- unitid
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{"value"=>"20609", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 333", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1898 - 1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1898/1980"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Edmund Thornton Jenkins collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"One archival box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".33 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"This collection consists of personal and professional papers reflecting Jenkins's career as a musician and composer, and encompasses four series: personal and professional papers; family papers; Jenkins Orphanage documents; and research material. The personal and professional papers contain letters from Jenkins to his father and stepmother, Eloise C. Harleston Jenkins and letters to Jenkins from friends and professional associates, including a letter from composer Will Marion Cook. The family papers consist of letters written to the family following Jenkins's death in 1926 and documents related to his death and the disposition of his estate. The Jenkins Orphanage documents include letters, programs and playbills, and financial papers. The research material was gathered by Jeffrey P. Green, the donor and author of <span class=\"title\">Edmund Thornton Jenkins: The Life and Times of an American Black Composer, 1894-1926</span> (1982). This material includes Green's correspondence and interviews with people who knew Jenkins; a listing from SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) of the songs composed by Jenkins; and photocopies of articles regarding Jenkins, the Orphanage, Jenkins family members, and prominent musicians who had some sort of affiliation with the Jenkins Orphanage and the Band."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Green, Jeffrey P.", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Edmund Thornton Jenkins, born in Charleston, South Carolina, was a composer and musician. He began his musical career during his childhood with the Jenkins Orphanage Band, which was organized and led by his father, the Reverend Daniel Jenkins, to raise money for the orphanage he had established in Charleston in 1871. The band was composed of boys in the orphanage. They performed jazz and ragtime in numerous cities in the United States and England, and they were the largest single source of revenue for the orphanage.</p> <p>Jenkins received his musical training from the musical directors of the Jenkins Orphanage Band, Morehouse College, and London's Royal Academy of Music (1914 - 1921). He remained in Europe following the completion of his studies at the Academy, performing with dance bands, making jazz recordings, and eventually leading the Ermitage Orchestra.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection consists of personal and professional papers reflecting Jenkins's career as a musician and composer, and encompasses four series: personal and professional papers; family papers; Jenkins Orphanage documents; and research material. The personal and professional papers contain letters from Jenkins to his father and stepmother, Eloise C. Harleston Jenkins and letters to Jenkins from friends and professional associates, including a letter from composer Will Marion Cook. The family papers consist of letters written to the family following Jenkins's death in 1926 and documents related to his death and the disposition of his estate. The Jenkins Orphanage documents include letters, programs and playbills, and financial papers. The research material was gathered by Jeffrey P. Green, the donor and author of <span class=\"title\">Edmund Thornton Jenkins: The Life and Times of an American Black Composer, 1894-1926</span> (1982). This material includes Green's correspondence and interviews with people who knew Jenkins; a listing from SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) of the songs composed by Jenkins; and photocopies of articles regarding Jenkins, the Orphanage, Jenkins family members, and prominent musicians who had some sort of affiliation with the Jenkins Orphanage and the Band.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Edmund Thornton Jenkins collection is arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20609#c1552524'>Personal and professional papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20609#c1552531'>Family papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20609#c1552535'>Jenkins Orphanage</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20609#c1552539'>Research material</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection organized into four series: I. Personal and professional papers; II. Family fapers; III. Jenkins Orphanage documents; and IV. Research material.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Jeffrey P. Green, August and November 1987.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Diana Lachatanere, September 12, 1987.</p>"}
- date_start
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1898
- keydate
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1898
- date_end
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1980
- date_inclusive_start
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1898
- date_inclusive_end
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1980
- extent_statement
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.33 linear feet (One archival box)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Edmund Thornton Jenkins collection, Sc MG 333, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}