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Black Gospel Music Preservation Program, Royce-Darden collection

The purpose of the Black Gospel Music Preservation Program (BGMPP) is to identify, acquire, preserve, record and catalogue the most at-risk music from the black gospel music tradition. This collection will primarily contain 78s, 45s, LPs, and the various tape formats issued in the United States and abroad between the 1940s and the 1980s.
More About This Collection
Creator
Darden, Bob, 1954-
Contributor to Resource
Leavitt, Evan, Marovich, Robert M.
Date of Original
1940/1989
Subject
Gospel music
African American gospel singers
Sound recordings--United States
African Americans--Music
African American musicians
Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
Medium
45 rpm records
phonograph records
Type
Still Image, Sound
Description
The purpose of the Black Gospel Music Preservation Program (BGMPP) is to identify, acquire, preserve, record and catalogue the most at-risk music from the black gospel music tradition. This collection will primarily contain 78s, 45s, LPs, and the various tape formats issued in the United States and abroad between the 1940s and the 1980s. Additionally, any ephemera that may be of use to scholars – including PR photos and press packets, taped interviews, informal photographs, tour books and programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and sheet music – will also be acquired as it becomes available. The ultimate goal is to have a copy of every song released by every black gospel artist or group during the target time period.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Baylor University. Libraries. Digital Collections