15,635 items (24.5 lin. ft., 15 boxes, 3 record cartons); 58 x 86 cm. and smaller.
Summary
The Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection consists of over 15,000 photographs, prints, postcards and transparencies, which document the contributions of African-Americans to the performing arts, both in the United States and abroad.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.
Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Main Record)
Note
Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso and/or blind stamp on recto; some images have photographer's signature or name printed on recto. Some photographs bear handwritten notations, or typewritten or printed captions on verso; some items have handwritten or printed captions on recto; some items are autographed or inscribed. Some publicity portraits have resumes attached. Some items are either mounted, matted, or form parts of scrapbooks. Some items are duplicates. Some photographs are damaged and/or deteriorating.
Collection contains work by Bert Andrews, Maurice Seymour, Woodard's Studio, Elcha, Friedman-Abeles Photographers, and White Studio, among others.
Terms of use (note)
Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Source (note)
Helen Armstead-Johnson;
Biography (note)
The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
Finding aid available
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.
Author
Johnson, Helen A. Collector
Title
Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : main record [graphic].
Imprint
[189-?]-[199-]
Terms of use
Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage. The collection consists of photographs, prints, postcards and transparencies that document African-American entertainers in various areas of the performing arts. In 1974 Johnson established the Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research for the purpose of further collecting as well as preserving, documenting and interpreting the contributions of African-Americans to the performing arts. The entire collection, consisting of several thousand photographs, posters, letters, scrapbooks, costumes and costume designs, recordings and other memorabilia, was donated to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in December 1996.
Indexes
Finding aid available : folder level control.
Linking entry
Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.