Large collection of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera, and music related to the brass band movement in the United States: includes 8 ambrotypes, 36 tintypes, 59 stereographs, 66 cabinet prints, 90 cartes-de-visite, 150 large photoprints, and 874 picture postcards; also posters, concert programs, instrument manufacturers' advertisemements and ephemera, periodicals, sheet music, etc.
Arrangement:
3 series: (1) photographs; (2) ephemera; and (3) resources in American band history. Series 1 has 7 sub-series: (1) ambrotypes; (2) tintypes; (3) stereographs; (4) cabinet prints; (5) cartes-de-visite; (6) large mounted photoprints; and (7) postcards. Series 2 has 7 sub-series: (1) company ephemera; (2) band ephemera; (3) music; (4) periodicals; (5) oversized paper ephemera; (6) artifacts (3-dimensional); and (7) folio-size broadsides. Geographical arrangement within postcard and stereograph sub-series.
Biographical / Historical:
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hazen formed this collection in conjunction with their research on the American brass band movement.
Provenance:
Collection purchased from Dr. Robert Hazen, May 23, 1985 (1988.3028).
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Five letters of Adrien-Francois Servais, a nineteenth century cellist, pioneer in the use of the endpin in performance, and owner of the "Servais" Stradivarius cello.
Scope and Contents:
Five letters of Adrien-Francois Servais, describing his personal experiences as he traveled and gave concerts, including three from his son Joseph Servais (1850-1885), dated September 7, 1871, June 7, 1877, and December 30, 1884. Also includes a photograph of Adrien-Francois Servais with cello with an endpin and a lithograph of Francois Servais, signed and dedicated to Joseph Fishoff.
Biographical / Historical:
Adrien-Francois Servais was among the first of the nineteenth century virtuosi whose exploration of the capabilities of the cello stimulated composers to consider that instrument's capabilities. Renowned for his acrobatic technique, which dazzled audiences throughout Europe, and his expressive style and powerful tone, Servais was once described as "the Paganini of the cello."
Provenance:
Collection donated by Miss Charlotte Bergen, 1981.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Orientalist paintings mirror or mirage? : from the collection of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia authors: Lucien de Guise, Edhem Eldem, Mary Kelly, Alia Nour
Cover illustration (lithograph) shows four musicians: three men with violin, cello, and harp, and a woman with a guitar. Lithograph is signed but difficult to read ("Smith--" [?]). Imprint under illustration: "From Daguerreotypes by Lovering & Davis" (probably a separate daguerreotype for each figure). The song is part of a series of 16 items, "Songs & Glees."
General:
From temporary box 54A, "Early Families/Troupes", "Gibson Troupe" folder.
Publication:
Boston., Oliver Ditson., 1843
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Cover illustration (lithograph) shows four standing male musicians (singers). Lithograph by W. Sharp & Co. "From a Daguerreotype by Litch & Wipple [sic]." Music by L.V.H. Crosby, words by J.S. Davis. From series, "Melodies of the Harmoneons."
General:
Folder contains other items with lithographic illustrations derived from daguerreotypes, including the cover of "Songs and Glees," also from the Gibson Troupe, showing three men with harp, violin, and cello, and a woman with a guitar.
From temporary box 54C, "Early Families/Troupes", "Harmoneon Family" folder. Moved to Series 11
Publication:
Boston., C. Bradlee & Co., 1846
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Photocopy of an 1820 "Catalog of Music and Musical Instruments, Comprising Every Species of Musical Merchandise for sale at Franklin Music Warehouse, together with a great variety of the newest and most approved vocal and instrumental compositions of all the favorite authors." Primarily music arranged for the piano forte. Listed instruments include: organs , piano fortes , harps , clarionets , fifes , oboes , violins and cremonas , violas ,bassoons , horns , cymbals , triangles , trumpets and kettle drums. John Rowe Parker (1777-1844) was a merchant, music dealer, and publisher active in Boston. He opened a music store, Franklin Music Warehouse, in Boston in 1817 where he sold pianos, organs, other musical instruments, music and related merchandise. While not a musician himself, Parker was active in the promotion of music in the United States in the early nineteenth-century. In 1820 he launched The Euterpiad, which quickly became one of the major early American music periodicals. The Euterpiad ceased publication in 1823, and Parker left the music business to become an importer in 1824. (see biographical sketch http://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/specialc/findaids/parker.htm).
A thesis documenting the history of the Royal Hawaiian Band from 1836-1980. The history of the band parallels Hawaii's own history and the development of music education. Research sources include books, newspaper articles, periodicals, diaries, government documents, and interviews. Appendices include sample musical programs, musical repertoire, membership rosters, tours, and sound recordings.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera NMAH.AC0253
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Hawaii NMAH.AC0060
Collection donated by Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band, through David Wayne Bandy on October 30, 1989.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
