Research Catalog
Lawrence Brown papers
- Title
- Lawrence Brown papers, 1916-1972.
- Author
- Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 10 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 10 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 9 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 9 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 8 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 8 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 7 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 7 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 6 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 6 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 5 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 5 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 4 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 4 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 3 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 3 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 2 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 2 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | r. 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc Micro R-3597 r. 1 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972.
- Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965.
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
- Aldridge, Amanda Ida.
- Dingle, Ethel Gardner.
- Hamlyn, Jannett.
- Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977.
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
- Jacksons, William.
- Payne, John.
- Rockmore, Clara.
- Rockmore, Robert.
- Sawyer, Corinne.
- Sequeira, Greta.
- Sequeira, I. W.
- Description
- 4.5 lin. ft.
- l0 microfilm reels.
- Summary
- The Lawrence Brown papers encompass correspondence reflecting Brown's wide-ranging travels, and his friendships (mostly letters written by his friends and business associates); personal papers; travel file consisting mostly of itineraries for tours; financial records comprised largely of royalty and earnings statements; programs for Brown and other artists; scrapbooks of news clippings and telegrams covering the Brown and Paul Robeson concert years (1928-1968); news clippings of concert reviews; and original scores and sheet music written by Brown and other composers.
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- Spirituals (Songs)
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Afro-American
- Payne, John
- Rockmore, Robert
- African American poets
- Sequeira, I. W
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- American literature > African American authors
- Scrapbooks
- African American actors
- Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
- Rockmore, Clara
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977
- Lawrence, William
- Sequeira, Greta
- African Americans > Music
- Jackson, Zaidee
- Pianists
- Musical scores
- African American composers
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- African American musicians
- Sheet music
- Hamlyn, Jannett
- Spirituals (Songs) > United States
- Sawyer, Corinne
- Harlem Renaissance
- Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972
- Dingle, Ethel Gardner
- Aldridge, Amanda Ida
- World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Afro-American
- African American entertainers
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Musical scores.
- Sheet music.
- Note
- Photographs transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division.
- Posters and Artifacts transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.
- Sc MG 38.
- Access (note)
- Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
- Reproduction (note)
- Microfilm.
- Source (note)
- Committee for the Preservation of the Lawrence Brown Collection
- Biography (note)
- Composer, pianist, arranger. Brown worked as Paul Robeson's accompanist for thirty-eight years.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Processed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- Sc Micro R-3597
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A43
- Author
- Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972.
- Title
- Lawrence Brown papers, 1916-1972.
- Access
- Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.
- Reproduction
- Microfilm. New York : New York Public Library, 1979. 10 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (MN *ZZ-17225)
- Biography
- Composer, pianist, arranger. Brown worked as Paul Robeson's accompanist for thirty-eight years.
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- Added Author
- Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972.Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965.Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.Aldridge, Amanda Ida.Dingle, Ethel Gardner.Hamlyn, Jannett.Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977.Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.Jacksons, William.Payne, John.Rockmore, Clara.Rockmore, Robert.Sawyer, Corinne.Sequeira, Greta.Sequeira, I. W.
- LCCN
- ms 82001353
- Research Call Number
- Sc Micro R-3597