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El Diario/La Prensa Photograph Morgue, circa 1970-2006

72 linear feet
El Diario/La Prensa is the largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City, and the oldest Spanish-language daily in the United States. The El Diario/La Prensa Photograph Morgue contains photographs and associated materials kept as reference, or morgue, files by the newspaper's staff. It documents events and personalities significant to New York City's Spanish-speaking communities between approximately 1970 and 2006.
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Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency records, 1964- 1992

22 linear feet
This collection contains the administrative, financial, legal, and client records of the Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency, as well as material related to Ronald Hobbs' associated personal and professional activities.
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İlhan Mimaroğlu Papers, 1926-2012

40 linear feet

The collection documents the career and personal life of Turkish-American electronic music composer, record producer, journalist and cultural critic, photographer, and filmmaker İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926-2012). It includes materials from each of Mimaroğlu's professional interests and activities, the bulk of which date from the early 1950s until his death in 2012.

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197 Penderecki Messiaen Boulez Hodeir, undated 1 open reel audiotapes Box 20, Item 164

1. Pederecki, Threnody; 2. Penderecki, Psalmus; 3. Hodeir, Jazz et Jazz; 4. Messiaen, Timbres

1. Pederecki, Threnody; 2. Penderecki, Psalmus; 3. Hodeir, Jazz et Jazz; 4. Messiaen, Timbres Dureés; 5. Boulez, Etude No. 1; . Boulez (?), Von der Unglückliche Lebensbedingunden der Thunfish

  1. Series IV: Music composition and performance, circa 1950-2012
  2. Subseries IV.3: Works by other artists, 1954-1985, undated
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Ulysses Kay papers, 1894-2017, bulk 1938-1995

55.25 linear feet
Ulysses Kay (1917-1995) was a noted twentieth-century American composer. The collection includes audio reels, biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, phonograph records, photographs, programs, and scores.
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Amiri Baraka papers, 1945-2015, bulk 1970s-2000s

219.5 linear feet
The Amiri Baraka Papers contains correspondence, writings, and the personal, political activism and teaching materials related to Amiri Baraka's career as a poet, writer, editor, activist, and teacher in the New York City Beat, Downtown, and Black Arts literary scenes from the 1960s through the 2000s. Included are manuscripts from Baraka's numerous books of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, plays, editorial work, and screenplays. The collection also features organizational and documentary materials relating to Baraka's university teaching and Newark, NJ-based Black radical activism, as well as audio/visual material, photographs, and printed material collected and created by Baraka.
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Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers, 1936-2003, bulk 1968-1998

186.25 linear feet

Letters, diaries, albums, photographs, and printed material.

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Bob Fass Recordings and Papers, 1935-2011, bulk 1963-1991

200 linear feet

The Bob Fass Recordings and Papers contains materials created by Bob Fass, host of the late-night program Radio Unnameable on New York City's WBAI radio station. The collection primarily consists of audio recordings of Radio Unnameable and other radio programs hosted by Bob Fass between 1963 and 2011. A small number of video recordings, photographs, correspondence, printed ephemera, and motion picture films are also included in the collection.

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Daniel Talbot Papers, 1923-2010, bulk 1960-2008

495 linear feet
The Dan Talbot Papers document the business operation of the New Yorker Films, an independent film acquisition and distribution company, dating from 1960s to 2008, as well as movie theaters in the Upper West Side Manhattan which he operated, dating from 1960 to 2007. It is of particular relevance to New Yorkers as the Talbots operated the New Yorker Theater, Cinema Studio, Metro, and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, on the Upper West Side, as popular venues to view independent and foreign films.
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Press Books, undated Box 229, Folder 6

; Bitter Sugar; Jazz on a Summer's Day; Sugar Cane Alley; Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Gabbeh; Destiny; Deep Crimson; Marius and Jeannette; Adanggaman; Three Monkeys; Mondo; Underground; Bitter Sugar; Jazz on a Summer's Day; Sugar Cane Alley; Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

  1. Series I: New Yorker Films, 1965-2008
  2. Subseries I.C: New Yorker Video/Home Video, 1973-2006
  3. Subsubseries I.C.2: Video Production and Releases, 1989-2001
  4. New Yorker Video--Press Books and Press Releases, circa 1990s
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Ntozake Shange Papers, 1913-2022, bulk 1970-2018

68.8 Linear Feet
Ntozake Shange (1948-2018, BC '70) was an American playwright and poet. The Ntozake Shange Papers include manuscripts and drafts of works; correspondence; diaries and agendas; clippings, programs, and ephemera; teaching documents; personal and professional photographs; awards, memorabilia, and personal effects; and texts, music, and other works by others collected by Shange.
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Programs for performances and ceremonies, some featuring Shange, 2015-2017 Box 97, Folder 11

For: A Prelude to Love, Poetry, and Jazz (2017), Strange Fruit (Undated), Negro Ensemble Company

For: A Prelude to Love, Poetry, and Jazz (2017), Strange Fruit (Undated), Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. Fundraiser (2015) York College Foundation Scholarship Benefit Dinner (2015)

  1. Press, Programs, and Ephemera, 1970-2019, undated

Poems with edits, Kathleen Coleman Gallery materials, 2005 Box 102, Folder 13

Poems: "Jazz Bakery & Kahil," "Something about the Pullman Car Porters" (typewritten with

Poems: "Jazz Bakery & Kahil," "Something about the Pullman Car Porters" (typewritten with handwritten edits), "as the pope lay dyin" (typewritten with handwritten edits), The Lizard Series III, myskin is silk, photograph of back with tattoo, program for Shange performance at Kathleen Coleman Gallery, flyer

  1. Works by Shange, 1966-2018, undated
  2. Other and multiple works, 1996-2018, undated
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Phoebe Jacobs papers, 1951-2002

11 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, documents, photographs, posters, clippings relating to the professional career of Phoebe Jacobs and notable jazz musicians, especially Louis Armstrong.

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