Performer:

Carmichael, Hoagy  Search this

Arnaz, Desi, 1917-1986  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Waller, Fats, 1904-1943  Search this

James, Harry  Search this

Horne, Lena  Search this

Clooney, Rosemary  Search this

Singer:

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Donor:

Liman, Ruth  Search this

Liman, Ben  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1930s-1940s.

Summary:

16mm motion picture films, produced in the 1930s and 1940s by various film production companies, documenting performances by jazz and popular music performers, including Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Lena Horne, the Mills Brothers, and Rosemary Clooney, and others listed below.

Scope and Contents:

Five (5) reels of 16mm motion picture film created in the 1940s by various commercial film production companies, featuring performances by jazz and popular music performers. Individual titles have been assembled into compilation reels by the donor.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection (NMAH.AC.0491) Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program Collection (NMAH.AC.0808)

Provenance:

The Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Film Collection was donated to the Archives Center in 2001.

Restrictions:

No reference copies exist. If their condition allow the films may be viewed.

Rights:

Copyright and related intellectual property rights issues may restrict reproduction.

Topic:

Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Film Collection, 1930s-1940s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0775

See more items in:

Ben and Ruth Liman Jazz Films Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82a2ec460-b9f5-4028-865b-4349b10178e5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0775