1994 Conference Video Recordings
- Creator:
- Furious Flower Poetry Center (1999-2004) and Hodges, John L.
- Scope and content:
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This series contains 45 video recordings captured by John L. Hodges during the 1994 Furious Flower Poetry Conference as well as interviews with poets.
- Biographical / historical:
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The 1994 Conference Video Recordings, 1994 September 29-October 1, were produced by John L. Hodges. The videos represent the raw footage captured during the 1994 Conference.
- Processing information:
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Video recordings were digitized for preservation and research access by Scene Savers in 2016 and 2017. Select records were decribed by JMU graduate assistant Mitchell Teal in 2018 and 2019 for research access through JMU Scholarly Commons in support of a JMU X-Labs course. Description is ongoing as of 2022. Access to content will be made available once description is complete, barring any copyright or other use restrictions.
- Arrangement:
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Event footage is arranged chronologically by capture time, with the exception of the "supercuts," consisting of video montages, which are arranged by program day. See the Interviews with Poets sub-group for additional arrangement details.
- Other finding aids:
- Names:
- Furious Flower Poetry Center (1999-2004)
James Madison University. Jazz Ensemble
Hodges, John L.
Gabbin, Joanne V. (Joanne Veal), 1946-
Wright, Steven
Facknitz, Susan
Brice-Finch, Jacqueline
Claiborne, C. B. (Claudius B.)
Carrier, Ronald E., 1932-2017
Hunt, Doris
Ward, Val Gray (1932-08-21-2024-03-07)
Brown, Vernisha
Aubert, Alvin (1930-03-12-2014-12-06)
Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
Traylor, Eleanor W.
Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944-1999
Stover, Darrell "SCIPOET"
Drew, Shahara
Miller, Adam David (1922-10-08-2020-11-04)
Love, Monifa A.
Thompson, Mylea
Harper, Michael S. (Michael Steven), 1938-2016
Ellis, Thomas Sayers (1963)
Keene, John (John R.), 1965-
Barrax, Gerald W. (Gerald William) (1933-06-21-2019-12-07)
Derricotte, Toi, 1941-
Miller, E. Ethelbert (Eugene Ethelbert) (1950-11-20)
Allen, Samuel W. (Samuel Washington) (1917-12-09-2015-06-27)
Phillips, Carl, 1959-
Lane, Pinkie Gordon (1923-2008-12-03)
Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942-
Madgett, Naomi Cornelia Long (1923-07-23-2020-11-05)
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
Touré, Askia M. (1938-10-13)
Evans, Mari, 1919-2017
Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
Ward, Jerry W., Jr. (Jerry Washington), 1943-
Joyce, Joyce Ann, 1949-
Nielsen, Aldon Lynn (1950-10-20)
Rampersad, Arnold (1941-11-13)
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1944-2005
Renegade, D. J.
Salaam, Kalamu ya, 1947-
McDowell, Deborah E., 1951-
Dove, Rita (1952-08-28)
Kendrick, Dolores, 1927-2017
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
Giovanni, Nikki (1943-2024)
Redmond, Eugene (Eugene B.) (1937-12-01)
Gayles, Gloria Jean Wade (19380701)
Collier, Eugenia W. (1928-04-06)
Patterson, Raymond R. (1929-12-14-2001-04-05)
Graham, Maryemma (1949-06-13)
Moore, Opal (1953)
Gabbin, Alexander L. (1945)
Asim, Jabari, 1962-
Braxton, Joanne M. (1950)
Taylor, Clyde (1931-07-03-2024-01-24)
Steptoe, Lamont B., 1949-
Gillespie, Carmen (1965-06-17-2019-08-30)
Coates, Ta-Nehisi (Ta-Nehisi Paul) (1975-09-30)
Rice, Dorothy Marie, 1948-
Blackman, Toni
Alexander, Kwame (1968-08-21)
deGannes, Nehassaiu
Kein, Sybil (1939-09-29-2022-10-28)
Osbey, Brenda Marie (1957-12-12)
Iverem, Esther, 1960-
Saloy, Mona Lisa (19500701)
Drake, Jeannette M.
Fabu
Dance, Daryl Cumber (1938-01-17)
Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966-
Jackson, Major, 1968-
Beatty, Vera L.
Strange, Sharan (1959)
Young, Kevin (Kevin Lowell), 1970-
Gex, Quo Vadis
Bullock, Byron
Morris, Mellasenah Young
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Pettis, Joyce Owens
Fowler, Virginia C., 1948-
Goven, Sandra
Hoagland, Everett (1942-12-18)
Moore, Lenard D., 1958-
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704Carrier LibraryJames Madison University880 Madison DriveHarrisonburg, VA 22807
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tiffany ColeEmail: coletw@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3444Email: library-special@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3612Fax: (540) 568-3405
- Restrictions:
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Researchers may access digitized archival audiovisual materials in the JMU Special Collections Reading Room by appointment. Digital files may also be requested through the JMU Special Collections Request System.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for official University records is held by James Madison University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
- Parent restrictions:
- Collection is open to research. Currently, the silk banners used in the 2004 and 2014 Furious Flower Poetry Conferences may only be requested (in writing) by Furious Flower Poetry Center staff. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
- Parent terms of access:
- Copyright for official University records is held by James Madison University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).