Amateur hour collection, (Record no. 44508)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | mm 98096357 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260227111727.0 |
| 007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 980804i19341948xxu eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | mm 98096357 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | ML31 |
| Item number | .A4 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Amateur hour collection, |
| Inclusive dates | 1934-1948. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Original amateur hour collection, |
| Date or sequential designation | 1934-1948 |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | Major Bowes' original amateur hour collection, |
| Date or sequential designation | 1934-1948 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | 1934-1948. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 9 linear ft. (20 boxes, ca. 8,500 items). |
| 545 1# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | The Original amateur hour was broadcast on radio from Apr. 1934 until 1945 with Major Edward Bowes as emcee and talent scout. It was revived as a television program with Ted Mack as emcee from Jan. 14, 1948 until Sept. 20, 1970. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Primarily over 7000 applications from contestants who appeared on the Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour radio program between 1934 and 1948. A small percentage of the administrative papers dating from the late 1940s and 1950s, as well as materials relating to the Mexican version of the program, La hora internacional del aficionado, are also included. Filed with the contestant applications are letters of introduction, reference letters, and other documents sent by prospective contestants. Applications from conventional performers such as musicians, dancers, singers, and impersonators are the most numerous, but also included are applications from novelty acts such as a human piccolo, a group of hand-standing singers, and a group who played harmonicas with fire extinguishers. Of particular interest are applications from various performers, now well-known, including Teresa Brewer, Stubby Kaye, Robert Merrill, Beverly Sills, and Frank Sinatra. Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s provide a visual record of the show, while correspondence to and from program staff members recount some of the program's business transactions. Scripts, promotional material, and advertising and sponsor documents also are part of the collection. |
| 535 1# - LOCATION OF ORIGINALS/DUPLICATES NOTE | |
| Custodian | Recordings of radio broadcasts, 1935-1944, and television programs, 1948-1968, are located in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. |
| 540 ## - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Terms governing use and reproduction | Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room. |
| 524 8# - PREFERRED CITATION OF DESCRIBED MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Preferred citation of described materials note | Amateur hour collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. |
| 630 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Original amateur hour |
| Form subdivision | Sources. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Talent shows |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bowes, Edward, |
| Titles and other words associated with a name | Major, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1874-1946. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mack, Ted. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brewer, Teresa. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kaye, Stubby. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Merrill, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1917-2004. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sills, Beverly. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sinatra, Frank, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1915-1998. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu004002">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu004002</a> |
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