Research Catalog

Title

Institute of the Black World photograph collection.

Author

Institute of the Black World, collector.

Publication

1969-1982.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cogell, Lloyd
• Ghee, Phillip
• Hinton, Rufus
• Lee, John
• Sengstacke, Robert A. (Robert Abbott), 1943-
• Stewart, Al
• Tomlin, Elaine

Found In

c2pc Institute of the Black World Institute of the Black World records

Description

• 2,464 items (5 boxes); 36 x 28 cm and smaller.
• 504 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 77 photographic prints : color ;
• 101 contact sheets : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 3 photomechnical prints : halftone, black and white ;
• 1 instant camera print : color ;
• 2 postcards : photomechanical, color ;
• 95 slides : color ;
• 1,520 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 34 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 83 negatives : color ;
• 44 negatives : color ;

Summary

• The collection depicts some of the individuals, events and activities related to the research organization, the Institute of the Black World (IBW), from 1969 to 1982. A major portion of the collection depicts the activities during the IBW's Summer Research Symposiums at the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia (early to mid-1970s).
• The collection consists of studio portraits of IBW director and co-founder Vincent Harding; candid shots of IBW staff at the Atlanta headquarters (ca. 1970); views of IBW meetings (1969, 1974, n.d.); candid shots and views from classes and public lectures (ca. 1971-1974 and 1982); and views of parties, receptions and staff gatherings (1970-1971, 1981). Some IBW events may be depicted only on contact sheets, slides or photographic negatives. Among IBW officials and associates depicted are William Strickland, Howard Dodson, Robert A. Hill, Lerone Bennett, Jualynne Dodson and Jan Douglass. Guest lecturers include St. Clair Drake, Walter Rodney, C.L.R. James, Edward Kamau Brathwaite and George L. Beckford.
• Also included are miscellaneous exhibition, television and dance company publicity photographs, and photographic series related to Africans and persons of African descent (ca. 1969-1981).

Subjects

• Slides > 1960-1989
• Negatives > 1960-1989
• Contact sheets > 1970-1989
• Dye coupler prints > 1970-1989
• Gelatin silver prints > 1960-1989
• Publicity photographs > 1960-1989
• Group portraits > 1960-1989
• Portrait photographs > 1970-1989
• Celebrations > 1970-1989
• Meetings > Georgia > Atlanta
• Lectures and lecturing > Georgia > Atlanta
• African American educators
• Black people > Study and teaching > Georgia > Atlanta
• African Americans > Education
• Strickland, William, 1937-
• Rodney, Walter
• Hill, Robert A., 1943-
• Harding, Vincent
• Drake, St. Clair
• Douglass, Jan
• Dodson, Howard
• Brathwaite, Kamau, 1930-2020
• Bennett, Lerone, Jr., 1928-2018
• Beckford, George L
• Institute of the Black World Employees
• Institute of the Black World

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1970-1989.
• Group portraits – 1960-1989.
• Publicity photographs – 1960-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1970-1989.
• Contact sheets – 1970-1989.
• Negatives – 1960-1989.
• Slides – 1960-1989.

Note

• Title taken from Institute of the Black World Records.
• Many photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's hand stamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items have printed or typewritten caption labels attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items bear cropping marks; some items are cropped. Some items are mounted. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Lloyd Cogell, Phillip A. Ghee, John Lee, Robert A. Sengstacke and Elaine Tomlin, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• The Institute of the Black World (IBW), a research institute in black studies, became an independent organization in 1969 after initially being part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. The institute, which sought to promote both racial equality and black consciousness, was committed to exploring the role of education in the African American movement for social change.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Institute of the Black World Records.

Call Number

Sc Photo Institute of the Black World Collection

OCLC

1273923238

Author

Institute of the Black World, collector.

Title

Institute of the Black World photograph collection.

Production

1969-1982.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

projected

Type of Carrier

sheet

slide

Terms Of Use

Some items are under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

The Institute of the Black World (IBW), a research institute in black studies, became an independent organization in 1969 after initially being part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. The institute, which sought to promote both racial equality and black consciousness, was committed to exploring the role of education in the African American movement for social change.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Institute of the Black World Records.

Local Note

Sc MG 502

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Added Author

Cogell, Lloyd, photographer.

Ghee, Phillip, photographer.

Hinton, Rufus, photographer.

Lee, John, photographer.

Sengstacke, Robert A. (Robert Abbott), 1943- , photographer.

Stewart, Al, photographer.

Tomlin, Elaine, photographer.

Found In:

c2pc Institute of the Black World Institute of the Black World records

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Institute of the Black World Collection