Louis Johnson papers, 1930-2020, bulk 1950-2020

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Series VIII: Audio/Visual Material, 1960-2010

This series contains cassette tapes, CDs, DVDS, ¼ inch open reel audiotape, ½ inch video tape, U-matic tapes, and VHS tapes.


Subseries VIII.1: Ballet, 1974-2001

This series contains cassette tapes and open reel audiotape used for performances and rehearsals, and VHS and video tape of performances.



Box 35 The Ball - 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 35 Folk Impressions Rehearsal tape - 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 35 Lament - 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 35 No Outlet - 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 3 3/4 ips


Box 35 Rite D.C. Rep - 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 35 Louis Johnson Apollo Dancers - 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 12/11/1985, 1 open reel audiotapes; 15 ftm


Box 35 Louis Johnson The Ball - 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 2 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 35 Louis Johnson Lament for Philadanco - 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 4/23/1988, 2 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips full track mono


Box 35 Ballet Hispanico Video Rep -Rhythm for beat for song "Tid-Bits" - "Once You Get Started" By rufus, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Betty Ann (Ballet) "The Entertainer", Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Fortitude (case) H. Swans (tape), Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Impressions, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Lament Copy, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 "Malindy" Leontyne Price and Nina Simone, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 No Outlet, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 35 Shout, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Shout (slow tape), Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Shout (faster), Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Flamenco II Yvonne Gutierez (case) Dance Theatre of Harlem Soul on Pointe (tape), 2001, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Spanish Harlem, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 "Workout" Tennis T+Z. Talk material at Ellias, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Workout - Final, 11/26/1990, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Spirit Perf., Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Spirit "Ellais Co" with Tempo + Notes, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Takin' It to the Streets, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 35 "I Remember" (Vampire's Theme) Vampire Music Performance Tape, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Wings Suite, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 35 Dance Theatre of Harlem Forces of Rhythm Sony Videotape, 8/19/1974, 1 open reel videotapes (1")


Box 35 "Miss Truth," Motherless Child, "Wings," "Trouble," "Bond Commercial", "A View from the Ghetto", Early Nicholas Bros, "Sugar Hill" song, Hall Johnson Praire, Pallet Pas de Deux, Arsino Hall, Old Vaudeville Team, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Ballet Excerpts I (side) Turning Point, "Legend", "Black Swan", "The Red Shoes", "Don Q" pas des deux, Early "Balanchine" concerto B., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Boys in the Band p. II, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Ballet Pas de deux, D.T.H. Troy Barnes, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Carol Gene (sp?) Tape Ballet Dances for Louis, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Uptown Downtown Ralph D., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Obba + Kiki: to Louis Takin' to the Streets color, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Har-You "A View from the Ghetto", Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Lament Dayton, Fame, Blacks in Movies, Don King Interview, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 View from Ghetto Har-You, Dianna Reeve, Lionel Richie Interview, Rhythm acrobates, Fred Astair, Emmy Award, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Short bit of "A Soldier's Story", Old movie Jazzy Hotstyle, Tony Awards "93", Interview on Nicholas Bros., Opera (modern) Jessie N., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Doris Jones + Clair Heywood, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 "Rite", "Fontessa," "Shout," Lauren Becall Special, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Malindy H.U., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 American Repertory Theatre "STEEL" by Derek Walcott, 4/4/1991, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Maria Cary (Dance), Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Girl African Dancer, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 No Motherless Child, "Trouble", Louis Bio for Black Dance Conference, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 35 Soul on Pointe: DTH KC, 5/30/1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Subseries VIII.2: Opera and Musical Theatre, 1960-2011

This subseries contains cassette tapes, CDs, and open reel audiotape used for performances and rehearsals, and VHS and DVD recordings of performances.



Box 36 Ebony Game, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 36 Purlie Dance Section, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Purlie Cut version, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Treemonisha, 2/5/1985, 2 audiocassettes


Box 36 Frederick Douglass Ulysses Key (case) Noel Pointer (tape), Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Spanish Harlem, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Malindy/Flamenco I Yvonne Gutierrez, undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Time + The Wind, 6/23/1995, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Deep Ellum Blues, 1986, 3 audiocassettes


Box 36 Jon Hendricks/Nat King Cole, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Jazzbo Brown, 1979, 2 audiocassettes


Box 36 "Tid Bits" Performance tape, 1990, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Niggers, Undated, 4 audiocassettes


Box 36 Golden Boy, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 A Tisket, A Tasket, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Miss Truth, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 36 Porgy and Bess, Greg Basker, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Treemonisha Philadanco, Undated, 7 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Aida, 1975-1985, 5 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Ebony Game, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Damn Yankees, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Rockin' to the Pointe, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Jon Hendricks, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Louis Johnson Tidbits, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Let My People Go, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Purlie, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 36 Niggers - 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 7/28/1976, 3 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 36 Niggers - 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Apr/May 1976, 3 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 3 3/4 ips



Box 37 Jimmy Randolf, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Tara S. Joe Crocker, Dance Teams, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Ebony Game 1st Cut Version, Old Movie Lena H, Old Movie Nat King Cole, Bessie Smith, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Claude's Tape, Friendship Train/You are my Friend, Porgy+Bess/Elvis/Slippery People, Sylvie Vartan in Paris, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Atlanta Worktape Rock Groupies and Rappers, Rockin to the Point, Tap on Rap dancers, lift from Joplin Ballet, Voo Doo dance from movie, anita hill trial, kennedy center award, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 "Bahama Bound" at Cable Beach Hotel Nassau Bahama, 1983-1984, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Miss Truth, Wings, Motherless Child, Bond Commercial, A View from the Ghetto, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Tid Bits, Dance Segments LJ, Martin L. King Birthday, Black Stella Award 1991, 1991, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Atlanta Ballet, Serenade, Prodigal Son, 4 Temperments, Rap group (Apollo), African documentary, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 John Hendricks, Bill Cosby on Opera, High Hope, Denzel W on Tyrvones, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Golden Boy, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Deep Ellum Blues Dallas Black Dance Theater Majestic Theatre Dallas, 12/6/1986, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 94 Black Achievement Award, Golden Boy, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 37 Spanish H. Sandy, Undated, 2 compact disks


Box 37 Impressions - Music by Morton Gould (poor quality) from 1979 videotape Ballet Hispanico, Undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Walk Him Up, Undated, 3 DVDs


Box 37 Shout Louis, Undated, 4 compact disks


Box 37 Louis Johnson Bio Tape, Undated, 11 DVDs


Box 37 The Ball, Undated, 2 DVDs


Box 37 Lula Washington Dance Theater "Workout" excerpt, Undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Louis Johnson Good Sound, Undated, 3 compact disks


Box 37 Forces pas de trois music Danny Hathaway, undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Forces of Rhythm UArts, Spring 2009, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Isle of the Dead, 1992-2010, 2 compact disks


Box 37 Rites, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Paul R. Spanish H., Undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Louis Johnson Pas de deux ode to Noel Aubrey + Angelie, Undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Ed Sullivan, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Donald Mary Screening, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Nina Nat O, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Yuriko: Creation of a Dance, Lena: Dean Martin Show, Lena & Bing, Harry & Lena, 1960-1970, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Dance in America, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 LJ Satin Doll, 4/23/2011, 2 DVDs


Box 37 Interview with Arthur bell Brother Dell Bell Sister in Law Henry Mae bell, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Pan on the Plaza, 2003, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Takin' It to the Streets, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Noel Pas des Deux, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 In Da Park #2, Undated, 1 compact disks


Box 37 Louis Johnson Old Footage, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 The Mo'Nique Show, 7/28/2011, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Aunti Roz Peanut Show Promo DVD, Undated, 1 DVDs


Box 37 Unlabeled DVDs, Undated, 5 DVDs


Subseries VIII.3: Henry Street and Louis Johnson Dance Theatre Ensemble, 1979-2007

This subseries contains cassette tapes and open reel audiotape used for performances and rehearsals, and VHS and DVD recordings of performances.



Box 38 Children's Defense Fund 25th Anniversary Celebration, 11/17/1998, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Henry Street Settlement Louis Johnson Student Dance Recital, 5/1996, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Louis Johnson Student Dance Recital Henry Street Settlement 10th annual, 5/17/1997, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Louis Johnson Just For Fun, 10/20/1989, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Louis Johnson Christmas 1989 Video by Albert Reyes, 1989, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Just for Fun, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Where's Santa? A Henry Street Delight by Louis Johnson, 12/17/1997, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Henry St. Settlement "Master" Childrens, 5/30/1987, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Louis Johnson H.S.S. Video by Albert Reyes, 5/19/1989, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Student Dance Recital Henry Street Settlement, 6/3/2001 - 6/2/2002, 4 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Harlem Swans, Colored Opera Singers, Butterfly McQueen, Ann Brown Porgy and Bess, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Recital + LJDTE, The Ball LJDT Concert , Henry St. No Outlet, 1985, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Louis Johnson LJDTE Henry St., 5/17/1992, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Henry Street Settlement Louis Johnson Student Dance Recital Lament, 5/1996, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 38 Nativity/Where's Santa/Jesus Joy, Undated, 8 audiocassettes


Box 38 No Outlet, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 38 Butterfly, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 38 Ode to a King (David), 4/12/1987, 2 audiocassettes


Box 38 3 Kings, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Ain't He Heavy, Undated, 3 audiocassettes


Box 38 Snowflake, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 This Little Light of Mine, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Walk Him Up, Undated, 2 audiocassettes


Box 38 No Outlet Adrien, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 X-mas-97, 12/25/1997, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Pas des Trois from "Forces of Rhythem" H.S., 1993, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Tap 93 HS Steppin out with My Body, I Can do That, To Marvelous for Words, 1993, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Tennis + end of Boxing, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Lament (Ailey Version) Louis Johnson Dance Theatre Ensemble Henry St. Settlement, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 At the Movies, 6/4/1986, 4 audiocassettes


Box 38 Spirit, 1994, 3 audiocassettes


Box 38 Just for Fun, 1989-1993, 3 audiocassettes


Box 38 Adult Tap Class, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Workshop for Kids, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Marshal Arts Pas des Deux Noel Pointer Performance Tape, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Maurice HS, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Harlem Swans, Undated, 3 audiocassettes


Box 38 Joy to the World, Undated, 3 audiocassettes


Box 38 Songs A. Show I, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 38 Xmas Mice/Mouse show, Undated, 3 audiocassettes



Box 39 Soul on Pointe, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Henry Street Kids TV show about tap, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Walk Him Up Warren, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Where's Santa? By Louis Johnson Henry Street Settlement, 12/17/1996, 4 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson at Henry Street, 5/19/1989, 3 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Xmas show Henry Street 95, 12/21/1995, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Dance, No Outlet, Walk Him Up, 6/6/2008, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 LJDTE Malindy, No Outlet, At the Movies, 1986, 3 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Malindy 2000, 2000, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 4 Saints, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 AlphaOmega, 1/29/1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Harlem Swans, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 At the Movies, No Outlet, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Pas des Duex for Noel P., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 LJDTE Henry St 85/Student Dance Recital, 1986, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson Student Recital Henry Street Settlement, 5/18/1996, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Henry St Student Recital, 1992, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Henry St Kids at JFK Center, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson Henry St. Recital, 5/25/1991, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson No Outlet, Undated, 3 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson Dance Theatre Ensemble Henry Street Settlement Shout Pepper, 5/16/1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Where's Santa at Christmas, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Student Recital, 1988, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 39 Louis Johnson A Night Before Christmas, December 1989, 1 videocassettes (VHS)



Box 40 Kennedy Center Honors, 2003, 3 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Ode to a King street performances, Jerry Lewis marathon, Uptown and Hot, Ella Fitzgerald, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Children Alvin Ailey, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Folktales from Around the World, 8/7/1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Xmas at Church St Jam, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Just for Fun 93 concert HS LJDTE, John Jackson Jessie Norman and Aretha Franklin on Boston Pops, Vivialn Lee Bio, Hattie McDaniels gets Acadmey Award, 1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 "I Can Fly" Lawrence, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 40 Henry Street Recital 7.5" 7 1/2 ips reel-to-reel audiotape, 5/21/1991, 4 open reel audiotapes (1/4")


Box 40 Saturday Night Fever Rehersal 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 40 Ode to a King (David) 7.5"reel-to-reel audiotape, 4/12/2007, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips full mono


Box 40 Louis Johnson At the Movies Reel 2 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 6/4/1986, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 40 Louis Johnson Vignettes or Ode to a King 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 5/23/1985, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips full track mono


Box 40 Mrs and Mr Shadow (Four) Ai no Corrida Performance 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 4/18/1989, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips full track mono


Box 40 Unlabeled 7.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, 3/16/1988, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips


Box 40 Ode to Martin Luther King 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4")



Box 41 Lament, 1986, 4 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Tap Joffrey, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Two by Louis Johnson, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Louis Johnson Tape #2 Malindy H.U., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Louis Johnson Bio, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 No Outlet, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Anything Goes, Forces of Rhythm Pas des Trois DTH, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Forces of Rhythm Paul Russel DTH, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Forces of Rhythm Philadanco, 6/2/1995, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 3 Songs in Malindy, LJDTE, 6/3/2001, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Pas de Trois Forces Henry Street, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Forces, Boogies, Cinderella, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Wild Shout Tape TV Interview, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 DC Rept Malindy, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Troy, Diane, Martial Arts Pas des Deux, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Shout, the Ball, No Outlet, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Pas de Trois/Forces Karen Brown, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Work Out Philadanco, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Shout Forces of Rhythm Florida State University, Spring 2001, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 The Nanette Bearden Company Dance Theatre Taking it to the Streets Room 8A, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Purlie Dances, Takin it to the Street, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 NYPL for the Performing Arts Alvin Ailey Boston Fontessa and Friends, 3/26/1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Exit/Malindy/Be There/Giant Step, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Impressions Symphony Space Ballet Hispanico, 1979, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Solo/Trouble DC, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Bits for Fontessa Rehearsal, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 LJDT Shout, Cakewalk to Disco, Forces of Rhythm DTH, Rite, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Takin It to the Street, Undated, 1 videocassettes (U-matic)


Box 41 Louis Johnson No Outlet, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 41 Unlabeled 5.5" reel-to-reel audiotape, Undated, 1 open reel audiotapes (1/4"); 7 1/2 ips 1/4 track


Subseries VIII.4: Film, TV, and Acts, Undated

This subseries contains cassette tapes used for rehearsals and VHS recordings of performances.



Box 42 The Wiz, Undated, 6 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Cotton Comes to Harlem, Undated, 3 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Ed Sullivan, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Leontyne P LJ Old, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Aretha Franklin in Atlantic City, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Marian Anderson, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 42 Aretha No Outlet Rehearsal, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 42 Aretha "Higher" opening, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 42 Noel Pointer Tempo Tape for Aretha "Pocohontas", Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Subseries VIII.5: Awards, Interviews, and Audition Tapes, 1983-1993

This subseries contains VHS, DVD, and cassette recordings of interviews, auditions, and award ceremonies.


Box 42 Motown Special, "Summertime", 1983 Tony Awards, 1983, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 NYPLA Dance Collection Rethinking the Balanchine Legacy Panel Excerpt, 4/19/1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Black History Celebration, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Dance Collection, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 In Celebration of Louis Johnson w/ Obba and Kiki, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Interviews: Talley Beatty, Leontyne Price, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Eye on Dance Louis and Billy Wilson, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 42 Louis Johnson DTH Dance in America, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)



Box 43 Soul T. Awards "The Betsy", Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Bio Tape, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Rennie Harris Puremovement Ladies Night Maxine Waters, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Paul Taylor, FireBird DTH, Alvin Ailey Interview, NYC Ballet Folk Dance, Richard Pryor Special, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Joe Nash Lecture on Choreography at Ailey, 1991, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Claude Thompson Claude & Friends A Dance Workshop on Film Tribute and Tribute #2, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 On Q's Journey Claude and Louis, 1996-1997, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Musical Staging and Choreography by Badolato, 1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Great Dance, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Will Mead Dances, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Judy J. Interview Langston, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Lewis Johnson Comp Reel, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Interviews, Quincey Jones, Joffrey Ballet, Pointer Sisters, Apollo Theatre, Whitney Houston, Shiela E, George Benson, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Interviews, Judy Jamison, Star Jones, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Leontyne Zubin Mahlo, Chita R Interview, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Phylis H, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Ashford and Simpson Louis Johnson Montage, 6/15/1999, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 43 Benjamin Matthews Memorial, 12/8/2006, 1 DVDs


Box 43 Katherine Dunham Beyond the Dance Louis Johnson, 6/22/2008, 1 DVDs


Box 43 Black Academy of Arts & Letters - 30th Anniversary Montage, Sept. 2006, 1 DVDs


Box 43 Vinne B. Contributions, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 43 Chinese Strings Sandy on Cloth, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 43 L. Bio Tape, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 43 Louis and Mary talk about Vandelra, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 43 Nick and Val "Kiss" with Judy Jamison, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Subseries VIII.6: Research and Commercial Material, 1975-2012

This subseries includes commercially produced cassette tapes and VHS tapes of material recorded off of television. Many of these VHS tapes include a large number of discrete recordings, according to their handwritten labels. These recordings include dance programs, films, sitcoms, talk shows, documentaries, awards shows, and political events, such as Reverend Jessie Jackson's speeches at the Democratic National Convention and his "Rainbow Coalition" events. There are also two tapes that appear to have pornographic material on them. While the tapes in this subseries cannot be digitized for copyright reasons, they have been retained for their value as artifacts.



Box 44 The History Makers - Louis Johnson, Undated, 2 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Diana Ross + R. Joffrey, "Swan Lake", La Belle, Mary Bruce, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Academy Awards 1983, Eddie Murphy interview by Barbara Walters, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Nations, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Katherine Dunham Divine Drumbeats, Syvilla, They Dance to Her Drum, 1975-1980, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Harlem Symphony T. Levy "90" Osaka, Japan, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Unmarked tape with interior sheet of paper with track listing, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Katherine D. "Like It Is", Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 St. Louis Blues, Eartha Kitt, Nat King C, Diana Ross Interview, Opera Little Boy Sings, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 "A Different World" (last show), Faison, Moms Mabley, Aretha Special, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Kirk Douglas Donoahue, American in Paris, Malcolm, MTV Paula Abdul, etc. Jerry Robbins, NYCBallet, Boston Pops, James Baldwin, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Eye on Dance, Cotton Club, 92 Winter Olympics finals, Black conferences on Donahue, 1992, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Joffrey "Charleston Finale", African Burial Ritual Look at Voo Doo, Date Smith, Early Malcolm X in meeting, Spike Lee, Isaac Hayeson "Like It Is", Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 "Williams + Walker" Malcolm X, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Sarah Vaughn, Roberta F, Peggy Lee, Sammy D, Joe Williams, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 The Gospel at Colonus, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Charlie Parker (Bio), Roland Hayes (Bio), Fanny Lou Hamer, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Furiousfilms Whodini Funky Beat Directed by Melvin Van Peebles, 4/1/1981, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Whodini Funky Beat Directed by Melvin Van Peebles, 4/1/1981, 1 videocassettes (U-matic)


Box 44 Salem Missionary baptist Church The Calvin White Singers", 2/23/2002, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 N. Simon "Music for Lovers", Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Sylvia Bronson, Sailing - Another Lover - Big Guns - Into Forever, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 The Last Forest Fire by Kent Jackson, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Generations: Sinfonietta No. 2 for Strings Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 African Nigerian Music, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Breaking Down, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Touch of the Earth Composer Sherrie Maricce Binghampton Symphony, 3/29/1993, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Dwania Kyles Demo tape, 3/17/1993, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Ed Bland Compositions, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Zelima, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Ross Boys, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Maurice Hines to Louis on Service, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Wimberly Draft 1, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Careless Love, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 The Times, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Teen Jazz, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Roscoe Lee Brown, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Tale of the Dead, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 John Lee Hooker, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Dance Black America, 1984, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 44 Wallowitch & Ross A Documentary Directed by Richard Morris, 1998, 1 DVDs


Box 44 Mason Williams & Mannheim Steamroller Classical Gas, 1987, 1 compact disks


Box 44 New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble Elite Syncopations The Southland Stingers, 1985, 1 compact disks


Box 44 Keith A. Dames Left Alone, 2012, 1 compact disks


Box 44 Myles Savage Sings, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 12noon - Tura Tura, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Jimmy Smith James Ingram, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Q. Al no Corrida, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Rhythms in Jean T. Peace, Undated, 1 audiocassettes


Box 44 Scott Joplin's Treemonisha Original Cast Recording, 1976, 2 audiocassettes



Box 45 The Conductor, 1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Academy Awards 93, 1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 "Old Acquaintance" Betty D, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 African Dance Chita R., Josephine B Profile, Duke Ellington Shout, Chuck Davis, Red Fox, 90 Grammys, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Gangsters at Large The Anchor Hotel, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Jessie Jackson Presidential Convention, Duke Ellington Docu., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Motown 98, Grammys 98, Aretha, 1998, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Black Panel Etc., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Colored Girls, Bill Boggs, Tony Brown, Dance Fever, Martha Graham at White House, Marathon Gene Kelly and Beverly Sills, Benny Hill, Caroll Burnet, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Bellafonte "We are the World," MLK Day, Stevie Wonder, Bill Boggs, MLK etc, Pointer Sisters, Bette M., Judy J. Alvin A., etc., Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Gene Kelly "Like It Is", DTH Arthur Mitchell, Hulu dancing, Japanese Wrestling, Gospel, New Boys on the Block, Madonna Mae West, Janet Jackson videos, Rap dancers, Chita interview, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 "Rainbow Coalition on Violence" Jessie Jackson, Bill Cosby, Maxine Waters, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Solid Gold Disco for Lament/Tony Awards 8, Balanchine BalletsDonahue Blacks NACP, Dracula, Democratic Convention Jessie Jackson, Olympic Opening, Bill Boggs, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross's Videos, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Sex Films (Spanish boys) "Aint Missbehavin", Dove Ballets, Ailey in white ballet, NYC Ballet Gershwin, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Aretha, Women of Brewster Street, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Like It Is, Julien Bond interviews Ted Kennedy, "In Living Color", Michael Jorden on Arsinio Hall, Bill Robinson Bios, Rap dancing Madonna, Soul Train, Sammy Davis , In Living Color, Tony Award 1990, 1990, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Black Choreographers, NYCB, Betty Davis on Donahue, Arsinio Hall interviews, Fred Astaire Special, Duke Ellington + Jazz Musicians, Tap Dancers, Sarah Vaughn, "Watch on the Rhyme" Betty Davis, Celebrating MLK, Ray Charles, Gladis Night, Jessie Jackson support for President, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 92 Diplomatic Convention, 1992, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 T'ai Chi Interview with Maggie Newman Senior Student of Master Cheng Man-Ch'ing, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Drum Music, oTony Brown, Grammys 94, 1994, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 A. Ailey (cosby), Little Richard, Johnny Mathis, Stephony Mills, Brigadoon, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Peter 4 Senses, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Soul Train Awards 93, Honoring Richard P, Jessie Norman, Jackie Wilson, John Henry clark, Bert Reynolds, Della Reese+Kenny Loggens, 1993, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Michael Jackson, Michael Peters, Beat It, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Hilary C. Miss Alabama, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Stormy Weather English Comic, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Short Dance for Touga, Peter Sisters, Van Johnson dance duet, Diana Ross (xmas songs) Bill Cosby Black Conference Diana Ross xmas, Pattie La Belle xmas at White House, "Rainbow" conference, NYC Ballet + Paul Taylor, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 "The Letter" Star Wars Characters, "Tony Brown" Jews and blacks, Pattie La Belle, "Cinderella", Fred Astaire, Lena Horne, Undated, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box 45 Dance America Elena McCoy, Undated, 2 videocassettes (U-matic)