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This item is a set of examples from the collection [United States, North and South Carolina, Georgia, African Americans, 1920s-1930s] collected by Lawrence Gellert. Some content and language may be offensive. The examples have been selected to accompany the monograph, A Sound History: Lawrence Gellert, Black Musical Protest, and White Denial, by Steven Garabedian, published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 2020. The larger collection of Lawrence Gellert recordings are described in the IUCAT record (https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/2231335 ). Some of these recordings were made using a primitive recording device and the audio quality is very poor. Titles are taken from those provided in Gellert's notes or have been created based on the song content. Gellert did not document the names of performers for their safety, and that is why the performers for most of these recordings are unknown.
The Sample: In this episode, Abbie takes us back to the 1920s, and we hunker down in the Book Nook, "a randy temple smelling of socks, wet slickers, vanilla flavoring, face powder, and unread books," as described by Hoagy Carmichael.
Cover photo: “Book Nook Commencement,” Indiana University Archives Exhibits, accessed February 15, 2019, collections.libraries.indiana.edu/iubarchi…show/627.
Coffeehouse program on the topic of witches featuring several performers and speakers, held at the Sister Space Collective at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne on October 28, 1977. Gloria Kaufman begins speaking at 49:30 on the first side of the tape. Calling herself an "ersatz witch," she says she was asked to attend the coffeehouse program in order to help with "putting out a grand spell because [anti-gay rights activist] Anita Bryant was in town." The program begins with updates on a strike at Essex Wiring Company in Elwood, Indiana; an upcoming coffeehouse program at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Elkhart, Indiana; and a demonstration in support of human rights and gay rights in response to a visit by Anita Bryant to the Embassy Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The second side of the tape contains content unrelated to the coffeehouse program (likely a dub of a commercial recording of a feminist song).
The Sample: Costume design is an important element to bringing a story to life. It brings out the personality of characters and lets the audience immerse themselves into a whole new world. This week we had the chance to explore the process of designing a costume, from a sketch to a final wearable garment for the stage.