Object Details
- Collection Collector
- Schiffman, Frank, 1894-1974
- Collection Donor
- Schiffman, Jack
- See more items in
- Frank Schiffman Apollo Theatre Collection
- Date
- 1904-1970, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0540, Series 4
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Frank Schiffman Apollo Theatre Collection, 1900-1985, 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.
- Scope and Contents
- Consists primarily of standard publicity stills of vocalists, comedians, musicians, and other artists who performed at the Apollo Theatre, such as Lena Horne, Bo Diddley, Pearl Bailey, B.B. King, Jackson Five, Pigmeat Markham, Moms Mabley, Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, and the Nicholas Brothers. Also includes candid shots of Frank Schiffman with business associates and friends. Similar to the print media, many of the photographs were used as illustrations in Ted Fox's Showtime at the Apollo Theater, and Jack Schiffman's Uptown: The Story of Harlem's Apollo Theater. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. The scrapbooks in Series 5 are in extremely fragile condition. They cannot be made available for use until they are preserved.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510068164-1503510068175-7
