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Metronome magazine photographs.

Title
Metronome magazine photographs.
Author
Metronome Corp., creator
Publication
1917-1996.
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box 1Archival mixSupervised use JPB 24-1Offsite
box 2Archival mixSupervised use JPB 24-1Offsite
box 3Archival mixSupervised use JPB 24-1Offsite
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Description
22.67 linear feet (52 boxes)
Summary
Metronome, an American magazine published from 1885 to 1961, is most known for its run from the 1930s onward as a publication for jazz fans and listeners, and for its production of "Metronome All-Stars" recordings. The magazine's library of photographs, dating from 1917 to 1996, documents the American jazz and popular music industry from the 1930s through the 1950s. The collection features hundreds of musicians, band leaders, vocalists, entertainers, and media and music business figures, including Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Harry James, and Louis Armstrong.
Subject
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
  • James, Harry, 1916-1983
  • Kenton, Stan
  • Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973
  • Metronome All Stars
  • African American musicians
  • Big bands
  • Jazz
  • Jazz musicians
Genre/Form
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Contracts.
  • Correspondence.
  • Negatives (Photographs)
  • Photographs.
  • Slides (photographs)
Source (note)
  • Purchased from Robert Scott Asen, 2023.
Call Number
JPB 24-1
OCLC
1451542301
Author
Metronome Corp., creator.
Title
Metronome magazine photographs.
Production
1917-1996.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Source
Purchased from Robert Scott Asen, 2023.
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JPB 24-1
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