Compare Constellations

William H. Butler papers, 1917-1982.

Title: William H. Butler papers, 1917-1982.

Papers include correspondence and printed material relating to Butler's musical career, articles by Butler on African-American music and musicians, a scrapbook containing reviews of the Lew Leslie musicals in which he appeared, orchestral parts for "Blackbirds of 1939" and "Rhapsody in Black," holograph scores by Butler, a folder of lyrics and a playscript by Butler entitled "Let's Forget Papa."

ArchivalResource: .10 lin. ft. (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122363992 View

Wilson, Edith, 1896-1981. Papers, 1879-1973

Title: Papers, 1879-1973

ArchivalResource: 7 linear feet

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/742655242 View

William H. Butler papers, 1917-1982

Title: William H. Butler papers 1917-1982

"Billy" Butler was a musical arranger, conductor, violinist and travel editor of the "Pittsburgh Courier." A graduate of Chicago Musical College, Butler worked with J. Rosamond Johnson, Eubie Blake and other prominent African-American musicians of the period. He also conducted several musical revues including Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds of 1939," "Rhapsody in Black" and Sissle and Blake's "Shuffle Along." In 1947 Butler started "Travelguide," a directory of public accommodations in the United States which catered to people of African descent. The list was later expanded to include foreign countries. Butler was also co-owner of King Travel Organization, Inc., a New York City agency which specifically catered to travelers of African descent. Papers include correspondence and printed material relating to Butler's musical career, articles by Butler on African-American music and musicians, a scrapbook containing reviews of the Lew Leslie musicals in which he appeared, orchestral parts for "Blackbirds of 1939" and "Rhapsody in Black," holograph scores by Butler, a folder of lyrics and a playscript by Butler entitled "Let's Forget Papa.".

ArchivalResource: .10 lin. ft. (2 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/scm/20844 View

Walker-Hill, Helen. Collection. 1887-

Title: Collection. 1887-

Correspondence and research files concerning black women composers, plus files of music scores, photographs, and taped interviews chiefly created during Walker-Hill's research for her book From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music (Greenwood Press, 2002) and her published editions of music by black women composers.

ArchivalResource: 40 boxes (21.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122273001 View

Papers donated by the children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, [ca. 1686]-1959.

Title: Papers donated by the children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, [ca. 1686]-1959.

The bulk of the collection consists of personal family correspondence, 1883-1945, exchanged among Franklin D. Roosevelt, his mother Sara D. Roosevelt, and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt; letters of the Roosevelt children Anna, James, Elliott, Franklin, Jr., and John to their parents and grandmother; and letters to the Roosevelts from their relatives including Catherine and Warren Delano II, Frederic A. Delano, James Roosevelt Roosevelt, Susan Ludlow Parish, Hall Roosevelt, and President Theodore Roosevelt. There are also some non-family letters concerning business, social engagements, political issues, get well messages following Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio attack, and condolences on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt's half-brother, James Roosevelt Roosevelt. Correspondents include Nancy Cook, Isabella Greenway, Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Langdon P. Marvin, Endicott Peabody, Catherine Smith, Mlle. Marie Souvestre, Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, Edith B. Wilson, and Walter Winchell.

ArchivalResource: 19 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155525484 View