Gladys Dunbar collection, 1916-1980 (bulk 1940-1970).

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Gladys Dunbar collection, 1916-1980 (bulk 1940-1970).

Materials relating to family interest in the arts, including documents and sketches by Emily Burling Waite, correspondence, concert and theater programs, clippings concerning historic building renovation, particularly Mechanics Hall in Worcester, recipes, including booklet on pecan cookery, greeting cards, handbills, papers of Dunbar's daughter, Charlotte Dunbar D'Amore, and miscellaneous items.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8044453

Worcester Historical Museum

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood....

Tremont Theatre (Boston, Mass.)

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Danforth-Dunbar School (Worcester, Mass.)

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D'Amore, Charlotte Dunbar

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Dunbar, Gladys

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Director of Danforth-Dunbar School, Worcester, Mass.; interested in the arts; wife of Rufus Dunbar. From the description of Gladys Dunbar collection, 1916-1980 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70922497 ...

Waite, Emily Burling, 1887-1980

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