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Osceola Blanchet papers

 Collection
Identifier: 496

Content Description

Osceola Blanchet was a pianist, school teacher, and a member of the Osceola Five, a singing group formed in New Orleans in 1925. The original male quintet included Blanchet, Andrew J. Young, Laddie Melton, and Lord Beaconsfield Landry, and performed classical and spiritual music. The collection includes concert programs for the Osceola Five and other local concerts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, rosters of subsequent members of the quintet, and sheet music.

Dates

  • Other: 1926-1975

Creator

Extent

0.417 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Osceola Blanchet papers
Status
Unprocessed
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

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