Sarah Vaughan Memorial Program
name: label: Donor
content: Morton, Azariah
label: Author
content: Mount Zion Baptist Church (Newark (N.J.))
label: Names
content: Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990
topic: label: Topic
content: Jazz musicians -- United States
label: Topic
content: Jazz
label: Topic
content: African American singers
label: Topic
content: Singers
label: Topic
content: Funeral rites and ceremonies -- 1990-2000
label: Topic
content: Music -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Memorial service -- 1990-2000
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Azariah Morton,1991 May 21.
creator: label: Donor
content: Morton, Azariah
label: Author
content: Mount Zion Baptist Church (Newark (N.J.))
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sarah Vaughan Memorial Program
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection consists of a single memorial program documenting the April 9, 1990 funeral of Sarah Vaughan at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sarah Lois Vaughan was born to Asbury "Jake" and Ada Vaughan on March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1942, she won an amateur contest at the Apollo Theatre and by 1943 was working as a singer and second pianist for the Earl Hines band. She was a leading female jazz vocalist between the 1940s and 1980s. During her long career she   performed with such leaders in the field of American jazz like Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis. Vaughn died on April 3, 1990 at the age of sixty-six in California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.1 Cubic feet (1 folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0384
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Programs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection consists of a single item.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Archives Center staff.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Programs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of a single memorial program documenting the April 9, 1990 funeral of Sarah Vaughan that took place at the Mount Zion Baptist Church located in Newark, New Jersey.  A brief biography of Vaughan's music career, photograph, and the order of the funeral service are included in the memorial program.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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