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Carton 13

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

John W. Bubbles photographs, approximately 1924-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs related to the professional and personal life of Bubbles. Includes photographs of Bubbles himself performing and alone with his family, including publicity photographs and headshots. Also contains autographed photographs of many people he worked with, including Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, and Fred Astaire. Also includes photographs of many of Bubbles' friends and family, including his wife Aysha de Festa and others. Materials date from approximately 1924 to 1985.

Dates: approximately 1924-1985

John W. Bubbles address books and business cards, approximately 1930-1986

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains copies of pages of an address book and planner, full address books used by Bubbles to keep track of his personal and professional contacts, and business cards for various businesses apparently visited by Bubbles. Also includes photocopies of addresses from letters sent and photocopies of an address book, which includes names of contacts, their addresses, and their phone numbers. Names of contacts include art dealers, other performers, and businesses in the field of realty, auto...
Dates: approximately 1930-1986

John W. Bubbles personal papers, approximately 1920-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains the personal papers of Bubbles. Includes account ledgers and expense books, correspondence between him and family members and friends, a chronology of his life, the transcript from an oral history interview conducted with Bubbles, and other materials. Also includes some advertisements he collected for various shows, papers on entertainment corporations such as the TransAmerican Entertainment Corporation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and others, as well as letters...
Dates: approximately 1920-2000

John W. Bubbles songbooks, 1934-1964

 Sub-Series — Carton: 13, Folder: 2-8
Identifier: MSS 8026 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains several songbooks collected by Bubbles. Includes "America Sings" community song book, the Armed Forces Song Folio, a country guitar technique book, several piano duet album books, and other piano books. Includes music from famous piano pieces and several books with popular music hits for the 1930s to 1960s. Also contains books on the music of Bing Crosby, Les Paul, and Jerome Kern, as well as others. Materials date from between 1934 and 1964.

Dates: 1934-1964