Found 2 collections related to Des Verney, Bertha

Bertha Des Verney was a pianist, composer, arranger, writer, singer, playwright, concert promoter, and music teacher. The Bertha Des Verney papers include programs and flyers for musical events that she was involved in, annotated musical texts, scripts, holograph music of her arrangements and compositions, correspondence, and news clippings. From the Washington Music School there are reports, financial records, and a history of the school (1931). Material for the National Association of Negro Musicians includes programs for conventions. The collection also includes two scrapbooks, one of which contains news clippings and programs for musical concerts, primarily featuring African-American artists (1929-1957). The second scrapbook contains news clippings about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other noteworthy events in the Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson families, as well as obituaries of a number of black personalities, and some musical programs (1936, 1959-1974). There are also a few letters in the collection. less

Bertha Des Verney (October 5, 1890 - January 1, 1975) was a pianist, composer, music educator, singer, and playwright. The collection consists of ten audio recordings including one release by Des Verney, and commercial releases, likely from her personal collection, by artists such as Claude "Fats" Greene Orchestra, Ike and Tina Turner, and Lena Horne. less