Ellis B. Kohs papers, 1943-1946.

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Ellis B. Kohs papers, 1943-1946.

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The collection consists of the papers of Ellis B. Kohs from 1943-1946. The papers include correspondence, requisitions, programs, newspaper clippings, photographs and original compositions. Much of the material relates to his activities as director of the all-African American 334th Army Forces Services Band at Fort Benning (Georgia) during World War II.

1.5 linear ft. : (2 boxes and 9 OP)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233391

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Kohs, Ellis

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Ellis B. Kohs, composer and teacher, born May 12, 1916, in Chicago. Kohs received his early musical training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and studied with Olga Samarof Stokowski at the Juilliard School in New York City. He earned an M.A. degree at the University of Chicago (1938) and then attended Harvard University. During World War II, Kohs served in the U.S. Army as director of the all-African American 334th Army Forces Services Band, at Fort Benning (Georgia). After the war he ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...