Business contract and letter between Club Harlem and the Dell-tones: Museum Object and Cultural History
Business contract and letter between Club Harlem and the Dell-tones: Date: March 31, 1956. Created by: American Guild of Variety Artists, founded 1939. Used by: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986.
The object in the museum catalogue
A letter (a) and business contract (b) between Club Harlem and the musical group the Delltones obligating the musicians to perform at the club for two (2) consecutive days starting March 31, 1956 for one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) paid immediately after the first performance. The contract was drawn up on a contract form created by the American Guild of Variety Artists. The contract is signed and dated by the Delltones: Ben, Stan and Pat. A letter is attached to the contract from Gale Agency Inc., addressed to Pop Williams, stating that the contract between Club Harlem and the Delltones is enclosed and is a copy for his files. The letter is signed by Bill Peterson.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: March 31, 1956
- Created by: American Guild of Variety Artists, founded 1939
- Used by: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986
- Received by: Delltones
- Subject of: Ben Alten, American
- Type: contracts
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place depicted: 32 N. Kentucky Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Nightlife
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Object number: 2011.145.4.2ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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