Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1928-1940.
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Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949
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African American composer H.T. (Harry Thacker) Burleigh was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866. In 1892, he enrolled in the National Conservatory of Music in New York City where he also took a job as assistant to composer Antonin Dvorak. Burleigh graduated in 1896 and continued teaching sight singing at the Conservatory until 1898. In 1894, he became the first African American to hold the position of baritone soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in lower Manhattan, a position he held for 50 ...
Anderson, Alyse, 1899-1965.
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Alyse Anderson, Marian Anderson's sister, was born in Philadelphia on 30 December 1899. She was a soprano and performed in Philadelphia, was involved with Democratic party politics in the city, and organized the auditions for contestants for the Marian Anderson Scholarship Fund until her death in Philadelphia in May 1965. From the description of Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1928-1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63560270 ...
