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.