VIVIAN, C. T.
C.T. and Octavia Vivian papers > Additions

Series 7
Additions, 1938-2019
Boxes 32-108 and XOP1

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of additions acquired in 2021 after the death of C.T. Vivian and includes audiovisual material, born digital material, calendars, printed material, correspondence, photographs, notes, speeches, and subject files. C.T. Vivian was the creator of most of this material. A significant amount of the audiovisual material consists of lectures given by contemporaries of Vivian in the field of religious studies. There are also many handwritten notes by Vivian composed while preparing for sermons.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Processing Note

Because this series was processed as a separate acquisition after initial processing of the collection, much of the material may belong in other series based on content and may be arranged differently after future processing.

Box Folder Content
98 - "An American Dream: The MLK Restoration Project," Hosea Williams funeral, and Jesse Jackson campaign, 1993-2000 [original: VHS tape, 32]
95 - Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters African-American Video Oral History Project, The B.A.S.I.C. Workshop, "The Big #70", C. T. Vivian on The Oprah Winfrey, Keynote for Commission for Multicultural Ministries for the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois), and tribute to C. T. Vivian, 1989-1994 [original: VHS tape, 19]
96 - The B.A.S.I.C. Workshop, "The Big #70", C. T. Vivian on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lydia Walker, and Man of the Year Banquet (North Carolina State University, Raleigh), 1987-1993 [original: VHS tape, 21]
100 - Beyond Racism: Embracing an Interdependent Future, binder [2], 2000
99 - Black Educator's Event, undated, [original: audiocassette tape]
39 - Business cards, photographs, slides, and writings, 1981-2010
107 - Calendars, 1972-2019
106 - Calendars, 1992-1993
33 - Calendars, correspondence, notebooks, printed material, and writings, 1977-2013
48 - Center for Democratic Renewal, photographs, 1990-2004
85 - Clippings and notes in accordion files, circa 2010-2012
34 - Conference material, notebook, printed material, and writings, 1976-2009
XOP1 - "Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunich" by Paul Goodnight and C.T. Vivian," print, circa 1994
108 - "Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunich" by Paul Goodnight and C.T. Vivian," records, circa 1994
44 - Conference, meeting, and workshop material, correspondence, calendar, notebook, and printed material, 1993-2018
106 - Correspondence, certificates, and printed material, 1989-2005
51 - Correspondence, financial records, notes, and printed material 1970-2000
35 - Correspondence, notes, photographs, printed material, and speeches,1957-2004
36 - Correspondence, notes, and printed material, 1965-2015
78 - Correspondence, notes, and printed material, 1982-2011
32 - Correspondence, notes, printed material, and writings, 1957-2014
38 - Correspondence, photographs, notes, and printed material, 1983-1999
61 - Correspondence and printed material, 1963-1991
43 - Correspondence and printed material, 1971-1995
45 - Correspondence and printed material, 1979-2005
84 - Correspondence, printed material, and notes, 1966-2012
72 - Correspondence, printed material, and notes, 1977-1999
81 - Date books, photographs, and printed material, 1983-2006
60 - The Dynamics of the Black Family by Andrew Billingsley, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 16]
55 - Educational material on religion with corresponding audiovisual material, commercial, 2002-2008 [original: CD and DVDs 21]
41 - Institutes and annual meetings, binders with clippings and other material, 1978-2013
107 - Jesse Jackson campaign signs, 1993
106 - King, Martin Luther, Jr., photographs, signed by King, undated
104 - King, Martin Luther, Jr., programs about,1986 [original: Betacam tape, 2]
99 - A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by Clayborne Carson and Peter Holloran, audiobook, 1998 [original: audiocassette tape, 6]
80 - Lectures by R. A. Bennett, Murray Branch, Virgil Cruz, Herbert Edwards, John Fleming, George Thomas, and John Waters, 1975-1976 [reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 41]
92 - Lectures by R. A. Bennett, James Cone, Vincent Harding, Evelyn Taylor, and Virgil A. Wood, 1974-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 36]
64 - Lectures by Andrew Billingsley, Murray Branch, Virgil Cruz, Herbert Edwards, John Fleming, George Thomas, 1975-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 20]
91 - Lectures by Andrew Billingsley, Herbert Edwards, George Thomas, John Fleming, and Virgil A. Wood, 1974-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 28]
104 - Lectures by Murray Branch, Herbert Edwards, John Fleming, and George Thomas, 1975-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 12]
47 - Lectures by James Cone, Bonnie Gillespie, and others, 1960-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 27 7-inch, 4 5-inch, and 8 3-inch]
59 - Lectures by James Cone, Renee Hausmann, W. F. Lawrence, Virgil A. Wood, 1974-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 41]
50 - Lectures by Herbert Edwards, Vincent Harding, Renee Hausmann, and Evelyn Taylor, 1975-1976 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 43]
58 - Lectures by John Fleming and Bonnie Gillespie, 1975 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 35]
56 - Lectures by Charles Long, 1974 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 7-inch, 22]
67 - Manuscripts by others, printed material, notes, and correspondence, 1970-2016
107 - Newspapers [mostly encapsulated], 1938-2013
103 - Newspapers and clippings, 1994-2015
104 - "The Ninth Annual Gandhi & King A Season for Nonviolence; Compassionate Activism for Global Healing," 2006 [original: CD-ROM]
79 - Notes, undated
102 - Notes, correspondence, and manuscripts, 1997-2012
68 - Notes, date books, and financial records, 1972-1984
46 - Notes and printed material, 1970-2011
77 - Notes, printed material, and correspondence, 1973-2014
86 - Notes, printed material, resumes, and correspondence, 1973-2007
37 - Notes, printed material, and writings, 1989-2019
107 - Photographs, undated
104 - Photographs and writings, 2007-2012 [original: CDs, 6 and floppy disks, 4]
106 - Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony (The White House, Washington, D.C.), photographs, featuring C. T. Vivian, 2013
71 - Printed material, 1968-1985
100 - Printed material, 1979-2002
88 - Printed material and correspondence, 1966-1999
101 - Printed material and correspondence, 1968-2001
90 - Printed material and correspondence, 1969-1997
89 - Printed material, correspondence, calendar, and notes, 1978-2001
66 - Printed material, correspondence, notes, date books, photographs, and conference nametags, 1991-2010
76 - Printed material, correspondence, notes and financial records, 1977-2009
94 - Printed material and date books, 1963-2012
62 - Printed material, financial records, and correspondence, 1982-1997
93 - Printed material, financial records, and manuscripts, 1991-2004
105 - Printed material, organizational business records and conference materials, and correspondence, 1986-2009
69 - Printed material and notes, 1974-1986
87 - Printed material, notes, and correspondence, 1968-1988
70 - Printed material, notes, and correspondence, 1968-1990
83 - Printed material, notes, and correspondence, 1989-2005
107 - Robeson, Paul, "A Man and His Beliefs," 1990 [original: LP, 1]
40 - Seminary Without Walls, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 144]
48 - Seminary Without Walls, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 32]
60 - Seminary Without Walls, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 112]
99 - Seminary Without Walls, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 48]
49 - Seminary Without Walls, Nile Valley Conference with Dr. Na'im Akbar, James Cone, Black Educator's event, "The FCCI Vision: Bruce Wilkinson for Fellowship of Companies of Christ International," sermons and speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference, International Council of Community Churches, Rosa Parks family reunion, and other events, 1975-1998, [original: audiocassette tape, 154]
57 - Seminary Without Walls and The Sociology of the Black Experience with John Fleming, 1985-1986 [original: audiocassette tape, 112]
53 - Seminary Without Walls, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and events, 1976-1992 [original: audiocassette tape, 90; reel-to-reel tape, 8 7-inch and 3 5-inch]
42 - Sermons and interviews, 1966-1968 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 37 7-inch, 3 5-inch, and 1 3-inch]
82 - Sermons, primarily handwritten, but includes some audio and visual recordings, 1972-2005
106 - Slides, primarily featuring prominent Black figures, circa 1977
100 - Stamp collection, binder, 1980-1997
73 - Subject files, correspondence and printed material, mostly related to speaking engagements, 1968-1992
74 - Subject files, correspondence, printed material, and notes, 1980-1991
75 - Subject files and publications, 1969-2003
107 - "United States Army Missile Command presents The First Annual Black History Month Luncheon," posters 1987 February 18
52 - Vivian, C. T., interviews, lectures, sermons, and speeches, 1979-2006 [original: VHS tape, 45]
54 - Vivian, C. T., interviews, lectures, sermons, and speeches, 1981-2009 [original: VHS tape, 11; audiocassette tape, 39; microcassette tape, 2; CDs and DVDs, 57]
65 - Vivian, C. T., interviews, lectures, sermons, and speeches, 1991-2014 [original: VHS tape, 12; CD and DVD, 34; audiocassette tape, 9]
104 - Vivian, C. T., interviews and speeches, 2004-2009 [original: CD and DVD, 18]
97 - Vivian, C. T., The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1989 [original: Betacam tape, 9; VHS tape, 5; reel-to-reel tape, 12-inch, 1]
106 - Vivian, C. T., photographs, 1968-2007
99 - Vivian, C. T., scripture reading, undated [original: LP, 10-inch, 1]
106 - Vivian, C. T., sculptures placed in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, photographs and slides, circa 2004
62 - Vivian, C. T., speeches, notes, and eulogies, circa 1968 [1]
63 - Vivian, C. T., speeches, notes, and eulogies, circa 1968 [2]
64 - Vivian, C. T., speeches, 1968-1975 [original: reel-to-reel tape, 14 7-inch and 2 5-inch]
99 - Vivian, C. T., and Octavia Vivian, sermons and speeches, 1973-1997 [original: audiocassette tape, 48
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