The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Jordan, June. Audio collection

Repository: Harvard University. Radcliffe Institute. Schlesinger Library

Collection Description (Extant): The audio collection of June Jordan, poet, author, activist, and professor . . . . The bulk of the audiotapes feature June Jordan either as the sole speaker or interviewee, on a panel with others, or co-teaching a class. There are a few audiotapes featuring people in Jordan's life who are made reference to in the papers of June Jordan. For related papers, see the finding aid for the June Jordan papers, MC 513. For related videotapes, see the finding aid for the June Jordan videotape collection, Vt-155.

Access Copy Note: There are some links in the finding aid to digital recordings.

Date(s): 1970-2000

Digital Status: Partial

Extent: 154 audiotapes, 2 phonograph records, 2 CDs

Finding Aid URL: http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/deepLink?_collection=oasis&uniqueId=sch01211

Language: English

Related Archival Items: For related collections, see the database records on the June Jordan papers and June Jordan videotape collection.

Interviewees: June Jordan, Paul Owens, Ron Dellums

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

African American authors
African American poets
African American women--Political activity
Black Arts movement
Black Panther Party
Black power
Gay rights
Jackson State College--Riot, May 13-15, 1970
United States--Politics and government
Williams, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1925-1996
Women's rights

Genres:

Interviews
Lectures
Sound recordings
Speeches