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1.
Abrahams, Peter

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 November 25
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 225
Image Count:
21
Description:
Slide numbers 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808/1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. Image set number XCIc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Abrahams, Peter

3.
Addison, Adele

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
15
Description:
Slide numbers 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280. Image set number LXXIIc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Addison, Adele

4.
Ailey, Alvin

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 March 22
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
19
Description:
Slide numbers 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654, 1655. Image set numbers. LXVIIIc and LXIXc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Ailey, Alvin

5.
Allen, Betty

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1958 April 3
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
13
Description:
Slide numbers 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446. Image set number CXXIVc. Image numbers 1441-1444 have tape affixed that crops the visible image.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Allen, Betty

12.
Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and lyrics by Langston Hughes and

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1957 June 10
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
6
Description:
Slide numbers 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365. Image set number CXVIIc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and lyrics by Langston Hughes and music by David Martin

13.
Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata, and Melvin Stewart as Simple in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1957 June 10
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 1357, 1358, 1359. Image set number CXVIIc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata, and Melvin Stewart as Simple in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and lyrics by Langston Hughes and music by David Martin

14.
Bailey, Pearl

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1946 July 5
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
16
Description:
Slide numbers 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611/612, 625, 626/627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633/636, 637. Image set numbers. CCXXXIIa and CCXXXIIIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bailey, Pearl

16.
Bailey, Pearl, as Butterfly in St. Louis Woman, musical by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1946 July 5
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
12
Description:
Slide numbers 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624. Image set number CXXXIIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bailey, Pearl, as Butterfly in St. Louis Woman, musical by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer

17.
Bailey, Pearl, as Connecticut in Arms and the Girl, musical with music by Morton Gould, lyrics by

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1950 March 12
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
15
Description:
Slide numbers 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657/661. Image set number XLVIIIb.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bailey, Pearl, as Connecticut in Arms and the Girl, musical with music by Morton Gould, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields and Rouben Mamoulian

18.
Baker, Josephine, in automobile

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1951 May 20
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 225
Image Count:
4
Description:
Slide numbers 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830. No image set number.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > > Color Slides > Events > Josephine Baker Day, Harlem, New York City. > Baker, Josephine, in automobile

19.
Baldwin, James

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 September 13
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 225
Image Count:
15
Description:
Slide numbers 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775. Image set number LXXXVIIIc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Baldwin, James

20.
Ballard, David, and Esther Howard at New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 204, 205. Image set number CCXXXVIII. Ballard was a giant and Howard was a little person
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Ballard, David, and Esther Howard at New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York City

21.
Banfield, Clive, with Carmen De Lavallade, Elaine De Lavallade, an unidentified woman, and Geoffrey

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 June 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 225
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 1872, 1873, 1874. No image set number. Photographs by Saul Mauriber.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > > Color Slides > Events > Wedding Reception for Carmen De Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder at the Clarence Derwent House, Westport, Connecticut > Banfield, Clive, with Carmen De Lavallade, Elaine De Lavallade, an unidentified woman, and Geoffrey Holder

22.
Baraka, Amiri

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1962 January 3
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 226
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 2162, 2163, 2164. Image set number CLXXXc. Inscription references his former name, Le Roi Jones.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Baraka, Amiri

23.
Barthé, Richmond

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1939 September 23
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 33, 34. Image set numbers. XXXVIII and XXXVIIIb. No. 33 has 1-cent postage stamps affixed to crop the portrait.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Barthé, Richmond

25.
Barthé, Richmond. Julius, circa 1940, sculpture with a feathered headdress

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 November 20
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 26, 27, 28. Image set number CCLXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Artwork > Barthé, Richmond. Julius, circa 1940, sculpture with a feathered headdress

26.
Bass, Maudelle, and Lawaune Kennard in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 457, 458, 460. Image set number LXXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bass, Maudelle, and Lawaune Kennard in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius Milhaud

27.
Bass, Maudelle, in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 464, 465. Image set number LXXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bass, Maudelle, in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius Milhaud

28.
Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook and Dorothy Williams in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 455, 456. Image set number LXXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook and Dorothy Williams in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius Milhaud

29.
Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook and Lawaune Kennard in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
1
Description:
Slide number 459. Image set number LXXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook and Lawaune Kennard in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius Milhaud

30.
Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook, Lawaune Kennard, and Dorothy Williams in Black Ritual (Obeah

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1940 April 8
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 223
Image Count:
1
Description:
Slide number 471. Image set number LXXXVII.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bass, Maudelle, with Muriel Cook, Lawaune Kennard, and Dorothy Williams in Black Ritual (Obeah), ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille, music by Darius Milhaud

31.
Belafonte, Harry

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1954 February 18
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
12
Description:
Slide numbers 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176. Image set number XLIVc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Belafonte, Harry

32.
Beresford, Roy Thompson,at the opening of The Art of the Negro in Dance, Music and Drama exhibition

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1958 June 17
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 226
Image Count:
3
Description:
Slide numbers 2023, 2024, 2025. Image set number CXXXc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Beresford, Roy Thompson,at the opening of The Art of the Negro in Dance, Music and Drama exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York

34.
Blackwell, Charles

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1955 July 5
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 225
Image Count:
11
Description:
Slide numbers 1734, 1737, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1743, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748. Image set number LXXXVIIc. Image 1734 depicts Blackwell wearing a wrapper (also known as a lappa) of the Fante (also known as Mfantsefo). Image 1737-1741 depict him wearing a sabador from Sengal. Image 1743-1748 depict him wearing traditional Tutsi dress (referred to as Watusi)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Blackwell, Charles

36.
Boatwright, McHenry

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1961 December 5
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 226
Image Count:
10
Description:
Slide numbers 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2160, 2161. Image set number CLXXIXc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Boatwright, McHenry

39.
Bontemps, Arna, and Paul Bontemps at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1947 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
1
Description:
Slide number 887. Image set number CCLVIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bontemps, Arna, and Paul Bontemps at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

40.
Bontemps, Arna, with Horace R. (Horace Roscoe) Cayton and Langston Hughes at Fisk University

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1947 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
1
Description:
Slide number 889. Image set number CCLVIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bontemps, Arna, with Horace R. (Horace Roscoe) Cayton and Langston Hughes at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

41.
Bontemps, Arna, with Horace R. (Horace Roscoe) Cayton at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1947 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
1
Description:
Slide number 891. Image set number CCLVIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bontemps, Arna, with Horace R. (Horace Roscoe) Cayton at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

42.
Bontemps, Paul, at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1947 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 885, 886. Image set number CCLVIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Bontemps, Paul, at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

44.
Braithwaite, E. R. (Edward Ricardo)

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1962 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 226
Image Count:
7
Description:
Slide numbers 2182, 2183, 2184, 2185, 2186, 2187, 2188. Image set number CLXXXIVc.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Braithwaite, E. R. (Edward Ricardo)

49.
Brooks, Maurice, at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
From the Collection: Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1947 April 26
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Container / Volume:
Box 224
Image Count:
2
Description:
Slide numbers 896, 897. Image set number CCLVIa.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters (JWJ MSS 1050) > Series IV: Photographs > Color Slides > Portraits > Brooks, Maurice, at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

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