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This collection documents part of an exhibition on African American musicians organized by the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The papers consist of research material gathered by consultant Sidney Kaplan and his assistant, including sheet music; research notes; subject files of clippings and printed matter on various African American musicians; and correspondence with Alberta Hunter, Middleton Alexander "Spike" Harris, Caterina Jarboro, Noble Sissle, and several African American university museums and archives. less

The Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research was established in February 1974, by theater historian Helen Armstead-Johnson, for the purpose of collecting, preserving, documenting, and exhibiting the history of African American contributions to the American stage. The Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research records document the activities of the Foundation including administration, research requests, exhibition planning, and collection development. less