The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent. A series of note within this collection are the photographs by Carl Van Vechten, an American writer, artistic photographer, and patron of the Harlem Renaissance. An appreciator of the arts, Van Vechten promoted many of the major figures of the Renaissance through his photography, including Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Rose McClendon, and Ethel Waters. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 20, 2022

Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection

The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent. A series of note within this collection are the photographs by Carl Van Vechten, an American writer, artistic photographer, and patron of the Harlem Renaissance. An appreciator of the arts, Van Vechten promoted many of the major figures of the Renaissance through his photography, including Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Rose McClendon, and Ethel Waters.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Katherine Dunham in 'Bamboche!' Program, circa 1960 1955/1965 A program for Bamboche. African American women, African American arts, Theatre and dance Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carmen de Lavallade and Others, 1955-1958 1955/1958 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Premice, June 26, 1955 1955-06-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Patricia Johnson Clifford With Others, May 30, 1955 1955-05-30 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955 1955-04-08 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955 1955-03-14 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955 1955-01-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955 1955-01-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lady Bird Cleveland With Others, 1954-1959 1954/1959 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alyne Dumas Lee, November 16, 1953 1953-11-16 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953 1953-05-28 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leontyne Price, May 19, 1953 1953-05-19 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Juanita Hall, 1949-1953 1953-03-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Martha Flowers, February 17, 1953 1953-02-17 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mabel Mercer, 1952-1963 1952/1963 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957 1952/1962 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952 1952-10-19 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951 1951-09-23 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sadie Peterson Delaney Article, June 1951 1951-06 An article written on the career and accomplishments of Dr. Sadie Peterson Delaney. The author also mentions of Delaney's humanitarian work, discussing her dedication to working with the "socially handicapped." Written on recto: It will probably be two or three years [?] I retire. S.P.D. African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American women Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy Porter, May 23, 1951 1951-05-23 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American librarians, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection