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Charles L. Marshall papers

Title
Charles L. Marshall papers, 1937-1940.

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Marshall, Charles L.
Description
55 items (1 folder)
Summary
Correspondence, financial records, miscellaneous writings and printed matter documenting Charles Marshall's professional activities as director of the Manhattan Concert Bureau from 1937 to 1940, and the career and concert appearances of black entertainers he represented or sought to represent: Heppie Ross, pianist and lecturer; Harry T. Burleigh, composer, and Massie Patterson, Ruby Elzy, Hazel Harrison and Aubrey Pankey, singers.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Marshall, Charles L
  • Ross, Heppie
  • Elzy, Ruby
  • Harrison, Hazel, 1883-1969
  • Burleigh, H. T. 1866-1949
  • Pankey, Aubrey
  • Manhattan Artist Bureau (New York, N.Y.)
  • Manhattan Concert Bureau (New York, N.Y.)
  • African Americans in the performing arts > New York (State) > New York
  • African American singers
  • African American musicians
  • Concerts > New York (State) > New York
  • Impresarios > United States
  • New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs
Source (note)
  • Provenance unknown.
  • Provenance unknown
Biography (note)
  • African-American impresario and director of the Manhattan Concert Bureau, previously called the Manhattan Artist Bureau, a management firm for Black performers in the 1930s and 1940s.
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  • Processed.
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Call Number
Sc MG 148
OCLC
NYPW086000008-A
Title
Charles L. Marshall papers, 1937-1940.
Biography
African-American impresario and director of the Manhattan Concert Bureau, previously called the Manhattan Artist Bureau, a management firm for Black performers in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Occupation
Concert agents.
Added Author
Marshall, Charles L.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 148
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