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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Billy Dee Williams, January 29, 1963
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Dee Williams, January 29, 1963
Date Created
1963-01-29
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962
Date Created
1962-01-03
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Perry, April 14, 1962
Date Created
1962-04-14
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Letters written between Miles Jackson and Paula Snelling.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between Paula Snelling and Miles M. Jackson, November 13, 1966
Date Created
1966-11-13
Description
Letters written between Miles Jackson and Paula Snelling.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American librarians, African Americans--Education
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
George Shirley, October 10, 1961
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Shirley, October 10, 1961
Date Created
1961-10-10
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
Henry Lewis sits while his wife stands behind him with her hands on his shoulders.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Henry Lewis and wife Marilyn Horne, circa 1961
Date Created
1956/1966
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Henry Lewis sits while his wife stands behind him with her hands on his shoulders.
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Hubert Dilworth, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962
Date Created
1962-01-03
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
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
An advertisment for James Baldwin's novel Another Country.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Baldwin Ad, June 24, 1962
Date Created
1962-06-24
Description
An advertisment for James Baldwin's novel Another Country.
Subject
African American authors, American literature--African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Earl Jones, May 29, 1961
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Earl Jones, May 29, 1961
Date Created
1961-05-29
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James V. Lowe, November 12, 1963
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James V. Lowe, November 12, 1963
Date Created
1963-11-12
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
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jimmie Daniels, January 29, 1963
Date Created
1963-01-29
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John A. Williams, July 9, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John A. Williams, July 9, 1962
Date Created
1962-07-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, 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
Louis Peterson, August 9, 1960
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Peterson, August 9, 1960
Date Created
1960-08-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, African American teachers, 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
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