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Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23

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Title	Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
Personal name	Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994
Corporate name	Vanderbilt University
Topical entry	Singers--United States Women entertainers--United States Celebrities Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured: Dinah Shore with an unidentified man at a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a major in sociology in 1938 and sang on local radio. She moved to New York to pursue a musical career with the Xavier Cugat orchestra. She became well-known as Dinah Shore via her first recordings with the bandleader. After World War II, she had her own television shows, achieving the highest audience ratings. She made LPs for Victor, Columbia, and several other labels. Shore received numerous Emmy awards for television specials and productions and appeared in many films. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Creator	Goodman, Bill (Photographer)
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1957-01-23
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 099 Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt in 1957 001
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412