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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
Duke Ellington Society, New York Chapter
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1960-1991
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1.1 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0390
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
68 cassette audiotape recordings of oral history interviews and presentations, and 55 newsletters compiled by the New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society, 1960-1991. Audiotapes and Newsletters from the New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society Meetings.
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Namuth, Hans
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1945-1985
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4.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.namuhans
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York photographer and filmmaker Hans Namuth measure 4.5 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Namuth of New York artists. Also included are papers regarding Namuth's film about Alfred Stieglitz and other professional files.
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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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Strauber, Alan
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ca. 1990-1999.
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0.2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0517
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Forty-one black and white photoprints, most of which are portraits of jazz, blues, Cajun, and zydeco musicians, plus a few additional subjects.
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Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999
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1945-1979
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0.02 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cadmpaul
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The letters of Paul Cadmus to Webster Aitken measure 0.02 linear feet and date from 1945-1979. Found within the collection are letters, notes, and postcards from Cadmus to Aitken regarding music, composers, musicians, mutual friends, Cadmus's sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Kirstein, travels, and Cadmus's work, art processes, and personal reflections on life events.
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Ostroff, Eugene, d. 1999 (NMAH Curator)
Salo, Matt, Dr.
Haberstich, David E., 1941-
Ahlborn, Richard E.
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1985 - 1986
1930 - 1943
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0.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0204
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains 273 silver gelatin photoprints (Series 1), most of which apparently were made during the 1930s and early 1940s, contemporaneously with the original negatives. All are 8" x 10" or slightly smaller, unmounted except for flush mounted linen on the backs of some prints. The photographs were made primarily in two locations, Ne...
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O'Farrill, Chico, 1921-
O'Farrill, Lupe
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
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1975 - 1975
1999 - 1999
1949
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1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0892
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the professional career of Chico O'Farrill, Cuban-born trumpet player, composer and arranger of Afro Cuban, bebop, and other styles of jazz.
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Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977
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1924-1980
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0.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.alstchar
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of African-American and Harlem Renaissance painter, muralist, illustrator, sculptor, and educator Charles Henry Alston measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1924-1980. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, commission and teaching files, writings and notes, printed materials, and photographs. Notable correspondents include Romare Bearden, Byron Browne, Jacob Lawrence, and Hale Woodruff.
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National Arts Club
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1898-1960
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32.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.natiartc
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Archives of American Art
The records of the National Arts Club measure 32.1 linear feet and date from 1898 to 1960. The collection documents the founding of the club, and it's governance, administration, exhibitions, and social activities
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Arnheim, Rudolf
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1919-1998
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9.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.arnhrudo
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, educator, writer and psychologist Rudolf Arnheim measure 9.6 linear feet and date from 1919 to 1998. The papers document his career in New York, Michigan, and abroad through biographical material, correspondence, writings, lectures, diaries, printed material, and sound recordings.