Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: USA for Africa Records,
Date (inclusive): 1986-1989
Collection number: 1669
Creator: USA for Africa
Extent: 213 boxes (106.5 linear ft.)
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes
Abstract: USA for Africa was part of a plan to distribute the proceeds of a musical recording to benefit famine victims in Africa and
projects in the U.S. The collection consists of office files and videotapes related to the activities of USA for Africa.
Language:
English
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Gift of USA for Africa, 1990.
- Gift of Christopher Buchanan, 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], USA for Africa Records (Collection 1669). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
USA for Africa, incorporated under the leadership of Ken Kragen on January 10, 1985, was part of a plan to distribute the
proceeds of a musical recording to benefit famine victims in Africa; forty-five musicians recorded the single titled, “We
are the world,” on January 28, 1985, which became the quickest selling record in music history; over $53.1 million was distributed
or allocated to projects in Africa and the U.S.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of office files and videotapes related to the activities of USA for Africa.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
USA for Africa--Archives.
Musicians--United States--Archival resources.
Nonprofit organizations--United States--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Videotapes.
Business records.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Kragen, Kenneth.
