Scope and arrangement
Six autographed letters signed, to Arthur Schomburg from Bruce Wendell, one letter of recommendation by Schomburg in Wendell's behalf, seven recital programs of performances by Wendell and some mounted clippings.
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- Creator
- Wendell, Bruce
- Call number
- Sc MG 187
- Physical description
- 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Bruce Wendell papers, Sc MG 187, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Antigua-born concert pianist. Trained in British Guiana and Oxford University, Bruce Wendell began his musical career as a pianoforte recitalist in 1926, and performed in Paris and London before his New York debut at Town Hall in 1937. Six autographed letters signed, to Arthur Schomburg from Bruce Wendell, one letter of recommendation by Schomburg in Wendell's behalf, seven recital programs of performances by Wendell and some mounted clippings.
Biographical/historical information
Antigua-born concert pianist. Trained in British Guiana and Oxford University, Bruce Wendell began his musical career as a pianoforte recitalist in 1926, and performed in Paris and London before his New York debut at Town Hall in 1937.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Schomburg, Arthur, 1982
Revision History
This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes. (2020 July 28)
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