The Songs of Lucie E. Campbell: Gospel Music Composer
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1983 December 17
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content: Box 12, Folder 13-14
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Concert and colloquium on Lucie Elizabeth Campbell held on Saturday, December 17, 1983, at Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.  Program highlighted the life of Lucie Elizabeth Campbell, the first Black female gospel music composer. Campbell was an active worker and organizer with the National Baptist Convention. She was one of the original organizers in 1916. She sat on National Convention music committees, and was Music Director for the Baptist Congress, where she selected compositions for publication. Campbell composed over eighty gospel music classics, including: "In the Upper Room with Jesus", made famous by Mahalia Jackson; "He Understands, He'll Say, Well Done", and "Something Within." From notes in the program guide. See program guide for additional information about Lucie Elizabeth Campbell. The concert and colloquium were sponsored by the Office of Public and Academic Programs. The program was organized by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Director of the Program in Black American Culture (later known as the Program in African American Culture). Program number AC408.21.