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.

J. Stratton Shufelt. side 1: Overshadowed; side 2: The Old Ship Zion (Fellowship Music FM 019/020), from the album, Strat Sings (Fellowship Music 1).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
J. Stratton Shufelt. side 1: Overshadowed; side 2: The Old Ship Zion (Fellowship Music FM 019/020), from the album, Strat Sings (Fellowship Music 1).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording artist
Shufelt, J. Stratton
manufacturer
Fellowship Music
ID Number
1996.0320.05267
maker number
FM 019/020
FM 1
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05267
Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: No Tears in Heaven; side 2: Old Time Religion (Capitol 48023), from the album, Songs from The Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson.
Description

Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: No Tears in Heaven; side 2: Old Time Religion (Capitol 48023), from the album, Songs from The Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson. Andreson, also as Anderson, (1905-1978) was an American painter, lithographer, and teacher. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Andreson studied at the University of Utah, then subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Berlin. In 1933, Andreson returned to the United States, creating paintings and drawings of early pioneer life for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and teaching at Utah Arts Center. After the start of WWII, Anderson was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to paint medical subjects at the stateside Naval hospitals. Andreson moved to San Francisco after the war where he produced artwork for the Oakland Army Base.

Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Oak Ridge Quartet
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05119
maker number
48023
AD 86
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05119
Tex Ritter. side 1: I Love My Rooster; side 2: Texas Rangers (Capitol 20038). from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: I Love My Rooster; side 2: Texas Rangers (Capitol 20038). from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1945
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05224
maker number
20038
BD-14
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05224
Tex Ritter. side 1: The Phantom White Stallion of Skull Valley; side 2: The Wreck of Number Nine (Capitol 20039), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: The Phantom White Stallion of Skull Valley; side 2: The Wreck of Number Nine (Capitol 20039), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1945
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05225
maker number
20039
BD-14
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05225
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Soldier's Joy; side 2: Special Instructions for Square Dancing (Capitol 20098), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Soldier's Joy; side 2: Special Instructions for Square Dancing (Capitol 20098), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1947
recording artist
Cliffie Stone and his Square Dance Band
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05293
maker number
20098
BD 44
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05293
The Dinning Sisters. side 1: Aunt Hagar's Blue; side 2: Where Or When (Capitol 20018),from the album, Songs of the Dinning Sisters (Capitol B-D 7).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The Dinning Sisters. side 1: Aunt Hagar's Blue; side 2: Where Or When (Capitol 20018),from the album, Songs of the Dinning Sisters (Capitol B-D 7).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1945
recording artist
Dinning Sisters
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05087
maker number
20018
B-D 7
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05087
Fanny Brice. side 1: Cleaniness; side 2: Good and Bad (Capitol 7-32023), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Fanny Brice. side 1: Cleaniness; side 2: Good and Bad (Capitol 7-32023), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1949
recording artist
Brice, Fanny
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05059
maker number
7-32023
DC 3081
catalog number
1996.0320.05059
accession number
1996.0320
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: The Love That We Once Knew; side 2: Those "Gone and Left Me" Blues (Capitol 48034), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: The Love That We Once Knew; side 2: Those "Gone and Left Me" Blues (Capitol 48034), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1949
recording artist
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05317
maker number
48034
AD 136
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05317
Cliffie Stone. side 1: I'm Foever Blowing Bubble; side 2: Missouri Waltz (Capitol 48031), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: I'm Foever Blowing Bubble; side 2: Missouri Waltz (Capitol 48031), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05302
maker number
48031
AD 108
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05302
Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. side 1: Sensation; side 2: Original Dixieland One-Step (Capitol 15432), from the album, Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol CC-183).78 rpm.This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930).
Description

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. side 1: Sensation; side 2: Original Dixieland One-Step (Capitol 15432), from the album, Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol CC-183).
78 rpm.

This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930). George is an American illustrator and painter who studied under Norman Rockwell. George’s work has been featured on album covers, paperback crime and western covers, and magazine covers.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Pete Daily's Dixieland Band
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.451
maker number
15432
CC-183
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.451
maker
Liberace Music
ID Number
1986.0803.01
accession number
1986.0803
catalog number
1986.0803.01
Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Gonna Move This Wicked Race; side 2: Turn Your Radio On (Capitol 48022), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson.
Description

Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Gonna Move This Wicked Race; side 2: Turn Your Radio On (Capitol 48022), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson. Andreson, also as Anderson, (1905-1978) was an American painter, lithographer, and teacher. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Andreson studied at the University of Utah, then subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Berlin. In 1933, Andreson returned to the United States, creating paintings and drawings of early pioneer life for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and teaching at Utah Arts Center. After the start of WWII, Anderson was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to paint medical subjects at the stateside Naval hospitals. Andreson moved to San Francisco after the war where he produced artwork for the Oakland Army Base.

Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Oak Ridge Quartet
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05118
maker number
48022
AD 86
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05118
Jack Teargarden's Chicagoans. side 1: Stars Fell on Alabama; side 2: Deed I Do (Capitol 10027), from the album, The History of Jazz Vol. 2 - The Golden Era (Capitol CE-17).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Jack Teargarden's Chicagoans. side 1: Stars Fell on Alabama; side 2: Deed I Do (Capitol 10027), from the album, The History of Jazz Vol. 2 - The Golden Era (Capitol CE-17).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Jack Teagarden's Chicagoans
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.087
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
10027
catalog number
1978.0670.087
maker number
CE-17
"Mr. Dixie" Nappy Lamare. side 1: Palasteena; side 2: Black and White Rag (Dixieland Jubilee 100).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
"Mr. Dixie" Nappy Lamare. side 1: Palasteena; side 2: Black and White Rag (Dixieland Jubilee 100).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Lamare, Nappy
manufacturer
Dixieland Jubilee
ID Number
1978.0670.245
maker number
100
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.245
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: Lonely Moments; side 2: Whistle Blues (Capitol 324).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: Lonely Moments; side 2: Whistle Blues (Capitol 324).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
recording artist
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1981.0566.023
accession number
1981.0566
maker number
374
catalog number
1981.0566.023
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Lights Out [track 1] Strike Up the Band [track 2]; side 2: Fordham "Ram" [track 1] Hail to Pitt [track 2] (Capitol 10144), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Lights Out [track 1] Strike Up the Band [track 2]; side 2: Fordham "Ram" [track 1] Hail to Pitt [track 2] (Capitol 10144), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Jan Garber and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1981.0656.520
catalog number
1981.0656.520
maker number
10144
CD-95
accession number
1981.0656
The King Cole Trio. side 1: Prelude in C Sharp Minor; side 2: What Is This Thing Called Love? (Capitol 20011), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The King Cole Trio. side 1: Prelude in C Sharp Minor; side 2: What Is This Thing Called Love? (Capitol 20011), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
King Cole Trio
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.449
maker number
20011
BD-8
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.449
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Maryland, Maryland [track 1] Hark the Sounds of Tar Heel Voices [track 2]; side 2: Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech [track 1 Fight Alabama [track 2] (Capitol 10141), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Maryland, Maryland [track 1] Hark the Sounds of Tar Heel Voices [track 2]; side 2: Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech [track 1 Fight Alabama [track 2] (Capitol 10141), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Jan Garber and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1981.0656.517
maker number
10141
CD-95
accession number
1981.0656
catalog number
1981.0656.517
William Boyd. side 1: Hopalong Cassidy and the Square Dance Holdup; side 4: Hopalong Cssidy and the Square Dance Holdup (Capitol 32014), from the album, Hopalong Cassidy and the Square Dance Holdup (Capitol CBX 3075).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
William Boyd. side 1: Hopalong Cassidy and the Square Dance Holdup; side 4: Hopalong Cssidy and the Square Dance Holdup (Capitol 32014), from the album, Hopalong Cassidy and the Square Dance Holdup (Capitol CBX 3075).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1950
recording artist
Boyd, William
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05122
maker number
32014
CBX 3075
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05122
Shug Fisher. side 1: Out on the Open Range; side 2: Texas Plains (Capitol Americana 48021), from the album, Sing Cowboy Sing! (Capitol AC 77).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Shug Fisher. side 1: Out on the Open Range; side 2: Texas Plains (Capitol Americana 48021), from the album, Sing Cowboy Sing! (Capitol AC 77).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Fisher, Shug
manufacturer
Capitol Americana
ID Number
1996.0320.05107
maker number
48021
AC 77
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05107
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Cripple Creek; side 2: Sally Goodin' (Capitol 20099), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Cripple Creek; side 2: Sally Goodin' (Capitol 20099), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1947
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05294
maker number
20099
BD 44
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05294
Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Get on Board Little Chillun'; side 2: I Can Tell You the Time (Capitol 48024), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson.
Description

Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Get on Board Little Chillun'; side 2: I Can Tell You the Time (Capitol 48024), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson. Andreson, also as Anderson, (1905-1978) was an American painter, lithographer, and teacher. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Andreson studied at the University of Utah, then subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Berlin. In 1933, Andreson returned to the United States, creating paintings and drawings of early pioneer life for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and teaching at Utah Arts Center. After the start of WWII, Anderson was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to paint medical subjects at the stateside Naval hospitals. Andreson moved to San Francisco after the war where he produced artwork for the Oakland Army Base.

Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Oak Ridge Quartet
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05120
maker number
48024
AD 86
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05120
various artists.
Description

various artists. side 1: One O'Clock Jump; side 2: Two O'Clock Jump (Modern 20-641), from the album, Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz.
78 rpm.

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
recording artist
Garner, Errol
Mills, Jackie
Callendar, Red
Gray, Wardell
McGhee, Howard
Carter, Benny
Dickenson, Vic
Ashby, Irving
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
1978.0670.645
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-641
catalog number
1978.0670.645
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Beatiful Ohio; side 2: When It's Springtime in the Rockies (Capitol 48033), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Beatiful Ohio; side 2: When It's Springtime in the Rockies (Capitol 48033), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05304
maker number
48033
AD 108
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05304

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