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Stutsman, James
Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Dates:
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1875
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0258
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The set consists of nine books with a fragment of a tenth which seems not to be related to the other nine. Eight of the nine books, which are basically intact, offer a complete enough assortment to produce a usable performance set. The 1st althorn is missing, but the 2nd alto is present. Also, possibly missing are: 2nd Eb cornet, 2nd Bb tenor, a...
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Bandy, David Wayne (Secretary, Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band)
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1836-1980
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0.3 Cubic feet (0.3,cu. ft.:,1,box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0361
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A thesis documenting the history of the Royal Hawaiian Band, 1836-1980. The history of the band is important because it parallels the history of Hawaii itself and the development of music education. Research sources included books, newspaper articles, periodicals, diaries, government papers and documents, and interviews. Appendices include sample m...
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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera
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Hazen, Margaret Hindle
Hazen, Robert M.
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circa 1818-1931
- Size:
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13.5 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0253
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Large collection of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera, and music related to the brass band movement in the United States: includes 8 ambrotypes, 36 tintypes, 59 stereographs, 66 cabinet prints, 90 cartes-de-visite, 150 large photoprints, and 874 picture postcards; also posters, concert programs, instrument manufacturers' advertisemem...
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Homzy, Andrew
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1927-1960
- Size:
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1.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0740
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Stock arrangements of musical compositions by Duke Ellington.
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Young, Helen May Butler
Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Dates:
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1899-1937
bulk 1902-1902
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, one oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0261
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The materials cover the career of a woman bandmaster with an all women's traveling military band from 1898-1913, with the bulk of the material ca. 1902. Contents include clippings, photographs, programs, sheet music, hand noted music, posters, post cards, advertising fliers, letters, telegram, biographical article announcing candidacy for U.S. Sena...
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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
- Size:
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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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Bruhl, Joseph R., 1909-
- Dates:
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1925-1938
- Size:
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1.33 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0869
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection primarily consists of photographs and a scrapbook documenting Joseph Bruhl's experiences playing with territory bands from the early 1920s through the late 1930s. There are also some materials that relate to his personal life.
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- Dates:
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1918
- Size:
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 item)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1460
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of one panoramic photograph of a military band at Camp Upton, New York featuring Irving Berlin.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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1889-1925
- Size:
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0.45 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Bands
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Bands forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Trobbe, Cyrus (musician)
- Dates:
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ca. 1900-1982.
- Size:
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300 Cubic feet (322 record boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0242
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes: published music scores (1920-1980) collected by Cy Trobbe, scrapbooks documenting his music career (1919-1980), programs from musical presentations in San Francisco (1913-1980), disc recordings of Trobbe's radio broadcasts on KFRC in 1938; and a card catalog assembled by Trobbe of his collection, arranged by type of music.