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 Series

Arts appreciation, advocacy, and management, 1924-2014, bulk: 1960-2014

Dates

  • 1924-2014
  • Majority of material found within 1960-2014

Scope and Contents

The Arts appreciation, advocacy, and management series contains materials O’Brien collected about specific artists and subjects. Individual folders frequently include correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and photography. He retained substantial files on Thelma Carpenter, Ethel Waters, Joan Roberts, and Carl Van Vechten. The Van Vechten material includes photographs of O’Brien and others taken by Van Vechten and Van Vechten books given by the author, among other items. There are also papers related to O’Brien’s management of artist Antonio Salemme and his relationship with Salemme and his family.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for use. Materials related to students may contain private information. Those items may be restricted.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by the subject, using the subject’s last name if it is a person.

Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository

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