Sheet music and texts relating to Anna May Wong
Scope and Contents
Collection is chiefly typescript song texts and introduction texts (to be spoken in concert) with translations and notes in Wong's hand in various languages.
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1937
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.08 linear feet (1 folder)Biographical / Historical
Anna May Wong was a Chinese American motion picture actress.
Arrangement
In order as received from dealer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2016MT-58. Purchased from Schubertiade Music and Arts using the John M. Kasdan Fund and Howard D. Rothschild Bequest, 2017 March 6.
Processing Information
Description added to finding aid by Adrien Hilton, April 2022.
Description taken from dealer inventory.
- Title
- Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961. Sheet music and texts relating to Anna May Wong, 1931-1937 (MS Thr 1598): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- April 8, 2022
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03456
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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