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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute traveling program advertisement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2110
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Scope and Contents note

This advertisement for the traveling program, "Negro Education in Black Belt of the South," features a photograph of the Tuskegee Quintette. The Quintette included three women and two men: Mrs. L. N. Calloway, leader; Esther L. Spies, soprano; Edna A. Spears, alto; William Bolden, tenor; and Edward N. Broadnax, bass. The singers were students at Tuskegee.

The advertisement includes a sample program of songs and key address by Thomas J. Calloway, "Aims and Results of Work at Tuskegee Institute." It includes endorsements by several New York City-area religious leaders who had hosted the program at their churches, along with a statement by Booker T. Washington.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1900

Creator

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 advertisement)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

An advertisement for the traveling program, "Negro Education in Black Belt of the South," featuring the Tuskegee Quintette.

Provenance

Purchase, 2006

Processed by

Rosanne Rumstay, 2008

Title
Guide to the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute traveling program advertisement
Status
Completed
Date
March 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

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