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George Boas papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0010
Abstract
George Boas (1891 – 1980) was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. The collection spans the years from 1920 to 1980, and consists of articles, correspondence, notebooks, reprints, short stories, and speeches.
Dates:
1920-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Harry S. Dickey collection of Byroniana
Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Abstract
Harry S. Dickey was a Baltimore business man and collector, who was born in 1891 and received his B.A. degree from The Johns Hopkins University in 1912. Dickey an admirer of the English poet, Lord Byron. This collection is composed of handwritten letters and poems relating to Byron, as well as published or printed sheet music, engravings, and article clippings. Notably, there are a few handwritten Oscar Wilde letters and poems, as Dickey was a collector of Wilde as well. The collection spans...
Dates:
1815-1959, 1981
Found in:
Special Collections
Hopkins Symphony Orchestra records
Collection
Identifier: RG-10-100
Abstract
The Hopkins Symphony Orchestra (HSO) was established in its present form in 1981 by Peabody Conservatory graduate student Catherine Overhauser. This collection consists of promotional flyers and posters, concert programs, and audio recordings of performances by the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra spanning 1986 to 2014.
Dates:
1986-2014
Found in:
Special Collections
Jacques Barzun papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0501
Abstract
The collection consists of approximately 250 letters written to Joan Peyser by Jacques Barzun, as well as edits that Barzun made on five of Peyser's New York Times articles for the purpose of inclusion in her book, The Music of Our Time: Collected Essays and Articles. Most of the letteres reflect Barzun's relationship with Peyser as her mentor and editor. The correspondence often includes clipping of articles by Barzun and others, as well as invitations to...
Dates:
1970 - 2007
Found in:
Special Collections
Jewett & Company Publishers handkerchief printed with lines of music and lyrics for "Little Eva Song"
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0802
Abstract
Jewett & Company Publishers was a Boston publishing company owned by John P. Jewett, made famous by the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, to which he owned the rights. This collection includes a linen handkerchief produced by Jewett & Co. Publishers in 1852, with two lines of sheet music from "Little Eva Song," which was written by John G. Whittier, with music set by Manuel Emilio, and inspired by ...
Dates:
1852
Found in:
Special Collections
John C. French collection of sheet music based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe
Collection
Identifier: MS-MUS-034
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of music inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe--including both vocal settings of Poe's actual text as well as instrumental programmtic pieces more loosely based on a particular work of Poe--dating from 1865 to 1957. There are published and manuscript copies, as well as a few photostatic copies. Especially well-represented are the original manuscripts of Joseph Holbrooke, an English composer working in the first half of the 20th century, whose long-standing...
Dates:
1865 - 1957
Found in:
Special Collections
John Carbonell Sheet Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-MUS-0064
Abstract
John Cole was one of the earliest and most prolific sheet music publishers in Baltimore. This collection spanning his publishing career was collected by John Carbonell and subsequently organized by engraving plate number.
Dates:
1824-1838 and undated
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University assorted sheet music collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-MUS-0058
Scope and Contents
This is an artifically assembled collection with sheet music from various origins. Accruals in this collection are selected by the curators of Special Collections or donated by patrons. See component levels for more information about the items in this collection.
Dates:
1770 - 1971
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials
Collection
Identifier: MS-0844
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials spans from approximately 1870 to the 1950s. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. The collection primarily consists of postcards, broadsides, and other printed ephemera that depict African American people in ways that are often racist and caricatured.
Dates:
approximately 1870-1950s
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture
Collection
Identifier: MS-0846
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection consists of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Dates:
1788-1944
Found in:
Special Collections
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