Papers, 1877-1992, n.d.

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Papers, 1877-1992, n.d.

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Music, writings, correspondence, diaries, pictures, printed material, clippings, and recordings, which primarily document Still's work as a composer. The collection relates to the historical and critical study of his music, as well as being a valuable source of arrangements for performances. Still's music gained recognition because he composed classical music reflecting African-American and African influences. In addition, there are materials (primarily writings and librettos), created by Verna Arvey, Still's second wife. A substantial portion of the collection is comprised of Still's compositions in manuscript, printed, and recorded formats, and is contained in the Music Series and Recordings Series. The various genres or mediums in which Still worked, including symphonies, operas, spirituals, songs, and chamber music, are represented in the collection. Conductors' scores and published arrangements are included. Countee Cullen, Verna Arvey, Arna Bontemps, Langston Hughes, and Katherine Garrison Chapin are represented among those who wrote librettos or texts for Still's arrangements. The primary correspondents are Charles Burch and Carl Van Vechten. Included in the recordings are performances by Louis Kaufman and the William Grant Still Music Performing Arts Society.

2250 items (12 linear ft.) : principally photocopies.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7344619

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Poet, author, playwright, songwriter. From the guide to the Langston Hughes collection, [microform], 1926-1967, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) From the description of Langston Hughes collection, 1926-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652168 Langson Hughes: African-American poet and writer, author of Weary Blue (1926), The Big Sea (1940), and other works. ...

Chapin, Katherine Garrison, 1890-1977

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Poet and author. Mrs. Francis Biddle. From the description of Katherine Garrison Chapin papers, 1930-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77651764 Poet; wife of Francis Biddle. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, [after 1938]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122583171 Katherine Garrison Chapin Biddle was born on Sept. 4, 1890, in Waterford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Lindley Hoffman Chapin...

Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994

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Louis Kaufman, b. 1905, Art collector, musician. From the description of Oral history interview with Louis Kaufman, 1985 Feb. 15 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007157 Louis Kaufman (b. May 10, 1905, in Portland, Oregon; d. Feb. 9, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif.) was a violinist. His wife, Annette Leibole Kaufman was a pianist who served as his accompanist for more than fifty years. From the description of Louis Kaufman collection, 1925-2008. (Unk...

Burch, Charles.

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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. ...

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. ...

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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Carl Van Vechten was an American novelist, critic, essayist, book collector, and photographer. From the description of Carl Van Vechten collection of papers, 1922-1964. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455166 From the guide to the Carl Van Vechten collection of papers, 1911-1964, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Carl van Vechten (1880-1964) was an American photographer, writer,...

Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987

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