.35 linear feet of business corresondence, catalogs, publicity materials and 96 black and white photographs of various performers collected by Davidson, a record label executive.
96 photographs including: (1) 3 5x7 black and white autographed photographs of The Three Suns and of Hal McIntyre; (2) 32 3x4 black and white snapshots of Capitol artists Glen Gray of Casa Loma Orchestra, Sonny James, Spike Jones, George Shearing and Frank Sinatra during promotional visits to Philadelphia including radio interviews, autograph sessions and other public appearances, arranged alphabetically by performer; (3) 3 8x10 black and white record company photographs of promotional events including the first delivery of a sound recording to a retail outlet a store after the 1948 "Petrillo ban"; (4) 40 8x10 black and white publicity photographs of Louis Armstrong, Frankie Avalon, Mildred Bailey, Bing Crosby, the Four Preps, Glen Gray, Johnnie Guarnieri, Phil Harris, Woody Herman, the Lettermen, Jimmie Lunceford, Wingy Manone, Metronome All-Star Band, Red Norvo, Buddy Rich, Trude Richards, Jane Russell, George Shearing, Frank Sinatra, Jess Stacy and Dakota Stanton, some distributed by the record company and others, which may include Davidson and/or Philadelphia dj Dick Clark, taken during promotional visits to Philadelphia, arranged alphabetically by performer; and (5) 18 8x10 black and white record company photographs promoting motion picture sound track albums including "Benny Goodman Story", "Glen Miller Story", "High Society", "Orchestra Wife", "The Pride and the Passion" and "Saint Joan".
