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African American Navy soldier and swing jazz drummer from Chicago, John Briscoe Wrightin photo Albums, follow his journey through the U.S. Military during the historic integration of African Americans into military service. 230 photos in two albums and a panorama photo with signed names and addresses on verso. Many photos.....
Madonna Handwritten Lyrics For Unreleased Song “You Are The One.” This song was originally for the Rain Tapes, a collection of songs recorded by Madonna back in 1991 and 1992 during the recording of the Erotica album. The upbeat dance song was not used on the album, instead being abandoned.....
Musician, member of The Beatles. Harrisongs Ltd. business check, 7.5 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, payable to David Tabb for £820.0.0, January 10, 1972. Double-matted and framed with a large color portrait of Harrison on stage as a member of the Beatles to an.....
Johnson, James Weldon. Black Manhattan. First edition, second printing. In its original covers. 284 pages. 7.5" x 5.5" inches. This copy belonged to Black journalist H. L. Cauba, and is inscribed with a musical notation by composer J. Rosamond Johnson, the brother of James Weldon Johnson and composer of "Lift.....
Collection of handwritten poetry about slavery and the Underground Road concerning a self-emancipated person seeking freedom in Canada. c 1860. Consists of 20 p, 8vo. 6.5" x 8." These poems tell the story of a formerly enslaved person traveling the Underground Railroad to find refuge northward. Beautifully written verses offer.....
[Black Panther], [Civil Rights] May Day Protest Poster from the Black Panthers New Haven Chapter, one of the most successful Black Panthers branches, featuring the music of Santana. "May 1 Rally, Music, People". Photocopied poster. New Haven, 1 May [1970]. Measures 16 1/4 x 11 inches. A poster for an.....
Porgy: A Play in Four Acts. Dorothy and DuBose Heyward. Doubleday, Page and Company: New York, 1927. First edition of first theatrical version based on the novel of Dubose Heyward. 203 pages. Measures 5 x 7.5 inches. Front and back boards with original orange wrappers, The Theatre Guild Library insignia.....
May 1 Rally, Music, People. 16 1/4 x 11 inches; Original 1970's poster,horizontal fold, minor wear. New Haven, 1 May [1970] A poster for an event at the center of the New Haven May Day protests in 1970. The trial of Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins and others was underway, and.....
Handbill for an Adam Clayton Powell event in Harlem. Handbill, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches;New York, 3 November 1968. A Harlem fundraiser event at the Renaissance Ballroom featuring the longtime congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., as well as soul music, a dance contest, and cash prizes, put on by.....
Uncle Tom's Cabin broadsides and sheet music for stage adaptations of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 1850s-90s. Broadsides display prices, locations, and advertising language. Sixth Street Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co. Measuring 8.5” x 6”. Paper broadside advertising the final theatrical adaptation of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, in.....
Alan Lerner. An original My Fair Lady songbook signed by Lerner and Loewe. First Edition. Booklet measuring 12" x 9" inches. 30 pages. The original songs by Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe, initially made popular by a Broadway iteration of My Fair Lady, also became more iconic once Hepburn.....
Musician; Founding Member and keyboardist for The Doors. Signed check, on Raymond and Dorothy Manzarek heading dated Oct. 2, 1990. Signed "RD Manzarek". Manzarek has also written the payee in his hand "Capitol", the date, and the amount. In the memo line he has written "L.A. Woman." LA Woman was.....
French Composer. Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed, November 14, 1930, 1 page, on the back of a postcard. Dear Friend, your program seems very good to me, and your idea to give one or two records is excellent. Unfortunately, I have extremely difficult work at this time and I cannot assure.....
Collection of scored music with lyrics of African American gospel, spiritual songs, and plantation melodies: “Roll, Jordan Roll”, “The Gospel Train”, “Prepare Me, Lord”, “My Old Kentucky Home Good Night", etc. Ends with a three-page biography of the Williams’ group. Charles P. Williams of Holly Springs, Mississippi, organized this African-American.....
Playbill from American folk opera "Porgy and Bess" composed by George Gershwin. Philadelphia, 1936. Measures 6 x 9 inches. 4 pages. Includes full production credits, cast list, scene synopsis and list of musical numbers. From the post-Broadway tour stop at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia. The play featured a cast.....
Sheet music from George Gershwin's "Summertime." Gershwin Publishing Corporation: New York, 1935. Measures 9 x 12 inches. 6 pages. The opening aria for Gershwin's 1935 American folk opera "Porgy and Bess," the song has been adapted into over 25,000 versions, mostly famously by artists like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and.....
HOWE, Julia Ward. Battle Hymn of the Republic. Printed in black on cream paper. 8” x 5” inches. Double-sided leaflet. Two poems by Julia Ward Howe printed on recto and verso, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “Suffrage Song.” “Battle Hymn…” a Union anthem in the Civil War, is rife.....
Songbook for “The Lone Girl Flyer”. Words and music by Jack O’Hagan. Melbourne: Allan’s Music Publishers, 1930. 7 pages. Heavy losses to back cover upper right corner, and tape repairs at binding. Surface loss to upper left corner of front cover. Song is dedicated to Amy Johnson, a pioneering woman.....
[Album] [Women College] Memory album with Gelatin silver print photographs, newspaper clippings, and rare mementos from a student graduating from Switzer Woman’s College, Class of 1907 in Itasca, Texas. 4 original black and white photos, approximately 4 x 3 in. “The Girl Graduate Her Own Book,” Designed and Illustrated by.....
[Women Eduation] [Music] Saroni, Herrman S. “The Twin Sisters. An Operetta, adapted to the use of Female Colleges, Schools, Exhibitions, &c.“ Musical Score. Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1888. 5.5 x 7.5 in. Original boards. 101 pages. “The Twin Sisters” is considered by some to be the first American operetta. The.....
Classical Musician. One of the best Violinists of our time. Inscribed Signed photo, b/w, glossy, 5" x 7". Great shot of Stern with his violin. Signed boldly in black on the lower white margin "To Lee Varon-Codially Isaac Stern -1993". In excellent condition.
Composers. Best known for popular songs such as "Star Dust" ,"Georgia on My Mind" ,"Up The Lazy River", "Lazybones". Document signed, 3 pages, dated May 8, 1957. Signed in blue ink "Hoagy Carmichael" also initialed on rider agreements. In excellent condition.
Souvenir program from Gershwin’s classic Porgy and Bess. Artcraft Litho and PFTG CO: New York. Measures 9 x 12 inches. 15 pages. Attractive front cover illustration shows Bess holding Porgy as he lays on the ground, a crowd of people with their hands raised in praise or supplication behind the.....
[Suffrage] Two-sided sheet with “Suffrage Song” on one side and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe on the other. “Suffrage Song” is meant to be sung to the tune of “America” and calls for women’s enfranchisement. “My country ‘tis for thee, To make your women free, This.....
Pop musician whose famous songs include "Maggie May" and "Tonight's the Night". Document Signed, 8 pages, 1983. Agreement for Stewart to purchase property in Hollywood. Signed in black ink, "Rod Stewart." In excellent condition.