The Eva Jessye collection, ca. 1885-1994

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The Eva Jessye collection, ca. 1885-1994

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Papers and collected materials of Dr. Eva Jessye, world-renowned choral director, writer, composer, actress, and celebrated authority on Afro-American music, speech, literature, and art. Associated with this collection are books and recorded music donated by Eva Jessye. These additional materials are kept in the Axe Library Special Collections and can be identified in the library online catalog.

5 linear feet

Pittsburg State University, Leonard H. Axe Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8177732

Pittsburg State University, Leonard H. Axe Library

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Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992

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Eva Jessye-Director of Music-Writer. b. Coffeyville, Kan.; educated Western University, Kansas City, Kan.; State University for Colored, Langston, OK. Director of Music, Morgan College, Baltimore, Md., 1920; Editorial staff, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md., one year. Won prizes: Essay, Music, Poetry, Interstate Literary Society of Kansas and the West; President Interstate Society, 1924. Director of Music, first all-Negro moving picture, "Hallelujah," produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation, di...

Leonard H. Axe Library. Special Collections

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