The poster and program for the All African American Orchestra Concert at Symposium 2000, The Fine and Performing Arts of African Americans: Enhancing Education (Dr. Willis C. Patterson, Dir.). The symposium was held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI from March 2–8, 2000, but the concert was held at Detroit Orchestra Hall on March 6, 2000. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Morgan.
Willis Patterson holding a child. Unknown provenance, but potentially taken while he was on tour with the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club; it is stored in an envelope labeled "glee club photos."
Written on reverse: "Left to right: Theo Alcantara, John McCollum, Elizabeth Mosher Kraus, Willis Patterson, Eva Likova, and Ralph Herbert, all members of the University of Michigan School of Music faculty, rehearse for the 'Pops' concert to be given at U-M at 8 p.m., October 2, in Hill Auditorium."
Likely a staged publicity shot.
This letter to Marilyn Gordon, Coordinator of Minority Affairs and the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), and the rest of the SROP selection committee outlines Jones's research objectives for the summer of 1988 if selected for SROP, with Willis Patterson as her research mentor.
The first in a series of daily bulletins sent by a group of Black faculty and staff in support of BAM during their strike at the University of Michigan. Of special interest is its direct call for all Black faculty on campus to get involved in support of BAM since "we must work in the interest of Black People."
Form letter sent to top 100 Black businesses soliciting financial contributions in support of the Black American Music Symposium. Summarizes the symposium's goals, potential impact, and budget.
Request to print notice of Charlotte Heth's visit through the King/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professor Program and the schedule of events. Refers to Heth as "one of a very few (if not the only) Native Americans who has been invited to our campus under the auspices of this program."
Meeting items included future meeting scheduling, committee membership, a prospective student visitation program, and support avenues for the University Fellowship for Minority Students. The discussion of the fellowship's lower stipend amount compared to other university fellowships is of particular interest.
Course proposal submitted to Dean Paul Boylan for a course titled "Vocal Music of Black Composers." Covers objective, rationale, audience, prerequisites, suggested professor (Willis Patterson), and suggested bibliography, among other items.
4 page program for concert of compositions by Dorothy Rudd Moore, Florence Price, and Margaret Bonds, performed by Jacqueline Paige Green (soprano), Diane Bischak (violinist), Charles Lloyd (pianist), Willis Patterson (bass), Sylvia Olden Lee (pianist), Claritha Buggs (soprano), and Kermit Moore (cellist); 2 pages of lyrics.
Part of the Black Art Song Series/Black American Composers concert series.
