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Anne and Frank Warner collection, 1938-1969
1 container. 10.5 linear inches of manuscripts and graphic images; 124 sound recordings, 15 graphic images, 1 item of electronic media. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Documentation of American traditional musicians and storytellers collected by Anne Warner and Frank Warner on numerous field recording trips to Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia from 1938 to 1969.
Publicity and awards from the Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1936-1963
approximately 402 items. 2 containers. 0.5 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Conductor and arranger. Correspondence, programs, interviews, awards, and scrapbooks document the work and prominence of Kostelanetz.
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Alanna Nash archive, 1924-2008
approximately 2,573 items. 9 containers. 3.36 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Alanna Nash is an American journalist and biographer. Articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs in this collection document Nash’s research of John Dillinger, D.W. Griffith, and Jean Muir.
John D. Reid papers, 1908-1993
approximately 24,457 items. 27 containers. 20.45 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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John D. Reid was a collector of early jazz sound recordings and memorabilia. The collection highlights jazz recordings and musicians in the 1930s and 1940s, with Sidney Bechet prominently featured.
International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives records, 1951-2013
approximately 15,257 items. 44 containers. 18.06 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection primarily contains correspondence and meeting minutes from IASA’s executive board, committees, branches, and affiliated sound archiving organizations. The materials document the operations of IASA, and their efforts to hold annual conferences and conduct research to advance the profession.
Playbills, research materials, and other papers from the David G. Hummel American musical theatre collection, 1905-2009
approximately 14,012 items. 102 containers. 42.42 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The papers consist of approximately 2,800 original playbills, plus extensive research materials and data sheets covering the historical breadth of American musical theatre.
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Firesign Theatre Collection, 1918-2015
approximately 38,950 items. 120 containers. 50.4 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Counterculture comedy group. Press clippings, scripts, photos, and flyers illustrating the career of Firesign Theatre. Included are personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to individual members and their lives outside the group.
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Phillips H. Lord Collection, 1929-1957
approximately 170,380 items. 468 containers. 196.73 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Radio actor, writer, and producer from the 1930s-1950s. Scripts, financial records, correspondence, and visual materials primarily pertain to radio and television programming. Chiefly documented is the show Gang Busters from its conception to its iterations on television and film.
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Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford papers from the Kurt Weisbecker collection, 1931-2006
0.8 linear feet (3 boxes, approximately 350 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford papers from the Kurt Weisbecker collection consists of correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material highlighting the relationship between Pittsburgh-area jazz fans/collectors Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford, and notable jazz performers from the 1950's and 1960s.
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Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Collection, 1943-1997
approximately 55,300 items. 159 containers. 66.28 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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This collection is primarily comprised of scripts, newsletters, packing lists, and other programming information. Other materials relate to the operations of the AFRTS in America and abroad, and the organization’s efforts to document and preserve its history.