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  • Collection ID ARCHIVES 2000/07
  • Title Dungill Family Papers, 1894-1999
  • Physical description 5 linear feet
  • Biographical or Historical Note The Dungill Family Orchestra, a touring band based in Chicago from the 1930s through the 1960s, achieved success as a family band in which each member played a different instrument. The papers include scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, press clippings and memorabilia.
  • Access and usage restrictions Available for research in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library.
  • Acquisition information Donated by Elaine and Gloria Dungill
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in the Reading Room of the Special Collections and Preservation Division and on the library's web site.
  • Names
    • Dungill family Archives.
    • Dungill Family Orchestra Archives.
  • Subjects African American musicians Illinois Chicago History Sources.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid http://www.chipublib.org/fa-dungill-family-papers/