https://historyharvest.unl.edu/files/original/6e1e1a7d46f5a6c0653036d225d61d4f.png ce18c350172cad895b9ff75932919cca Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Height 428 Width 577 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Janice Cleary Description An account of the resource Janice M Cleary, a lifelong resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has always enjoyed music. Her father studied voice, and her parents sang in the St. John’s choir and hosted music parties in their family home. Janice became interested in ragtime in the late 1950s, and began collecting sheet music. At first, she limited her collection the works of Irving Berlin and ragtime tunes, but her passion for sheet music soon widened in scope. Her collection has grown to nearly 50,000 pieces of American popular music. Janice shared items from her collection that were either written by Omahans or were published in Omaha. Music by Maceo Pinkard, one time Omaha booking agent, music publisher, band leader and eventual composer of “Sweet Georgia Brown,” is just one of the artists in her collection. She also has the “Happy Feeling Rag” sheet music from the legendary Dan Desdunes and the “Omaha Blues” written by Effie and Charles Tyus. Before recorded music began to enter homes in the 1920s and 1930s, sheet music was the only way for individuals to enjoy popular music in their own homes. Pianos were popular entertainment sources for middle-class homes, and the American sheet music industry thrived during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth. Popular jazz musicians borrowed heavily from African-American culture, and the industry often depended on stereotypical depictions of African Americans and African American culture in its music, lyrics, and artwork. Some of Mrs. Cleary’s items feature the stereotypical imagery of minstrelsy. Sources Referenced: Cook, Nicholas, and Anthony Pople, eds. The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Mahar, William J. Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture. University of Illinois Press, 1998. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Janice Cleary, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Story A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. History Harvest Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Janice Cleary Location The location of the interview. Omaha, Nebraska, United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Janice Cleary Discusses Sheet Music with Omaha Connections Description An account of the resource <p>Janice Cleary discussed a few of the pieces of sheet music she shared with History Harvest. Mrs. Cleary brought in several pieces with connections to Omaha, NE, but her entire collection contains nearly 50,000 pieces of American popular music. In this clip, she discusses pieces featuring the music and/or imagery of Charles and Effie Tyus, Dan Desdunes, Father Flanagan, and Maceo Pinkard.</p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-BvYO9f8f4g" frameborder="0" width="420" height="315"></iframe></p> <p>For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HistoryHarvest"> History Harvest YouTube Channel.</a></p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource History Harvest Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-10-22 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Omaha (Neb.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Janice Cleary, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ethnic stereotype Janice Cleary Collection jazz music North Omaha History Harvest 2011 Sheet music