Alton Abraham (5 May 1927 – 6 June 1999) was an African American social entrepreneur who acted as business manager for jazz musician Sun Ra.
When he returned to Chicago, he studied at the DuSable High School (1947–1950) and Wilson Junior College, gaining qualifications as a Radiographer at Provident Hospital from 1952.
[1] In 1951, he sang in Edward Virgil Abner's vocal ensemble, the Knights of Music.
[2] In late 1951, Abraham met Sun Ra and the two men soon discovered a shared interest in ancient history, mysticism, numerology, the occult and science.
During his tenure as Sun Ra's business manager, he amassed a large collection of objects, artifacts, documents, and materials associated with the musician, which are preserved as the Alton Abraham Collection of Sun Ra at the Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago.