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Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection

Title
Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection, 1983-1999 (bulk 1987-1995)
Author
Harlem Spiritual Ensemble.

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Box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 658 Box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Description
.4 lin. ft.
Summary
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble Collection contains organizational correspondence for both the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) and the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation (ANDRF). The correspondence consists of introductory letters, acknowledgements, tour arrangements, grant documents and performance requests. Also included in the collection are contracts, proposals, sheet music, clippings, programs and a scrapbook of HSE and ANSRF materials. The scrapbook includes acknowledgements, ANSRF board of director meeting minutes, invitations, clippings and programs.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Sheet music.
Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
  • Audiotapes, videotapes and films transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
Source (note)
  • François S. Clemmons
Biography (note)
  • The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) was founded in 1986 by Francois S. Clemmons to preserve the American Negro Spiritual through performances that utilized traditional arrangements. A recipient of degrees in music from Oberlin College and Carnegie Mellon University, Clemmons also directs the Ensemble. HSE has toured both nationally and internationally and has made recordings.
  • In 1989, Clemmons founded and became director of the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation, Inc. (ANSRF), whose mission statement declares that this is "the only organization solely dedicated to preserving and performing the American Negro Spiritual in its original form."
Call Number
Sc MG 658
OCLC
176632314
Author
Harlem Spiritual Ensemble.
Title
Harlem Spiritual Ensemble collection, 1983-1999 (bulk 1987-1995)
Biography
The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (HSE) was founded in 1986 by Francois S. Clemmons to preserve the American Negro Spiritual through performances that utilized traditional arrangements. A recipient of degrees in music from Oberlin College and Carnegie Mellon University, Clemmons also directs the Ensemble. HSE has toured both nationally and internationally and has made recordings.
In 1989, Clemmons founded and became director of the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation, Inc. (ANSRF), whose mission statement declares that this is "the only organization solely dedicated to preserving and performing the American Negro Spiritual in its original form."
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Sc MG 658
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