Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Harry J. Ford Album Collection Creator
Ford, Harry James, 1943-
Collection Number SC.2022.07b Extent
7.71 Linear Feet
(15 phonodisc storage cases, 1 2.5-inch legal size document case)
Date 1910-2019 Abstract The Harry J. Ford Album Collection is comprised primarily of vinyl records related to African-American culture and history. It includes recordings of speeches by prominent Black leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X; recordings of historical materials about the Civil Rights Movement; albums by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, and other musical pioneers; and readings of literary works by Langston Hughes and others. While most of the collection materials are vinyl records, the collection also contains a selection of printed sheet music and two DVD documentaries about musical artists. Ford's interest in African-American music, culture, and history motivated him to gather these materials. Language
English
. Author Eva Philips Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Processing Information
This collection was partially processed by Hope Matyas in 2023. Processing was completed by Eva Philips in 2024.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dr. Harry James Ford on July 18, 2023.
Biography
Dr. Harry James Ford grew up on Pittsburgh's South Side until his family moved to the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1950. As a boy, he worked odd jobs collecting scrap metal and bottles, helping the rag man, and delivering groceries. While in high school, he worked at the Penhurst Fruit Market for three years, waiting on customers and organizing the produce displays. Ford graduated from Westinghouse High School and attended Southeastern University in Washington, DC, earning a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He later received his Master's of Business Administration from Atlanta University. Ford had a successful career as an international banker and university professor. As a banker, he worked in Pittsburgh; Washington, DC; and London. Ford presented trainings on international finance and trade to organizations such as the Department of Defense and the Federal National Mortgage Association. He continued his post-graduate studies by completing master's and doctoral degrees in Public Administration at NOVA Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida). His career in academia included adjunct professorships at Southeastern University, American University, and Howard University. He taught courses on international banking, trade, and corporate finance. Ford helped to develop the curriculum for a bachelor's degree in Commercial Banking at Southeastern University and served as the Director of MBA Graduate Studies at Strayer University.
In addition to his career in banking and academia, Ford pursued projects as a family historian. He researched the Armstead-Fagan family, creating a seven-generation family tree and family crest and co-founding the Armstead-Fagan Family Reunion. His interest in African-American history and culture prompted him to develop a collection of vinyl records spanning multiple musical and non-musical genres. Ford donated this collection, along with selected other materials, to the University of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collection between 2022 and 2023.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series
I. Autobiographies and Biographies
II. Bands and Instrumentals
III. Cast Recordings, Soundtracks, and Non-Musical Performance
IV. Events
V. Histories and Culture-Specific Studies
VI. Jazz, Folk, and Blues
VII. Literary Works
VIII. Pop and Soul
IX. Smithsonian Folkways Musical Recordings
X. Speeches and Interviews
XI. Spirituals and Gospel Music
XII. Audiovisual Materials
XIII. Sheet Music
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the vinyl albums, audiovisual materials, and sheet music that Dr. Harry James Ford compiled throughout his lifetime. A range of musical and non-musical genres are represented, including traditional African-American spirituals, instrumental and vocal jazz music, pop and soul music, soundtracks and cast recordings from film and theatrical works, speeches by prominent Black figures, recorded readings of biographies and autobiographies, and historical documentaries. The collection is primarily comprised of 33 rpm vinyl records, along with a substantial amount of printed sheet music and a limited selection of DVD audiovisual materials.
Preferred Citation
Harry J. Ford Album Collection,1910-2003, SC.2022.07b, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Subjects Personal Names Ford, Harry James, 1943- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 DuBois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Genres Albums (sound recordings) Sound recordings Sheet music Speeches (compositions) Other Subjects African Americans -- Social life and customs Black people -- Social life and customs African Americans -- History Black people -- History African American civic leaders Musicians, Black African American musicians African Americans -- Music American literature -- African American authors Container List Series I. Autobiographies and Biographies , 1966-1970 Scope and Contents This series contains recorded autobiographical and biographical narratives of prominent Black Americans, such as Frederick Douglass and W.E.B DuBois.
Mary McLeod Bethune, a Musical Narrative by VOICES, Inc. "This is Our Day" (JDM Associates) , undated Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 1 Frederick Douglass read by Ossie Davis. "The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass" (Folkways Records) FH 5522 , 1966 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 2 Frederick Douglass, Charlotte Forten, Susan King Taylor, and Nat Love, read by Eartha Kitt and Moses Gunn. "Black Pioneers in American History, 19th Century, Vol. 1" (Caedmon) TC 1252 , 1968 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 3 W.E.B. Du Bois, Josiah Henson, William Parker, and Mary Church Terrell, read by Diana Sands and Moses Gunn. "Black Pioneers in American History, 19th-20th Century, Vol. 2" (Caedmon Records) TC 1299 , 1970 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 4 Paul Lawrence Dunbar. "The Life and Times of Paul Lawrence Dunbar" (Dynaphonics, Inc) 700324 , undated Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 5 Harriet Tubman, told by Val Gray and Sarah Russel. "Harriet Tubman: Leader of the Underground Railroad" (The African Bag Productions) , 1970 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 6 Harriet Tubman, told by Val Gray and Sarah Russel. "Harriet Tubman: Leader of the Underground Railroad" (The African Bag Productions) , 1970 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 7 Series II. Bands and Instrumentals , 1947-1990 Scope and Contents This series contains recordings of band and instrumental music, with little or no vocal element. This series is comprised of vinyl records.
The Ahmad Jamal Trio. "Volume IV" (Argo) LP636-S , 1958 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 8 Louis Armstrong. "The Louis Armstrong Story Vol. I - Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five" (Columbia Records) CL 851 , 1956 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 9 Harold Betters. "The Big Horn of Harold Betters" (H.B. Records) LPS 4588 , undated Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 10 Altho Bunk. "New Orleans 1944" (American Music Records) 647 , 1952 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 11 The Chestnut Brass Company and Friends, and others. "The Music of Francis Johnson" (Musical Heritage Society) MHS 512532L , 1990 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 12 Count Basie and His Orchestra. "The Count at the Chatterbox" (Jazz Archives Recordings) JA-16 , 1974 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 13 Wilbur De Paris and His New Orleans Jazz Band. "Marchin' and Swingin'" (Atlantic Recording Corporation) 1233 , 1956 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 14 Dorothy Donegan. "Dorothy Donegan" (Jubilee Records) LP-11 , 1955 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 15 Roy Eldridge. "Arcadia Shuffle - Roy Eldridge at the Arcadia Ballroom - 1939" (Jazz Archives Recordings) JA-14 , 1973 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 16 Duke Ellington. "The Golden Duke" (Prestige) P-24029 , 1973 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 17 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. "Duke's Mixture" (Columbia Records) CL2522 , 1955 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 18 Erroll Garner. "Gone Garner Garnest" (Columbia) CL 617 , 1958 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 19 Erroll Garner. "Rhapsody" (Atlantic) ALP 11215 , 1950 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 20 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra. "Hamp's Boogie Woogie" (Decca Records) DL 5230 , 1947 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 21 Earl Hines. "Piano Solos" (X) LVA-3023 , 1954 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 22 J.J. Johnson. "First Place" (Columbia) CL 1030 , 1957 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 23 J.J. Johnson. "J.J.!" (Radio Corporation of America) 3350 , 1965 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 24 Oakland Youth Orchestra. "The Black Composer in America" (Desto Records) DC7107 , undated Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 25 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen. "The Trio" (Verve) V-8420 , 1961 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 26 Art Tatum. "Piano Mastery" (Shoestring Records) SS-105 , 1977 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 27 Stanley Turrentine. "Betcha" (Elektra/Asylum Records) 6E-217 , 1979 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 28 Fats Waller. "Fats Waller Favorites" (RCA Victor) LPT 14 , 1951 Containers box 1 , Phonodisc 29 Multiple artists. "Big Band Jazz: From the Beginnings to the Fifties" (Smithsonian Collection) RD 030 , 1983 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 1 Multiple artists. "Jazz Odyssey, Vol. I: The Sound of New Orleans (1917-1947)" (Columbia) C3L 30 , 1964 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 2 Multiple artists. "Jazz Odyssey, Vol. II: The Sound of Chicago (1923-1940)" (Columbia) C3L32 , 1967 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 3 Series III. Cast Recordings, Soundtracks, and Non-Musical Performance , 1958-1986 Scope and Contents This series contains vinyl records of film and musical soundtracks, cast recordings, and comedic stage performances.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Howard Roberts Chorale. "Revelations" (Dance Theater Foundation) , 1978 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 4 Eddie Rochester Anderson and others. "Cabin in the Sky" (Howards Int'l) H.S. 5003 , 1980 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 5 Marian Anderson. "The Lady from Philadelphia: Original Soundtrack of 'See It Now'" (Radio Corporation of America) LM-2212 , 1958 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 6 Pearl Bailey. "St. Louis Blues" (Forum) F 9058 , 1958 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 7 Vinnette Carrol and others. "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" (Polydor) PD 6013 , 1972 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 8 James Forbes Chapin and others. "Passing Fair" (Proscenium Productions) , 1965 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 9 Lorraine Hansberry and others. "A Raisin in the Sun" (Caedmon) TRS 355 , 1972 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 10 Vy Higginsen and others. "Mama, I Want to Sing" (Reach Records) , 1986 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 11 Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte. "Porgy and Bess" (RCA Victor) LOP-1507 , 1959 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 12 Langston Hughes and others. "Black Nativity: Gospel on Broadway!" (Vee Jay Records) VJ-8503 , 1964 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 13 Lew Leslie and others. "Blackbirds of 1928" (Columbia Records) OL 6770 , 1968 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 14 Anne Jeffreys, Polyna Stoska, Brian Sullivan, and others. "Street Scene" (Columbia Masterworks) OL 4139 , 1973 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 15 Moms Mabley and Pigmeat Markham. "One More Time" (Chess Producing Corporation) LP 1504 , 1966 Containers box 2 , Phonodisc 16 Michael Masser and others. "Muhammad Ali in 'The Greatest'" (Arista Records Inc) AL 7000 , 1977 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 1 Willie Mae Ford Smith and others. "Say Amen, Somebody" (DRG Records) , 1983 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 2 Willie Mae Ford Smith and others. "Say Amen, Somebody" (DRG Records) , 1983 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 3 David L. Wolper and others. "Roots" (Warner Bros. Records) , 1978 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 4 David L. Wolper and others. "Roots" (Warner Bros. Records) , 1978 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 5 Series IV. Events , 1963-2003 Scope and Contents This series contains recordings of events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement and contextualize Black experiences during that time.
"The Black Academy of Arts and Letters: First Annual Awards Banquet" (Sussex Records) , 1970 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 6 Wildon H. Philip "Juke Boy" Borner. "Juneteenth Blues Festival, June 19, 1978, 5th Ward Blues" (Lunar Records) L2M-2007 , 1981 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 7 The Freedom Movement. "Movement Soul: Live Recordings of Songs and Sayings from the Freedom Movement" (Get Manufactured) GET1056 , 2003 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 8 Dick Gregory. "Dick Gregory at Kent State" (Poppy Records) AKP050401-5/5/70-KENT,0: , 1971 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 9 "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral Services" (Brotherhood Records) LP-2001 , 1968 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 10 Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, and the Birmingham Choir. "Birmingham Alabama, 1963 Mass Meeting" (Folkways Records) FD5487 , 1980 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 11 Martin Luther King Jr. and others. "March on Washington: The Official Album" (WRVR) , 1963 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 12 Martin Luther King Jr. and others. "March on Washington: The Official Album" (WRVR) , 1963 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 13 Martin Luther King Jr. and others. "The Great March on Washington" (Motown Record Corp.) , 1963 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 14 Martin Luther King Jr. and others. "The March on Washington: We Shall Overcome" (The Council for United Civil Rights Leadership) , 1963 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 15 Jack McMahon. "The Sound of Dissent" (Mercury Records Productions, Inc.) SR-61203 , 1969 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 16 Whitney Moore Young Jr. "In Memoriam, Whitney Moore Young Jr." (RCA Records) LM-3219 , 1971 Containers box 3 , Phonodisc 17 Series V. Histories and Culture-Specific Studies , 1954-1982 Scope and Contents This series contains recordings of audio documentaries and cultural studies focusing on African-American culture and history.
"Adventures in Negro History" (Highlight Radio Productions) HRP-101 , 1963 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 1 "Adventures in Negro History" (Highlight Radio Productions) HRP-101 , 1963 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 2 "Adventures in Negro History, vol. II: The Frederick Douglass Years" (Highlight Radio Productions) HRP-102 , 1966 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 3 "Adventures in Negro History, vol. II: The Frederick Douglass Years" (Highlight Radio Productions) HRP-102 , 1966 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 4 "Adventures in Negro History, vol. III: The Afro-American's Quest for Education, A Black Odyssey" (Highlight Radio Productions) HRP-103 , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 5 "Africa Lost and Found" (Harlem Freedom Schools) , 1964 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 6 "Africa Lost and Found" (Harlem Freedom Schools) , 1964 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 7 "African Journey, A Search for the Roots of the Blues" (Sonet Productions) SRV 73014/5 , 1975 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 8 "Africa: Music of the Malinke" (Esoteric Records) ES-529 , 1954 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 9 "Afro-American History Program: A People Uprooted, In Song and Story 1500-1800" (Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation) , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 10 "Afro-American History Program: Chains of Slavery, In Song and Story 1800-1865" (Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation) , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 11 "Afro-American History Program: Separate and Unequal, In Song and Story 1865-1910" (Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation) , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 12 "Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording by Dr. Willis James" (Asch Recordings) AA702 , 1970 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 13 "Ben Richardson's History of the Black Man in America" (Riverwoods Productions, Inc) , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 14 "Black Image Makers" (Eye Gate House, Inc) S1508 , undated Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 15 "The Black Pace Setters" (Buddah Records) BDS 2003 , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 16 "The Buffalo Soldiers, Black America Vol. 1" (Buddah Records) BDS 2001 , 1969 Containers box 4 , Phonodisc 17 "Buffalo Soldiers (Black Americans)" (Thrush Records) LPS 2001 , 1969 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 1 "Folk Tales from West Africa" (Folkways Records) FC 7103 , 1959 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 2 "Folk Tales of the Tribes of Africa" (Caedmon) TC1267 , 1968 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 3 "Freedom in the Air: A Documentary on Albany, Georgia" (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) SNCC-101 , 1962 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 4 "The Freedom Movement Told By Coretta Scott King" (Caedmon) TC 1406 , 1969 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 5 "The Glory of Negro History, Written and Narrated by Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FC 7752 , 1955 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 6 "The Glory of Negro History, Written and Narrated by Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FC 7752 , 1958 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 7 "Great Moments in Negro History" (Monaural) AG 403 , 1966 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 8 "The Great Ones: Famous American Negroes and Their Achievements" (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc) OSS 4223 , ca. 1960s Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 9 "Here History Began" (Ministry of Culture and National Guidance - Cairo) , 1961 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 10 "History of the Black Man" (Nobel Recordings Co. of America, Inc. NRCA) 203 , 1961 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 11 "It's Nation Time: African Visionary Music" (Motown Records Corporation) , 1972 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 12 "Jackie Torrence: Legends from the Black Tradition" (Weston Woods) WW719 , 1982 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 13 "Katherine Dunham Presents Drum Rhythms of Haiti, Cuba, Brazil, the Singing Gods" (Audio Fidelity) AFLP 1803 , 1955 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 14 "The Nashville Sit-In Story" (Folkways Records) FH 5590 , 1960 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 15 "The Negro Woman" (Folkways Records) FH 5523 , 1966 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 16 "The Negro Woman" (Folkways Records) FH 5523 , 1966 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 17 "Pioneers in Protest: A Civil Rights Documentary" (African Methodist Episcopal Church) AME 1 , 1964 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 18 "Primitive Music of Africa" (Mainstream Records) 56021 , 1964 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 19 "Rhythms of the World, Narrated by Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FC17340 , 1955 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 20 "Rhythms of the World, Narrated by Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FC17340 , 1955 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 21 "The Sit-In Story: The Story of the Lunch-Room Sit-Ins" (Folkways Records) FH 5502 , 1961 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 22 "The Story of Jazz: Narrated by Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FP712 , 1954 Containers box 5 , Phonodisc 23 Series VI. Jazz, Folk, and Blues , 1910-1984 Scope and Contents This series contains musical recordings that fall within the genres of jazz, folk, or blues music.
"African Image" (Grammavision Records) , 1984 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 1 Maya Angelou. "Miss Calypso" (Liberty) LRP 3028 , 1957 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 2 Louis Armstrong and His All Stars. "Satchmo at Symphony Hall" (Decca Records) DXSB 7195 , 1954 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 3 Louis Armstrong and others. "Genius on the Black Side: A Series of 5-Minute Radio Shows Hosted by Ossie Davis" (U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) , undated Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 4 Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers. "Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers" (Decca Records) DL 5509 , 1954 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 5 George Benson. "Give Me the Night" (Warner Bros. Records) , 1980 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 6 Big City Blues. "Howling Wolf" (United Records) 7717/717 , 1970 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 7 Ray Brown and Milt Jackson. "Much In Common" (Verve) V-8580 , 1964 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 8 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. "Cab Calloway and His Orchestra" (Brunswick) BL 58010 , 1943 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 9 Butch Cage. "Raise a Rukus Tonight" (Flyright) LP 545 , 1979 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 10 The Cats and the Fiddle. "I Miss You So" (Bluebird) AXM2-5531 , 1976 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 11 Ray Charles. "Dedicated to You" (ABC-Paramount) ABC 355 , 1961 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 12 Nat King Cole. "The Nat King Cole Story in Stereo" (Capitol Records) , 1961 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 13 Ida Cox and others. "Super Sisters: Independent Women's Blues, Vol. 3" (Rosetta Records) RR 1308 , 1982 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 14 Gary Davis. "The Reverend Gary Davis at Newport" (Vanguard Records) , 1968 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 15 Sammy Davis Jr. "Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr." (MGM Records) SE-4852 , 1972 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 16 Sammy Davis and Count Basie. "Our Shining Hour" (Verve) V6-8605 , 1965 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 17 Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae. "Boy Meets Girl" (Decca Records) DL 8490 , 1957 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 18 Billy Eckstine. "Billy's Best" (Mercury Records) MG 20333 , 1958 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 19 Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan. "Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan Sing the Best of Irving Berlin" (Mercury Records) MG 20316 , 1958 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 20 Fisk University Jubilee Quartet. "Old Black Joe / When Malindy Sings" , 1910 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 21 Ella Fitzgerald. "Newport Jazz Festival Live at Carnegie Hall" (Columbia Records) , 1973 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 22 Ella Fitzgerald and others. "Ella, Lena, and Billie" (Columbia Records) CL 2531 , 1955 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 23 Lillian Glinn and others. "When Women Sang the Blues" (Arhoolie Records) , 1976 Containers box 6 , Phonodisc 24 J.C. Heard, Mary Lou Williams, Edmond Hall, and Maxine Sullivan. "Cafe Society" (Onyx Records) ORI 210 , 1973 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 1 Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine. "A Treasury of Immortal Performances" (RCA Victor) LPT 20 , undated Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 2 Billie Holiday. "Giants of Jazz" (Time Life Records) STL-J03 , 1979 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 3 Billie Holiday. "The History of the Real Billie Holiday" (MGM Records) , 1973 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 4 John Lee Hooker. "Live at the Soledad Prison" (ABC Records) ABCX 761 , undated Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 5 Lena Horne. "Montgomery Ward Nine Top Artists Series: Lena Horne" (PRI Records) MW96 , 1962 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 6 Graham Jackson. "In Concert at Pittypat's Porch in Atlanta, Georgia" , undated Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 7 John Jackson. "Blues and Country Dance Tunes from Virginia" (Arhoolie Records) AR 19034 , 1969 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 8 Blind Lemon Jefferson. "Early Blues" (Olympic Records) 7134 , 1974 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 9 Blind Lemon Jefferson and others. "The Country Blues" (RBF Records) , 1966 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 10 Merline Johnson and others. "The Yas Yas Girl" (Document Records) DLP 562 , 1989 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 11 B.B. King. "Singin the Blues" (Crown Records) CLP 5020 , 1957 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 12 Eartha Kitt. "That Bad Eartha" (RCA Victor) , 1956 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 13 Michael Larve and the Drinking Gourd Singers. "Follow the Drinking Gourd" (Counterpoint Recordings) CPST-560 , 1958 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 14 Lead Belly. "Leadbelly" (Capitol Records) DT 1821 , 1963 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 15 Lead Belly. "Leadbelly" (Playboy Records) , 1973 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 16 Lead Belly, Josh White, and Sonny Terry. "The Legend of Leadbelly" (Tradition Everest) TLP 2093 , 1973 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 17 Joe Liggins and His Honey Drippers. "Darktown Strutters Ball" (Juke Box Lil Records) JB-601 , 1981 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 18 Abbey Lincoln. "People in Me" (Inner City Records) , 1978 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 19 Hogman Maxey and others. "Southern Prison Blues" (Everest Records) 2066 , 1968 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 20 Brownie McGee and Sonny Terry. "Down Home Blues" (Savoy Record Co.) SAVOY 12218 , 1961 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 21 Big Miller. "Did You Ever Hear the Blues?" (United Artists) UAL 3047 , 1959 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 22 Sing Miller. "Old Times with Sing Miller" (Smoky Mary Phonograph Company) SM 1975 , 1975 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 23 "Negro Blues and Hollers: From the Archive of Folk Song Edited by Marshall W. Stearns" (Library of Congress Music Division Recording Laboratory) AFS L59 , undated Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 23 Brock Peters with Odetta. "Ballad for Americans" (United Artists Music and Recording Group) , 1976 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 24 Yank Rachell and others. "Let's Get Loose" (New World Records) NW 290 , 1978 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 25 Bernice Reagon. "Give Your Hands to the Struggle: The Evolution of a Freedom Fighter" (Paredon) P-1028 , 1975 Containers box 7 , Phonodisc 26 Jimmy Reed. "T'Aint No Big Thing, But He Is... Jimmy Reed" (Vee Jay Records) SR 1067 , 1963 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 1 Paul Robeson. "An Evening with Paul Robeson" (International Afro-American Museum, Inc.) , undated Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 2 Jimmy Rushing and His Orchestra. "Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass" (Columbia Records) CL 1152 , 1958 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 3 Jimmy Rushing and others. "The Great Blues Men" (Vanguard Recording Society) , 1972 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 4 Nina Simone. "Nina Simone in Concert" (Philips) PHS 600-135 , 1964 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 5 Bessie Smith. "Any Woman's Blues" (Columbia) G30126 , 1976 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 6 Bessie Smith. "The Golden Era Series Vol. III: The Bessie Smith Story" (Columbia Records) CL 857 , 1956 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 7 Dakota Staton. "Time to Swing" (Capitol Records) ST 1241 , 1959 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 8 Maxine Sullivan. "The Great Songs from the Cotton Club" (Stash Records Inc.) ST-244 , 1984 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 9 Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. "Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee at Sugar Hill" (Fantasy) 8091 , 1962 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 10 Sarah Vaughan. "After Hours at the London House" (Mercury Records) MG 20383 , 1958 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 11 Don Wade. "Don Wade Sings Oldies but Goodies" (Adam Records Inc.) , undated Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 12 Sippie Wallace. "Sippie" (Atlantic Records) SD 19350 , 1982 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 13 Walt Harper Quintet. "On the Road" (Gateway Recordings, Inc.) GLP 7016 , 1966 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 14 Ethel Waters. "Ethel Waters" (RCA) LVA-1009 , 1955 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 15 Ethel Waters. "Shades of Blue" (Remington Records) RLP-1025 , 1950 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 16 Muddy Waters. "They Call Me Muddy Waters." (Chess Stereo) CH 1553 , 1971 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 17 Josh White. "The Story of John Henry... a Musical Narrative" (Elektra Corporation) , 1955 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 18 Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy. "The Jazz Greats: Folk Blues" (Mercury Records) MG 36052 , 1956 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 19 Nancy Wilson. "Nancy - Naturally" (Capitol Records) T 2634 , 1967 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 20 Multiple artists. "The Best of the Blues Vol. II" (Sine Qua Non) SQN 124/3 , 1973 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 21 Multiple artists. "The Black Bands and Great Black Vocalists" (Columbia Records) P 13748 , 1976 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 22 Multiple artists. "Collector's History of Classic Jazz" (Murray Hill) 927942 , 1975 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 23 Multiple artists. "Hard Times" (Rounder Records) 4007 , 1975 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 24 Multiple artists. "Singin' the Blues" (RCA Camden) CAL-588 , 1960 Containers box 8 , Phonodisc 25 Series VII. Literary Works , 1954-1980 Scope and Contents This series contains recorded readings of poetry and other literature by Black authors.
"American Art Songs" (The Golden Eagle Record & Music Company) , 1978 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 1 "Anthology of Negro Poets" (Folkways Records) FL 9791 , 1966 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 2 "Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A." (Folkways Records) FL 9792 , 1955 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 3 "Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A." (Folkways Records) FL 9792 , 1955 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 4 Sterling Brown and Langston Hughes. "Sterling Brown and Langston Hughes" (Folkways Records) FL 9790 , 1954 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 5 Ernest J. Gaines. "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, read by Claudia McNeil" (Caedmon) TC 2058 , 1975 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 6 Langston Hughes. "Jerico-Jim Crow" (Folkways Records) FL 9671 , 1964 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 7 Langston Hughes. "Poetry and Reflections by the Author" (Caedmon) TC 1640 , 1980 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 8 "Poems from Black Africa" (Caedmon) TC 1315 , 1963 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 9 "Sidney Poitier Reads Poetry of the Black Man" (United Artists Records) UAS 6693 , 1969 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 10 "Spectrum in Black: Poems by 20th Century Black Poets" (The African Bag Productions) , 1971 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 11 "Tough Poems for Tough People" (Caedmon Records, Inc) TC 1296 , 1972 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 12 Series VIII. Pop and Soul , 1958-1988 Scope and Contents This series contains musical recordings that fall within the genres of pop and soul music.
Tommy Edwards. "It's All in the Game" (MGM Records) E3732 , 1958 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 13 Aretha Franklin. "Young, Gifted, and Black" (Atlantic Records) SD 7213 , 1972 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 14 Walt Maddox. "Walt Maddox Sings the Latest Hits" (Super M Productions) , 1981 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 15 Tim Stevens and Leonard Johnson. "Thinking About Love" (Pittsburgh International Records) 8XO42 , 1988 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 16 The Supremes. "I Hear a Symphony" (Motown Record Corporation) 643 , 1966 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 17 Adam Wade. "And Then Came Adam" (COED) LPC-302 , 1960 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 18 Kim Weston. "This Is America" (MGM Records) , 1968 Containers box 9 , Phonodisc 19 Series IX. Smithsonian Folkways Musical Recordings , 1950-2019 Scope and Contents This series contains vinyl albums of musical recordings produced by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the record label of the Smithsonian Institution. These musical recordings were produced to document the music of diverse groups.
Big Bill Broonzy. "Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs" (Folkways Records) FA 2328 , 1962, reissued 2016 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 1 Samuel B. Charters. "American Skiffle Bands" (Folkways Records) FA 2610 , 1957 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 2 Doc Paulin. "Doc Paulin's Marching Band" (Folkways Records) FJ 2856 , 1982 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 3 Dom Flemons. "Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys" (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) SFW LP 40224 , 2018 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 4 Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell. "Songs of Our Native Daughters" (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) SFW LP 40232 , 2019 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 5 Lightnin' Hopkins. "Lightnin' Hopkins" (Folkways Records) FS 3822 , 1959, reissued 2018 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 6 Langston Hughes and Jobe Huntley. "Tambourines to Glory" (Folkways Records) FG 3538 , 1958 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 7 Lead Belly. "Huddie Ledbetter Memorial" (Folkways Records) FA 2004 , 1950 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 8 Ella Jenkins. "Call-And-Response Rhythmic Group Singing" (Folkways Records) FC 7638 , 1957 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 9 Ella Jenkins with Members of the Urban Gateways Children's Chorus. "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song" (Folkways Records) FC 7664 , 1966 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 10 James Weldon Johnson. "God's Trombones" (Folkways Records) FL 9788 , 1965 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 11 James Weldon Johnson. "God's Trombones" (Folkways Records) FL 9788 , 1965 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 12 Michael LaRue. "American Negro Songs from Slavery Times" (Folkways Records) FH 5252 , 1960 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 13 Michael LaRue. "Songs of the American Negro Slaves" (Folkways Records) FR 5252 , 1960 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 14 Memphis Slim. "The Real Boogie Woogie: Memphis Slim Piano Solos" (Folkways Records) FG 3524 , 1960 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 15 Pete Seeger and others. "Negro Prison Camp Worksongs" (Folkways Records) FE 4475 , 1956 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 16 Sonny Terry. "Sonny Terry's Washboard Band" (Folkways Records) FA 2006 , 1955 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 17 Bert Williams. "Nobody and Other Songs" (Folkways Records) RBF 602 , 1981 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 18 Mary Lou Williams. "Mary Lou Williams" (Folkways Records) , 1964, reissued 2018 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 19 Chick Webb and His Orchestra and Ella Fitzgerald. "Chick Webb & His Orchestra Feat. Ella Fitzgerald" (Folkways Records) FJ 2818 , 1981 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 20 Multiple artists. "Jazz Volume 8: Big Bands (1924-1934)" (Folkways Records) FJ 2808 , 1953 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 21 Multiple artists. "Jazz Volume 10: Boogie Woogie-Jump-Kansas City" (Folkways Records) FJ 2810 , 1961 Containers box 10 , Phonodisc 22 Series X. Speeches and Interviews , 1961-1984 Scope and Contents This series contains vinyl record albums capturing recorded speeches and interviews of figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr.; Malcolm X; W.E.B. DuBois; and others. Many of the individuals featured in these materials were involved with the Civil Rights Movement and/or Black Power Movement.
H. Rap Brown and Leon Thomas. "SNCC's Rap" (Flying Dutchman) FDS-136 , 1970 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 1 Stokely Carmichael. "Free Huey" (Black Forum) BF452 , 1970 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 2 Angela Davis. "Soul and Soledad: Angela Davis" (Flying Dutchman Productions) FD-10141 , 1971 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 3 Ossie Davis and Bill Cosby. "Ossie Davis and Bill Cosby Address the Congressional Black Caucus" (Motown Record Corp) B-455L , 1972 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 4 Frederick Douglass speeches read by Ossie Davis. "The Dred Scott Decision..." (Folkways Records) FH 5528 , 1977 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 5 W.E.B. Du Bois "Socialism and the American Negro" (Folkways Records) FH 5514 , 1972 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 6 W.E.B. Du Bois, Recorded Interview by Moses Asch. "W.E.B. Du Bois" (Folkways Records) FH 5511 , 1961 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 7 Louis Farrakhan. "Black Family Day, May 27, 1974" (7 Speeches) , 1974 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 8 Louis Farrakhan and Rev. Jesse Jackson. "Our Time Has Come" (F/C Records) , 1984 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 9 Alex Haley. "Alex Haley Tells the Story of his Search for Roots" (Warner Bros. Records) 2BS 3036 , 1977 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 10 Alex Haley. "Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots" (Warner Bros. Records) 2BS 3036 , 1977 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 12 Rev. Jesse Jackson. "I Am Somebody" (Respect Records) TAS-2601 , 1971 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 13 Rev. Jesse Jackson. "Our Time Has Come" (MCA Records) MCA-5530 , 1984 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 14 Rev. W.L. Jones. "Black and Proud" (Holiday Inn Records) LP S2500 , 1968 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 15 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (Dooto Records) DTL 831 , 1962 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 16 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (Dooto Records) DTL 831 , 1962 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 17 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "...Free at Last" (Motown Record Corp.) 929 , 1968 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 18 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "Freedom at Last" (Look Up Records) LP1000 , 1968 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 19 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" (SBC Records) TFS-3201 , 1963 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 20 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "In the Struggle for Freedom and Human Dignity" (Unart) , 1968 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 21 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "Martin Luther King: The American Dream" (Dotoo Records and Tapes) DTL 841 , 1968 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 22 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Birth of a New Age" (Stephens Recording Service) , 1956 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 23 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Great March to Freedom: Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks, Detroit, June 23, 1963" (Gordy) 906 , 1963, reissued 1984 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 24 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Great March to Freedom: Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks, Detroit, June 23, 1963" (Gordy) 906 , 1963 Containers box 11 , Phonodisc 25 Elijah Muhammad. "Muhammad Speaks: The Time of Judgement Vol. 2 Part 1" (Muhammad's Mosque of Islam) , undated Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 1 Elijah Muhammad. "Muhammad Speaks: The Time of Judgement Vol. 2 Part 1" (Muhammad's Mosque of Islam) , undated Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 2 Elijah Muhammad. "Muhammad Speaks: The Time of Judgement Vol. 2 Part 2" (Muhammad's Mosque of Islam) , undated Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 3 Elijah Muhammad. "Muhammad Speaks: The Time of Judgement Vol. 2 Part 3" (Muhammad's Mosque of Islam) , undated Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 4 Elijah Muhammad. "Muhammad Speaks: Wants and Beliefs Vol. 1 Part 1" (Muhammad's Mosque of Islam) , 1961 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 5 Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, "Keep the Faith, Baby!" (Jubilee Records) JGM 2062 , 1967 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 6 Rev. Adam Clayton Powell. "The Gospel in Words and Music" (Roulette) R-25164 , 1961 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 7 Maria W. Stewart, Sojourner Truth, Sarah Parker Remond, and Mary Church Terrell. "What If I Am a Woman? Black Women's Speeches Narrated by Ruby Dee with an Introduction by Ossie Davis, Vol. 1" (Folkways Records) FH 5537 , 1977 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 8 Booker T. Washington and Portia Washington. "Booker T's Child Portia" (Folkways Records) FH 5521 , 1977 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 9 Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Fannie Lee Chaney, Shirley Chisolm, Mrs. Martin Luther King, Angela Davis, and Coretta Scott King. "What If I Am a Woman? Black Women's Speeches Narrated by Ruby Dee with an Introduction by Ossie Davis, Vol. 2" (Folkways Records) FH 5538 , 1977 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 10 Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Fannie Lee Chaney, Shirley Chisolm, Mrs. Martin Luther King, Angela Davis, and Coretta Scott King. "What If I Am a Woman? Black Women's Speeches Narrated by Ruby Dee with an Introduction by Ossie Davis, Vol. 2" (Folkways Records) FH 5538 , 1977 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 11 Rev. Jasper Williams. "I'm Black and I'm Proud" (Jewel Records) LPS 0024 , 1965 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 12 Malcolm X. "Ballots or Bullets" (First Amendment Records) 100 , 1973 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 13 Malcolm X. "Ballots or Bullets" (First Amendment Records) 100 , 1973 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 14 Malcolm X. "Malcolm X Speaks" (Marvin Worth Productions) , 1972 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 15 Malcolm X. "Malcolm X Speaks Again" (Twenty Grand Records) LP-100 , 1965 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 16 Malcolm X. "Message to the Grassroots from Malcolm X" (Afro American Broadcasting and Recording) , 1965 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 17 Malcolm X. "The Last Message" (All Platinum Records) , 1973 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 18 Malcolm X. "The Unstilled Voice" (All Platinum Records Co.) SIB-1007 , 1973 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 19 Malcolm X. "The Wisdom of Malcolm X" (Springboard Int. Records) TLP-600 (3) , 1971 Containers box 12 , Phonodisc 20 Series XI. Spirituals and Gospel Music , 1944-1991 Scope and Contents This series contains recordings of gospel music and African-American spirituals by various artists.
Marian Anderson. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (RCA Victor) LM-2529 , 1962 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 1 Louis Armstrong with the Sy Oliver Choir and the All Stars. "Louis and the Good Book" (Decca Records) DL 8741 , 1958 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 2 Grayson Warren Brown and the Howard University Gospel Choir. "Hymns of a Soulfull People" (North American Liturgy Resources) , 1977 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 3 Lee Charles. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Other Spirituals" (Riverside Records) RLP 12-651 , undated Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 4 Cheney State College Choral Society. "Cheney State Choral Society" , undated Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 5 Rev. James Cleveland. "A Tribute to the King" (Malaco Records) MAL 2009 , 1991 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 6 Thomas A. Dorsey and others. "Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey" (Columbia Records) , 1973 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 7 Todd Duncan. "Negro Spirituals" (Allegro) ALG 3022 , 1960 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 8 Todd Duncan. "Negro Spirituals" (Allegro) ALG 3022 , 1960 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 9 Todd Duncan. "Todd Duncan Sings Spirituals" (Halo) , 1957 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 10 Todd Duncan and others. "Todd Duncan with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and King Odom and the Gospel Singers" (Sutton) , undated Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 11 "The First Authentic Black Gospel Collection" (Candlelight Music) , 1977 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 12 The Fisk Jubilee Singers. "The Fisk Jubilee Singers Directed by John W. Work" (Folkways Records) FA 2372 , 1955 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 13 The Fisk Jubilee Singers. "The Gold and Blue Album" (Scholastic Records) SA 2372 , 1955 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 14 Alex Foster and Michel Larue. "American Negro Slave Songs" (Everest Records) 929007 , undated Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 15 Alex Foster and Michel Larue. "American Negro Slave Songs" (Everest Records) 929007 , undated Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 16 Aretha Franklin. "The Gospel Soul of Aretha Franklin" (Chess/Janus Records) CK 10009 , 1972 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 17 Nikki Giovanni and the New York Community Choir. "Truth Is On Its Way" (Right-On Records) RRO 5001 , 1971 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 18 The Goldenaires Choir. "Hear the Word of the Lord" (Vox) VX 25.810 , 1959 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 19 Graham Jackson Choir. "Spirituals" (Westminster) WP 6048 , 1957 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 20 Bessie Griffin. "Bessie Griffin and the Gospel Pearls" (Liberty Premier Series) LM-13002 , 1961 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 21 Jester Hairston and the Utah State University Chorale. "Jester Hairston Concert with the Utah State University Chorale" (Murbo Records) MCS 6016 , 1970 Containers box 13 , Phonodisc 22 Roy Hamilton. "Roy Hamilton Sings Spirituals" (Epic) LN 3654 , 1960 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 1 Hampton Institute Choir. "Lift Every Voice" (Casey Sound Studios) , 1977 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 2 Hampton Institute Choir. "The 100th Choir of Hampton Institute: The Black American's Contribution to Democracy" (Richsound Records) , undated Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 3 Howard Roberts Chorale. "Let My People Go: Black Spirituals African Drums" (Columbia Records) MS 7189 , 1968 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 4 Mahalia Jackson. "Great Gettin Up Morning" (Columbia Records) CS 8153 , 1959 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 5 Mahalia Jackson. "Just As I Am" (Apollo) LP 479 , 1961 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 6 Mahalia Jackson. "Mahalia" (Apollo Records) LP 486 , 1959 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 7 Mahalia Jackson. "Recorded Live in Europe During Her Latest Concert Tour" (Columbia Records) CS 8526 , 1962 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 8 Mahalia Jackson. "The World's Greatest Gospel Singer" (Brigade Records Inc.) X-3 , 1955 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 9 Mahalia Jackson. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Columbia Records) CL 2552 , 1956 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 10 Ella Jenkins and the Goodwill Spiritual Choir. "American Negro Folk and Work Song Rhythms" (Scholastic Records) SC 7654 , 1960 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 11 The Johnson Brothers. "Gospel Favorites" (K-156 Grand Prix Series) , 1961 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 12 The Johnson C. Smith University Choir. "Sing and Rejoice" (United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.) , 1964 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 13 Marie Knight. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Carlton Record Corporation) LP 12/119 , 1960 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 14 Los Angeles Jubilee Singers. "Songs of the Blacks, U.S.A." (Impressario Records) LP-1001 , 1969 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 15 The Malcolm Dodds Singers. "Great Spirituals" (RCA Camden) CAS-763 , 1963 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 16 Johnny Mathis. "Good Night, Dear Lord" (Columbia Records) CL 1119 , 1958 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 17 Flora Molton. "Flora Molton Gospel Songs" (Ocura) 558684 , 1988 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 18 Flora Molton and the Truth Band. "Original Field Records Vol. 3: Living Country Blues USA" (L+R Records) , 1981 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 19 Melba Moore and others. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Capitol Records) , 1990 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 20 Morris Brown College. "O Clap Your Hands: Concert Choir" (Dimension) , undated Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 21 "Negro Church Music" (Atlantic Recording Corp.) , 1960 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 22 "Negro Songs of Protest" (Rounder Records) , 1973 Containers box 14 , Phonodisc 23 The People's Choir of Operation Push. "The People's Choir of Operation Push" (Stax Records) GTS-2720 , 1973 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 1 Bernice Reagon. "The Sound of Thunder" (Kin-Tel Records) KT-1001 , 1967 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 2 Pittsburgh Community Choir. "Joyful Sound" (RVI) , 1975 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 3 Father Clarence Rivers and Bonaventura Choir. "I've Been in the Storm So Long" (Westwood Press Inc. and World Library of Sacred Music) WLSM-18-S , 1967 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 4 Paul Robeson. "A Man and His Beliefs: Paul Robeson" (Everest) 3291 , 1971 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 5 Paul Robeson. "Let Freedom Sing: Songs of Hope and Courage" (Othello Records) , undated Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 6 Paul Robeson and others. "Spirituals and Robeson Recital of Popular Favorites" (Columbia Records) ML 4105 , 1949 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 7 Selah Jubilee Choir. "A Treasury of Gospel Hymns" (Masterseal) MS-64 , 1957 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 8 Nina Simone. "Gospel According to Nina Simone" (Stroud) SLP 1006 , 1973 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 9 Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith. "I Am Bound for Canaan Land" (Savoy Records Inc.) SL 14739 , 1983 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 10 The Sounds of Heritage Choir. "Spirituals: A Way of Survival" , undated Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 11 The Staple Singers. "I Had a Dream" (Springboard International Records) UPF-111 , 1959 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 11 The Staple Singers. "Pray On" (Epic Records) BN 26237 , 1967 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 12 The Staple Singers. "Pray On" (Epic Records) LN 24237 , 1967 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 13 The Staple Singers. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (Vee Jay Records) LP 5008 , 1960 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 14 The Staple Singers and others. "Let's Sing About Freedom" (Vee Jay Records) VJ 5044 , 1963 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 15 The Tell Tale Singers and the Goldenaires Club. "Negro Spirituals" (Vox Productions) STPL 513.110 , undated Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 16 Salli Terri and the Roger Wagner Chorale. "The Negro Spiritual" (Capitol Records) P 8600 , 1964 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 17 Sweet Honey in the Rock. "Feel Something Drawing Me On" (Flying Fish Records) , 1985 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 18 Tuskegee Institute Choir. "Spirituals" (Westminster Recording Sales Corporation) XWN 18080 , 1955 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 19 Tuskegee Institute Choir. "Spirituals" (Westminster Recording Sales) XWN 18080 , 1955 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 20 Shirley Verrett. "Singin' in the Storm" (Radio Corporation of America) LM-2892 , 1966 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 21 Voices Incorporated. "Roots: An Anthology of Negro Music in America" (Columbia Records) CL 2393 , 1965 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 22 Thomas Walton and the Blind Disciples. "All God's Children" (Stereo Dimensions) , 1973 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 23 Clara Ward and the Ward Singers. "That Old Landmark" (Savoy Record Corporation) MG-14034 , 1960 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 24 Ethel Waters. "His Eye is on the Sparrow" (Word Records Inc) WST-8044-LP , 1960 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 25 Westinghouse High School Concert Choir. "Together We Can Make Such Beautiful Music" (G and C Records) , undated Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 26 Josh White. "Strange Fruit: Songs by Josh White" (Mercury Record Corporations) MG 26010 , 1944 Containers box 15 , Phonodisc 27 Series XII. Audiovisual Materials , 2016-2019 Scope and Contents This series contains video recordings on DVD.
Aretha Franklin and James Cleveland. "Amazing Grace" (Universal Pictures) , 2019 Prince. "Maverick" (Pride) , 2016 Series XIII. Sheet Music , 1919-1966 Scope and Contents This series contains Harry James Ford's collection of paper sheet music. It contains works by composers and lyricists such as George Cohan, Steven Foster, Frank Loesser, and Irving Berlin.
Virginia Ballaseyus, "Mother Goose on Parade" , 1939 Containers box 16 , folder 1 Irving Berlin, "The New Moon" , 1919 Containers box 16 , folder 2 Irving Berlin, "They Say It's Wonderful" , 1946 Containers box 16 , folder 3 Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, "The Things We Did Last Summer" , 1946 Containers box 16 , folder 4 Grant Clarke and George Meyer, "In the Land of Beginning Again" , 1948 Containers box 16 , folder 5 George Cohan, "Father of the Land We Love" , 1931 Containers box 16 , folder 6 Stephen Foster, "Beautiful Dreamer" , 1935 Containers box 16 , folder 7 Al Frisch, Fred Wise, and Frankie Carle, "Roses in the Rain" , 1947 Containers box 16 , folder 8 Mack Gordon and Joseph Myrow, "On the Boardwalk (in Atlantic City)" , 1946 Containers box 16 , folder 9 Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, "Goodnight My Love" , 1936 Containers box 16 , folder 10 Rich Hall, "Smokin' My Last Cigarette" , 1941 Containers box 16 , folder 11 Carl Hofer, "Ball State Pep Song" , 1930 Containers box 16 , folder 12 Harry James and others, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" , 1944 Containers box 16 , folder 13 Gus and Grace LeBoy Kahn, "My Love for You" , 1930 Containers box 16 , folder 14 Anton Karas, "The Third Man Theme" , 1949 Containers box 16 , folder 15 Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, "The Way You Look To-Night" , 1936 Containers box 16 , folder 16 Sam Lewis and Peter DeRose, "Song of the Seabees" , 1942 Containers box 16 , folder 17 Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, "Mona Lisa" , 1949 Containers box 16 , folder 18 Frank Loesser, "Baby It's Cold Outside" , 1948 Containers box 16 , folder 19 Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen, "Let's Take the Long Way Home" , 1944 Containers box 16 , folder 20 Johnny Mercer and Robert Emmett Dolan, "And So to Bed" , 1946 Containers box 16 , folder 21 Karyl Normal, Hyatt Berry, and Edwin J. Weber, "Nobody Lied" , 1922 Containers box 16 , folder 22 Louis Panella, "The American Red Cross March" , 1959 Containers box 16 , folder 23 Mitchell Parish and Heinz Roemheld, "Ruby" , 1953 Containers box 16 , folder 24 Herman Ruby and M. K. Jerome, "Were You Just Pretending" , 1929 Containers box 16 , folder 25 Bob Russell and Paul Weston, "No Other Love" , 1950 Containers box 16 , folder 26 J. R. Shannon, "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral That's an Irish Lullaby" , 1944 Containers box 16 , folder 27 Abner Silver and Harry Woods, "I'm Goin' South" , 1923 Containers box 16 , folder 28 James Thorton, "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" , 1944 Containers box 16 , folder 29 Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain, "Secret Love" , 1953 Containers box 16 , folder 30 Paul Francis Webster and Johnny Mandel, "The Shadow of Your Smile" , 1965 Containers box 16 , folder 31 Richard Whiting and Johnny Mercer, "Too Marvelous for Words" , 1937 Containers box 16 , folder 32 Spencer Williams and Jack Palmer, "Everybody Loves My Baby" , 1924 Containers box 16 , folder 33 