Papers from the Isabelle Sayers collection, circa 1886-1980 (bulk 1920-1980).

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Papers from the Isabelle Sayers collection, circa 1886-1980 (bulk 1920-1980).

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The papers were created and gathered by Sayers as she assembled a collection of early disc and wax cylinder recordings, phonographs, and related equipment that was donated to the Library of Congress between 1981 and 1987. Included in the papers is correspondence between Sayers and collectors, experts, and dealers; lecture and other notes; a diary; newsletters, journals, programs, pamphlets, and other printed materials relating to music, recordings and phonographs; ephemera; and photographic prints, negatives, and slides. Frequent or prominent correspondents represented in the papers include Harlan and Grace Kishpaugh, L. Brevoort Odell, Duane D. Deakins, Lawrence McKinley Marken, Lewis G. Green, Clarence A. Ferguson, and Jim Walsh. Materials relating to vaudeville performer Elsie Janis are also included.

3.7 linear feet (6 boxes, approximately 3,241 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7591593

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Green, Lewis W. (Lewis Warner), 1806-1863

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Walsh, Jim, 1903-1990

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Ulysses "Jim" Walsh (1903-1990) was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1903. Best known for his "Favorite Pioneer Recording Artists" column that appeared in Hobbies magazine for over forty years (1942-1985), Walsh was recognized as one of the greatest collectors and authorities on popular acoustical-era recording artists and recordings. His radio program, Walsh's Wax Works, which aired in Tennessee and later Virginia, showcased recordings from his collection; he also contributed to Variety and the N...

Kishpaugh, Grace

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Odell, L. Brevoort

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Deakins, Duane D.

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Janis, Elsie

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Elsie Janis (1889-1956) was a performer in musical comedy, vaudeville, and motion pictures, and also a composer and screenwriter. Born Elsie Bierbower in Columbus, Ohio, March 16, 1889, Elsie Janis made her stage debut at the age of eight in THE CHARITY BALL, and quickly rose to popularity in vaudeville as "Little Elsie." She made her Broadway debut in THE VANDERBILT CUP in 1906, and also appeared in THE HOYDEN (1907), THE FAIR CO-ED (1909), THE SLIM PRINCESS (1910) and THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER (...

Isabelle Sayers Collection (Library of Congress)

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Kishpaugh, Harlan

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Ferguson, Clarence A.

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Sayers, Isabelle S.

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Isabelle S. Sayers (1914-1982) was an avid collector of early recordings and audio equipment. Her primary interest was in rare items, particularly those from 1884 to 1905 of the early sound recording era. Interested in inventors of recording equipment as well, she collected photographs, clippings, and ephemera relating to Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner as well as their various inventions. Sayers wrote two books on Annie Oakley: Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill's Wild West (1981) and The Rifle Que...

Marken, Lawrence McKinley

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