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Vip (Virgil Franklin Partch), 1916-
Partch, Virgil Franklin, 1916-
National Museum of American History. Division of Musical History
Goodman, Benjie
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1872-1984
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1 Boxe
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0485
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Miscellaneous documents and pictorial items related to music, and a set of documents associated with Gibson banjoes.
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Website Records
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Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
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2016
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-365
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society website as it existed on April 6, 2016. The Society, a program of the National Museum of American History, brings the museum's musical instrument collection to life through exhibitions, concerts, tours, broadcasts, recordings, and educational programs. The website provides inform...
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circa 1899-1952
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1.66 Linear feet (24 sheet music, 1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.10-005
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A toast to W.C. Handy; on the Occasionof his 79th Birthday dinner Waldorf Astoria hotel, N.Y.C. -- The Blues I've got poet -- Harlem Lullaby -- Ole Manny's Lullaby Songs; with an instrumental medley -- He's up against the real thing now -- Everytime I pick a sweetie; with Ukulele arrangement -- You're in the right Church but the wrong pew; The grea...
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Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
- Dates:
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2014
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-109
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society website as it existed on November 29, 2014. The Society, a program of the National Museum of American History, brings the museum's musical instrument collection to life through exhibitions, concerts, tours, broadcasts, recordings, and educational programs. The website provides ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Musical History
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circa 1954-1994
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64.08 cu. ft. (49 record storage boxes) (26 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 485
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of curatorial and staff correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the Tower Concert series, exhibitions at the Hall of Musical Instruments, staff research and publications, organ building, acquisition of musical instruments, and funding for seminars and musical performance recordings. Also included are inquiries ...
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Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Alderman, Alonzo (Tony) Elvis, 1900-1983 ((musician))
Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
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1927-1983
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4 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0211
- Repository:
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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.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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circa 1817-1982
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19 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S05
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 5: Politics and Political Movements contains circa 1,565 pieces of sheet music and song folios documenting the political history of the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Hoffman, Charles
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undated
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12 items (ca. pages ca. 12 pages)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1829
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National Anthropological Archives
This also includes Chippewa notes and one-line transcription of music for moccasin game.
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Monk, Thelonious, Jr.
Monk, Thelonious
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1951.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0914
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The tenor saxophone part for "4 in 1".
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1841-1986, undated
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98 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S11
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 11: Entertainment contains more than 12,500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards entertainers and entertainment in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.