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Description: The Harold Bruce Forsythe papers consists of manuscripts of Forsythe's musical scores, poems, short stories, essays, and a novel. Included in the correspondence are six letters from Forsythe to long-time friend Verna Arvey, who later married composer William Grant Still. Included in the manuscripts are several essays by Forsythe about William Grant Still and about several of Still's works, particularly his ballet "Sahdji." There are also audio cassette tape recordings of the Forsythe program at the Huntington Library, February 1997.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1925-1934
Call number: mssHM 59571-59825
Creator: Forsythe, Harold Bruce(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Harold Sumner Forsythe, 1995 and 1997.
Associated people: Arvey, Verna, (1910-1987,)

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