Box JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 5

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Includes a brief description of the Florida plantation where Benjamin is reputed to have taken refuge in late May 1865 after the fall of the Confederacy before fleeing to England.

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As Confederate States Secretary of War, Benjamin requests Printup's assistance in mustering companies to populate the 55th regiment of the Confederate army. Printup was the son of wealthy planter who owned land near Rome, Georgia. The collection includes only a digital color scan of the original letter and a black and white printout of the scan. Also included is a document that describes the historical context of the letter.

Collection Overview From the Collection: The collection consists of publications, short stories, and other papers of Anna Olswanger, a children's story author and freelance editor. Included are published copies of Olswanger's short stories "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" and "Chicken Bone Man," as well as materials relating to Olswanger's father, Berl Olswanger, a blues musician and composer. Also present is a published transcript of Anna Olswanger's 1993 interview with Gene Olswanger (Berl Olswanger's sister) describing her...

Collection Overview From the Collection: The collection consists of publications, short stories, and other papers of Anna Olswanger, a children's story author and freelance editor. Included are published copies of Olswanger's short stories "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" and "Chicken Bone Man," as well as materials relating to Olswanger's father, Berl Olswanger, a blues musician and composer. Also present is a published transcript of Anna Olswanger's 1993 interview with Gene Olswanger (Berl Olswanger's sister) describing her...

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Includes Anna Olswanger's short story "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" on page 10, and Berl Olswanger's song "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" on page 15.

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Packet consisting of sheet music for Olswanger's songs, a chronology of Berl Olswanger's musical career, and reproductions of photographs and music manuscripts.

Scope and Contents This interview was published in the second issue of the Olschwanger Journal. Gene Olswanger Lyons (1911-1986) is the sister of Berl Olswanger. In the interview, Gene Olswanger describes growing up in an Irish neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, her father's dry goods store, her siblings and their spouses, and celebrating Jewish holidays with her family. Olswanger also discusses her singing career in Chicago in the 1930s. Page 58 of the interview mentions an...