Booking contract signed by Billie Holiday
date: label: Date
content: April 30, 1954
name: label: Created by
content: Associated Booking Corporation, American, founded 1940
label: Signed by
content: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
notes: label: Description
content: An Associated Booking Corp. document signed by Billie Holiday, detailing Holiday's summer 1954 musical engagements as well as an agreement for debt repayments.
label: Description
content: The document is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with the Associated Booking Corp blue letterhead at the top and Holiday's signature in blue ink at bottom right.
label: Description
content: The document reads: [It is hereby understood that on my engagements at the Downbeat, / Frisco Aug. 9-22 and at the Oasis, Los Angeles, Aug. 24-Sept.5 / that in addition to the customary sum of 10% commission on each / engagement which is to be deducted, $100 per week will be deducted / on my past-due indebtedness plus a minimum sum of $50 per week / which is to be paid Arthur Schneider an attorney for ? Gown, / as per understanding and agreement until this account is paid in full. / Sincerely, / Billie Holiday].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Frisco, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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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: 2021.59.3.3
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
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 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)