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Creator:

Young, Helen May Butler  Search this

Source:

Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Names:

Helen May Butler's Ladies Military Band.  Search this

United States. Congress. Senate -- 1930-1940  Search this

Butler, Helen May  Search this

Former owner:

Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, one oversize folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Programs

Scrapbooks

Sheet music

Correspondence

Advertising fliers

Postcards

Posters

Clippings

Photographs

Place:

Saint Louis (Mo.) -- 1890-1920

Boston (Mass.)

Charleston (S.C.)

Buffalo (N.Y.)

Date:

1899-1937

bulk 1902-1902

Scope and Contents:

The materials cover the career of a woman bandmaster with an all women's traveling military band from 1898-1913, with the bulk of the material ca. 1902. Contents include clippings, photographs, programs, sheet music, hand noted music, posters, post cards, advertising fliers, letters, telegram, biographical article announcing candidacy for U.S. Senate seat in 1936, and "The Flood of 1937" section of the Cincinnati Post, February 13, 1937. Bands included Helen May Butler's Ladies Military Band, Talma Ladies Orchestra, U.S. Talma Ladies Military Band.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Helen May Butler, woman bandmaster, directed an all-women traveling military band from 1898 to 1913. "Music for the American people, by American composers, played by American girls" was one of the band's mottoes. Born in New Hamphire in 1873, she pursued a variety of musical studies and became an accomplished performer in both violin and cornet. She announced candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in 1936.

Provenance:

Collections donated by Helen May Butler Young, June 1962.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Women musicians -- 1890-1920  Search this

Bands (Music) -- 1890-1920  Search this

Bandmasters -- 1890-1920  Search this

advertising  Search this

Music -- Performance -- 1890-1920  Search this

Musicians -- 1890-1920  Search this

Floods  Search this

Brass bands -- 1890-1920  Search this

Genre/Form:

Programs

Scrapbooks

Sheet music

Correspondence -- 1930-1950

Advertising fliers -- 1890-1920

Postcards

Posters -- 1880-1900

Clippings -- 1890-1920

Photographs -- 1900-1950

Citation:

Helen May Butler Collection, 1899-1937, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0261

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Helen May Butler Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0261

Publisher:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Names:

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (5" x 8".)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereoscopic photographs

Place:

Missouri

Saint Louis (Mo.)

Date:

1903

Local Numbers:

RSN 20790

General:

Currently stored in box 3.2.12 [216].

Orig. no. 0857.

Collection Restrictions:

The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment.

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.

Topic:

Camels -- Missouri  Search this

Expositions -- Missouri  Search this

Restaurants -- 1890-1920 -- Missouri  Search this

World's fairs -- Missouri  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass

Stereoscopic photographs

Collection Citation:

Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 20747-20840

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref27067

Copyright claimant:

Arnold, C. D (Charles Dudley) 1844-1927  Search this

Subject:

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this

Physical description:

1 007 in x 009 in mounted on 014 in x 018 in photograph

Culture:

Indians of North America Southwest, New  Search this

Chiricahua Indians  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

Copyright 18 SEP 1901

Local number:

NAA INV 03463800

OPPS NEG 75-11888

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Library of Congress Copyright Office photograph collection of American Indians 1860s-1930s (bulk 1890s-1920s)

Data Source:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_7779