William Grant Still Papers, 1877-1992

Handy, W. C., 1873-1958

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W. C. Handy, also known as William Christopher Handy (born Florence, Alabama, November 16, 1873-died March 25, 1958, New York, New York), known as the "Father of the Blues," is credited with helping popularize blues music. In 1896, he joined W. A. Mahara's Minstrels, as its trumpeter-bandleader and began a theatrical production that featured African American music. In the early 1900s, he started writing his own music with the first published commercial blues song "Memphis Blues," which became a ...

The Denver Symphony

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Charles Pace

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Alain Locke

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Ozark Chamber Players of the University Arkansas

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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978

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Composer; d. 1978. From the description of William Grant Still papers, 1937-1969. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972606 Epithet: composer and conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000212 William Grant Still was a prominent African-American composer. Verna Arvey, Still's wife, was a journalist and musician who collaborated with her husband on many compositions. ...

James Weldon Johnson Collection

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Kaufman, Louis

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J. Fischer and Bro.

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Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973

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African-American poet, critic, playwright, novelist, author of children’s books, librarian. From the guide to the Arna Bontemps Papers, 1927-1968, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Teacher in New York, N.Y., and Huntsville, Ala.; head librarian, Fisk University; professor, University of Chicago; curator of James Weldon Johnson Collection and visiting professor of English, Yale University; writer in residence, Fisk University; and author. ...

Northern Arizona University. Chorale

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Oldham, Denver

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Anthony Griggs

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Handy Brothers Publishing.

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Still, Verna Arvey

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Forsythe, Bruce

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Thomas Smith

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William Grant Still Performing Arts Society

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Carl Van Vechten

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Sherwood, Frank

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Charles Burch.

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Hughes, Langston

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Avery, Catherine B.

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McCarthy

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Kate Chapin

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The North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

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San Francisco symphony orchestra

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Founded 1911 as San Francisco Orchestra; name changed after 1913. From the description of Records, 1911-[ongoing]. (Museum of Performance & Design). WorldCat record id: 430368596 ...

Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987

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Christ, Peter

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Louis Kaufmann

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Still, Judith Anne

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Langston, Hughes

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(James) Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902-May 22, 1967), an African-American writer, poet, playwright and columnist made influential contributions in his life and work during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's. In 1925 Hughes won first prize in the poetry section of the 1925 Opportunity magazine literary contest, which launched his literary career. His first volume of poetry appeared in 1926. In 1942, he became a columnist for the African American newspaper, the Chicago Defender. Hughes used t...

The CBS Symphony Orchestra

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Yale University.

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Van Vechten

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Crystal Chamber Soloists

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Grace Bundy

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Verna Arvey

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Cullen, Countee, 1903-1946

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African-American poet, anthologist, translator, playwright and an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Cullen was graduated from De Witt Clinton High School in New York City and from New York University in 1925. While attending NYU he held a part-time job as a doorman at the Grolier Club, a New York City bibliophile society. He took post-graduate work at Harvard University and received an M.A. From the description of TLS : Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Frederick B. Coykendall, ...

Hinderas, Natalie

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