Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Sketch
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1861, Aug. 11 | Born Carrie Minetta Jacobs, Janesville, Wisconsin |
| circa 1881 | Married William (Fred) Smith (divorced 1887) |
| 1888 | Married Dr. Frank Lewis Bond |
| 1895 | Began submitting songs for publication after the death of her second husband Dr. Frank Bond |
| 1896 | Founded Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son as a publishing house and music seller after experiencing difficulty in securing publishers for compositions other than her children's songs |
| 1901 | Published Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose David Bispham sang an all-Bond recital at Studebaker Hall in Chicago |
| 1910 | Published A Perfect Day; sold over eight million sheet music copies and five million recordings |
| 1920 | Moved The Bond Shop to Hollywood, California |
| 1927 | Published her autobiography The Roads of Melody |
| 1946, Dec. 28 | Died, Glendale, California |