Harry Belafonte papers.
- Title
- Harry Belafonte papers.
- Published by
- 1872-2017, bulk 1946 - 2005.
- Author
Collection information
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Status Available by appointment. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 12 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
Status Not available - - In use until 2025-08-11 - Please contact a librarian for assistance. | Containerbox 38 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
Status Available by appointment. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 61 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
Status Available by appointment. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 56 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
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Status Available by appointment. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 107 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
Status Available by appointment. See the finding aid for details. | Containerbox 65 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberSc MG 933 | Item locationOffsite |
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Details
- Description
- 40.87 linear feet (113 boxes, 4 oversize folders, 4 tubes); 7.9 megabytes (124 computer files)
- Summary
- Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American musician, actor, and activist best known for popularizing calypso music with international audiences, and his involvement in the American Civil Rights movement. His collection contains project files, correspondence, scrapbooks, press materials, scores, lyrics, and scripts that chronicle his career as a singer, songwriter, actor, public speaker, and advocate for political and humanitarian causes. Belafonte's papers reveal the business aspects of his performance projects, source material for his acting and singing career, and organizing efforts associated with the political causes he championed.
- Subject
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
- Poitier, Sidney
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- Actors, Black
- African American civil rights workers
- African American singers
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History
- African Americans -- Political activity
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Authors, Black
- Calypso (Music)
- Folk musicians
- Jamaican Americans
- Musicians, Black
- Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence
- Screenwriters
- Television personalities
- South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Genre/Form
- Albums (Books)
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence.
- Notated music.
- Posters.
- Programs.
- Scores.
- Scripts (documents)
- Call number
- Sc MG 933
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Harry Belafonte in 2019.
- Location of other archival materials (note)
- Harry Belafonte photograph collection, SCP 186084, Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, https://archives.nypl.org/scp/186084.
- Author
- Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023, creator.
- Title
- Harry Belafonte papers.
- Production
- 1872-2017, bulk 1946 - 2005.
- Type of content
- text
- still image
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- computer
- Type of carrier
- sheet
- other
- Location of other archival materials
- Materials Separated from the Resource: Audio and moving image materials have been transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division: audio and moving image materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270. Photographs have been transferred to The Schomburg Center's Prints and Photographs division. Artwork and artifacts have been transferred to The Schomburg Center's Art and Artifacts division.
- Harry Belafonte photograph collection, SCP 186084, Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, https://archives.nypl.org/scp/186084.
- Source
- Purchased from Harry Belafonte in 2019.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Actors.
- Civil rights activists.
- Musicians.
- Research call number
- Sc MG 933