U.S. Navy B-1 Band reunion collection.
| Author/creator | United States Navy B-1 Band |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Production | 1977-2014. |
| Description | 0.03 Cubic ft. (1 archival box) |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subjects |
| Scope and content | Collection of documents (especially programs) relating to reunions of members of the first African American band in the U.S. Navy (U.S. Navy B-1 Band), which was founded during World War II. The reunions were held in 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006-2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014 with the 2003 reunion being held in Greenville, North Carolina, on 16-19 October 2003. Also included are a 1981 program for a concert at Norfolk, Virginia, honoring the B-1 Band and a photograph of B-1 Band member Roger Franklin Holt (who died in November 2000) in his WWII uniform, who was a Musician 3rd Class playing trombone during WWII. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | U.S. Navy B-1 Band Reunion Collection (#971), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Alex Albright. |