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The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection

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: Aaron Favors, James Rogers, Fred Woodard, and Vinnie Bell "An Appreciation of Langston Hughes" reading and discussion at the University of Iowa, July 1967

: Allison Davis lecture, "Richard Wright: Sexual Dynamics and Anger," at the University of Iowa, July 21, 1971

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

: Bernard Bell lecture, "Black Fiction of the 1930s," at the University of Iowa, June 7, 1977

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "Afro American Literature of the 19th Century," at the University of Iowa, August 13, 1970

: Charles T. Davis lecture, "'Black Boy' as Art," at the University of Iowa, July 26, 1971

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

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

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

: Darwin Turner correspondence for New England Association of Teachers of English (NEATE) meeting speech, 1973

: Darwin Turner course material for readings "Afro-American Literature" lecture notes, undated

: Darwin Turner course "Notes on Chaos: Issues in Interpreting and Evaluating Literature by Afro-Americans," 1975

: Darwin Turner describing trip to Upper Volta at the University of Iowa, 1984

: Darwin Turner "Early Afro-American Literature" for English 475 course, undated

: Darwin Turner interview on Soundings, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, January 24, 1983

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Black Writers and the American Dream," at the University of Iowa, November 10, 1988

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Images of the Negro in American Drama," 1960s

: Darwin Turner lecture in North Carolina, February 15, 1968

: Darwin Turner lecture on "Native Son" and "The Outsider" by Richard Wright at the University of Iowa, 1970

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #1," July 7, 1969

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #11," August 11, 1969

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #18," September 3, 1969

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #3," July 14, 1969

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #5," January 21, 1970

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #6," January 21, 1970

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Survey of Black Literature #7," July 28, 1969

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

: Darwin Turner lecture "The Harlem Renaissance," undated

: Darwin Turner lecture, "Writers Look Back," at the University of Iowa, , 1976

: Darwin Turner lectures notes, 1959-1970

: Darwin Turner lectures on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," 1959-1970

: Darwin Turner reading his poetry, 1971

: Darwin Turner research for a poetry course, undated

: Darwin Turner speech "Challenge to the Centrality of Literature" draft, undated

: Darwin Turner speech "My Brother's Keeper," undated

: Darwin Turner speech on Black writers in America partial draft, undated

: Darwin Turner speech "The Humanities Today," June 17, 1968

: Darwin Turner speech "Towards the New Negro," undated

: Daryl Dance lecture, "Humor in Black American Literature at the Turn of the Century," at the University of Iowa, June 15, 1975

: Edward Margolies lecture, "Richard Wright: An Introduction," at the University of Iowa, July 22, 1971

: Edward Margolies lecture, "Richard Wright; His Correspondence," at the University of Iowa, July 19, 1971

: Frank Yerby interview by Darwin Turner, circa 1977

: Haki R. Madhubuti lecture, "Black Writers and Critics: Developing a Critical Process With Our Readers," at the University of Iowa, February 1, 1982

: Henry Louis Gates interview by Darwin Turner at the University of Iowa, March 1990

: Henry Louis Gates lecture, "Transforming the American Mind, Race and the Canon," at the University of Iowa, March 19, 1990

: J. Saunders Redding lecture, "The Black Writer in America," at the University of Iowa, August 14, 1970

: James Hill lecture, "Apostasy of Frank Yerby as a Black Protest Writer," and Dolly McPherson lecture, "Maya Angelou and Black women's Autobiography," at the University of Iowa, February 27, 1989

: James Hill lecture, "The Apostasy of Frank Yerby," and Dolly McPerson lecture, "Order Out of Chaos: The Autobiographical Works of Maya Angelou," at the University of Iowa, February 27, 1987

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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