking members, while its counterpart, "Horin" was for Japanese speaking members. The purpose of "The American Buddhist" was to provide information regarding events and celebrations; as well as articles that focused on Buddhist traditions and principles. In 1974, the newsletter...
Dates:
July 1957-September 1960; October 1961; June 1967
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-042
Scope and Contents
The American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born Collection (1939-1944, 1946-1948, 1950, 1955, circa 1959) contains one box and .21 linear feet of mailers; flyers; pamphlets; conference programs and proceedings; press releases; discussion outlines; brochures; and other documents generated by the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born, an organization founded in 1933 to defend the rights of foreign born individuals. This collection is organized chronologically.
Dates:
1939-1944, 1946-1948, 1950, 1955, circa 1959
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