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Creator:

Chickering, Jonas, 1798-1853  Search this

Names:

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

McKay, John, Captain  Search this

Stewart, James  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History  Search this

Extent:

16 Cubic feet (37 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilms

Trade literature

Photographic prints

Papers

Place:

Boston (Mass.)

Date:

1864 - 1985

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 51 volumes of Chickering & Sons piano registers, documenting piano production (May 1823-September 1985); correspondence related to the hundredth anniversary of Jonas Chickering's presidency of the Handel and Hayden Society; publications on the history of the Company and sales literature (1854-1984); newspapers articles about the company (1847-1876); photographs (1926-1966); advertising and management forms (1938-1968); and a copy of a letter by Jonas Chickering to his father dated January 27, 1838. There are also ten documents related to the construction, mortgaging and insurance of Chickering Hall in New York City (1876-1886). Chickering Hall opened with great acclaim in 1875 and was an important musical center in New York City in the last quarter of the 19th Century. Some grand pianos from turn of the century onward are not listed in the ledgers. It is thought that Chickering may have had a duplicate set of serial numbers for grand pianos but this collection lacks that volume.

Arrangement:

This collection organized into seven series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1950

Series 2: Publications, 1854-1884

Series 3: Company history and records, 1838-1940

Series 4: Newspapers, 1847-1876

Series 5: Photographs, 1924-1966

Series 6: Management forms and material, 1938-1968

Series 7: Microfilm of ledger books, 1823-1985

Biographical / Historical:

Chickering & Sons pianos are an old line that came into being in April 1823 in Boston. Jonas Chickering, the founder, was a youthful cabinet maker. He learned piano making from John Osborn, a true master of the trade. The division of labor in Osborn's shop was not very extensive and Chickering was compelled to study every part of the instrument and to make himself acquainted with all the details. This exposure to the full range of tasks would served him well when he became a master in his own right. During his four years with Osborn, he became acquainted with Osborn's partner, James Stewart, who was awarded a patent for a "detached" soundingboard that was incorporated in the partners' pianos.

When Osborn and Stewart severed their business relationship, Stewart and his new partner, Chickering, opened a small shop on Tremont Street near King's Chapel on February 15, 1823. The partnership lasted three years until Stewart withdrew and left for London. At the age of 28, Chickering became the sole owner of the small but prosperous manufactory. The firm's annual output climbed over the next three years and reached 47 instruments in 1829.

In early 1830, Chickering made Captain John McKay, an experienced, aggressive, and successful merchandiser a partner in Chickering & Company. Captain Mackay made frequent trips to South American ports with ships laden with pianos. Returning home, the hold was filled with fragrant rosewood and richly grained mahogany. Chickering's first invention was patented in 1837 the first practical casting of a modern iron frame built to sustain the great tension of the strings of the piano so that it would stay in tune for a considerable period. In 1845, another important patent was secured, representing the first practical method of overstringing for square pianos, and in 1849 he applied the same principle to uprights. These contributions and others have become standard with all piano manufacturers.

The Chickering firm made pianos in a new way, employing production strategies that paralleled developments in other trades undergoing industrialization. "When he first commenced business for himself about 15 instruments a year were turned out while in the later years Mr. Chickering's business finished between fifteen and sixteen hundred instruments a year and at least one grand piano worth about a thousand dollars every week." (Richard G. Parker, A Tribute To The Life and Character of Jonas Chickering "By one who knew him well" (Boston: William P. Tewksbury, 1854.)

He was a long time President of the Handel & Hayden Society of Boston, this Country's oldest oratorio, founded in 1815.

On December 1, 1853, a fire swept through the Washington Street factory. Rather than rebuild on Washington Street, plans were made to erect a new factory on Tremont Street in the South End of Boston. Chickering, however, never saw the new plant in operation as he suffered a stroke and died December 8, 1853. The large Chickering factory built in 1853 was described at that time as the largest building in the United States outside the U.S. Capitol, and as "... the most perfect and extensive pianoforte estblishment in the world."

Chickering's death in 1853 left the business in the hands of his sons. In 1867, Emperor Napoleon III of France bestowed the Imperial Cross of the Legion of Honor on Frank Chickering at the Paris World's Fair that year.

With the passing of C. Frank Chickering in 1891, the company lost headway; and it was purchased by the American Piano Company in 1908 (Chickering Brothers pianos, which were made for several years following 1892 were in no way related to Chickering & Sons, though this family of boys was trained in the Chickering & Sons Boston factory).

From 1905 to 1911, the firm alone among American builders supported the revival of early instruments by hiring the English musician and craftsman Arnold Dolmetsch to build harpsichords, clavichords, and violas.

Chickering & Sons continued manufacturing pianos in Boston until 1927, when the plant and its personnel were relocated to East Rochester, New York. The Chickering was the foremost piano of the time Longfellow had one and there was one on the stage at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. the night Lincoln was assassinated. In 1932 the Company became part of the Aeolian American Corporation.

William Knabe of Kreutzburg, Germany, trained as a piano manufacturer, established his business in Baltimore, Maryland in 1837, and controlled the market in the Southern states by 1860. The Civil War and economic pressures may have contributed to the death of Knabe in 1864. The Company was eventually purchased by the American Piano Company in 1908, shortly after Chickering became a part of the organization.

The Wurlitzer Company, a major musical instrument manufacturer, acquired the Chickering firm in 1985 and continued to produce instruments with the Chickering name. The Wurlitzer Company was later purchased by the Baldwin Piano Company; Baldwin was subsequently purchased by Wurltech, Inc., of Houston, Texas.

Provenance:

This collection was donated by the Wurlitzer Company, May 17, 1987.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

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:

advertising  Search this

Keyboard instruments  Search this

Business -- History  Search this

Musical instruments -- 1860-1990  Search this

Musical instrument manufacturing  Search this

Piano makers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Microfilms

Trade literature

Photographic prints

Papers

Citation:

Chickering and Sons Piano Company Collection, 1864-1985, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0264

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Chickering & Sons Piano Company Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep886f1c94d-ee6e-4c1c-bc11-97884ec73a13

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0264

Manufacturer:

Rembert Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Type:

AVIONICS-Radar/Electronic Warfare

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Gift of Michael Hanz.

Inventory Number:

A20020100000

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/nv9d57d1690-8af6-4af7-a8e2-7b7ea4dfc202

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20020100000

Creator:

Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994  Search this

National Carousel Association.  Search this

Fried, Mary Hill  Search this

Extent:

36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Advertisements

Clippings

Blueprints

Books

Auction catalogs

Design drawings

Date:

circa 1662-1999, undated

Scope and Contents:

Collection primarily documents American folk art collected by Frederick Fried (1908-1994) and his wife Mary McKensie Hill Fried (1914-1988). It includes photographic materials, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, research files, lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, brochures, drawings, printed advertisements, blueprints, books, patents, correspondence, trade literature, sheet music, auction catalogs, oral history interviews, and commercially recorded music. Of particular interest is the material relating to carousels. There is a substantial amount of material relating to New York architecture, wood carvings, show figures, weathervanes, mechanical and coin operated machines, amusement parks, the circus, tattoos and lesser-known folk arts. The collection is arranged by subject or genre in the order maintained by Frederick and Mary Fried.

Arrangement:

Series 1, Professional Materials, 1930-1995, undated

Subseries 1.1, Lectures, 1968-1989, undated

Subseries 1.2, Research Notes, 1962-1975, undated

Subseries 1.3, Published and Unpublished Materials, 1960-1990, undated

Subseries 1.4, Exhibitions, 1966-1985, undated

Subseries 1.5, Correspondence, 1945-1995, undated

Subseries 1.6, Office Files, 1930-1991, undated

Series 2, Sculptors and Ship Carvers, 1855-1987, undated

Series 3, Ship Carving Reference Files, 1875-1990, undated

Series 4, Show Figures, 1847-1989, undated

Subseries 4.1, Carvers, 1847-1987, undated

Subseries 4.2, Reference Files, 1864-1989, undated

Series 5: Carousels, 1851-1999, undated

Subseries 5.1, Reference Files, 1851-1990, undated

Subseries 5.2, Manufacturerst, 1854-1999, undated

Subseries 5.3, Carvers, undated

Subseries 5.4, Foreign, 1902, undated

Subseries 5.5, Organizations, 1974-1991, undated

Subseries 5.6, Museum Collections, 1959-1989, undated

Series 5.7, Sites, 1962-1991, undated

Series 6, Charles W. Parker Company, 1904-1905; 1922-1924, undated

Subseries 6.1, Glass Plate Negatives, 6x8, 1904-1905, undated

Subseries 6.2, Glass Plate Negatives, 8x10, 1922-1924, undated

Series 7, Amusements Parks, 1917-1992, undated

Series 8, Amusement Industry, 1662-1994, undated

Subseries 8.1, Companies, 1903, undated

Subseries 8.2, Reference Files, 1662-1994, undated

Series 9, Circus, 1902-1992, undated

Series 10, Architectural Ornaments, 1832-1988, undated

Subseries 10.1, Residential Architecture, 1899-1985, undated

Subseries 10.2, New York City Municipal Parks, 1968-1988, undated

Subseries 10.3, South Street Seaport, 1965-1970, undated

Subseries 10.4, New York Civic Sculpture, 1832-1977, undated

Subseries 10.5, Architectural Ornamentation, 1873-1985, undated

Series 11, Weathervanes, 1854-1981, undated

Series 12, Automatic, Coin Operated, and Vending Machines, 1960-1980, undated

Series 13, Banner Paintings and Painters, 1892-1999, undated

Series 14, Folk Arts, 1783-1999, undated

Subseries 14.1, Reference Files, 1831-1988, undated

Subseries 14.2, Clocks and Watches, 1869-1876; 1976, undated

Subseries 14.3, Eagles, 1843-1989, undated

Subseries 14.4, Musical Instruments, 1963-1999, undated

Subseries 14.5, Painters and Paintings, 1950-1990, undated

Subseries 14.6, Signs and Symbols, 1974, 1976, undated

Subseries 14.7, Other Materials, 1872-1988, undated

Subseries 14.8, Miscellaneous, 1783-1954, undated

Series 15: Photographic Materials, 1832-1988, undated

Subseries 15.1, Photographs and Contact Sheets, 1940-1984, undated

Subseries 15.1.1, America's Forgotten Arts, undated

Subseries 15.1.2, Artists in Wood, undated

Subseries 15.1.3, General, 1940-1984, undated

Subseries 15.2, Slides, 1832-1987, undated

Subseries 15.3, Negatives, undated

Subseries 15.4, Glass Plate Negatives, undated

Subseries 15.5, Snapshots, 1964-1988, undated

Subseries 15.5.1, Artists, Manufacturers, and Dealers, undated

Subseries 15.5.2, Museum Collections, 1964, undated

Subseries 15.5.3, Parks or Other Locations, undated

Subseries 15.5.4, Private Collections, 1987-1988, undated

Subseries 15.5.5, General, 1983-1988, undated

Series 16, Audiovisual Materials, 1940-1991, undated

Subseries 16.1, Audiocassette Tapes, 1971-1988, undated

Subseries 16.1.1, Lectures, 1974-1986, undated

Subseries 16.1.2, Interviews, 1971-1984, undated

Subseries 16.1.3, Music, 1972-1988, undated

Subseries 16.2, Audiotapes, 1940-1977, undated

Subseries 16.2.1, Lectures and Performances, 1969-1973, undated

Subseries 16.2.2, Interviews, 1940-1976, undated

Subseries 16.2.3, Conferences and Meetings, 1973-1977

Subseries 16.2.4, Music, 1956, undated

Subseries 16.2.5, Other, undated

Subseries 16.3, Videotapes, 1982-1991, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Frederick P. Fried was born December 11, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn where his father owned a clock business across the street from Charles Carmel, a carousel carver. Fried acquired a fine-arts education in the 1930s with an emphasis on sculpture. He served with the Air Force during the Second World War. After a successful military career, Fried worked as art director in several fashion agencies. He met Mary McKenzie Hill, an academically trained artist in one of the studios.

Mary McKenzie Hill was born in 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. After graduation, she spent a year abroad studying before she returned to the United States to work as a fashion illustrator in Baltimore and New York. During World War Two Hill was a draftsman for a firm of architects.

Fried and Mary Hill married in 1949. The couple had two children Robert Hazen and Rachel. Around 1953 Fried began to collect architectural ornaments in New York. Fried served as the art director for Bonwit Teller in New York City from 1955-1962. He left the fashion world in 1962 to pursue his passion for collecting and writing full time. Fried published his first book, Pictorial History of Carousels in 1964. In 1967, Fred and Mary Fried purchased a forty-acre farm in Bristol, Vermont where the family spent their summers.

In 1968, Fried led a national campaign to preserve the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse (Seamen's Church Institute at South Street). He also became active in politics and served as the campaign manager for a New York State senator. His interest in Indian cigar store figures resulted in his publication Artists in Wood: American Carvers of Cigar Store Indians, Show Figures and Circus published in 1970. The focus of the book was Samuel Anderson Robb a New York wood carver. Fried co-founded the National Carousel Association in 1973. In 1978, Fried wrote America's Forgotten Folk Art with his wife Mary. This publication covered subjects such as carousels, banner painting, scarecrows, beach sand sculpture, tattoos, cast iron toys, amusement park architecture and trade signs.

Fried's collecting goal was to first preserve artifacts and to then make them available through his writings and exhibitions. His most treasured relics were the items he salvaged from the ruins of Coney Island. Fried referred to such artifacts as the uncelebrated arts. He became one of the founders of the Anonymous Arts Recovery Society a group of individuals who saved architectural ornaments from the wreckers' balls. In addition, he was one of the founders of the National Carousel Round Table which was created to preserve hand-carved merry-go-rounds. As a result of his collecting, research and writing Fried became recognized as the authority on carousels, coin-operated machines, and cigar store figures. He served as a consultant to many Museums; in particular as chief consultant on American Folk Art for the Smithsonian Institution.

Frederick and Mary Hill worked together in many ways to document, collect, preserve and increase the awareness about primarily the folk arts. Mary McKenzie Hill Fried passed away in 1988 at the age of seventy-four. Frederick P. Fried died July 1994 at the age of eighty-six.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

E. Howard Clock Company Records (NMAH.AC.00776)

M. Francis Misklea Carousel Collection (NMAH.AC.0665)

Archives Center Carousel Collection (NMAH.AC.0675)

Messmore and Damon, Incorporated Company Records (NMAH.AC.0846)

Anthony W. Pendergast Collection (NMAH.AC.0882)

Frank Paulin Photoprints (NMAH.AC.1373)

Wurlitzer Company Records (NMAH.AC.0469)

Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)

Reel #191, Craftsmen of the Carousel, 1954. Manufacturing merry-go-rounds for amusement reports. Arrow Development Co., Mountain View, California.

Provenance:

Collection a bequest of the Frederick Fried Estate.

Rights:

Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Fees for commercial reproduction.

Occupation:

Wood-carvers  Search this

Topic:

Periodicals  Search this

Merry-go-round art  Search this

Signs and signboards  Search this

Weather vanes  Search this

Coin-operated machines  Search this

Architecture -- Details  Search this

Amusement ride equipment industry  Search this

Amusement rides  Search this

Folk art  Search this

Merry-go-round  Search this

Figure sculpture -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Advertisements

Clippings

Blueprints -- 20th century

Books

Auction catalogs

Design drawings

Citation:

Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives, circa 1662-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0528

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Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86ee1b419-6b88-4312-8172-ee9f05d72195

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0528

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

4.59 Cubic feet (consisting of 8 boxes, 2 half boxes, 5 folders, 7 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 2 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material. )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Date:

undated

1842-1965

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Pianos forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists primarily of advertising cards, business cards, bookmarks, printed advertisements, scattered correspondence on letterhead stationery, pamphlets, bills/receipts, trade catalogs, fans, photographs, patents, song books, articles and books from manufacturers and distributors of pianos and piano parts. There is a substantial amount of materials for each company especially for the bigger and better known piano manufacturers. A number of these companies also sold organs. Among the materials there is a small number of programs, hymn books and music books.

A large amount of the materials are images. Most of the images are of pianos and organs found primarily in the trade catalogues and on printed advertisements. The images on the printed advertisements are similar to those in the trade catalogues and include the same information such as dimensions of the piano, style name, price, type of wood frame, and attractive features. The piano is shown as a focal point of family life. Pianos are considered as important furnishings for the home. Manufacturers advertised pianos as companions and the source of inspiration, pleasure and entertainment. Images depicting women and family life are also particularly strong in this collection.

There are a number of publications which discuss the history of piano manufacturing companies. These publications are included with the company related materials. Other publications include primers, early American hymn books, instructions on how to play piano and old favorite songs.

The material is organized alphabetically by name of company. There are seven folders of material grouped by type: business cards, patents, shipping documents, clubs, schools, general images and shipping documents.

Brand Name Index:

Brand Name :: Company Name :: Type of Product

Beckwith :: Sears Roebuck & Co. :: Piano

Bijou :: Calenberg & Vaupel :: Piano

Bradbury :: F. G. Smith & Co. :: Piano

Capen :: Brockport Piano Mfg. Co. :: Piano

Conover :: Cable Co. :: Piano

Crown :: Geo. P. Bent Mfg. Co. :: Piano

Kingsbury :: Cable Co. :: Piano

Orchestrella :: Aeolian Company :: Piano

Pianola :: Aeolian Company :: Piano

Separable :: Calenberg & Vaupel :: Piano

Weber Pianola :: Aeolian Company :: Piano

Wellington :: Calenberg & Vaupel :: Piano

Materials in the Archives Center:

Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Related Materials:

Researchers interested in other collections in the Archives Center that relate to the manufacture of pianos and piano parts should consult the following collections:

Sohmer & Company Records, 1872-1989, Collection #349

Steinway Piano Company Collection, 1850-1906; 1953, Collection #178

Pratt-Read Corporation Records, 1839-1990, Collection #320

Chickering & Sons, 1823-1985, Collection #264

Wood & Brooks Company Records, ca. 1900-1960, Collection #457

Wurlitzer Company Records, 1864-1984, Collection #469

William Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, Collection #511

Provenance:

Pianos is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

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:

pianos  Search this

Piano makers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Pianos, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Pianos

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Pianos

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8858e9075-921b-47a0-9831-86916aceccc7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-pianos

Collector:

Orth, Edward J.  Search this

Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization  Search this

Names:

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Souvenirs

Photographs

Pamphlets

Guidebooks

Exhibition posters--1930-1940

Diaries

Ephemera

Film transparencies

Motion picture film

Posters

Place:

Flushing Meadows Park (New York, N.Y.)

New York (N.Y.)

Date:

1835-2000, undated

Summary:

Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.

Scope and Contents:

Collection primarily documents the conception, planning, construction, management, and operations of the 1939 New York World's Fair located in Flushing Meadows, New York. Materials provide historical context and cultural significance as recorded in publications, artwork, photographs, ephemera, postcards, maps, plans, exhibitor's literature, souvenirs, and motion picture film. Most of the materials were primarily created for people who attended the fair. Some of the materials include scrapbooks created by fair visitors to document their experiences. There is a significant amount of material relating to other fairs, New York tourism, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and the World's Fair Collector's Society. Other forms of entertainment such as festivals, the Olympic games, and Disney World are also found among these materials. There is little information relating to Edward Orth's personal and professional life as a city planner. The collection is arranged into eleven series.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eleven series.

Series 1, Edward J. Orth Personal Papers, 1915-1989, undated

Subseries 1.1, Correspondence, 1939-1989

Subseries 1.2, Other Materials, 1915-1989, undated

Series 2, Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and World's Fair Collector's Society, Incorporated Records, 1942-1990, undated

Subseries 2.1, General Information, 1960-1988, undated

Subseries 2.2, Correspondence, 1942-1990, undated

Subseries 2.3, Classified and Wanted Advertisements, 1956-1988, undated

Subseries 2.4, Financial Records, 1976-1989

Subseries 2.5, Newsletters, 1969-1988, undated

Subseries 2.6, Membership Materials, 1970s-1989, undated

Series 3, New York World's Fair, Incorporated Records, 1900-1988, undated

Subseries 3.1, Administrative Files, 1900-1977, undated

Subseries 3.2, Amusement Zone, 1937-1940, undated

Subseries 3.3, Communications and Business Systems Zone, 1939-1965, undated

Subseries 3.4, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1949, undated

Subseries 3.5, Food Zone, 1939-1975

Subseries 3.6, Government Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.7, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.8, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.9, Ephemera, 1938-1988, undated

Series 4, Photographic Materials, 1939-1968, undated

Subseries 4.1, General, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.2, Amusement Area, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.3, Business Systems Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.4, Communications Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.5, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.6, Food Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.7, Government Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.8, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.9, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.10, Miscellaneous, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.11, Oversize Photographs, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.12, Color Slides, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.13, Color Transparencies, 1940-1942, undated

Subseries 4.14, Edward Orth, 1967-1968

Series 5, Scrapbooks, 1938-1981

Series 6, Postcards, 1906-1985, undated

Subseries 6.1, Amusement Area, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.2, Business Systems Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.3, Communications Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.4, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.5, Food Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.6, Government Zone, International, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.7, Government Zone, Federal and States, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.8, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.9, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.10, General, 1940, undated

Subseries 6.11, By Type, 1906-1985, undated

Series 7, Publications Related to World's Fairs, 1922-1989, undated

Subseries 7.1, Magazines, 1922-1988, undated

Subseries 7.2, Newspaper Articles, 1935-1989, undated

Subseries 7.3, Other Publications, 1937-1989, undated

Subseries 7.4, Other Subjects, 1962-1989

Series 8, Materials Relating to Other Fairs, 1851-2000, undated

Subseries 8.1, Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations or Crystal Palace Exhibition, 1851

Subseries 8.2, Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853-1853

Subseries 8.3, International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine or Centennial International Exhibition, 1876

Subseries 8.4, World's Columbian Exposition or Chicago World's Fair, 1893

Subseries 8.5, Exposition Internationale D'Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium

Subseries 8.6, Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, 1897

Subseries 8.7, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 1898

Subseries 8.8, Expositions, 1901

Subseries 8.9, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1906

Subseries 8.10, Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, 1907

Subseries 8.11, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909

Subseries 8.12, Panama-California Exposition, 1915-1916

Subseries 8.13, Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts, and Industries, 1918

Subseries 8.14, Sesquicentennial Exposition, 1926

Subseries 8.15, Barcelona International Exposition, 1929

Subseries 8.16, L'Exposition Coloniale, Paris, 1931

Subseries 8.17, Olympics, 1932

Subseries 8.18, A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933

Subseries 8.19, Expositions, 1933-1935

Subseries 8.20, Expositions, 1936-1937

Subseries 8.21, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, 1937

Subseries 8.22, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939

Subseries 8.23, Festival of Britain, Britain, London, United Kingdom, 1951

Subseries 8.24, Milan Fair, 1955

Subseries 8.25, Exposition Universelle et venti Internationale de Bruxelles, 1958

Subseries 8.26, American National Exhibition, 1959

Subseries 8.27, New York's World Fair, 1961-1977, undated

Subseries 8.28, Century 21 Exhibition, 1961-1962

Subseries 8.29, International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, 1967

Subseries 8.30, Long Beach, California, 1967-1968

Subseries 8.31, HemisFair 68, 1968

Subseries 8.32, Expo 70 or Japan World Exposition, 1970

Subseries 8.33, Expo 74 or International Exposition on the Environment

Subseries 8.34, Expo 75 or International Ocean Exposition, 1975

Subseries 8.35, American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976, 1976

Subseries 8.36, Queen's Bicentennial Festival, 1975-1976

Subseries 8.37, Plovdiv International Exhibition of 1981 or Expo 81

Subseries 8.38, Kobe Port Island Exposition or Portopia 81, 1981

Subseries 8.39, Knoxville International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair, 1982

Subseries 8.40, Louisiana World Exposition, 1984

Subseries 8.41, Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 1984

Subseries 8.42, The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan or The International Science Technology Exposition, 1985

Subseries 8.43, Queen's Festival, 1985

Subseries 8.44, 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication or Expo 86, 1986

Subseries 8.45, World Expo 88, 1988

Subseries 8.46, Universal Exposition of Seville or Expo 92, 1992

Subseries 8.47, Expo 2000, 2000

Subseries 8.48, Other Events and Celebrations, 1886-1989

Subseries 8.49, Combined Fairs, 1968-1994

Subseries 8.50, General information about world's fairs, 1964-1980

Series 9, Ephemera, 1892-1989, undated

Subseries 9.1, New York and New York World's Fair, 1892-1989, undated

Subseries 9.2, Other States and Countries, 1835, 1939, undated

Subseries 9.3, Motion Picture Film and Entertainment, 1937-1981, undated

Series 10, Audio Visual Materials, 1939, 1964-1965, undated

Subseries 10.1, Moving Images, 1939, 1964-1965, undated

Subseries 10.2, Sound Recordings, undated

Series 11, Oversize, 1835-1992, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Biographical / Historical

Edward Joseph Orth grew up with a strong interest in history, particularly the history of the 1939 New York World's Fair. Orth's visit to the fair as a twelve-year-old boy led to a life-long passion of collecting. At the time of his death, he had amassed enough materials to fill two homes in California. Orth also collected materials from several other fairs. In addition, he saved some of the records of the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and the World's Fair Collector's Society.

Orth was born April 19, 1927, to Andrew Joseph Orth and Florence Minnie Gordon Orth in Glendale, New York. In the 1930s, the Orth family lived in several locations in New York including Ridgewood, Brooklyn, Glendale, and Queens. The home that made the most impact in young Orth's life came in 1935 when the family moved to St. Albans, Queens seven miles from Flushing Meadow Park, the future site of the 1939 fair. Sadly in 1939 there were several deaths in the family including three grandparents. The severe loss of life limited family social activities but a drive by the future site of the fair provided Orth a glimpse of the Trylon and Perisphere. He would later remark that the sight appeared to be magic. In the summer of 1939, he went to the fair with his classmates from Public School 136. The next summer Orth and his father purchased a 10-admission ticket from an elementary school in Hollis, Queens, New York. He saved every souvenir and any information he could find about the fair. He filled scrapbooks with images from newspapers and postcards from the Curt Teich and Manhattan Postcard companies. When his family moved from an apartment to a house, he acquired a fair bench which was kept in the backyard.

In 1941, Orth attended Newton High School in Elmhurst, and Queens, New York. The high school offered a college preparatory program with heavy emphasis on mathematics, science, mechanical drawing, and workshop courses. Orth's education and training combined with the knowledge he gained from motion picture films viewed at the fair, including Thomas Edison's "The City of Light," Ford Motor Company's "Road of Tomorrow," "Democracy," and General Motors' "Futurama" provided the foundation and inspiration for a career in architecture and landscaping. He ultimately became a city planner for the state of California. By 1943, Orth was exploring used magazine and bookstores in New York City to acquire more fair materials before enlisting in the United States Army in 1945. Upon his discharge he resumed buying and trading fair postcards. From 1948-1953, Orth attended the University of California and the University of Connecticut where he studied architecture and landscape design. During these years he posted advertisements in various publications in his continued pursue for fair materials.

In March 1953, Mr. Orth moved to Los Angeles, California. There he formed lasting friendships with other collectors. By 1967, Orth and several of his closest friends including Peter Warner, Oscar Hengstler, David Oats, Larry Zim, and Ernest Weidhaas conceived the idea of a fair collector's organization. By the summer of 1968, the group had formally created the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO).

As time passed Orth became increasing concerned about the welfare of his collection. He wanted it to go to a museum rather than be sold in parts. In his will he stipulated that the collection would be given to the Smithsonian Institution upon his death. Jon Zackman, former Smithsonian employee, interviewed Orth's brother George and fair collector Peter Warner. Orth and Warner corresponded and traded objects over many years. Mr. Orth primarily covered the west coast area while Peter Warner was his east coast counterpart. Edward Orth died on September 6,1989 in Los Angeles, California at the age of sixty-two.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

New York World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0134

Landor Design Collection, NMAH.AC.0500

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Category, World Expos, NMAH.AC.0060

Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0519

Alice R. Hillis World's Fair Film, NMAH.AC.0531

Borden Company 1939 New York World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.1063

Memories of the New York World's Fair, NMAH.AC.0592

Archives Center World Expositions Collection, NMAH.AC.0825

Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0745

Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection, NMAH.AC.1132

Princeton University Posters Collection, NMAH.AC.0433

Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records, NMAH.AC.0395

Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project, NMAH.AC.0417

Messmore and Damon Company Records, NMAH.AC.0846

Thomas Norrell Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1174

William L. Bird Holidays on Display Collection, NMAH.AC.1288

Wurlitzer Company Records, NMAH.AC.0469

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0200

Materials at Other Organizations

New York Public Library The New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records, 1935-1945, MssCol 2233.

New York City 1939 World's Fair architectural drawings, circa 1935. Museum of the City of New York. Museum of the City of New York.

New York City 1939 World's Fair Collection, 1939-1940. Museum of the City of New York. New York World's Fair 1939/40 Collection. Queens Museum.

1939 New York World's Fair Postcards, Identifier: 1972-320, Audiovisual Collections Repository, Hagley Museum & Library

Separated Materials:

Materials at the National Museum of American History

Artifacts from the collection include several thousand souvenirs and examples of memorabilia commemorating the fair to include buttons and badges, ceramics, glassware, clothing, costume jewelry, coins and medals, commemorative spoons and flatware, toys and games, and philatelic material which are all part of the Division of Home and Community Life's holdings (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Exhibitions -- 1930-1940 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

World's fairs  Search this

Amusement parks--History  Search this

Amusement parks--New York (State)--History  Search this

Architecture--Exhibitions  Search this

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

Architecture--United States--Designs and plans  Search this

Burlesque shows--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940  Search this

Business history Business enterprises--United States--History  Search this

Chicago's Century of Progress  Search this

Construction and civil engineering  Search this

Construction industry--United States--Management--History  Search this

Corporate culture--History  Search this

Corporate culture--United States  Search this

Engineering--History--20th century  Search this

Exhibition buildings – New York (State) – New York  Search this

Exhibition buildings--1920-1940  Search this

Exhibitions -- Design  Search this

Fairs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History  Search this

Fashion--History--20th century  Search this

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)--History  Search this

Food in popular culture--New York (State)--New York  Search this

Graphic arts--United States--History--20th century  Search this

International exhibitions  Search this

International Exhibitions Bureau  Search this

Lighting, Architectural and decorative--History--20th century  Search this

Technology -- United States -- History -- 20th century  Search this

Transportation--New York Metropolitan Area--Planning  Search this

Transportation--New York (State)  Search this

United States --Foreign relations --1933-1945  Search this

Urban parks--United States--History  Search this

Urban design  Search this

World War 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States  Search this

Consumerism  Search this

Consumers--History--20th century  Search this

General Motors Corporation  Search this

Grand Central Parkway extension  Search this

Organizational behavior--United States--History  Search this

Public relations--History  Search this

New York World's Fair Commission  Search this

Queens (New York, N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.  Search this

Genre/Form:

Souvenirs -- 1930-1940

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1930-1940

Pamphlets -- 1930-1940

Guidebooks -- 1930-1940

Exhibition posters--1930-1940

Diaries

Ephemera -- 20th century

Film transparencies

Motion picture film

Posters -- 1930-1940

Citation:

Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0560

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Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep808504c62-92bb-48b1-8a76-f9d279516c33

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0560

Donor:

Zuck, Victor I. , 1908-2004  Search this

Zuck, Nathalie A. Peterson, d. 2013  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Cubic feet (1 box )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1935-1964

Content Description:

Collection documents Victor Zuck's work on developing and selling electronic organs, first with the Everett Piano Company of South Haven, Michigan, and then with the Wurlitzer Organ Company of North Tonawanda, New York.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical:

Victor I. Zuck was born in Hagerstown, Maryland on January 24, 1908 to Jacob and Ora Turner Zuck. David Zuck, an uncle was an employee with M.P. Moller Company, builders of pipe organs and in the 1920s, introduced Victor to an apprenticeship with organs at Moeller. At Moller, Victor worked under Ted Clark, Raleigh Williams, and Richard Whitelegg. Zuck spent two years, 1930-1931 at the United States Military Academy where he collaborated with Frederick C. Mayers, the organist and choirmaster of the Harmonic Division. Zuck returned to the Moller Company and assumed leadership of the Automatic Player Department, supervising the rebuilding of pipe organs and hand cutting for automatic rolls.

At Moller, Zuck worked with Frederick A. Hoschke, the musical director. Hoeschke developed the Orgatron, an electrostratic reed organ in 1934. It was manufactured by Everett Piano Company from 1935 to 1941. The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company secured the patents from Everett in 1945. Wurlitzer produced these instruments and retained the Everett names on some models from 1945 to 1947. Orgatrons continued to be produced into the early 1960s. After the ORgatron was purchased by Wurlitzer, Zuck joined the Wulritzer Company and became superintendent of the organ division and a consultant in research. Zuck held 14 organ-related patents, all assigned to the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York. In 1952, Zuck resigned from Wurlitzer and returned to the Moller Company as a sales representative. In 1975, Zuck was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church.

Zuck married Nathalie Peterson, grandniece of Frederick A. Hoeschke in 1937. Zuck died on January 6, 2004.

Source

Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors Association, Honor Rool (https://www.amica.org/files/VICTOR_I_ZUCK.pdf (last accessed on November 15, 2021)

Separated Materials:

Materials in the Division of Culture and the Arts

An Everett/Wurlitzer Orgatron Model 4600, Serial #18421 made in 1952. See accession 1994.0035.01.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Victor I. Zuck and Nathalie A. Zuck, January 1994.

Topic:

Electronic organ  Search this

Inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Organ (Musical instrument) -- 1900-1960  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Citation:

Victor I. Zuck Electronic Organ Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1489

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8def48cd4-a146-451d-bc03-d1229eaad550

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1489

Collection Creator:

Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994  Search this

National Carousel Association.  Search this

Fried, Mary Hill  Search this

Container:

Box 40, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1963-1964, undated

Collection Rights:

Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Fees for commercial reproduction.

Collection Citation:

Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives, circa 1662-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives

Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives / Series 14: Folk Arts / 14.4: Musical Instruments

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep866c7530d-a69e-4bf8-9e35-c661252f123c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0528-ref2007

Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Names:

American Guild of Piano Tuners  Search this

American Society of Piano Technicians  Search this

National Association of Piano Tuners  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Catalogs

Manufacturers' catalogs

Clippings

Technical drawings

Pamphlets

Advertisements

Correspondence

Date:

ca. 1903-1955.

Summary:

Advertisements, catalogs, repair manuals, union materials, and technical drawings related to pianos and piano tuning (companies and organizations listed below). While providing a window into a profession that spans both science and music, this collection contains information concerning economic changes, advertising, trade associations, and technical advances.

Scope and Contents:

The William Lenx Piano Tuning Collection contains advertisements, catalogs, repair manuals, union materials, and technical drawings related to pianos and piano tuning. The collection is divided into five series. These series are William Lenx, Piano Tuners Societies and Associations, Piano Tuning and Playing, Manufacturers and Distributors of Parts, Supplies and Tools, and Manufacturers of Pianos.

Included in the collection are a number of manuscript technical drawings by Lenz of the mechanics of trackers organ from 1925. The piano supple catalogs date from c. 1903 to 1952 and document changing prices fro parts and the development of piano technology. The Piano Tuners Society and association publications and correspondence include materials form the American Guild of Piano Tuners, the National Association of Piano tuners, and the American Society of Piano Technicians (also known as the American Society of Piano Tuner-Technicians).

While providing a window into a profession that spanned the fields of both science and music, the William Lenx Collection contains information concerning economic changed, advertising, trade associations, and technical advancement.

Arrangement:

Divided into 5 series.

Series 1: William Lenz, 1925-1955

Series 2: Piano Tuners' Societies and Associations, ca. 1914-1954

Series 3: Piano Tuning and Playing, 1927-1953

Series 4: Manufacturers and Distributors of Parts and Tools, circa 1903-1952

Series 5: Manufacturers of Pianos, 1946-1955

Biographical / Historical:

Born sometime before 1890, Lenz spent most if not all of his life in Philadelphia, Pa., where he worked as a piano tuner and technician. Judging from materials in the collection, it is likely that he was a member of the National Association of Piano Tuners, and later the American Society of Piano Technicians. He probably died in the mid-1950s.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Pratt-Read Company Records, 1893-1990 (NMAH.AC.320)

Steinway Piano Company Collection, 1850-1906, 1953 (NMAH.AC.0178)

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Pianos (NMAH.AC.0060)

Wood & Brooks Company Records, c. 1890-c. 1958 (NMAH.AC.0457)

Wurlitzer Company Records, 1864-1984(NMAH.AC.0468).

Provenance:

Collection donated by University of Pennsylvania,through The Curtis Organ Restoration Society, May 24, 1994.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

Trade unions -- Musicians -- 1900-1960  Search this

Trade and professional associations -- 1900-1960  Search this

Organ (Musical instrument) -- 1900-1960  Search this

Repairing  Search this

Piano -- tuning -- 1900-1960  Search this

Piano -- Maintenance and repair -- 1900-1960  Search this

Genre/Form:

Catalogs -- 1900-1960

Manufacturers' catalogs -- 1900-1960

Clippings -- 20th century

Technical drawings -- 1900-1960

Pamphlets -- 1900-1960

Advertisements -- 20th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Citation:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0511

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89f1d5044-9a37-46cc-ab09-cfc610f324ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0511

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1925-1955

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0511, Series 1

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88440462a-5884-4e16-8c9c-6074a3f0761e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref510

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

September 29, 1925-August 8, 1955

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 1: William Lenz

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8908ff9e1-d2f9-4f14-8536-4d3427c40c6f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref511

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa March 14, 1917

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 1: William Lenz

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ea799ce8-7e39-459b-a520-2c85c4253af1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref512

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

January 1, 1948

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 1: William Lenz

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85663df8f-baf5-4268-851b-4944453e4c71

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref513

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

October 26, 1925-November 10, 1925

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 1: William Lenz

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85eb7b650-70ea-4c14-9e23-16752ecf5e5c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref514

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1914-1954

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0511, Series 2

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80a67db17-c320-4a31-ae06-ad0b37ce932a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref515

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1914-1915

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 2: Piano Tunre's Societies and Associations

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a82a71b9-3840-43c1-9235-2f387f02fdb9

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

July 27, 1954 and undated

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 2: Piano Tunre's Societies and Associations

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8875417ec-59d3-413b-98a4-5975d25313ea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref517

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

July 1949

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 2: Piano Tunre's Societies and Associations

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep883fa3596-8e10-4ade-9d34-a1c1b827ddd2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref518

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

June 30, 1927-September 28, 1927

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 2: Piano Tunre's Societies and Associations

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82f2d6cd6-02fd-4324-a6c9-ce27623753f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref519

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1927-1953

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0511, Series 3

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep873d4b119-1c69-4d84-8518-da63e7b21bec

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref520

Collection Creator:

Everett Piano Company  Search this

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company  Search this

Chickering & Sons Piano Company  Search this

Pratt, Read and Company  Search this

Wood & Brooks Company  Search this

Otto R. Trefz, Jr., & Company  Search this

Piano Parts Mfg. Co.  Search this

Lynn & Healy Company  Search this

Lang, C. H., & Company  Search this

Wurlitzer Company  Search this

Collection Collector:

Lenz, William J. (piano technician)  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site.

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:

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, ca. 1903-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection / Series 3: Piano Tuning and Playing

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8328d05ca-2b8a-413f-84f4-00d351461a2d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0511-ref521