Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Music Library
Title: Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials
Creator: Sun Ra
Creator: Patrick, Pat
Identifier: Sun Ra
Size: 3 Boxes
Dates: 1957-1979
Abstract: The Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials, 1957-1979, contains the ephemera, sermons and writings of the influential jazz musician Sun Ra. Patrick was a musician in his own right and a long standing member of Sun Ra's orchestra as well as being influenced and involved in Sun Ra's spiritual beliefs and outlook on life.
Language: English .

Scope and Contents

The Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials consists of promotional materials, concert flyers, posters, and programs for performances by Sun Ra and the various iterations of his 'Arkestra' from 1957-1978. The collection is divided into three series, Ephemera, Sermons and Writings and Oversize Materials and is contained in three boxes.

Box 1, Ephemera, contains promotional materials, concert flyers, posters, and programs and are arranged in chronological order by year.

Box 2, Sermons and Writings, contains printed and mimeographed sheets of the sermons and writings of Sun Ra expounding on his occult and spiritual beliefs. These materials provide insights into Sun Ra's creative process and early Afrofuturism. Box 1, folders 56 and 57, along with Box 2, folders 1-6 are sorted alphabetically. Folders 7-61 are sorted by numbers that were marked on the each title by Patrick, and so that order has been retained. The writings in this collection are primarily unpublished.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series; Ephemera, Sermons and Writings and Oversize.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, 2018 (accession MUS-2018-01).

Indexed Terms

Inventory

Ephemera

1956-1979

English.

Box 1

Folder 1

Title: Jazz by Sun Ra, ad in Down Beat magazine, 2 copies
Dates: c. 1956
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 2

Title: The Atonites are Playing Host to: The Tempo Players on their "Open Season Program" featuring Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra, Chicago
Dates: 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 3

Title: The Atonites present Sun Ra and Arkestra at Budland, [Chicago]
Dates: c. 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 4

Title: The Atonites present Supersonic Jazz Sun Ra & Arkestra, Chicago
Dates: 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 5

Title: Attention Earth!...Attention Earth!…Attention Earth…[Publicity announcement/flyer for 1957 appearance by Sun Ra and His Arkestra at the Dudian Café], Chicago
Dates: 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 6

Title: Dear Jazz Fan [Publicity announcement/flyer for 1957 appearance by Sun Ra and His Arkestra at Casino Moderne], Chicago
Dates: 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 7

Title: Saturn Records New Release Announcement "Super Sonic Jazz" by Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Chicago
Dates: c. 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 8

Title: They're at it Again…Those Atonites…Reaching Way Out of Space!, [Chicago]
Dates: c. 1957
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 9

Title: Jazz and Java, New York
Dates: c. 1957-1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 10

Title: The New School of Afro-American Thought presents Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Power Arkestra, [D.C.]
Dates: c. 1957-1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 11

Title: Potentials
Dates: c. 1957-1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 12

Title: Sun Ra: Restoring a Life Sense
Dates: c. 1957-1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 13

Title: Miss Bronze Chicago's Coronation Ball, [Chicago]
Dates: 1958
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 14

Title: Invitation for the 1958 Freedom for All Foundation Ball, [Chicago]
Dates: c. 1958
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 15

Title: Sun Ra and His Arkestra Plus a Host of Stars at Casino Moderne, [Chicago]
Dates: 1958
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 16

Title: Jazz in Silhouette, [Chicago], 1
Dates: 1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 17

Title: Jazz in Silhouette, [Chicago], 2
Dates: 1959
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 18

Title: The Wonder Inn presents Space Age with Sun Ra and His Recording Artists…, [Chicago]
Dates: c. 1960
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 19

Title: Le Sun Ra Arkestra Concert and Cry of Jazz, promotional materials, Chicago and Manhattan
Dates: 1964
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 20

Title: It's the Unveiling of Sun-Ra & His Arkestra, Bronx
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 21

Title: Jazz Art Music Society Presents Sun Ra and Outer Space Arkestra, Newark
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 22

Title: Karibu Galleries Presents - Sun Ra - Deanuthra, Brooklyn
Dates: 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 23

Title: Mobilization for Youth presents Sunday Afternoon Concerts in Thompson Square Park, New York
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 24

Title: The Music of Sun Ra, New York
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 25

Title: Stanze Peterson Dance Theater featuring Vicki Lee, Deborah Tutle, Franklin Mosby, Stanze Peterson dancing to compositions by Sun Ra
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 26

Title: When Angels Speak of Love they Say Sun Ra, and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Brooklyn
Dates: 1966
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 27

Title: Jazz Club of Wilson Junior College presents Sun Ra Arkestra, Chicago
Dates: c. 1966-1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 28

Title: Bill Graham presents in San Francisco - Ten Years After - Sun Ra - Country Weather, San Francisco
Dates: c. 1967
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 29

Title: El Saturn Catalog, Chicago
Dates: c. 1967
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 30

Title: Sun Arts Festival, New York
Dates: c. 1967
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 31

Title: The Afro-Arts Cultural Center & the Bureau of Community Education Proudly Presents Bold New Black Worlds, New York
Dates: c. 1967-1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 32

Title: Space Music of Sun Ra and His Space Arkestra, New York
Dates: c. 1967-1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 33

Title: Outer Spaceways Incorp., The Space Music of Sun Ra and His Arkestra, 17 Aug 1968, New York
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 34

Title: Sun Arts Exhibit Princeton University A.B.C. Conference April 10, 11 & 12, 1968, New York, 2 copies
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 35

Title: Sun Arts Exhibit, program and flyer, New York
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 36

Title: Sun Arts Festival, Friday, December 15 and Saturday December 16, New York
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 37

Title: Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra, New York
Dates: c. 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 38

Title: Wesleyan University presents Sun Ra and His Astro-Infinity Arkestra, program, Middletown, CT
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 39

Title: Black Music in Evolution, Newark
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 40

Title: First Annual Detroit Rock & Roll Revival, Detroit
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 41

Title: Fourth Annual Boston Globe Jazz Festival, Boston
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 42

Title: Grande Ballroom - Sun Ra & His and from Outer Space, Detroit
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 43

Title: Mary Jane presents Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra, [Bakersfield], Sacramento
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 44

Title: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 45

Title: Slugs in the Far East - Sun Ra Solar Earth Orch., New York
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 46

Title: Sun Ra 12:30 Wednesday April 30, 1969, San Francisco, 2 copies
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 47

Title: Sun Ra & His Arkestra...Spring Tour 1969
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 48

Title: Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra, Ann Arbor, 2 copies
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 49

Title: Sun Ra - Canturbury House, Ann Arbor
Dates: 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 50

Title: West Side Forum Presents Sun Ra & His Space Arkestra, Los Angeles
Dates: c. 1969
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 51

Title: Sun Ra and the Intergalactic Research Arkestra, London, program and booklet
Dates: 1970
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 52

Title: Metropolitan Museum of Art Concert, February 2, 1971, New York
Dates: 1971
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 53

Title: Jazz Extentions in Black Dimensions No. 2 Featuring Alice Coltrane and Sun Ra, [Chicago]
Dates: 1973
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 54

Title: Sun Ra, Mexico City, handbill for performance at Teatro Hidalgo
Dates: c. 1974
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 55

Title: Sun Ra Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, Paris
Dates: c. 1978-1979
Language: English.

Sermons and Writings

undated

English.

Box 1

Folder 56

Title: "Basic Truths"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 1

Folder 57

Title: "Caiaphas Means Christ, and Joseph Means Jesus"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 1

Title: "Hi Ho Silver"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 2

Title: "Kingdom of God in America"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 3

Title: "Mystery of the Kingdom of God"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 4

Title: "Myths of Greece and Rome"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 5

Title: "Origin of the Bible * Soars/Isis Unveiled/Book of Daniel M6745 (?)/A New Map of America"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 6

Title: "Repent! Repent! Repent! Repent! Repent! Repent! Repent!"
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 7

Title: "Are You a Hopeless Case?" (1)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 8

Title: "Mystery of Babylon is the Negro" (2)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 9

Title: "Judgement Day Continued for the Negro" (3)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 10

Title: "There are two ways in the Bible…" (4)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 11

Title: "Confessing is not Repenting" (5)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 12

Title: "Servants" (6)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 13

Title: "The Kingdom of Heaven is Now" (7)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 14

Title: "Message From the God of Israel to Negroes Only" (8)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 15

Title: "To the Hypocrites!!" (9)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 16

Title: "Israel is the Negro" (10)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 17

Title: "The Great Sabbath-Breaker" (11)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 18

Title: "Why Don't You Turn Again!" (12)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 19

Title: "There is War in Heaven" (13)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 20

Title: "The Truth Shall Make You Free" (14)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 21

Title: "Negro, an Emblem of Suffering and Shame" (15)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 22

Title: "The True Origin of the So-called Negro (God's Chosen People)" (16)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 23

Title: "God Says 'Choose Life!'" (17)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 24

Title: "The Days of a Tree" (18)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 25

Title: "Wisdom of God" (19)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 26

Title: "Salvation is of the Jews" (19+A)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 27

Title: "Question: Why do white people separate themselves from negroes?" (20)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 28

Title: "The Real Truth" (21)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 29

Title: "Question: Is it right to have an inferiority complex?" (22)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 30

Title: "All the Gates are Here!" (23)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 31

Title: "Let there Be Light!" (24)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 32

Title: "...There are Two Ethiopias..." (25)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 33

Title: "A Nigger is a Mess" (26)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 34

Title: "Johnny One Note" (27)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 35

Title: "Big Brother Left You Holding the Bag!" (28)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 36

Title: "I Have Set Before You Life and Death - Choose Life" (29)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 37

Title: "…Message to the Spook…"(30)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 38

Title: "The True Way of Life" (31)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 39

Title: "Israel, the Son of God" (32)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 40

Title: "..I Don't Give a Hoot.." (33)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 41

Title: "The Stumbling Block" (34)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 42

Title: "Moms and Pops" (35)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 43

Title: "..SPO DE O DE……..HOC WAY.." (36)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 44

Title: "Satan is the God of the Spooks, Negroes are the Children of the 'Devil'" (37)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 45

Title: "Jesus Sentenced Capernaum to Hell…Also His Enemies" (38)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 46

Title: "Sinners Will Enter First into the Kingdom of Heaven" (39)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 47

Title: "Jesus is called the Prince of Peace because…" (40)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 48

Title: "..The Truth About Jesus.." (41)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 49

Title: "There's Death on the Cross" (42)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 50

Title: "Lucifer Means Light Bearer" (43)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 51

Title: "Who Taught "Forgive your enemies for in doing so…'" [44]
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 52

Title: "Jesus Said, 'Let the Negro Bury the Negro'" (A)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 53

Title: "Hi Ho Silver" (AA)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 54

Title: "How to Live Forever and Never Die, by the Prince of Life…" (B)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 55

Title: "Should cause every being upon the planet to hide…" (BB)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 56

Title: "The Worship of the Word "One" is a Covenant with Death" (C)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 57

Title: "MESH/NET/SIEVE" (CC)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 58

Title: "Only True Wisdom Can save America" (D)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 59

Title: "There are Two Jesus in the Bible I, Jesus and Jesus" (E)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 60

Title: "How the Ethiopian Deceived the World" (F)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 61

Title: "The 'Way'" (G)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 62

Title: "…of China, Japan, Asia, and Africa" (H)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 63

Title: "According to the Bible: The Negro is a Beast" (I)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Box 2

Folder 64

Title: "The Black Curse" (J)
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Oversize Materials

1966-1969

English.

Box 3

Folder 1

Title: The Sun Ra Arkestra is Now Available for Bookings, Chicago
Dates: c. 1966
Language: English.

Box 3

Folder 2

Title: Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra - The Hallucinations, Boston
Dates: c. 1966-1969
Language: English.

Box 3

Folder 3

Title: The Meridian Cultural Series presents Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Power Arkestra, New York
Dates: c. 1967-1969
Language: English.

Box 3

Folder 4

Title: Next Stop Mars - Space Arkestra School of Visual Arts
Dates: 1968
Language: English.

Box 3

Folder 5

Title: Sun Ra and His Solar Astro-Infinity Arkestra
Dates: undated
Language: English.

Contents

Collection Access

Pat Patrick Collection of Sun Ra Materials

Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Indexed Terms

Inventory