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(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Small archive of the Harlem Philharmonic Orchestra and the short-lived Harlem Symphony Orchestra. 38 items in one sleeve; minor wear. New York, 1971-1989
The Harlem Philharmonic Orchestra was founded by Karl Hampton Porter in 1970. It folded in the mid-1980s, but was soon reconstituted as the Harlem Symphony Orchestra in 1988. This lot includes material from both incarnations:
8 photographs, mostly about 8 x 10 inches, including 5 uncaptioned earlier shots of the orchestra in action, and 3 shots of the board leadership circa 1989.
A 1974 program and undated membership circular for the Philharmonic.
6 photocopied news clippings and packets, 1971-1989.
Correspondence including 6 letters concerning the orchestra's rebirth in 1989; and 5 circular letters and press releases, 1976-1988.
A typescript board of directors list and meeting agenda from 1973, and board of directors minutes from January 1989.
8 pages of manuscript notes from 1988-1989, including a two-page list of contributors, and a proposed mockup of their magazine.
