Carrie Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944

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Carrie Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944

The collection contains 37 music manuscripts (18 holographs), poetic and prose sketches, and typescripts of children's books and scripts. Correspondence, principally in the form of greeting cards, including one from the publisher Gustave Schirmer, a letter from Shirley Temple, and correspondence from President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. There are also business papers relating to Jacobs-Bond's printing business, as well as photographs and clippings; the former are of Douglas Fairbanks, Gracie Fields, John Philip Sousa, and President Harding.

7 linear feet (11 boxes, circa 1,050 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8069524

Library of Congress

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Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939

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Schirmer, Gustave, 1890-1965

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Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865-1923

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Warren Gamaliel Harding (b. November 2, 1865, Blooming Grove, Ohio-d. August 2, 1923, San Francisco, California) was an American politician who served as the 29th President of the United States from March 4, 1921 until his death in 1923....

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932

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John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford who is also known as "The March King". Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States...

Temple, Shirley, 1928-

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Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946

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Carrie Jacobs-Bond, a native of Wisconsin, lived in Chicago, Illinois about 1895-1920. She was a musician, composer and lyricist of sentimental songs, and music publisher. She moved to California in 1920. From the description of Papers, 1939. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 85582219 Composer, of Iron River, Mich. (1889-1896), Janesville, Wis., Chicago, Ill., and California. From the description of Carrie Jacobs-Bond estate and museum c...

Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979

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Actress, comedienne. From the description of Reminiscences of Gracie Fields : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147483 ...

Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924

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Known as “The Duchess,” Florence Mabel Kling Harding served as First Lady from 1921 to 1923 as the wife of President Warren G. Harding. Daughter of the richest man in a small town–Amos Kling, a successful businessman–Florence Mabel Kling was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1860, to grow up in a setting of wealth, position, and privilege. Much like her strong-willed father in temperament, she developed a self-reliance rare in girls of that era. A music course at the Cincinnati Conservatory complet...