Michelle Vignes collection, 1966-1974.

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Michelle Vignes collection, 1966-1974.

Collection of photographs and photographic negatives taken by Michelle Vignes. Included are: Part 1. Portrait of French composer Darius Milhaud at Mills College, 1966. 2 rolls of negatives and proofs and 3 8 x 10 prints. Part 2. Black Panthers. Huey Newton in prison, Sept. 1968: 4 rolls of negatives and proofs and 1 roll negatives and proofs. 25 work prints. In front of the Alameda Court House in Sept. 1968 during his trial: 10 rolls of negatives and proofs. Aug. 1970: 3 rolls of negatives and proofs and 1 roll negatives and proofs, and 25 work prints. Part 3. Angela Davis, photographs taken during 1969 press conference at Mills College: 8 work prints, photographs/negatives of her trial at the Civic Center in Marin and San Jose in 1971 and 1974. 30 rolls of negatives and proofs and 17 work prints.

1 manuscript box (.5 linear feet)

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Newton, Huey Percy, 1942-1989

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Huey Percy Newton was notable for being a co-founder of the Black Panther Party; Newton crafted the Party's ten-point manifesto with Bobby Seale in 1966. Under Newton's leadership, the Black Panther Party founded over 60 community support programs In 1967, he was involved in a shootout with the police. In 1968, he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. In May 1970, the conviction was reversed. He went on to earn a PhD in social philosophy from the University of California at Santa Cruz's Histo...

Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974

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Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence on September 4, 1892. As a child he improvised melodies at the piano and soon took up the violin. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1909, studying the violin with Berthelier, ensemble with Lefèvre, harmony with Leroux, counterpoint with André Gédalge, composition and fugue with Charles-Marie Widor, and conducting with Vincent d'Indy. He received first "accessit" in violin and counterpoint, and second in fugue, winning the Prix Lepaulle for composition. Mil...

Vignes, Michelle, 1926-

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California photographer. From the description of Michelle Vignes collection, 1966-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863247 ...