J. Herman Blake and Emily L. Moore papers

Author/Creator:

Blake, J. Herman

Publication/Creation:

1850-2019 (bulk 1966-2016)

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

J. Herman Blake and Emily L. Moore papers

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Moore, Emily L.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Film reels
Interviews
Photographs
Sound recordings
Interview
Photograph

Subjects:

Carr, James Edward,-1972
Hilliard, David
Hoffman, Alex
Newton, Huey P.
Seale, Bobby,1936-
Seale, John,1939-2005
Black Panther Party
African Americans--Civil rights--20th century
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina
Biographers
Biography
Black militant organizations--United States--20th century
Black nationalism--United States--20th century
Black power--United States--20th century
Civil rights movements--United States--20th century
Civil rights workers--United States--20th century
Gullahs
Minstrel music--United States
Sea Islands--Social life and customs--20th century

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of J. Herman Blake and Emily L. Moore from 1882-2016 (bulk 1966-2016) and primarily contains research files relating to Blake's co-authorship of Huey P. Newton's autobiography, Revolutionary Suicide, and research files on the culture of the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. The Black Panther Party files include interviews, research files, and publication files. Interviews between Newton and Blake in which they discuss Newton's childhood, education, political awakening, personal philosophies and ethos of the Black Panther Party, and his trial for the killing of police officer John Frey. There are also interviews with Newton's family, including his parents Armelia and Walter, his brothers Melvin and Lee Edward, and his sisters Leola and Doris; Black Panthers James Carr, David Hilliard, Bobby Seale (interviewed by Don Freed), and John Seale; reporter Alex Hoffman; and college classmates Tommy and Tamara Reed. The Sea Islands research files document Blake's scholarship on the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Research participant and interview files contain recordings of interviews Blake conducted with residents of Daufuskie Island and some personal documents given to Blake by interviewees. The series also includes files of the Kinte Library Project, a collaboration between Blake and author Alex Haley to gather and preserve oral histories and archival materials documenting life on the Sea Islands. Other papers primarily contains writings by Emily L. Moore relating to her work and scholarship on faculty development and diversity and inclusion in higher education. There is also a significant collection of sheet music for "coon songs" from the era of vaudeville and minstrel shows.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials entirely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

(30 boxes, 1 bound volume (BV), 2 oversized papers boxes (OP), AV Masters: 1 linear foot (2 boxes), Born digital material: 1.44 megabytes (MB))

Restrictions on Access:

Special restrictions apply: Sound recordings of the Ideological Institute are closed to researchers until 10 years after the death of J. Herman Blake or Emily L. Moore, whichever is later.
Special restrictions apply: Per donor request, J. Herman Blake's Daufuskie Island journal is restricted until 2028. The original restriction on this material applied to the portions of the journal written in 1980-1981 and was set to expire in 2023. In 2019, the donor extended the restriction for five years and expanded it to cover all of the journal, including earlier portions written in the 1970s.
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact MARBL at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder MARBL's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.
Special restrictions apply: Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.

Use and Reproduction:

Special restrictions apply: Printed or manuscript music in this collection that is still under copyright protection and is not in the Public Domain may not be photocopied or photographed. Researchers must provide written authorization from the copyright holder to request copies of these materials.

Organization and Arrangement:

Arranged by record type, then in chronological or alphabetical order.

Biographical/Historical Note:

John Herman Blake was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on March 15, 1934, one of seven children raised by single mother Lylace E. Blake. He is married to Dr. Emily Moore. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, then attended college on the G.I. Bill, studying sociology at New York University. He received his master's degree and Ph. D., both in sociology, from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1966, he began work at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) as Assistant Professor of Sociology; he was the first African American on the university's faculty. He was an expert witness for the defense during Huey P. Newton's 1968 trial for the killing of Oakland, California, police officer John Frey. In 1972, Blake was founding provost of Oakes College, a residential college on the campus of UCSC focusing on diversity and social justice education. From 1984-1987, he was President of Tougaloo College (Tougaloo, Mississippi) and has held teaching and administrative positions at such institutions as Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania), Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana), and Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa).

Related Collections:

Related materials located in other repositories: Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation collection.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936550178702486

OCLC Number:

949947202

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