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Concord Music Group,. Specialty Records Collection, 1947-1994, undated

Title: Specialty Records Collection, 1947-1994, undated

The Specialty Records Collection spans the years 1947 to 1994 and includes undated material. The collection consists of album flats and an album cover, black-and-white promotional photographs, correspondence, deejay tip sheets, flyers, record labels, record sleeves, publications, record review cards, and juke box title strips--all created by Specialty Records to promote their artists and their work. The collection provides documentation of the ways in which early R&B and gospel artists were marketed, including Alex Bradford, Guitar Slim, Joe Liggins, Brother Joe May, Percy Mayfield, Roy Milton, the Original Gospel Harmonettes, the Pilgrim Travelers, Lloyd Price, and the Soul Stirrers (featuring Sam Cooke). Specialty Record's role in the development of rock and roll is also highlighted through collection materials related to Little Richard.

ArchivalResource: 1.34 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/779850514 View

Bradford, Alex. Your arm's too short to box with God : conceived from the book of Matthew / by Vinnette Carroll ; music and lyrics by Alex Bradford ; additional music and lyrics by Micki Grant, 1975.

Title: Your arm's too short to box with God : conceived from the book of Matthew / by Vinnette Carroll ; music and lyrics by Alex Bradford ; additional music and lyrics by Micki Grant, 1975.

Typescript, dated 1975. Lacks music. It opened at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, N.Y., on Dec. 22, 1976.

ArchivalResource: [1], 45 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/730941322 View

Bradford family, of Raynham (Mass.). Bradford family papers, 1792-1909.

Title: Bradford family papers, 1792-1909.

Account balances, deeds, indentures, and probate records of the Bradford family of Raynham, Mass., 1834-1909. Includes deeds for land in Raynham kept by Alexander Bradford; papers kept by Thaddeus D. Bradford in Alaska regarding debts incurred while president of the Crown Copper Company; and newspaper clippings related to Bradford family genealogy. Also includes deeds and letters kept by related Dean and Tibbey families of Raynham, Mass., California and Alaska, 1792-1864, including a letter sent by George Whitfield to Mrs. Tibbey in 1844 describing New Zealand.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50024573 View

Black nativity files, 1961-1980.

Title: Black nativity files, 1961-1980.

The BLACK NATIVITY files contain correspondence and memos on the production; various drafts of the script; a production handbook and a few lists of cues, costumes, songs, etc.; publicity including press releases, flyers, posters, pressbooks and production history; programs; photographs and clippings. The show, presented in many different countries, is documented by photographs, programs and reviews. Of interest are carbon copies of letters by Langston Hughes with his handwritten signature and notes added on, regarding efforts to produce BLACK NATIVITY around the world.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122407689 View