Papers, 1940-1960.

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Papers, 1940-1960.

The Eugenie Baird collection contains a singing career scrapbook, a career photo album, and reel to reel tapes of her appearances on the "Bing Crosby" show and the "Guy Lombardo" show. A phonograph record of an appearance with Duke Ellington is also included.

3 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977

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American singer. From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Harry Ruby, 1964 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080707 From the description of Bing Crosby autograph letter to Joe Roddy, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080729 From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Look magazine, 1944 July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080749 Although Bing Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane, he was more interested in playi...

Lombardo, Guy

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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC. Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cott...

Baird, Eugenie

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Eugenie Baird (Mrs. Emerson E. Mead) was a popular band singer in the 1940s. From the description of Papers, 1940-1960. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 60716291 ...