Research Catalog

Details

Found in

1. p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Description

1. 1147 items (5 lin. ft., 5 boxes); 18 x 13 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The Postcard series consists of over 1,100 items published in the United States and abroad.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.

Alternative title

1. Uncle Tom's cabin.

Subject

1. Cakewalk (Dance)
2. Photograph albums
3. Postcards > 1890-1999
4. Baptisms > United States > 1890-1960
5. African American singers
6. African American dancers
7. African American musicians
8. African American entertainers
9. African American actresses
10. African American actors
11. African Americans in the performing arts
12. Williams, Bert, 1874-1922
13. Walker, George W., 1873-1911
14. Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
15. Knox, Lucretia
16. Horne, Lena
17. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
18. Grayson, Ralph
19. Fitzgerald, Ella
20. Domino, Fats, 1928-2017
21. Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965
22. Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
23. Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
24. Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975
25. Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

Genre/Form

1. Postcards – 1890-1999.
2. Photograph albums.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Postcards)

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some items have notations on recto or verso. Some postcards have cancelled postal stamps. Some items are in scrapbooks.

Terms of use (note)

1. Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints.

Source (note)

1. Helen Armstead-Johnson;

Biography (note)

1. The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.
2. Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Author

1. Johnson, Helen A. Collector

Title

1. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : postcards [graphic].

Imprint

1. [189-?]-[199-]

Terms of use

1. Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints.

Biography

1. The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage. The collection consists of over 15,000 photographs, prints, postcards and transparencies that document African-American entertainers in various areas of the performing arts.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.
2. Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Local note

1. Sc Photo Helen-Armstead Johnson Theater Photograph Collection
2. Sc MG 599

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Cakewalk (Dance)

Added title

1. Uncle Tom's cabin.

Found in:

1. p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Postcards)