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- Creator
- Coleman, Edward D.
- Call number
- Sc MG 96
- Physical description
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Edward D. Coleman papers, Sc MG 96, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request access to this collection.
Edward D. Coleman was a musical arranger and composer. He was a member of the trio known as Day, Dawn, and Dusk. Coleman was Dawn; the other members of the trio included, at different times, Robert Carver, Augustus Dewey Simons, and Mack Smith. The group performed during the 1930s and 1940s. this collection consists of handwritten sheet music used by the trio Day, Dawn, and Dusk, including some arrangements by Coleman; letters; and clippings.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Edward Coleman, June 1982.06/25/82
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 January 27)
Processing information
Surveyed by Janice Quinter, April 1987.
Separated material
Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- African American composers
- African American musicians
- African Americans in the performing arts -- United States
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor