Research Catalog
Etta Moten Barnett collection.
- Title
- Etta Moten Barnett collection.
- Author
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004
- Publication
- 1941-1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | Sc MIRS Barnett 1993 | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Barnett, Claude, 1889-1967.
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004
- Barron, Leigh.
- Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023.
- Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977.
- Chandran, J. Russell.
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- Manley, Norman Washington, 1893-1969.
- Pierre-Louis, Joseph Nemours.
- Art Van Damme Quintet.
- WMAQ (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Description
- 106 audiotape reels.
- Summary
- The Etta Moten Barnett Collection consists of 106 audio recordings (1955-1974), the bulk of which are the radio program I Remember When broadcast out of Chicago from 1955-1960. Etta Moten Barnett interviews prominent personalities such as Harry Belafonte, Helen Hayes, Martin Luther King in Ghana, Sammy Davis, and others. Tributes to and profiles of other composers, actors, singers and poets are also featured. Etta Moten also describes through several shows the development of her acting/singing career along with her travels and experiences throughout Africa. Other miscellaneous shows include Etta Moten's informal commentaries on holidays, events in Chicago and various reminiscences.
- The collection also includes interviews conducted outside the United States by Claude and Etta Moten Barnett with such foreign politicians as Norman Manley and Pierre Louis and Louis Déjoie of Haiti. Recordings of panel discussions concerning race relations in South Africa, the World Council of Churches with Alan Paton and the International Cooperation Administration for African Countries are also featured.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Collection donated by J. Fred McDonald.
- Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources Access Project.
- Subjects
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 > Travel
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004 > Career in theater
- United States > Race relations
- Jamaica > Politics and government > 1962-
- Haiti > Politics and government > 1934-1971
- Liberia > Politics and government > 1944-1971
- South Africa > Race relations
- Africa, West > Economic conditions
- Africa, West > Description and travel
- Ghana > Politics and government > 1957-1979
- Ghana > History
- Radio programs > Illinois > Chicago
- Race relations
- Women jazz musicians > United States
- Jazz musicians > United States
- African American actors
- African American women musicians
- African American composers
- African American authors
- African American poets
- African American singers > Biography
- African Americans > Civil rights
- African Americans > Music
- Women in radio broadcasting
- Note
- Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004 ) was an actress and singer on Broadway and in radio and television. Ms. Barnett was and remains active in social and civil causes.
- Call Number
- Sc MIRS Barnett 1993
- OCLC
- NYPG94-R509
- Author
- Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004, creator.
- Title
- Etta Moten Barnett collection.
- Imprint
- 1941-1983.
- Added Author
- Barnett, Claude, 1889-1967.Barnett, Etta Moten, 1901-2004, interviewer.Barron, Leigh.Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023.Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977.Chandran, J. Russell.Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.Manley, Norman Washington, 1893-1969.Pierre-Louis, Joseph Nemours.Art Van Damme Quintet.WMAQ (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Research Call Number
- Sc MIRS Barnett 1993Sc Audio TC-51-139 audiotapesSc Audio C-542-573 audiocassettes