Found 3 collections related to Composers -- United States -- Biography

Starr, S. Frederick
Music Division | JPB 06-61
15 linear feet (30 boxes)
The S. Frederick Starr Papers are the materials for the S. Frederick Starr book Bamboula! The Life and Times of Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Oxford University Press, 1995) and include chapters of the book, photographs of... more
Cowell, Olive Thompson, 1887-1984
Music Division | JPB 99-4
4 items
Olive Thompson Cowell was married to Harry Cowell, father of composer Henry Cowell. Lilly (or Lily) Popper was Henry Cowell's colleague in a school of music. 4 TLS regarding Henry Cowell's arrest for a sexual offense and incarceration in San... more
Cowell, Olive Thompson, 1887-1984
Music Division | JPB 99-3
1 item (44 leaves), 28 cm; 1 item (44 leaves), 28 cm
Includes material on the career of composer Henry Cowell; encounters with many musicians and other artists, the founding of New Music and the New Music Society; an extended trip to Ireland, Russia, and points between in 1929 with Henry; various... more