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: Abraham Davis lecture, "Antebellum Sermons of James Weldon Johnson," at the University of Iowa, August 14, 1970

: Alfreda H. Duster lecture, "Ida B. Wells: Her Crusade for Justice," at the University of Iowa, June 1975

: Allison Davis lecture, "The Formative Environment," at the University of Iowa, July 20, 1971

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

: Charles T. Davis lecture on the Harlem Renaissance at the University of Iowa, April 9, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "Preparation for Two Rituals: Rebirth and Initiation," at the University of Iowa, August 14, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "Protest, Grotesque, and Parody in the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 19, 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 Black Arts and/or Black Power," at the University of Iowa, August 20, 1970

: 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,

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The South Revisited," at the University of Iowa, August 15, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "The Syncopated Tempo of the City," at the University of Iowa, August 17, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "What is Africa to Me," at the University of Iowa, August 16, 1970

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

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #8," July 30, 1969

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Towards the New Negro," at the University of Iowa, June 27, 1975

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

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

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

: Forrest G. Wood lecture, "The Development of the Black Community," at the University of Iowa, August 12, 1970

: Forrest G. Wood lecture, "The Move North and the Economic Plight of the Northern Black," at the University of Iowa, August 11, 1970

: Glenn Carrington lecture, "Personal Experiences in Harlem During the Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Harold Cruse lecture, "Afro-American Culture and the Paul Robeson Legend: A Critical Assessment," at the University of Iowa, June 9, 1977

: Henrietta Hock lecture, "Music of the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 9, 1970

: Henrietta Hock lecture, "Music of the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Herbert Aptheker lecture, "DuBois and His Approach to Social Transformation," at the University of Iowa, June 28, 1972

: Herbert Aptheker lecture, "The Life and Work of W.E.B. DuBois," at the University of Iowa, June 28, 1972

: Hiroko Sato lecture, "The Fiction of Jesse Fauset, Nella Larsen, and Zora Neale Hurston," at the University of Iowa, August 12, 1970

: Hylan Lewis lecture, "Black Life in the Depression Years," at the University of Iowa, June 10, 1977

: J. Saunders Redding lecture, "Afro-American Culture: Notes for Redefinition," at the University of Iowa, June 16, 1975

: J. Saunders Redding lecture, "The Black Writer in America," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: J. Saunders Redding lecture, "W.E.B. DuBois: Portrait Against Background," at the University of Iowa, June 27, 1972

: Jean Yellin lecture, "Bibliography Problems With the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 10, 1970

: Jean Yellin lecture, "Bibliography Problems With the Harlem Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Jeanette Carter lecture, "The Back to Africa Movement," at the University of Iowa, August 11, 1970

: Margaret Perry lecture, "The Poetry of Countee Cullen," at the University of Iowa, August 15, 1970

: Martin Kilson lecture, "Richard Wright's African Phase I part one," at the University of Iowa, July 29, 1971

: Martin Kilson lecture, "Richard Wright's African Phase I part two," at the University of Iowa, July 29, 1971

: Mercer Cook lecture, "The Harlem Renaissance Goes Abroad," at the University of Iowa, August 1970

: Rayford Logan lecture, "W.E.B. DuBois and Pan-Africanism," at the University of Iowa, June 29, 1972

: Raymond Smith lecture, "The Poetry of Langston Hughes," at the University of Iowa, August 13, 1970

: Raymond Wolters lecture, "Ideology, Personality, and the Conflict Between W.E.B. DuBois and Walter White for Control of the NAACP," at the University of Iowa, June 6, 1977

: Richard A. Long lecture, "Alain Locke, Cultural Leader," at the University of Iowa, June 7, 1977

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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