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Box 26

Contains 29 Results:

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 11

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Typewritten letter dated March 8, 1937 to JPJ from Lester A. Walton, American Minister, Foreign Service in Liberia. Typewritten lyrics by Lester A. Walton. Newspaper article from the February 17, 1937 Parisian edition of the New York Herald Tribune included. Follow-up letter dated July 17, 1937 to JPJ from James E. Brown inquiring whether JPJ has received lyrics from Lester A. Walton.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 12

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Typewritten letter and accompanying envelope dated August 25, 1938 to JPJ from Hot Record Society confirming recording date.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 13

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Typewritten letter and original handwritten draft from JPJ to Edward Laska granting permission to put his name on a sponsor committee.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 14

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Typewritten letter dated February 15, 1951 to JPJ from Mack Stark of Mills Music, Inc. Music Publishers.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 15

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Evelope or sheet of brown wrapping paper with contact information for New World Broadcasting in JPJ's hand.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 16

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Handwritten draft in JPJ's hand of a letter with a roman numeral II at the top of the page with a title that reads: "Plan of Study." Upside-down address at bottom of letter is Carl Diton, a classical pianist. The content of the letter concerns JPJ's wish to be taken seriously as a classical composer.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 17

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Typewritten letter dated November 3, 1947 to JPJ from Irving J. Gursky at Publix Recording studio concerning recording of Meet Miss Jones.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 18

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One original and one photocopy of JPJ's typewritten plan of work proposal to the Julius Rosenwald Fund. The three page proposal outlines Symphonic Suite for Orchestra and Voices.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 19

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Instructions for filling out applications for the 1943 Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship. Typewritten recommendation follow-up and corresponding envelope dated February 1, 1940 to JPJ from Columbia Recording Corporation re: Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship.

 File — Box: 26, Folder: 20

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Typewritten letter and handwritten draft dated May 12, 1937 from JPJ to Deems Taylor concerning music program for American composers. Also included is the corresponding handwritten envelope that was never sent.