Clara Edmunds-Hemingway papers, 1899-1958

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  • Creator Names Edmunds-Hemingway, Clara, 1878-1958.
  • Title Clara Edmunds-Hemingway papers [manuscript], ca. 1899-1958.
  • Physical description 6.5 linear ft. (16 boxes)
  • Collection summary Handwritten, typed, and published versions of songs, other musical compositions, poems, essays, short stories, and plays; correspondence; scrapbooks; lists of works by Clara Edmunds-Hemingway; biographical sketches; diaries; and miscellaneous items relating to her career as a singer (contralto), composer, and author. Her best-known poem, "Taps," won first prize in a 1937 Chicago Tribune contest and was performed frequently during World War II. She was a regular contributor of verses to a column in the Chicago Tribune called "A Line O' Type or Two." Topics in the collection include performances of her works on radio and before women's clubs and other organizations. Her manuscripts of her compositions generally include a note on the date of composition in the upper right corner, and if the item was published, a note in the upper left corner specifies the name of the publication. She resided in Oak Park (Ill.) for many years and had a home in Benton Harbor (Mich.).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Joan Pruitt Rearick and Mrs. Barbara Pruitt Siniscalchi (M1985.0028).
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available online.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Clara Edmunds-Hemingway collection of portraits of performing artists (1985.0300).
  • Names
    • Edmunds-Hemingway, Clara, 1878-1958 Archives.
    • Edmunds-Hemingway, Clara, 1878-1958. Taps.
  • Subjects
    • Radio programs Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women authors, American Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
    • Women authors, American Illinois Oak Park 20th century.
    • Women authors, American Michigan Benton Harbor 20th century.
    • Women singers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Diaries. aat
    • Fiction. aat
    • Sheet music. aat
    • Plays. aat
    • Poetry. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
    • Songs and music.
  • Geographic name
    • United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
    • United States Michigan Benton Harbor.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-E/Edmunds-HemingwayC.htm