Musical History Documents and Graphics
name: label: Creator
content: Vip (Virgil Franklin Partch), 1916-
label: Creator
content: Partch, Virgil Franklin, 1916-
label: Creator
content: Goodman, Benjie
label: Creator
content: Addams, Charles, 1912-1988
label: Names
content: Gibson Co.
label: Names
content: Jubilee Singers
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History
label: Names
content: Northeast Conservatory of Music.
label: Names
content: Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986
label: Names
content: Norton, I.F. (trumpeter) -- Etching
topic: label: Topic
content: Clarinetists -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Banjo music
label: Topic
content: Vaudeville
label: Topic
content: Trumpet players -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Studios and workshops -- Drawings
label: Topic
content: Musicians -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated to the Division of Musical History, National Museum of American History.
creator: label: Creator
content: Vip (Virgil Franklin Partch), 1916-
label: Creator
content: Partch, Virgil Franklin, 1916-
label: Creator
content: Goodman, Benjie
label: Creator
content: Addams, Charles, 1912-1988
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: This collection contains musical history documents and graphics.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Boxe
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1872-1984
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Musical History (now Division of Cultural and Community Life), April 2, 1993.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0485
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Etchings
label: Type
content: Diplomas
label: Type
content: Cartoons (humorous images)
label: Type
content: Albums
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sheet music
label: Type
content: Programs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 2 series. Unarranged.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Etchings
label: Genre/Form
content: Diplomas
label: Genre/Form
content: Cartoons (humorous images) -- 1940-1980
label: Genre/Form
content: Albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 1980-1990
label: Genre/Form
content: Sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Programs -- Concerts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Miscellaneous documents and pictorial items related to music, and a set of documents associated with Gibson banjoes.
label: Scope and Contents note
content: Series 1:,The first group includes a diploma from the Northeast Conservatory of Music (1872); a painted etching of I. F. Norton, trumpeter; a drawing of Benny Goodman's studio by Benjie Goodman (1984); a photograph of Benny Goodman; original ink cartoons by Charles Addams and Virgil Partch; a newspaper advertisement for the Jubilee singers; sheet music; and memorabilia from a vaudeville act.

Series 2:The banjo material includes tickets, letters, programs, and photograph albums.