Guide to the Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

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1 Guide to the Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera Margaret Hindle Hazen 1990 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C

2 Table of Contents Collection Overview... 1 Administrative Information... 1 Arrangement... 2 Scope and Contents note... 2 Biographical/Historical note... 2 Names and Subjects... 2

3 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Identifier: Date: circa Extent: 13.5 Cubic Feet (20 boxes) Photoprints, Series 1:,paper.,Silver gelatin on Photoprints, Series 1:,paper.,Silver albumen on Ambrotypes:,glass.,Silver collodion on Tintypes:,iron.,Silver collodion on Pillow case, Series 2.6:,fabric.,photoprint on Picture postcards:,paper,,ink on,photomechanically printed. Music and ephemera:,paper,,ink on,letterpress printing. Creator: Hazen, Margaret Hindle Hazen, Robert M. Language: English Digital Content: Image(s): Administrative Information Dr. Robert M. Hazen,,,Purchase.,1985/05/23, Dr. Robert M. Hazen.,Purchase.,Late 1986., Dr. Robert M. Hazen.,Purchase.,1987/03/01., Ownership and Custodial History Items collected by Dr. and Mrs. Hazen from various sources, especially commercial dealers, over a period of several years, then offered to the Archives Center, through the Division of Musical Instruments (later Musical History); acquired in three separate transactions. Processing Information Collection processed by Margaret Hazen, 1990 Page 1 of 3

4 Preferred Citation, ca , Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions on Access Unrestricted research use on site.,researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Most items available for reproduction; some have been photographed and negative numbers are shown in the collection register for convenience in ordering. Reproduction fees for commercial use. Biographical Note Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hazen formed this collection in conjunction with their research on the American brass band movement. Scope and Contents Large collection of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera, and music related to the brass band movement in the United States: includes 8 ambrotypes, 36 tintypes, 59 stereographs, 66 cabinet prints, 90 cartes-de-visite, 150 large photoprints, and 874 picture postcards; also posters, concert programs, instrument manufacturers' advertisemements and ephemera, periodicals, sheet music, etc. Arrangement 3 series: (1) photographs; (2) ephemera; and (3) resources in American band history. Series 1 has 7 subseries: (1) ambrotypes; (2) tintypes; (3) stereographs; (4) cabinet prints; (5) cartes-de-visite; (6) large mounted photoprints; and (7) postcards. Series 2 has 7 sub-series: (1) company ephemera; (2) band ephemera; (3) music; (4) periodicals; (5) oversized paper ephemera; (6) artifacts (3-dimensional); and (7) folio-size broadsides. Geographical arrangement within postcard and stereograph sub-series. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Cultures: Bands (Music) -- Photographs Bandstands Brass bands -- Photographs Music ensembles -- Photographs Page 2 of 3

5 Musical instruments -- Photographs Musicians Musicians Periodicals Types of Materials: Advertisements Ambrotypes Cabinet photographs Cabinet prints Cartes-de-visite Ephemera Newspapers Photographs Photographs Photographs Picture postcards Pillows -- Photographs Postcards Posters Programs -- Concerts Sheet music -- Manuscripts -- 19th century Stereographs Textile fabrics -- Photographs on Page 3 of 3