McFarlan (Chic) territory dance bands scrapbooks, 1936-1949

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Summary

Title:
Chic McFarlan territory dance bands scrapbooks
Dates:
1936-1949
Abstract:
A pair of disbound scrapbooks containing eighty-one pasted and laid in ephemeral items, photographs, negatives, postcards, brochures and city guides. All of the material relates to swing bands (territory dance bands) directed by Chic McFarlan in Omaha, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1936 and 1949.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet (1 flat oversize box)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Chic McFarlan territory dance bands scrapbooks, PA Mss 230. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

A pair of disbound scrapbooks containing eighty-one pasted and laid in ephemeral items, photographs, negatives, postcards, brochures and city nightlife guides. All of the material relates to swing bands (territory dance bands) directed by Chic McFarlan in Omaha, Nebraska, and Kansas City, Missouri, between 1936 and 1949. Includes items related to his 1930s ensemble "Chic McFarlan and his Collegians" based in Omaha, as well as many items related to "Chic McFarlan's Orchestra" and "Chic McFarlan's Band" based in Kansas City in the 1940s.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2021.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-22 13:47:39 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Chic McFarlan territory dance bands scrapbooks, PA Mss 230. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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