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Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 106, Folder WWW

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1914-1955

Scope and Contents note:

Both instrumental and vocal arrangements are included. The piece was written by Euday L. Bowman and Andy Razaf. (14 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.5: Instrumental and Ragtime Music

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a0fd9795-39dd-4966-be4c-2319929f34ad

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref282

Composed by:

Robt. S. Roberts  Search this

Hans S. Liné  Search this

Published by:

Philip Kussel  Search this

Owned by:

Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982  Search this

Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/2 × 10 11/16 in. (34.3 × 27.1 cm)

Type:

sheet music

Place collected:

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1898

Topic:

African American  Search this

Blackface  Search this

Caricature and cartoons  Search this

Minstrel (Music)  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Stereotypes  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts

Object number:

2014.275.14

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5590cdf3a-1578-49a2-be80-6dab335fd626

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.275.14

Produced by:

Musical Heritage Society, American, 1962 - 2011  Search this

Recorded by:

Amherst Saxaphone Quartet, founded 1978  Search this

Composed by:

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Medium:

vinyl , ink on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

1981

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker

Object number:

2011.149.9ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54967c00c-2729-4cc8-8121-f5553b51438f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.149.9ab

Composed by:

Hi Wilson  Search this

Written by:

Hale N. Byers  Search this

Published by:

Charles Leslie Johnson, American, 1876 - 1950  Search this

Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American  Search this

Owned by:

Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)

Type:

sheet music

Place collected:

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Cultural Place:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1916

Topic:

African American  Search this

Blackface  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Stereotypes  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts

Object number:

2014.275.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532d59c08-4661-4c3b-b1c9-7d4704185082

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.275.3

Recorded by:

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Ivan Harold Browning, american, 1891 - 1978  Search this

Distributed by:

Eubie Blake Music, American, founded 1972  Search this

Owned by:

Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995  Search this

Medium:

vinyl, ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)

Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett

Object number:

2016.161.3.13ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5849bf28b-24a9-46fa-8841-14514b78f192

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.161.3.13ab

Published by:

Stash Records, Inc., American, 1975 - 1998  Search this

Recorded by:

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Medium:

vinyl , ink on plastic

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker

Object number:

2011.149.6ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd585b166d2-8c74-4837-8552-b95f488da794

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.149.6ab

Composed by:

James Reese Europe, American, 1881 - 1919  Search this

Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975  Search this

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Published by:

M. Witmark & Sons, American, 1886 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Closed): 12 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (31 × 23.5 cm)

Type:

sheet music

Date:

1919

Topic:

African American  Search this

Band (Music)  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Marching bands (Music)  Search this

Military  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.79

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54801867a-299d-49ef-af79-9c1b7aae476a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.79

Manufactured by:

Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901 - 1929  Search this

Owned by:

Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982  Search this

Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915  Search this

Medium:

shellac

Dimensions:

Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

78 rpm records

Place collected:

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1902

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald

Object number:

2014.316.4.6

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b350e714-d980-43d3-832c-2320d05d29f0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.316.4.6

Recorded by:

Dan W. Quinn, 1859 - 1938  Search this

Composed by:

J. B. Mullen  Search this

Manufactured by:

Columbia Records, American, founded 1888  Search this

Owned by:

Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982  Search this

Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915  Search this

Medium:

shellac

Dimensions:

Diameter: 7 1/16 × 1/8 in. (17.9 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

78 rpm records

Place collected:

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1904-1905

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald

Object number:

2014.316.4.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f0b3241-6df4-4e9d-bf77-e71907379839

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.316.4.8

Recorded by:

John Scantlebury Macdonald, Canadian, 1871 - 1931  Search this

Manufactured by:

Victor Talking Machine Company, 1901 - 1929  Search this

Owned by:

Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982  Search this

Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915  Search this

Medium:

shellac

Dimensions:

Diameter: 7 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

78 rpm records

Place collected:

Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1902

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald

Object number:

2014.316.4.20

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd531925836-d7ad-405d-ad72-8e7b10e643b7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.316.4.20

Produced by:

Stash Records, Inc., American, 1975 - 1998  Search this

Recorded by:

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975  Search this

Medium:

vinyl , ink on cardboard

Dimensions:

Jacket: 12 5/16 x 12 5/16 x 3/16 in. (31.3 x 31.3 x 0.5 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker

Object number:

2011.149.8abc

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab80cd5-fcfc-4b33-a4fa-4da5134427a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.149.8abc

Produced by:

Columbia Records, American, founded 1888  Search this

Recorded by:

Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this

Medium:

vinyl , ink on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

after 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker

Object number:

2011.149.7abc

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e1239e4-b802-4068-b559-0f7f8832ac93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.149.7abc

Manufactured by:

Broadway Records Co., Inc.  Search this

Written by:

Maceo Pinkard, American, 1897 - 1962  Search this

Produced by:

Edgar Battle, American, 1907 - 1977  Search this

Recorded by:

Samuel Evans, American, 1923 - 1994  Search this

Daisy Banks, American  Search this

Vic Carlo, American  Search this

Delores Andrews, American  Search this

Owned by:

Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995  Search this

Medium:

vinyl, ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)

Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Date:

1959

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Ragtime (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett

Object number:

2016.161.3.6a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e34ccc5b-d0e6-40f8-a988-96b095ee0447

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.161.3.6a-d

Author:

Badger, Reid  Search this

Subject:

Europe, James Reese 1881-1919  Search this

Physical description:

x, 328 p. : ports. ; 25 cm

Type:

Biography

Place:

United States

Date:

1995

Topic:

Jazz musicians  Search this

Bandmasters--Biography  Search this

Ragtime music--History and criticism  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_477039

Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder J

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1900-1979

Scope and Contents note:

All of the music is for solo piano except for two accordion pieces. The 1910s is the most represented decade with many marches, waltzes, hesitation waltzes (including several copies of one by Arthur Pryor), two-steps, and some ragtime music. Sheet music dating after 1940 is mostly moving picture music or piano teaching aids. There are a few pieces with an armed forces theme. For military aeronautics, see series 2: Armed Forces. Most covers feature illustrations of airplanes. (circa 125 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation / 1.1: Aeronautics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep819cdab75-d163-46d5-8334-b55b8ea5c00b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s01-ref26

Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 6, Folder A-F

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1854-1963

Scope and Contents note:

The bulk of the material is from the 1890s to the 1920s. Items from the 1950s to the 1960s are moving picture music. Two covers from World War I depict military use of dirigibles. Five European imprints are included. Many of the pieces are instrumental (piano) marches, two-steps, or ragtime music. Some covers feature photographs of actual balloons or dirigibles or the battered remains of a wreck. Science fiction songs about space flight by balloon are also included. (circa 125 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation / 1.1: Aeronautics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b7c79f1f-1c06-4c50-93f7-82a1ba2bd658

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s01-ref51

Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder N

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1910-1919

Scope and Contents note:

These pieces were designated as ragtime music by Sam DeVincent. Most are labeled as "ragtime," but some are called marches and two-steps. (13 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 1: Transportation / 1.1: Aeronautics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c8b576af-f754-497d-a7f9-432819553582

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s01-ref32

Author:

Lems-Dworkin, Carol  Search this

Subject:

Joplin, Scott 1868-1917 Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Physical description:

25 leaves : ill ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1991

[c1991]

Topic:

Ragtime music--African influences  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_943066

Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 88, Folder A

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1880-1946

Scope and Contents note:

Most of the items date from the 1890s-1900s. These pieces are meant to be descriptive of Afro-American musical life and are not necessarily composed by Afro-American musicians. Marches (not syncopated), schottisches, and piano teaching aids make up most of the material. (37 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.5: Instrumental and Ragtime Music

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep848bb6e3e-4936-4830-8589-d39eac3f2133

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref201

Series Creator:

DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997  Search this

Container:

Box 106, Folder XXX

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1904-1916

Scope and Contents note:

The ragtime compositions in this folder have covers with Uncle Sam, and the bald eagle, have patriotic titles. (7 items)

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.

Series Citation:

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 3: African American Music / 3.5: Instrumental and Ragtime Music

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84438e78d-e44f-4194-8fac-0ae58d94c632

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0300-s03-ref284