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Cecil, Chuck, 1922-
Chiacco, Bob
Childers, Buddy, 1926-2007
Comstock, Frank
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1995-2007
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1215
- Repository:
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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.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Harman, Carter
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1991 - 1991
1956,1964
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0422
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection captures Duke Ellington's thoughts on music, performing, composing, and his personal history in his own voice in approximately 20 hours of interviews conducted in 1956 and 1964.
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Brown, William Theo, 1919-2012
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1845-1971
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1.3 Linear feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.browwilt
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks, photograph albums, sketchbooks, correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material reflect Brown's work as a painter, and his ties with contemporary musical and literary figures.
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Kingston Trio
Reynolds, Nick, 1933-2008
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1950-2014
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2.1 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1472
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Nick Reynolds, a member of the vocal music group, the Kingston Trio.
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Garbo (Chicago)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)
Kriegsmann, James J.
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late 1920's-1967
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0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0065
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Newspaper clippings; advertising brochures; and photoprints of performers at the Palace Theatre (including studio publicity portraits). The majority of the items are silver gelatin photoprints. Some photographers are listed below as index terms. Subjects of photographs include strippers and comedians; photographs of women include portraits as well ...
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Sullivan family
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1860-1994
bulk 1920-1960
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2.25 Linear feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-035
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Sullivan Family papers, which date from 1880 to 1994 and measure 2.25 linear feet, document the personal lives of four generations in the Sullivan Family. The papers are comprised of personal correspondence, school materials, legal documents, financial records, clippings, books, posters, and photographs.
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Haizlip, Ellis B., 1929-1991
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circa 1945-1991
bulk 1965-1990
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63.64 Linear feet (82 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-005
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Ellis B. Haizlip papers, which date from circa 1945 --1991 (bulk dates 1965-1990) and measure 63.64 linear feets, are the personal papers of Ellis B. Haizlip, a television, theatre, and event producer most noted for his work on Soul! and Watch your Mouth! The collection is comprised of correspondence, scripts, financial and business documents, printed material, objects, photographs, slides, and videotapes.
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Walton, Marion, b. 1899
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1915-1976
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0.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.waltmari
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of the papers of sculptor Marion Walton measures 0.8 linear feet and dates from 1915-1976. Fifteen folders of letters written to Marion and her mother Blanche Wetherill Walton include many from artists and photographers, writers, musicians and composers, and political figures. Also found are printed materials, photographs, and a file concerning a reception for author Jonathan Daniels.
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Spandorf, Lily
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1967-1998, undated
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3 Cubic feet (754 drawings (visual works))
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SPAN
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection consists of 754 pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache drawings and paintings by artist Lily Spandorf. They depict scenes from various years of the Festival of American Folklife and its successor, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1996 November 11-16
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7.5 Cubic feet (15 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0610
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This week-long event explored the intersection of technology and music in the 20th century; it included oral and video histories, exhibitions, concerts, and a symposium discussing the cultural significance of the electric guitar as instrument, technology, and symbol.