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"Coin machines", 1951

 File — Box: 113, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

A letter from Dorothy Heyward, wife of DuBose Heyward who wrote the lyrics for the song "Summertime" requesting support for legislation (S. 2186) to amend the United States Code to make the public reproduction or rendition of a musical composition by or upon a coin-operated machine a public performance for profit when a fee is not charged for admission to the place where such reproduction or rendition occurs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1951

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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