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W. C. Handy letters and sheet music
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2072
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three letters by W. C. Handy, written between 1947 and 1949; all letters are signed by Handy and are written on Handy Brothers Music Co. letterhead. In one letter, addressed to Hart A. Wand, Handy describes his collaborations with William Grant Still, Fletcher Henderson, and other musicians; this letter ends with an anecdote describing the arrest of a church organist for intoxication after playing "St. Louis Blues" on the church bell tower. In another letter, Handy...
Dates:
Created: 1942-1949; Other: Date acquired: 11/29/1971
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
George Washington Lee papers
Collection
Identifier: 213
Scope and Contents
The papers of prominent Memphis civic leader, politician, and insurance professional George Washington Lee, more commonly known as Lieutenant Lee, reflect his affiliation with the Republican Party for over five decades. Correspondence includes letters from several Republican United States Presidents from either before or during their presidency, including Calvin Coolidge (1924), Herbert Hoover (1928), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952), and Richard Nixon (1964). Other correspondents...
Dates:
Created: 1923-1968; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1968
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Walter C. Reinhardt collection on W. C. Handy
Collection
Identifier: 2020
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from 1943 to 1956 from W. C. Handy to Walter C. Reinhardt. In the two letters from 1943, Handy thanks Reinhardt for contributions to his career and to apologize for any lack of mention of Reinhardt in his autobiography, Father of the Blues. Handy also describes the deterioration of his eyesight and playing "St. Louis Blues" for a film to be shown to soldiers. In the two letters from 1956, Handy also describes his...
Dates:
Created: 1920-1970; Other: Date acquired: 09/23/2011
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Names: Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 X