Wilhelm Ganz scrapbook, 1857-1914 (bulk 1898-1908).

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Wilhelm Ganz scrapbook, 1857-1914 (bulk 1898-1908).

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Contains more than 330 items, chiefly clippings from the British press 1898-1908, but also including full length articles. Most of the material concerns Ganz's Jubilee Concert, June 7, 1898 and his Diamond Jubilee Concert, May 26, 1908, including a typescript titled: "Lady Bancroft's speech at Mr. Wilhelm Ganz' Diamond Jubilee Concert, Queen's Hall, May 26th, 1908. The two earliset items are programs from Ganz's conducting career, a concert May 23, 1857 for the anniversary of St. Mary's Hospital at the London Tavern and a June 27, 1860 concert for the first anniversary of the London Surgical Home at St. James's Hall. Two postcards to Ganz's daughter Georgina are also included.

1 v. : ports. ; 38 cm.

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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