Found 4 collections related to Sound recordings

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Harlem born and raised, Rollins is considered among the players to have defined the instrument through his prolific practicing, performing and recording over a career that spans sixty decades and more than eighty albums. Created and collected by Sonny Rollins, the 2475 item audio and moving collection includes interviews, profiles, live performances, practice sessions and studio recordings. The holdings are available in the Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division. less

Actor and director Frederick O'Neal (1905-1992) was best known for co-founding the American Negro Theatre (ANT) with playwright Abram Hill in 1940. O'Neal was also active in the leadership of a number of professional, cultural, and labor organizations. The collection consists of seventeen sound recordings and two video recordings documenting O'Neal's activities in three organizations: the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the American Federation of Labor-Congress of International Organizations (AFL-CIO), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), from 1962 to 1989. less

The Schuyler family included George Samuel Schuyler (1895-1977), his wife Josephine Schuyler (née Cogdell, 1900-1969), and their daughter, Philippa Duke Schuyler (1931-1967). Each was notable in their own right: George was a writer and journalist. Josephine, white, was a writer and Texan heiress. Philippa was a pianist, composer, and journalist. The collection consists of ninety-nine audio recordings, created from the 1930s to the 1970s. The recordings are primarily of media appearances, music, and lectures and speeches by George and Philippa. less