- unitid
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{"value"=>"21038", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 588", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1905-1995", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1905/1995"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Hillman family papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hillman, George Abraham", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Hillman family consisted of two generations of performers: George Abraham Hillman and his wife Ethel Riddick Hillman, a song and dance team, that performed around the turn of the century and later, and their sons, George Ira and Christopher, the Hillman Brothers.</p> <p>Known as the \"Creators of Suave Syncopation\" and the \"Aristocrats of Modern Dance\", the Hillman Brothers had numerous engagements in vaudeville, theaters, and nightclubs in the United States and abroad. They toured with the USO, Bob Hope, Sophie Tucker, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and Ben Vareen, performing for over thirty years.</p> <p>In 1968, George made his Off-Broadway debut in the starring role of Bill Bojangles in <span class=\"title\">Curley McDimple</span>, which ran for two years. He later appeared in the Off-Broadway play, <span class=\"title\">On Toby Time</span> (1977), as well as <span class=\"title\">Suddenly the Music Starts</span> (1979), <span class=\"title\">Stompin' at the Savoy</span> (1980) and <span class=\"title\">1000 Years of Jazz</span> (1981), where he starred as one of the \"Original Hoofers\". He was also a principal dancer in <span class=\"title\">Black and Blue</span> (1991). George died in 1995, following Christopher, who had died one year earlier.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Hillman family papers provide documentation on the performance careers of four members of this family. Included are a notebook containing George A. Hillman's monologues and news clippings discussing the vaudeville performances of George and his wife, Ethel Riddick Hillman, and scrapbooks of news clippings and programs illustrating the tap dancing careers of their sons, George I. and Christopher Hillman, known as the Hillman Brothers, (1930s-1940s). Another scrapbook provides information about George I. Hillman's performance in <span class=\"title\">Curley McDimple</span> (1968).</p> <p>Additional files about George I. Hillman include printed material concerning high school athletic participation in the 1920s; programs; flyers; news clippings relating to the Off-Broadway shows <span class=\"title\">Curley McDimple</span> and <span class=\"title\">1000 Years of Jazz</span>; contracts (1970s); and memorial programs relating to the death of the two brothers.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of George I. Hillman, Jr., February 1996.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Chandra Buie, April 1996, and Janice Quinter, September 2005.</p>"}
- date_start
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1905
- keydate
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1905
- date_end
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1995
- date_inclusive_start
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1905
- date_inclusive_end
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1995
- extent_statement
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0.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Hillman family papers, Sc MG 588, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>" The Hillman family papers provide documentation on the performance careers of four members of this family. Included are a notebook containing George A. Hillman's monologues and news clippings discussing the vaudeville performances of George and his wife, Ethel Riddick Hillman, and scrapbooks of news clippings and programs illustrating the tap dancing careers of their sons, George I. and Christopher Hillman, known as the Hillman Brothers, (1930s-1940s). Another scrapbook provides information about George I. Hillman's performance in <span class=\"title\">Curley McDimple</span> (1968).", "generated"=>true}