Jenkins, Edmund Thornton, 1894-1926
Variant namesJenkins was a composer and musician. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1894. He studied at the Avery Institute and Morehouse College, and he attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1914 to 1921. He played in jazz bands and dance orchestras. He began his own publishing company in Paris. He died there in 1926.
From the description of Papers, 1916-1940, (bulk 1916-1926). (Columbia College Chicago). WorldCat record id: 50918522
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| creatorOf | Jenkins, Edmund Thornton, 1894-1926. Papers, 1916-1940, (bulk 1916-1926). | Columbia College Chicago | |
| referencedIn | Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Edmund Thornton Jenkins collection | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Green, Jeffrey P.,. Edmund Thornton Jenkins collection. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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| associatedWith | Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 | person |
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Birth 1894-04-09
Death 1926
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