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Tom Draper Collection, 1970-1998

Finding aid prepared by Allison Bohm.

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University, Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC)
Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-181
2805 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
Phone: 812-855-8547
Fax: 812-856-0333
Email: aaamc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc

Creator
Draper, Tom

Title
Tom Draper Collection, 1970-1998

Collection No.
SC 160

Extent
2 boxes

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
Draper's collection documents the career of an African American music executive and covers his tenures at RCA Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research. Advance notice of your visit is highly recommended to ensure that requested materials will be ready for use upon your arrival. Contact the AAAMC staff for more details.

Biographical Note

Tom Draper was hired as a salesman by RCA in 1970 while still in business school. He worked his way up to promotions in the company’s newly established black music division and eventually became vice president of A&R. In 1975, he was hired to do marketing and promotion for Warner Bros. Records. During his tenure there, from 1975 to 1987, Warner Bros. Records’ black artist roster not only flourished but surpassed those of all the other major labels.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series:
  • Series 1: Correspondence (chronological)
  • Series 2: Programs and Publicity (chronological)
  • * Subseries 2.1: Magazines and Press Clippings 1970-1985
  • * Subseries 2.2: Programs, 1970-1989
  • Series 3: Photographs

Scope and Content Note

Draper's collection documents the career of an African American music executive and covers his tenures at RCA Records and Warner Bros. Records. The bulk of the collection consists of 80 publicity photographs taken during music industry events. Also included is correspondence, press clippings, and programs for concerts produced by Draper.

Related Material

Portia Maultsby Collection (SC 18), also held by the Archives of African American Music and Culture, has an interview with Tom Draper.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Donated by Tom Draper, 2015.
Usage Restrictions
All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture. Some publication requests may also require the written permission of the interviewer, interviewees, and/or performers.
Preferred Citation
Tom Draper Collection, SC 160, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by AAAMC Staff.

Completed in 2015.

Collection Inventory


Series: 1. Correspondence, 1970-1998. 

1 folder


Box 1
Folder 1

From Rocco Laginestra regarding assistance with Elvis Presley Tour, November 5, 1970.

Box 1
Folder 1

From Mayor Tom Bradley, City of Los Angeles, regarding fundraising event for Monrovia, Liberia, January 24, 1978. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From National Urban Coalition regarding invitation to serve as Vice Chairperson for event, January 22, 1980. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Mike Espy, House of Representatives, regarding fundraising event, August 7, 1990. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Children's Defence Fund regarding participation in anniversary celebration, April 24, 1995. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Ahmet Ertegun regarding Rhythm & Blues Foundation leadership, August 29, 1995. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Kweisi Mfume regarding past NAACP support, January 29, 1996. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Ray Harris regarding Living Legends Foundation dinner for honorees, January 31, 1996. [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 1

From Africare regarding past service, December 18, 1998. [image]View item(s)

Series: 2. Programs and Publicity, 1970-1989. 

14 folders.


Subseries: 2.1 Magazines and Press Clippings, 1970-1985 

Box 1
Folder 2

Record World, "RCA's R&B Key: Think Like a Small Company, Label's Buzz Willis, Tom Draper Discuss Their Modus Operandi," August 22, 1970.

Section II, page 3.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 3

Record World, November 14, 1970.

No specific Draper articles.


Box 1
Folder 4

Miscellaneous Press Clippings, 1970-1972.

Box 1
Folder 4

"Alphas and Warner Co. Benefit Concert for Black Adoptions a Rousing Success," Herald Dispatch, July 27, 1989 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"Draper New Manager at RCA," Modern Retailer , April 1971 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"Clearer, More Understanding View Of Black Mkt At Meet," November 25, 1972 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"Tom Draper New VP At RCA Records," undated [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"RCA Begins Heavy R&B Promo Campaign," November 1970 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"Blacks Find Difficulty In Establishing City One-Stops," November 25, 1972 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 4

"RCA's Willis, Draper On Major R&B Promo Tour," Record World, November 1970 [image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 5

Record World, "Believability Key To RCA R&B Says Buzz Willis, R&B Music Director," August 14, 1971.

Pages 21 and 53.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 6

Record World, "RCA Fetes New VPs," August 23, 1975.

Draper feature on page 19, includes Carl Maults-By.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 7

Jet Vol. XLIX, no. 18, "Together," January 29, 1976.

Draper feature on page 56.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 8

Record World Presents A Soul Spectacular in Conjunction with the 22nd Annual NATRA Convention , "Roster Diversity from the Warner Bros. Family," August 6, 1977.

Pages 3 and 30.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 9

Cashbox, "WEA Road Show Photo Highlights," September 30, 1978.

Page 49.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 10

Billboard, "Chaka Talk," September 30, 1978.

Page 6.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 11

Record World, "On the Road with WEA," September 30, 1978.

Page 14.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 12

Black Radio Exclusive, "First Movies…Now Music: The Warner Winners," December 26, 1980.

Page 17.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 12

Black Radio Exclusive, "Top Singles of 1980," December 26, 1980.

Page 13.


Box 1
Folder 13

Cashbox, "Black Music Must Gain a Bigger Share of Commercial Revenues," by Tom Draper, June 15, 1985.

Page 3.

[image]View item(s)

Subseries: 2.2 Programs, 1970-1989.

Box 1
Folder 14

Second Annual Benefit Concert Commemorating Dr. Kings' 44th Birthday Anniversary, January 15, 1973.

Tom Draper was co-producer.

[image]View item(s)

Box 1
Folder 15

Al Jarreau - Roberta Flack & Friends in Concert at the Apollo, Presented by The Correctional and Osborne Associations, November 9, 1989.

Tom Draper was producer.

[image]View item(s)

Series: 3. Photographs, approximately 1971-1989. 

Description

The photographs in this series document Draper's activities as a music executive, including conferences, promotional events, and benefit concerts. All images in this series have been digitized and can be viewed on the Indiana University Image Collections Online website. Links for each individual image are included below.


Box 2
Folder 1

Tom Draper with others at RCA Records convention, 1971-1972

Shelf No(s).
PA004600

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper with Buzz Willis, Jon Lucien, and Beau Ray Fleming at RCA Records convention.


Box 2
Folder 1

Tom Draper, Lamont Dozier, and Jackie, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004601

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper at a music industry convention with artist Lamont Dozier and Jackie [?].


Box 2
Folder 1

Artist signing with Zulema Cusseaux at RCA Records, 1973

Shelf No(s).
PA004602

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Frank Mancini (Senior VP of Marketing, RCA), Ray Harris (National Promotion Director, RCA), and Beau Ray Fleming with Zulema during her artist signing event at RCA. Condition Note: Rust and indentations from paper clips at top; paper is highly degraded and ink from a stamp is lightly visible at top of photo.


Box 2
Folder 1

Ray Harris's wedding, 1974

Shelf No(s).
PA004603

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Ray Harris, Tom Draper, Gary Watson, and unidentified man standing in tuxedo suits.


Box 2
Folder 1

Showcase for Dionne Warwick at Warner Bros., 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004604

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

People sitting and standing behind banquet table and podium.


Box 2
Folder 2

Tom Draper with group at unidentified record company convention, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004605

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Mary Lou Badeaux (Draper's assistant), David Sanborn (jazz saxophonist), George Benson (jazz guitarist and singer), Randy Crawford (singer), Larry Graham (R&B artist), Jackie [?], and Cortez Thompson (National Promotion Director, Warner Bros.) posing for group photograph during a record company convention.


Box 2
Folder 2

Artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004606

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

One of Warner Bros.'s regional promotion managers, Harold Burnside, with Dionne Warwick, Tom Draper, and WDAS music director, Joe Tamburro, at the artist showcase for Dionne Warwick in Philadelphia.


Box 2
Folder 2

Luncheon with George Harrison, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004607

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

George Harrison, Tom Draper, and others sitting at banquet table.


Box 2
Folder 2

Carolyn Baker and Tom Draper at the 10th Annual NAACP Image Awards ceremony, 1977

Shelf No(s).
PA004608

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Warner Bros. Records executive Carolyn Baker and Tom Draper accepting an award on behalf of the Jazz Artist of the Year [unidentified, but possibly George Benson] at the 10th annual NAACP Image Awards ceremony.


Box 2
Folder 2

Prince and Tom Draper at a Warner Bros. convention, 1977

Shelf No(s).
PA004609

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Prince and Tom Draper at a Warner Bros. convention.


Box 2
Folder 3

Luncheon with George Harrison, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004610

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

George Harrison, Tom Draper, and others sitting at banquet table with Warner Bros. director of national promotion [pop department?] and his wife.


Box 2
Folder 3

Tom Draper and Bob Marley at a music convention dinner for Bob Marley, 1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004611

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper and Bob Marley at a music convention dinner for WEA. Ms. note on WEA stationary attached to verso.


Box 2
Folder 3

Andrew Young, Tom Draper, and others at an RCA Records event, 1972-1973

Shelf No(s).
PA004612

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Andrew Young, Ray Harris, Tom Draper, and Bill [Curit?] at an RCA Records event at the Omni hotel in Atlanta.


Box 2
Folder 3

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004613

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, producer Thom Bell, promoter Harold Burnside, Dionne Warwick, and product manager Benita Brazier at Dionne's Warwick showcase for Warner Bros.


Box 2
Folder 3

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004614

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Thom Bell, Tom Draper, Dionne Warwick, Harold Burnside, [Gary Davis] (regional promoter for Warner Bros. Records), and unidentified man at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 4

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004615

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Benita Brazier and Harold Burnside from Warner Bros. Records, Dionne Warwick, Tom Draper, Joe Tamburro, and Jimmy Bishop, (program director at WDAS and CBS publishing arm), at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 4

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004616

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Dionne Warwick, Harold Burnside, Gary Davis, and other unidentified people associated with Warner Bros. Records as well as deejays at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 4

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004617

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, unidentified man from radio industry, Harold Burnside, Jimmy Bishop (program director at WDAS and CBS publishing arm), and another unidentified man at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 4

Warner Bros. artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004618

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Dionne Warwick, Benita Brazier, and Harold Burnside at Dionne Warwrick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 4

RCA Records event, 1973

Shelf No(s).
PA004619

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Carl MaultsBy (Zulema's producer), Tom Draper, Zulema, and RCA staff during a RCA Records event.


Box 2
Folder 5

RCA Records event, 1973

Shelf No(s).
PA004620

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Unidentified artist shakes hands with Tom Draper at an RCA Records event while other unidentified people applaud.


Box 2
Folder 5

Dionne Warwick, Tom Draper, and others at a music industry convention, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004621

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Weldon McDougal, Dionne Warwick, Harold Burnside, Tom Draper, unidentified branch manager at WEA, and Jimmy Bishop at a music industry convention.


Box 2
Folder 5

Tom Draper and others at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004622

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Leon Huff, Tom Draper, Harold Burnside, and Kenneth Gamble at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 5

Tom Draper and others at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004623

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Leon Huff, Tom Draper, Joe Tamburro (program director, WDAS), Harold Burnside, unidentified deejay, and Kenneth Gamble at Dionne Warwick's artist showcase.


Box 2
Folder 5

Artist showcase for Dionne Warwick, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004624

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Harold Burnside, Tom Draper, Cynthia Tamburro, and unidentified man at Dionne Warwick's showcase.


Box 2
Folder 6

Artist relations event with Lamont Dozier, 1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004625

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Lamont Dozier, Tom Draper, Kirkland Burke, E. Rodney Jones, Ernie Leaner, Richard Steele (radio personality), and several unidentified women at an artist relations event.


Box 2
Folder 6

Tom Draper, Wanda Ramos, and Lamont Dozier at a music industry event, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004626

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, WBLS programmer Wanda Ramos, Lamont Dozier, and Jackie [?] at a music industry event.


Box 2
Folder 6

Artist relations event with Lamont Dozier, 1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004627

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Kirkland Burke, Lamont Dozier and Tom Draper at an artist relations event in Chicago.


Box 2
Folder 6

Artist relations event with Lamont Dozier, 1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004628

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Kirkland Burke, regional promoter Ron Ellison, Lamont Dozier, E. Rodney Jones, and Tom Draper at an artist relations event in Chicago.


Box 2
Folder 6

Artist relations event with Lamont Dozier, 1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004629

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Ron Ellison, Billy Leaner, Ernie Leaner, Lamont Dozier, Tom Draper, E. Rodney Jones, unidentified Atlantic Records employee, Pat Shields from Warner Bros., and unidentified local promotion manager at an artist relations event in Chicago.


Box 2
Folder 7

Artist relations event with Lamont Dozier, 1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004630

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Ron Ellison, unidentified female deejay, Lamont Dozier, Richard Steele (Dozier's manager), and Kirkland Burke at an artist relations event in Chicago.


Box 2
Folder 7

Tom Draper and George Clinton at a music convention dinner for Bob Marley., 1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004631

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper and George Clinton at a music convention dinner for Bob Marley.


Box 2
Folder 7

Tom Draper and unidentified WEA executive at a WEA convention, 1981-1982

Shelf No(s).
PA004632

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail


Box 2
Folder 7

Lamont Dozier and Earl Monroe, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004633

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Lamont Dozier and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe (New York Knicks basketball player) at a Lamont Dozier event.


Box 2
Folder 7

Tom Draper, Wanda Ramos, and Earl Monroe at Lamont Dozier event, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004634

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Wanda Ramos, and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe (New York Knicks basketball player) at a Lamont Dozier event in New York.


Box 2
Folder 8

Tom Draper and Bill Stanton at a WEA convention, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004635

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper and Bill Staton (Cotillion) at a WEA convention.


Box 2
Folder 8

Tom Draper and others at dinner event for Bob Marley, 1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004636

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Joe D'Imperio, Bob Krasnow, and other unidentified personnel at a music convention dinner for Bob Marley in Philadelphia.


Box 2
Folder 8

Tom Draper and Lamont Dozier an event, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004637

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Jackie [?], and Lamont Dozier at an event.


Box 2
Folder 8

Tom Draper, Fred Murphy, Lamont Dozier, and Bob Frost at an event during a promotional tour for Lamont Dozier, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004638

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Fred Murphy, Lamont Dozier, and Bob Frost at an event during a promotional tour for Lamont Dozier.


Box 2
Folder 8

Tom Draper and others at WEA Convention in Chicago, 1974-1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004639

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Hillery Johnson, Eddie Holland, Oscar Fields, and Tom Draper at WEA Convention in Chicago, Illinois.


Box 2
Folder 9

Tom Draper with members of Graham Central Station at WEA publicity event, 1974-1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004640

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Larry Graham, Tina Graham, Cortez Thompson, Edna Collingson, Tom Draper at WEA publicity event for Graham Central Station.


Box 2
Folder 9

Kelvyn Ventour (independent promotion), Tom Draper, and Irving Feld at a WEA Convention in Detroit, MI., 1974-1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004641

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Kelvyn Ventour (independent promotion), Tom Draper, and Irving Feld at a WEA Convention in Detroit, MI.


Box 2
Folder 9

Tom Collins and Tom Draper at a publicity event, 1974-1979

Shelf No(s).
PA004642

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Collins from WJCB and Tom Draper at a publicity event.


Box 2
Folder 9

Oscar Fields, Tony Anderson, Tom Draper, Eddie Gilreath, Eddie Pugh, and two unidentified men at a WEA Meeting, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004643

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Oscar Fields, Tony Anderson, Tom Draper, Eddie Gilreath, Eddie Pugh at a WEA meeting.


Box 2
Folder 9

Eddie Rosenblatt, Tom Draper and an unidentified man at a WEA meeting, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004644

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Eddie Rosenblatt and Tom Draper at a WEA Meeting.


Box 2
Folder 10

Tom Draper, Eddie Gilreath, Henry Allen, Oscar Fields, and several unidentified others at a WEA meeting, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004645

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Eddie Gilreath, Henry Allen, and Oscar Fields at a WEA meeting.


Box 2
Folder 10

Tom Draper at banquet with Bob Frost and John Brown, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004646

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Found inside Draper's copy of JET (January 29, 1976).


Box 2
Folder 10

Tom Draper, Eddie Durham, Joe D'Imperio, Chickie Harris, and an unidentified man, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004647

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Eddie Durham from WJOB, Joe D'Imperio, and Chickie Harris.


Box 2
Folder 10

Tom Draper and Bootsy Collins at party held at Leviticus Nightclub promoting Collins's debut album, Stretchin' Out, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004648

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 3.5 x 5 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper and Bootsy Collins at party.


Box 2
Folder 10

Graham Central Station, Tom Draper, and Mo Ostin after a performance, 1977

Shelf No(s).
PA004649

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 3.5 x 5 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Graham Central Station.


Box 2
Folder 10

Tom Draper, Bootsy Collins, and others at party, 1977-1978

Shelf No(s).
PA004650

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 3.5 x 5 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Bootsy Collins, Charles Perry, and Jackie Thomas at a release party held at Leviticus nightclub.


Box 2
Folder 11

Jesse Jackson, Teddy Pendergrass, and unidentified men, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004651

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper says this photograph did not come from him.


Box 2
Folder 11

Larry Graham and Tina Graham, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004652

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 3.5 x 5 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Larry Graham and Tina Graham


Box 1
Folder 2

Tom Draper, Dionne Warwick, and others at Warner Bros. Records party, 1975

Shelf No(s).
PA004653

Physical Description

1 clipping : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Dionne Warwick, Thom Bell, and Ron Ellison at Warner Bros. party at Chicago's O'Hare Regency Hyatt Hotel. (Scanned from Jet (Vol. XLIX, no. 18, Jan. 29, 1976): p. 56)


Box 2
Folder 11

Tom Draper and others at Thurgood Marshall scholarship event, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004654

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper, Sharon Haywood, Congressman Mike Espy, Richard Nash, Ruben Rodriguez, Al B. Sure, Ray Harris, Congressman Floyd Flake, and Ornetta Barber at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 11

Tom Draper and others at Thurgood Marshall scholarship event, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004655

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Ornetta Barbar, Al B. Sure, Ruben Rodriguez, Richard Nash, Tom Draper at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 12

Congressmen Mike Espy and Floyd Flake with singer Al B. Sure, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004656

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Congressmen Mike Espy and Floyd Flake with singer Al B. Sure at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 12

Tom Draper and others at Thurgood Marshall scholarship event, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004657

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper with Congressmen Floyd Flake, Mike Espy, and John Conyers at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 12

An unidentified recording artist with Congressman Floyd Flake, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004658

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

An unidentified recording artist with Congressman Floyd Flake.


Box 2
Folder 12

Tom Draper with Congressmen John Conyers and Floyd Flake, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004659

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper with Congressmen Mike Espy and Floyd Flake at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 12

Tom Draper with Ruben Rodriguez and Al B. Sure, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004660

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Tom Draper with Ruben Rodriguez and Al B. Sure at a Thurgood Marshall scholarship event.


Box 2
Folder 13

Percy Sutton and Marty Payson at Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004661

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Thumbnail

Description

Percy Sutton and Martin Payson, vice president of Time Warner, at Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association at the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 13

Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004662

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack, Marcus Miller (jazz bass player), Hal Jackson (disc jockey), and unidentified saxophonist at the Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association at the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 13

Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004663

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Marty Payson, Roberta Flack, Al Jarreau, Patrick Rains (Al Jarreau's manager), and Tom Draper at the Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association at the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 13

Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004664

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Roberta Flack, Toukie Smith (actress and model), and Fred Murphy (independent publicist) at the Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association at the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 13

Doug Morris and the Atlantic Records crew, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004665

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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The "two sisters," one of whom worked with Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic Records, with Sylvia Rhone (music industry executive), and Doug Morris (chairman of Atlantic Records).


Box 2
Folder 14

Hal Jackson at Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004666

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Hal Jackson as emcee at Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 14

Hal Jackson, Roberta Flack, Jesse Jackson, and Al Jarreau on stage, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004667

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Hal Jackson, Roberta Flack, Jesse Jackson, and Al Jarreau on stage at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 14

Randy Crawford and Roberta Flack at benefit for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004668

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Randy Crawford and Roberta Flack greeting each other at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 14

Roberta Flack singing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004669

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Roberta Flack singing at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 14

Roberta Flack singing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004670

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Description

Roberta Flack singing at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 15

Roberta Flack performing with Joe Sample at benefit concert, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004671

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Roberta Flack performing with Joe Sample on piano at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 15

Al Jarreau singing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004672

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Description

Al Jarreau singing at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 15

Al Jarreau singing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004673

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Description

Al Jarreau singing at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 15

Joe Sample performing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004674

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Description

Joe Sample playing piano at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 15

Unidentified saxophonist performing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004675

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Unidentified saxophonist performing at a Time Warner benefit concert concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 16

Steve Gadd playing congas at benefit for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004676

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Steve Gadd playing congas at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 16

Marcus Miller performing at benefit concert for the Osborne Association, November 11, 1989

Shelf No(s).
PA004677

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Description

Marcus Miller playing the bass at a Time Warner benefit concert for the Osborne Association in the Apollo Theater in New York City.


Box 2
Folder 16

Marty Payson, Tom Draper and Howard Dodson at unidentified event, undated

Shelf No(s).
PA004678

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 8 x 10 in.

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Marty Payson, Tom Draper and Howard Dodson (director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem) at unidentified event.


Box 2
Folder 16

Workin' with Weldon, 1974

Shelf No(s).
PA004679

Physical Description

1 clipping : b&w ; 4 x 4.5 in.

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Tom Draper and RCA Records executives listen to a playback of Weldon Irvine's first single. Scanned from unidentified clipping attached to Larry Douglas correspondence.


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