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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"Paul Robeson" The Play, The Protest, The Legacy, & The Lessons, May 12, 1978 1978-05-12 A flier advertising an open forum. African American authors, Events and programs, African American actors Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
MLA [Convention] Tape 1, Robert Hemenway, Hortense Thornton, Hortense Spillers, and Mary Helen Washington, Dec 1975-12-28 Written on cassette J-card: MLA- 1975, 12-28-1975, No. A. [SIDE A] Robert Hemenway, "Discoveries in the Hurston Biography"; Hortense Thornton, "Point of View in the Autobio's of Charlotte Forten, Mary C. Terrill, and Ida B. Wells Barnett". [SIDE B] Thornton, cont.; Hortense Spillers, "Gwendolyn the Terrible"; Mary Helen Washington- "Alice Walker". Recorded at wrong speed [entire tape]. African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
MLA [Convention] Tape 2, Mary Helen Washington, Ishmael Reed, Johnathan Nagette, Ron Tamaka, Sylvia Wynter, De 1975-12-28 Written on cassette J-card: MLA- 1975, 12-28-1975, No. B. [SIDE A] [Mary Helen] Washington, cont.; Ishmael Reed; Johnathan Nagete, "Mauvais Sang de Rimbaud et le [Quartier] de Cesaine�" [SIDE B] Nagate con't.; Ron Tanaka, "Toward a Working Model for American Ethnic Literacy Systems"; Sylvia Wynter, "Criticism and Ethnic Literature" African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
MLA [Convention] Tape 4, O. R. Duthorne, Thomas Hale, Robert E. McDowell, Alice Walker, December 28, 1975 1975-12-28 Written on cassette J-card: MLA- 1975, 12-28-1975, No. D. [SIDE A] [O. R.] Duthorne, con't.; Thomas Hale, "Cesaire and the Diaspora" [SIDE B] Hale, con't.; Robert E. McDowell. "Ol Hique Tales in Guyana and the African Connection"; Alice Walker, in part, on Zora Hurston and Kate Chapin. Taped at wrong speed. African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
MLA [Convention] Tape 3, Sylvia Wynter, O. R. Duthorne, December 28, 1975 1975-12-28 Written on cassette J-card: MLA- 1975, 12-28-1975, No. C. [SIDE A] [Sylvia] Wynter con't. "Criticism and Ethnic Literature" [SIDE B] Wynter, con't.; O. R. Duthorne, "African Attitudes Among 19th Century Black Americans" African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
CAAS [Conference] Tape 1, George Kent and Eugenia Collier, December 4, 1975 1975-12-04 Written on cassette J-card: CAAS Conference, 12-4-75. [SIDE A] George Kent, "The Place of Ann Moody's Coming of Age in the Tradition of Black Autobiographies". [SIDE B] Kent, cont.; Eugenia Collier, "Images of the Black Woman in Black Literature". African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
CAAS [Conference] Tape 2, [Eugenia] Collier and John H. Clarke, December 4, 1975 1975-12-04 Written on cassette J-card: CAAS Conference, 12-4-75. [SIDE A] Collier, con't.; John Henrik Clarke, "The Black American's Search for an Idealology". African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
"James Earl Jones as Paul Ribeson," circa 1978 1973/1983 A booklet about James Earl Jones' performance in a one man play. African American authors, African American arts, African American actors Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Arna Bontemps' Funeral Program, June 1973 1973-06 The program for Arna Bontemps' funeral held on June 20, 1973 at Christ Chapel The Riverside Church in New York City. African American librarians, African American authors, African American poets, Harlem Renaissance Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Pigmeat Markham, April 17, 1972 1972-04-17 Writen on cassette: Pigmeat Markham, April 17, 1972 African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ossie Davis, January 14, 1972 1972-01-14 Writen on cassette: Ossie Davis, January 14, 1972 African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
MLA [Convention] Tape 5, Alice Walker, December 28, 1975, and Second John Henry Festival, circa 1975 1970/1980 Written on cassette J-card: MLA- 1975, 12-28-1975, No. E/I. [SIDE A] Alice Walker, con't. Taped at wrong speed.; 2nd John Henry Fesival, Hilltop, [Wast Virginia], Eugene Redmon, "The Night John Henry Was Born" [SIDE B] Festival, con't. African American arts Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between Paula Snelling and Miles M. Jackson, November 13, 1966 1966-11-13 Letters written between Miles Jackson and Paula Snelling. African American universities and colleges, African American librarians, African Americans--Education Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Raymond Jackson, March 10, 1964 1964-03-10 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James V. Lowe, November 12, 1963 1963-11-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Hubert Dilworth, August 28, 1963 1963-08-28 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Hubert Dilworth in front of a brick patterned background. Written on verso: Hubert Dilworth, Leontyne Price's Secretary; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; August 28, 1963. African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Maurice Williford, August 28, 1963 1963-08-28 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Maurice Williford. Written on verso: Maurice Williford; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; August 28, 1963. African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Melvin Kelley, April 23, 1963 1963-04-23 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louise Parker, April 22, 1963 1963-04-22 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
Jimmie Daniels, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Jimmie Daniels. Written on verso: Jimmie Daniels; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; January 29, 1963. African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diana Sands, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Dee Williams, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John A. Williams, July 9, 1962 1962-07-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ivie Jackman, June 26, 1962 1962-06-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Baldwin Ad, June 24, 1962 1962-06-24 An advertisment for James Baldwin's novel Another Country. African American authors, American literature--African American authors Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962 1962-04-16 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
Charles Perry, April 14, 1962 1962-04-14 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Charles Perry with his arms crossed over the back of a chair. Written on verso: Charles Perry, author of Portrait of a Young Man Drowning; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 14, 1962. African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962 1962-01-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962 1962-01-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961 1961-12-05 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Shirley, October 10, 1961 1961-10-10 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961 1961-08-08 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
M. Moran Weston, May 29, 1961 1961-05-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Earl Jones, May 29, 1961 1961-05-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Peterson, August 9, 1960 1960-08-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, African American teachers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Percy Rodriguez, June 7, 1960 1960-06-07 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louise Jefferson, February 4, 1960 1960-02-04 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roscoe Lee Browne, circa 1964 1959/1969 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people, African American men Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Godfrey Headley, December 15, 1959 1959-12-15 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Godfrey Headley. Written on verso: Godfrey Headley, expert dental technician from Trinidad; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; December 15, 1959. African American arts, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959 1959-12-08 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
Margaret Tynes, September 14, 1959 1959-09-14 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
Lawrence Winters, Betty Allen, and Carol Brice, September 9, 1959 1959-09-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, and Carol Brice pose together at an event. Written on verso: Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, Carol Brice at Nora Holt's party for singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; September 9, 1959. African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leon Moore, September 9, 1959 1959-09-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Leon Moore stands with his sister at an event celebrating the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library. Written on verso: Leon Moore and his sister at Nora Holt's party; two singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters; founded by Carl Van vechten, in the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Nov. 13, 1952. African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Merton Simpson, September 2, 1959 1959-09-02 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carl Darrow White, July 15, 1959 1959-07-15 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eldzier Cortor, June 7, 1959 1959-06-07 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Julian Mayfield, March 6, 1959 1959-03-06 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harold Scott, February 12, 1959 1959-02-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude Thompson, February 3, 1959 1959-02-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Richard Gibson, January 20, 1959 1959-01-20 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection