78-rpm album jacket of "Porgy and Bess" highlights (Decca 145), inscribed to Peabody Institute by Brown, 1940

File — item: pims0099_001

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Peabody Institute Anne Brown collection contains press clippings and preservation copies of clippings about Brown, photographs of Brown, an autographed 78-rpm album jacket of Porgy and Bess highlights, an autographed photograph of George Gershwin inscribed to Brown, four VHS newsreels (1998-1999), and a VHS cassette of highlights from her visit to the Peabody Institute in 1998 to receive the George Peabody Medal and deliver an address to graduates. It also includes a copy of Brown's autobiography in Norwegian, Sang fra frossen gren (Song from a Frozen Hilltop), and a typed partial manuscript of Brown's own English translation, which is unpublished.

Dates

Creation: 1940

Creator

From the Collection: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute (Organization)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Predominantly English. Brown's published autobiography is in Norwegian.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.