Latino Music Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Livelli, Vincent
topic: label: Topic
content: Hispanic American musicians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated by Vincent Livelli in 1999, 2001 and 2006.
creator: label: Creator
content: Livelli, Vincent
setName: label: See more items in
content: Latino Music Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Ephemera collected primarily in New York City relating to Latino entertainment, especially music.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Vincent Livelli, an Italian American collector of Latin music, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1920.  In the 1930s, Livelli heard the sounds of Spanish Harlem on the radio and immediately became hypnotized.  He has dedicated his life to documenting the social and performance culture of Latinos in New York City.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
label: Date
content: 1991-2006
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0852
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Announcements
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Press releases
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Tickets
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1, Ephemera, 1994-2006, undated


Series 2, Scrapbook, 1991-1999

Series 3, Photographs. 1991-2006
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Anne Jones, June 2006; C. Jeremy Barney, July 2007; Adrienne Cain, September 2007; Holly Nelson, August 2016; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Announcements
label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Press releases
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 2000-2010
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Tickets
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The materials were collected by Vincent Livelli primarily in New York City. The collection dates from 1991 to 2006 and documents Latino entertainment including music, dance, theater, film and festivals. It is a valuable source of information about activities created for people who were interested in the Latino culture during this time. These materials were generally used for the duration of the event, and more than likely, were intended to be discarded later.