Eva Jessye collection, 1927-1992.

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Eva Jessye collection, 1927-1992.

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Personal papers and collected material of Eva Jessye including material from her personal and professional life as well as material documenting prominent African-Americans. Material includes original program from the 1963 March on Washington (where Eva Jessye Choir performed), Porgy and Bess programs, clippings and photographs.

14 linear feet.

Bentley Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602514

Bentley Historical Library

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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992

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Eva Jessye-Director of Music-Writer. b. Coffeyville, Kan.; educated Western University, Kansas City, Kan.; State University for Colored, Langston, OK. Director of Music, Morgan College, Baltimore, Md., 1920; Editorial staff, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md., one year. Won prizes: Essay, Music, Poetry, Interstate Literary Society of Kansas and the West; President Interstate Society, 1924. Director of Music, first all-Negro moving picture, "Hallelujah," produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation, di...