Performance contract between Fletcher Henderson and The Hollywood Cotton Club
date: label: Date
content: March 29, 1949
name: label: Printed by
content: American Federation of Musicians, founded 1896
label: Subject of
content: Fletcher Henderson, American, 1897 - 1952
label: Subject of
content: The Jubilairs, American, active 1940s
notes: label: Description
content: A single sheet pre-printed contract by the American Federation of Musicians for a week of performances by Fletcher Henderson at the Hollywood Cotton Club in March 1949. The details of the contract have been typed into the form in black ink, with additions and signatures added by hand in blue ink. The "place of engagement" is given as [Cotton Club, 5955 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 28, Calif.] with the dates of employment [Starting March 28, 1949, continuing for 2 consecutive weeks]. The "2 consecutive weeks" has been struck out in blue ink and [(1) week] added by hand in blue ink. The hours of employment are given as [9:30 P.M. til 1:30 A.M.]. The "price agreed upon" is [$150.00], to be paid [At the close of each week]. "Each" has been struck out in blue ink with [the] added above it. At the bottom, the "Name of Employer" is typed as [THE JUBILAIRS], with signatures by Freddy Henderson and Willie Johnson, both in blue ink.
label: Description
content: The reverse side of the contract is a pre-printed chart with the headings [NAMES OF EMPLOYEES], [LOCAL NUMBER], [S.S. NUMBER], and [WAGES] with a full page of lines underneath to make entries. On the top line, which is marked with [(Leader)], is written [Fletcher Henderson], [767], [$150.00]. At the bottom right corner is a [DATE RECEIVED] stamp in black ink with [4-7-49] handwritten in black ink.
place: label: Place used
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Labor
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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: 2011.57.36.1
objectType: label: Type
content: contracts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: 11 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (30.3 x 21.6 cm)