Scrapbook page with clippings.

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sova.nmah.ac.1218_ref668

GUID: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep854546f20-08ce-4dd6-af9e-14adcc7da5ed

Local Numbers: AC1218-0000036.tif (AC Scan No.: recto) AC1218-0000037.tif (AC Scan No.: verso)

Collector: Piney Woods School
Creator: Chicago Defender (newspaper)
Names: Cortez, Alma; Lee (Wong), Willie Mae; Saine, Helen; Zorina, Senorita
Collection Creator: Cron, Rosalind; International Sweethearts of Rhythm; Piney Woods School; Moon, Dixie Hardy; Hughes, Cathy

Topic: Big band music; Women musicians; Jazz musicians; Bands (Music)

Collector: Piney Woods School
Creator: Chicago Defender (newspaper)

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

Extent: 1 Item (Ink on paper., 9.5" x 11.3".)

Container: Box 1, Folder 16

Archival Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type: Archival materials; Clippings; Newspaper clippings

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.

Genre/Form: Clippings -- 1940-1950; Newspaper clippings

Scope and Contents: Recto: Newspaper clipping from Pittsburgh Courier, December 21, 1940: "They've a Fan in Every Port...These Sweethearts of Rhythm". Girls pictured, L to R: Alma Cortez, Helen Saine, Irene and Ione (twins), Willie Le Wong (also Willie Mae Wong) and Senorita Zorina.; Verso: Four newspaper clippings from Chicago Defender: "'Sweetheart'" picturing Willie Lee Wong (aka Willie Mae Wong), December 21, 1940, "The 'Sweethearts of Rhythm' After Record," December 28 (21?), 1940, "The Sweethearts of Rhythm In Triumphs," December 28, 1940, "'Sweethearts': The All-Girls Band Set For New Laurels During 1941 Season," January 25, 1941.

Collection Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

NMAH.AC.1218_ref668

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep854546f20-08ce-4dd6-af9e-14adcc7da5ed

NMAH.AC.1218

ACAH

Record ID: ebl-1560697329296-1560697329481-0

Scrapbook page with clippings.

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