Photographic Materials, 1956-2003
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Gaskin, Mary
label: Collection Creator
content: Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Leonard Gaskin Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0900, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains color and black and white photographic prints in addition to negatives documenting Gaskin's professional life as a musician and family man. Professional engagements include recording sessions, and performances at weddings, birthday celebrations, memorial tributes, jazz festivals, clubs, and schools. Most venues are in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. One career highlight is his appearance, by invitation, to play for President Bill Clinton's congressional ball at the White House.  Starting in the 1970s Gaskin performed frequently in Europe primarily playing summer festivals, and photographs document performances in London, France, Edinburgh, and Switzerland.  Family appears to have been a very important part of Gaskin's life as he documented activities primarily relating to family members and friends Leonard Jr., Poppy,  Zachary, Mady, Rick, and Spencer.  Gaskin maintained photographs in envelopes carefully captioning and dating them in most but not all cases. These photographs were rehoused into polyester sleeves and arranged in chronological order.  The subjects of the photographs were created by Leonard Gaskin and appear in the container list as they did on the envelopes. Photograph albums were assembled by Gaskin and are arranged in chronological order.