Newspaper clippings (5 total) from various newspapers. scrapbook page.

Object Details

Local Numbers: AC1218-0000025.tif (AC Scan No.: verso) AC1218-0000026.tif (AC Scan No.: obverse)
Exhibitions Note: Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "Women and Jazz: The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, 1937-1949", from March 25, 2011 through May 31, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.

Creator: Chicago Defender (newspaper); Pittsburgh Courier (newspaper)
Collector: Piney Woods School
Names: Crawford, Vivian
Collection Creator: Cron, Rosalind; International Sweethearts of Rhythm; Piney Woods School; Moon, Dixie Hardy; Hughes, Cathy

See more items in: International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection; International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Loose pages from scrapbook

Collection Citation: International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: Obverse: "250 Musicians Compete In Jam Session at Fair: Swing Band Semi-Final Held at American Common" Herald Tribune. "Rain No Damper for 400 Fair Jitterbugs Who Soak for 4 Hours to Hear Swing Bands" New York Times, August, 29, 1940. Includes underlined and boxed passages in blue pen. Page originally in scrapbook.; Verso: "Traveling Instructor for 'Sweethearts of Rhythm'" Pittsburgh Courrier, Oct. 5, 1940--photo of Vivian Crawford. "'Sweethearts of Rhythm' a Tops Band: Good Looks Along With Hot Music Make 'Em Tough Crew" Chicago Defender, Oct. 15, 1940. "Sweethearts of Rhythm In Groove Playing Dances" Chicago Defender, Oct. 5, 1940 Page originally in scrapbook.