Research Catalog
James Alfred Smith audio and moving image collection : 614 items.
- Title
- James Alfred Smith audio and moving image collection : 614 items.
- Author
- Smith, J. Alfred (James Alfred)
- Publication
- [1994]
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| Status | 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. | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MIRS Smith | Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Description
- 580 audiocassettes
- 34 videocassettes
- Summary
- The collection consists of 580 audio recordings and 34 moving image recordings documenting Smith's roles as author, pastor of the Allen Baptist Temple Church (ATBC) and his activities with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc (PNBC) as well as other church organizations.
- Subjects
- African American churches
- African American Baptists
- Video recordings
- Sound recordings
- Oakland (Calif.) > Church history
- African Americans > Social conditions
- African Americans > Civil rights
- African American Baptists > Clergy
- Sermons, American
- African Americans > Religion
- African American preaching
- African American leadership
- African American clergy
- African American churches > California > Oakland
- African American Baptists > California > Oakland
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Allen Temple Street Baptist Church (Oakland, Calif.)
- Smith, J. Alfred (James Alfred)
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Video recordings.
- Note
- The Rev. Dr. James Alfred Smith, Sr. (born May 19, 1931) pastured to African-American Baptist churches in Missouri and California from 1960-2009. Smith served several high administrative positions with the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice, following a path of political activism through "fellowship, progress and peace." From 1986-1988 Smith was president of PNBC. Additionally, Smith has written approximately twenty books and several articles, and continues an active speaking schedule at churches and other organizations throughout the United States.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the James Alfred Smith archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division (Sc MG 366). Photographs can be found in the Photographs and Prints Division. Books and magazines can be found in the General Research and Reference Division.
- Call Number
- Sc MIRS Smith
- OCLC
- 1199300240
- Author
- Smith, J. Alfred (James Alfred) creator.
- Title
- James Alfred Smith audio and moving image collection : 614 items.
- Publisher
- [1994]
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the James Alfred Smith archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division (Sc MG 366). Photographs can be found in the Photographs and Prints Division. Books and magazines can be found in the General Research and Reference Division.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MIRS Smith