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Groggy's Mambo and other selections

Description: A live recording of mambo selections. The title "Groggy's Mambo" appears to refer to Maurice "Groggy" Gervitsch, the proprietor of the Cairo Hotel in Washington, D.C., where Gervitsch organized mambo dances in 1954. The group may have been led by Buddy Rowell.
Date: 1954~
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library

Poem in Cycles and Bells

Description: Recording of Otto Luening's Poem in Cycles and Bells.
Access: Restricted to UNT Community Members. Login required if off-campus.
Date: 1954
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
Partner: UNT Music Library

Binger Männergesangverein und Frauenchor

Description: "Binger Men's Singing Society and Women's Chorus. Choir Director & Music Director: Josef Knettel. Program order of the ceremony in the Bingen city hall on the 10th of October, 1954 at 10: 15 am, on the ocassion of the 50th anniversary of the directorship of Music Director Josf Knettel." Program includes "Der Erfolg" by Knettel.
Date: 1954
Creator: Knettel, Joseph
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Photograph of Laboratory Dance Band Performing on Stage]

Description: Photograph of the Laboratory Dance Band performing on a stage with raised platforms. Behind the stage is a crude drawing of a trombonist, a drummer, and a moose to the left. Five of the dark suited men stand at their music stands, with one man in the middle playing a clarinet while the two on either side of him play saxophones. A guitarist sits at the far left seat. Trombonists can be seen performing in the background to the right.
Date: 1954
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Stan Kenton and Andy Mansfield]

Description: Photograph of Stan Kenton being presented Gold Record award by DJ/host Andy Mansfield on KFI radio show in Hollywood, California. Kenton and Mansfield are shaking hands and Kenton is holding a framed record. To the left of the photo, there is a microphone with the initials "KFI."
Date: June 26, 1954
Creator: Stanart Photo
Partner: UNT Music Library

Stan Kenton at Newport Jazz Festival

Description: Photograph of Stan Kenton interacting with reporters and attendees at the first annual Newport Jazz Festival. Kenton is in the middle of the photograph, crouching down to talk to someone; there are people standing around him and milling around behind him. Several of the men are carying cameras.
Date: July 1954
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Band Performing on Stage]

Description: Photograph of the North Texas State College Laboratory Dance Band performing on stage. They are wearing shirts and ties. From left to right are: a man playing a tuba; a man with his back to the camera playing a piano with its strings exposed; a clarinetist; a banjo player; and trumpeter; a trombonist; and a partially obscured drummer. Handwritten text beneath the photo says "Group simulating old style dixieland - opening number for concert in 1954-"
Date: 1954
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Frank Todd, Gene Hall, Art Davis, Phil Manning, and Bill Harrison Performing Together]

Description: Photograph of Frank Todd, Gene Hall, Art Davis, Phil Manning, and Bill Harrison performing together on stage. Frank Todd stands behind two microphones to the far left. He's wearing black-rimmed glasses and plucking a double bass. Gene Hall stands next to Todd, wearing spectacles and a lighter colored suit while playing a clarinet. Art Davis plays a trumpet while standing in front of an unattended drum set and a piano player. Phil Manning and Bill Harrison stand close to each other on the right … more
Date: 1954
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Catalog of North Texas State College: 1954-1955, Graduate

Description: Catalog for North Texas State College includes information about class offerings as well as general information about the school (academic calendar, list of officers and faculty, admissions and degree requirements, financial information, etc.).
Date: April 1954
Creator: North Texas State College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Call Number, Volume 15, Numbers 9 & 10, Summer 1954

Description: Newsletter "issued monthly during the regular session by the students in the Department of Library Service, North Texas State College, Denton, Texas" (p. 33). The periodical contains news items; announcements; a list of Fall courses; the Library Service Department Directory; and personals concerning students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Date: 1954
Creator: North Texas State College. Library Service Department.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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