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CollectionWilliam P. Gottlieb Collection In 1995 this collection was purchased with financial support from the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund. The collection consists of jazz photographs taken by writer-photographer William P. Gottlieb, from 1938 to…- Contributor: Gottlieb, William P.
- Date: 1938
Collection Items: View 1,793 Items
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CollectionThe Gerry Mulligan Collection [Portrait of Gerry Mulligan, ca. 1980s] by William P. Gottlieb. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. As a saxophonist, composer, arranger and band leader, Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996) is a jazz legend.…- Contributor: Lee, Julian - Holman, Bill - Dankworth, John - McFarland, Gary - Boras, Tom - Grusin, Dave - Brookmeyer, Bob - Cohn, AL - Mandel, Johnny - Mulligan, Gerry - Forman, Mitchel - Handy, George
- Date: 1940
Collection Items: View 153 Items
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CollectionAmerican Music Creators Web Archive The American Music Creators Web Archive is a collection of websites of musicians, performers, and composers contributing to the American music scene. The collection strives to be representative of all genres of…- Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
- Date: 2018
Collection Items: View 69 Items
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CollectionWorld War I Sheet Music From 1914 through 1920 the Library of Congress acquired over 14,000 pieces of sheet music relating to what ultimately became known as the First World War, with the greatest number coming from…- Date: 1914
Collection Items: View 13,978 Items
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CollectionRagtime Ragtime, a uniquely American, syncopated musical phenomenon, has been a strong presence in musical composition, entertainment, and scholarship for over a century. See, hear, explore and learn!- Date: 1890
Collection Items: View 191 Items
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CollectionSelections from the Katherine Dunham Collection [Katherine Dunham, dancer, three-quarter length portrait] (top to bottom) Katherine Dunham as Woman with a Cigar from Tropics, by Alfredo Valenti; Katherine Dunham in the 1940 Broadway hit production of Cabin in…- Contributor: Dunham, Katherine
- Date: 1920
Collection Items: View 125 Items
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CollectionNow What a Time: Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 Consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia.…- Contributor: Work, John W. (John Wesley) - Fisk University - Mathis, Allison - Ford, Osa - Chastain, Will - Heavenly Gate Quartet - Jackson, Deacon Sam - Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - Chestain, Sonny - Gregory, Richard ... Work, John W. (John Wesley) - Fisk University - Mathis, Allison - Ford, Osa - Chastain, Will - Heavenly Gate Quartet - Jackson, Deacon Sam - Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - Chestain, Sonny - Gregory, Richard - Turner, Alma - Smith Band (Musical Group) - Winrow, Anthony - Traveller Home Singers - Thomas, John Lee - Turner, Oscar - Ellis, Charles - Bond, Edward - Gibson, Gus - Richardson, Zema - Ford, T. J. - Ezell, Buster - Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Peach County, Ga.). Choir - Gaines, Elwood - Johnson, Warren G. - Spiritual Four Quartet - Turner, Monroe - Parker, Cleve - Stripling, Sidney - Holloway High School Quartet - Monch, Matthew - Bond, James
- Date: 1938
Collection Items: View 181 Items
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CollectionBlue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project was conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service. Ten folklorists from the American Folklife Center conducted fieldwork in August and…- Contributor: Eiler, Terry - Owen, Blanton - Patton, Ila - Fleischhauer, Carl - Todd, Zenna - Marshall, Howard W. - Shockley, Maggie - Wolfe, Charles K. - Mullen, Patrick B. - Bryan, Mamie ... Eiler, Terry - Owen, Blanton - Patton, Ila - Fleischhauer, Carl - Todd, Zenna - Marshall, Howard W. - Shockley, Maggie - Wolfe, Charles K. - Mullen, Patrick B. - Bryan, Mamie - Johnson, Geraldine Niva - Cruise, Crystal - Wilson, Joe - Adler, Thomas A. - United States. National Park Service - Jabbour, Alan - Eiler, Lyntha Scott - Choate, Donna - Severt, Carrie - Ray, Roxie - Stanley, Lura - Richardson, Larry - Jarrell, Tommy - Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) - American Folklife Center - Owen, Margaret Counts
- Date: 1977
Collection Items: View 2,103 Items
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CollectionAssociated Press News Dispatches, 1915-1930 The collection of news dispatches of the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the Associated Press spans the period 1915-1930 and consists of 375 volumes (387,082 images), housed in 254 boxes, the contents of…- Contributor: Associated Press. Washington Bureau
Collection Items: View 380 Items
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CollectionAmazing Grace This collection highlights the history of the hymn “Amazing Grace” from the earliest printing of the song to selected performances of it on published and field recordings. These items have been collected…- Date: 1930
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CollectionLibrary of Congress Concerts The Library of Congress Music Division has presented one of the world's most distinguished concert series for nearly ninety years. The concert webcasts featured on this site provide an introduction to the…Collection Items: View 37 Items
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CollectionJoe Smith Joe Smith with Richard Perry photo: Sandy Gibson More than 25 years ago, retired music executive Joe Smith accomplished a Herculean feat—he got more than 200 celebrated singers, musicians and industry icons…- Date: 1985
Collection Items: View 198 Items
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CollectionLomax Collection The collection includes 400 snapshot photographs made in the course of sound recording expeditions carried out by John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Ruby Terrill Lomax, between 1934 and ca. 1950 for…- Contributor: Lomax, Ruby T. (Ruby Terrill) - Lomax, John A. (John Avery) - Lomax, Alan - Archive of American Folk Song
- Date: 1934
Collection Items: View 451 Items