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Guide to the Arnold Vernon Baranco Papers
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Biographical

Physical Description: 8 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

The series includes Arnold Baranco's obituary from The Oakland Tribune. The files also include report cards, clippings, and awards relating to his school activities from Longfellow Elementary School through Sacramento Junior College, 1927-1936. In addition, there are some clippings on family members: Professor H. R. Baranco, B. V. Baranco, Sr., and Dr. Raymond M. Baranco.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.
Box 1:1

Newspaper clippings 1932-1987

Box 1:2

Correspondence 1935-1940

 

Education

Box 1:3

Elementary and Junior High certificates and programs 1927-1929

Box 1:4

High school certificates, programs, and report cards 1931-1932

Box 1:5

Oakland Technical High School yearbook 1932

Box 1:6

Sacramento Junior College programs and certificates 1932-1936

Box 1:7

Musical programs 1934-1936

Box 1:8

Assorted cards and awards 1932-1935

 

Teaching activities

Physical Description: 2 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

The folders relate to the two years between 1951-1952 when he taught choral singing and sight-singing at night for the Oakland Public Schools. Includes his teaching contracts, promotional flyers for the classes, their rosters, and a school notice of a tuberculosis test.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.
Box 1:9

Correspondence 1951-1952

 

Assorted flyers and resolutions 1951-1952

 

Musical activities

Physical Description: 5 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

These files contain musical programs that document Baranco's singing and conducting activities. Two army church programs from Ft. Huachuca, Arizona list Sargent Baranco as a member of the 370th Infantry Regiment of the U. S. Army. Also included are programs for the WPA Federal Arts Project performances in which Baranco sang, usually with the Oakland Colored Chorus. In a file of miscellaneous papers is an invitation from the Lieutenant-Governor of California to attend the opening of the San Francisco-Bay Bridge on November 12,1936.

Arrangement

Arranged by format and thereafter by date.
Box 1:11

WPA programs 1936-1948

Box 1:12

Church programs: listed circa 1930-1962

Box 1:13

Church programs: not listed 1934-1980

Box 1:14

General programs circa 1925-1945

Box 1:15

Assorted membership cards, postcards, and letters of recommendation circa 1936-1955

 

Photographs

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

The photographs include images of family members, childhood, high school football team, friends, and musical performances.
Box 1:16

Unidentified women sitting in dining hall [001] undated

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Unidentified woman standing in front of car [002] undated

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Two unidentified children playing with ball in front yard [003] 1965

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Unidentified group in front of car [004] undated

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Unidentified woman standing in front of car [005] undated

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Unidentified woman playing in snow in the mountains [006] circa 1920s

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Group photograph of Keeton Memorial Choir [007] 1964

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Baranco conducting choir at Woodminster Theater, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California [010] circa 1940s

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Group photograph of West football team, East-West game [011] 1932

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Keeton Memorial choir [012] 1964

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Boy sitting on steps watching choir singing on stage [013] undated

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Group photograph of USO Glee Club at party, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona [014] 1944

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Arnold Baranco at microphone with USO Director Marian Washington [015] circa 1940s

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USO Glee Club singing, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona [016] 1944

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Portrait inscribed, To Arnold with the utmost love and happiness exclusively your Doris [017] undated

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Arnold Baranco conducting the Keeton Memorial Choir [018] 1948

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Arnold Baranco singing at Nells Memorial Stadium, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, also pictured: Col. Louis J. Beasley, Brigadier General Colburn, Brigadier General Wood, Reverend Richardson, Major General E.M. Almond, Col. Edwin Hardy [019] 1944

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Group photograph of choir [020] undated

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Arnold Baranco with unidentified woman [021] undated

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Portrait of unidentified woman inscribed, To a friend from a friend, Annie [022] 1965

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Unidentified woman sitting on steps [023] 1943

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Group photograph with 10 unidentified men and women [024] 1951

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Choir on stage with air balloon flying in sky above [025] undated

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Choir singing outside [026] undated

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Arnold Baranco with Intercultural Fellowship choir [027] 1964

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Choir singing outside [028] undated

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Portrait of unidentified man [029] undated

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Infant in front of cake with candle inscribed, To Jenks from Arnold age 1 year [030] undated

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Portrait of unidentified woman [031] undated