Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture records, 1979-2017 and undated

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Summary

Abstract:
The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture was established in 1983 to share information about Africana and African-American culture with both the Duke and Durham communities. The collection contains materials regarding the general origins, development, and oversight of the Mary Lou Williams Center, as well as files related to programming hosted by, or sponsored by the Center. There are also a small number of files, mostly course materials, related to Leon Latimer Dunkley, Jr., who was the director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture from 1999-2005.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet (4500 items)
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.09.16.0001
University Archives Record Group:
09 -- Student Affairs
09 -- Student Affairs > 16 -- Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture

Background

Scope and content:

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture records contain materials regarding the general origins, development, and oversight of the Mary Lou Williams Center, as well as files related to programming hosted by, or sponsored by the Center, or at other black culture centers and in higher education in general. Among the materials are articles; plans; Board of Directors meeting minutes, agendas, and draft policies; event and exhibit flyers; black-and-white photographs; mailing and contact lists; correspondence, reports, and budgets; and reservations. Many of the events involve poetry or jazz. There are also a small number of files, mostly course planning materials, related to Leon Latimer Dunkley, Jr., was the director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture from 1999-2005.

Biographical / historical:

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture (MLWC) was established in 1983 to share information about Africana and African-American culture with both the Duke and Durham communities. It is named for the jazz pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams who was a Duke Artist-in-Residence from 1977 until her death in 1981. The Mary Lou Williams Center (as described on its website) seeks to:

"... promote racial understanding, build community, and foster an appreciation for and increase knowledge of Black people, Black history, Black culture, and the vast contributions of people of the African Diaspora. We provide programs and services which contribute to the successful academic and personal development of Black students at Duke University and positively impact the lives of all those whom they encounter. We seek to be a hub for information and activity related to Black students, alumni, and other Black members of the Duke community. We welcome all who seek to engage with and be empowered by a greater understanding of Black experience."

Acquisition information:
The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1997-1998, and 2018.
Processing information:

Processed by Sally Sullivan, July 2008

Encoded by Sally Sullivan, July 2008

Addition UA2018-0059 processed by Jasmine Alexander-Greene and Alice Poffinberger, December 2019

Accessions UA97-87, UA98-2, and UA2018-0059 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: Administrative, Programming/Events, and Leon Dunkley papers.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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