Leonard Gaskin Papers
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Gaskin, Mary
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
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undated
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30 Cubic feet (129 boxes, 4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0900
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the life and career of bass player Leonard Gaskin, as well as documenting the numerous other musicians he was associated with in his long career. Gaskin's career encompasses a wide range of musical genres, including gospel, rock, folk, and Caribbean music. The papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, music manusc...
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Cron, Rosalind
International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Piney Woods School
Moon, Dixie Hardy
More … - Dates:
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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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Bukowski, Henry S., 1922-
Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
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ca. 1930s-1940s
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0678
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Publicity photographs and postcards of entertainers, mostly jazz musicians and leaders of dance bands, etc., and related memorabilia.
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Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
- Dates:
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1860-1984
- Size:
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56 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0469
- Repository:
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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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Zilczer, Judith
- Dates:
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circa 1974-2003
- Size:
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- SAAM.Photo.ZIL
- Repository:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
Photograph prints, negatives and color transparencies documenting early modern American artists and the contemporary artist Richard Lindner.
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Leedy Manufacturing Co.
Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Dates:
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ca. 1925.
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0188
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This album documents the Leedy Manufacturing Co.'s production of a variety of percussion musical instruments, such as drums, tympani, xylophones, vibraphones, etc. There is a group portrait of the executive staff, assembled near the door of the plant: it is marked "Indianapolis" and "1925," along with the names "Leedy," [George H.] "Way," "Elsie W...
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National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
- Dates:
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1975-1999
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-042
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Harold A. Closter and document his work in the Department of Public Programs developing, creating, and putting on public programs at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) and other sites around the Smithsonian Institution. Included are records from when the department was known as the Office ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 29-July 10, 2016
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2016
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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October 4-9, 1978
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1978
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 ((musician))
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1940-1981
bulk 1963-1977
- Size:
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5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0630
- Repository:
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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...