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Bernholm, Jonas, 1946-
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1976-1991.
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8 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0551
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Jonas Bernholm's interest and work promoting African American Music, specifically rhythm and blues.
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Celley, Al
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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1943 - 1989
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1240
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A diverse collection of papers assembled by Duke Ellington's road manager, Al Celley. The collection includes correspondence, photographs of Ellington and his orchestra at various times and locations; concert ephemera; handwritten notes; business and financial documents, primarily receipts; and travel ephemera.
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Paul Cadmus letters to Webster Aitken
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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
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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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Fitzgerald, Ella
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Carter, Benny, 1907-1997
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1928-2000
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67.5 Cubic feet (182 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0757
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The majority of the material in the Benny Carter Collection is dated from the late 1920s through the later half of the 1990s. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in December, 2000, the bulk of the collection is comprised of original music manuscripts (full scores and parts), band books, and published sheet music from Benny Carter's prolific care...
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Daniel, Pete
National Museum of American History (U.S.)
McGovern, Charles
Meehan, John P.
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1992 and 1999
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20 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0879
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
In 1990, curators at the National Museum of American History began a project to develop a traveling exhibition about American music, and in the course of research, curators repeatedly returned to the Mississippi Delta area and Memphis, Tennessee to conduct interviews. A group in Memphis organized to raise the funds to complete the research, to acquire objects and artifacts, and the project ultimately became the Smithsonian-affiliated Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum, which opened in 2000 at 191 Beale Street.
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Fishman, Charles
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1940-2006
bulk 1987-1993
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20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0979
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.
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Kennedy, Anne Judd
Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)
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1958-1967
bulk 1965-1967
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4 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0506
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Twenty audiotapes of interviews Kennedy conducted with Rex Stewart, in addition to documentary material such as correspondence and clippings.
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Globe Poster Printing Corporation
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1991-1992
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3 Items (33 x 22 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.10-004.4
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from 1991-1992, includes three concert posters created by the Globe Poster Printing Corporation. Happy New Year Connection--The Mighty Sparrow--with the best Ethiopian Reggae band--Gizzae formerly Dallol and Rhythm Factor at The Citadel--1991; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day concert, 92 featuring Mint Condition--Chris Walk...
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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 ...