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Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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2010-03-11T16:14:09.000Z

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Music  Search this

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Cultural property  Search this

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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edanmdm:yt_OVLq1UMgrgU

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-04-24T13:06:50.000Z

YouTube Category:

Music  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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smithsonianfolkways

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_tGI4r2zgq0o

Artist:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Sitter:

Helen Adams Keller, 27 Jun 1880 - 1 Jun 1968  Search this

Polly Thomson, 1885 - 1960  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 27.5 × 20 cm (10 13/16 × 7 7/8")

Mat: 41.9 × 34.3 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/2")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1948

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Female  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Disability\Blind  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Disability\Deaf  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Polly Thomson: Female  Search this

Polly Thomson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2017.12

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2017, Estate of Jo Davidson

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eba7d122-76b3-4aa9-b2dd-97c1a4946f28

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2017.12

Artist:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Sitter:

Helen Adams Keller, 27 Jun 1880 - 1 Jun 1968  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 27.5 × 20 cm (10 13/16 × 7 7/8")

Mat: 41.9 × 34.3 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/2")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1948

Topic:

Helen Adams Keller: Female  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Disability\Blind  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Disability\Deaf  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2017.8

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2017, Estate of Jo Davidson

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49eb3bc3d-8aaf-429d-8f01-3682f24b1e47

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2017.8

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-01-26T18:41:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Ai_lFOH1794

Artist:

Barbara Hepworth, British, b. Wakefield, England, 1903–1975  Search this

Medium:

Alabaster on marble base

Dimensions:

8 1/8 × 12 1/8 × 6 3/8 in. (20.6 × 30.7 × 16.2 cm)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

(1933)

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number:

66.2442

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

British Modernist Sculpture

On View:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py263f48840-c0f9-4d80-9664-ce98593022cb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.2442

Artist:

Barbara Hepworth, British, b. Wakefield, England, 1903–1975  Search this

Medium:

Wood and paint on wood base

Dimensions:

13 3/4 × 29 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (34.9 × 74.5 × 23.8 cm)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

(1947-1948)

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number:

66.2444

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

British Modernist Sculpture

On View:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2ed441657-16cc-4a8e-9d31-7c5dc33453cc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.2444

Author:

Hayslip, Le Ly  Search this

Author:

Wurts, Jay  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (xv, 368 pages)

Type:

Personal narratives, Vietnamese

Biography

Electronic books

Personal narratives

Autobiographies

Biographies

Place:

Vietnam

United States

Asia

Southeast Asia

Date:

1989

Topic:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Refugees  Search this

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical  Search this

HISTORY  Search this

Travel  Search this

Erlebnisbericht  Search this

Vietnamkrieg  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

Call number:

DS556.93.H39 A3 1989 (Internet)

Restrictions & Rights:

1-user

Use copy Restrictions unspecified

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1147318

Author:

Domonguria, Kaparketo  Search this

Author:

Robbins, Martha E  Search this

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs  Search this

Physical description:

xxxv, 337 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color), maps 24 cm

Type:

Biography

Biographies

Autobiography

Erlebnisbericht

Autobiographies

Place:

Kenya

Kenia

Suk (Volk)

Date:

2010

Topic:

Suk (African people)  Search this

Suk (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this

Indigenous peoples  Search this

Herders  Search this

Souk (Peuple d'Afrique)  Search this

Souk (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1153361

Author:

Bâ, Amadou Hampaté  Search this

Translator:

Garane, Jeanne 1960-  Search this

Writer of foreword:

Austen, Ralph A  Search this

Subject:

Bâ, Amadou Hampaté Childhood and youth  Search this

B́, Amadou Hamṕť Childhood and youth  Search this

Physical description:

xxxii, 366 pages map 24 cm

Type:

Biography

Biographies

Autobiography

Autobiographies

Place:

Mali

Date:

2021

20th century

20e siècle

Topic:

Fula (African people)  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Oral tradition  Search this

Ethnologists  Search this

Authors, Malian  Search this

Peuls (Peuple d'Afrique)  Search this

Peuls (Peuple d'Afrique)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this

Tradition orale  Search this

Ethnologues  Search this

Écrivains maliens  Search this

Fula (African people)--Social life and customs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1153928

Creator:

Gold, Fay Helfand  Search this

Names:

Giles, Howard, 1876-1955  Search this

Heller, Helen West, d. 1955  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

1924-1979

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, works of art, a journal and a sketchbook, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and photographs.

REEl D361: Correspondence, with Gold's teacher, Howard Giles, ca. 1930-1940, and others; a seven-page manuscript autobiography of Gold's friend, woodcut artist Helen West Heller; a sketchbook, 1949; a scrapbook containing clippings; photographs and slides; biographical information; and exhibition catalogs. Among the photos are a few of Giles with his students, and 1 of Gold teaching a children's art class, 1955.

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; photographs of Gold, and photographs, slides and negatives of her art work; a journal, 1958-1959; writings on Yorkshire terriers; four poems; four oil sketches, seven watercolors and a collage; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, watercolorist, collage artist, expert on Yorkshire terrier breed of dog; New York, N.Y. Also known as Fay Helfand Gold, Fay Goldmeigs, and Fay Helfand.

Provenance:

Donated 1962-1979 by Fay Gold.

Restrictions:

Microfilmed material must be viewed on microfilm. Access to unmicrofilmed material requires an appointment.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artisans -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Engravers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.goldfay

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98d765d66-d410-466b-bed2-44320fc4f5d3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-goldfay

Collection Creator:

Lowry, Janice Ann, 1946-2009  Search this

Container:

Box 18, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 2000s

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Janice Lowry papers, 1957-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Janice Lowry papers

Janice Lowry papers / Series 1: Biographical Material

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98e6f9e63-9d27-4eb4-a4c9-b8493c4b331e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-lowrjani-ref242

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-03-12T08:35:20.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_svo8UO422oc

Creator:

Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995  Search this

Extent:

7.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketchbooks

Moving images

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1920-1995

Summary:

The papers of painter Jerome Caja measure 7.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1995. The papers document his career as an artist in San Francisco through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, art organizations, and galleries; poetry, prose, and other writings; exhbiition announcements, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other printed materials, gallery and exhibition files; artwork, including sketchbooks and numerous small paintings, sketches and drawings, photographs; audiovisual materials including film reels, vido and audio cassettes.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter Jerome Caja measure 7.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1995. The papers document his career as an artist in San Francisco through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, art organizations, and galleries; poetry, prose, and other writings; exhbiition announcements, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other printed materials, gallery and exhibition files; artwork, including sketchbooks and numerous small paintings, sketches and drawings, photographs; audiovisual materials including film reels, vido and audio cassettes.

Biographical Material includes a family history, a short autobiography, school documents from elementary through college, yearbooks, identifications and certificates. Correspondence includes letters numerous letters from parents, letters from some brothers, and letters from friends. Writings consist primarily of short plays and skits by Caja, prose and poetry, a journal, and writings by friends. Gallery and Exhibition Files consist of correspondence, inventory and price lists, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and contracts from museums and galleries where Caja did exhibitions or auctions. Personal Business Records consist of price lists, invoices, receipts for works he sold to individuals or institutions. Printed Materials consist of newspaper and magazine clippings detailing Caja's exhibition or his involvement in the gay scene of San Francisco. There are also books with inscriptions that were given to Caja by friends, and there are publication materials that belonged to Caja.

Artwork primarily consists of numerous small drawings and sketches in ink, chalk, and nail polish. Also included are sketchbooks of Caja's drawings and oversized paintings and sketches. Photographs primarily consist of personal photos of Caja and his family during his childhood, photos of his grand parents and geat grandparents, and photos of nieces and nephews. There are also photos and slides of his ceramic work and some of his paintings and sketches. The majority of the photos are of Caja taking part in various events around San Francisco. Audio-Visual Materials consists of video cassettes, audio cassettes, and motion picture reels. Videos document Caja reading his book, Caja taking part in events in San Francisco, his artwork, and a movie that he was featured in. Audio cassettes consist primarily of music, but also of Caja reading stories. Film material consists of people working in an artist's workshop, a pool party, and a satirical narrative between children and their mother.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1949-1994 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1980-1995 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1980-1995 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 4: Gallery and Exhibition Files, 1982-1995 (0.4 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1990-1995 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1960-1995 (1.3 linear feet; Box 2-3, Box 9)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1980-1995 (1.7 linear feet: Box 4-5, Box 9, OV 13-15, Artifact)

Series 8: Photographs, circa 1920-1995 (1.8 linear feet; Box 5-6, Box 9, OV 14)

Series 9: Audio-Visual Material circa 1980-1995 (1.4 linear feet; Box 7-8, FC 16-23)

Biographical / Historical:

Jerome Caja (1958-1995) was a painter who worked primarily in San Francisco, CA. Caja was born in Ohio in 1958 and attended Clevaland State University. He moved to San Francisco in the 1980s and attended the San Francisco Art Institute from which he graduated in 1984. Caja pushed the boundaries of gender, performance, and art in the nightclub scene in San Francisco during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Caja died from complications related to HIV in 1995, during height of the AIDS-Art-Activism era in San Francisco.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Jerome Caja conducted by Paul Karlstrom, August 23-September 29, 1995, and Letters from Jerome Caja to Anna van der Meulen, 1995.

Provenance:

The Jerome Caja papers were donated in two installments from 1994 to 1995. The first installment was donated by Jerome Caja in 1994, and the second installment was donated by Anna van der Meulen, executor of Caja's estate, in 1995.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Gay artists  Search this

Artists (LGBTQ)  Search this

AIDS (Disease)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Moving images

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.cajajero

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Jerome Caja papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c2f9d6a7-e986-4ec0-aad0-03ec1851addc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cajajero

Collection Creator:

Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920-1994

Scope and Contents:

Biographical Material includes a family history, a short autobiography, school documents from elementary through college, yearbooks, identifications and certificates.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.cajajero, Series 1

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Jerome Caja papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9beecafdb-8966-42a5-be01-8e89ba11cb45

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-cajajero-ref1

Collection Creator:

Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text [31027000856175]

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Jerome Caja papers

Jerome Caja papers / Series 1: Biographical Material

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9da704baa-5b21-4e66-843b-e3c8dc6d3e7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-cajajero-ref3

Author:

Jones, Rebecca (Research Fellow)  Search this

Physical description:

x, 298 pages illustrations 25 cm

Type:

Books

Literary criticism

Criticism, interpretation, etc

Critiques littéraires

Place:

Nigeria

Date:

2019

20th century

20e siècle

Topic:

Yoruba literature--History and criticism  Search this

Travelers' writings, Nigerian--History and criticism  Search this

African literature (English)--History and criticism  Search this

Littérature yoruba--Histoire et critique  Search this

Littérature africaine (anglaise)--Histoire et critique  Search this

African literature (English)  Search this

Travel  Search this

Travelers' writings, Nigerian  Search this

Yoruba literature  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

Descriptions et voyages  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1154563

Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Names:

Crosby, Bing, 1904-1977  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Extent:

25 Cubic feet (75 boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Legal records

Magazines (periodicals)

Catalogs

Correspondence

Financial records

Music

Bank statements

Autobiographies

Articles

Tax records

Business records

Newsletters

Photographs

Recordings

Sheet music

Date:

1895-2001

Summary:

The collection documents Gabler's involvement in the recording industry and the evolution of Commodore Records. The documentation begins with the Commodore Radio Shop through its evolution to Commodore Music Shop. The collection also includes the beginnings of the Commodore record label and information detailing Gabler's 30 years as staff producer and later Vice-President in Charge of Artists and Repertoire at Decca Records (1941-1974). There is a small collection of black and white photographs chronicling the early years at the Commodore Music Shop, as well as jam sessions, often held at Jimmy Ryan's on 52nd Street. The collection also includes a vast array of audio recordings (mainly audiodiscs).

Scope and Contents:

Papers documenting Gabler's life and career, including: correspondence with family members, friends and people in the music business such as Sammy Davis, Jr. and Lucille Armstrong (Louis' wife); Gabler's writings, including an autobiography and numerous articles; music manuscripts and sheet music, the lyrics for some of which were written by Gabler, and other compositions written by others, including Red Norvo, Eddie Condon and others; legal and financial records, including royalty statements, tax papers and banking records; business records for Commodore and Decca, including correspondence from persons such as Norman Granz, Burl Ives, and Leonard Feather; Commodore and Decca legal records including licensing and trademark documents; publicity materials; production records, such as production logs and liner notes; printed materials such as catalogs, newsletters, magazines, and periodicals; papers relating to Gabler's affiliation with Bert Kaempfert, including correspondence, sheet music and lyrics, and production records; photographs of Gabler and his family and of numerous others in the music industry, including Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis Jr., Bert Kaempfert, the Mills Brothers, Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Krupa, Louis Jordan, Peck Kelly, Sidney Bechet, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and numerous others, many taken in the studio during recording sessions; and audio recordings.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into twenty-seven series.

Series 1: Personal Correspondence

Series 2: Writings by Milt Gabler

Series 3: Music Manuscripts and Sheet Music

Series 4: Personal Financial and Legal Records

Series 5: Commodore and Decca Correspondence and Gabler Rolodex

Series 6: Commodore and Decca Legal Records

Series 7: Commodore and Decca Financial

Series 8: Publicity

Series 9: Commodore and Decca Projects

Series 10: Production Records

Series 11: Commodore General Correspondence

Series 12: Commodore Financial Records

Series 13: Commodore Legal Records

Series 14: Commodore Production Records

Series 15: Commodore, Various Projects and Topical Files

Series 16: Commodore Publicity Records

Series 17: Business Cards

Series 18: Catalogs

Series 19: Newsletters

Series 20: Serials

Series 21: Monographs

Series 22: Newsclippings, Periodical Articles, and Advertisements

Series 23: Correspondence with Organizations

Series 24: Organization Membership cards

Series 25: Bert Kaempfert

Series 26: Photographs

Series 27: Audio Discs

Biographical / Historical:

Milt Gabler was born in Harlem, New York on May 20, 1911. He began managing his father's radio and small appliance store, the Commodore Radio Shop, while still a teen. Gabler convinced his father to expand the business and sell audio recordings. Soon Gabler pioneered the concept of marketing reissues by leasing discontinued masters from various record companies (mainly Victor, Columbia, Vocalion, and Brunswick). Eventually the Gablers changed the name of the family business to the Commodore Music Shop. By the early 1930's Gabler founded the first mail order record label, United Hot Clubs of America, to reach an even greater audience of jazz enthusiasts. In 1935 Gabler began publicizing the music shop by staging a series of Sunday afternoon jam sessions at several different recording studios along 52nd Street. Later the jam sessions moved to the nearby jazz club, Jimmy Ryan's.

In 1938 Gabler founded the Commodore music label. It was the first American recording label created exclusively for jazz music. A recording session for Eddie Condon's Windy City Seven at Brunswick Studios was the first original Commodore recording. In 1939 Gabler recorded Billie Holiday's controversial "Strange Fruit", which became Commodore's first major commercial success. Other notable Commodore artists include Sidney Bechet, Jonah Jones, Peck Kelley, Red Norvo, Ralph Sutton, and Teddy Wilson. Gabler began as a staff producer at Decca Records in 1941 and worked with artists from many different musical genres: Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Brenda Lee, the Weavers, and Louis Jordan, among others. Gabler also began writing lyrics in collaboration with Decca songwriters/composers. In 1954 Gabler produced the first recordings by Bill Haley and the Comets. In addition, Gabler continued to run the Commodore recording label until 1957. Gabler also managed the Commodore Music Shop until 1958, when he began working full-time at Decca as Vice-President in Charge of Artists and Repertoire. Throughout the 1960's Gabler served as lyricist in a number of collaborations with Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein. Gabler retained his influential position at Decca until 1974 when the corporation moved to the West Coast. Through the Decca years, Gabler had saved the Commodore masters and in 1974 began to reissue the recordings through Atlantic, Columbia Special Products, and finally United Hot Clubs of America. In 1987 Mosaic Records also began to reissue the entire catalog of Commodore recordings.

In the last decades of his life Gabler remained active in a number of professional organizations, most notably the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which bestowed upon him a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1991. Gabler died in New York on July 20, 2001.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Milt Gabler estate, through Lee Gabler.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

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.

Topic:

Music publishers  Search this

Jazz musicians -- United States  Search this

Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Composition (Music)  Search this

Music trade  Search this

Music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Musicians -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Legal records

Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century

Catalogs

Correspondence -- 20th century

Financial records

Music -- Manuscripts

Bank statements

Autobiographies

Articles

Tax records

Business records -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Recordings

Sheet music -- 20th century

Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0849

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Milt Gabler Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep844dc4ee2-1f0b-43c1-9566-5dc6b5b62ee2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0849

Collection Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 85

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Milt Gabler Papers

Milt Gabler Papers / Series 27: Audio Discs / 27.1: Commercial Recordings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep881d8a1a1-31d4-4cc9-b9c3-87dabea7377a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0849-ref1450

Collection Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 85

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Milt Gabler Papers

Milt Gabler Papers / Series 27: Audio Discs / 27.1: Commercial Recordings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep899a7c185-91d2-49eb-a1d5-c11385f4bf02

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0849-ref1451