Awards and Proclamations
name: label: Collection Musician
content: Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
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content: Benny Carter Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1999
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0757, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consists of three boxes of framed and unframed awards and proclamations presented to Benny Carter in honor of his accomplishments, as well as correspondence regarding awards and proclamations. Among them are the James Smithson award, achievement awards from the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences, several proclamations from the City of Los Angeles and the City of New York, and Grammy nominations.  Arranged chronologically by date.Series 4: Awards and Proclamations, 1949-1999Boxes 132- 135