Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2014 Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-6887 [email protected] Descriptive Summary Title: Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2014 Call Number: Manuscript Collection No. 921 Extent: 25.5 linear feet (52 boxes) and 6 oversized papers boxes and 36 oversized papers folders (OP) Abstract: Artificially-created collection of printed material related to African American religion, fraternities and sororities, organizations, education, businees, and arts and entertainment. Materials include yearbooks, programs, handbooks, advertisements, catalogs, and pamphlets. Language: Materials entirely in English. Administrative Information Restrictions on Access Unrestricted access. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Source Purchase, 1997, with subsequent additions. 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Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2012 Manuscript Collection No. 921 Collection Description Scope and Content Note The Black Print Culture collection (1821-2012) includes printed matter pertaining to religion, fraternities and sororities, organizations, education, business and professional matters, and arts and entertainment. The largest part of the collection is comprised of materials relating to the church (1867-2008), including church and conference programs and materials relating to missions report on work, both at home and abroad. There is also a large collection of funeral and memorial service programs and a smaller collection of palm cards, which publicize a variety of religious events, churches, and people, including boy preachers and evangelists. Present in the collection are yearbooks, programs, handbooks, advertisements, catalogs, pamphlets, and other printed materials relating to various fraternal organizations, clubs, and societies. Also present are yearbooks, flyers, and invitations relating to education and a small group of biographical materials. Business cards, funeral home fans, advertisements, and other promotional material comprise the business and professional materials; and the arts and entertainment materials include books, programs, a small number of poem cards, and graphic art. The majority of the items in this series pertain to musical performances; fewer pertain to poetry readings, festivals, and art shows. Other printed items include various cards, calendars, and other ephemera. Arrangement Note Organized into six series: (1) Religious, (2) Organizations, (3) Education, (4) Business and professional, (5) Arts and entertainment, (6) Printed ephemera. 2 Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2012 Manuscript Collection No. 921 Description of Series Series 1: Religious, 1867-2008 Series 2: Organizations, 1871-2009 Series 3: Education, 1869-1992 Series 4: Business and professional, 1881-1997 Series 5: Arts and entertainment, 1821-2014 Series 6: Printed ephemera, 1921-1993 3 Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2012 Manuscript Collection No. 921 Series 1 Religious, 1867-2008 Scope and Content Note The religious ephemera series of the Black Print Culture collection contains printed items related to churches, conferences and missions; funeral and memorial service programs; and palm cards. Materials pertaining to churches, conferences and missions (1867-2008) comprise the largest part of the series and include programs, directories, leaflets and reports for various types of church services; conference programs; and missions report on work, both at home and abroad. The series also includes palm cards that publicize a variety of religious events, churches, and people, including boy preachers and evangelists. A variety of religious calendars are contained in Series 6: Printed ephemera. Arrangement Note Arranged in alphabetical order. Churches, Conferences, and Missions Box Folder Content 1 1 African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lexington District, Kentucky Annual Conference, Schedule of Quarterly Meetings and Conferences, 1907-1908 OP4 1 African Methodist Episcopal Church, poster, "Delegates to the 3rd Ecumenical Conference of the A.M.E. Church at the Tomb of John Wesley, City Road Chapel, London, England, September 7, 1901 [also includes photographs of Benjamin F. Lee, Daniel A. Payne, Alexander W. Wayman, and Benjamin W. Arnett] OP4 2 African Methodist Episcopal Church, poster, "Wives of the Bishops of the A.M.E. Church at General Convention, Columbus, Ohio, May 1900" XOP1 - African Methodist Episcopal Church, poster, "Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church," 1988 OP1 17 African Methodist Episcopal Church, broadside including photographs relating to the Third Ecumenical Conference of the A.M.E. Church, London, England, September 1901 34 24 African Methodist Episcopal Church, program, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Richard Allen, 1895 1 2 African Methodist Episcopal Church, quarterly ticket, 1885 1 3 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thirty- Seventh Quadrennial General Conference, programs, May 6-20, 1964 [1 of 2] 1 4 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Indianapolis, Indiana), Thirty- Seventh Quadrennial General Conference, programs, May 6-20, 1964 [2 of 2] 45 16 African Methodist Episcopal Church, souvenir program celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Episcopacy of Bishop Sherman Lawrence Green (Columbus, Georgia), 1953 4 Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2012 Manuscript Collection No. 921 32 2 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (New York, New York), News from the Department of Foreign Missions, "A Appeal from the Ad Hoc Committee of Afro-Americans to the Organization of African Unity," April 18, 1964 40 33 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Wrightsville, Pennsylvania), fundraising broadside, June 8, 1894 1 5 African Orthodox Church in Holy Cross Pro-Cathedral (New York, New York), Enthronement of Stafford James Sweeting, October 18, 1981 35 1 Afro-Asian Israelite Cultural Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), brochure, "Moses--A Black Israelite," 51 19 Alabama Baptist State Convention, "A Biographical Sketch of Henry Clayton Walker," 1960 1 6 Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Georgia), Rich's Gospel Chorus, May 11, 1945 40 29 Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Georgia), "Allen Temple A.M.E. Church Through Eighty-One Years, 1866-1947," 1947 50 11 Allen Temple Baptist Church (Oakland, California), "A Minority Business Directory," circa 1980 38 1 American Bible Society publication, America's Unique Opportunity, no date 38 2 American Bible Society publication, Bible Society Record, 1941 38 3 American Bible Society publication, Greetings to the National Baptists from the American Bible Society, 1941 38 4 American Bible Society publication, This Must be Done, no date 42 49 Antioch Baptist Church (Jacksonville, Florida), programs, 1952-1953 40 30 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio), Golden Jubilee, (1893-1943) souvenir booklet, 1943 OP7 - Arkansas Baptist College, information poster, supplement to Baptist Vanguard, 1935 32 18 Asbury United Methodist Church (Savannah, Georgia), weekly newsletter and bulletin, June 6, 1971 40 31 Atoka District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday School Convention in South McAlester, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), program, August 8, 1895 1 7 "Attention, Christians!," invitation to book and author luncheon for Langston Hughes at the Vista Del Arroyo Hotel, Pasadena, California, November 1940 1 8 Augusta, Georgia Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 20th Session of the W.H. & F.M Society, Conference branch, held at St. Paul A.M.E. Church (Vidalia, Georgia), August 8-10, 1934 1 9 Bahamas Baptist Evangelistic Fellowship, broadside advertising revival, June 29- July 12, undated 50 5 Baptist Board of Education, "The American Negro: Essential Facts Concerning his Progress," 1936 45 1 Baptist Sunday school lesson cards, circa 1970s [1 of 3] 5 Black Print Culture collection, 1821-2012 Manuscript Collection No. 921 45 2 Baptist Sunday school lesson cards, circa 1970s [2 of 3] 45 3 Baptist Sunday school lesson cards, circa 1970s [3 of 3] 37 54 Baptist Young People's Convention, Fountain Baptist Church (Baltimore, Maryland), 1936 1 10 Bay Cities Baptist Ministers Union, city wide revival, flyer, March 22-27, 1959 1 11 Beebe Memorial Colored Methodist Episcopal Temple (Oakland, California), circa October-December 1947 1 12 Beebe Memorial Colored Methodist Episcopal Temple (Oakland, California), Grand Opening, December 7-19, 1947 1 13 Beebe Tabernacle Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Dedication Service, April 25, 1943 and Ninth Anniversary of the pastor, Rev. L.S. White, May