Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection
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topic: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
subject: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
has part: Biographical History for: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
topic: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
subject: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
topic: Correspondence, 1951-1957
subject: Correspondence, 1951-1957
topic: Correspondence, 1958-1959
subject: Correspondence, 1958-1959
topic: Correspondence, 1960-1961
subject: Correspondence, 1960-1961
topic: Correspondence, 1962-1963
subject: Correspondence, 1962-1963
topic: Correspondence, 1964-1965
subject: Correspondence, 1964-1965
topic: Correspondence, 1966-1967
subject: Correspondence, 1966-1967
topic: Correspondence, 1968-1969
subject: Correspondence, 1968-1969
topic: Correspondence, 1970-1971
subject: Correspondence, 1970-1971
topic: Correspondence, 1972-1976
subject: Correspondence, 1972-1976
topic: Correspondence, 1977-1978
subject: Correspondence, 1977-1978
topic: Correspondence, 1979-1980
subject: Correspondence, 1979-1980
topic: Correspondence, undated
subject: Correspondence, undated
topic: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
subject: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
topic: Addresses, undated
subject: Addresses, undated
topic: Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
subject: Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
topic: Equipment descriptions, undated
subject: Equipment descriptions, undated
topic: Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
subject: Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
topic: Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
subject: Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
topic: Receipts, 1958-1975
subject: Receipts, 1958-1975
topic: Miscellaneous collection notes, undated
subject: Miscellaneous collection notes, undated
topic: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
subject: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
topic: Journals and newsletters
subject: Journals and newsletters
topic: The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
subject: The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
topic: Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
subject: Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
topic: Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
subject: Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
topic: The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
subject: The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
topic: The Ragtimer, 1975 March
subject: The Ragtimer, 1975 March
topic: Pamphlets
subject: Pamphlets
topic: Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
subject: Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
topic: Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
subject: Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
topic: Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
subject: Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
topic: Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
subject: Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
topic: Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
subject: Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
topic: The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973
subject: The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973

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provides access to: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
provides access to: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
provides access to: Correspondence, 1951-1957
provides access to: Correspondence, 1958-1959
provides access to: Correspondence, 1960-1961
provides access to: Correspondence, 1962-1963
provides access to: Correspondence, 1964-1965
provides access to: Correspondence, 1966-1967
provides access to: Correspondence, 1968-1969
provides access to: Correspondence, 1970-1971
provides access to: Correspondence, 1972-1976
provides access to: Correspondence, 1977-1978
provides access to: Correspondence, 1979-1980
provides access to: Correspondence, undated
provides access to: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
provides access to: Addresses, undated
provides access to: Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
provides access to: Equipment descriptions, undated
provides access to: Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
provides access to: Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
provides access to: Receipts, 1958-1975
provides access to: Miscellaneous collection notes, undated
provides access to: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
provides access to: Journals and newsletters
provides access to: The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
provides access to: Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
provides access to: Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
provides access to: The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
provides access to: The Ragtimer, 1975 March
provides access to: Pamphlets
provides access to: Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
provides access to: Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
provides access to: Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
provides access to: Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
provides access to: Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
provides access to: The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973
provides access to: Record price lists, advertisements, and catalogs, 1930-1981, undated
provides access to: Reprints, undated
provides access to: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
provides access to: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
provides access to: Music box advertisements, 1897-1900, undated
provides access to: Phonograph advertisements, 1897-1923
provides access to: Piano advertisements, 1897-1909
provides access to: Recording advertisements, 1904-1929, 1969
provides access to: Miscellaneous advertisements, 1898-1939, undated
provides access to: Calendar from the Capehart Collection, 1948
provides access to: Clippings, 1932-1977 See also Oversize Folder 66, Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
provides access to: Photocopies of clippings
provides access to: Greeting cards, undated
provides access to: Phonograph diagrams, undated
provides access to: Postcards and pictorial envelopes, 1908-1947, undated
provides access to: Record inserts for Edison cylinders, circa 1912-1914
provides access to: Miscellaneous, undated
provides access to: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
provides access to: Audio equipment, 1962, undated
provides access to: Emile Berliner portraits and equipment, undated
provides access to: Thomas Edison and the gravestone of Samuel Edison, 1969, and undated See also Oversize Folder 70, Photographs and prints, 1923 and undated
provides access to: Elsie Janis portraits, circa 1895-1920, undated
provides access to: Photographs of phonograph advertisements, undated
provides access to: Portraits of actors and musicians, undated
provides access to: Isabelle Sayers with collection and musicians, circa 1945-1975
provides access to: Scrapbooks, 1886-circa 1960
provides access to: Miscellaneous negatives, undated
provides access to: Miscellaneous photographs, 1899, undated
provides access to: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
provides access to: Advertisements, 1910-1923, undated
provides access to: Broadsides, undated
provides access to: Clippings, undated
provides access to: Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
provides access to: Publications, 1859, 1919-1973
provides access to: Photographs and prints, 1923, undated
provides access to: Posters, circa 1929-1930, undated

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Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection
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Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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extent: 3.7 linear feet (6 boxes)
language: eng
origination: Sayers, Isabelle S.
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
scopecontent: Scope and Content Note These papers were part of the larger Isabelle Sayers Collection, a donation of early disc and wax cylinder recordings, phonographs, and related equipment donated to the Library of Congress in several increments between 1981 and 1987. The Sayers Collection includes some extremely rare items from the incunabula period (1884-1905) of the sound recording era. Among these rare items are 19th-century Berliner Gramophone Company discs, concert grand wax cylinders, and an assortment of playback equipment such as a "player-piano type harmonica." The collection totals approximately 2,000 wax cylinders, 4,000 discs, and 50 antique phonographs, as well as related equipment and assorted objects such as statues of the Victor dog, Edison banks, and old needle tins. This collection of paper and photographic materials dates from circa 1886 to 1980, but many of the items are undated.
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/2008647462
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has part: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
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has part: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
aggregates: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
has part: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
aggregates: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
has part: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
aggregates: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
has part: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
aggregates: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
has part: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
aggregates: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated

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Sayers, Isabelle S.
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Biographical History for: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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body: Biographical Note Isabelle S. Sayers (1914-1982) was an avid collector of early recordings and audio equipment. Sayers's primary interest was in rare items, particularly those from 1884 to 1905 of the early sound recording era. One of the few female collectors of the mid-20th century, Sayers expanded her collection over a period of at least 30 years by placing advertisements in local newspapers and collectors' newsletters, and by developing relationships with collectors and antique dealers nationwide. She displayed and spoke about her collection locally; in 1959 she appeared on WBNS-TV to demonstrate early machines in her collection. Sayers was also interested in inventors of recording equipment: she collected photographs, clippings, and ephemera relating to Thomas Edison, Emile Berliner and their various inventions. Sayers also had an avid interest in photography and the history of the West. She wrote two books on Annie Oakley: Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill's Wild West (New York: Dover Publications, 1981) and The Rifle Queen, Annie Oakley (Sayers, 1973). Both incorporated historical photographs from her own collections as illustrations. Isabelle Sayers resided with her husband, Frank T. Sayers, in Columbus, Ohio, from circa 1953 through 1971. The couple lived in Ostrander, Ohio, from 1971 until Isabelle Sayers's death in December 1982.
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is biographical history for: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
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extent: .4 linear feet
scopecontent: Series I consists of correspondence between Isabelle Sayers and collectors, experts, and dealers. The majority of the correspondence relates to the exchange, sale, or appraisal of antique records, cylinders, recording equipment, phonographs, or other equipment. Many of the letters relate both to Sayers's collection and to her personal life, reflecting the close relationships she developed with other collectors and experts. Frequent or prominent correspondents represented in this series include Harlan and Grace Kishpaugh, L. Brevoort Odell, Duane D. Deakins, Lawrence McKinley Marken, Lewis G. Green, Clarence A. Ferguson, and Jim Walsh (whose papers are also held by the Recorded Sound Section).
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has part: Correspondence, 1951-1957
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has part: Correspondence, 1958-1959
aggregates: Correspondence, 1958-1959
has part: Correspondence, 1960-1961
aggregates: Correspondence, 1960-1961
has part: Correspondence, 1962-1963
aggregates: Correspondence, 1962-1963
has part: Correspondence, 1964-1965
aggregates: Correspondence, 1964-1965
has part: Correspondence, 1966-1967
aggregates: Correspondence, 1966-1967
has part: Correspondence, 1968-1969
aggregates: Correspondence, 1968-1969
has part: Correspondence, 1970-1971
aggregates: Correspondence, 1970-1971
has part: Correspondence, 1972-1976
aggregates: Correspondence, 1972-1976
has part: Correspondence, 1977-1978
aggregates: Correspondence, 1977-1978
has part: Correspondence, 1979-1980
aggregates: Correspondence, 1979-1980
has part: Correspondence, undated
aggregates: Correspondence, undated

Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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is part of: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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extent: .21 linear feet
scopecontent: Series II consists of acquisition notes, equipment descriptions, lecture notes, and other items. Included is a diary dating from circa 1952 to 1959 with notes about Sayers's acquisition of equipment and recordings. Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings refer to the history of recording in the United States and Ohio. Miscellaneous collection notes consist of scraps of paper with brief notations about individual recordings, record lists, and addresses of dealers and collectors. One folder contains notes and ephemera relating to Sayers's interest in vaudeville performer Elsie Janis.
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has part: Addresses, undated
aggregates: Addresses, undated
has part: Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
aggregates: Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
has part: Equipment descriptions, undated
aggregates: Equipment descriptions, undated
has part: Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
aggregates: Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
has part: Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
aggregates: Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
has part: Receipts, 1958-1975
aggregates: Receipts, 1958-1975
has part: Miscellaneous collection notes, undated
aggregates: Miscellaneous collection notes, undated

Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
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is part of: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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level: series
extent: .42 linear feet
scopecontent: Series III contains newsletters, journals, pamphlets, guides and other printed materials relating to music, recordings and phonographs. Included are programs for music and theater performances, pamphlets on Thomas Edison's inventions and life, technical equipment guides, radio travel logs, record price listings and small catalogs, and reprints of articles on Ohio music and black recording artists.
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has part: Journals and newsletters
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has part: Pamphlets
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has part: Reprints, undated
aggregates: Reprints, undated

Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
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is part of: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
is aggregated by: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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level: series
extent: .21 linear feet
scopecontent: Series IV consists of items in a variety of formats relating to Sayers's recording interests. Included are clippings relating to musicians, inventors, and equipment; a calendar issued by the Capehart Collection; advertisements; record inserts from early Edison recordings; greeting cards; pictorial envelopes; phonograph diagrams; and postcards. One folder of miscellaneous materials includes a slide with song lyrics, business cards, and a record coupon.
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type: Collection
has part: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
aggregates: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
has part: Calendar from the Capehart Collection, 1948
aggregates: Calendar from the Capehart Collection, 1948
has part: Clippings, 1932-1977 See also Oversize Folder 66, Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
aggregates: Clippings, 1932-1977 See also Oversize Folder 66, Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
has part: Photocopies of clippings
aggregates: Photocopies of clippings
has part: Greeting cards, undated
aggregates: Greeting cards, undated
has part: Phonograph diagrams, undated
aggregates: Phonograph diagrams, undated
has part: Postcards and pictorial envelopes, 1908-1947, undated
aggregates: Postcards and pictorial envelopes, 1908-1947, undated
has part: Record inserts for Edison cylinders, circa 1912-1914
aggregates: Record inserts for Edison cylinders, circa 1912-1914
has part: Miscellaneous, undated
aggregates: Miscellaneous, undated

Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
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is part of: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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extent: .42 linear feet
scopecontent: Series V contains approximately 75 photographs (black-and-white and color) as well as 7 slides and 32 negatives. Many of the photographs in this series were printed from copy negatives of older photographs or images from journals and books. Included are photographs of Isabelle Sayers displaying equipment from her collection and portraits of inventors Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner. Also represented are various actors and musicians, with a particular focus on Elsie Janis, a Columbus, Ohio, native and star of many vaudeville productions. Photographs of recording equipment and phonograph advertisements are also present. Three scrapbooks are included in this series. One contains Isabelle Sayers's family photographs and related ephemera; the two others include portraits and clippings of Broadway, movie, and recording personalities.
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has part: Audio equipment, 1962, undated
aggregates: Audio equipment, 1962, undated
has part: Emile Berliner portraits and equipment, undated
aggregates: Emile Berliner portraits and equipment, undated
has part: Thomas Edison and the gravestone of Samuel Edison, 1969, and undated See also Oversize Folder 70, Photographs and prints, 1923 and undated
aggregates: Thomas Edison and the gravestone of Samuel Edison, 1969, and undated See also Oversize Folder 70, Photographs and prints, 1923 and undated
has part: Elsie Janis portraits, circa 1895-1920, undated
aggregates: Elsie Janis portraits, circa 1895-1920, undated
has part: Photographs of phonograph advertisements, undated
aggregates: Photographs of phonograph advertisements, undated
has part: Portraits of actors and musicians, undated
aggregates: Portraits of actors and musicians, undated
has part: Isabelle Sayers with collection and musicians, circa 1945-1975
aggregates: Isabelle Sayers with collection and musicians, circa 1945-1975
has part: Scrapbooks, 1886-circa 1960
aggregates: Scrapbooks, 1886-circa 1960
has part: Miscellaneous negatives, undated
aggregates: Miscellaneous negatives, undated
has part: Miscellaneous photographs, 1899, undated
aggregates: Miscellaneous photographs, 1899, undated

Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
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is part of: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
is aggregated by: Papers from the Isabelle Sayers Collection circa 1886-1980 1920-1980
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level: series
extent: 2.04 linear feet
scopecontent: Oversize materials include posters, broadsides, photographs, prints, and newspaper and magazine clippings. A small collection of broadsides for early concerts and equipment demonstrations are mostly undated. Oversize photographs are all of Thomas A. Edison or his inventions; also included in this folder are several copies of an undated wood block print of Edison. Clippings related to Thomas A. Edison (a few are full copies of publications focusing on his career or death), Elsie Janis and other musicians. Oversize advertisements are also included.
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has part: Advertisements, 1910-1923, undated
aggregates: Advertisements, 1910-1923, undated
has part: Broadsides, undated
aggregates: Broadsides, undated
has part: Clippings, undated
aggregates: Clippings, undated
has part: Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
aggregates: Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
has part: Publications, 1859, 1919-1973
aggregates: Publications, 1859, 1919-1973
has part: Photographs and prints, 1923, undated
aggregates: Photographs and prints, 1923, undated
has part: Posters, circa 1929-1930, undated
aggregates: Posters, circa 1929-1930, undated

series
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.4 linear feet
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Correspondence, 1951-1957
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level: file

Correspondence, 1958-1959
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Correspondence, 1960-1961
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level: file

Correspondence, 1962-1963
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Correspondence, 1964-1965
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is aggregated by: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
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level: file

Correspondence, 1966-1967
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Correspondence, 1968-1969
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Correspondence, 1970-1971
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Correspondence, 1972-1976
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Correspondence, 1977-1978
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Correspondence, 1979-1980
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Correspondence, undated
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is part of: Series 1. Correspondence, 1951-1980, undated
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.21 linear feet
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Addresses, undated
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Diary of collection and acquisition notes, 1952-1959
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Equipment descriptions, undated
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Elsie Janis notes and ephemera, 1919-1972
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Lecture notes and miscellaneous writings, undated
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Receipts, 1958-1975
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Miscellaneous collection notes, undated
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is part of: Series 2. Collection Notes, 1919-1972, undated
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.42 linear feet
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Journals and newsletters
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is part of: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
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type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
aggregates: The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
has part: Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
aggregates: Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
has part: Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
aggregates: Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
has part: The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
aggregates: The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
has part: The Ragtimer, 1975 March
aggregates: The Ragtimer, 1975 March

Pamphlets
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: subseries
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
aggregates: Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
has part: Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
aggregates: Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
has part: Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
aggregates: Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
has part: Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
aggregates: Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
has part: Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
aggregates: Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
has part: The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973
aggregates: The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973
has part: Record price lists, advertisements, and catalogs, 1930-1981, undated
aggregates: Record price lists, advertisements, and catalogs, 1930-1981, undated

Reprints, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 3. Printed Materials, 1923-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

subseries
type: Level
type: Concept

The Music Box: An International Magazine of Mechanical Music, vol. 7, no. 1, 1975
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Journals and newsletters
is aggregated by: Journals and newsletters
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Music Box Society Newsletter, no. 4, 1975 March
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Journals and newsletters
is aggregated by: Journals and newsletters
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Music Memories Monthly, vol. 3, no. 4, 1963 June
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Journals and newsletters
is aggregated by: Journals and newsletters
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

The Ragtime Society, 1962-1966
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Journals and newsletters
is aggregated by: Journals and newsletters
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

The Ragtimer, 1975 March
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Journals and newsletters
is aggregated by: Journals and newsletters
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Audio Equipment, 1923-1977
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Thomas Alva Edison biographical materials, 1928, 1973
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Music progams and guides, 1910-1929
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Radio technical guides, 1923-1930
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

The Rifle Queen: Annie Oakley, 1973
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Record price lists, advertisements, and catalogs, 1930-1981, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Pamphlets
is aggregated by: Pamphlets
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

.21 linear feet
type: Extent

Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: subseries
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Music box advertisements, 1897-1900, undated
aggregates: Music box advertisements, 1897-1900, undated
has part: Phonograph advertisements, 1897-1923
aggregates: Phonograph advertisements, 1897-1923
has part: Piano advertisements, 1897-1909
aggregates: Piano advertisements, 1897-1909
has part: Recording advertisements, 1904-1929, 1969
aggregates: Recording advertisements, 1904-1929, 1969
has part: Miscellaneous advertisements, 1898-1939, undated
aggregates: Miscellaneous advertisements, 1898-1939, undated

Calendar from the Capehart Collection, 1948
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Clippings, 1932-1977 See also Oversize Folder 66, Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
access restrictions: Please use photocopies in folder 45.

Photocopies of clippings
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
access restrictions: Please use these photocopies rather than the fragile originals in folder 44.

Greeting cards, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Phonograph diagrams, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Postcards and pictorial envelopes, 1908-1947, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Record inserts for Edison cylinders, circa 1912-1914
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Miscellaneous, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
is aggregated by: Series 4. Ephemera, 1907-1977, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Music box advertisements, 1897-1900, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
is aggregated by: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Phonograph advertisements, 1897-1923
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
is aggregated by: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Piano advertisements, 1897-1909
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
is aggregated by: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Recording advertisements, 1904-1929, 1969
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
is aggregated by: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Miscellaneous advertisements, 1898-1939, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
is aggregated by: Advertisements See also Oversize Folder 31, Radio, travel logs, 1925-1963
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

.42 linear feet
type: Extent

Audio equipment, 1962, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Emile Berliner portraits and equipment, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Thomas Edison and the gravestone of Samuel Edison, 1969, and undated See also Oversize Folder 70, Photographs and prints, 1923 and undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Elsie Janis portraits, circa 1895-1920, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Photographs of phonograph advertisements, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Portraits of actors and musicians, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
scopecontent: Included are images of Helen Clark, Glen Ellison, Kirsten Flagsted, Ada Jones, Helen Jepson, Betsy Lee Shepherd, and Blanche Theborn.

Isabelle Sayers with collection and musicians, circa 1945-1975
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Scrapbooks, 1886-circa 1960
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
scopecontent: Includes family photographs, images of Broadway and theater stars, and ephemera.

Miscellaneous negatives, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Miscellaneous photographs, 1899, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
is aggregated by: Series 5. Photographs, circa 1895-1975, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

2.04 linear feet
type: Extent

Advertisements, 1910-1923, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Broadsides, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Clippings, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
access restrictions: Photocopies of oversize clippings; please use these rather than the fragile originals.

Clippings, 1897-1961, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
access restrictions: Please use the photocopies of these clippings housed in folder 66.

Publications, 1859, 1919-1973
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Photographs and prints, 1923, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Posters, circa 1929-1930, undated
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
is aggregated by: Series 6. Oversize Materials, 1897-1965, undated
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file