Jack Kapp collection, circa 1900-1949

Collection Summary

Title	Jack Kapp collection, circa 1900-1949
Span Dates	circa 1900-1949
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1942-1948)
Creator	Kapp, Jack, 1901-1949
Extent	69 items, including 63 drawings and 6 prints
Language	Collection materials are in English
Location	Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Location: RPC 00011-00012 (boxes 1-2); RPD 00012-00017 (boxes 3-6, 10-11); RPE 00001-00002 (boxes 7-8); RPU 00001 (box 9)
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs008001
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2008647477
Summary	Collection of mostly original cartoon drawings, one framed album cover, and some correspondence assembled by American Decca Records founder and president Jack Kapp. The drawings provide historical commentary on the issues of the phonograph industry, particularly the American Federation of Musicians recording ban of 1942-1944, and the place of the phonograph in American life.