Program for recital at Ethical Society Auditorium.

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Title: Program for recital at Ethical Society Auditorium.
Description: Lockhart's program for recital at Ethical Society Auditorium; Ablyne Lockhart (1917–2014), daughter of a Methodist minister from Riverside, California, discovered her love of singing in the church choir. In 1942, inspired by Albert Barnes’s book The Art in Painting, she enrolled in classes at the Barnes Foundation, where her musical interests gained support. Awarded a scholarship that same year, she was later connected with Fisk University’s John Wesley Work III and conducted fieldwork across the rural South in 1943, documenting African American spirituals at revivals, camp meetings, and church gatherings (NetX 1942).

The Philadelphia Ethical Society, founded in 1885, is a hub for education, community, civic action, and the arts. Its purpose is to create a place where people can continue the work of building a better culture. The Society values collaboration and action over dogma, fostering personal growth and collective responsibility (Philadelphia Ethical, n.d.).

Delta Sigma Theta is part of the “Devine Nine”—the nine historically Black Greek letter organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council (Wikipedia contributors 2025f). The Sorority was founded in 1913 and its Philadelphia chapter — established 1927 — regularly organized educational and cultural events, such as the Ablyne Lockhart recital at the Ethical Society in April 1944.; Ablyne Lockhart Image - Courtesy of Barnes Foundation
Contributor: The Barnes Foundation
Date Created: 1944/04/20
Creator: Lockhart, Ablyne
Rights: This work is not in copyright, but commercial uses of this digital representation are limited. For more information, contact reference@barnesfoundation.org and see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/
Identifier: AR-ABC-1944-299
Language: eng
Format: Text
Extent: 9 pages
Spatial Coverage: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: The Barnes Foundation
Is Part Of: Albert C. Barnes Correspondence, Barnes Foundation Archives
Subject: Barnes Foundation; Monologues with music; Society for Ethical Culture of Philadelphia; African American women singers; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Item sets: Black Joy & Resilience

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