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Roi Ottley portrait collection

Title: Roi Ottley portrait collection [graphic].
Publication: <1940?-1951?>

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Picture	Use in library	Sc Photo Ottley, Roi	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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<14> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
<2> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Views of journalist, author, the first African American radio staff announcer (WMCA Chicago) and publicity director Roi Ottley. The collection consist of a number of studio portraits, some of which are publicity stills, some showing Ottley in uniform, dated from the 1940s through the 1950s. The collection also consists of Ottley in group portraits in WMCA recording studio; posing with unidentified women; and attending an event at the Savoy Ballroom. Individuals identified in group portraits with Ottley include Bucklin Moon, C.L. Alexander, Jean Blackwell Hutson, Arna Bontemps, John McCaffery and Clara Clasen. Also, two portraits of Ottley's wives. Half, three-quarter and full-length portraits are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Uniform Title

PM (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Publicity photographs – 1940-1959.
Portrait photographs – 1940-1959.
Group portraits – 1940-1959.
Autographs – 1940-1942.
Silver gelatin photoprints – 1940-1959.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Photographers include Nichols, Alexander Alland and others.
Some photos has airbrush marks; photo has been autographed.

Terms of Use (note)

Some photographs restricted; permission of photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Ottley, Roi

OCLC

NYPG085000820-F

Title

Roi Ottley portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1940?-1951?>

Terms Of Use

Some photographs restricted; permission of photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

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Added Author

Dummett. Photographer

Layne, Lou. Photographer

Nichols, -1991. Photographer

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Alland, Alexander. Photographer

Glidden. Photographer

Blackstone Studios (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

PM (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Ottley, Roi

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