Christmas cards - W.C. Handy (three cards), 1955 - 1957

File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of manuscripts and other items from the library of American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) editor Ted Livingston relating to W.C. Handy (1873-1958). Handy had a major influence on 20th century American popular music by being the first to translate the blues into a compositional form. His “Memphis Blues” (1912) was the first blues to be published and printed. His “St. Louis Blues” achieved great success and is one of the most recorded songs ever written. For this reason, Livingston made it the subject of a brief essay, vetted by Handy, for an ASCAP series of booklets on stories behind songs. Besides drafts of this essay and correspondence relating to it, the collection contains a number of items of biographical interest concerning Handy.

Dates

Creation: 1955 - 1957

Creator

From the Collection: Handy, W.C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958 (Person)
From the Collection: Livingston, Ted (Person)

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Folder(s) (1/2 letter document box with 7 file folders) ; 1/2 letter document box (12.5 x 2.5 x 10.25 as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)