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.

Name: Victor

St. Louis Blues; Memphis Blues

side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. St.
Description
side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. St. Louis Blues; side 2: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street." Memphis Blues (Victor 27542), 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
1979.1023.154
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
27542
P 82
catalog number
1979.1023.154

Dubinushka; The Troika Coachman's Love Song

Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Dubinushka; side 2: The Coachman's Love Song (Victor 10-1015), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Dubinushka; side 2: The Coachman's Love Song (Victor 10-1015), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1943
recording artist
Balalaika Orchestra
Kipnis, Alexander
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.146
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
M 917
10-1015
catalog number
1979.1023.146

Red River Valley; The Border Affair

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Red River Valley; side 2: The Border Affair (Victor 27552), 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: Red River Valley; side 2: The Border Affair (Victor 27552), 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
1996.0320.05233
maker number
27552
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05233

Shoe Shiner's Drag; Buzzin' Round with the Bee

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: Shoe Shiner's Drag; side 2: Buzzin' Round with the Bee (Victor 40-0113), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26011.
Description
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: Shoe Shiner's Drag; side 2: Buzzin' Round with the Bee (Victor 40-0113), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26011. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25575. The album was released in 1945.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
1937
release date
1945
recording artist
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.665
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
40-0113
HJ-3
catalog number
1978.0670.665

Red River Valley; The Border Affair

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Red River Valley; side 2: The Border Affair (Victor 27552), 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: Red River Valley; side 2: The Border Affair (Victor 27552), 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
1996.0320.05229
maker number
27552
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05229

College Songs, Vol. 1 - Eastern

Various artists. College Songs, Vol. 1 – Eastern (Victor P 32). 3-disc set (album for 1988.0384.19 - .21).78 rpmCurrently not on view
Description

Various artists. College Songs, Vol. 1 – Eastern (Victor P 32). 3-disc set (album for 1988.0384.19 - .21).
78 rpm

Location
Currently not on view
release date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.18
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
P-32
catalog number
1988.0384.18

Maiden of My Heart; The Ringlet

Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Maiden of My Heart; side 2: The Ringlet (Victor 10-1017), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Maiden of My Heart; side 2: The Ringlet (Victor 10-1017), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1943
recording artist
Balalaika Orchestra
Kipnis, Alexander
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.148
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
M 917
10-1017
catalog number
1979.1023.148

California / U.C.L.A.; University Of Oregon / Oregon State

All-American Glee Club. side 1: All Hail, Blue and Gold/Hail to California (track 1) Rally Song/Sgtand Up for Blue and Gold (track 2) ; side 2: Mighty Oregon (track 1) Hail to O.S.C./Alma Mater (track 2) (Victor 26686), from the album, "College Songs, Vol.
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: All Hail, Blue and Gold/Hail to California (track 1) Rally Song/Sgtand Up for Blue and Gold (track 2) ; side 2: Mighty Oregon (track 1) Hail to O.S.C./Alma Mater (track 2) (Victor 26686), from the album, "College Songs, Vol. 4 - Pacific Coast" (Victor P 36).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.28
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26686
catalog number
1988.0384.28

Bells of Hawaii; Voom Voom (Moaden on the Gayden)

Four Aristocrats. side 1: Bells of Hawaii; side 2: Voom Voom (Moaden on the Gayden) (Victor 20587).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Four Aristocrats. side 1: Bells of Hawaii; side 2: Voom Voom (Moaden on the Gayden) (Victor 20587).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1927
recording artist
Four Aristocrats
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.16322
collector/donor number
3315
maker number
20587
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.16322

Ballad Of Bunker Hill / The Death Of Warren; Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier / Riflemen's Song At Bennington

John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen.
Description
John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. side 1: Ballad of Bunker Hill [track 1] The Death of Warren [track 2]; side 2: Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (track 1) Riflemen's Song At Bennington [track 2] (Victor 26460), from the album, Ballads of the American Revolution and The War of 1812 (Victor P-11).
78 rpm.
recording date
1939
recording artist
Allison, John
Allison, Lucy
Minute Men
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.151
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
P-11
26460
catalog number
1979.1023.151

Southern California; Washington State

All-American Glee Club. side 1: Fight Song/Washington My Washinggton/Tearing Along/All Hail to Washington State; side 2: Fight On/Trojan Marching Song/All Hail, Alma Mater (Victor 26687), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 4 - Pacific Coast (Victor P 36).
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Fight Song/Washington My Washinggton/Tearing Along/All Hail to Washington State; side 2: Fight On/Trojan Marching Song/All Hail, Alma Mater (Victor 26687), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 4 - Pacific Coast (Victor P 36).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.29
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26687
catalog number
1988.0384.29
maker number
P 36

Trees; Russian Lullaby

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: Trees; side 2: Russian Lullaby (Victor 20-1501), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P-134).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 26138.
Description
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: Trees; side 2: Russian Lullaby (Victor 20-1501), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P-134).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 26138. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 26001. The album was released in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
release date
1944
recording artist
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.673
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1501
P134
catalog number
1978.0670.673

Don't Be That Way; On the Sunny Side Of the Street

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: Don't Be That Way; side 2: On the Sunny Side of the Street (Victor 40-0112), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26173.
Description
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: Don't Be That Way; side 2: On the Sunny Side of the Street (Victor 40-0112), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26173. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25592. The album was released in 1945.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
1937
release date
1945
recording artist
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.664
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
40-0112
HJ-3
catalog number
1978.0670.664

Careless Love; John Henry Blues

side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne.
Description
side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. Careless Love; side 2: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street." John Henry Blues (Victor 27545), 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
1979.1023.157
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
27545
P 82
catalog number
1979.1023.157

Ring Dem Bells; Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: Ring Dem Bells; side 2: Mood Indigo (Victor 20-1532), from the album, A Duke Ellington Panorama (Victor P-138).78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1930. The album was released in 1943.Currently not on view
Description
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: Ring Dem Bells; side 2: Mood Indigo (Victor 20-1532), from the album, A Duke Ellington Panorama (Victor P-138).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1930. The album was released in 1943.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1930
release date
1943
recording artist
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.667
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1532
P-138
catalog number
1978.0670.667

Alabama / Auburn; Kentucky / Tennessee

All-American Glee Club. side 1: Alabama's Day/Song of the Crimson Tide (track 1) Fight 'Em Tigers/Alma Mater (track 2); side 2: Kentucky! Fight, Fight, Fight/On, On U. of K. (track 1) Spirit of the Hill/Fight Vols, Fight!
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Alabama's Day/Song of the Crimson Tide (track 1) Fight 'Em Tigers/Alma Mater (track 2); side 2: Kentucky! Fight, Fight, Fight/On, On U. of K. (track 1) Spirit of the Hill/Fight Vols, Fight! (track 2) (Victor 26682), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 3 - Southern (Victor P 34).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.23
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26682
catalog number
1988.0384.23
maker number
P 34

Stanford; University of Washington

All-American Glee Club. side 1: Come, Join the Band/Sons of the Stanford Red/Hail, Stanford, Hail; side 2: Bow Down to Washington/Alma Mater (Victor 26685), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 4 - Pacific Coast (Victor P 36).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Come, Join the Band/Sons of the Stanford Red/Hail, Stanford, Hail; side 2: Bow Down to Washington/Alma Mater (Victor 26685), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 4 - Pacific Coast (Victor P 36).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.27
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26685
catalog number
1988.0384.27
maker number
P 36

The Chieftain's Bride; The Bombardment of Bristol, R.I.

John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. side 1: The Chieftain's Bride; side 2: The Bombardment of Bristol, R.I. (Victor 26459), from the album, Ballads of the American Revolution and The War of 1812 (Victor P-11).78 rpm.
Description
John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. side 1: The Chieftain's Bride; side 2: The Bombardment of Bristol, R.I. (Victor 26459), from the album, Ballads of the American Revolution and The War of 1812 (Victor P-11).
78 rpm.
recording date
1939
recording artist
Allison, John
Allison, Lucy
Sawyer's Minutemen
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.150
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
P-11
26459
catalog number
1979.1023.150

Beale Street Blues; Joe Turner Blues

side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne.
Description
side 1: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne. Beale Street Blues; side 2: The Dixieland Jazz Group of "NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street." Joe Turner Blues (Victor 27543), 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
1979.1023.155
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
27543
P 82
catalog number
1979.1023.155

'Deed I Do; High Society

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: 'Deed I Do; side 2: High Society (Victor 20-1503), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P-134).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26113.
Description
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: 'Deed I Do; side 2: High Society (Victor 20-1503), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P-134).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26113. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26068. The album was released in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
release date
1944
recording artist
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.675
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1503
P-134
catalog number
1978.0670.675

Ridin' Old Paint (and Leadin' Old Dan); The Texas Song (A Cowboy Lament)

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Ridin' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan); side 2: The Texas Song (Victor 27553), 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: Ridin' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan); side 2: The Texas Song (Victor 27553), 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
1996.0320.05234
maker number
27553
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05234

Ridin' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan); The Texas Song (A Cowboy's Lament)

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: Ridin' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan); side 2: The Texas Song (Victor 27553), 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: Ridin' Old Paint (And Leadin' Old Dan); side 2: The Texas Song (Victor 27553), 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
1996.0320.05230
maker number
27553
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05230

The Constitution and the Guerriere / Hey Betty Martin!; Hunters of Kentucky / Ye Parliament of England

John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. side 1: The Constitution and the Guerriere [track 1] Hey Betty Martin!
Description
John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. side 1: The Constitution and the Guerriere [track 1] Hey Betty Martin! [track 2] side 2: Hunters of Kentucky [track 1] Ye Parliment of England [track 2] (Victor 26462), from the album, Ballads of the American Revolution and The War of 1812 (Victor P-11).
78 rpm.
recording date
1939
recording artist
Allison, John
Allison, Lucy
Minute Men
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1979.1023.153
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
P-11
26462
catalog number
1979.1023.153

Body and Soul; Tiger Rag

Benny Goodman Trio. side 1: Body and Soul; side 2: Tiger Rag (Victor 40-0106), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz, Vol. 2: Benny Goodman (Victor HJ-2).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1935 and released on Victor 25115.
Description
Benny Goodman Trio. side 1: Body and Soul; side 2: Tiger Rag (Victor 40-0106), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz, Vol. 2: Benny Goodman (Victor HJ-2).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1935 and released on Victor 25115. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1936 and released on Victor 25481. The album was released in 1945.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1935
1936
release date
1945
recording artist
Benny Goodman Trio
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.670
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
40-0106
HJ-2
catalog number
1978.0670.670

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