JOHNSON, HALL, 1888-1970.
Hall Johnson collection,
1933-1943
Hall Johnson collection, 1933-1943
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zhc8
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Johnson, Hall, 1888-1970. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hall Johnson collection, 1933-1943 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 965 |
| Extent: | .5 linear ft. (1 box) and 1 bound volumes (BV) |
| Abstract: | Collection of African American choral director, composer, and arranger Hall Johnson, including press book of newspaper clippings, photographs, typescripts, and programs. |
| 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, 2003.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Hall Johnson collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Unprocessed collection.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Francis Hall Johnson (1888-1970), African American choral director, composer, and arranger.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains materials relating to Hall Johnson from 1933-1943. The materials include a press book of newspaper clippings, photographs, typescripts, and programs.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection.
Container List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hall Johnson Choir, radio script, 1938 |
| 1 | 2 | Hall Johnson Choir, fifteenth anniversary concert program and historical notes, 1940 |
| 1 | 3 | Hall Johnson Choir, programs, 1938-1948, and undated |
| 1 | 4 | List of 1938 Women’s Committee for the San Francisco Junior Philharmonic, typescripts |
| 1 | 5 | Newspaper clippings, 1938 |
| 1 | 6 | Newspaper clippings, 1938 |
| BV | - | Homemade press book for “Run Little Chillun,’” Alcazar (Theatre), San Francisco, 1939, containing hundreds of newspaper clippings about Hall Johnson and the show |
| 1 | 7 | Newspaper clippings, 1940 |
| 1 | 8 | Newspaper clippings, 1943 and undated |
| 1 | 9 | Captions for Stills from “Run Little Chillun’” by Hall Johnson, typescript, [1943] |
| 1 | 10 | “Fi-yer” (Fire) with grateful acknowledgment to Langston Hughes (4 song-poems) and Casper G. Garrett, Jr., typescripts with handwritten notes, [1959] |
| 1 | 11 | “Fi-yer” (Fire) with grateful acknowledgment to Langston Hughes (4 song-poems) and Casper G. Garrett, Jr., typescripts with handwritten notes, [1959] |
| 1 | 12 | Eleven, black and white, undated 8 x 10 photographs, including Lena Horne in a scene from “Stormy Weather,” a scene from “Run Little Chillun’” in which Sulamai joins the dance of the New Day Pilgrims and [Bricktop?] |
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