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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: USA for Africa records
source:
Buchanan, Christopher
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1669
Physical Description:
112.5 Linear Feet
(213 boxes, 2 cartons, 4 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1986-1989
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.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Portions of collection unprocessed. Audio and audiovisual materials are unavailable for access. Please see
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Christopher Buchanan, 1991.
[Identification of item], USA for Africa Records (Collection 1669). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9934671153606533
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, 1999.
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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.
Collection consists of office files and videotapes related to the activities of USA for Africa.
This collection has been arranged in the following series: 1. Administrative Files; 2. Administrative Files (Series II); 3.
Africa Development Bank; 4. Africa Program Files and Resource Materials; 5. Development Education; 6. Development Education
(Rejects); 7. Development Resources; 8. Ethiopia and Others (Rejections); 9. General Resources; 10. Medical Task Force - Rejects
and Resource Material; 11. Miscellaneous Rejections; 12. Miscellaneous Resource Material; 13. Photos / Photo Albums; 14. Proposals
/ Communications / Information on Organizations; 15. Proposals Accepted and Funded; 16. RD II Rejected Proposals; 17. United
Nations Correspondence / Memos; 18. WATW Africa Tapes; 19. W.I.D. Rejects
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Musicians--United States--Archival resources.
Nonprofit organizations--United States--Archival resources.
Videotapes.
Business records.
Buchanan, Christopher