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William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928

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Music (continued)
Other Composers and Arrangers (continued)
BOX 3 By Title
BOX 3 Hymns and songs of praise [3 volumes]. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph and Company, 1874 .
BOX 3 Gospel Hymns, Consolidated. New York: Biglow and Main, 1883 .
BOX 3 Northfield Hymnal. Chicago: Biglow and Main, 1904 .
BOX 1 BOX 2 Letterpress Book, February 1861-July 1862
The Letterpress Book series consists primarly of correspondence relative to Bradbury's music publications during the early 1860s.
Arrangement is chronological by date.
BOX 1 Bound holograph letterpress book with business correspondence, Feb. 1861-July 1862
BOX 2 Pencil transcriptions of letterpress book in steno notebooks. Typed transcription of six letters from letterpress book
BOX 1 Album
The Album series consists of one bound volume containing holograph music sketches, one letter, and signatures of 19th-century composers.
Arrangement is by format.
BOX 1 Album containing holograph music sketches, one letter, and signatures of 19th-century composers and others; includes autographs of: Franz Abt, C. F. Becker, Ferdinand Böhme, Walter Damrosch, Ferdinand David, Niels W. Gade, Greissiger, Susette Hauptmann, Hermann Huegeli, Joseph Joachim, C. Klingemann, Hermann Langer, Jenny Lind, Albert Lortzing, F. Mendel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Ignaz Moscheles, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, A. F. Riccius, E. Friedr. Richter, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, J. Vogt, Richard Wagner, Ernst Ferdinand Wenzel, Carl Zöllner, and unidentified others. Typed transcription of a letter from Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to Bradbury
BOX 2 Photographs
The Photographs series consists of prints of Bradbury, his wife, Ada Esther Fessender Bradbury, and his piano.
Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.
BOX 2 Photographs of William Bradbury, his wife, Ada Esther Fessender Bradbury, and his piano
Note: One oversize photoprint located in container labeled: Folio 1.
BOX 2 Clippings, 1962
The Clippings series consists of newspaper and magazine articles referring to Bradbury's piano.
Arrangement is chronological by date.
BOX 1 Newspaper and magazine articles referring to Bradbury's piano
BOX 1 BOX 2 BOX 3 Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous series consists of artifacts and music related materials of various formats.
Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.
BOX 1 William B. Bradbury's baton
BOX 2 Letter to the editors of The Evening Post by P. T. Barnum referring to expenses paid to Jenny Lind, 1871. Typed from the newspaper clipping.
BOX 2 Adams, John S. 5000 Musical Terms: Complete Dictionary. Boston: Oliver Ditson, [1851]
BOX 3 Assorted opera librettos
BOX 3 Program, Esther, the Beautiful Queen, Riverside Polytechnic High School, Riverside, CA, 1930

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