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Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Pearl Bowser, American, born 1931  Search this

Medium:

acetate film and metal

Dimensions:

Duration: 4 Minutes

Length (Film): 150 Feet

Type:

silent films

home movies

black-and-white films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Place filmed:

Hunts Point, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca.1949

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Film  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number:

2012.79.1.15.1a

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517c16758-d6d7-4cf7-aa64-582c9643d4db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.15.1a

Creator:

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Producer:

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Verve Records (Firm)  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Performer:

Jazz at the Philharmonic (Musical group)  Search this

Musician:

Betts, Keter, 1928-  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993  Search this

Pass, Joe, 1929-1994  Search this

Peterson, Oscar, 1925-  Search this

Names:

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

Arranger:

Riddle, Nelson  Search this

Extent:

50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Awards

Videocassettes

Audiotapes

Programs

Sound recordings

Manuscripts

Phonograph records

Photographs

Posters

16mm motion picture film

Clippings

Contracts

Greeting cards

Date:

circa 1935-1996

Summary:

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.

Scope and Contents:

The Ella Fitzgerald Papers document the performing and personal life of the "First Lady of Song." The collection contains music manuscripts, sheet music, photographs, scripts, correspondence, clippings, business records, sound recordings and video. The bulk of the materials reflect Fitzgerald's career as a singer and performer. The collection comprises materials found in Ella Fitzgerald's home at the time of her death.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into 10 series.

Series 1: Music Manuscripts and Sheet Music, 1919-1973

Suberies 1.1: Television Shows

Series 2: Photographs, 1939-1990

Subseries 2.1: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Alone

Subseries 2.2: Ella Fitzgerald Performing With Others

Subseries 2.3: Publicity

Subseries 2.4: Ella Fitzgerald With Family, Colleagues, and Friends

Subseries 2.5: Ella Fitzgerald Candid Photographs

Subseries 2.6: Performing Venues

Subseries 2.7: Photographs From Friends and Fans

Series 3: Scripts, 1957-1981

Series 4: Correspondence, circa 1960-1996

Series 5: Business Records, 1954-1990

Series 6: Honorary Degrees and Awards, 1960-1996

Series 7: Concert Programs and Announcements, 1957-1992, undated

Series 8: Clippings, 1949-1997

Subseries 8.1: Magazine Articles, 1949-1997

Subseries 8.2: Newspapers, circa 19650-circa 1990

Series 9: Emphemera, 1950-1996

Subseries 9.1: Album Jackets

Subseries 9.2: Miscellaneous

Series 10: Audiovisual, 1939-1995

Subseries 10.1: Sound Discs: Test Pressings, Transcription Discs, and Performer Copies

Subseries 10.2: Commercial Sound Recordings

Subseries 10.3: Demonstration Sound Discs: Other Artists

Subseries 10.4: Videotapes

Biographical / Historical:

Born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th, 1918, Ella Fitzgerald was sent to an orphanage in Yonkers, New York at the age of six. In 1934, she was discovered as a singer in New York's famed Apollo Theater Amateur Contest. This led to a stint with drummer Chick Webb's Band, with whom she recorded her first big hit, "A -tisket A-tasket" in 1938.

After Webb died in 1939, Fitzgerald took over leadership of the band for three years, during which time they were featured on a live radio series. She then embarked upon a solo career, which included recording for Decca Records, and in 1946, she began a pivotal association with producer Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic series, which brought her a large international following.

In 1956, Fitzgerald left Decca Records to join Granz's newly formed Verve label. Among her notable Verve recordings were a series of "songbooks" featuring the work of major American composers such as Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen as well as classic collaborations with Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Fitzgerald's toured and performed extensively and her immense popularity also led to appearances on television, in movies, and in commercials and magazine ads.

Despite increasing health problems, Fitzgerald continued to tour, perform and record into her seventies with musicians such as guitarist Joe Pass, arranger-producer Quincy Jones, and pianist Oscar Peterson. Throughout her life, Fitzgerald was active in charitable work with particular emphasis on the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Ella Fitzgerald and Harriette E. Shields Child Care Centers.

Ella Fitzgerald was admired and honored world-wide. In addition to receiving more than a dozen Grammy awards, she was awarded numerous honorary degrees and many states and cities had commemorative Ella Fitzgerald days. Fitzgerald was a Kennedy Center honoree in 1979 and Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Club named her "Woman of the Year" in 1982.

The "First Lady of Song" died on June 17, 1996, of complications from diabetes.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Archives Center

Benny Carter Collection, 1928-2000 (AC0757)

Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie, 1940s-1993 (AC0979)

Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program Collection, 1992-2012 (AC0808)

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001 (AC0849)

Tad Hershorn Collection, 1956-1991 (AC0680)

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, circa 1910- circa 1970 (AC0491)

Separated Materials:

"The National Museum of American History, Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) holds Ella Fitzgerald artifacts including costumes and clothing.

"

Provenance:

The collection was donated by the Fitzgerald 1989 Trust, Richard Rosman, trustee on April 14, 1997. The Ella Fitzgeral Charitable Foundation is the successor to the Fitzgerald 1989 Trust.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials can be used.

Rights:

The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Jazz  Search this

Genre/Form:

Awards

Videocassettes

Audiotapes

Programs -- 1930-2000

Sound recordings

Sound recordings -- 1930-1990

Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Phonograph records

Photographs -- 20th century

Posters -- 20th century

16mm motion picture film

Clippings -- 20th century

Contracts

Greeting cards

Citation:

Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0584

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Ella Fitzgerald Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b30d86b3-2935-49c8-b13c-faf206402d9c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0584

Manufacturer:

General Electric, Missile & Space Division  Search this

Materials:

Box: Magnesium

Film reel: Textilite

Gears, shafts etc: .aluminum, chrome steel

Lens collar:Teflon w/polyurethane foam for protection

Dimensions:

Overall: 2 1/2 in high x 6 in. wide x 10 in. deep (6.4 x 15.2 x 25.4cm)

Type:

SPACECRAFT-Unmanned-Instruments & Payloads

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Gift of the Missile and Space Division of the General Electric Company.

Inventory Number:

A19610143000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv941a7466a-bfbc-4f5c-9081-2e2ded9d9eff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19610143000

Creator:

Bellanca, Giuseppe M., 1886-1960  Search this

Names:

Bellanca Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Wright Aeronautical Corporation  Search this

Chamberlin, Clarence  Search this

Extent:

248.5 Cubic feet (245 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Financial records

Newspaper clippings

Drawings

Photographic prints

Date:

1919-1959

Summary:

This collection consists of the archives of Giuseppe M. Bellanca and his company, including the following types of mediums: drawings, stress analysis tests, reports, photographs/negatives, documents, correspondence, patent information, newspaper clippings, business records, and financial statements.

Scope and Contents:

Series I: Mr. Bellanca's professional life

Here, the researcher will find documents regarding the day-to-day operations of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. The material is generally divided into core documents of the corporation, correspondence, financial documents, subcontracting pursuits, patents, employee relations, and company history.

Series II: Technical Material

This material is separated into the following subseries: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Bellanca Aircraft Technical Data, Bellanca Aircraft Corporation Reports, Technical Research Files, Bellanca Aircraft Drawing Lists, Bellanca Aircraft Drawings, and Bellanca Aircraft Drawing Indexes. The Bellanca Collection is not a complete history of the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation. Over the years, it appears that many items were loaned out by the Bellanca Family to researchers and not returned. Therefore, there are significant gaps in correspondence, formal, numbered reports, and other areas of the collection. For example, the earliest report in the Bellanca Collection is Report #28, the next report which appears is report #45.

The Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection contains over 10,000 drawings. (At the time of processing, not all drawings were entered into the Bellanca Drawings Database. These drawings will be entered as time allows.) The drawings vary in size from 8 x 11 inches to 36 x 185 inches. There are original pencil drawings, blueprints, and blueline drawings. Over 130 models of Bellanca aircraft are represented in the Collection. There are General Arrangement, or Three-View drawings for over 80 of these models. Bellanca drawings are not easy to decipher. Most of the drawings have data blocks which contain only a finite amount of information. Often the aircraft has been identified only by serial number. In some cases the model number of the aircraft is also the drawing number. Other times, the aircraft name would be given, but no model number, i.e. Skyrocket. Also, words were abbreviated and it was left up to the processing archivist to determine their probable meaning. Despite the explanation in the scope and content notes, the Bellanca Corporation was not consistent when assigning model numbers. Letters were sometimes assigned that reflected a United States War Department designation, i.e. the VSO and the VF. By using the Bellanca Drawing indexes, the processing archivist was able to supply model numbers for some of the drawings.

7136 Bellanca Aircraft Company Drawings have been added to the National Air and Space Museum Miscellaneous Drawings Database. As time allows, the remaining Bellanca Drawings will be added to this database. An Archives Staff member will assist researchers in retrieving these materials from the database finding aid.

The Bellanca drawings were stored for over thirty years in less-than-ideal conditions. Many of the drawings were drawn on poor-quality tracing paper, and have become extremely brittle and fragile. Therefore, many of the drawings in the Bellanca Collection may not be available to researchers.

During processing of the collection, the project archivist has gained some insight about how Mr. Bellanca chose the model designations for his aircraft. The earliest system of model designations was based upon letters of the alphabet. No model designations appear for any Bellanca design until his work for Maryland Pressed Steel in 1916. The CD, which he designed for that company, was his fourth aircraft design that was built, and the letter D is the fourth letter of the alphabet. This pattern continues through the Bellanca CF. During 1926, when Mr. Bellanca worked for the Wright Corporation, he already had in mind an improved version of the CF, which was designated the CG. This aircraft received the designation WB-1 from the Wright Corporation.

When Mr. Bellanca formed his own company in 1927, the letter pattern described above reasserted itself for a time with the introduction of the Bellanca CH. It was a common practice of manufacturers of the time to also include the engine horsepower as part of the model number, so the Bellanca CH actually received its Approved Type Certificate (ATC) as the CH-200. When the next model came out, it was the CH-300 with a 300 horsepower Wright Whirlwind engine. This system remained in place through the CH-400. Names were given to some Bellanca aircraft. It appears that the names were a marketing tool meant to appeal to the buying public. With this idea in mind, the CH-300 became the "Pacemaker", the CH-400 became the "Skyrocket", and the P 100 was christened the "Airbus". In the early 1930's, the Bellanca Corporation moved away from the alphabetical designations and moved to numerical designations. Later Bellanca aircraft model designations consist of a series of numbers, such as 31-50. The first number was the wing area, in this case, 310 square feet, divided by 10. The second number was the horsepower of the engine, 500, divided by 10. This resulted in a distinctive system of model designations, which lasted until Mr. Bellanca sold the company.

Series III: Mr. Bellanca's personal material.

In this series, the researcher will find personal correspondence among family members, from both Giuseppe and Dorothy Bellanca's families and personal, legal and financial records for Bellanca family. As the lines between Mr. Bellanca's personal and professional lives were sometimes blurred, a fine line of separation between the two was not always possible. For example, at one time or another, two of Mr. Bellanca's brothers, John and Frank, worked for the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation and Andrew Bellanca, Mr. Bellanca's nephew, was his lawyer throughout his life. Therefore, the processing archivist suggests that the researcher look in the professional series of documents as well as Mr. Bellanca's personal papers for a more complete representation of Mr. Bellanca's correspondence.

After processing was completed, publications which previously had been offered to the NASM Branch Library were returned to the collection. They are listed in an addendum at the end of this finding aid.

Series IV: Photographs.

The researcher will find photographs of Bellanca aircraft, including the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation's Master Photograph Files, photographs of the Bellanca factory and factory workers, and photographs of Giuseppe M. Bellanca, business associates, and family members.

Series V: Miscellaneous and Oversize Materials.

This series contains ephemera of the Bellanca Collection: Scrapbooks, Loose Newspaper Clippings, Artwork, Ephemera and Magazine Clippings.

The Bellanca Collection included 27 motion picture films. In May of 2000, this film was transferred to the NASM Film Archives. Researchers wishing to access this part of the collection should contact the NASM Film Archivist.

Arrangement:

Series I: Mr. Bellanca's Professional Life

Series II: Technical Data

Series III: Personal Papers

Series IV: Photographs

Series V: Miscellaneous and Oversize Materials

Biographical / Historical:

Giuseppe Mario Bellanca was born in 1886 in Sciacca, Sicily. As a young man, he attended the Technical Institute in Milan, graduating with a teaching degree in mathematics in 1908. During his quest for a second mathematics and engineering degree, he became enamoured of aviation, and set out to design and build his own airplane. Bellanca's first aircraft design was a "pusher" aircraft, somewhat similar to the Wright Flyer. Lacking funds for such an endeavor, he joined with two partners, Enea Bossi, and Paolo Invernizzi. The union of the three produced the first flight of a totally Italian-designed and Italian-built aircraft in early December of 1909. The flight was short, but it was a start. Bellanca's second design was a tractor-type aircraft. Although the aircraft was successfully constructed, it was never flown due to insufficient funds for an engine.

At the urging of his brother Carlo, who was already established in Brooklyn, New York, Giuseppe Bellanca immigrated to America in 1911. Before the end of the year, he began construction of his third airplane design, a parasol monoplane. After construction was completed, he took the small craft to Mineola Field on Long Island, NY, and proceeded to teach himself to fly. He began by taxiing. He then, taxied faster, which gave way to short hops. The hops got longer, until, on May 19, 1912, there was not enough room to land straight ahead, and Bellanca had to complete a turn in order land safely. Having successfully taught himself to fly, Bellanca then set about teaching others to fly, and from 1912 to 1916, he operated the Bellanca Flying School. One of his students was a young Fiorello La Guardia, the future mayor of New York City. In return for flying lessons, La Guardia taught Bellanca how to drive a car.

In 1917 the Maryland Pressed Steel Company of Hagerstown, MD hired Bellanca as a consulting engineer. While there, he designed two trainer biplanes, the CD, and an improved version, the CE. With the conclusion of WWI, Maryland Pressed Steel's contracts were cancelled and the company entered into receivership. Thus, the CE never went into production.

In 1921, a group of investors lured Bellanca westward to Omaha, NE, in hopes of establishing that town as a center for aircraft manufacture. Before the aircraft could be built, the company went bankrupt, but construction of the aircraft continued under the financial backing of a local motorcycle dealer named Victor Roos. The resultant aircraft, the Bellanca CF, was called by Janes's All the World's Aircraft "the first up-to-date transport aeroplane that was designed, built, and flown with success in the United States." Among the local people helping to build the aircraft was the daughter of Bellanca's landlord, Dorothy Brown. Giuseppe and she were married on November 18, 1922.

Despite its advanced design, the Bellanca CF could not compete with the economics of the time. In the days just after World War I, a surplus Curtiss Jenny could be purchased for as little as $250.00. A Bellanca CF, with a price tag of $5000.00, was just too expensive and the aircraft never went into production. After the disappointment of the CF, Bellanca designed wings for the Post Office Department's DH-4's. His new wings were a tremendous improvement over the original design, but only a few aircraft were so modified.

In 1925, Bellanca went to work for the Wright Aeronautical Corporation of Paterson, NJ. His assignment there was to develop an aircraft around the new Wright Whirlwind engine. He already had a design in mind, which was an improved version of the CF, called the CG. This design evolved into the Wright-Bellanca WB-1.

The WB-1 enjoyed a short, but successful flying career. The aircraft had already won one race and efficiency contest before an untimely accident destroyed the craft during preparation for an attempt to break the world's non-refueled endurance record. Fortunately, at the time of the crash, Bellanca was already working on an improved version, of the WB-1 designated the WB-2.

During 1926, the WB-2 won two efficiency trophies at the National Air Races in Philadelphia. Wright considered putting the aircraft into production, but decided against it to avoid alienating other aircraft companies that were potential customers for their engines. Disappointed by Wright's decision, Bellanca left the company and joined with a young businessman named Charles Levine to form the Columbia Aircraft Company. Wright sold the WB-2 and all drawings and production rights to the new company. The WB-2 went on to a long and fruitful flying career starting with establishing a new world's non-refueled endurance record of 51 hours, 11 minutes, and 59 seconds in April of 1927.

In the latter half of 1926, Charles Lindbergh wanted to buy the WB-2, now named the 'Columbia', for his proposed flight from New York to Paris. He was rebuffed by Levine who also had designs on the flight and the $25,000 prize money. Lindbergh then went to Ryan for his specially designed NYP. Meanwhile Levine, in choosing the crew, managed to promise two seats to three people. So while the Columbia was grounded by a court order brought by the third party, Lindbergh took off on his successful flight to Paris.

Eventually, the 'Columbia' was cleared of litigation and took off on its successful transatlantic flight on June 4, 1927. In the cockpit were Clarence Chamberlin, one of the pilots of the endurance record and Charles Levine, who became the first transatlantic passenger. The plan was to fly all the way to Berlin, and Chamberlin had vowed to fly until they ran out of fuel. Forty-three hours later, they landed in Eisleben, Germany, the first of two successful Atlantic crossings for Bellanca's most famous aircraft.

Disappointed because the 'Columbia' was not the first aircraft to accomplish the New York to Paris flight, Bellanca severed all relations with Levine, and started his own company, the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of America, and rented facilities on Staten Island, NY. The new Bellanca model was designated the CH, and was basically a commercial version of the WB-2. The new company also had two other models that were built for special orders, the Bellanca Model J and the Model K.

It was not long before Bellanca caught the attention of the Du Pont family of Delaware. They wanted to start aircraft manufacturing in Delaware, and in late 1927, an agreement was made with Bellanca to locate his factory outside of Wilmington. The site was large enough for a first-class airfield, with a seaplane ramp on the nearby Delaware River.

This was a busy time in Bellanca's life. Along with all that was happening in his professional life, he and Dorothy celebrated the birth of their son August T. Bellanca in March of 1927.

With the exception of a few years immediately before and during the early stages of WWII, Bellanca was President and Chairman of the Board from the corporation's inception on the last day of 1927 until he sold the company to L. Albert and Sons in 1954. After his departure from the company, Giuseppe and his son, August, formed the Bellanca Development Company with the purpose of building a new aircraft. It would have increased performance due to the use of lighter materials for its structure. Work on this aircraft was progressing when Giuseppe Bellanca succumbed to leukemia and died on December 26, 1960. After his father's death, August continued the project, and under his guidance, the aircraft first flew in 1973.

In 1993, August Bellanca donated his father's personal and professional papers to the National Air and Space Museum Archives. Prior to that time, they were kept in the Bellanca home near Galena, MD, and administered by Dorothy and August Bellanca.

1886 -- Born in Sciacca, Sicily

1909 -- Built first airplane. It completed the first flight of an Italian-designed, Italian-built, aircraft on December 8, 1909.

1911 -- Immigrated to America, settled in Brooklyn, NY.

1912 -- Completed construction of parasol monoplane. Successfully learned to fly this aircraft at Mineola, Long Island, NY.

1912 - 1916 -- Taught others to fly the parasol monoplane, including Fiorello LaGuardia.

1917 - 1920 -- Employed as a consulting engineer for Maryland Pressed Steel Company of Hagerstown, MD. While there, Bellanca designed and built the Bellanca CD and CE tractor biplanes.

1921 - 1922 -- Moved to Omaha, NE, and with Victor Roos, formed the Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Company. Bellanca designed and built the Bellanca CF. Married Dorothy Brown on November 18, 1922, in Omaha, NE.

1923 -- Moved back to New York, and designed and built new sets of wings for the Post Office Department's DH-4 mailplanes

1925 -- Employed by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation of Paterson, NJ, designing an aircraft around their new "Whirlwind" engine. The Wright-Bellanca 1, or WB-1, was the result, and was first flown in the latter part of that year.

1926 -- First flight of the WB-2.

1927 -- Bellanca started the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of America, on Staten Island, NY. Bellanca established the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation of New Castle, DE. Wright decided not to enter into quantity production of the WB-2. Bellanca entered into a partnership with Charles A. Levine, and together, they formed the Columbia Aircraft Corporation. From Tuesday, April 12 to Thursday, April 14, Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta set a new world's non-refueled endurance record in the WB-2, which was shortly thereafter, renamed the "Columbia". On June 4th, the Columbia set off across the Atlantic, and landed in Eisleben, Germany.

1941 - 1943 -- Head of the aviation department at Higgins Industries, Inc., in New Orleans, designing large cargo aircraft for troop movement during the war.

1954 -- Formed the Bellanca Development Company, to conduct research in lightweight aircraft construction materials.

1960 -- Died of leukemia in New York, December 26.

Provenance:

Mr. and Mrs. August Bellanca, Gift, 1993, NASM.1993.0055

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Bellanca WB-2 "Miss Columbia"  Search this

Transatlantic flights  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Financial records

Newspaper clippings

Drawings

Photographic prints

Citation:

Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection, Acc. NASM.1993.0055, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0055

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Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg271dc0842-f969-4959-847e-2fe8d6d09920

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1993-0055

Collection Creator:

Bellanca, Giuseppe M., 1886-1960  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1923-1976

Scope and Contents:

This series contains ephemera of the Bellanca Collection: Scrapbooks, Loose Newspaper Clippings, and Artwork, Ephemera and Magazine Clippings.

Boxes 169-174 contain broken drawing fragments that are too fragile for viewing at this time. If it was possible to determine the drawing numbers, those numbers have been listed in their respective boxes.

Separated Materials:

The Bellanca Collection included 27 motion picture films. In May of 2000, this film was transferred to the NASM Film Archives. Researchers wishing to access this part of the collection should contact the NASM Film Archivist.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection, Acc. NASM.1993.0055, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0055, Series 5

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Giuseppe M. Bellanca Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e3bdef6d-da4d-42d8-9265-d5306189da7f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1993-0055-ref2074

Creator:

Henderson, Clifford W., 1895-1939  Search this

Names:

Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950  Search this

Barnes, Florence Lowe "Pancho"  Search this

Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993  Search this

Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937  Search this

Hawks, Frank  Search this

Nichols, Ruth.  Search this

Pickford, Mary  Search this

Thaden, Iris Louise McPhetridge  Search this

Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970  Search this

Udet, Ernst, General  Search this

Extent:

0.47 Cubic feet ((3 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Photograph albums

Newspaper clippings

Audiotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Programs

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 0.5 cubic feet of material relating to Clifford W. Henderson including photographs, event programs, published materials, news clippings, audio tape, and motion picture film. The photographs consist of black and white prints, mostly 8 x 10 inches in size, and a photo album of smaller black and white prints with a leather cover which measures approximately 9 x 7 inches. Besides Henderson, other notable people in the photographs include James R. Wedell; Benjamin Odell Howard; Roy Minor; Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold; Charles Edwin Thompson; Mary Pickford; Ernst Udet; Frank Hawks; Gordon Israel; H. W. "Spud" Manning; Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes; Ken Maynard; John McDonald Miller; Hoot Gibson; Amelia Mary Earhart; Steve J. Wittman; Lee Gelbach; James "Jimmy" Haizlip; Mary "Mae" Haizlip; Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden; James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle; Roscoe Turner; Tito Falconi; and Ruth Rowland Nichols. Aircraft shown in the photographs include the Howard (Benjamin O.) DGA-4 "Mike"; Curtiss B-2 Condor; Vought O2U-1 Corsair; Northrop (Avion) Experimental No.1 (1929 Flying Wing); Keith Rider R-2 "Bumble Bee"; Israel (Gordon) "Redhead" Racer; Wedell-Williams Model 22 (NR 60Y) (Race #s: 22, 54); Keith Rider R-1 "San Francisco I"; Udet U 12 Flamingo; Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro; Brown (Alden) Racing (Special Monoplane Racer); Wittman (Steve) (#2) "Chief Oshkosh"; Wedell-Williams Model 44 II (NR 536V) (Race #: 92); Chester (Art) Jeep; Lockheed Model 5B Vega, Earhart Aircraft, NR7952; Wedell-Williams Model 44 (44 III) (NR 61Y) (Race #s: 2, 25, 57, 121); Brown (Lawrence) Miles-Atwood Special; Vultee V1; Stearman (1927) Model 6-A Cloudboy; Wedell-Williams Model 44 I (NR 278V) (Race #s: 44, 91); Northrop Gamma 2A "Sky Chief"; Lockheed Model 5 Vega Special (Nichols Aircraft); a Douglas Dolphin custom-built for the Vanderbilt family (A/C No. NC14208); Stearman (1927) Model 4-C Junior Speedmail; Curtiss F8C-5 (O2C-1) Helldiver; and a Caproni Ca.113. The audio tape consists of a 1/4 inch reel made in 1960 at an event celebrating the anniversary of the 1910 Dominguez Air Meet. There are 16 reels of 8mm film in the collection, all of which contain footage relating to World War II aviation. The collection also contains a reel of microfilm of an unidentified book on ballooning and early aviation, and a hard-backed promotional book for the Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor.

Biographical / Historical:

Clifford W. Henderson (1895-1984) was an aviation promoter and showman who managed the annual National Air Races from 1928 until 1939, bringing attention to the expanding field of sport aviation. Born in Iowa, Henderson graduated from the University of Southern California in 1917 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He served in the 35th Ambulance Unit, France, during World War I, before transferring to the 101st Aero Squadron where he learned to fly. After the war, Henderson returned to California and was chairman of ground arrangements for the departure and return of the Army's Around the World Flight in 1924 from Clover Field in Santa Monica. In 1928 he became Director of Aviation of Los Angeles and served as the first manager of the Los Angeles airport system. Also in 1928 Henderson became director of the National Air Races and was responsible for interesting industry leaders in competition trophies, including the Thompson, Bendix, and Grieve Trophies. He retired from managing the National Air Races in 1939. Henderson served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, rising to the rank of colonel. He played an instrumental role in planning the Burma Hump air route, and also served as military governor of Dakar in North Africa. After the war, Henderson was suffering from illness and injuries sustained in Africa, and so went to recuperate in California where he founded Palm Desert, California. He remained active in the Palm Desert community until his death in 1984.

Provenance:

Kim Dell, Gift, 2016

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Air pilots  Search this

Airplane racing  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Wedell-Williams Model 44 (44 III)  Search this

Vought O2U-1 Corsair  Search this

Lockheed Model 5 Vega  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Photograph albums

Newspaper clippings

Audiotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Programs

Citation:

Clifford W. Henderson Collection, Acc. 2017-0008, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2017.0008

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ead738ef-f8a4-4832-8d53-37372dd8508f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0008

Creator:

Durant, Margery.  Search this

Names:

LaJotte, Charles.  Search this

Van Altena, Edward  Search this

Extent:

0.69 Cubic feet ((5 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Lantern slides

Manuscripts

Place:

Middle East

Europe

Date:

bulk 1931-1932

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes 188 glass lantern slides that Durant shot during the tours; the slides were hand-colored by the photographer Edward Van Altena. There are thirteen reels of motion picture film, including "A Safari of Twenty Five Thousand Miles through Ten Countries in Silver Wings", a film on Durant's African flights. The collections includes four DVDs: a digitized copy of "A Safari of Twenty Five Thousand Miles ..."; "The Romance of Flight", a short film by Durant's husband Fitzhugh Green; digitized film footage of Paris; and scans of the lantern slides in jpeg format. Also included is a copy of the book "Margery Durant Goes to Africa 1931-2" by Alexander Sanger, Durant's grandson; a short biography of Durant by Mr. Sanger, and photocopied New York Times articles on the tours.

Biographical / Historical:

Margery Durant was born in Flint, Michigan on May 24, 1887, the daughter of Clara Pitt Durant and William C. Durant, founder of General Motors. She attended schools in Flint; in Tarrytown, New York; and at the Mt. Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C., from 1903 to 1905. Durant settled in Flint, later moving to Detroit and New York City and maintaining residences on Long Island, in Palm Beach, Florida, and in New Zealand. With her husband, Robert W. Daniel, she restored Brandon, an 18th century plantation on the James River, Virginia, now a National Historic Landmark. In 1929, she wrote (with Fitzhugh Green, later her fourth husband) My Father, a biography of William C. Durant. Margery Durant died in Palm Beach on February 3, 1969, at the age of 82.

Though not a pilot, in 1930 Margery Durant conceived of a plan to popularize private air travel by touring Europe, the Middle East and Africa by air. With Charles A. LaJotte (1895-1973) serving as pilot and Everett M. Smith as mechanic and with her Lockheed Vega 5C (named Ariel) stowed on board, Durant sailed to Europe on board the SS Hamburg in April, 1931. Over a three month period, Durant traveled over 12,000 miles, visiting England, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine and the Balkans. On her second tour, from December 1931 through May 1932, Durant visited England, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya and Uganda in a Sikorsky S-38 Amphibian, the Silver Wings.

Provenance:

Alexander Sanger, Gift, 2011

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Lockheed Model 5 Vega  Search this

Travel  Search this

Air travel  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Lantern slides

Manuscripts

Citation:

Margery Durant Air Popularization Tour Collection, Accession 2011-0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2011.0023

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b2930f1b-ff7c-4c7c-990e-a8f9fe895b88

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2011-0023

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white camera original reversal, 350 feet)

Container:

Reel AC0259-OF0001

Type:

Archival materials

Motion picture films

Date:

1929 – 1934

Scope and Contents:

Creator: Marx Family Performer: Groucho Marx, Ruth Marx, Arthur Marx, Miriam Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Gary Cooper Content: Home movie footage apparently shot, in part, by Zeppo Marx as well as Groucho and other family and friends. Includes scenes of the Marx family (Groucho, Ruth, Arthur, and Miriam) at home, at the beach, at a lakeside resort (scene of Groucho talking with Gary Cooper), on board ship (with shots of Chico), playing tennis, as well as Miriam's birthday party and Groucho and his children leaving for school.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83382d124-1480-4483-9b90-354b01abc7f6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref358

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0002

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1964 August 3

Scope and Contents:

Creator: NBC Performers: Groucho Marx, Melinda Marx Content: Short excerpt from episode Groucho hosted. Includes conversation with and singing performance by Groucho's daughter, Melinda Marx.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep890463c46-5764-4873-8ea7-f30e67faa07d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref360

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print, 160 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0003

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1956

Scope and Contents:

Performers: Groucho Marx, Melinda Marx Content: Three commercials with Groucho Marx (and Melinda Marx in the second and third spot) promoting the 1957 DeSoto. These commercials were apparently aired with You Bet Your Life which was sponsored at the time by DeSoto.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88037b09d-9eda-4d90-b43e-7675bc9440a9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref362

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white silent print, 165 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0004

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1943

Scope and Contents:

Content: Groucho look-alike does a parallel bar act in a one-ring circus-like setting with two other performers.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dbfe759d-bc3c-46b2-9281-65d1486f42a8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref364

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print, 140 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0005

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

circa 1931

Scope and Contents:

Performers: Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo Marx

Content: A scene from the Marx Brother's Broadway play I'll Say She Is.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8687d269e-5bc4-4cd7-86f2-f50d65a901dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref366

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print, 945 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0006

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1959

Scope and Contents:

Creator: California National Productions Performers: Content: In this episode a female geologist, Dr. A.R. Masters, from the East and "pony man" Brett Clark run into "Indian troubles" enroute to her field site.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep849a769f3-a2f3-4d4e-9c34-008cd5066e05

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref368

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 1066 feet. )

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0007 and 7B

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1955 May 21

Scope and Contents:

Creator: NBC Performers: Content: An episode of the NBC show sponsored by Swifts Premium and broadcast from Chicago with guest appearance by Groucho Marx. Includes "interview" between Heidt and Groucho, musical performances, high school talent contest, and conversation with Marty Marion, manager of the White Sox. The roll also includes commercials for Swifts Premium meats and ice cream. This appears to be almost the entire episode, although a Groucho as Dr. Hackenbush skit in AC0269-OF0007b is not included in this role. The episode described in AC0269-OF0007 with the Groucho portions removed.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a3298310-1f00-45ae-9e1d-068aba8f3115

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref370

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print, 485 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0008

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

circa 1960

Scope and Contents:

Performers: Groucho Marx Content: A compilation reel of Groucho chatting with female contestants on You Bet Your Life.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep824cd2834-4bf6-403c-99a9-725401ecb39b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref372

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 1,450 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0009

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1953-1954

Scope and Contents:

Creator: ABC Performers: Groucho Marx, George E. Jessel Content: Jessel attempts to interview Groucho about his book and his play "Time for Elizabeth."

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep840ad0fb7-fea9-4a51-a702-3cfe044b69b5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref374

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm color silent print)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0010

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1966

Scope and Contents:

Performers: Groucho Marx

Content: Still image shots of Groucho as characters in famous paintings (Whistler's Mother, Mona Lisa) and on various magazine covers.

On the leader is the date 2-11-66. The film code date is 1966.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a48360c8-81d5-4894-a7ab-47bf23379795

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref376

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 545 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0011

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1953 November 16

Scope and Contents:

Creator: NBC Performers: Groucho Marx, Arthur Murray, Katherine Murray Content: Groucho appears as the guest on the show and dances with both Katherine and Arthur Murray. The show was sponsored by Liquinet and Kranks Shave Cream. The commercials are included.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827c24324-6700-4029-ae4c-97aa24f6b2db

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref378

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 1,044 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0012

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1955 May 10

Scope and Contents:

Creator: Fred Friendly, broadcast on ABC

Performers: Groucho Marx (guest panalist), John Daly, Bob Considine, June Lockhart, Quincy Howe

Content: Groucho appears as a panelist on this quiz show in which the panelists attempted to identify who said "notable" quotes from the week's news. John Daly is the host.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8230b4bb9-8065-4f7b-838d-807aa76ec87e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0269-ref380

Collection Artist:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Collection Collector:

Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 1,060 feet.)

Container:

Reel AC0269-OF0013

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1959 September 16

Scope and Contents:

Creator: Broadcast on CBS

Performers: Groucho Marx (contestant), Garry Moore (host), Henry Morgan,Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, Monique Van Vooren (panelists).

Content: Groucho has a secret. The show was sponsored by Winston and Salem cigarettes and includes the commercials.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Groucho Marx Collection

Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8156c2578-0cea-4ffe-a6cd-4a06429d6063

EDAN-URL:

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