Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Films Collection
name: label: Performer
content: Carmichael, Hoagy
label: Performer
content: Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986
label: Singer
content: Mills Brothers.
label: Performer
content: Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
label: Performer
content: Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
label: Donor
content: Liman, Ruth
label: Donor
content: Liman, Ben
label: Performer
content: James, Harry
label: Performer
content: Horne, Lena
label: Performer
content: Clooney, Rosemary
topic: label: Topic
content: Jazz -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Film Collection was donated to the Archives Center in 2001.
creator: label: Performer
content: Carmichael, Hoagy
label: Performer
content: Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986
label: Singer
content: Mills Brothers.
label: Performer
content: Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
label: Performer
content: Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
label: Donor
content: Liman, Ruth
label: Donor
content: Liman, Ben
label: Performer
content: James, Harry
label: Performer
content: Horne, Lena
label: Performer
content: Clooney, Rosemary
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Films Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: 16mm motion picture films, produced in the 1930s and 1940s by various film production companies, documenting performances by jazz and popular music performers, including Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Lena Horne, the Mills Brothers, and Rosemary Clooney, and others listed below.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930s-1940s.
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Ben and Ruth Liman acquired this collection of popular and jazz music films for private use because of personal interest in the music and the performers. The films are musical shorts which were sold for home use by distributors such as Castle Films.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0775
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Motion pictures (visual works)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Megan McShea and Wendy Shay, 2004.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Motion pictures (visual works)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Five (5) reels of 16mm motion picture film created in the 1940s by various commercial film production companies, featuring performances by jazz and popular music performers. Individual titles have been assembled into compilation reels by the donor.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center 

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