Claim sheet for unpaid salary for orchestra musicians
date: label: Date
content: 1941
name: label: Created by
content: Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union, American
label: Subject of
content: Rex Stewart, American, 1907 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Ray Nance, American, 1913 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Jimmy Blanton, American, 1918 - 1942
label: Subject of
content: Joe Nanton, American, 1904 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: Sonny Greer, American, 1895 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
notes: label: Description
content: A Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union claim sheet form for unpaid salary for performances at Los Angeles' Mayan Theater in July of 1941 filed by musicians against Duke Ellington's "Jump for Joy, Inc.". The single sheet form is partially printed with typewritten additions and signatures by hand. The claim is dated [July 10, 1941] with dates of service listed as [July 5th-9th, inclus.] and [Amount claimed: $93]. Under [Remarks] is typed: [We, the undersigned, claim one-half salary on basis of $90.00, plus 15 1/2 hours of accumulated overtime service, @ $2.00 per hour, and one Sunday rehearsal @ $5.00; also $12.00 additonal for extra rehearsals with Swing Band, tabulated below]. The form is signed at the bottom left by Rex Stewart, Ray Nance, Jimmie Blanton, Joseph Nanton, and Sonny Greer and at the bottom right by Duke Ellington. The reverse has no marks or inscriptions.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Law
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.60.1
objectType: label: Type
content: claims
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)