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Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Container:

Drawer M8, Folder 654750-01

Type:

Archival materials

Scope and Contents note:

Documents

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

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National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Equipment

National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Equipment / Series M8: Equipment: Avionics, Electronics, and Instruments, by Type / Radios

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26e35196e-c09a-4cc4-aa55-6d443337abec

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-m-ref7563

Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Extent:

156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Date:

1843-2010

bulk 1940-1986

Summary:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection includes the personal papers of Henry P. Whitehead, Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I focuses on Whitehead and includes papers dating from 1843 to his death in 2011. This series includes biographical material including a large amount of appointment books, identification and membership cards, resumes, certificates, and personal and family material. There is a limited amount of correspondence, which focuses on his personal relationships with family, friends, and general correspondence relating primarily to his work as a local historian.

Also found within Whitehead's papers are countless records from his time employed by the Washington DC government. Materials include memoranda, notes, research material, handbooks, guides, manuals, affirmative action info and records, affirmative action plans, promotion recommendations, recruitment plans and summaries, personnel files (complaints), civil actions and reports related too Whitehead's 37 years of government employment. It reflects the activities of numerous departments, primarily in regards to employment and affirmative action.

There are also a number of files that document Whitehead's involvement in numerous community organizations. Among the organizations in which Whitehead was involved include U Street Festival, Lincoln Corporation, and the U Street Theater Foundation. The papers of the U Street Foundation document the production and establishment of the annual U Street Festival. The Lincoln Theater Foundation and the U Street Theater Foundation papers document the efforts to reopen the Lincoln Theater. Also included are Whitehead's research on the Lincoln as well as old Lincoln Theatre programs. Additionally found within this series are documents and clippings on the economic development within Washington DC particularly in the Shaw/U Street location.

The majority of this series consists of printed material. Printed material in this series includes books, clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, sheet music, programs as well as promotional material for several Washington DC theaters and organizations. There is a large quantity of theater programs dating from 1900-1986. The majority of the clippings and magazines are theater related topics, coupled with a miscellaneous selection of clippings on topics that presumably captured Whitehead's attention.

Research, notes and writings include a large amount of scrapbooks compiled by Whitehead of mostly photocopied clippings documenting Washington DC history, African American theater history, and general African American history. Five scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown source and were previously housed in the New York Public Library collection. Two scrapbooks are about general theater history one about Frances Starr and one about Margaret Anglin. There is also one scrapbook pertaiing to Mae Hall. Also included are a large amount of research notes and notebooks along with general miscellaneous notes.

There are several photographs of African Americans in the performing arts as well as images of Washington DC and several unidentified men, women, and children.

Audio recordings include 23 cassette from the Alexandria Church of God.

The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney, and those about the Howard Theatre.

The Howard Theatre papers are arranged in Series II and include documents relating to the Washington DC historic Howard Theatre and date from 1910 to 1986. The papers in this series predominantly document the Howard Theatre Foundation's efforts to reestablish and run the Howard Theatre in which Whitehead was the vice president. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, photographs, memoranda, press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the organization and theatre.

The correspondence in the collection include a handful of letters from the Washington DC government along with individuals and organizations. Also included is a large amount of interoffice memoradums.

Administrative records include lawsuits, resolutions, meeting minutes, grant proposals, press releases, memoranda, member lists, studies and reports.

Financial records include check stubs, receipts, invoices, bank statements, expenses, and contribution lists. Printed material includes original and photocopied clippings relating to the history and coverage of the foundation activities. Mostly promotional material as flyers, brochures, and press releases along with programs. In particular two 1920 Howard Theatre programs.

The scrapbooks of original and photocopied clippings compiled by Whitehead chronicle the history of the theatre and coverage of the foundation activities.

There are three VHS cassette featuring Whitehead discussing the Howard Theatre. Also found in series 2 are numerous stock investment record books belonging to A.E. Lichtman one of the early managers of the Howard Theatre. In addition early correspondence between Lichtman and the Rex Amusement Company concerning operational management issues of the Howard Theatre.

The Tomlinson D. Todd papers are arranged in Series III and date from 1902-1986 they include organization files, collected printed materials, subject files, and personal papers.

The collection includes materials relating to organizations in which there was a relationship to Todd's work and in which he had an interest primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, organizations include the National Negro Congress (ca, 1946-1947); the Congress for Industrial Organizations (1943-1947); National Council of Negro Women (1947-1949); Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital (1947-1948).

The subject files include documents from three of Todd's organizations; Institute on Race Relation, Club Internationale, and his radio program "Americans All". As well as printed material from Todd's alma mater Lincoln University.

The largest subject file is "Americans All" which includes radio scripts as well as audio recording of a few programs and public service announcements. Also found are several black and white photographs of Todd at the radio studio. Printed materials include newspapers, leaflets, convention proceedings, and flyers, There are a large amount of programs ranging from church worship to convention as well as performance. Also present is a small amount of personal papers, including resumes, certificates, admission tickets, family documents, and travel ephemera from his all expense paid trip to Nigeria.

There are a few photographs of Todd at functions and with notable individuals as well as some family, friends and travel.

Elizabeth's B. Delaney papers are arranged in Series IV and date from 1874-1973.

The papers primarily document her involvement in four organizations, the Grand Oder of Odd Fellow of Kentucky, the Order Eastern Star Kentucky, the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Kentucky and the National Association of Colored Women. There is a small amount of printed material belonging to her son primarily the Alpha Phi Alpha material and Gospel Choral Sheet Music, and books.

The Scrapbook was complied by Whitehead consisting of photocopied clipping documenting the life of Elizabeth B. Delaney.

Arrangement note:

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: Henry P. Whitehead papers Series 2: Howard Theatre Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd Series 4. Elizabeth B. Delaney

Biographical/Historical note:

Henry Preston Whitehead Jr., was a native of Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he also attended law school and was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitehead discovered Washington's "Black Broadway" in 1940, when he was a soldier in town on a weekend furlough. As he served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to moving to Washington DC Henry P. Whitehead worked for five years as a liquor inspector. Mr. Whitehead moved to Washington D.C. in 1949 and worked for the Post Office before working for the District of Columbia government where he stayed 21 years. He led several equal employment initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and was last employed as associate director of the District's Office of Human Rights. In 1980 after putting in 37 years of government service Mr. Whitehead retired. Mr. Whitehead was an historian who led efforts to restore Washington's U Street cultural corridor and achieved recognition as an authority on and collector of black theatrical memorabilia. Mr. Whitehead worked to promote and preserve the city's rich African American cultural heritage.

Mr. Whitehead, served as the chairman and president for 10 years of the Howard Theater Foundation Inc., which he helped establish. There he led the effort to include Howard Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places.

Similarly he was an active member of the U Street Festival Foundation. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Museum, and other Smithsonian Institution units and contributed materials to their exhibitions. He was also a consultant to historical documentaries broadcast on public television and radio, including PBS's "Duke Ellington's Washington." His writings included "Remembering U Street," a book used for annual festivals in the historic area.

Mr. Whitehead was also the founder and board member of the Lincoln Theatre Foundation.

Henry P. Whitehead Jr. died on January 8th 2002 at the age of 84.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on September 1, 2005 by Michael A. Watkins.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Howard Theatre (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

African Americans  Search this

National Negro Congress (U.S.)  Search this

National Council of Negro Women  Search this

Radio broadcasting  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-042

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Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa751389911-f3d5-474b-82b4-126047b9cc46

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-042

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 132, Folder 47

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / 3.4: "Americans All"

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa70c4ec7b4-2bbd-4a84-8cae-7a9f8a92cd8a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref1013

Creator:

Institute on Race Relations (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Letters (correspondence)

Place:

Washington, D.C. -- history

Date:

1946 May 21

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Race relations -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Letters (correspondence)

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / 3.1: Institute on Race Relations / Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a3a83f0b-461c-43c0-a714-f1940744ebe9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref1936

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 132, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1948

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / 3.1: Institute on Race Relations

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa79961c45c-4496-4376-842a-6f4cdf76c088

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref976

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

1988

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1988, Item FP-1988-CT-0917

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife / Series 6: Music from the Peoples of the Soviet Union / 6.1: Fieldwork

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5a2f5ad9e-8da3-4ce4-872b-b25b2d0442a2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1988-ref1002

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: American Folklore Society Centennial / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5603c05dc-94c1-46e0-9b6d-2ef2cafc6f3a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1988-ref2018

Producer:

Shayon, Robert Lewis  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1972

Contents:

Philadelphia- July 4, 1776 / written by Michael Sklar and Robert Lewis Shayon --Ratification of the constitution- June 25, 1788 / written by Michael Sklar.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-0913

Columbia Special Products.91A02039

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Columbia Special Products 1972

General:

The first drama written by Michael Sklar and Robert Lewis Shayon; the second by Michael Sklar. A dramatization in the form of a radio broadcast. Produced and directed by Robert Lewis Shayon, with CBS radio correspondents. Program notes by Robert Lewis Shayon on container. Production notes: Originally broadcast by CBS in 1947?

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Topic:

United States -- History  Search this

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783  Search this

United States--Declaration of Independence  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-0913

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59c3cdabb-dd97-4be8-b8b5-c861a634551a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16586

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1956

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-1312

Jubilee.1008

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Jubilee 1956

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

1955.

General:

Program notes on container by Herb Dexter. Credits: Written by Daniel W. Kops. Performer(s): Narrator, Tiny Markle ; broadcasters, George Lezotte & George Phillips. Production notes: Assembled from live radio broadcasts by WAVZ 1260 AM on August 19, 1955.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Topic:

United States -- History  Search this

Disasters  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1312

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk549d1e1c4-2876-4f19-ac7b-fdac38b9a499

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16767

Performer:

Monroe, Charlie  Search this

Kentucky Pardners  Search this

Creator:

Freeman, David (liner notes)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Place:

United States

Indiana

Date:

1974

Contents:

Program no. 1. Opening theme & introduction --I got a gal waitin' for me --We'll meet again sweetheart (Lester Flatt) -- Who's calling you sweetheart tonight --Man-O-Ree commercial --Every time I feel the spirit --When it's time for the whippoorwill to sing (Duet, Charlie & Lester) -- Casey Jones (Paul Prince, fiddle) --Dying a sinner's death -- Girl I love don't pay me no mind --Wonderful is Jesus -- Closing theme --Program no. 2. Opening theme & intro. -- Watermelon on the vine --Daisy Mae (Lester Flatt, solo) -- Happy day --Man-O-Ree commercial --Going around the world (Katy Hill) --White house blues --Gone & left me blues -- Chicken reel (P. Prince, fiddle) --Valley of peace (duet, Charlie & Lester) --Heading for Gloryland --Closing theme.

Track Information:

101 I Got a Gal Waiting for Me / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

102 We'll Meet Again Sweetheart / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

103 Who's Calling You Sweetheart Tonight? / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

104 Everytime I Feel the Spirit / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

105 When It's Time for the Whipporwill to Sing / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

106 Casey Jones / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

107 Dying a Sinner's Death / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

108 Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

109 Wonderful is Jesus / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

208 Valley of Peace / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

201 Watermelon on the Vine / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

202 Daisy Mae / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

203 Happy Day / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

204 Going Around the World / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

205 White House Blues / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

206 Gone and Left Me Blues / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

207 Chicken Reel / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

209 Heading for Glory Land / Kentucky Pardners, Charlie Monroe. Guitar.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-1534

County.538

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

County 1974

General:

Program notes by D. Freeman on container. Performer(s): Country music, sung and played by Charlie Monroe with the Kentucky Pardners. Production notes: "From original radio broadcasts."

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Topic:

Bluegrass music  Search this

String band  Search this

Gospel music  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1534

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5a45f4f1d-880e-4398-8d9f-c24154f8f6e2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16826

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1970

Contents:

Montage: Welcome for Charles Lindbergh ; President Franklin Roosevelt ; Bonus marcher ; Adolf Hitler ; Winston Churchill ; John Daly, CBS ; General Douglas MacArthur ; Radio Budapest ; President John Kennedy ; Cardinal Cushing ; Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Reid Collins, CBS -- The twenties: Communist song, Internationale ; V.I. Lenin ; President Warren Harding ; Humorist W.C. Fields ; Radio commercial with song, Mean to me ; Sound of Model T Ford; Mrs. Robert Goddard describing the flight of the first rocket ; American welcoming Charles Lindbergh after his flight alone across the Atlantic ; Charles Lindbergh ; President Calvin Coolidge ; Closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange -- The thirties: President Herbert Hoover ; Bonus marcher ; President Franklin Roosevelt ; Humorist Will Rogers ; Nazi song, Horst Wessel ; Adolf Hitler ; Prime minister Neville Chamberlain ; Robert Trout, CBS, reporting on the evacuation of London at the start of World War II ; Waterloo Station, London, as children are evacuated -- The forties (the beginning): Nazis conquering the continent, sounds of dive bombers and air raid and German radio proclaiming victory ; Winston Churchill ; Edward R. Murrow, CBS, reporting during air raid alert in London ; Charles Lindbergh ; President Franklin Roosevelt ; British reporter describing convoy under attack in the Atlantic ; John Daly, CBS, broadcasting first report of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ; President Franklin Roosevelt ; General Douglas MacArthur in Australia ; General Dwight D. Eisenhower, D Day, the invasion of Europe ; Edward R. Murrow, CBS, reporting on the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald -- The forties (the end): Arthur Godfrey, CBS, describing President Roosevelt's funeral cortege ; Chaplain William Downey praying on Tinian Island before the departure of the first atomic bombing mission ; President Harry Truman ; Robert Trout, CBS, announcing the end of World War II ; General Douglas MacArthur accepting the Japanese surrender ; Atomic test at Binini Atoll ; Winston Churchill -- The fifties: Sound of Sputnik One in space ; Korean War sounds ; U.S. spokesman telling the United Nations of the North Korean invasion of South Korea ; U.S. soldier describing combat in Korea ; Congressman Joseph Martin introducing General Dwight Eisenhower ; Eisenhower accepting the Republican presidential nomination ; Vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon ; Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ; Kremlin bells, Moscow Radio announcing the death of Joseph Stalin ; Radio Budapest reporting the Soviet invasion of Hungary ; President Harry Truman ; Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas -- The sixties: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; Song, We shall overcome ; Chants of "black power" ; Rap Brown ; President John Kennedy ; Havana Radio broadcasting anti-American song ; Moscow Radio reporting the withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba ; Ron Jenkins, KBOX, describing scene in Dallas after the shooting of President Kennedy ; Ike Pappas, WNEW, describing the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald ; Cardinal Cushing at the burial of President Kennedy -- Taps ; Richard Threlkeld, CBS, Talking to soldiers in combat in Viet Nam ; Chants of "stop the war" ; President Lyndon Johnson ; Spokesman in Carnegie Hall announcing the murder of Dr. King ; Andrew West, KRKD, describing the shooting of Senator Robert Kennedy ; Reid Collins, CBS, with the countdown for the Apollo Eleven landing on the moon ; Houston Control and the astronauts guiding their spacecraft to the landing on the moon ; Neil Armstrong taking the first step on the moon ; Dr. Paul Ehrlich ; Salt Lake City Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Richard Nixon's inauguration as President ; President Richard Nixon.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-1918

Scholastic.12009

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

New York Scholastic 1970

General:

A recorded collection of the sounds of the important historical events that took place between 1920 and 1970, such as Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, the Great Depression, the Second World War, the rise and spread of communism, space exploration, and the civil rights movement in America.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for additional information.

Topic:

Popular music -- United States  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1918

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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EDAN-URL:

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Performer:

Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

195x

Contents:

Moonlight serenade --Wonderful one --Weekend of a private secretary --Always in my heart --Boulder buff --Here we go again --Mister Meadowlark --Just a little bit south of North Carolina --Under a blanket of blue --The lamplighter's serenade --Farewell blues --Caribbean clipper --Make believe --Say si si --Introduction to a waltz --Japanese sandman ; What's the matter with me ; Let's dance ; Blue room --Down for the count --Careless --Naughty sweetie blues --Bless you --Sweet Eloise --Rhapsody in blue --Sliphorn jive --Rainbow rhapsody --Little brown jug -- Imagination --It must be jelly --Devil may care --Chip off the old block --One o'clock jump --Don't sit under the apple tree -- Lady be good --Fools rush in --Twenty-four robbers --The hop --American patrol --Ida --I guess I'll have to change my plan --Glen Island special --My darling ; Blueberry Hill ; I can't get started --Bugle call rag --Chattanooga choo choo -- My melancholy baby ; Moon love ; Stomping at the Savoy ; Blue moon --Sleepy town train --My devotion --Fresh as a daisy --Flagwaver --On a little street in Singapore --Oh so good --Baby me --There'll be some changes made --Moon over Miami ; Million dreams ago ; Aloha --Sun valley jump -- String of pearls --Love with a capital "You" --Wishing will make it so --Rug cutter's swing --Angel child --King Porter stomp.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-3614

RCA Victor.6700

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

RCA Victor 195x

General:

Article, "Glenn Miller", by George Frazier (12 p.) bound in container. Performer(s): Glenn Miller and his orchestra: vocals by Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle, Dorothy Claire, Kay Starr, Marion Hutton, Jack Lathrop, Paula Kelly, and the Modernaires. Production notes: Reproduced from radio broadcast recordings, 1939 and 1942.

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Topic:

Jazz  Search this

Big Band  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3614

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57efdceac-4ec0-4305-929a-afbc7d6278b4

EDAN-URL:

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Performer:

Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986  Search this

Tilton, Martha  Search this

Hampton, Lionel  Search this

Creator:

Avakian, George (liner notes)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1952

Contents:

Let's dance --Ridin' high --Nice work if you can get it -- Vibraphone blues --The sheik of Araby --Peckin' --Sunny disposish --Nagasaki --St. Louis blues --Sugar foot stomp -- Moonglow --I'm a ding dong daddy --I' hadn't anyone till you -- Always --Down south camp meetin' --Sweet Leilani --Sometimes I'm happy --Roll 'em --King Porter stomp --Have you met Miss Jones --Shine --Minnie the Moocher's wedding day --Runnin' wild --You turned the tables on me --At the darktown strutters' ball --My gal sal --Bugle call rag --Clarinet marmalade --Time on my hands --Stardust --Benny sent me -- Everybody loves my baby --Josephine --Killer diller --Someday sweetheart --Caravan --Goodbye.

Track Information:

101 Let's Dance / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

102 Ridin' High / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

103 Nice Work If You Can Get It / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

104 Vibraphone Blues / Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton. Clarinet.

105 The Sheik of Araby / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

106 Peckin' / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

107 Sunny Disposish / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

108 Nagasaki / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

109 St. Louis Blues / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

401 Clarinet Marmalade / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

402 Time on My Hands (You in My Arms) / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

403 Stardust / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

404 Benny Sent Me / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

405 Everybody Loves My Baby / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

406 Josephine / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

407 Killer Diller / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

408 Someday Sweetheart / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

409 Caravan / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

410 Goodbye / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

201 Sugar Foot Stomp / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

202 Moonglow / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

203 I'm a Ding Dong Daddy / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

204 I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You / Benny Goodman, Martha Tilton. Clarinet.

205 Always / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

206 Down South Camp Meetin' / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

207 Sweet Leilani / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

208 Sometimes I'm Happy / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

209 Roll 'Em / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

301 King Porter Stomp / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

302 Have You Met Miss Jones / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

303 Shine / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

304 Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

305 Runnin' Wild / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

306 You Turned the Tables on Me / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

307 At the Darktown Strutter's Ball / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

308 My Gal Sal / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

309 Bugle Call Rag / Benny Goodman. Clarinet.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-3973

Columbia.180

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

New York Columbia 1952

General:

Program notes by George Avakian ([3] p.) bound in. Performer(s): Jazz recordings of radio broadcasts by the original Benny Goodman Orchestra, Trio, and Quartet ; featuring Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Ziggy Elman, and others.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Jazz  Search this

Clarinet  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-3973

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk58a879172-d7bd-4024-8f90-6023650c4c1c

EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Menashe, Louis  Search this

Producer:

United States Information Agency  Search this

Names:

Castro, Fidel, 1926-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 10 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

Cuba

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-10RR-0574

General:

"HANU--T & F (WSIA)";

CDR copy; sound file exists in the DAMS system

A Voice of America radio broadcast protesting Fidel Castro by highlighting his pledges to hold elections that never happened. Broadcast 11 March 1961. This tape contains the 2nd hour of the program, and was recorded on 27 September 1961.

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Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-10RR-0574

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Jews  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

Mexico

Contents:

Opening--Bay dem negrev--Etz arimone--Commercials--Italian music from Lomardy--Announcements--Brahms Hungarian Dance--Israeli--Hurry up--Send a bunch of roses00Concluding remarks--Opening of jewish program

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-2770

General:

CDR copy

FW-ASCH-7RR-2770 contains part of two radio shows, perhaps broadcast from Mexico. The first program is in Spanish and focuses mainly on folk music from around the world, Canada (Quebec), Israel, Italy, and Hungary. The show also includes two popular songs from the early 1900's. At least twice "Folkways Records" is mentioned as the source recording. For about the last two minutes, there are opening announcements in Yiddish for the next program. On the outside of the tape box the following has been handwritten: Folkways Records; Prog. #73; Octubre 5 de 1980; The Jewish Hour. The printing on the tape box contains only Spanish, stating that the tape was "Hecho en Mexico," providing evidence that the radio broadcast was from Mexico.

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Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-2770

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk582733b2a-b5cd-43bd-bbfd-58d966c9bdf0

EDAN-URL:

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Performer:

Leadbelly, 1885-1949  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

Louisiana

New York

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-1761

Restrictions:

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Topic:

Blues (Music)  Search this

Folk songs -- United States  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-1761

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Archival Repository:

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk598fb8ea5-5f8c-43a3-bd8b-143117e92b40

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Creator:

Joyce, William, 1906-1946.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Contents:

Lord Haw Haw Radio Broadcast

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-4841

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded September 1940

General:

CDR copy

Restrictions:

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Topic:

Nazis  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Propaganda  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-4841

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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

California

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-7RR-4886

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

1954

General:

Rare, unreleased copy of the notorious 1954 "Marijuana Program" broadcast on Pacifica radio's KPFA, an illicit interview with a small group of marijuana smokers. Subjects cover lack of adverse effects, media depictions of users and prices, its pleasurable, peaceful effects, and potential commercial legalization. Resulted in the tape being impounded by the CA Attorney General and censorship by the FCC. Box notes indicate "Duplicate KPFA Marijuana" - "From H. Jacobs, 41 Osgood Pl. San Francisco, CA." See box and documentation for FW-ASCH-5RR-4774 for more details, another copy of program sent to Asch, but wrong tape found in box. KPFA was the first station in the Pacifica Radio network and the first listener-supported radio broadcaster in the United States.

CDR copy

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Topic:

Radio programs  Search this

marijuana  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-4886

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50d846562-27da-48fd-93a0-74edac3ce1a7

EDAN-URL:

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Performer:

Walker, Sammy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 5 in.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Anglo-American  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Place:

United States

New York

California

Track Information:

101 Tetimony of a Dying Lady / Guitar. English language.

201 Radio Broadcast- KRLA FM.

102 Brown Eyed Georgia Darling / Guitar. English language.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-5RR-5514

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

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Topic:

Folksong revival  Search this

Topical songs  Search this

Radio programs  Search this

Guitar  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-5RR-5514

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection

Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / RR

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk570eb8c7c-2954-4788-bedd-ff33b4aa29a2

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Rinzler, Ralph  Search this

Container:

Box 3 (Series 4)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1977

Scope and Contents note:

File consists of correspondence about meeting with radio stations, lists of radio stations by city.

Collection Restrictions:

Large portions of this collection are digitized, and while these materials are being prepared for public access through this finding aid, researchers can request digital copies by contacting the Rinzler Archives at rinzlerarchives@si.edu or (202) 633-7322.

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Collection Citation:

Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.RINZ, File RINZ_04_003_019

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk594d6462b-1b74-456a-bca6-cd807a41cf96

EDAN-URL:

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