CONFABA
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Donaldson, Jeff (1932-2004)
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content: Jeff Donaldson papers
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content: Jeff Donaldson papers / Series 7: Professional Files
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet (Box 7)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1960s-1970s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.donajeff, Subseries 7.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: CONFABA (Conference on the Functional Aspects of Black Art) was a conference held at Northwestern University in 1970. As an organizer of this event, Donaldson's records include correspondence, and general records, as well as post-conference feedback. General records include draft programs, lists of participants, press releases, and copies of presentations. Of note are sketches created during the event by several participants, including Margaret Burroughs, Eugenia V. Dunn, Tom Feelings,and  Leatrice Y. Tucker. 

Also found are photographs of the event and participants. Photographs by Box/Thomas Burroughs include photos of Ben Bey, Charlie Burroughs, Paul Keene, Omar Lama, Hughie Lee Smith, and Edsel Reid.