00501 MINNESOTA BLACK MUSIC AWARDS: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Lara Friedman-Shedlov May 23, 2001Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Black Music Awards. Organization records. 1982-1998. Records from an awards program created by Pete Rhodes and associates to honor black Minnesotans for their contributions to the music world. 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box). 142.G.10.3B-2 SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Programs, publicity posters, news clippings, memorabilia, and other records from an awards program created by Pete Rhodes, Kimberly Bedell Rhodes, and other associates to honor black Minnesotans for their contributions to the music world.

Also included are some records from the Minnesota Black Music Expo, a related event that featured concerts and workshops for people in the music business.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: African American musicians -- Minnesota. African American singers -- Minnesota. Music -- Awards -- Minnesota. Persons: Rhodes, Pete. Organizations: Minnesota Black Music Expo. Minnesota Black Musician Awards. Minnesota Black Musicians and Artists Awards. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Black Music Awards Organization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,636

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, April 2001

Catalog ID number: 09-00322523

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 142.G.10.3B-2 1 Programs, 1982-1991, 1993-1996, 1997-1998. 2 folders. Correspondence, undated and 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997. Awards presentation script and cues, 1995. Artist promotional material, undated. Newspaper clippings, 1988, 1997. Proclamations, 1990-1998. Publicity flyers and posters, 1986-1998. Miscellaneous memorabilia, undated and 1986-1997.

Includes ticket stubs, invitations, publicity from related events, photographs, and other miscellany.