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.

For:
  • Decade = 1960-1969
Title Date Created Creator Description Subject 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