Guide to the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Cooby Greenway 2016 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Scope and Contents note................................................................................................ 2 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 4 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 5 Subseries 21.1: Accordion, 1902-1965, undated..................................................... 5 Subseries 21.2: Banjo, 1853-1975, undated............................................................ 8 Subseries 21.3: Cello, 1891-1935, undated........................................................... 10 Subseries 21.4: Clarinet, 1905-1958, undated....................................................... 11 Subseries 21.5: Concertina, 1905-1941, undated.................................................. 11 Subseries 21.6: Cornet, 1848-1924, undated........................................................ 12 Subseries 21.7: Double Bass, 1939-1955.............................................................. 12 Subseries 21.8: Drums, 1867-1971, undated........................................................ 12 Subseries 21.9: Fiddle, 1893-1981, undated......................................................... 12 Subseries 21.10: Flute, 1847-1936, undated......................................................... 13 Subseries 21.11: Guitar, 1824-1977, undated....................................................... 13 Subseries 21.12: Harmonica, 1904-1974, undated................................................ 17 Subseries 21.13: Harp, 1866-1976, undated......................................................... 17 Subseries 21.14: Hurdy Gurdy, 1899-1969............................................................ 18 Subseries 21.15: Mandolin, 1843-1954, undated................................................... 18 Subseries 21.16: Music Boxes, 1848-1979, undated............................................. 19 Subseries 21.17: Organ, 1856-1973, undated....................................................... 19 Subseries 21.18: Saxophone, 1907-1953.............................................................. 27 Subseries 21.19: Tambourine, 1854-1960............................................................. 28 Subseries 21.20: Trombone, 1906-1957................................................................ 28 Subseries 21.21: Trumpet, 1904-1945, undated.................................................... 28 Subseries 21.22: Ukulele, 1915-1964, undated..................................................... 28 Subseries 21.23: Violin, 1843-1957, undated........................................................ 29 Subseries 21.24: Zither, 1870-1951, undated........................................................ 33 Subseries 21.25: Various Instruments, 1836-1968, undated.................................. 33 Subseries 21.26: Ephemera, 1904-1987, undated................................................. 34 Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments Identifier: NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Date: undated 1824-1981 Extent: 75 Boxes Creator: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997 Language: English Summary: Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 20, Newspapers contains approximately 4,900 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards the playing of music in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music. Digital Image(s): Musical Instruments Content: Administrative Information Acquisition Information This collection was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution in 1988 from Sam and Nancy Lee DeVincent. Materials in Other Organizations Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana This collection contains duplicates of materials in the Smithsonian collection, as well as materials acquired by Mr. DeVincent after the donation to the Smithsonian. The phonograph records described above were transferred to the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Sheet Music and Reference Material, 1843-2010 (AC1211) Page 1 of 35 Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Forms Part Of Series 21: Musical Instruments forms part of the Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music . An ongoing, updated list of DeVincent topical series is available via the Smithsonian finding aid portal. Preferred Citation The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Restrictions Collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Scope and Contents Series 21, Musical Instruments, 1824-1981, undated, contains approximately 4,900 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards the playing of music in the United States. Numerous teaching manuals are included. The dates always refer to copyright of the music and not to the subject on the cover, musician's life, or other events. There are three boxes of Ephemera, described following the container list. The Musical Instruments series is arranged by type of instrument and is divided into twenty-five subseries, 21.1-21.25. Piano will be done in a separate series. Subseries 1, Accordion, 1902-1964, undated, contains arrangements for solo accordion and accordion bands. Also included are two folders of French, German, and Swiss songs and folios. Subseries 2, Banjo, 1853-1975, undated, includes music with "banjo" in the title and other items with images of racial stereotypes. Also included are general songs and folios. Also see subseries 11, Guitar, and subseries 15, Mandolin. Subseries 3, Cello, 1891-1935, undated, contains one folder of music with "cello" in the title or pictured on the cover, three folders with compositions for the cello, and several folders of folios. Subseries 4, Clarinet, 1905-1958, undated, includes a few compositions and several folios. Subseries 5, Concertina, 1905-1941, undated, contains one folder with "concertina" titles and one folio. Subseries 6, Cornet, 1848-1924, undated, contains music specifically for, or referring to, the cornet. Also see subseries 21, Trumpet. Subseries 7, Double Bass, 1939-1955, contains one folder with a few items with images of a double bass (bass fiddle) on the cover. Subseries 8, Drums, 1867-1971, undated, includes Gene Krupa covers, general songs about drums, and method books. Page 2 of 35 Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 21: Musical Instruments NMAH.AC.0300.S21 Subseries 9, Fiddle, 1893-1981, undated, contains music and folios with "fiddle" in the title. Also see subseries 23, Violin. Subseries 10, Flute, 1847-1936, undated, contains a few compositions for flute and several folios. Subseries 11, Guitar, 1824-1977, undated, contains arrangements for Hawaiian String Guitar and early and late Spanish Guitar. Also see subseries 2, Banjo and subseries 15, Mandolin. Subseries 12, Harmonica, 1904-1974, undated, contains songs with "harmonica" in the title and/or images of the harmonica on the cover, and folios. Subseries 13, Harp, 1866-1976, undated, contains songs with "harp" in the title and/or images of the harp on the cover. Subseries 14, Hurdy Gurdy, 1899-1969, contains songs with "hurdy gurdy" in the title. Subseries 15, Mandolin, 1843-1954, undated, contains songs with "mandolin" in the title and/or pictured on the cover, arrangements for mandolin orchestra, and folios and method books. Subseries 16, Music Boxes, 1848-1979, undated, contains songs with "music box" in the title and/or pictured on the cover. Subseries 17, Organ, 1856-1973, undated, contains songs with "organ," "hand organ," or "organ grinder" in the title and/or pictured on the cover; arrangements for cabinet, pipe, and theater organs; numerous compositions with organists on the covers; and folios and method books. Subseries 18, Saxophone, 1907-1953, contains songs with "saxophone" in the title and/or pictured on the cover, arrangements for saxophone, and folios and method books. Subseries 19, Tambourine,