Family & Social Life

Donations to the Museum have preserved irreplaceable evidence about generations of ordinary Americans. Objects from the Copp household of Stonington, Connecticut, include many items used by a single family from 1740 to 1850. Other donations have brought treasured family artifacts from jewelry to prom gowns. These gifts and many others are all part of the Museum's family and social life collections.

Children's books and Sunday school lessons, tea sets and family portraits also mark the connections between members of a family and between families and the larger society. Prints, advertisements, and artifacts offer nostalgic or idealized images of family life and society in times past. And the collections include a few modern conveniences that have had profound effects on American families and social life, such as televisions, video games, and personal computers.

various artists. side 1: Mordido [part 3]; side 2: Mordido [part 4] (Mercury 11015), from the album, Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 9. 78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

various artists. side 1: Mordido [part 3]; side 2: Mordido [part 4] (Mercury 11015), from the album, Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 9.
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
recording artist
Jacquet, Illinois
Phillips, Flip
Harris, Bill
McGhee, Howard
Jones, Jo
Brown, Ray
Jones, Hank
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1978.0670.626
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
11015
MERCURY VOL. 9
catalog number
1978.0670.626
F. Carlton Booth. side 1: Singing; side 2: Gethsemane (Singspiration 1040), from the album, Singing (Singspiration 4). 78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
F. Carlton Booth. side 1: Singing; side 2: Gethsemane (Singspiration 1040), from the album, Singing (Singspiration 4).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
ca 1947
recording artist
Booth, F. Carlton
manufacturer
Singspiration
ID Number
1996.0320.05025
maker number
1040
4
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05025
Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Emporer Norton's Hunch; side 2: Skid Da De Dat (Mercury 11050), from the album, Lu Watters Jazz (Mercury C-103).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Emporer Norton's Hunch; side 2: Skid Da De Dat (Mercury 11050), from the album, Lu Watters Jazz (Mercury C-103).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1978.0670.638
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
11050
C-103
catalog number
1978.0670.638
Red River Dave. side 1: Empty Saddles; side 2: Red River Valley (Sonora 1066), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: Empty Saddles; side 2: Red River Valley (Sonora 1066), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Red River Dave
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05219
maker number
1066
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05219
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands. side 1: You Did It So Well - So Do It Again; side 2: Back To Back (Sonora 1124), from the album, Country Dances (Sonora MS 479).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands. side 1: You Did It So Well - So Do It Again; side 2: Back To Back (Sonora 1124), from the album, Country Dances (Sonora MS 479).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1946
recording artist
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05096
maker number
1124
MS 479
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05096
Rex Allen and the Arizona Wranglers. side 1: Honolulu Boogie; side 2: Too-Lee-Rollum (Mercury 6286).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Rex Allen and the Arizona Wranglers. side 1: Honolulu Boogie; side 2: Too-Lee-Rollum (Mercury 6286).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Allen, Rex
Arizona Wranglers
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1996.0320.10462
collector/donor number
15741
maker number
6286
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.10462
George Beverly Shea. side 1: The Ninety and Nine; side 2: The SUNSHINE (Singspiration 3001), from the album, Under His Wings (Singspiration 15).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
George Beverly Shea. side 1: The Ninety and Nine; side 2: The SUNSHINE (Singspiration 3001), from the album, Under His Wings (Singspiration 15).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1947
recording artist
Shea, George Beverly
manufacturer
Singspiration
ID Number
1996.0320.05263
maker number
3001
15
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05263
Red River Dave. side 1: Ole Faithful; side 2: Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (Sonora 1065), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: Ole Faithful; side 2: Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (Sonora 1065), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Red River Dave
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05214
maker number
1065
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05214
Red River Dave. side 1: Is the Range Still the Same Back Home; side 2: Home on the Range (Sonora 1063), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: Is the Range Still the Same Back Home; side 2: Home on the Range (Sonora 1063), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Red River Dave
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05216
maker number
1063
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05216
Red River Dave. side 1: The Last Round-Up; side 2: Wagon Trail (Sonora 1064), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: The Last Round-Up; side 2: Wagon Trail (Sonora 1064), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Red River Dave
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05217
maker number
1064
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05217
Eddie Chamblee. side 1: Back Street; side 2: Lazy Mood (Miracle 133).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Chamblee. side 1: Back Street; side 2: Lazy Mood (Miracle 133).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist; composer
Simpkins, Lewis
Chamblee, Eddie
manufacturer
Miracle
ID Number
1996.0153.08692
catalog number
1996.0153.08692
label number
133
accession number
1996.0153
Curley Bradley. side 1: Ridin' Down the Canyon; side 2: Carry Me Back To the Lone Prairie (Universal 7501), from the album, Curley Bradley presents the Tom Mix of Radio (Universal U2).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Curley Bradley. side 1: Ridin' Down the Canyon; side 2: Carry Me Back To the Lone Prairie (Universal 7501), from the album, Curley Bradley presents the Tom Mix of Radio (Universal U2).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Bradley, Curley
manufacturer
Universal
ID Number
1996.0320.05063
maker number
7501
U2
catalog number
1996.0320.05063
accession number
1996.0320
Fred Kirby. side 1: Please Don't Take My Baby; side 2: Hang Your Head in Shame (Sonora 1113), from the album, Hillbilly Tunes (Sonora MS-477).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Fred Kirby. side 1: Please Don't Take My Baby; side 2: Hang Your Head in Shame (Sonora 1113), from the album, Hillbilly Tunes (Sonora MS-477).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
ca 1947
recording artist
Kirby, Fred
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05161
maker number
1113
MS-477
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05161
Eddie Chamblee. side 1: Lonesome Road; side 2: Walkin' Home (United U-160)78 rpmCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
Eddie Chamblee. side 1: Lonesome Road; side 2: Walkin' Home (United U-160)
78 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1953
1953-08-17
recording artist; composer
Chamblee, Eddie
manufacturer
United
ID Number
1996.0153.09320
catalog number
1996.0153.09320
accession number
1996.0153
label number
U-160
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands. side 1: Uptown-Downtown; side 2: Sanita Hill (Sonora 1122), from the album, Country Dances (Sonora MS 479).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands. side 1: Uptown-Downtown; side 2: Sanita Hill (Sonora 1122), from the album, Country Dances (Sonora MS 479).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1946
recording artist
Ed Durlacher and The Top Hands
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05094
maker number
1122
MS 479
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05094
Red River Dave. side 1: Is the Range Still the Same Back Home; side 2: Home om the Range (Sonora 1063), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: Is the Range Still the Same Back Home; side 2: Home om the Range (Sonora 1063), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05212
maker number
1063
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05212
WLS Family Album published by Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1937.This booklet features articles about the WLS (World's Largest Store) radio station in Chicago, established by the Sears, Roebuck and Company in 1924.
Description (Brief)

WLS Family Album published by Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1937.

This booklet features articles about the WLS (World's Largest Store) radio station in Chicago, established by the Sears, Roebuck and Company in 1924. It also features images and biographies of musicians who performed on the WLS program, National Barn Dance, one of the first American country music radio programs and a direct forerunner of the Grand Ole Opry, on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee.

date made
1937
maker
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
ID Number
2017.0191.09
accession number
2017.0191
catalog number
2017.0191.09
Oscar Peterson. side 1: Three O'Clock in the Morning; side 2: All the Things You Are (Mercury 8923), from the album, Oscar Peterson (Mercury C106).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Oscar Peterson. side 1: Three O'Clock in the Morning; side 2: All the Things You Are (Mercury 8923), from the album, Oscar Peterson (Mercury C106).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
release date
1950
recording artist
Peterson, Oscar
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1981.0656.470
accession number
1981.0656
maker number
8923
C106
catalog number
1981.0656.470
Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Sage Hen Strut; side 2: When the Saints Go Marching In (Mercury 11051), from the album, Lu Watters Jazz (Mercury C-103).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Sage Hen Strut; side 2: When the Saints Go Marching In (Mercury 11051), from the album, Lu Watters Jazz (Mercury C-103).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1978.0670.639
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
11051
C-103
catalog number
1978.0670.639
Fred Kirby. side 1: Bury My Heart Beneath the Roses; side 2: When It's Reveille Time in Heaven (Sonora 1115), from the album, Hillbilly Tunes (Sonora MS-477).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Fred Kirby. side 1: Bury My Heart Beneath the Roses; side 2: When It's Reveille Time in Heaven (Sonora 1115), from the album, Hillbilly Tunes (Sonora MS-477).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
ca 1947
recording artist
Kirby, Fred
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05159
maker number
1115
MS-477
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05159
Charlie Parker with strings. side 1: April in Paris; side 2: If I Should Lose You (Mercury 11037), from the album, Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury C-101).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Charlie Parker with strings. side 1: April in Paris; side 2: If I Should Lose You (Mercury 11037), from the album, Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury C-101).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Parker, Charlie
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1978.0670.628
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
11037
C-101
catalog number
1978.0670.628
Rex Allen and his Arizona Wranglers. side 1: The Empty Christmas Stocking; side 2: Tears on My Old Guitar (Mercury 6136).78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1947.. Side 2 was recorded in 1948.Currently not on view
Description
Rex Allen and his Arizona Wranglers. side 1: The Empty Christmas Stocking; side 2: Tears on My Old Guitar (Mercury 6136).
78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1947.. Side 2 was recorded in 1948.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
1948
recording artist
Rex Allen and his Arizona Wranglers
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1996.0320.10455
collector/donor number
8809
maker number
6136
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.10455
Charlie Parker with strings. side 1: I Didn't Know What Time It Was; side 2: Summertime (Mercury 11038), from the album, Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury C-101).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Charlie Parker with strings. side 1: I Didn't Know What Time It Was; side 2: Summertime (Mercury 11038), from the album, Charlie Parker With Strings (Mercury C-101).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Parker, Charlie
manufacturer
Mercury
ID Number
1978.0670.629
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
11038
C-101
catalog number
1978.0670.629
Red River Dave. side 1: Empty Saddles; side 2: Red River Valley (Sonora 1066), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Red River Dave. side 1: Empty Saddles; side 2: Red River Valley (Sonora 1066), from the album, Songs of the West (Sonora MS 464).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Red River Dave
manufacturer
Sonora
ID Number
1996.0320.05215
maker number
1066
MS 464
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05215

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