Memo from the House That Jazz Built: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

2013.46.29.143.1-.4: Four copies of a memo written by Maxine Sullivan for the House That Jazz Built. The memo is on white paper with black ink type. The letter announces a benefit concert in memory of Cliff Jackson. The memo gives background information about the House That Jazz Built and the Arvell Shaw Trio, the group preforming at the benefit. The back of the memo is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975-1987
• Written by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
• Subject of: The House That Jazz Built, American, founded 1975
• Type: memorandums
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: 1312 Stebbins Avenue, Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2013.46.29.143.1-.4
• 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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