African American Music and World War II Veterans’ Performance Culture in de Paur’s Infantry Chorus, 1951
De Paur, Leonard’s 5th Annual Tour de Paur’s Infantry Chorus materials, 1951, document the postwar concert-touring system of an African American veterans’ chorus that transformed wartime military performance into a nationally managed civilian musical enterprise. The archive documents African American choral touring through a souvenir booklet and concert program, revealing.....