The Fisk Jubilee Singers Archives

Title

The Fisk Jubilee Singers Archives

Subject

Fisk University--Fisk Jubilee Singers

Description

The Jubilee Singers Archives consist of three separate collections; the Original Jubilee Singers Collection 1858-1924; the European Tour Collection, 1873-1878; and the latest collection 1928-1982. The archives consist of thirty-three archival boxes containing an abundance of correspondences from members including George White (organizer), Ella Sheppard Moore, Mabel Imes, America Robinson, Maggie Porter, and Julia Jackson. The collections also includes newspaper clippings, photographs, publicity materials, programs, and an abundance of original writings. These materials are held in Fisk University's John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library Special Collections.

Creator

The Fisk Jubilee Singers

Date

Ca. 1858-1982

Contributor

Dr. Patrick D. Rasico, metadata input; Dr. Brandon Owens, Sr., metadata input

Rights

Images in this collections is the property of Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections. These materials may not be reproduced or without written permission of Fisk University. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections.

Collection Items

E'vry Time I Feel the Spirit Sheet Music
E'vry Time I Feel the Spirit sheet music

Photograph of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1873
Left to right (men): Benjamin Holmes, Isaac Dickerson, Thomas Rutling, Edmund Watkins, Left to right (women): Mabel Lewis, Minnie Tate, Ella Sheppard, Jennie Jackson, Julia Jackson, Maggie Porter, Georgia Gordon.

Photograph of Quartet of Jubilee Singers 1898
Left to right: Albert E. Greenlaw(bass), Mabel L. Grant (soprano), Anges M. Haynes (alto), and John W. Work (tenor)

Sheet Music from the Dedicatory Service of Jubilee Hall
Sheet music from the dedicatory service of Jubilee Hall (Front Cover)

Fisk Jubilee Singers Group Photograph - "The Jubilee Singers, From Nashville, Tenn."
A large photograph of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1881-2. The featured persons are Patti Malone, George E. Barrett, Mattie E. Lawrence, C. W. Payne, Ella Shepherd, Frederick J. Loudin, Maggie L. Porter, B. W. Thomas, Mabel R. Lewis, Jennie Jackson,…

Title page of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. New Edition.
The title page of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. This is the New Edition of 1892. This edition contains Loudin's account of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in Australia and Asia.

Pages 134-135 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. New Edition.
Pages 134-135 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. This is the New Edition of 1892. This edition contains Loudin's account of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in Australia and Asia.

Pages 136-137 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. New Edition.
Pages 136-137 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. This is the New Edition of 1892. This edition contains Loudin's account of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in Australia and Asia.

Pages 138-139 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. New Edition.
Pages 138-139 of J. B. T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. This is the New Edition of 1892. This edition contains Loudin's account of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in Australia and Asia.

Pages 140-141 of J. B, T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. New Edition.
Pages 140-141 of J. B. T. Marsh and Frederick Loudin's The Story of the Jubilee Singers. This is the New Edition of 1892. This edition contains Loudin's account of the Fisk Jubilee Singers' travels in Australia and Asia.
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