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.

Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Shake It and Break It; side 2: When You and I Where Young, Maggie (Commodore 613), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Shake It and Break It; side 2: When You and I Where Young, Maggie (Commodore 613), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.560
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
613
CR-14
catalog number
1978.0670.560
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: You Can't Cheat a Cheater; side 2: Save Your Sorrow (Commodore 605), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: You Can't Cheat a Cheater; side 2: Save Your Sorrow (Commodore 605), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.535
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
605
CR-12
catalog number
1978.0670.535
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Ostrich Walk; side 2: Lazy Daddy (Commodore 612), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Ostrich Walk; side 2: Lazy Daddy (Commodore 612), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.559
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
612
CR-14
catalog number
1978.0670.559
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Tiger Rag; side 2: Barnyard Blues (Commodore 610), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).78 rpmCurrently not on view
Description
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Tiger Rag; side 2: Barnyard Blues (Commodore 610), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).
78 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.557
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
610
CR-14
catalog number
1978.0670.557
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Skeleton Jangle; side 2: Mournin' Blues (Commodore 611), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Skeleton Jangle; side 2: Mournin' Blues (Commodore 611), from the album, Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Commodore CR-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Eddie Edwards and his Original Dixieland Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.558
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
611
CR-14
catalog number
1978.0670.558
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: Rose Room; side 2: Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out (Commodore 603), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: Rose Room; side 2: Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out (Commodore 603), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.533
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
603
CR-12
catalog number
1978.0670.533
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: Mandy, Make Up Your Mind; side 2: Tell 'Em About Me (Commodore 604), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: Mandy, Make Up Your Mind; side 2: Tell 'Em About Me (Commodore 604), from the album, Jazz a la Carte (Commodore CR-12).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.534
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
604
CR-12
catalog number
1978.0670.534
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: It's Right Here For You; side 2: Strut Miss Lizzie (Commodore 530).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Eddie Condon and his Band. side 1: It's Right Here For You; side 2: Strut Miss Lizzie (Commodore 530).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1939
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.166
maker number
530
accession number
1978.0670
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Sweet Lovin' Man; side 2: Wang Wang Blues (Commodore 608).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Sweet Lovin' Man; side 2: Wang Wang Blues (Commodore 608).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
George Brunies and his Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.175
maker number
608
accession number
1978.0670
deParis Brothers Orchestra. side 1: Change O' Key Boogie; side 2: The Sheik of Araby (Commodore 567).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
deParis Brothers Orchestra. side 1: Change O' Key Boogie; side 2: The Sheik of Araby (Commodore 567).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Deparis Brothers Orchestra
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.171
maker number
567
accession number
1978.0670
Max Kaminsky and his Jazz Band. side 1: Love Nest; side 2: Everybody Loves My Baby (Commodore 595).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Max Kaminsky and his Jazz Band. side 1: Love Nest; side 2: Everybody Loves My Baby (Commodore 595).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Max Kaminsky and his Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.183
maker number
595
accession number
1978.0670
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Snag It; side 2: Angry (Commodore 616).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Snag It; side 2: Angry (Commodore 616).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.179
catalog number
1978.0670.179
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
616
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Darktown Strutter's Ball; side 2: Sobbin' Blues (Commodore 621).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Darktown Strutter's Ball; side 2: Sobbin' Blues (Commodore 621).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.178
maker number
621
accession number
1978.0670
Eddie Condon and his band. side 1: Back in Your Own Back Yard; side 2: All the Wrongs You've Done to Me (Commodore 551).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Eddie Condon and his band. side 1: Back in Your Own Back Yard; side 2: All the Wrongs You've Done to Me (Commodore 551).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.186
maker number
551
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.186
side 1: Miff Mole and his Nicksieland Band. Beale Street Blues; side 2: Bobby Hackett with Miff Mole and his Nicksieland Band. I Must Have That Man (Commodore 620).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
side 1: Miff Mole and his Nicksieland Band. Beale Street Blues; side 2: Bobby Hackett with Miff Mole and his Nicksieland Band. I Must Have That Man (Commodore 620).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Hackett, Bobby
Miff Mole and his Nicksieland Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.161
maker number
620
accession number
1978.0670
Mel Powell and his Orchestra. side 1: The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise; side 2: Mood at Twilight (Commodore 544).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Mel Powell and his Orchestra. side 1: The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise; side 2: Mood at Twilight (Commodore 544).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Mel Powell and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.181
maker number
544
accession number
1978.0670
George Wettling and his Rhythm Kings. side 1: Struttin' with Some Barbecue; side 2: How Come You Do Me Like You Do (Commodore 561).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
George Wettling and his Rhythm Kings. side 1: Struttin' with Some Barbecue; side 2: How Come You Do Me Like You Do (Commodore 561).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.192
maker number
561
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.192
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Ugly Chile; side 2: That Da Da Strain (Commodore 546).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Ugly Chile; side 2: That Da Da Strain (Commodore 546).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
George Brunies and his Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.189
maker number
546
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.189
side 1: Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland; side 2: Jack Teagarden. Diane (Commodore 505).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
side 1: Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland; side 2: Jack Teagarden. Diane (Commodore 505).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
recording artist
Teagarden, Jack
Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.165
maker number
505
accession number
1978.0670
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Riverside Blues; side 2: Rosetta (Commodore 586).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers. side 1: Riverside Blues; side 2: Rosetta (Commodore 586).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtimers
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.191
maker number
586
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.191
Chu Berry and his "Little Jazz" Ensemble. side 1: Forty Six West Fifty Two; side 2: Sitting In (Commodore 516).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Chu Berry and his "Little Jazz" Ensemble. side 1: Forty Six West Fifty Two; side 2: Sitting In (Commodore 516).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
recording artist
Chu Berry and his Little Jazz Ensemble
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.159
maker number
516
accession number
1978.0670
Chu Berry and his Jazz Ensemble. side 1: Blowing Up a Breeze; side 2: Monday at Minton's (Commodore 541).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Chu Berry and his Jazz Ensemble. side 1: Blowing Up a Breeze; side 2: Monday at Minton's (Commodore 541).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1941
recording artist
Chu Berry and his Jazz Ensemble
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.158
maker number
541
accession number
1978.0670
Eddie Condon and his band. side 1: I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly-Roll; side 2: Ballin' the Jack (Commodore 531).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Eddie Condon and his band. side 1: I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly-Roll; side 2: Ballin' the Jack (Commodore 531).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1939
recording artist
Eddie Condon and his Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.190
maker number
531
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.190
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Tin Roof Blues; side 2: Royal Garden Blues (Commodore 556).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
George Brunis and his Jazz Band. side 1: Tin Roof Blues; side 2: Royal Garden Blues (Commodore 556).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
George Brunies and his Jazz Band
manufacturer
Commodore
ID Number
1978.0670.173
maker number
556
accession number
1978.0670

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