John J. Becker papers, 1897-1991.

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John J. Becker papers, 1897-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79468066

The John J. Becker papers cover the breadth of his career, especially his most active period, from roughly 1920 to 1950.

24.25 linear feet (61 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233539

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965

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Riegger, Wallingford

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Becker, John Joseph

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Becker, Evelyne

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Federal Music Project (Minn.)

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