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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Robert S. Hartmann Phonograph Disc Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0297
- Creators:
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Decca (recording company).Duchin, Eddie (musician)Cugat, Xavier (bandleader)Columbia (recording company).Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community LifeVictor (recording company).Silvertone (recording company).King, Wayne (musician)Iona, Andy (musician)Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977Kinney, Ray (musician)Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931Hemple, Frieda (singer)Hartmann, Robert S.
- Dates:
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1916-1930s.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.5 Cubic feet8 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Popular music recorded approximately 1916-1930s: 78 and 45 RPM phonograph discs produced by Edison recordings, Victor, Decca, Columbia, and Silvertone.
Boxes 1-4: 53 10" Edison recordings of popular songs by such artists as Freda Hemple, George Hamilton Green, the Metropolitan Quartet, and Frederick Kinsley; also hymns, World War I songs, and some operatic selections.
Box 5: 32 45-r.p.m. records, primarily by Victor, some Decca, others, by Eddie Duchin, Xavier Cugat, Guy Lombardo.
Box 6: 41 45-r.p.m. records, including 16 by Victor, 4 by Columbia, 4 by Silvertone, 8 unlabelled, 3 family recordings, 4 in Greek. Artists include Eddie Duchin, Guy Lombardo, Wayne King.
Box 7: Several volumes of Victor library, all 78 r.p.m. Artists include Ray Kinney, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Dick McIntire, Andy Iona.
Box 8: Popular recordings; Christmas carols sung by Frieda Hempel, recorded by Edison; and family recordings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This collection consists of popular music recorded between approximately 1916 and the 1930's collected by Robert S. Hartmann.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Colection donated by Robert S. Hartmann, March 1988.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Robert S. Hartmann Phonograph Disc Collection, ca. 1916-1930s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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.
Keywords
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78 rpm records | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Music -- Performance -- 1910-1940 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
45 rpm records | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Phonograph records | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Popular music | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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