Cornell University Library hip hop collection, [circa 1975-1985], 2008.

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Cornell University Library hip hop collection, [circa 1975-1985], 2008.

Contains nearly 1,000 recordings (primarly LP records), the photographic archive of Bronx photographer Joe Conzo, Jr., textile art, books and magazines, and more than 500 original party and club flyers designed by Buddy Esquire and others. The collection documents the origins of hip-hop as music, culture and community in the Bronx, NY, and its influence on the history of music, art, performance, and activism in America during the final third of the 20th century and beyond. Also, t-shirts, tote bag, and other memorabilia documenting the 2008 Hip Hop Conference and Celebration at Cornell.

circa 25 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7082051

Cornell University Library

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