Emma Thursby Papers 1706-1940 (Bulk 1860-1940)

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Emma Thursby Papers 1706-1940 (Bulk 1860-1940)

The collection contains information related to the singing career of Emma Thursby and her family relationships. The collection documents the financial and career dealings of a female concert singer in the late nineteenth century.

8.0 Linear feet; (16 boxes, 4 bound volumes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330726

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Art museum; Boston, Mass. From the description of Exhibition of water colors by American & European artists : February 26 to April 14, 1929 / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220207458 ...

Van Cott family

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Bennett family

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Thursby, Ina Love, b. 1855.

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Vivekānanda, swāmī, 1863-1902

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Thursby, John Barnes, 1820-1859.

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Thursby, Jane Bennett, d. 1884.

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Okakura, Kakūzo, 1862-1913

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Jackson, May Howard, 1877-1931

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Bull, Sara Chapman Thorp, 1850-1911

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Sara Chapman Thorpe was born in 1850 in upstate New York. The family moved to Madison, Wis., and became prominent there. Norwegian violinist Ole Bull courted her against her father's wishes, but her mother supported the marriage, and in 1870 took Sara to Europe, where she and Ole were married in secret. She sometimes traveled with her husband on his concert tours, occasionally accompanying him on the piano. In 1879 she moved to Cambridge, Mass., with her daughter and mother, but was with her hus...

Strakosch, Maurice

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Epithet: American concert entrepreneur British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x000113 ...

Thursby, Alice, 1843-1886.

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Ovington, Jeannie

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Thursby family

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Bull, Ole, 1810-1880

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Ole Bull was born in Bergen, Norway on February 5, 1810. From an early age he showed a rare talent for the violin, and he made his solo debut in 1819. He took lessons from students of Viotti and Baillot, and also learned much from traditional Norwegian fiddlers, an influence that contributed to his unique style. Bull was interested in the design and construction of violins and bows, and by using a flatter bridge and a rounded bow, he was able to produce unusual polyphonic effects. He made many E...

Rudersdorff, Ermini

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Green Acre Fellowship

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Bull, Olea

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Farmer, Sarah J., 1847-1916

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Emma Thursby

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February 21, 1845 Birth of Emma Cecilia Thursby, the second of five children (Alice, John, Louis and Ina were her siblings) born to Jane Bennett Thursby and John Barnes Thursby. 1850 Emma Thursby's first concert appearance at the Old Bushwick Reformed Winter Church, to which her family belonged. ...