New Freedom Singers sound recordings
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four 33 1/3 LP albums recorded by the New Freedom Singers. Each album consists of twelve to fifteen songs, including some original songs written by members if the group. The collection also includes the covers for the four albums, which feature photographs of the group.
Dates
- Circa 1966-1985
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The New Freedom Singers were founded at Whitman College in 1966. Self-described as an “interdenominational” and “non-affiliated” Christian folk music group, the New Freedom Singers performed not only on the Whitman College campus, but also in churches, schools, and other venues throughout the Pacific Northwest. The group’s members numbered between twelve and sixteen. Sometime in the mid 1980s, the group ceased to exist.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 box) : 4 LPs
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Phonograph records created by the New Freedom Singers, a Whitman College student Christian choir
Arrangement
Alphabetical by item.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the archives prior to August 2004. Additions made by the Whitman College Alumni Office in June 2005.
- Title
- Guide to the New Freedom Singers sound recordings
- Author
- Colleen McFarland
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository