Fairfield -- Birdcraft Gardens
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- Creators:
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Jennings, Annie Burr
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Clarke, Cameron
Franzen, John P.
More … - Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- AAG.GCA
- Repository:
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Archives of American Gardens
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles and other documents, and additional images.
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- Creators:
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Brown, Ray (Jazz musician)
- Dates:
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circa 1940-2010
- Size:
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8 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1362
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ray Brown was an African-American musician, composer, bandleader, manager, music teacher and promoter. He became best known for his collaborative work with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, the Oscar Peterson Trio and Norman Granz' s Jazz at the Philharmonic. Over the course of his career, Brown received awards and accolades from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jazz Hall of Fame, Down Beat and Playboy. Brown's papers document his professional music career from 1944 to 2002 and include music compositions and notes, publicity materials, photographs and some recordings of his performances.
Found In
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- Creators:
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Jacques Seligmann & Co
- Dates:
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1904-1978
bulk 1913-1974
- Size:
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203.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jacqself
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of Jacques Seligmann & Co. measure approximately 203.1 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1978, with bulk dates from 1913 to 1974. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, reference material on American and European collectors and their collections, inventory and stock records, financial records, exhibition files, auction files, and the records of subsidiary companies. The collection is an invaluable resource in tracing the provenance of particular works of art and provides a comprehensive view of the activities of collectors and art dealers in the years leading up to and following World War II.