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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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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Godfrey Headley, December 15, 1959
Date Created
1959-12-15
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959
Date Created
1959-12-08
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Tynes, September 14, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Tynes, September 14, 1959
Date Created
1959-09-14
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lawrence Winters, Betty Allen, and Carol Brice, September 9, 1959
Date Created
1959-09-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leon Moore, September 9, 1959
Date Created
1959-09-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Merton Simpson, September 2, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Merton Simpson, September 2, 1959
Date Created
1959-09-02
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carl Darrow White, July 15, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carl Darrow White, July 15, 1959
Date Created
1959-07-15
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eldzier Cortor, June 7, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eldzier Cortor, June 7, 1959
Date Created
1959-06-07
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Julian Mayfield, March 6, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Julian Mayfield, March 6, 1959
Date Created
1959-03-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harold Scott, February 12, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harold Scott, February 12, 1959
Date Created
1959-02-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude Thompson, February 3, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude Thompson, February 3, 1959
Date Created
1959-02-03
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Richard Gibson, January 20, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Richard Gibson, January 20, 1959
Date Created
1959-01-20
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bertice Reading, January 6, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bertice Reading, January 6, 1959
Date Created
1959-01-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leo Holder, December 26, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leo Holder, December 26, 1958
Date Created
1958-12-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American children, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
Date Created
1958-12-15
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Eaton, December 2, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Eaton, December 2, 1958
Date Created
1958-12-02
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Althea Gibson, November 20, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Althea Gibson, November 20, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-20
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American athletes, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Neares Carter, November 18, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Neares Carter, November 18, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American pioneers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Carlis, November 11, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Carlis, November 11, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-11
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
Date Created
1958-08-19
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Wilkins, May 27, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Wilkins, May 27, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-27
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Guy Rodgers, May 24, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Guy Rodgers, May 24, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-24
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American athletes, Sports, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958
Date Created
1958-02-22
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leonard De Paur, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leonard De Paur, 1958
Date Created
1958
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker wears a headdress.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
Josephine Baker wears a headdress.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charlotte Holloman, December 6, 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charlotte Holloman, December 6, 1957
Date Created
1957-12-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lizzie Miles, June 20, 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lizzie Miles, June 20, 1957
Date Created
1957-06-20
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Melvin Stewart and Ethel Ayler, June 10, 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Melvin Stewart and Ethel Ayler, June 10, 1957
Date Created
1957-06-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claudia McNeil, June 10, 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claudia McNeil, June 10, 1957
Date Created
1957-06-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence between Mr. Hulbert and James Baldwin regarding a visit to Atlanta, Georgia.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence, September 4, 1956
Date Created
1956-11-04
Description
Correspondence between Mr. Hulbert and James Baldwin regarding a visit to Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American authors, African American librarians, African American men
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Bonds, October 10, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Bonds, October 10, 1956
Date Created
1956-10-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956
Date Created
1956-06-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, African American dancers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956
Date Created
1956-03-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Chester Himes, 1955-1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Chester Himes, 1955-1962
Date Created
1955/1962
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carmen de Lavallade and Others, 1955-1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carmen de Lavallade and Others, 1955-1958
Date Created
1955/1958
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Arthur Mitchell, December 20, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Arthur Mitchell, December 20, 1955
Date Created
1955-12-20
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dizzy Gillespie, December 2, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dizzy Gillespie, December 2, 1955
Date Created
1955-12-02
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Peter Abrahams, November 25, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Peter Abrahams, November 25, 1955
Date Created
1955-11-25
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lawrence C. Jones, November 1, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lawrence C. Jones, November 1, 1955
Date Created
1955-11-01
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
Date Created
1955-07-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Samuel Perkins, July 5, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Samuel Perkins, July 5, 1955
Date Created
1955-07-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American children, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Johnson, June 26, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Johnson, June 26, 1955
Date Created
1955-06-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Premice, June 26, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Premice, June 26, 1955
Date Created
1955-06-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Patricia Johnson Clifford With Others, May 30, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Patricia Johnson Clifford With Others, May 30, 1955
Date Created
1955-05-30
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Lamming, May 24, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Lamming, May 24, 1955
Date Created
1955-05-24
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
Date Created
1955-04-19
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection