Samuel E. Goldfarb papers, 1912-1981.

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Samuel E. Goldfarb papers, 1912-1981.

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The papers document the life and work of Samuel E. Goldfarb. Included is a 1978 oral history interview in which Goldfarb discusses his life and work, and also a small collection of letters, clippings, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Goldfarb's compositions of sacred and secular vocal and instrumental music, and of songbooks composed or compiled by Goldfarb. This grouping of material also includes biographical information, correspondence, sound recordings, and other items. Correspondents include Goldfarb's brother, Rabbi Israel Goldfarb.

3.40 cubic feet, including textual materials and sound recordings (8 boxes and 1 oversize box)

University of Washington. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7258416

University of Washington. Libraries

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Samuel E. Goldfarb

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Samuel E. Goldfarb was born in 1891 on the Lower East Side of New York City to a musical family. He studied music at Columbia University, supporting himself by playing piano in a nickelodeon and for a Yiddish vaudeville theater. Goldfarb was a prolific composer of songs and other music. With his brother, Israel Goldfarb, he composed hundreds of songs, and in 1925 the brothers compiled the first American collection of Jewish songs, the Jewish Songster. Samuel Goldfarb's most famous song, "The Dre...

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Goldfarb, Israel, 1879-1967

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