Frank Schiffman Apollo Theater Collection
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Schiffman, Frank, ?-1972
Schiffman, Jack
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1931-1985
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4 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0540
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Frank Schiffman Apollo Theater Collection documents the business endeavors of Frank Schiffman, and the Apollo Theater's contribution to American culture. The collection includes sound recordings, personal and business correspondence, photographs, business records, and printed material. The collection is arranged in six series as follows: Serie...
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Basie, Count, 1904-
Smith, Ernie
Webster, Ben
Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971
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1894-1979
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30 Cubic feet (352 film reels , 16 mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0491
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
More than 300 reels of 16mm black and white and color film, silent and sound, fiction and documentary motion picture film documenting jazz and related musical performances, social and popular dance styles and performances, jazz musicians, performance locales, and documentation of African-American popular culture. A list of featured performers in the collection is shown below. The films are frequently compilations produced by Smith for lectures.
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Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001
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circa 1910s-2003
bulk 1958-2000
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49.1 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kieslill
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York artist Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.
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Cron, Rosalind
International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Piney Woods School
Moon, Dixie Hardy
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1933-2010
bulk 1939-1946
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1218
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection focuses on the all-female, racially and ethnically diverse big band group that started in 1937 and disbanded in 1949. The collection contains news clippings, photographs, correspondence, ephemera from USO travels, and newsletters. Also included are books related to the group, as well as a tribute CD and a 33 rpm vinyl sound recording.
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Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933-1993
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circa 1903-1993
bulk 1950-1993
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50.2 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nesblowe
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, photographer and sculptor Lowell Nesbitt measure 50.2 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1903-1993 (bulk 1950-1993). The collection documents Nesbitt's career through biographical material, correspondence, subject files, business and financial records, source material, artwork, photographs and audiovisual records, printed material and scrapbooks.
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Morton, Azariah
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Newark (N.J.))
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1990
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0384
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of a single memorial program documenting the April 9, 1990 funeral of Sarah Vaughan at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey.
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Wurlitzer (Rudolph) Company
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1860-1984
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56 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0469
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history and development of the Wurlitzer Company and consists of company publications, business records, employee files, manufacturing records, sales and marketing records, product information, publicity, advertising, photographs, audiovisual materials, and organ installation drawings.
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Cruikshank, D. Tucker
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bulk 1927-1943
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1490
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of daily programs for the Strand Theatre in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002
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1843-2010
bulk 1940-1986
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156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-042
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.
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Lazzari, Pietro, 1898-1979
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1878-1998
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12.84 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lazzpiet
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Archives of American Art
The papers of muralist and sculptor, Pietro Lazzari, measure 12.84 linear feet and date from 1878 to 1998. The papers document Lazzari's life and career through biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, artwork, photographs, and printed material.