International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection
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Object Details
- Scope and Contents
- The collection consists mostly of photographs and news clippings documenting the International Sweethearts Band of Rhythm's performances, rehearsals, and travels. It also includes tribute materials to the band, including books and audio CDs.
- Summary
- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection focuses on the all-female, racially and ethnically diverse big band group that started in 1937 and disbanded in 1949. The collection contains news clippings, photographs, correspondence, ephemera from USO travels, and newsletters. Also included are books related to the group, as well as a tribute CD and a 33 rpm vinyl sound recording.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Accruals
- Additional materials donated by Dixie Hardy Moon in 2012 and Cathy Hughes in 2010.
- Provenance
- Collection donated to the Archives Center in 2011 by Rosalind Cron.
- Arrangement
- The collection is divided into three series. Series 1: Piney Woods School, 1937-1944 Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials, 1933-2005 Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials, 1935-1951
- Biographical / Historical
- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm were a racially and ethnically mixed swing band, all of whose members were women. They were organized in 1937 by Laurence Clifton Jones, who started the Piney Woods School near Jackson, Mississippi. He formed the band from students at Piney Woods and the band toured to raise money for the school, performing at fairs, dance halls, churches, and theaters. In 1939, the band began to tour outside of Mississippi and traveled across the American South and Midwest. In 1941 they separated from Piney Woods, started out on their own as professional musicians and relocated to Arlington, Virginia. While in Arlington, the band recruited professional musicians to replace the underage students who stayed in school. The band's venues included the Apollo Theatre and Savoy Ballroom in New York and the Howard Theatre in Washington DC They performed frequently at military bases and were quite popular during World War II. In response to requests from GIs serving overseas, the Sweethearts undertook a six month tour of Europe starting in July 1945. The tour was supported by the United Service Organization (USO) Camp Shows. The band played in Paris, France and throughout Germany, including the cities of Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Munich, and Mannheim. The group disbanded in 1949, but reunited for a reunion in 1980 at the Third Annual Women's Jazz Festival in Kansas City. Rosalin Cron was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1925 and began playing music at nine years old. She joined the band in 1943 and primarly played the alto saxophone, but was also trained to play the clarinet and flute. Cron was a part of the overseas tour. She was with the band until 1946. Dixie Hardy Moon is the niece of founder Laurence Clifton Jones. Catherine (Cathy) Hughes, was born in 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska. She is the granddaughter of founder Laurence Clifton Jones and her mother, Helen Jones Woods (1923-2020), played the trombone with the Sweethearts. Hughes is considered a media pioneer and founder of Radio One/TV One.
- Creator
- Cron, Rosalind
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm
- Piney Woods School
- Moon, Dixie Hardy
- Hughes, Cathy
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Genre/Form
- Books -- 20th century
- Newspaper clippings
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Publicity photographs
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1218
- Creator
- Cron, Rosalind
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm
- Piney Woods School
- Moon, Dixie Hardy
- Hughes, Cathy
- Names
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)
- Woods, Helen Jones, 1923-2020
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Books
- Newspaper clippings
- Photographs
- Publicity photographs
- Extent
- 1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Citation
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Processing Information
- Processed by Sara Wheeler, July 2017; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
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- International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection
- Topic
- Bands (Music) -- 1940-1950
- Big band music
- Female (Musical group)
- Jazz -- 20th century -- United States
- Musicians
- Women musicians -- 1930-1950
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- Date
- 1933-2010
- bulk 1939-1946
- 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.
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- filtro Photographs 57 Excluir Photographs
- filtro Clippings 22 Excluir Clippings
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- filtro Books 5 Excluir Books
- filtro Advertisements 4 Excluir Advertisements
- filtro Deckled edge 4 Excluir Deckled edge
- filtro Broadsides 3 Excluir Broadsides
- filtro Letters (correspondence) 3 Excluir Letters (correspondence)
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- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection 155 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials 42 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Loose pages from scrapbook 27 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Loose pages from scrapbook
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Photographs from overseas travels to the United States troops 13 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Photographs from overseas travels to the United States troops
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials 10 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Individual players' photographs 9 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Individual players' photographs
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Performance photographs 9 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Performance photographs
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / Collection of photographs 7 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / Collection of photographs
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 1: Piney Woods School / Photographs of individual musicians and entire band 6 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 1: Piney Woods School / Photographs of individual musicians and entire band
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 1: Piney Woods School 3 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 1: Piney Woods School
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Correspondence 3 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Correspondence
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / News clippings and bulletins 3 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / News clippings and bulletins
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 4: Cathy Hughes Materials 3 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 4: Cathy Hughes Materials
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Ephemera from USO Shows 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Ephemera from USO Shows
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Photographs of Rosalind Cron 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Photographs of Rosalind Cron
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / The Women's Jazz Festival 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / The Women's Jazz Festival
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / "The Bottom Rail" by Laurence C. Jones 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / "The Bottom Rail" by Laurence C. Jones
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / International Sweethearts of Rhythm record 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / International Sweethearts of Rhythm record
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / Piney Woods Fortieth Anniversary 2 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / Piney Woods Fortieth Anniversary
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Promotional group photos 1 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Promotional group photos
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Public Relations Department photograph for GI Joe overseas 1 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 2: Rosalind Cron Materials / Public Relations Department photograph for GI Joe overseas
- filtro International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / News clippings and promotions 1 Excluir International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection / Series 3: Dixie Hardy Moon Materials / News clippings and promotions
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- filtro Trombone 3 Excluir Trombone
- filtro Accordion 2 Excluir Accordion
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- filtro Schools 2 Excluir Schools
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- filtro Trucks 2 Excluir Trucks
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- filtro All-girl 1 Excluir All-girl
- filtro Bass violin 1 Excluir Bass violin
- filtro Beauty, Personal 1 Excluir Beauty, Personal
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