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.

Place: New Jersey

Tulane / Louisiana State; Duke / Washington and Lee

All-American Glee Club. side 1: Roll On, Tulane (track 1) Fight for L.S.U./Alma Mater (track 2); side 2: Blue and White/Dear Old Duke (track 1) Washington and Lee Swing/College Friendships (track 2) (Victor 26683), from the album, College Songs, Vol.
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Roll On, Tulane (track 1) Fight for L.S.U./Alma Mater (track 2); side 2: Blue and White/Dear Old Duke (track 1) Washington and Lee Swing/College Friendships (track 2) (Victor 26683), 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
1988.0384.24
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26683
catalog number
1988.0384.24

Too High, Too Wide, Too Low; Rounded Up in Glory

Sons of the Pioneers. side 1: Too High, Too Wide, Too Low; side 2: Rounded Up in Glory (RCA Victor 20-3193), from the album, Cowboy Hymns and Spirituals (RCA Victor P 229).78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1947. This album was released on 1948.Currently not on view
Description
Sons of the Pioneers. side 1: Too High, Too Wide, Too Low; side 2: Rounded Up in Glory (RCA Victor 20-3193), from the album, Cowboy Hymns and Spirituals (RCA Victor P 229).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1947. This album was released on 1948.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
release date
1948
recording artist
Sons of the Pioneers
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05274
maker number
20-3193
P 229
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05274

Snap Your Fingers; I Want to Be In Dixie

side 1: Al Jolson. Snap Your Fingers; side 2: Collins and Harlan. I Want To Be in Dixie (Victor 17075)78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1911. Side 2 was recorded in 1912. This pressing was released in 1923.Currently not on view
Description
side 1: Al Jolson. Snap Your Fingers; side 2: Collins and Harlan. I Want To Be in Dixie (Victor 17075)
78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1911. Side 2 was recorded in 1912. This pressing was released in 1923.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1912
1911
recording artist
Jolson, Al
Collins, Arthur
Harlan, Byron G.
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1985.0256.01
accession number
1985.0256
maker number
17075
catalog number
1985.0256.01

Honey Stealin' Blues; On the Killin' Floor

"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: Honey Stealin' Blues; side 2: On the Killin' Floor (Bluebird 34-0702).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: Honey Stealin' Blues; side 2: On the Killin' Floor (Bluebird 34-0702).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist; composer
Clayton, Peter J.
recording artist
Lewlar, Ernest
manufacturer
Bluebird
ID Number
1996.0153.08738
catalog number
1996.0153.08738
label number
34-0702
accession number
1996.0153

Dexter's Riff; So Easy

Dexter Gordon Quintette. side 1: Dexter's Riff; side 2: So Easy (Savoy 960).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Dexter Gordon Quintette. side 1: Dexter's Riff; side 2: So Easy (Savoy 960).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1948
recording artist
Dexter Gordon Quintette
manufacturer
Savoy
ID Number
1978.0670.378
maker number
960
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.378

Where or When?; I Cried for You

side 1: Benny Goodman Trio. Where Or When?; side 2: Benny Goodman Quintet. I Cried for You (Bluebird B-11456).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25725. Side 2 was originally recorded in in 1938 and released on Victor 26139.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
side 1: Benny Goodman Trio. Where Or When?; side 2: Benny Goodman Quintet. I Cried for You (Bluebird B-11456).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25725. Side 2 was originally recorded in in 1938 and released on Victor 26139.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
1938
recording artist
Benny Goodman Quintet
Benny Goodman Trio
manufacturer
Bluebird
ID Number
1978.0670.018
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
B-11456
catalog number
1978.0670.018

Anchor's Aweigh; Semper Paratus

Victor Military Band. side 1: Anchor's Aweigh (The Song of the Navy); side 2: Semper Paratus (Coast Guard Song) (Victor 27812), from the album, Songs of the Service (Victor P 117).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Victor Military Band. side 1: Anchor's Aweigh (The Song of the Navy); side 2: Semper Paratus (Coast Guard Song) (Victor 27812), from the album, Songs of the Service (Victor P 117).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1942
recording artist
Victor Military Band
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1980.0339.32
accession number
1980.0339
maker number
27812
P 117
catalog number
1980.0339.32

Golden Slippers; Turkey in the Straw

Carson Robison and his Pleasant Valley Boys. side 1: Golden Slippers; side 2: Turkey in the Straw (RCA Victor 20-1833), from the album, Square Dances (RCA Victor P 155).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Carson Robison and his Pleasant Valley Boys. side 1: Golden Slippers; side 2: Turkey in the Straw (RCA Victor 20-1833), from the album, Square Dances (RCA Victor P 155).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1946
recording artist
Carson Robison and His Pleasant Valley Boys
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05254
maker number
20-1833
P 155
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05254

Jelly-Roll Blues; Black Bottom

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: Jelly-Roll Blues; side 2: Black Bottom (Victor 20-1502), 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: Jelly-Roll Blues; side 2: Black Bottom (Victor 20-1502), 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 1937 and released on Victor 26138. The album was released in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
1938
date made
1937
release date
1944
recording artist
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.674
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1502
P-134
catalog number
1978.0670.674

O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy); In Texas for the Round-Up in the Spring

Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy); side 2: In Texas for the Round-Up in the Spring (Victor 27551), from the album, 'Round the Campfire (Victor P-84).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Texas Jim Robertson. side 1: O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy); side 2: In Texas for the Round-Up in the Spring (Victor 27551), from the album, 'Round the Campfire (Victor P-84).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1941
recording artist
Robertson, Texas Jim
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05232
maker number
27551
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05232

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
1996.0320.05227
maker number
27550
P-84
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05227

Pearl Harbor Blues; My Own Blues

"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: Pearl Harbor Blues; side 2: My Own Blues (Bluebird B-9003).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: Pearl Harbor Blues; side 2: My Own Blues (Bluebird B-9003).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Clayton, Peter J.
manufacturer
Bluebird
ID Number
1996.0153.08741
catalog number
1996.0153.08741
label number
B-9003
accession number
1996.0153

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

The Innocent Siberian Exile; Lullaby

Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: The Innocent Siberian Exile; side 2: Lullaby (Victor 10-1014), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: The Innocent Siberian Exile; side 2: Lullaby (Victor 10-1014), 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
1979.1023.145
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
M 917
10-1014
catalog number
1979.1023.145

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

The Capture of Major Andre; Nathan Hale / Cornwallis's Country Dance

side 1: John Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. The Capture of Major Andre; side 2: John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen.
Description
side 1: John Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. The Capture of Major Andre; side 2: John and Lucy Allison with Sawyer's Minutemen. Nathan Hale [rack 1] Cornwallis's Country Dance (track 2) (Victor 26461), 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
1979.1023.152
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
P-11
26461
catalog number
1979.1023.152

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

I Need My Baby; Hold That Train, Conductor

"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: I Need My Baby; side 2: Hold That Train, Conductor (RCA Victor 20-1995)78 rpmCurrently not on view
Description
"Doctor" (Peter J.) Clayton. side 1: I Need My Baby; side 2: Hold That Train, Conductor (RCA Victor 20-1995)
78 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist; composer
Clayton, Peter J.
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.0153.08740
catalog number
1996.0153.08740
label number
20-1995
accession number
1996.0153

Daughter, Will You Marry?; Doctor "Iron-Beard" / Our Salome

J. Wiliam Frey. side 1: Daughter Will You Marry?; side 2: Doctor "Iron-Beard" [track 1] Our Salome [track 2] (Nelson Cornell Custom Records Inc. 1901/02), from the album, Pennsylvania Dutch Folksongs (Nelson Cornell Custom Records Inc.).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
J. Wiliam Frey. side 1: Daughter Will You Marry?; side 2: Doctor "Iron-Beard" [track 1] Our Salome [track 2] (Nelson Cornell Custom Records Inc. 1901/02), from the album, Pennsylvania Dutch Folksongs (Nelson Cornell Custom Records Inc.).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording artist
Frey, J. William
manufacturer
Nelson Cornell Custom Records Inc.
ID Number
1996.0320.05108
maker number
CCR 1901/02
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05108

Lady Be Good; Lady Be Good

Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Al Killiam, Arnold Ross, Billy Hadnot, and Lee Young. side 1: Lady Be Good (part 1); side 2: Lady Be Good (part 2) (Arco 1226).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Al Killiam, Arnold Ross, Billy Hadnot, and Lee Young. side 1: Lady Be Good (part 1); side 2: Lady Be Good (part 2) (Arco 1226).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Young, Lester
Parker, Charlie
Killiam, Al
Ross, Arnold
Hadnot, Billy
Young, Lee
manufacturer
ARCO
ID Number
1978.0670.003
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
1226
catalog number
1978.0670.003

She Taught Me to Yodel; They're Burning Down the House

Elton Britt. side 1: She Taught Me to Yodel; side 2: They're Burning Down the House (I Was Brung Up In ) (RCA Victor 20-3092), from the album, Country Song Hits - Elton Britt (RCA Victor P 221).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Elton Britt. side 1: She Taught Me to Yodel; side 2: They're Burning Down the House (I Was Brung Up In ) (RCA Victor 20-3092), from the album, Country Song Hits - Elton Britt (RCA Victor P 221).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Britt, Elton
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.0320.05068
maker number
20-3092
P 221
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05068

China Stomp; Stompology

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: China Stomp; side 2: Stompology (Victor 40-0110), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25586.
Description
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra. side 1: China Stomp; side 2: Stompology (Victor 40-0110), from the album, Victor Hot Jazz Series, Vol. III: Lionel Hampton (Victor HJ-3).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25586. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25601. The album was released in 1945.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1937
release date
1945
recording artist
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1978.0670.662
accession number
1978.0670.662
maker number
40-0110
HJ-3
catalog number
1978.0670.662

I Can't Get Started; Frankie and Johnnie

Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: I Can't Get Started; side 2: Frakie and Johnnie (Victor 20-1500), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P134).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 36208.
Description
Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra. side 1: I Can't Get Started; side 2: Frakie and Johnnie (Victor 20-1500), from the album, Bunny Berigan Memorial Album (Victor P134).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 36208. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1937 and released on Victor 25616. 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
1978.0670.672
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
20-1500
P-134
catalog number
1978.0670.672

Kalinka (The Mulberry); Night

Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Kalinka (The Mulberry); side 2: Night (Victor 10-1016), from the album, Russian Folk Songs (Victor M 917).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Alexander Kipnis with Balalaika Orchestra. side 1: Kalinka (The Mulberry); side 2: Night (Victor 10-1016), 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
1979.1023.147
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
M 917
10-1016
catalog number
1979.1023.147

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