Mongo Santamaria Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Santamaria, Mongo, 1917-
topic: label: Topic
content: Drummers (Musicians)
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content: Jazz
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content: Jazz musicians -- United States
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content: Music -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Musicians -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives Center by Mongo Santamaria's daughter, Nancy Anderson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Santamaria, Mongo, 1917-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Mongo Santamaria Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection includes music manuscripts, articles and clippings, concert programs, passports, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Cuban-born percussionist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950s-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0893
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Articles
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content: Concert programs
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Passports
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content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into 4 series.

Series 1: Photographs, circa 1950s-1990

Series 2, Music Manuscripts, 1958-1985 and undated

Series 3, Personal and Background Information, 1945-1996 and undated

Series 4, Performance Materials, 1977-1996 and undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection  processed by Sarah Allan (volunteer), 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, February 2013.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
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content: Concert programs
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content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
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content: Passports
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content: Photographs -- 1950-2000
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection documents, mostly in photographs, the musical career of Mongo Santamaria.  Other materials include music manuscripts, magazine and newspaper articles, flyers, posters, and passports. 

Series 1, Photographs, circa 1950s–1990s, includes primarily black and white and some color images of Mongo Santamaria. There is a photograph of Santamaria with the first Congo he brought from Cuba to the United States.  Of particular interest is Santamaria performing with Tito Puente and Cal Tjada's bands. Some of the earlier photographs document performances at the Palladium Nightclub and Apollo Theatre. There are publicity photographs of Santamaria and his band created by the recording studios.  The photographs also include award ceremonies, bar scenes and concert appearances.  The materials are arranged in chronological order.  

Series 2, Music Manuscripts, 1958-1985; undated, includes music created by Santamaria and music performed by him but written by other composers. Escena Afro-Cubanas composed and arranged by Valerie Capers (1985), Just Say Good-by by Rodgers Grant, Mambo Olga Pachanga by Nicolas Martinez (1961) and Peace by Horace Silver are included among these materials. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title. 

Series 3, Personal and Background Information, 1945-1996; undated, include a profile of Santamaria and other musicians written in Japanese.  There are also magazine articles documenting the development of Santamaria's career and his public appearances.  Articles from the Miami Herald and the Chicago Tribune are also included among the materials. Personal items consist of Santamaria's Cuban and American passports. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by type.

Series 4, Performance Materials, 1977-1996; undated, includes the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Certificate to Mongo Santamaria and his Latin-Jazz Orchestra in recognition of nomination for the Best Tropical Latin Performance for Free Spirit, Espirito Libre, 1985.  There are also flyers and an entertainment guide, some in Spanish, advertising public appearances for concert performances. A program in French for a jazz festival in Vienna includes profiles of the performers. There are posters including a black and white drawing of jazz musicians by Robert Leonard (1985) and appearances at the Miami Jazz and Heritage Festival, Apollo Theatre, Oberlin College and the Blue Note.  Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by type.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The materials in this collection complement the Latino Music Collection, Tito Puente Papers, Chico O'Farrill Papers, Dizzy Gillespie Collection and Paquito d'Rivera Music Manuscripts and Photograph.