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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Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louise Parker, April 22, 1963
Date Created
1963-04-22
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diana Sands, January 29, 1963
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diana Sands, January 29, 1963
Date Created
1963-01-29
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
Ivie Jackman, June 26, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ivie Jackman, June 26, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962
Date Created
1962-04-16
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
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
Date Created
1961-08-08
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
Louise Jefferson, February 4, 1960
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louise Jefferson, February 4, 1960
Date Created
1960-02-04
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, African American women, 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
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
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
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
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
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
Date Created
1958-03-27
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
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
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
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
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
A flier advertising Josephine Baker's performance at Carnegie Hall.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker Flier, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
A flier advertising Josephine Baker's performance at Carnegie Hall.
Subject
African American women, Events and programs, African American actors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A program for Bamboche.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Katherine Dunham in 'Bamboche!' Program, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
A program for Bamboche.
Subject
African American women, African American arts, Theatre and dance
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
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
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955
Date Created
1955-04-08
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
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
Date Created
1955-03-14
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
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955
Date Created
1955-01-26
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
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mattiwilda Dobbs, January 26, 1955
Date Created
1955-01-26
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
Lady Bird Cleveland With Others, 1954-1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lady Bird Cleveland With Others, 1954-1959
Date Created
1954/1959
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alyne Dumas Lee, November 16, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alyne Dumas Lee, November 16, 1953
Date Created
1953-11-16
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
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
Date Created
1953-05-28
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
Leontyne Price, May 19, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leontyne Price, May 19, 1953
Date Created
1953-05-19
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
Juanita Hall, 1949-1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Juanita Hall, 1949-1953
Date Created
1953-03-26
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
Martha Flowers, February 17, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Martha Flowers, February 17, 1953
Date Created
1953-02-17
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
Mabel Mercer, 1952-1963
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mabel Mercer, 1952-1963
Date Created
1952/1963
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
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
Date Created
1952/1962
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
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
Date Created
1952-10-19
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
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951
Date Created
1951-09-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sadie Peterson Delaney Article, June 1951
Date Created
1951-06
Description
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.
Subject
African American librarians, African Americans--Education, African American women
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy Porter, May 23, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy Porter, May 23, 1951
Date Created
1951-05-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American librarians, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker purchases a ticket for the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance. Written on verso: March 16, 1951. Josephine Baker purchasing the first ticket to the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance (Savoy, April 6th) from Harold Jackman, Chairman of the Dance Committee, while looking on is Noble Sissle, President of the Guild.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker, Noble Sissle, and Harold Jackman, March 16, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-16
Description
Josephine Baker purchases a ticket for the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance. Written on verso: March 16, 1951. Josephine Baker purchasing the first ticket to the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance (Savoy, April 6th) from Harold Jackman, Chairman of the Dance Committee, while looking on is Noble Sissle, President of the Guild.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gerri Major, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gerri Major, 1951
Date Created
1951
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A flyer for a program put together by the Katherine Duhnam School of Cultural Arts.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
"From: The Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts, Inc. To: You" Flyer, June 3, 1949
Date Created
1949-06-03
Description
A flyer for a program put together by the Katherine Duhnam School of Cultural Arts.
Subject
African American women, African American arts, Theatre and dance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949
Date Created
1949-04-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-23
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
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-09
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
Philippa Duke Schuyler, 1946-1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Philippa Duke Schuyler, 1946-1951
Date Created
1949-02-22
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American journalists, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Nora Douglas Holt, circa 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Nora Douglas Holt, circa 1955
Date Created
1948/1958
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ann Petry, November 12, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ann Petry, November 12, 1948
Date Created
1948-11-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy West, May 17, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy West, May 17, 1948
Date Created
1948-05-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection