Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1861
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frederic Grant Gleason papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Gleason
Abstract
Composer, musician, music critic for the Chicago Tribune (1887-1891) and other newspapers, and director of Chicago Auditorium concerts. Papers include correspondence, diaries, sketch books, scrapbooks, programs, clippings, literary manuscripts, photographs, and other memorabilia, providing a valuable portrait of Chicago's late-19th-century musical world. Correspondents include Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Gustav Mahler, Jules Massenet, Johann Strauss, Giuseppe...
Dates:
1852-1908
Stephen A. Douglas Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-208
Abstract
Two autographed letters and one 1913 program. The material includes two items of correspondence from Stephen A. Douglas. The first is a letter from Douglas dated 10 July 1856. Although the writing is somewhat illegible, the dealer description notes that the autographed letter is addressed to P.G. Warrington(?) as a letter of introduction for F.Y. Wellose(?). The second letter is from Douglas to Ninan W. Edwards in Genesee, Illinois, dated 11 August 1859. Also included is a program for the...
Dates:
1856-1913
Additional filters:
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- Arts -- Press coverage 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century 1
- Composers -- United States -- 19th century 1
- Composition (Music) 1
- Conservatories of music -- History -- 19th century 1
- Letterpress copybooks -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Music critics -- 19th century 1
- Music teachers -- 19th century 1
- Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Reviews 1
- Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
- Printing plates -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Scrapbooks -- 1851-1900 1
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1 + ∧ less
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