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National Museum of American History. Division of Music, Sports, and Entertainment
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1958-2005
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19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-142
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Cynthia Adams Hoover (CAH), Curator Emeritus at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and document her curatorial activities, professional interests, and publications over the years as Assistant Curator of Musical Instruments, 1961-1963; Associate Curator, 1964-1974; and Curator, 1975-2004. ...
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Alessandro, Victor
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
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1965 May 12
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21 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.alessa65
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Victor Alessandro conducted 1965 May 12, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.
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Hayes, Ed
- Dates:
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1918 - 1981
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1.3 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1333
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection relating to the vaudeville musical group, Ed Hayes and his Banjo Girls: a photograph album, a scrapbook, route sheets, programs, Actors' Equity Association cards, clippings, and a map.
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Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
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undated
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220 Items (ca. 220 pages)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4243
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Recorded for the Bureau of American Ethnology by Frances Densmore and others, and subsequently transferred to the Music Division, Library of Congress. Also 1 folder miscellaneous lists and correspondence relating to the recordings.
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plays
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1708-1938
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10.92 Cubic feet (consisting of 23 boxes, 2 folders, 2 oversize folders, 1 flat box, plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Plays
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Plays forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1822-1986
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39 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S10
- 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 10: Sacred Music and Religious Themes contains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet music, much of which is traditional Christian music, but also documents popular attitudes towards religion in 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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Smithsonian Productions
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1998-1999
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2.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-099
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the production of "The Mississippi: River of Song." Better known as "River of Song," this project combined a television series, radio series, and 2-disc compact disc. The project as a whole explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century through live performances and intimate ...
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1992-2000
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5.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-013
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audio and video elements created during the production of the radio series "Memphis: Cradle of Rock and Soul" and videos for the exhibition "Rock 'n' Soul: Social Crossroads." "Memphis: Cradle of Rock and Soul" is a 13-part radio documentary featuring oral histories and music from the National Museum of American His...
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Reagan, Albert B., 1871-1936
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undated
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212 Pages
2 Maps
3 Items (musical score pages )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1802
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes text and drawings, 2 sketch maps, 21 native drawings, 3 pages musical scores.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
- Dates:
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circa 1914
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8 Prints (cyanotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-2K
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Native American musical instruments in the Crosby Brown Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including Northwest Coast reed instruments and rattles.