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Series II: Writings, 1958-2009
Subseries 1: Non-Fiction, 1966-2009 Subseries 2: Poetry, 1966-2007 Subseries 3: Plays and Performances, 1966-2009 Subseries 4: Screenplays, 1983-1996 Subseries 5: Fiction, 1973-2003 Subseries 6: Editorship, 1958-2007 Subseries 7: New Jersey Poet Laureate and Somebody Blew Up America Materials, 2001-2004 |
Series VIII: Audio/Visual, 1959-2007Unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized. Email rbml@columbia.edu for more information. This series includes audio cassettes, film reel, DVD, CD, and other AV formats both made by Baraka and by others. The series is arranged by medium, with each medium grouping given its own particular arrangement. The A/V materials contain VHS, Beta, 16mm and 35mm film reel, and DVD. The 174 numbered video reels are helical scan open reel film. The bulk of these materials contain footage of Baraka's various political activities throughout the seventies, including his involvement with the Kawaida Towers, the African Women's Conference, Black Women's United Front, and the Congress of African Peoples. A/V materials are arranged in the order in which they were given by Baraka. Finally, the audio group consists primarily of materials not created by Baraka, and previously released. However, of particular interest is a 1994 recording of a Baraka poetry reading, and a number of copies of a vinyl recording of songs written by Baraka, performed by The Advanced Workers with the Anti-Imperialist Singers. The audio materials are arranged by medium. For more information about the audiovisual material, see the Amiri Baraka Research Guide. |