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Creator:
Gaskin, Mary  Search this
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-  Search this
Extent:
30 Cubic feet (129 boxes, 4 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Posters
Articles
Sound recordings
Scrapbooks
Date:
1895-2006
Scope and Contents:
Papers documenting the life and career of bass player Leonard Gaskin, as well as documenting the numerous other musicians he was associated with in his long career. Gaskin's career encompasses a wide range of musical genres, including gospel, rock, folk, and Caribbean music. The papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, music manuscripts, scrapbooks, publicity materials, recordings, posters, fliers and handbills.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into nine series. Series 1: Personal Papers, 1937-2006, undated Series 2: Diaries and Planners, 1947-2004 Series 3: Business Records, 1939-2000, undated Series 4: Photographic Materials, 1956-2003, undated Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1923-2003, undated Series 6: Music Manuscripts, Published Sheet Music, and Song Folios, 1895-1992, undated Series 7: Performance and Publicity Materials, 1920-2002 Series 8: Organizations and Associations, 1956-2001, undated Series 9: Publications, 1956-1999
Related Materials:
Materials at the Smithsonian Institution Archives Center, National Museum of American History Duke Ellington Collection, 1903-1989, undated Dizzy Gillespie Collection, 1940-2006 Leslie Schinella Collection of Gene Krupa Materials, 1945-1970 Floyd Levine Jazz Reference Collection, 1880-2010, undated John and Devra Levy Papers, 1916-2010, undated Program in African American Culture, 1850-2003, undated Tito Puente Papers, 1962-2001, undated Duncan P. Scheidt Photograph Collection, 1900-2012, undated W. Royal Stokes Collection of Photoprints and Interviews, 1970-2003 Bobby Tucker Papers, 1923-2008
Provenance:
Collection donated by Leonard and Mary Gaskin, through Poppy Gaskin.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu.
Rights:
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.
Topic:
Music -- 20th century  Search this
Jazz  Search this
Jazz musicians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 20th century
Posters -- 20th century
Articles
Sound recordings
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
Citation:
Leonard and Mary Gaskin Papers, 1923-2006, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0900
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Leonard Gaskin Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86aea0738-436c-4909-927a-c896f73c2bff
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0900