- Created by
- Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union, American
- Subject of
- Stewart, Rex, American, 1907 - 1967
- Nance, Ray, American, 1913 - 1976
- Blanton, Jimmy, American, 1918 - 1942
- Nanton, Joe, American, 1904 - 1946
- Greer, Sonny, American, 1895 - 1982
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union claim sheet form for unpaid salary for performances at Los Angeles' Mayan Theater in July of 1941 filed by musicians against Duke Ellington's "Jump for Joy, Inc.". The single sheet form is partially printed with typewritten additions and signatures by hand. The claim is dated [July 10, 1941] with dates of service listed as [July 5th-9th, inclus.] and [Amount claimed: $93]. Under [Remarks] is typed: [We, the undersigned, claim one-half salary on basis of $90.00, plus 15 1/2 hours of accumulated overtime service, @ $2.00 per hour, and one Sunday rehearsal @ $5.00; also $12.00 additonal for extra rehearsals with Swing Band, tabulated below]. The form is signed at the bottom left by Rex Stewart, Ray Nance, Jimmie Blanton, Joseph Nanton, and Sonny Greer and at the bottom right by Duke Ellington. The reverse has no marks or inscriptions.
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- claims
- Topic
- Business
- Jazz (Music)
- Law
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.60.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




