Oral history interview, 1973.

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Oral history interview, 1973.

Topics include H.L. Mencken; personal stamp and medallion collections; music in Baltimore; jazz and entertainment music; and electronic music.

Typescript : 50 p.Tape : cassette (120 min.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340414

Maryland historical society

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Digges, Diana

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Cheslock, Louis, 1898-1981

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Composed 1930. Received honorable mention in the Women's Symphony Orchestra of New York contest, 1938.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture : the jewel merchants, "Diamente nè smeraldo nè zaffino" / Louis Cheslock. 1930. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45206763 Composed 1923. Both dances received awards in the Chicago Daily News Contests, 1923-24; the "Spanish Dance" received an additional award as third Grand Prize. First perfo...