Box 9
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
Purdue University Black Cultural Center records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the programs, activities, and community created by and surrounding the Purdue University Black Cultural Center (BCC) from its inception in 1969 up until the present day. It includes publications about the African American community; newspaper clippings and marketing material created by or with the subject of the BCC; photographs of the BCC, its events, students, and staff; speeches delivered by or about the BCC; correspondence between members of the BCC...
Dates:
1969 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Audio-Visual Recordings, 1971-2011
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176, Series 5
Scope and Contents
These materials include audio and visual recordings of events presented and/or sponsored by the Black Cultural Center, or pertaining to the topic of African Americans. Such events include but are not limited to: performances by the BCC’s Performing Arts Ensembles and visiting university choral groups, the Black Cultural Arts Festival, guest speaker events, lectures, and documentaries about the BCC and the African American experience at Purdue.There are several audiocassette tapes...
Dates:
1971-2011; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Delbert Blair Lecture: "Truth Revealed, Once Concealed: What could or would the world have done without the black man?" Part 1, February 7, 1991
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176, Series 5, Sub-Series 1, Item 79
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These materials are comprised of audio cassette recordings from speaking engagements with topics relating to the African American community. Topics include the relationship between politics, religion, and the African American community; institutional racism; affirmative action; and Black history, among others. Materials include presentations by guest speakers such as Gil Scott-Heron, Maya Angelou, Muhammad Ali, and Sonia Sanchez. Also included are recordings of conferences,...
Dates:
February 7, 1991
Delbert Blair Lecture: "Truth Revealed, Once Concealed: What could or would the world have done without the black man?" Part 2, February 8, 1991
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176, Series 5, Sub-Series 1, Item 80
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These materials are comprised of audio cassette recordings from speaking engagements with topics relating to the African American community. Topics include the relationship between politics, religion, and the African American community; institutional racism; affirmative action; and Black history, among others. Materials include presentations by guest speakers such as Gil Scott-Heron, Maya Angelou, Muhammad Ali, and Sonia Sanchez. Also included are recordings of conferences,...
Dates:
February 8, 1991
Performing Arts Ensembles, 1979 - 2011
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 176, Series 5, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 5
Scope and Contents
Performances by the Black Cultural Center's Performing Arts Ensembles, including the Jahari Dance Troupe, Black Thought Collective, Haraka Writers, and New Directional Players.
Dates:
1979 - 2011; Majority of material found within 2000s-2010s