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The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection

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: "Afro-American Fiction: A Checklist, 1853-1970," by Robert A. Corrigan, 1970

: Announcement of University of Iowa address by Dr. Franklin Parker, "Human Rights and Educational Development in Africa," April 16, 1969

: Arna Bontemps lecture, "Reflections on the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Australia Henderson lecture, "The Black Southern Novelist's Views of the South," at the University of Iowa, April 22, 1974

: Behavioral Science Pamphlet Series: History, October 1965

: Black Action Theatre programs, 1970-1988

: "Black History is misnamed" article, August 5, 1969

: Black on White newsletter, 2-3-70 memo

: Carlton Molette lecture, "Ritual Drama in the Contemporary Black Theater," at the University of Iowa, June 9, 1973

: Carolyn Gipson lecture, "DuBois the Novelist: The Quest of the Silver Fleece," at the University of Iowa, June-July 1972

: Charles T. Davis lecture on Black Arts and Black Power at the University of Iowa, April 10, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "Summing Up: The Enduring Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Art of the Slave Narrative," at the University of Iowa, June 19, 1974

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, April 6, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, April 8, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Harlem Renaissance part two," at the University of Iowa, April 7, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Heavenly and the Earthly Voice of the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa,

: Clinton Oliver at University of Iowa, June 1968

: Daniel Walden lecture, "The Struggle and the Progress: DuBois' Crisis Years, 1910-1934," at the University of Iowa, June-July 1972

: Darwin Turner correspondence, 1979-1981

: Darwin Turner correspondence, 1979-1983

: Darwin Turner correspondence, 1979-1984

: Darwin Turner correspondence, 1981-1983

: Darwin Turner correspondence, 1982-1983

: Darwin Turner correspondence pertaining to departure of Robert A. Corrigan, June-July 1974

: Darwin Turner correspondence regarding referrals for various individuals, 1972-1983

: Darwin Turner correspondence regarding speaking engagements, 1985-1986

: Darwin Turner correspondence with potential lecturers for the Black Kaleidoscope III Culture series, September 1973-January 1974

: Darwin Turner Human Relations speech, September 29, 1980

: Darwin Turner interview about MLK Day recognition by University of Iowa Broadcast News Service, January 15, 1979

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Slavery as Subject Matter for Fiction and Poetry by Afro-Americans," at the University of Iowa, June 21, 1974

: Darwin Turner lecture, "W.E.B. DuBois and a Black Aesthetic," at the University of Iowa, June 25, 1972

: Darwin Turner personal correspondence, 1988

: Darwin Turner personal correspondence, 1989

: Darwin Turner personal correspondence, 1990-1991

: Darwin Turner presentation at "Symposium on the Current Status of Black Literature," April 30, 1983

: David Driskell lecture, "Aaron Douglas, Father of the Movement," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: David Driskell lecture, "Palmer Hayden and the Harlem Scene," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: David Driskell lecture, "The Harlem Renaissance in Retrospect: An Introduction," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: David Driskell lecture, "The New Following: Charles White, Jacob Lawrence, and Those Who Were Influenced by the Movement," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: David Driskell lecture, "William H. Johnson: Expatriate of the Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Department of History correspondence to Dean Willard L. Boyd, March 17, 1969

: Don L. Lee lecture, "Directions for Black Students," at the University of Iowa, October 22, 1973

: Dorothy Porter lecture, "Bibliography Problems With the Harlem Renaissance and Black Works," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Elliott Rudwick lecture, "DuBois As Sociologist," at the University of Iowa, June-July 1972

: Emile Snyder lecture on African American Literature poster, March 19, 1970

: Frank Snowden lecture, "The Negro Contribution to Greek and Roman Architecture," at the University of Iowa, December 13, 1971

: Geneva Smitherman lecture, "The Black Idiom," at the University of Iowa, February 13, 1974

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Title: The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection
Creator: Turner, Darwin T., 1931-1991
Creator: University of Iowa Afro-American Institute
Date Created: 1960/1991
Description: African American Studies programs proliferated on U.S. college campuses during the 1970s, and the University of Iowa was at the forefront of this newly-emerging discipline thanks largely to the efforts of Darwin Turner, Ph.D. (1931-1991). Audio recordings assembled by Dr. Turner reflect the breadth and depth of the Iowa program, a collection that encompasses what scholars consider the apex of twentieth-century political, literary, and academic thought in this field. The majority of the recordings in the Darwin Turner Audio Collection are lectures from the Institute for Afro-American Culture, given from 1969 to 1978 as part of the Iowa Consortium for Black Studies. They feature a diverse cast of leading scholars in the then new and emerging fields of Black Studies, Afro-American Studies, African American History, Caribbean Studies, etc.; including Julian Bond, Ralph Ellison, Vincent Harding, Arna Bontemps, Val Gray Ward, John Hope Franklin, and Rita Dove among many others. The institutes were held for the benefit of scholarly research projects and additional training for college instructors of Afro-American history and culture. Faculty and programs from several higher education institutions in Iowa participated in the institutes and the Iowa Consortium for Black Studies, including the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Des Moines Area Community College, Drake University, Grinnell College, Coe College, St. Ambrose University, and Simpson College.
In addition to the audio recordings, this collection also includes the Darwin T. Turner Papers which contains curriculum vitae, correspondence, texts, bibliographies, photographs of participants, papers from his service in national organizations, his presentations, and his collections of writings by African American authors. Darwin Turner served as the chair of the Afro-American Studies Department at the University of Iowa where he taught from 1971 until his death in 1991. Together, these collections document the development of the African American World Studies Program within the English Department at the University of Iowa.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: African Americans
Universities and colleges
African American college students
African American college teachers
Civil rights movements
Subjects: Persons: Turner, Darwin, 1931-1961
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: Institute for Afro-American Culture
University of Iowa
Iowa Consortium for Black Studies
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Subject: Time: 1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
Archival Collection: The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection
Darwin T. Turner Papers
Afro-American Institute Audio Collection
Collection Identifier: RG30.0004.008
RG99.0340
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/3/resources/1728
Host institution: University of Iowa Libraries. University Archives
Rights Management: Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information: Contact the University of Iowa Archives at https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact/
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Still Image
Sound
Item Type (AAT): lectures
reports
posters
newsletters
curricula
résumés (personnel records)
correspondence
fliers (printed matter)
Item Type (IMT): tiff
pdf
mp3