The Center for Black Music Research Collection contains materials that reflect many areas of Black music including collections from composers, ethnomusicologists, music researchers, music journalists, and also scores, published music, and audiovisual collections across all genres. These collection guides, or finding aids, provide access to materials held in archival special collections. The guide describes the organization and offers content information so researchers can discover relevant information.
Many musical works listed in these guides are handwritten; those listed with a publisher's name are printed. Please check the guides for more information.
Additional guides will be added as they are completed..
Please contact archives@colum.edu with questions.
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Guide to the Collection of Materials on the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM)
Columbia College Chicago
The National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) was founded in Chicago by a group of African-American professional musicians and composers to advance the education and careers of African-American musicians; there are local branches of NANM in many cities. The collection contains materials about the National Association of Negro Musicians and its history and activities, particularly the primary documents included in A Documentary History of the National Association of Negro Musicians, edited by Doris Evans McGinty.
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Guide to the Cyril Felix William Creque Collection
Columbia College Chicago
Cyril Creque was a poet, composer, and Health Department officer, born on St. Thomas and was one of the forerunners of the Virgin Islands poetic tradition. The collection contains a few of his music manuscripts, sheet music for one published song, and one book of poetry.
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Guide to the Daniel Bernard Roumain Collection
Columbia College Chicago
Daniel Bernard Roumain is a classically trained violinist, composer, performer, educator, and bandleader whose work can weaves together funk, hip-hop, classical music, and rock. The collection holds scores of his compositions, programs, photographs, and other documents; some material held includes his work while a student at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan.
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Guide to the Darrel Andrews Collection
Columbia College Chicago
Darrel I. Andrews was a Louisiana composer and artist. He established the Carroll High School Band, serving as band director from 1949 to 1979 in Monroe Louisiana, was a member of the Southern Songwriters Guild, and worked as a resident artist in music composition with the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. The collection holds scores composed by Andrews,
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Guide to the David N. Baker Collection
Columbia College Chicago
The David Baker Collection contains twelve jazz scores he donated which date from 1970 to 1993. It also included the published works he authored from 1974 to 1980.