Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 15: Holidays and Celebrations
name: label: Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy Lee DeVincent.
creator: label: Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 15: Holidays and Celebrations
abstract: label: Summary
content: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. 

Series 15, Holidays and Celebrations contains approximately 500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards holidays, celebrations, and travel in the United States.

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: 1847-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0300.S15
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Arranged in 11 subseries.

15.1: Holiday, Travel, Vacation

15.2: Carnival

15.3: Mardi Gras

15.4: Masquerade

15.5: Halloween

15.6: Thanksgiving

15.7: New Year

15.8: Park

15.9: Picnic

15.10: Rolling Chairs

15.11: Ephemera
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection digitized by Noah Stewart, digital imaging technician, 2025.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Series 15, Holidays and Celebrations, 1847-1982, undated, contains approximately 500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards holidays, celebrations, and travel in the United States. Note that Christmas items are in Series 10, Sacred Music and Religious Themes, subseries 7.

Series 15 is divided into nine. The music comprises about two cubic feet plus one folder in Ephemera. Sheets are arranged alphabetically within each folder. Note that the dates always refer to copyright of the music and not to an event, person's life, or performance.
relatedmaterial: 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)
label: Forms Part Of
content: Series 15: Holidays and Celebrations forms part of the 
               
                    Sam 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.