Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Les Paul Videohistory Project Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1121
Creators:
Paul, Les
Eastman, William
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
McGovern, Charles
Dates:
2005-2006
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
Video recordings, transcripts, and footage logs for the Lemelson Center affiliated Les Paul Project. Interviews were conducted with Les Paul in Mahwah, New Jersey; at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards ceremony, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and backstage at the Iridium Building in New York City.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Video recordings comprising the research for the Smithsonian-affiliated Les Paul Project. Interviews were conducted with Les Paul in Mahwah, New Jersey at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards ceremony; the Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio; and backstage at the Tridium Building in New York City. Charles McGovern and Will Eastman conducted the interviews.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Transcripts and Logs Transcripts and Logs, 2005
Series 2: Moving Image Moving Image, 2005-2006

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Jazz guitarist and inventor, born in Wisconsin in 1915. He developed the solid-body electric guitar, and numerous other technological innovations in music including overdubbing, delay effects and multitrack recording.

Administration

Author
Alison L. Oswald
Sponsor
Partial funding for this collection was made possible, in part, by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Created for the Lemelson Center in 2005.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison L. Oswald, archivist, December 2007.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Lemelson Center for the Study of invention and innovation Industry, December 5, 2007.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment.Viewing DVCPRO clone videotapes in the collection requires special appointment. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Preferred Citation
Les Paul Videohistory Project Collection, 2005, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Electric Guitar Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Musicians Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guitars Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oral history Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transcripts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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