Archives of American Art
Ruth Jett papers
Jett, Ruth M.
AAA.jettruth
Archival Resource Key
7.8 Linear feet
0.242 Gigabytes
1914-2014
The papers of African American arts administrator and director of Cinque Gallery, Ruth Jett, measure 7.8 linear feet and 0.242 gigabytes, and date from 1914 to 2014. The collection contains biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues including William Branch, Vinie Burrows, John and Vivian Hewitt, Langston Hughes, and Charles and Frances White; and administrative and professional files which include material related to the American Society of African Culture, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cinque Gallery, the Cinque Artists Program at the Romare Bearden Foundation, the Library of Congress Center for the Book, and the Schomburg Corporation. The collection also includes writings, primarily typescript copies of literary works by others, including Langston Hughes and Ossie Davis, as well as notes; printed material such as clippings, exhibition and event announcements, books and magazines, and press releases; and photographic material including photographs, snapshots, negatives, and slides depicting Ruth Jett and other individuals, travel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace fellows and events, and works of art. Also found is a small amount of artwork including a sketchbook, sketches, a painting, and a print.
English
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Arrangement
The collection is arranged in seven series.
- Series 1: Biographical Material, 1914-2014 (Box 1, OV 9; 0.5 linear feet)
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1952-2014 (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear feet)
- Series 3: Administrative and Professional Files, 1954-2009 (Boxes 2-5, OV 9; 3.2 linear feet)
- Series 4: Writings, 1949-circa 1990s (Box 5; 0.3 linear feet)
- Series 5: Printed Material, 1928, 1949-2014 (Boxes 5-7, OVs 9-13; 2.1 linear feet, ER01; 0.242 GB)
- Series 6: Photographic Material, 1947-2010 (Boxes 7-8, OV 14; 0.5 linear feet)
- Series 7: Artwork, undated (Box 8, OV 14; 3 folders)
Biographical / Historical
Ruth Jett (1920-2014) was an art administrator and Director of the Cinque Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Born and raised in Alabama, Ruth Jett attended Miles College in Birmingham before moving with her mother and some siblings to Harlem, New York. In the early 1950s, Jett worked with the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, overseeing early productions by several Black playwrights including William Branch, Alice Childress, Ossie Davis, and Julian Mayfield. From the 1950s until her retirement in 1978, Jett held a variety of positions at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, notably managing the Fellowships in Diplomacy program for a number of years.
After she retired from the Carnegie Endowment, Ruth Jett worked with a number of cultural and arts organizations, including the Library of Congress Center for the Book, the Schomburg Corporation/ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Friends of the Symphony of the New World.
Ruth Jett served on the Cinque Gallery Board of Directors beginning in 1981. She was appointed Executive Director in 1989 and served in that position until the early 2000s. When the gallery closed in 2004, she then worked with the Romare Bearden Foundation on the Cinque Artists Program to continue the gallery's legacy and commitment to supporting artists.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access digitized audiovisual materials in the Archives' Washington, D.C. or New York, N.Y. Research Centers by appointment. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Ruth Jett papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2018 by Juan Rodriguez, a friend of Jett.
Preferred Citation
Ruth Jett papers, 1914-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2019 with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. Born-digital materials were processed by Jess Purkis in 2019.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Cinque Gallery records, 1959-2010, bulk 1976-2004.
Scope and Contents
The papers of African American arts administrator and director of Cinque Gallery, Ruth Jett, measure 7.8 linear feet and date from 1914 to 2014. The collection contains biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues including William Branch, Vinie Burrows, John and Vivian Hewitt, Langston Hughes, and Charles and Frances White; and administrative and professional files which include material related to the American Society of African Culture, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cinque Gallery, the Cinque Artists Program at the Romare Bearden Foundation, the Library of Congress Center for the Book, and the Schomburg Corporation. The collection also includes writings, primarily typescript copies of literary works by others, including Langston Hughes and Ossie Davis, as well as notes; printed material such as clippings, exhibition and event announcements, books and magazines, and press releases; and photographic material including photographs, snapshots, negatives, and slides depicting Ruth Jett and other individuals, travel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace fellows and events, and works of art. Also found is a small amount of artwork including a sketchbook, sketches, a painting, and a print.
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African American artists
Video recordings
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
American Society of African Culture
Branch, William B.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Cinque Gallery
Davis, Ossie
Hewitt, John H., 1924-2000
Hewitt, Vivian D.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Library of Congress. Center for the Book
Romare Bearden Foundation
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
White, Frances Barrett
White, Charles (1918-1979)
Crichlow, Ernest, 1914-2005
Biographical Material
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 9
1914-2014
Scope and Contents
Included in the biographical material series are certificates, appointment books, family estate documents, a rental agreement, membership documents, resumes and business cards, and a Lucite plaque commemorating the Harlem Hospital Center Mural Pavilion ribbon cutting ceremony.
Certificates
Archival Resource Key
1914-1920
1945
1969-1982
1996
1
1
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of Ruth Jett and Albert Jett's birth certificates, as well as certificates of achievement and recognition.
Oversize Certificates
Archival Resource Key
1934-1937
9
Appointment Books
Archival Resource Key
1972-1985
1
2-5
Appointment Books
Archival Resource Key
1996-1998
2004
1
6
Appointment Book Pages and Business Cards
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970s-2000s
1
7
Family Estate Documents
Archival Resource Key
1975-1976
1995-1998
1
8
Rental Agreement
Archival Resource Key
1984
1
9
Membership Cards
Archival Resource Key
1985
1998
2008-2012
1
10
Ruth Jett Resumes, Business Cards, and Book Plates
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s-circa 1990s
undated
1
11
Harlem Hospital Center Mural Pavilion Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Commemorative Plaque
Archival Resource Key
2012
1
12
Ruth Jett Obituaries and Memorial Programs
Archival Resource Key
2014
1
13
Correspondence
Series 2
Archival Resource Key
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2
1952-2014
Scope and Contents
This series consists of both personal and professional correspondence with family, friends, diplomats, artists, and others in the art world. Notable correspondents include William Branch, Vinie Burrows, John and Vivian Hewitt, Langston Hughes, and Charles and Frances White. Researchers should note that additional correspondence and memoranda related to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cinque Gallery, the Library of Congress Center for the Book, and the Schomburg Corporation may be found in the administrative and professional files series. Also included is a file of correspondence related to Lucinda Jett's care.
A
Archival Resource Key
1961-2006
1
14
B
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1952-2008
undated
1
15
B
B
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1965-2007
1
16
B
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1964-2012
1
17
C
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1973-2011
1
18
D-F
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1953
1963-2010
1
19
D-F
G
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1967-1978
1987-2009
undated
1
20
H
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1965-2013
1
21
H
I-J
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1972-2014
2
1
Jett, Ruth
Archival Resource Key
1969-1987
1999-2013
2
2
K-L
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1965-2008
undated
2
3
M
Archival Resource Key
1961-1978
1998-2011
2
4
N-O
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1965-1987
2003-circa 2012
2
5
P
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1953-2014
2
6
P
Q-R
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1973-2013
2
7
S
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1952
1971-2014
2
8
S
T-Z
Archival Resource Key
1951-1952
1968-2008
undated
2
9
Unidentified and First Names and Envelopes
Archival Resource Key
1959-2013
2
10
Correspondence Related to Lucinda Jett's Care
Archival Resource Key
1969
2
11
Administrative and Professional Files
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
3.3 Linear feet
Boxes 2-5, OV 9
1954-2009
Scope and Contents
The administrative and professional files series is arranged in seven subseries: American Society of African Culture records; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace records; Cinque Gallery records; Cinque Artists Program, Romare Bearden Foundation records; Library of Congress Center for the Book records; other activities; and Schomburg Corporation records. Included in these subseries are by-laws, correspondence and memoranda, meeting minutes, financial documents, reports, and printed material. Cinque Gallery Records also include a small number of artist files, which may include resumes, agreements, printed material, and photographic material. Audiovisual and born digital material is also present in the Cinque Gallery records subseries.
Arrangement
Files in subseries are arranged in rough chronological order, with the exception of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace subseries, which is arranged alphabetically. Original groupings and folder titles have been maintained when possible.
American Society of African Culture Records
3.1
Archival Resource Key
1959-1965
Constitution and Other Information
Archival Resource Key
1959-1963
2
12
AMSAC Newsletter and Other Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1960-1965
2
13
Oversize AMSAC Newsletter and Other Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1964
9
Proposed Program and Annual Report
Archival Resource Key
circa 1962
2
14
Membership Meetings
Archival Resource Key
1962-1964
2
15
Scope and Contents
Includes schedule for the seventh annual membership meeting and reports.
Hospitality Committee
Archival Resource Key
1962-1965
2
16
Contact Information, Regional Committee Members, New York City Area
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
2
17
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Records
3.2
Archival Resource Key
1957-1991
2004-2008
Africa, Activities and Policies
Archival Resource Key
1962-1976
2
18
Africa and the African Diaspora
Archival Resource Key
1975-1978
2
19
African Study Centers, Contact Information
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s- circa 1970s
2
20
Agendas
Archival Resource Key
1965-1969
2
21
Agendas and Financial Information
Archival Resource Key
1968-1977
2
22
Columbia University School of International Affairs
Archival Resource Key
1961
1969
2
23
The Commonwealth Caribbean and Africa: Aspects of Third World Racial Interactions, Linkages and Challenges by Locksley Edmondson and Peter Phillips
Archival Resource Key
1975
2
24
Correspondence, Reginald (J.R.P.) Dumas
Archival Resource Key
1970-1976
2
25
Correspondence, Fred Phillips
Archival Resource Key
1962-1967
2
26
Correspondence and Memoranda, JF-C Trips, Caribbean and Africa
Archival Resource Key
1968
2
27
Correspondence and Memoranda
Archival Resource Key
1958-1979
2
28-29
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memoranda files also include some proposals, notes, reports, minutes, and other material related to the daily operations of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Correspondence and Memoranda
Archival Resource Key
1968-1980
3
1-3
Death of Reginald Barrett, Director of Programs in Diplomacy
Archival Resource Key
1966
3
4
Scope and Contents
Also included is a photograph taken during the memorial service held by the Nigerian Graduates of American Universities at the St. Saviour's Church in Lagos, Nigeria.
Diplomacy and International Relations
Archival Resource Key
1957-1983
2004-2008
3
5-6
Fellowship in Diplomacy Certificates
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 1970s
3
7
Fellowships in Diplomacy, Former Fellows
Archival Resource Key
1964-circa 1978
3
8
Scope and Contents
This file primarily consists of correspondence, but also includes photographs, applications, and lists.
Fellowships in Diplomacy Placement and Location Lists
Archival Resource Key
1960-1979
1987-1988
3
9
Fellowships in Diplomacy Program Overview, Application Forms, and Staff Biographies
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970-1978
3
10
Foreign Service Manual
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 1970s
3
11
Geneva Visit
Archival Resource Key
1967
3
12
The Impact of the Third World by William B. Young
Archival Resource Key
1976
3
13
Institute of International Relations Summer Program
Archival Resource Key
1961-1968
3
14
International Conversations Television Series
Archival Resource Key
1978
3
15
Israel and South Africa
Archival Resource Key
1974
3
16
Jamaica
Archival Resource Key
1962-1980
3
17
Kenya Government Carnegie Course in Diplomacy
Archival Resource Key
1965
3
18
Notes
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 1970s
3
19
Pan-Africanism and the International System Past and Present: Challenges and Opportunities by Locksley Edmondson
Archival Resource Key
1975
3
20
Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1968-1969
3
21
Oversize Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1974-1978
9
Programs in Diplomacy Trips to Africa and Asia
Archival Resource Key
1971-1974
3
22
Report to the Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Archival Resource Key
1970
3
23
Reports, Notes on Meetings, and Proposals
Archival Resource Key
1961-1979
3
24-26
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and printed material are also included in these files.
Reports by Cuthbert Joseph and Crisis Simulation Fact Sheets
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970
3
27
Ruth Jett Interview, Resume, and Correspondence Related to Employment
Archival Resource Key
1978-1991
3
28
South Africa and Apartheid
Archival Resource Key
1965-1979
3
29
Staff Activities
Archival Resource Key
1969-1978
3
30
Survey of Diplomatic Service Training Courses
Archival Resource Key
1967
3
31
Trinidad and Tobago
Archival Resource Key
1969-1975
3
32
Scope and Contents
Includes "Agreement Between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States with Regard to the Teaching of Spanish & Portuguese in Trinidad and Tobago."
The United Nations
Archival Resource Key
1973-1977
3
33
University of the West Indies
Archival Resource Key
1971-1975
3
34
Cinque Gallery Records
3.3
Archival Resource Key
1979-2006
Brochures, Clippings, and Other Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1979
1991-2004
4
1
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations
Archival Resource Key
1979-1994
4
2
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations
Archival Resource Key
1995-2003
4
3
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations
Barry Mason
Archival Resource Key
1979-2003
4
4
Price Lists and Arrangements for Shows at Cinque Gallery
Archival Resource Key
1982
1991
2003-2005
4
5
Price Lists and Arrangements for Shows at Cinque Gallery
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1982-2006
4
6
Correspondence
Financial and Tax Information
Archival Resource Key
1983-1996
4
7
Financial and Tax Information
Archival Resource Key
1989-2003
2012
4
8
Cinque Gallery at Sag Harbor '86 Exhibition Forms
Archival Resource Key
1986
4
9
Nadine De Lawrence
Archival Resource Key
1986
1992-1993
4
10
Press Releases
Archival Resource Key
1986-1999
4
11
Debra Priestly
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
4
12
Exhibition, Consignment, and Sale Agreements
Archival Resource Key
1987-1995
4
13
Cinque Gallery By-Laws and Board of Directors Files
Archival Resource Key
1987-1999
4
14
Material Related to Grants and Fundraising
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s
4
15
Shea Wolcott with Children at Cinque Gallery Recording
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
circa 1980s
4
16
Maury Englander
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s-circa 1990s
4
17
Blank Forms and Letterhead
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s-circa 2000s
4
18
Ernest Crichlow
Archival Resource Key
1990-2005
4
19
Gala Reception in Honor of Ernest Crichlow Recording
Archival Resource Key
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1990 September 21
4
20
Niccolo Cataldi
Archival Resource Key
1997
4
21
First Annual Charles E. Inniss Breakfast Benefit Souvenir Journal
Archival Resource Key
1997
4
22
Scope and Contents
This file also includes a photograph of Dr. Gerald Deas receiving an award at the event.
Truman Marquez
Archival Resource Key
circa 1997
4
23
Linda Hiwot
Archival Resource Key
1998-2001
4
24
Joachim Knill
Archival Resource Key
circa 1999
4
25
Fact Sheet and Information About Cinque Gallery
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s
4
26
Mailing Lists and Other Contact Information
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s-circa 2000s
4
27
Petition for Non-Payment of Rent
Archival Resource Key
2002
4
28
Notes
Archival Resource Key
2002-2005
4
29
Friends of Cinque Gallery
Archival Resource Key
2004
4
30
Scope and Contents
This file includes meeting minutes, gallery information, and information about the Judith Rothschild Foundation grant program.
Irene Wheeler Estate Documents
Archival Resource Key
2005
4
31
Cinque Artists Program, Romare Bearden Foundation Records
3.4
Archival Resource Key
2004-2007
Cinque Artists Program Advisory Committee
Archival Resource Key
2004-2007
4
32
Romare Bearden Foundation Cinque Artists Program Agreement Drafts
Archival Resource Key
2005-2007
4
33
Program Information and Workshop Announcement
Archival Resource Key
2007
4
34
Library of Congress Center for the Book Records
3.5
Archival Resource Key
1978-1982
Press Releases and Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1978-1979
4
35
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1978-1980
4
36
National Advisory Board Meeting Minutes, Reports and Documentation
Archival Resource Key
1978-1982
4
37
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress by John Y. Cole
Archival Resource Key
1979
4
38
The Book by Barbara W. Tuchman
Archival Resource Key
1980
4
39
Read More About It: The CBS/Library of Congress Book Project Response and Reaction
Archival Resource Key
1980
4
40
Other Activities
3.6
Archival Resource Key
1954-1988
2009
Actors' Equity Association Management Agreements for The Jackal
Archival Resource Key
1954
4
41
Symphony of the New World
Archival Resource Key
1966
1977-1980
4
42
United Nations Fund for Population Activities NGO Population Task Force and Related Activities
Archival Resource Key
1974
1981-1982
4
43
Scope and Contents
Ruth Jett attended the World Population Conference and worked with the NGO Population Task Force during her tenure at the Environmental Affairs Office of the Sierra Club.
Oversize Material Related to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities NGO Population Task Force
Archival Resource Key
1982
9
World Population Conference
Archival Resource Key
1974-circa 1975
5
1
Oversize Material Related to the World Population Conference
Archival Resource Key
1974
9
International African Institute
Archival Resource Key
1979-1980
5
2
NEH Grant Application, The Transition from Slavery to Freedom in Plymouth and Southeastern Massachusetts from 1750-1860
Archival Resource Key
1980
5
3
Langston Lives: A Gala Tribute to Poet Langston Hughes
Archival Resource Key
1981-1982
5
4
Harlem School of the Arts Advisory Panel
Archival Resource Key
1988
5
5
Lenox Terrace Association of Concerned Tenants
Archival Resource Key
2009
5
6
Schomburg Corporation Records
3.7
Archival Resource Key
1965-2009
Board of Trustees Files
Archival Resource Key
1965
1980-1996
5
7
Scope and Contents
Board of trustees files include by-laws, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and printed material.
Board of Trustees Files
Archival Resource Key
1978-1987
5
8
Board of Trustees Files
Archival Resource Key
1979-1998
5
9
Schomburg Cultural Center and Schomburg Center Complex
Archival Resource Key
1972
1985
1991
5
10
Oversize Material Related to Schomburg Center Complex
Archival Resource Key
1991
9
The Schomburg Center Journal
Archival Resource Key
1976-1984
1990
5
11
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1979-1989
5
12
Scope and Contents
Also includes notes and meeting announcements and minutes.
Financial Information
Archival Resource Key
1981
1987
5
13
Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
1981-2009
5
14
Howard Dodson Biographical Sketch
Archival Resource Key
1984
5
15
Activities Reports
Archival Resource Key
1984-1987
5
16
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...? Voluntary Black Migration to the United States Exhibition Catalog
Archival Resource Key
1986
5
17
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 60th Anniversary Tribute
Archival Resource Key
1986
5
18
Membership Directory
Archival Resource Key
1987
5
19
Scope and Contents
Also includes a membership form for John H. Hewitt, Jr.
Timbuktours Trip to Senegal
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988
5
20
Oversize Material Related to Timbuktours Trip to Senegal
Archival Resource Key
circa 1988
9
Notes
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s
5
21
Volunteer Application
Archival Resource Key
circa 1980s
5
22
Africana Heritage
Archival Resource Key
2005-2006
5
23
Writings
Series 4
Archival Resource Key
0.3 Linear feet
Box 5
1949-circa 1990s
undated
Scope and Contents
The writings series consists primarily of typescript writings by others in Ruth Jett's cultural circle including William Branch, Ossie Davis, Vivian Hewitt, and Langston Hughes. A file of notes by Ruth Jett are also found in this series.
The Jackal: A Play in Three Acts by Sallie Howard and Evelyn Cornell
Archival Resource Key
1949
5
24
Scene from Medal for Willie by William Branch
Archival Resource Key
circa 1951
5
25
The People of Clarendon County: A Sketch by Ossie Davis
Archival Resource Key
circa 1955
5
26
The Prodigal Son by Langston Hughes
Archival Resource Key
1963
5
27
Notes
Archival Resource Key
circa 1969-circa 1989
5
28
The Pulse of Youth by John Fletcher-Cooke
Archival Resource Key
1971
5
29
Writing About Lucinda McGowan Jett's Life
Archival Resource Key
circa 1976
5
30
Scope and Contents
A short biography, possibly a eulogy. Also includes a program for Lucinda McGowan Jett's funeral.
Vivian Hewitt Speech
Archival Resource Key
1978
5
31
Scope and Contents
This speech was likely given at the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences.
African History Media Project Proposal by Julia Hotton
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970s
5
32
Black Art in Education by Dr. Arthur L. Britt
Archival Resource Key
1980
5
33
Poetry and Writing by Andrew Salkey
Archival Resource Key
circa 1981-1982
5
34
A Wanderer's Wanderings and Excerpt from Sisterhood of Spies
Archival Resource Key
circa 1998
5
35
Unidentified Writings
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s
5
36
Two's Not Company by Anne Peace
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
37
Unidentified Typescript
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
38
Scope and Contents
Pages 1-16 are not included.
Printed Material
Series 5
Archival Resource Key
2.1 Linear feet
Boxes 5-7, OVs 9-13
.242 Gigabytes
ER 01
1928
1949-2014
Scope and Contents
Printed material consists of exhibition and event announcements and invitations, catalogs, and programs; magazines and journals; clippings; press releases, including a digital video recording; posters; sheet music; books on Kwanzaa; funeral and memorial programs; and brochures and other assorted printed material.
Air, Water, Earth, Fire: The Impact of the Military on World Environmental Order
Archival Resource Key
1974
5
39
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Heritage Series
Archival Resource Key
1969-1970
5
40
American Legacy
Archival Resource Key
1998-1999
5
41
American Legacy
Archival Resource Key
2000-2002
6
1
American Visions
Archival Resource Key
1986-1993
2000
6
2-3
Barack Obama's Speech on Race, New York Times Transcript
Archival Resource Key
2008
6
4
The Best! Ever Yet! by Enrique Luna H.
Archival Resource Key
1983
6
5
Bibliographies and Directories
Archival Resource Key
1968, 1994, undated
6
6
Black America: Rights, Redress and Responsibilities by June Jackson Christmas
Archival Resource Key
1984
6
7
Books About Kwanzaa
Archival Resource Key
1990-1993
6
8
Brochures, Flyers, and Assorted Printed Material
Archival Resource Key
circa 1973-circa 2013
6
9
Clippings
Archival Resource Key
1962-2010
6
10
Oversize Clippings
Archival Resource Key
1961-1988
10
Oversize Clippings
Archival Resource Key
1991-2007
11
Oversize Clippings
Archival Resource Key
2008-2010
12
Oversize Clippings
Archival Resource Key
2011-2014, undated
13
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations
Archival Resource Key
1968-2013
6
11
Exhibition and Event Announcements and Invitations, African American Artists
Archival Resource Key
1978-2014
6
12
Exhibition and Event Catalogs and Programs, African American Artists
Archival Resource Key
1987-2013
6
13
Exhibition and Event Catalogs and Programs
Archival Resource Key
circa 1967-2013
6
14-16
Exhibition and Event Catalogs and Programs, The American Scene and the South: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1930-1946
Archival Resource Key
1996
6
17
Exhibition and Event Catalogs and Programs, Ernest Crichlow: A Life in Art
Archival Resource Key
2000
6
18
Fortunato by Serafín Álvarez Quintero and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Archival Resource Key
circa 1928
6
19
Funeral and Memorial Service Programs and Obituaries
Archival Resource Key
1965-2010
6
20-21
The International Review of African American Art
Archival Resource Key
1984
2000-2011
6
22
Isaac Mendes Belisario and His Worlds: Mask, Myth and Metaphor by Rex Nettleford
Archival Resource Key
2007
6
23
Scope and Contents
Printed transcript of a lecture given at the opening of Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and His Worlds exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art, 2007.
Jet Magazine
Archival Resource Key
1959
1998
6
24
Magazines and Journals
Archival Resource Key
1955
1963-2011
7
1-3
Oversize Magazines and Journals
Archival Resource Key
1968
9
Oversize Magazines and Journals
Archival Resource Key
1988
9
Maps, New York City
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
4
Newsletters
Archival Resource Key
1987-2001
7
5
On the History of Libraries and Scholarship by I. R. Willison
Archival Resource Key
1980
7
6
Pan-Africanism: An Economic Perspective by K. Pobbi-Asamani
Archival Resource Key
circa 1970s
7
7
Phylon: The Atlanta University Review of Race and Culture
Archival Resource Key
1960-1964
7
8
Poster
Archival Resource Key
circa 2004
9
Press Releases
Archival Resource Key
1975-1979
1992
2006
Includes born-digital records, see ER01
7
9
The Will to Survive: The Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Trailer, Digital Video Recording
Archival Resource Key
.242 Gigabytes
1 computer file. A portion of this content could not be transferred.
2006
ER01
Printed Material, Collecting and Curating
Archival Resource Key
1978-1979
7
10
Printed Material, Committee for the Negro in the Arts
Archival Resource Key
1949-circa 1957
7
11
Scope and Contents
Includes typescript of keynote address by Canada Lee delivered before the Conference on Radio, Television and the Negro People, 1949.
Oversize Printed Material, Committee for the Negro in the Arts
Archival Resource Key
1958
9
Printed Material, Jeanne Faulkner
Archival Resource Key
1971-1973
7
12
Scope and Contents
Also includes a letter and a photograph.
Printed Material, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Archival Resource Key
circa 2008-2011
7
13
Printed Material, Dr. Ali Mazuri
Archival Resource Key
1973
7
14
Printed Material, Metro-Dade Art in Public Places
Archival Resource Key
1986-1987
7
15
Scope and Contents
Also includes a button.
Printed Material, National Conference of Artists
Archival Resource Key
1979-1980
7
16
Printed Material, Paul Robeson and the Paul Robeson Archive
Archival Resource Key
1973-1981
7
17
Printed Material, Romare Bearden and Romare Bearden Foundation
Archival Resource Key
1971
1991-2011
7
18-19
Scope and Contents
Files also include some correspondence.
Printed Material, Studio Museum of Harlem
Archival Resource Key
1969
1998
2011
7
20
Printed Material, Through These Eyes: The Photographs of P. H. Polk at Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Archival Resource Key
2001
7
21
Religious Material
Archival Resource Key
1983-1987
2001-2007
7
22
Reproductions of Artwork
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
Sheet Music
Archival Resource Key
1955-1956
1964
7
23
Transition
Archival Resource Key
1966-1967
7
24
Zimbabwean by F. Tongotarisa Karimakwenda
Archival Resource Key
1976
7
25
Photographic Material
Series 6
Archival Resource Key
1947-2010
undated
Scope and Contents
Included in this series are photographs and snapshots of Ruth Jett and other individuals, as well as travel photographs, photographs of works of art, and photographs of exhibitions and events. Photographs of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace fellows and events are also found in this series.
Photographs and Snapshots of Ruth Jett and Other Individuals
Archival Resource Key
1947-2010
7
26-29
Scope and Contents
Files may include some photographs of home interiors and inanimate objects.
Photographs of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellows and Events
Archival Resource Key
circa 1952
1964-1971
7
30
Photographs of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellows and Events
Archival Resource Key
1961-circa 1972
7
31
Photographs of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Events
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s
7
32
Travel and Leisure Photographs
Archival Resource Key
circa 1964-1982
7
33
Scope and Contents
This file includes photographs of landscapes, as well as photographs taken on beaches. Some photographs taken while traveling may appear in other folders.
Photographs and Snapshots of Exhibition Openings and Other Events
Archival Resource Key
circa 1960s-circa 2000s
8
1
Oversize Photographs of Exhibition Openings and Events
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s
14
Photographs of Artists
Archival Resource Key
circa 1975
circa 1990s
8
2
Scope and Contents
Includes headshots of Jeff Donaldson and Ossie Davis with brief biographies and a negative of an Ernest Crichlow portrait.
Peter Alan Harper Photographs
Archival Resource Key
circa 1979-circa 1988
circa 2005-circa 2008
8
3
Photographs of Works of Art
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s-2000s
8
4
Oversize Photographs of Works of Art
Archival Resource Key
circa 1990s-2000s
14
Photographs of Renaissance, Harvey B. Gantt Center Founders Society Gala
Archival Resource Key
2009
8
5
Scope and Contents
Also includes printed material related to the gala.
Artwork
Series 7
Archival Resource Key
0.1 Linear feet
Box 8
undated
Scope and Contents
Included in this series is a small amount of artwork including a sketchbook, sketches, a painting, and a print.
Print
Archival Resource Key
undated
14
Sketchbook
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
6
Scope and Contents
Three pages of the sketchbook consist of watercolor sketches; the rest are blank. Handmade greeting cards and other watercolor card preparations are laid in.
Sketches and Painting
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7