Family & Social Life

Bennet Family Record

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.

Resource Type: Sound recordings

Crazy Rhythm; Easter Parade

Harry James and his Orchestra. side 1: Crazy Rhythm; side 2: Easter Parade (Columbia 36545).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Harry James and his Orchestra. side 1: Crazy Rhythm; side 2: Easter Parade (Columbia 36545).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Harry James and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1978.0670.150
maker number
36545
accession number
1978.0670

You've Gone; At the Darktown Strutter's Ball

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: After You've Gone; side 2: At the Darktown Strutter's Ball (Columbia 36699).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: After You've Gone; side 2: At the Darktown Strutter's Ball (Columbia 36699).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1978.0670.139
maker number
36699
accession number
1978.0670

E.S. Boogie; Spencerian Theory

Earl Spencer. side 1: E.S. Boogie [part 1]; side 2: Spencerian Theory [part 2] (Black & White 799), from the album Progressions in Boogie (Black & White 62)78 rpmCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
Earl Spencer. side 1: E.S. Boogie [part 1]; side 2: Spencerian Theory [part 2] (Black & White 799), from the album Progressions in Boogie (Black & White 62)
78 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1946
recording artist
Spencer, Earle
composer
Polena, Paul
Wham, Harry
manufacturer
Black & White
ID Number
1996.0153.11926.02
catalog number
1996.0153.11926.02
accession number
1996.0153
label number
799

Aunt Hagar's Blues; East St. Louis Blues

side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. Aunt Hagar's Blues; side 2: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street." East St.
Description
side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. Aunt Hagar's Blues; side 2: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street." East St. Louis Blues (Victor 27544), from the album, The Birth of the Blues: An Album Of W.C. Handy Music (Victor P 82).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1941
recording artist
Horne, Lena
Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY of Lower Basin Street
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.156
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
27544
P 82
catalog number
1979.1023.156

Never No Mo' Blues; Daddy and Home

Jimmie Rodgers. side 1: Never No Mo' Blues; side 2: Daddy and Home (RCA Victor 21-0043), from the album, Yodeling Yours (RCA Victor P 244), 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1928. This album was released in 1949.Currently not on view
Description
Jimmie Rodgers. side 1: Never No Mo' Blues; side 2: Daddy and Home (RCA Victor 21-0043), from the album, Yodeling Yours (RCA Victor P 244),
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1928. This album was released in 1949.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1928
release date
1949
recording artist
Rodgers, Jimmie
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05256
maker number
21-0043
P 244
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05256

Long Ago and Far Away; All of Me

Teddy Wilson.
Description

Teddy Wilson. side 1: Long Ago and Far Away; side 2: All of Me (Musicraft 372), from the album, Teddy Wilson Plays (Musicraft N7).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Art Seiden (1923-2004) an American artist and illustrator best known for his illustrations for children’s books. Seiden illustrated over 300 books and was author and artist for more than 20 children’s books.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Wilson, Teddy
manufacturer
Musicraft
ID Number
1981.0656.475
accession number
1981.0656
maker number
372
N7
catalog number
1981.0656.475

The Foggy Foggy Dew; Black Is the Color

Burl Ives. side 1: The Foggy Foggy Dew; side 2: Black Is the Color (Asch 345-2), from the album, The Wayfaring Stranger (Asch 345).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Burl Ives. side 1: The Foggy Foggy Dew; side 2: Black Is the Color (Asch 345-2), from the album, The Wayfaring Stranger (Asch 345).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1944
recording artist
Ives, Burl
manufacturer
Asch
ID Number
1979.1023.089
maker number
345-2
345
accession number
1979.1023
catalog number
1979.1023.089

Maxology

Max Roach Quintet. side 1: Maxology [part 1]; side 2: Maxology [part 2] (Prestige 702)78 rpm. "Maxology" is also known as "Baby Sis."Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Max Roach Quintet. side 1: Maxology [part 1]; side 2: Maxology [part 2] (Prestige 702)
78 rpm.
"Maxology" is also known as "Baby Sis."
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Max Roach Quintet
manufacturer
Prestige
ID Number
1978.0670.360
maker number
702
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.360

The Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Rollin' My Last Cigarette); Yes Indeed!

The Charioteers. side 1: The Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Rollin' My Last Cigarette); side 2: Yes Indeed! (Okeh 6310).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The Charioteers. side 1: The Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Rollin' My Last Cigarette); side 2: Yes Indeed! (Okeh 6310).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1941
recording artist
Charioteers, The
composer
Oliver, Sy
Hall, Richard
manufacturer
Okeh
ID Number
1996.0153.08705
catalog number
1996.0153.08705
label number
6310
accession number
1996.0153

There'll Be a Hot Time in Old Town Tonight; Alexander's Ragtime Band

Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys. side 1: There'll Be a Hot Time in Old Town Tonight; side 2: Alexander's Ragtime Band (British Rhythm Society BRS 1012).78 rpm.
Description (Brief)

Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys. side 1: There'll Be a Hot Time in Old Town Tonight; side 2: Alexander's Ragtime Band (British Rhythm Society BRS 1012).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1927 and released on Columbia 14219-D.

British Rhythm Society was a 78-rpm record bootleg label founded by American jazz enthusiast and record label manager Dante S. Bollettino in New York, in 1950. Most of the BRS pressings were on non-breakable vinyl. British Rhythm Society was fictional and most likely created as a “club label” akin to legitimate re-issue record labels Hot Record Society and United Hot Clubs of America. Bollettino was also responsible for Jolly Roger Records bootleg label.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1927
recording artist
Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys
manufacturer
British Rhythm Society
ID Number
1978.0670.058
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
BRS 1012
catalog number
1978.0670.058

I Can't Say No; Pore Jud Is Daid

side 1: Celeste Holm with Oklahoma Orchestra. I Can't Say No; side 2: Alfred Drake and Howard da Silva with Oklahoma Orchestra. Pore Jud Is Daid (Decca 23286), from the album, Oklahoma! (Decca A-359).
Description

side 1: Celeste Holm with Oklahoma Orchestra. I Can't Say No; side 2: Alfred Drake and Howard da Silva with Oklahoma Orchestra. Pore Jud Is Daid (Decca 23286), from the album, Oklahoma! (Decca A-359). 78 rpm.

This album is from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma!, with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rogers. Oklahoma! opened on March 31, 1943 at the St. James Theatre and ran for 2,212 performances.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
Holm, Celeste
Drake, Alfred
da Silva, Howard
manufacturer
Decca
ID Number
1980.0339.10
maker number
23286
A-359
accession number
1980.0339
catalog number
1980.0339.10

Margie; Palesteena

Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Margie; side 2: Palesteena (Victor 18717).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band. side 1: Margie; side 2: Palesteena (Victor 18717).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1920
recording artist
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.409
maker number
18717
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.409

Stratton Street Strut; China Boy

Danny Polo and his Swingers. side 1: Stratton Street Strut; side 2: China Boy (London 379), from the album, Danny Polo's Dixieland Jazz (London LA67).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Decca F-6518.
Description
Danny Polo and his Swingers. side 1: Stratton Street Strut; side 2: China Boy (London 379), from the album, Danny Polo's Dixieland Jazz (London LA67).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Decca F-6518. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1939 and released on Decca F-7126. The album was released in 1948.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording date
1937
1939
recording artist
Danny Polo and his Swing Stars
manufacturer
London
ID Number
1978.0670.621
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
379
LA67
catalog number
1978.0670.621

At the Codfish Ball; Josephine

Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven. side 1: At the Codfish Ball; side 2: Josephine (RCA Victor 20-3031), from the album, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven (RCA Victor P-220).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1936 and released on Victor 25314.
Description
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven. side 1: At the Codfish Ball; side 2: Josephine (RCA Victor 20-3031), from the album, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven (RCA Victor P-220).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1936 and released on Victor 25314. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25676. The album was released in 1948.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1936
1937
release date
1948
recording artist
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.659
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-3031
P-220
catalog number
1978.0670.659

George Lewis' Ragtime Band

George Lewis' Ragtime Band. George Lewis' Ragtome Band (Jazz Man LP1).33-1/3 rpm.Jazz Man Records was founded by David Ashford Stuart in 1941. The record label was devoted to traditional New Orleans-style jazz.
Description (Brief)

George Lewis' Ragtime Band. George Lewis' Ragtome Band (Jazz Man LP1).
33-1/3 rpm.

Jazz Man Records was founded by David Ashford Stuart in 1941. The record label was devoted to traditional New Orleans-style jazz. In 1946, Stuart sold the label to Nesuhi Ertegun, brother of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, and Nesuhi’s wife Marili Morden, owners of the Jazz Man Record Shop in Hollywood, the label’s namesake. Jazz Man Records continued to produce recordings until late 1954.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1953
recording artist
George Lewis' Ragtime Band
manufacturer
Jazz Man
ID Number
1978.0670.707
maker number
LP1
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.707

D.C.; The Crime Stoppers Club

Record from a DC area crime stoppers club. The record is wrapped in a piece of thin white paper and has a white label with blue print around the center. The label on the record features a Crime Stoppers Stamp Out Crime logo with a person stamping on a shadow.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Record from a DC area crime stoppers club. The record is wrapped in a piece of thin white paper and has a white label with blue print around the center. The label on the record features a Crime Stoppers Stamp Out Crime logo with a person stamping on a shadow.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1972
recording artist
Crime Stoppers Club
ID Number
1987.0743.003
accession number
1987.0743
catalog number
1987.0743.003

Tea For Two

Various artists. side 1: Tea For Two [part 3]; side 2: Tea For Two [part 4] (Clef 105), from the album, Norman Granz' Jazz At the Philharmonic, Vol. 7 (Clef 101).78 rpm.The cover art for this album was by Merle Shore, American artist, illustrator, and graphic designer.
Description

Various artists. side 1: Tea For Two [part 3]; side 2: Tea For Two [part 4] (Clef 105), from the album, Norman Granz' Jazz At the Philharmonic, Vol. 7 (Clef 101).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was by Merle Shore, American artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. Shore served as Art Director for Verve, Capitol, and Reprise record companies.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Jacquet, Illinois
McVea, Jack
Johnson, J. J.
Paul, Les
Shorty Nadine
Young, Lee
Miller, Johnny
manufacturer
Clef
ID Number
1978.0670.485
maker number
105
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.485

The Lady Is a Tramp; The Sheik Of Araby

Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven. side 1: The Lady Is a Tramp; side 2: The Seik of Araby (RCA Victor 20-3032), from the album, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven (RCA Victor P220).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25673.
Description
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven. side 1: The Lady Is a Tramp; side 2: The Seik of Araby (RCA Victor 20-3032), from the album, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven (RCA Victor P220).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25673. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26023. The album was released in 1948.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
1938
release date
1948
recording artist
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.660
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-3032
P-220
catalog number
1978.0670.660

Easy Living; When You're Smiling

Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday. side 1: Easy Living; side 2: When You're Smiling (Columbia 36208), from the album, Hot Jazz Classics - Teddy WIlson-Billie Holiday (Columbia C-61).78 rpm.
Description

Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday. side 1: Easy Living; side 2: When You're Smiling (Columbia 36208), from the album, Hot Jazz Classics - Teddy WIlson-Billie Holiday (Columbia C-61).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Brunswick 7911. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1938 (second master). This album was released in 1947.

The cover art for this album was made by Alex Steinweiss. Alexander “Alex” Steinweiss (1917-2011) was an American artist and graphic designer. He was the first art director of Columbia Records, expanding the use of album covers and cover art. Steinweiss created album cover art from 1938 to 1973.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
1938
release date
1947
recording artist
Holiday, Billie
Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1978.0670.499
maker number
C-61
36208
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.499

East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo; The Mooche

Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo; side 2: The Mooche (Victor 20-1531), from the album, A Duke Ellington Panorama (Victor P138).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1928 and released on Victor 21703.
Description
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo; side 2: The Mooche (Victor 20-1531), from the album, A Duke Ellington Panorama (Victor P138).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1928 and released on Victor 21703. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1927 and released on Victor V-38034. The album was released in 1943.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1928
1927
release date
1943
recording artist
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.666
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1531
P-138
catalog number
1978.0670.666

Silent Couple; Preakness Quadrille

The American Square Dance Group and The American Square Dance Orchestra. side 1: Silent Couple; side 2: Preakness Quadrille (Keynote Recordings K-554), from the album, Square Dance (Keynote Recordings K 130).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The American Square Dance Group and The American Square Dance Orchestra. side 1: Silent Couple; side 2: Preakness Quadrille (Keynote Recordings K-554), from the album, Square Dance (Keynote Recordings K 130).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
ca 1943
recording artist
American Square Dance Orchestra
American Square Dance Group
manufacturer
Keynote Recordings
ID Number
1996.0320.05003
maker number
K-554
K 130
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05003

Dark Eyes; After You've Gone

side 1: Gene Krupa Jazz Trio. Dark Eyes; side 2: Gene Krupa and his Orchestra. After You've Gone (Columbia 38147).78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1945. Side 2 was recorded in 1941.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
side 1: Gene Krupa Jazz Trio. Dark Eyes; side 2: Gene Krupa and his Orchestra. After You've Gone (Columbia 38147).
78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1945. Side 2 was recorded in 1941.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1945
1941
recording artist
Gene Krupa Jazz Trio
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1978.0670.144
maker number
38147
accession number
1978.0670

Where or When; I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas

side 1: Benny Goodman Trio. Where or When; side 2: Benny Goodman Quartet. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (British Rhythm Society BRS 26).78 rpm.
Description (Brief)

side 1: Benny Goodman Trio. Where or When; side 2: Benny Goodman Quartet. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (British Rhythm Society BRS 26).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25725.

British Rhythm Society was a 78-rpm record bootleg label founded by American jazz enthusiast and record label manager Dante S. Bollettino in New York, in 1950. Most of the BRS pressings were on non-breakable vinyl. British Rhythm Society was fictional and most likely created as a “club label” akin to legitimate re-issue record labels Hot Record Society and United Hot Clubs of America. Bollettino was also responsible for Jolly Roger Records bootleg label.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
recording artist
Benny Goodman Trio
Benny Goodman Quartet
manufacturer
British Rhythm Society
ID Number
1978.0670.055
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
BRS26
catalog number
1978.0670.055

Home on the Range; The Cowboy's Dream

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Home on the Range; side 2: The Cowboy's Dream (Victor 27550), from the album, 'Round the Campfire: Famous American Cowboy Songs (Victor P-84).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Home on the Range; side 2: The Cowboy's Dream (Victor 27550), from the album, 'Round the Campfire: Famous American Cowboy Songs (Victor P-84).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1941
recording artist
Robertson, Texas Jim
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05231
maker number
27550
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05231

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