Russo Viola: Museum Object and Cultural History
Russo Viola: date made: 1937. maker: Russo, Michele Gagliano. maker: Russo, Michele.
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Russo Viola: date made: 1937. maker: Russo, Michele Gagliano. maker: Russo, Michele.

Black t-shirt with a photograph of MC Sha-Rock owned by MC Lyte: Date: 1990-2010. Created by: Sedgwick & Cedar, American, founded 1973. Owned by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970.
Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba: Date: 1950s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.

Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa outside Bayside Studios: Date: February 6, 1989; printed 2003. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985.

Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart: Date: 1985; released 1986. Recorded by: Kathleen Battle, American, born 1948. Recorded by: André Previn, German American, 1929 - 2019.

Mel 'n' Me (Melle Mel of the Furious 5 and Harry Allen): Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melle Mel, American, born 1961.

Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka: Date: 1969. Created by: Monroe S. Frederick II, American, born 1935. Subject of: David Nelson, American.

Page of a photograph album from Tulsa, Oklahoma: Date: ca. 1940. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Clarence B. Jones, Ph.D. Oral History Interview: Date: April 15, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: Clarence B. Jones Ph.D., American, born 1931.

Thomas Key 5-Keyed Clarinet: Date made: 1813 - 1825. maker: Key, Thomas. Object Name: clarinet.

Violin Fine Tuner: Object Name: fine tuner. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 1 in x 3/4 in; .635 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.905 cm.

American Federation of Jazz Societies, Inc. Convention Button: date made: 1992. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

So Cal Jazz Fest Button: date made: 1991. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Violin: user: Conn, Solomon. Object Name: violin. Physical Description: wood (overall material).

Brier Patch Blues: Date: 2014. Created by: Alison Saar, American, born 1956. Printed by: Curlee Raven Holton, American, born 1951.

Aristocrat of Harlem: Date: 1935. Written by: Peter Tinturin, American, 1910 - 2007. Written by: Buddy Feyne, American, 1912 - 1998.

Chuckie Dee with Kid Creole of the Furious 5: Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Chuck D, American, born 1960.

Photographic print of Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Redman at Club Amazon, NYC: Date: July 23, 1993. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Biggie Smalls, American, 1972 - 1997.

Uncle Jam Wants You: Date: 1979, reissued 1993. Published by: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958. Published by: Charly Groove, British, 1974 - 2001.

Black lace and rust satin cocktail dress worn by Billie Holiday: Date: early 1950s. Manufactured by: Andora, American. Worn by: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959.

Photographic print of Lionel Hampton and Bill Nunn: Date: 1944. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002.
Instrument case for flute made for Blind Tom by William R. Meinell: Date: 1879-1884. Created by: William R. Meinell, American. Used by: Thomas Greene Wiggins, American, 1849 - 1908.

Digital print of Mahalia Jackson at Chicago Freedom Movement rally: Date: July 10, 1966; printed 2012. Created by: Bernard Kleina, American. Subject of: Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972.

William "Bill" Lucy Oral History Interview: Date: June 25, 2013. Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009. Interview of: William Lucy, American, born 1933.

Reproduction Patent Violin: Date made: 1901 - 1902. maker: Luscombe, Charles R.. Object Name: violin.

Sheets and Pattern Relating to the Work of A. Harry Wheeler, Musical Polyhedron: date made: 1939-1945. maker: Wheeler, Albert Harry. Object Name: Sheets, Set of.

San Diego Jazz Party Button: date made: 1995. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.

Good News (Tait College); Lucky In Love: release date: 1947. recording artist: Allyson, June. recording artist: Lawford, Peter.

Psychological Test, Seashore Measures of Musical Talent (1939 Revision): date made: 1939-1948. Object Name: psychological test. Physical Description: paper, plastic (overall material).

Peresson Violin: Date made: 1990. maker: Peresson, Sergio. Object Name: Violin.

De Forest "Singer" type radio tube: date made: ca 1916. maker: De Forest Radio Telephone & Telegraph Co.. Object Name: Electron Tube, Triode.

Photographic print of Chris Lighty at home: Date: 1999. Photograph by: Jeffrey Gamble, Saint Lucian, born 1974. Subject of: Chris Lighty, American, 1968 - 2012.

Your Money's No Good: Date: ca. 1900. Composed by: Lee Johnson. Published by: Lee, Johnson & Co., American.
Letter to Mary Church Terrell from Joseph Douglass: Date: May 31, 1911. Written by: Joseph Henry Douglass, American, 1871 - 1935. Received by: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954.

Untitled: Date: June 7, 2020. Photograph by: Tommy Oliver, American, born 1984. Subject of: YG, American, born 1990.

Photograph of Suliaman El-Hadi: Date: 1980s. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Suliaman El-Hadi, American, 1936 - 1995.

Ivory ruffled necktie designed by Serrano and worn by Fats Domino: Date: late 20th Century. Designed by: Serrano, American. Worn by: Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017.

Photograph of Freddie Jackson with Hot 97 staff members: Date: ca.1995. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Frederick Anthony Jackson, American, born 1956.

Mayse Five-String Fretless Banjo: date made: 1900-1910. maker: Mayse, John. Object Name: banjo.

Mason & Hamlin Reed Organ: date made: 1876. maker: Mason & Hamlin. Object Name: organ.