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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edith Borroff papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Borroff
Abstract

Musicologist, Composer, Author, Professor, Pianist, Vocalist, and Lecturer, Edith Borroff lived from 1925 to 2019, boasting a career that spanned at least 7 books and over 60 compositions.

Dates: 1800-2016; Majority of material found within 1960-1999

Ephraim C. Dawes papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dawes
Abstract

Letters, diaries, scrapbooks and writings of Dawes and others, miscellaneous personal and military items, relating to Dawes’s service in the United States Civil War as adjutant and major in the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Also material relating to his historical interests and his subsequent activities in the rail and coal industries in the Midwest.

Dates: 1836-1905; Majority of material found within 1855-1895

Olivia Monona papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Monona
Abstract

Performance photographs, snapshots, newspaper clippings, and opera ephemera relating to the career of Olivia Monona Goldenberger, known professionally as Olivia Monona, from 1899 to 1943. Photographs illustrate the world of Chicago opera and musicals during the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, with photographs of performances in Chicago, Highland Park, IL, and at the Ravinia Festival. Collection also contains portraits, passport, and news clippings about opera maestro Attico Bernabini.

Dates: 1899-1943

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Subject
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Amateur journalism -- Ohio -- Warren -- Specimens 1
Arrangements (Music) 1
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 -- Personal narratives 1
Audiocassettes 1