Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 35: Sam DeVincent Personal Papers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy Lee DeVincent.
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 35: Sam DeVincent Personal Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. 

Series 35 contains documents related to Sam DeVincent and his interest in sheet music. 

An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Boxes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1898-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0300.S35
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Eva Buchanan, Katie DeFonzo, and Stephanie Haeg, interns, summer 2017; Justine Thomas, intern, spring 2018; supervised by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains biographical and personal materials and other documents relating to Sam DeVincent's life and collecting activities. The bulk of the materials dates from 1898 to 1987. These materials are arranged in 6 boxes, first in chronological order then followed by undated items arranged in alphabetical order. The materials in this series include catalogues, certificates, personal correspondence, magazines, WOWO radio station information, auction materials, documents corresponding to the national sheet music society, and notes about the collection.
relatedmaterial: label: Forms part of
content: Series 35: Sam DeVincent Personal Papers forms part of theSam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music
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An ongoing, updated list of DeVincent topical series is available via the Smithsonian finding aid portal.
label: Materials in Other Organizations
content: Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

This collection contains duplicates of materials in the Smithsonian collection, as well as materials acquired by Mr. DeVincent after the donation to the Smithsonian. The phonograph records described above were transferred to the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
label: Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
content: Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Sheet Music and Reference Material, 1843-2010 (AC1211)