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Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection, (bulk 1987-1995)
- Title
- Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection, 1983-1999 (bulk 1987-1995)
- Author
- Harlem Spiritual Ensemble.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 658 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Description
- .4 lin. ft.
- Subjects
- African American musicians > New York (State) > New York
- African American entertainers > New York (State) > New York
- African American singers > New York (State) > New York
- Clemmons, François
- Scrapbooks
- Spirituals (Songs) > New York (State) > New York
- African Americans > Music
- Harlem Spiritual Ensemble
- Sheet music
- American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation
- Ensemble singing
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Music
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Sheet music.
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Audiotapes, videotapes and films transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Source (note)
- François S. Clemmons
- Biography (note)
- The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) was founded in 1986 by Francois S. Clemmons to preserve the American Negro Spiritual through performances that utilized traditional arrangements. A recipient of degrees in music from Oberlin College and Carnegie Mellon University, Clemmons also directs the Ensemble. HSE has toured both nationally and internationally and has made recordings.
- In 1989, Clemmons founded and became director of the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation, Inc. (ANSRF), whose mission statement declares that this is "the only organization solely dedicated to preserving and performing the American Negro Spiritual in its original form."
- Call Number
- Sc MG 658
- Author
- Harlem Spiritual Ensemble.
- Title
- Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection, 1983-1999 (bulk 1987-1995)
- Summary
- The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble Collection contains organizational correspondence for both the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) and the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation (ANDRF). The correspondence consists of introductory letters, acknowledgements, tour arrangements, grant documents and performance requests. Also included in the collection are contracts, proposals, sheet music, clippings, programs and a scrapbook of HSE and ANSRF materials. The scrapbook includes acknowledgements, ANSRF board of director meeting minutes, invitations, clippings and programs.
- Biography
- The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) was founded in 1986 by Francois S. Clemmons to preserve the American Negro Spiritual through performances that utilized traditional arrangements. A recipient of degrees in music from Oberlin College and Carnegie Mellon University, Clemmons also directs the Ensemble. HSE has toured both nationally and internationally and has made recordings.In 1989, Clemmons founded and became director of the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation, Inc. (ANSRF), whose mission statement declares that this is "the only organization solely dedicated to preserving and performing the American Negro Spiritual in its original form."
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 658