Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to Jay McCarter Phonograph Records

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0541
Creators:
McCarter, Jay
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Dates:
1940s-1950s.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A collection of 78 r.p.m. recordings of jazz artists, including many by Duke Ellington, many of them test pressings.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Jay McCarter in 2003.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, 1998.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Jay McCarter Phonograph Record Collection, 1940s-1950s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
More Information
General
General
Discs, 78 r.p.m.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Sound recordings -- Phonograph records -- Discs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Phonograph records Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Test pressings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz musicians -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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