Scope and Contents: The collection documents Ben Holt’s career as a recitalist and performer of baritone roles in opera, and consists largely of ephemera, programs, clippings, reviews, and posters. There are a few textbooks, and a considerable collection of operatic scores and sheet music. A complete photocopied score to the Davis opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X can be found in the collection, along with partial scores to other operas featuring black performers and by black composers, music for art songs and other classical repertoire. Correspondence and personal documents are almost entirely lacking. Also included is Mr. Holt’s record collection, consisting of about 7 linear feet of LPs of classical music, jazz, folk music, and popular music. In addition, there are reel-to-reel and cassette recordings, some unlabeled, documenting Holt’s performances and radio interviews, including his debut at Carnegie Hall on May 12, 1987.