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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : personal collections

Title: Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : personal collections [graphic].
Author: Johnson, Helen A.
Publication: [189-?]-[199-]

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p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Description

4475 items (9 lin. ft. 9 boxes); 33 x 28 cm. and smaller.
52 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
963 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
255 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
1905 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
120 photographic prints : col. ;
61 photolithographs : halftone ;
311 ephemera ;
687 postcards : b&w, col. ;
30 photomechanical prints : halftone, col. ;
3 cabinet photographs : b&w ;
6 negatives : b&w ;
49 clippings : b&w ;
3 contact sheets : silver gelatin, b&w ;
29 menus ;
1 drawing : col. ;

Summary

The Personal Collections series consists of the personal collections of the following individuals: Olga (Ollie) Burgoyne, Elliot Carpenter, Goldie Cisco, Opal (Ole) Cooper, Darryl Croxton, Sidney Easton, Gertrude Gardeen, Lottie Gee, Florence Mills, Edna Morton, Bernard H. Parker, Delores Parker, Eddie "Cutie" Perkins, Naomi Price, Andy Razaf, Maude Russell, Gertrude Saunders, Edith Spencer, Ulysses S. "Slow Kid" Thompson, Fats Waller, Leigh Whipper, Fess Williams, Happy Williams, and Dooley Wilson.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.

Alternative Title

America, be seated.
Blackbirds.
The burden of race (Motion picture)
By the beautiful sea.
The call of his people (Motion picture)
Casablanca (Motion picture)
Darkydom.
Dixie to Broadway.
Easy money (Motion picture)
Get set.
Harvey (Motion picture)
Hits and bits.
The jazz hound (Motion picture)
Lying lips (Motion picture)
Murder on Lenox Avenue (Motion picture)
Othello in Harlem.
The petrified forest (Motion picture)
Plantation revue.
Porgy.
Rarin' to go.
Running wild.
The schemers (Motion picture)
The secret sorrow (Motion picture)
Shuffle along.
Spitfire (Motion picture)
The sport of the gods (Motion picture)
St. Louis woman.
Stevedore.
Sugar Hill.
They won't forget (Motion picture)
Trader Horn.
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (Motion picture)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Publicity photographs – 1890-1979.
Group portraits – 1890-1979.
Photographic postcards – 1890-1979.
Lobby cards – 1890-1989.
Gelatin silver prints – 1890-1979.
Erotica – 1920-1939.
Contact sheets – 1950-1999.
Gelatin silver film negatives – 1950-1979.
Halftone photomechanical prints – 1910-1999.
Inscriptions – 1900-1979.
Autographs – 1900-1979.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso or blind stamp on recto. Some items are signed or printed in the negative. Some items have handwritten notations on verso; some images have captions printed on recto. Some photographs are inscribed or autographed. A few items are matted; others are mounted. Some images have typewritten captions attached. Some images are mounted in scrapbooks. Some items are duplicates. Some photographs are damaged and/or deteriorating.
Collection contains work by Austin Hansen, Maurice Seymour, Elcha, and Woodard's Studio, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints. The Fats Waller and Edna Morton scrapbooks are temporarily closed due to conservation needs.

Source (note)

Helen Armstead-Johnson;

Biography (note)

The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.
Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Call Number

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Personal Collections)

OCLC

NYPG00-F337

Author

Johnson, Helen A., collector.

Title

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : personal collections [graphic].

Imprint

[189-?]-[199-]

Terms Of Use

Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints. The Fats Waller and Edna Morton scrapbooks are temporarily closed due to conservation needs.

Biography

The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage. The collection consists of over 15,000 photographs, prints, postcards and transparencies that document African-American entertainers in various areas of the performing arts.

Indexes

Finding aid available : folder level control.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Local Note

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection

Sc MG 599

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Allen, Ted. Photographer

Aldene. Photographer

Bakchy, Boris. Photographer

Bernard, Bruno. Photographer

Brown, George W. Photographer

Bull, Clarence Sinclair. Photographer

Carr, Amos. Photographer

Connelly, James Hargis. Photographer

Fehl, Fred. Photographer

Geddes, Madison. Photographer

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer

Karger, Jiří. Photographer

Korman, Murray. Photographer

Kriegsmann, James J. Photographer

Little, Sam. Photographer

Morehead, Howard. Photographer

Nomsen, Ralph. Photographer

Parsons, Marion. Photographer

Rathone, R. T. Photographer

Reed, John E. Photographer

Rossner, Harry. Photographer

Seymour, Maurice. Photographer

Smith, Marvin, 1910-2003. Photographer

Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Apollo (New York, N.Y.)

Bell Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Bloom (Chicago, Ill.)

Broad-way Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Broughton Studio (Savannah, Ga.)

Campbell (New York, N.Y.)

Elcha (New York, N.Y.)

Empire (Los Angeles, Ca.)

Keystone (Los Angeles, Ca.)

Maurice (Chicago, Ill.)

Miff (Culver City, Ca.)

Mecca (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Monroe (Hollywood, Ca.)

Richard-Ward (New York, N.Y.)

Smith Studio (Cleveland, Oh.)

Standard (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Strand Bookstore

Swisher (Chicago, Ill.)

Woodard's Studio (Chicago, Ill.)

Woodard's Studio (Kansas City, Mo.)

Added Title

America, be seated.

Blackbirds.

The burden of race (Motion picture)

By the beautiful sea.

The call of his people (Motion picture)

Casablanca (Motion picture)

Darkydom.

Dixie to Broadway.

Easy money (Motion picture)

Get set.

Harvey (Motion picture)

Hits and bits.

The jazz hound (Motion picture)

Lying lips (Motion picture)

Murder on Lenox Avenue (Motion picture)

Othello in Harlem.

The petrified forest (Motion picture)

Plantation revue.

Porgy.

Rarin' to go.

Running wild.

The schemers (Motion picture)

The secret sorrow (Motion picture)

Shuffle along.

Spitfire (Motion picture)

The sport of the gods (Motion picture)

St. Louis woman.

Stevedore.

Sugar Hill.

They won't forget (Motion picture)

Trader Horn.

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (Motion picture)

Found In:

p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Personal Collections)

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