Doug Seroff Tennessee African American Gospel Quartet collection

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Doug Seroff Tennessee African American Gospel Quartet collection

1876-2011

https://mtsu.edu/popmusic/findingaids/pdfaids/DougSeroffTNGospelQuartet.pdf

The collection is comprised of 3.8 linear feet of materials. 52 audio cassette tapes (circa 1980s) contain recordings of interviews, rehearsals and performances of important gospel quartets and their individual members. 10 CD-R audio discs (circa 1940s-1980s) contain similar material as well as digitized historic recordings of gospel radio performances and unissued test pressings. 7 VHS cassette video tapes (circa 1970s1990s) contain historic clips, quartet rehearsals, performances and TV appearances. 324 images (photo prints, negatives and photocopies of negatives for which there are no prints. These photocopies identify persons in images) dating 1870s-2000s contains historic promotional, performance, formal and informal pictures of gospel quartet performers. The remainder of the collection is manuscripts, placards, notebooks and booklets. This set of materials ranges from personal datebooks and notebooks from John Battle (Fairfield Four) as well as interview transcriptions (transcriptions for all recorded interviews in collection as well interviews not preserved in audio) not, historic newspaper articles, ticket stubs, business cards, performance programs and booklets, obituaries, correspondence etc.

3.8 linear feet

eng, Latn

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675682

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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