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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Native Peoples Musicians and Music Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1512
- Dates:
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1892-2004, undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3.1 Cubic feet10 boxes
- Repository:
Collected archival materials documenting the instruction, performance, and promotion of American Indian and Native Hawaiian music.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection documents the instruction, performance, and promotion of American Indian and Native Hawaiian music. Materials include photographs, correspondence, sheet music, magazines, instructional materials, advertisements, programs, promotional material, record albums, and ephemera. Materials continue to be added to this collection.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into seven series:
Series 1: Musicians and Bands, 1904-2004, undated
Series 2: Music, 1892-1953, undated
Subseries 2.1: Sheet Music, 1900-1958, undated
Subseries 2.2: Folios, 1892-1948
Series 3: Schools, 1906-1908, undated
Series 4: Hawaiian Instrument Instructional Materials, 1914-1948, undated
Series 5: Publications, 1920-1945, undated
Administration
Author
Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. with contributions from Elsa Tolman and John W. Troutman
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution by John W. Troutman, 2021.
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Elsa Tolman, intern, April 2023; and Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, April 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Native Peoples Musicians and Music Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Categories; "Indians", "Wild West", "Hawaii", "Schools" NMAH.AC0060,
Underwood and Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC0143
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music,Series 5: Politics and Political Movements, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 8: Geography, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 9: Domestic and Community Life, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 11: Entertainment, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 16: Country, Western, and Folk Music NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments, NMAH.AC0300
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 22: Native American, NMAH.AC0300
Duke Ellington Collection, NMAH.AC.0301
History of the Royal Hawaiian Band Collection, 1836-1980, NMAH.AC.0361
Program in African American Culture Collection, NMAH.AC.0408
Ruth Ellington Collection, NMAH.AC.0415
Lonesome Pine Specials, NMAH.AC.0487
Benny Carter Collection, NMAH.AC.0757
Richard Becker Collection of Alex Bradford Gospel Music Materials, NMAH.AC.0761
Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0775
Fletcher and Horace Henderson Music and Photographs, NMAH.A.C0797
Shirley Leonard Papers, NMAH.AC0919
Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera, NMAH.AC1211
International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection, NMAH.AC1218
McIntire Family Hawaiian Entertainers Collection, NMAH.AC1511
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisements | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Music -- Hawaii | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sheet music | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Troutman, John William | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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