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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A letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to Countee Cullen.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois, January 21, 1928
Date Created
1928-01-21
Description
A letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to Countee Cullen.
Subject
African American authors, African American men, Events and programs
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay about revisions to a letter.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between James Weldon Johnson and Claude McKay, October 17, 1927
Date Created
1927-10-17
Description
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay about revisions to a letter.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American educators, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from Harold Jackman to Alain Locke regarding an appointment he made.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between Harold Jackman and Alain Locke, October 31, 1924
Date Created
1924-10-31
Description
Correspondence from Harold Jackman to Alain Locke regarding an appointment he made.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from Harold Jackman to Alain Locke about a potential trip to England.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between Harold Jackman and Alain Locke, June 27, 1924
Date Created
1924-06-27
Description
Correspondence from Harold Jackman to Alain Locke about a potential trip to England.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bessie Smith, 1923
Date Created
1923
Description
A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance, Singers
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
View of Jean Toomer.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jean Toomer, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1930
Description
View of Jean Toomer.
Subject
African American authors, African American poets, Harlem Renaissance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A portrait of Alberta Hunter. Written on recto: All my love to my darling Harold Sincerely, Alberta
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alberta Hunter, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1930
Description
A portrait of Alberta Hunter. Written on recto: All my love to my darling Harold Sincerely, Alberta
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Singers
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection