Guide to the William Duncan Allen Papers
Guide to the William Duncan Allen Papers
Collection number: MS 70
African American Museum & Library at OaklandOakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 10/01/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
William Duncan Allen and George Shirley reading music at piano [001] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen and George Shirley reading music at piano [002] circa 1976
George Shirley singing [003] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen and George Shirley reading music at piano [004] circa 1976
George Shirley singing while William Duncan Allen plays the piano [005] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen and George Shirley talking [006] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen, George Shirley and unidentified man at party [007] circa 1976
Elayne Jones and George Shirley embracing at party [008] circa 1976
George Shirley, William Duncan Allen, and unidentified woman at party [009] circa 1976
Elayne Jones, George Shirley, and unidentified man sitting at dining table [010] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen and man sitting on couch [011] circa 1976
Elayne Jones, George Shirley, and unidentified man sitting at dining table [012] circa 1976
Elayne Jones, George Shirley, Florence Quivar, and unidentified man and woman at dining table [013] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen, Elayne Jones, and two unidentified men sitting at dining table [014] circa 1976
Three women talking [015] circa 1976
Audrey Myers, Gemini Travel Agency, sitting at desk [016] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen and two women sitting on couch [017] circa 1976
Woman putting pork chops into oven [018] circa 1976
Two women sitting on couch [019] circa 1976
Boy and man sitting in chairs in living room [020] circa 1976
Man sitting in chair in living room [021] circa 1976
Two men sitting in living room [022] circa 1976
Grandma Gibbs and Dr. John Harris sitting on couch [023] circa 1976
William Hannibal Means, William Duncan Allen and unidentified man at the piano [024] circa 1976
Two men and boy sitting next to fireplace [025] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen sitting in living room with five men and women [026] circa 1976
Man and woman embracing on couch [027] circa 1976
Man standing in kitchen [028] circa 1976
William Duncan Allen standing in living room in coat and hat [029] 1976
William Duncan Allen playing the piano in Bill Allen's studio [030] 1976
William Duncan Allen standing in living room in coat and hat in Bill Allen's studio [031] 1976
Three women and man sitting on couch in Bill Allen's studio [032] 1976
William Duncan Allen and two women in Bill Allen's studio [033] 1976
Woman playing the piano in Bill Allen's studio [034] 1976
William Duncan and woman sitting on couch in Bill Allen's studio [035] 1976
William Duncan Allen standing in Bill Allen's studio [036] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [037] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [038] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [039] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [040] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [041] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [042] 1976
Cres, Pearl and son, Tony, Arthur Croley, John Cottin, Carol Creswell and her daughters, Mrs. Davis, Creswell residence, Nashville, Tennessee [043] 1976
Wilkie taking a siesta after dinner' [044] circa 1976
Joy McClain, Samuel Bosfield, Maxine Daly, Doris Lovell, and Wilkie [045] circa 1976
Wilkie and students [046] circa 1976
Stars of Bubbling Brown Sugar Avon Long and Joe Attles with George White [047] circa 1976
Wilkie and students [048] circa 1976
Holiday greeting card from Grace Goens [049] circa 1976
Tree blooming at Grace Goens' residence, Wilmington, Delaware [050] circa 1976
Interior of Grace Goens' residence, Wilmington, Delaware [050] circa 1976
Grace Goens standing next to tree in the snow [051] circa 1976
Grace Goens standing next to tree in the snow [052] circa 1976
Pauline Young, Warren Gordon, Grace Goens, William Duncan Allen at dinner party [053] circa 1976
Grace Goens, William Duncan Allen, and unidentified man standing in front of building [054] circa 1976
Grace Goens, William Duncan Allen, and unidentified man standing in front of building [055] circa 1976
Grace Goens standing in front of building [056] circa 1976
Olga Brandon Alison Rowley, and Monica Vendryes sitting on couch, England [057] 1977
Eva Dunmo holding a cat, Hythe, Kent [058] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Claire James sitting on couch in residence in Bristol, England [059] 1977
Jean Storry and Claire James sitting on couch in residence in Bristol, England [060] 1977
St. Martin-in-the-fields concert poster for Erika Klemperer [061] 1977
Exterior of the Studio Hotel, Paris, France [062] 1977
Exterior of the Au Vieux Colombier, Paris, France [063] 1977
Andres Wheatley reading a book with cat in lap, Paris, France [064] 1977
Mayme Brown Wheatley holding two cats, Paris, France [065] 1977
Andres Wheatley and William Duncan Allen, Paris, France [066] 1977
Mayme Brown Wheatley and Andres Wheatley sitting at dining table, Paris, France [067] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Mayme Brown Wheatley holding beer mugs in bar, Paris, France [068] 1977
Andres Wheatley sitting at piano surrounded by three musicians, Paris, France [069] 1977
Exterior of Edificio Alicant in Alicante, Spain [070] 1977
William Duncan Allen drinking wine on balcony, Alicante, Spain [071] 1977
Man and woman smiling, Alicante, Spain [072] 1977
Two women standing in kitchen, Alicante, Spain [073] 1977
Skyline of Alicante, Spain [074] 1977
Woman taking pan out of the oven, Alicante, Spain [075] 1977
Men and women sitting at dining table, Alicante, Spain [076] 1977
William Duncan Allen sitting at patio table on balcony, Alicante, Spain [077] 1977
William Duncan Allen sitting at dining table with two men, Alicante, Spain [078] 1977
Man standing next to fishing pole, Alicante, Spain [079] 1977
Men and women sitting at dining table, Alicante, Spain [080] 1977
Man and woman at the bar, Alicante, Spain [081] 1977
Little David with Grandfather Verde,' Alicante, Spain [082] 1977
William Duncan Allen and man sitting at restaurant table, Alicante, Spain [083] 1977
Woman and two men sitting at restaurant table, Alicante, Spain [084] 1977
Man and woman embracing in restaurant, Alicante, Spain [085] 1977
William Duncan Allen and woman dancing in restaurant, Alicante, Spain [086] 1977
Woman kissing man on cheek in restaurant, Alicante, Spain [087] 1977
Men working on fishing boat, Alicante, Spain [088] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing on sidewalk of Calle San Francisco, Alicante, Spain [089] 1977
Geese in a field, Alicante, Spain [090] 1977
Woman pumping water from a well, Alicante, Spain [091] 1977
William Duncan Allen and man having a toast at café, Alicante, Spain [092] 1977
Man standing with arms around man and woman outside hotel, Alicante, Spain [093] 1977
Group of men and women dining in restaurant, Alicante, Spain [094] 1977
Two men and a woman sitting in living room, Alicante, Spain [095] 1977
Man removing bread from wood-fired oven, Alicante, Spain [096] 1977
Two men sitting on park bench, Alicante, Spain [097] 1977
William Duncan Allen eating in restaurant with two men and a woman, Alicante, Spain [098] 1977
William Duncan Allen and man standing on park promenade, Alicante, Spain [099] 1977
William Duncan Allen and man having a toast in a restaurant, Alicante, Spain [100] 1977
Two men standing on rooftop, Alicante, Spain [101] 1977
Exterior of Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante, Spain [102] 1977
Fishermen working on boat, Alicante, Spain [103] 1977
Two men on Samantha Jane of Arne sailboat, Alicante, Spain [104] 1977
Group of six men standing on pier, Alicante, Spain [105] 1977
William Duncan Allen and group standing on the Samantha Jane of Arne sailboat, Alicante, Spain [106] 1977
Woman holding groceries on the Samantha Jane of Arne sailboat, Alicante, Spain [107] 1977
Man standing on train platform at the Finca Adoc station, Alicante, Spain [108] 1977
Clothesline on building, Alicante, Spain [109] 1977
Skyline of Alicante, Spain [110] 1977
Man playing acoustic guitar [111] 1977
Aerial view of buildings, Alicante, Spain [112] 1977
Man playing acoustic guitar [113] 1977
Exterior of the Mediterra Helados, Alicante, Spain[114] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing next to statue, Alicante, Spain [115] 1977
Exterior of Chateau-Villa of Sir Halford and Lady Myra Cook [116] 1977
Sir Halford and Lady Myra Cook sitting on couch [117] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing on chateau patio [118] 1977
Sir Halford and Lady Myra Cook sitting next to fireplace [119] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing next to Mercedes Benz in driveway [120] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Halford Cook having a drink in front of fireplace [121] 1977
Halford Cook and man standing next to Mercedes Benz in driveway [122] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Halford Cook having a drink in front of fireplace [123] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Halford Cook shaking hands next to Mercedes Benz [124] 1977
Halford Cook wearing medal sitting in chair [125] 1977
Myra Cook walking up staircase [126] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Halford Cook having a drink in front of fireplace [127] 1977
Wang holding duck to be prepared for dinner [128] 1977
Vegetable market stall [129] 1977
William Duncan Allen, Halford and Myra Cook and Sylvia Baquie eating Peking duck dinner prepared by Lui and Wang [130] 1977
Lui and Wang cooking Peking duck dinner [131] 1977
William Duncan Allen, Sylvia Baquie, and Halford Cook sitting on couch [132] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing next to Lord Byron rock on Lake Geneva [133] 1977
Lake Geneva [134] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing in the Byron Fields [135] 1977
Man and two boys playing in park overlooking Lake Geneva [136] 1977
William Duncan Allen and two boys in park overlooking Lake Geneva [137] 1977
Les Jouvencelles sign in the snow [138] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing in field with mountains in the background [139] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing on chateau terrace [140] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing in field with mountains in the background [141] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing on chateau terrace [142] 1977
Mountain landscape [143] 1977
Mountain landscape [144] 1977
Lake Geneva [145] 1977
Sunset over Lake Geneva and the Jura Mountains [146] 1977
Woman and two boys at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [147] 1977
Two women dancing at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [148] 1977
William Duncan Allen and woman dancing at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [149] 1977
Men and women sitting on couch at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [150] 1977
Men and women sitting on couch at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [151] 1977
William Duncan Allen and woman talking at 25th anniversary party hosted by the Ethiopia ambassador [152] 1977
Paul Glauser, Peter Glausser, and Jeanette Glauser sitting at dining table [153] 1977
Peter Glausser, Jeanette Glauser, and Paul Glauser standing next to dining table [154] 1977
Paul Glauser, Peter Glausser, and Jeanette Glauser sitting at dining table [155] 1977
Paul Glauser sitting on couch [156] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing beside lake [157] 1977
Paul Glauser working at his desk [158] 1977
Peter Glausser standing on the shore of lake [159] 1977
Paul Glauser preparing fondue at dining table [160] 1977
Paul Glauser standing next to train [161] 1977
Paul Glauser preparing bread at dining table [162] 1977
View of lake [163] 1977
Paul Glauser and William Duncan Allen preparing fondue [164] 1977
Jeanette Glauser, William Duncan Allen, and Paul Glauser sitting at dining table [165] 1977
Cars in traffic, Munich, Germany [166] 1977
Woman standing in front of the Café Madonnina, Munich, Germany [167] 1977
Composer Robert Owens standing in his office with publisher Bennie Jean Gillette, Munich, Germany [168] 1977
Martin Luther King Weg sign, Munich, Germany [169] 1977
Child feeding swans in pond, Munich, Germany [170] 1977
Composer Robert Owens and woman, Munich, Germany [171] 1977
Child riding a tricycle in park, Munich, Germany [172] 1977
Band playing on stage in biergarten, Munich, Germany [173] 1977
Waitress serving beer in biergarten, Munich, Germany [174] 1977
Gert Hannemann, William Duncan Allen, and Wendell English eating dinner in restaurant [175] 1977
Wendell English standing beneath concert poster [176] 1977
Gert Hannemann and William Duncan Allen on night train to Copenhagen [177] 1977
Gert Hannemann standing next to table service in furniture shop [178] 1977
Wendell English and Thomas Handke [179] 1977
End of British sector you are forbidden to proceed beyond this point' sign [180] 1977
Gert Hannemann and William Duncan Allen on night train to Copenhagen [181] 1977
Gert Hannemann holding a taxidermied tortoise [182] 1977
Tanta Mietze and Gert Hannemann [183] 1977
Tanta Mietze and Gert Hannemann sitting at dining table [184] 1977
Tanta Mietze and Gert Hannemann sitting at dining table [185] 1977
Gert Hannemann, Tanta Mietze, and Wendell English standing in living room [186] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Tanta Mietze [187] 1977
William Duncan Allen standing next to wall of Gert Hannemanns' family photographs [188] 1977
Gert Hannemann reclining in chair talking to Wendell English [189] 1977
Wendell English and Thomas Handke [190] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen painting at plate in her studio [191] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen standing in kitchen [192] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen in profile [193] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen sitting at dining table [194] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen, Jane Anderson, Gertrud Bruun, and Ingrid Bittman eating at dining table [195] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen and Lisa Kieselberg sitting at dining table [196] 1977
Man sitting at desk [197] 1977
Peter Anderson and Paul Erik Christiansen [198] 1977
Paul Erik Christiansen preparing dinner [199] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen and Paul Erik Christiansen at Restaurant Bodega [200] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen and William Henry Burlington Jaques drinking wine [201] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen, William Duncan Allen, and woman eating at dining table [202] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen and William Duncan Allen eating at dining table [203] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen holiday greeting card [204] 1976
Painting of a girl [205] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen and man and woman eating at dining table [206] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen eating a pretzel [207] 1977
Ingrid Steen-Hansen playing church organ [208] 1977
Church altar in Naestved, Denmark [209] 1977
Palla comes to fix mother's toilet [210] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen across the street from her florist in Karresbaekminde with cart of flowers [211] 1977
Palla and their dog [212] 1977
Hans Christian with dog [213] 1977
Else Steen-Hansen standing next to Naestved-Karresbaekminde bus [214] 1977
Hans Christian looking at family photographs on wall [215] 1977
George R. White sitting on couch [216] 1977
George R. White, woman, and William Duncan Allen sitting on couch [217] 1977
Jean Catlett, Dr. Joseph Dorsey, and Grace Henson [218] 1977
Four men and women talking at party [219] 1977
George R. White and Arturo Cabán sitting on hotel bed [220] 1977
Bill Coleman and Kenn Rock talking at party [221] 1977
Dr. Joseph Dorsey [222] 1977
Fern Martin, Grace Goens, and Catherine Van Buren [223] 1977
George Moore, John Michael Childs, and William Duncan Allen [224] 1977
Fern and Alfred Martin at party [225] 1977
Archie Mordecai, Myrna Mordecai, and Ronald Mordecai at party [226] 1977
Doris and Dr. Val Rollins [227] 1977
Bill Coleman and Calvin Mordecai [228] 1977
Bill and Francis Anderson with William Duncan Allen [229] 1977
Kenneth Gorringe Leong Rock, William Duncan Allen, and Fred King [230] 1977
Naomi and David Robinson [231] 1977
William Duncan Allen, Joyce Mathis, and Arthur Williams [232] 1977
Miriam Allen and Camilla Williams [233] 1977
Joyce Mathis [234] 1977
Pat O'Haire Gural and Frank Sink [235] 1977
Pat O'Haire Gural, Leonard DePaur, and Norma DePaur [236] 1977
Joyce Mathis, George White, and George Shirley [237] 1977
George White and Milton Phillips [238] 1977
Milton Phillips standing next to window [239] 1977
Milton Phillips lying on bed [240] 1977
Man and woman standing next to department store mannequin [241] 1977
Howard Swanson, Joyce Mordecai, and John Michael Childs [242] 1977
Beryl Blaizl and Sharon Farley [243] 1977
Bennie Jean Gillette, Bill Coleman, and George Moore [244] 1977
Kenneth Gorringe Leong Rock grabbing bottle of vitamins from refrigerator [245] 1977
Kenneth Gorringe Leong Rock standing next to refrigerator [246] 1977
George White sitting in chair [247] 1977
William Duncan Allen and Richard Jones [248] 1977
Richard Jones and Kenneth Gorringe Leong Rock [249] 1977
Catherine Van Buren, William Duncan Allen, and Chappie Miller at Rockefeller Center [250] 1977
William Duncan Allen's cookbook shelf [251] 1977
William Duncan Allen's cookbook shelf [252] 1977
Charles Shatto, James Smalley, and unidentified man [253] 1977
Josephine Lydon celebrating her birthday at Lindley Mordecai's with William Warfield [254] 1977
Man playing the piano [255] 1977
Group sitting on couch at Josephine Lydon's birthday party [256] 1977
Andrew Riolo with O.J. Simpson's father [257] 1977
Andrew Riolo with Isaac [-] [258] 1977
William Duncan Allen, Andrew Riolo, and William Warfield in group photograph [259] 1977
William Gordon in the kitchen of his apartment in Cherry Hill, New Jersey [260] 1977
Andrew Riolo and William Warfield in the kitchen in Vallejo, California [261] 1977
Man standing next to fern on pillar [262] 1977
Retired Berkeley High School music teacher Bertha Dooley with friend [263] 1977
Party given by the Sherwins of Vallejo following baritone William Parker's concert at the Fireman's Fund building [264] 1977
William Duncan Allen at party given by the Sherwins of Vallejo following baritone William Parker's concert at the Fireman's Fund building [265] 1977
William Parker at party given by the Sherwins of Vallejo following his concert at the Fireman's Fund building [266] 1977
William Parker, Madi Bacon, and woman at party given by the Sherwins of Vallejo following his concert at the Fireman's Fund building [267] 1977
William Parker, William Duncan Allen, and Peter Van Deryck [268] 1977
William Parker and woman speaking at party given by the Sherwins of Vallejo following his concert at the Fireman's Fund building [269] 1977
William Parker, William Duncan Allen, and Peter Van Derick [270] 1977
William Parker, William Duncan Allen, and unidentified man [271] 1977
Man and two women sitting on couch [272] 1975
Merle and Ralph Emerson [273] 1975
Tenor Gary Burgess and Josephine Cooper [274] circa 1977
Rev. Edward Melfort and Audrey Melfort [275] circa 1977
Gary Burgess [276] circa 1977
William Duncan Allen and Marion Wolf [277] circa 1977
Portrait of Colonel Josephine Lydon [278] circa 1977
Two Hawaiian friends of William Duncan Allen [279] circa 1977
Alan Smith and Judge Raymond Sherwin [280] circa 1977
Robert Hemingway, pianist and colleague of William Duncan Allen at Fisk University [281] circa 1977
Table setting [282] circa 1977
Men and women sitting at dining table [283] circa 1977
Four men standing by car parked on roadside [284] circa 1977
Two boys standing in front of piano [285] circa 1977
William Duncan Allen standing with men and women at reception [286] circa 1977
William Duncan Allen shaking hands with woman [287] circa 1977
William Duncan Allen standing with man and woman [288] circa 1977
Certificates
Music Teachers’ Association of California certificate of merit 1991
County of Alameda resolution commending Dr. William Duncan Allen 1991
State of California Secretary of State Commemoration 1991
City of Oakland Dr. William Duncan Allen Day proclamation 1991
Plaques
Friends for the Preservation of Traditional African American Spirituals 1994
Alameda Publishing Corporation publisher’s award of excellence 1991
NAACP certificate of life membership 1988
National Association of Negro Musicians Golden Gate Branch 1988
Atlanta University Center 11th annual Afro-American Music Workshop homage to William Duncan Allen 1982
National Association of Negro Musicians distinguished contribution award 1988
National Association of Negro Musicians Golden Gate Branch gala award 1991
Center for Urban-Black Studies diploma 1978