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John West Collection, 1997-2000
A Guide to his Holdings at the Black Film Center/Archive
Finding aid prepared by Mary Huelsbeck/Hannah
Caproon/Gabriel Gardner
Summary Information
Repository
Black Film
Center/Archive
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library, Room 044
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-6041
Fax: 812-856-5832
Email: bfca@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/~bfca
Creator
John West
TitleJohn West Collection, 1997-2000
Collection No.
Special Collection JW
Extent
About 20 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Materials related to the film
Bar-Be-Q.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
John West was born June 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Paul
Robeson High School in Chicago, Mr. West attended Alabama A&M University and
became a professional football player, playing one year in the NFL with the Los
Angeles Raiders, as well as stints in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa
Rough Riders and the Shreveport Pirates. Following his sports career, Mr. West
decided to go into show business, landing his first acting job in 1997 as a bailiff
on the popular sitcom “Martin.” He also had a recurring role on the police drama
“New York Undercover.” Despite having no formal education in film production, in
2000 Mr. West wrote, directed and starred in the film Bar-Be-Q, which played
theatrically in the South and Chicago. Mr. West currently resides in Los
Angeles.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of this collection contains material related to the 2000 film
Bar-Be-Q,
written and directed by John West. The collection includes a 35mm print of the film,
as well as the screenplay, a VHS cassette of several television interviews with West
at the time of the film’s release, and an assortment of promotional materials and
newspaper clippings pertaining to the film.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated in January 2005.
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[item], John West Collection, Special Collection JW, Black Film
Center/Archive, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Collection Inventory
Series:
Bar-Be-Q (2000)
Subseries:
35mm film
35mm print of film (6 reels)
Subseries:
Promotional Material
VHS cassette with two local television interviews from time of film's release (app. 30 min)
VHS sleeve for film
Screenplay with cast list and script breakdown
Poster reproduction (from laser printer)
Promotional postcard
Photograph of West standing in front of
Bar-Be-Q poster
Signed poster (11x17) -- laser printer -- "To Indiana U."
Photograph -- Tupac Shakur's pastor, Akeni (radio personality), Afeni Shakur (Tupac Shakur's mother) and John West at film
screening
Subseries:
Newspaper Clippings
Various unattributed Xeroxed newspaper clippings
Subseries:
Miscellaneous Material
To Have and to Hold (year unknown) DVD -- 6 copies (1 with general collection)