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 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1

Charles Smith Manuscript, ca. 1941

Dates

  • ca. 1941

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains sheet music, handwritten lyrics, and pages of a scrapbook. Also included are personal photographs, some items of memorabilia, and a history of WNEW booklet. The collection also includes a few large plaques and framed portraits.

The audio recordings include over forty audiocassettes of artists performances and jazz programs. There are a few personal audio discs and four open reels. Also included are three VHS tapes.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for use.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Materials Specific Details

Boston Symphony Orchestra percussionist Charles Smith memoirs of performing in the orchestra of the 1941 revival of "Porgy and Bess."

Creator

Part of the Institute of Jazz Studies Repository

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