Collection Contents
Biographical information: resumes and promotion biographies, diplomas, genealogy, TD Black (father), Black Gay Men United, obituaries.
Song compositions. Book 1 (A-N)
Song compositions. Book 2 (O-Z), unfinished songs, "For-A-Song" business.
Writings: published articles, newspaper writings, essays, "Impatient for Luck", interviews, letters.
Organizations worked with: Aerobics, Artworks, Jewish Home for the Aged, American Red Cross, Task Force AIDS Prevention, SF Symphony: Adventures in Music (AIM) Program, Arts for the Schools, Spectra, Young Audiences, and others. "The Kerrigan Black Show" cable television program.
Grants and Applications: Berkeley Civic Arts Fund, California Arts Council, National Black Programming Consortium, Clorox and Zellerbach Foundations. Business correspondence. Thank-you-notes to Kerrigan Black.
"Trying To Get Home": Performances, programs, newspaper notices, song lists, business correspondence, song lyrics, monologues, outline and production, contracts with Ralph Pavone.
"Trying To Get Home": Teachers Guide, letters of appreciation, canceled contracts due to death, contracts through young audiences.
"Trying To Get Home": Contracts 1990-92. Casuals and other gigs 1987-1991.
"Adventures in Music" (AIM) Program [1989-1990].
"Music Talks!" [1991-1993].
"Music Talks!" Songs.
Workshops with songs. "America Paints". Ross School Jazz Class. UC-extension, English language program. Hawthorne School, Black English program.
Publicity photos, club gigs, Song lists, set lists, Board and Care facilities.
Information material on: "Tryin' to get Home" (video), "The World that I see" (cassette tape), "Two Sides" (cassette tape), song writing classes, song plugging, Europe gigs - 1983, touring overseas, Ideas for songs and writings.
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black television shows #s 1-4.
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black television show #4 -
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black television shows #s 5-8.
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black television shows #s 9-12.
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black: La Pena, [6/17/90 Father's Day]. "Trying to get Home"
Video cassettes: Kerrigan Black: "Trying to get Home" @ Hansberry, Edgewood Children's Center.
Black Renaissance (cable channel 44) interview [1990], "Sunday on 7" interview [1991], "Children of the Night" for the Gay Task Force on AIDS Prevention [1991], "America Paints" for Young Audiences [1991], Hawthorne Elementary School (SF) graduation graduates performing "Hold On To Your Dream" [1990], Aerobics tape made for friend's birthday [1991].1990-1991
"Tryin' To Get Home: A History Of African American Song". Written and performed by Kerrigan Black. [1993]
Kerrigan Black Memorial Service [March 27. 1993].
Music cassettes: "When I Get To Have My Dream"
Music cassettes: "Women in Distress"
Music cassettes: "When I Finally Fall in Love"
Music cassettes: "Someone is Watching Over Me", "He'll Never Let You Down", How Long has this Soul Been Traveling?", "I'm Goin' Home".
Music cassettes: Interview re: Hawthorne Language Development. [1989]
Music cassettes: Studs Terkel interviews Kerrigan Black. [1963/89]
Music cassettes: Music for "Intro to Jazz"
Music cassettes: Jazz Recordings for Lectures.
Music cassettes: Jazz Lecture Music.
Music cassettes: "Tryin' to get home".
Music cassettes: "Tryin' to get home". SF Museum of Modern Art. [[1992]
Music cassettes: "Children of the Night" in association with the National Task Force on AIDS Prevention.
Music cassettes: Kerrigan Black: "Two Sides". [1984]
Music cassettes: Kerrigan Black: "Ya Gotta Know Somethin' 'Bout History" and Hold on to Your Dream". [1991]
Music cassettes: Kerrigan Black: "The World that I See" [1993]
Kerrigan Black T-Shirt: "Ya Gotta Know Somethin' 'Bout History So The World Isn't Just A Mystery!"
"The San Francisco Bay Guardian". [May 1-8, 1980]
"Express. The East Bay's Free Weekly". [December 14, 1990]