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Carmichael, Hoagy
Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986
Mills Brothers.
Calloway, Cab, 1907-
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1930s-1940s.
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0775
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
16mm motion picture films, produced in the 1930s and 1940s by various film production companies, documenting performances by jazz and popular music performers, including Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Lena Horne, the Mills Brothers, and Rosemary Clooney, and others listed below.
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William "Cat" Anderson Collection
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Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 ((musician))
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1940-1981
bulk 1963-1977
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5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0630
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily audiotapes, sheet music, and photographic images. Also: correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, itineraries, awards, and ephemera.,Of particular interest are recordings or photographic images, including the personalities listed below, and President and Mrs. Tubman of Liberia; also, two interviews and three recordings of Ca...
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Armstrong, Lucille
Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959
Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971
Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973
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1895-2001
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25 Cubic feet (75 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0849
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Gabler's involvement in the recording industry and the evolution of Commodore Records. The documentation begins with the Commodore Radio Shop through its evolution to Commodore Music Shop. The collection also includes the beginnings of the Commodore record label and information detailing Gabler's 30 years as staff producer and later Vice-President in Charge of Artists and Repertoire at Decca Records (1941-1974). There is a small collection of black and white photographs chronicling the early years at the Commodore Music Shop, as well as jam sessions, often held at Jimmy Ryan's on 52nd Street. The collection also includes a vast array of audio recordings (mainly audiodiscs).
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Morrow, Buddy
Mooney, Art
Timbrell, Tiny, 1917-1992
Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995
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1927 - 1966
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1.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1388
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of 235 pieces of music ephemera assembled by an anonymous California musicologist over several decades. The contents include such things as concert ticket stubs; show programs; handbills; publicity stills; record store posters; nightclub souvenirs; autographs; contracts, lobby cards; movie stills; postcards; fan and record i...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Dept. of Public Programs
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
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1992-2012
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39 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0808
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Audiotapes, CDs and digital files: an ongoing project to interview and preserve the memories of people important in the jazz world, including jazz musicians, singers, dancers, producers, arrangers, and others. A list of interviewees and interviewers follows. The following is a list of the individuals who conducted the interviews. 1. Brown, Anthon...
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Fitzgerald, Ella
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Schiedt, Duncan P.
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1900-2012, undated
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65 Cubic feet (124 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1323
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Duncan Schiedt (1921-2014) was a jazz scholar, writer, photographer, film maker, researcher and pianist. He authored four books relating to jazz history. Many of his photographs and articles were featured in magazines, periodicals and documentaries. Schiedt also collected the work of other photographers on the subject of jazz. The collection primarily consists of photographs created by or collected by Mr. Schiedt.
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Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968
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1904-2010
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4.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fruealfr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of caricaturist and illustrator Alfred J. Frueh measure 4.4 linear feet and date from 1904-2010. These papers consist of biographical information, including a sound recording of reminiscences about Frueh by his children; correspondence that includes many illustrated letters and greeting cards; notes and writings; numerous caricature sketches, cartoons, and 25 sketchbooks by Frueh; printed material; and photographs of Frueh and his artwork.
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Sun Ra
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
Taylor, Billy
Stokes, W. Royal, Dr., 1930-
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ca. 1970-2000.
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9.65 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0766
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Publicity photographs of musicians and entertainers, mostly jazz musicians, such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie, but including many rock and even a few classical performers. The collection also contains tape recorded radio interviews conducted between 1970 and 2003. In addition there are posters relating to musical performances.
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Rice, Moses P.
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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1923-1940
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15 Boxes
The materials in the subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.12
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Subseries 4.12 materials primarily document clients of the Scurlock Studio that were organizations and the images depict those groups' and organizations' activities. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records