Leonard Gaskin Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gaskin, Mary
label: Creator
content: Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Jazz
label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Leonard and Mary Gaskin, through Poppy Gaskin.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gaskin, Mary
label: Creator
content: Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
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content: Leonard Gaskin Papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 30 Cubic feet (129 boxes, 4 map folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1895-2006
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0900
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Posters
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Personal Papers, 1937-2006, undated

Series 2: Diaries and Planners, 1947-2004

Series 3: Business Records, 1939-2000, undated

Series 4: Photographic Materials, 1956-2003, undated

Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1923-2003, undated

Series 6: Music Manuscripts, Published Sheet Music, and Song Folios, 1895-1992, undated

Series 7: Performance and Publicity Materials, 1920-2002

Series 8: Organizations and Associations, 1956-2001, undated

Series 9: Publications, 1956-1999
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Jack Barral (intern), Dr. Theodore Hudson (volunteer), Lauren Finkle (intern), Caroline Kleiner (intern), Abigail Phelps (intern), Erin Wiebe (intern), Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Posters -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers documenting the life and career of bass player Leonard Gaskin, as well as documenting the numerous other musicians he was associated with in his long career. Gaskin's career encompasses a wide range of musical genres, including gospel, rock, folk, and Caribbean music. The papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, music manuscripts, scrapbooks, publicity materials, recordings, posters, fliers and handbills.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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