Research Catalog

Title

Lawrence Brown papers, 1916-1972.

Author

Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Details

Additional Authors

• 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