Archives
Collection
SEROFF, DOUG
89-031
COLLECTION OF NEGRO HARMONY SINGING
Physical description:
11 1/2" video cassette tapes
(VCH-0090 A-J. VCH-0098)
Dates:
1920's - 1980's
Provenance:
These materials were lent for
copying by gospel music researcher Doug Seroff of
Scope and content:
Video tape copies of motion picture,
television, concert and other footage of a wide variety of Negro harmony
singing performances collected by black music researcher Doug Seroff of Nashville, TN, from originals held by archives,
libraries and private collectors.
These tapes date from the late 1920s
to the 1980s and were made in various locations in the
Among the music genres represented
are American religious choirs and quartets (tapes A,B,E,F,G); American secular
quartets, trios and soloists (tapes A,B,C,D); American jazz (tapes D,E,I);
American rhythm and blues (tapes D,I); African choral [Zulu] (tape H); African
popular (tapes H,I); and Caribbean including calypso, soca
and reggae (tape J).
A log for each tape made by Center
audio archivist Bruce Nemerov during copying and a
contents list of each tape made by Doug Seroff
follows. Logs/contents lists usually include song titles and performers and may
also show event, location, date and/or source as well.
Video quality is in some cases poor,
primarily because of the condition of the original footage. Note
that not all of the material on the original tape was copied; Seroff's logs have been annotated to show omissions.
Location:
The tapes are filed by tape number
with other archival audio visual materials.