Warren Moore audio recordings collection, 1972-2002

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Summary

Creators:
Moore, Warren
Abstract:
The Warren Moore Audio Recordings Collection consists of 1633 audiocassettes of church sermons, funeral programs, business meetings, prayer clinics, bible lessons, radio broadcasts of sermons on KRE and KDIA, sermons delivered at the annual Oakland City Revival, religious humor and music, business seminars, speeches delivered at the Democratic National Convention and interviews with members of the Moore family related to the family’s history between 1972-2002.
Extent:
1633 cassette tapes (48 cassette boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Warren Moore audio recordings collection, MS 172, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Warren Moore Audio Recordings Collection consists of 1633 audiocassettes of church sermons, funeral programs, business meetings, prayer clinics, bible lessons, radio broadcasts of sermons on KRE and KDIA, sermons delivered at the annual Oakland City Revival, religious humor and music, business seminars, speeches delivered at the Democratic National Convention and interviews with members of the Moore family related to the family’s history between 1972-2002. The collection is organized into seven series: I) Church recordings, II) Funeral Programs, III) Moore family history, IV) Business education V) Music, VI) Democratic National Conventions, VII) Assorted.

The bulk of the collection consists of sermons and church programs of African American Baptist churches in Oakland, California, including church recordings at Friendship Baptist Church, Evergreen Baptist Church, and Allen Temple Baptist Church. Sermons and church programs are organized by church and chronologically by date thereafter. The collection includes sermons by many pastors from Oakland and visiting pastors from Texas and Illinois including Michael L. Moore, J.L. Richard, Frank Pinkard Jr., C.A.W. Clark, J. Alfred Smith Sr., Jeremiah Wright Jr., and E.K. Bailey. Church recordings also include sermons delivered at the annual Oakland City Revival at Baptist churches in Oakland and at the Oakland Auditorium. Many of the sermons document the social and spiritual concerns of African American pastors in Oakland, California in the 1970s-1990s.

Acquisition information:
The Warren Moore Audio Recordings Collection was donated to the African American Museum Library at Oakland in November 2014 by Deitra Atkins.
Processing information:

Processed by Sean Heyliger, July 12, 2016.

Arrangement:

Series I. Church recordings A. Sermons / church services B. Church programs C. Oakland City Revival D. Conferences E. Radio broadcasts F. Music G. Humor H. Assorted Series II. Funeral programs Series III. Moore family history Series IV. Business education Series V. Music Series VI. Democratic National Conventions Series VII. Assorted

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Warren Moore Audio Recordings Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Warren Moore audio recordings collection, MS 172, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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