[Papers]

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[Papers]

The collection consists of letters from Eubie Blake to William D. Smith and Peggy Smith, as well as other materials relating to Eubie Blake collected by the Smiths including sheet music, newspaper clippings, journal articles, concert programs. Also included are letters from Marion Blake, Eubie's wife, to the Smiths and letters from Ivan Harold Browning, a singer and collaborator with Eubie.

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Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983

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Jazz composer and pianist. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York?], 1979 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904411 American ragtime pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph note signed with his initials on his visiting card, dated : [Brooklyn, N.Y., n.d., 1963-1983], to an unidentified recipient, [1963-1983]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899295 American composer. From the description of Eub...

Blake, Marion E.

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Browning, Ivan Harold.

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Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975

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American musician Noble Sissle, who was born on July 10, 1889, in Indianapolis, Indiana, was also an actor, publisher, lyricist, and author. A singer with touring bands in the early 1900s, Sissle later teamed up with Eubie Blake for vaudeville acts and wrote the lyrics for several Blake scores, including "Shuffle Along," a successful Broadway production. Among the many songs that Sissle and Blake wrote are "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Hello ...

Baker, Peggy Smith

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Smith, William Donald, 1957-

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Confederate soldier in the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41395622 ...