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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to Jay McCarter Phonograph Records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0541
- Creators:
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McCarter, JayEllington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Dates:
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1940s-1950s.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.5 Cubic feet2 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
| 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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