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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Mandel, Roberta
Berger, David, 1920-1966
Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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undated and 1988-1989.
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0.12 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0430
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two transcriptions by Roberta Mandel of Billy Strayhorn's composition, "Blood Count"; five transcriptions by David Berger: "Harlem Airshaft", "Ko-Ko", "Subtle Lament", "Flaming Sword", "Mainstem", and "Jack the Bear", all composed by Duke Ellington; and two G. Schirmer transcriptions of Ellington's "Come Sunday".
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Smithsonian Institution
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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1994
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27 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0516
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original performance and interview audio recordings, audio outtake materials, program masters, and finished program tapes from the Smithsonian Institution/National Public Radio series WADE IN THE WATER. Collection documents the influence of religion on various African American sacred and secular music styles, including gospel, spirituals, classical...
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ANONYMOUS
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undated
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1 Page (33 cm x 45 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7164
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National Anthropological Archives
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Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
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1933-1940
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3258
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National Anthropological Archives
Material includes Manuscript "Choctaw Music," 144 typed pages, 14 photographic illustrations, and transcriptions of 65 songs and one flute melody.
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Art Thieme Folk Music Slides
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Thieme, Art, 1941-2015
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circa 1960s-1990
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459 Slides
0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1239
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Art Thieme was a noted folk singer who recorded many traditional ballads and folk songs from midwestern states. This collection is a series of 459 color slides documenting folk musicians and folk music, in both concert settings and informal portraiture, all taken by the donor.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History
Cadwell, Paul, 1889-1985
Reed, Frances
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1883-1980
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12 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0387
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of the collection is music for the five-string banjo, often with piano and/or second banjo accompaniments. Almost no sheets have cover illustrations. Many editions are British and rarely have copyright dates.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1827-1986; undated
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66 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S09
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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 9: Domestic and Community Life documents family, love, marriage, home, and social organizations. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1827-1985
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26 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S13
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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 13, Agriculture, Business, and Law contains approximately 3,300 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards business, commerce, farming and food, finances, labor, law, and social order 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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Boudini, Phil
Boudini Brothers
Boudini, Dan, 1891-
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1909-1928
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1.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1426
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the Boudini Brothers Vaudeville act. They include letters, postcards and telegrams, mostly of a business nature (such as relating to bookings); business papers including contracts and papers relating to expenses; photographs of the family and of the act; programs; scores and sheet music; music manuscripts; advertisements for app...
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Richardson, Deborra
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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circa 1822-1994
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6.55 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0653
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the customs and culture of black gospel song and its performance in 19th- and 20th-century America. Dr. Reagon collected photographs, sheet music, and other primary and secondary sources chronicling the development and legacy of this medium, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from blues to Gospel to classical to jazz. Among the subjects included in this collection are trailblazers such as Charles Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, and Nathaniel Dett. Noted performers are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Harmonizing Four, the Hampton University Choir, and the Chick Webb Orchestra.
