William Rogers Chapman papers, 1921-1938.

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William Rogers Chapman papers, 1921-1938.

The William Rogers Chapman papers contain documents dating from 1921 through 1938 and primarily include materials relating to Chapman's founding of the Rubinstein Club, a women's choral group in New York City.

.3 linear feet (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6810149

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Chapman, Emma Louise, 1858-

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Rubinstein Club (New York, N.Y.)

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Chapman, William Rogers, 1855-1935

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William Rogers Chapman was born on August 4, 1855 to the Rev. William Chapman and Emily Bishop Chapman. As his father died only three months after his birth, he was raised by his mother in Bethel and received his musical education in New York. As a teenager he visited Europe and played for Liszt. Upon returning to the United States, Chapman taught music in the public schools and became the organist at the Church of the Covenant. He then married Emma Louise Faulkner in Chicago in 1877. Chapman fi...