Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Cecil, Chuck, 1922-
Chiacco, Bob
Childers, Buddy, 1926-2007
Comstock, Frank
More … - Dates:
-
1995-2007
- Size:
-
1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1215
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Oral history interviews conducted by Tumpak with Big Band figures (listed below), and a set of articles he wrote based on the interviews.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Gregory, Thelma
Morris, Gregory
- Dates:
-
1965-1969
- Size:
-
3 Items (3 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0383
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of two newsclippings, and an advertising yearbook documenting Strayhorn's career as Duke Ellington's chief arranger, co-composer, lyricist, and emergency fill-in at the piano.
Found In
Mary Billy Cline Quinn Collection
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Quinn, Mary Billy Cline, 1902 (date of birth)
- Dates:
-
1929-1963
- Size:
-
0.1 Cubic feet (2 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2003.0002
- Repository:
-
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection documents the flying career of Mary Billy Cline Quinn.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Billy, Baptiste
Billiot, Billy
Verdine, Yeet
More … - Dates:
-
May, 1907
- Size:
-
163 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4201
- Repository:
-
National Anthropological Archives
Includes: census of Indian families in several Louisiana towns, pages 2 and 200; Houma vocabulary, pages 3, 198, and 4; Alibamu belt design, page 8; Hitchiti and Creek stories, pages 29-33, 172-169; and diagram of "Stomp ground in Greenleaf Mtns. for Natchez and Cherokee," page 58. Diary of May 2-22 [1907] in Louisiana; then proceeds to Indian Terr...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Plunkett, Billy, Mrs.
Merriam, Eva Billings
Merriam, Billy
Christiani, Norman, Mrs.
More … - Dates:
-
1897 - 1902
- Size:
-
2 Cubic feet (6 oversized folders, 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0079
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents four scrapbooks containing photographs, programs, flyers, business cards, periodical illustrations, and letterheads of vaudeville and medicine shows from 1897-1902. Also included are two audiotapes containing comments by the donors about the scrapbooks.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907
Lovato, Thomas
George, Billy (Unanihun)
- Dates:
-
May 15 and 21, 1888
- Size:
-
1 Volume
25 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2002
- Repository:
-
National Anthropological Archives
Contains a vocabulary of the Bannock dialect of Paviotso on pages 3-12
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907
Lovato, Thomas
George, Billy (Unanihun)
- Dates:
-
May, 1888
- Size:
-
23 Pages
1 Volume
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS749
- Repository:
-
National Anthropological Archives
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Mandel, Roberta
Berger, David, 1920-1966
Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
More … - Dates:
-
undated and 1988-1989.
- Size:
-
0.12 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0430
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two transcriptions by Roberta Mandel of Billy Strayhorn's composition, "Blood Count"; five transcriptions by David Berger: "Harlem Airshaft", "Ko-Ko", "Subtle Lament", "Flaming Sword", "Mainstem", and "Jack the Bear", all composed by Duke Ellington; and two G. Schirmer transcriptions of Ellington's "Come Sunday".
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Alderman, Alonzo (Tony) Elvis, 1900-1983 (musician)
Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
- Dates:
-
1927-1983
- Size:
-
4 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0211
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Alonzo Elvis "Tony" Alderman played country music with the Galax Dixie Concert Band and The Hill Billies. During the 1950s through 1970s he recorded old-time and early country music, primarily at festivals and conventions. Alderman recorded many of the open-reel audiotapes in the collection at the Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Virginia.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Ritter, Tex
Louey, Gilbert
Autry, Gene, 1907-1998
Acuff, Roy
More … - Dates:
-
1920s-1970s
- Size:
-
48 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0832
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films of country-western performers, including some Hollywood films and some television programs, such as "Hee Haw" and "Grand Ole Opry" .