Name: R. Nathaniel Dett Club

Historical Note: Founded in 1922, Chicago’s R. Nathaniel Dett Club of Music and Allied Arts is one of the oldest active branches of the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM). The Dett Club has had a number of NANM luminaries in its roster.  Among those have been: John E. Webb, Sydonia M. Brooks, Ruth Allen Fouche, and Ona B. Campbell. The Dett Club maintains an active concert and event schedule during the year, hosting a Black History Program, a summertime Garden Party, and an annual Scholarship Contest. A narrative history of the club by John E. Webb, Whispers of Love, published in 1987, is based on the records in the collection.

Records or Manuscript Collections Created by R. Nathaniel Dett Club