Management contract for Sam Cooke: Museum Object and Cultural History
Management contract for Sam Cooke: Date: May 26, 1959. Created by: William Morris Agency, American, 1898 - 2009. Subject of: Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964.
The object in the museum catalogue
A one-year management contract between Sam Cooke and the William Morris Agency. It is comprised of two sheets of white paper with black printed text and additional typed and stamped information. Stapled to the front of the document is a small sheet of white paper with typed text regarding paragraph 3(b) of the contract. Sam Cooke's initials are signed at the bottom of this page.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: May 26, 1959
- Created by: William Morris Agency, American, 1898 - 2009
- Subject of: Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964
- Type: contract documents
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place depicted: Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2011.68.6
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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