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- Description:
- Personal papers of sisters Elsa and Clara Besch of Lansing, Michigan. Elsa Besch (b. 1891) worked as a stenographer and secretary for the Motor Wheel Corporation, retiring after 50 years of service in 1959. She also volunteered several thousand hours with the Red Cross Gray Ladies Ingham County chapter during and after World War II. Clara (b. 1896) was a piano teacher with involvement in many Lansing musical organizations, including serving as president of the Matinee Musicale from 1938 to 1940, and as president of the Musicians' League of the Lansing Area. At the end of her career she was working as an organist for the Estes-Leadley Funeral Home, in the 1970s. Their parents were Emil (a pattern maker) and Anna, and there was another daughter, Pauline "Polly" who married Henry Dietz. Elsa and Clara did not marry, and shared a home for most of their lives. Elsa, sometimes referred to as Elsie, passed away in 1986, and Clara in 1988. The records in this collection include a photo album of Elsa's that records her involvement with the Motor Wheel Girls' Club, a social group for female employees, in addition to other records of her professional and volunteer activities. There are also extensive materials from Clara's musical activities. Two scrapbooks document Clara's personal involvements such as her students' recitals or the Matinee Musicale, as well as clippings and other material concerning musical activities in Lansing and elsewhere. Her notebook from her time as president of two musical organizations, as well as a 1929 edition of "Who's Who in Music and Art in Michigan" where she is listed, are included. Several files of other music related material as well as correspondence to both sisters are also in the collection.
- Date Created:
- [1915 TO 1960]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Clara and Elsa Besch Collection
- Description:
- Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk plays piano at jazz concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. "Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, he was one of the architects of bebop and his impact as a composer and pianist has had a profound influence on every genre of music," from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1959-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk plays piano at jazz concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. "Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, he was one of the architects of bebop and his impact as a composer and pianist has had a profound influence on every genre of music," from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1959-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Portrait of Emilio Osta, signed and dated October 14. He was a concert pianist who performed flamenco and other folk music from Spain.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two young ladies sitting on chairs playing grand pianos at St. Cecilia, 24 Ransom Ave NE. The ladies are wearing dresses and low heeled shoes. The pianos are arranged to face each other. On the floor, to the right side of the picture, is a large rug, and the back wall is covered in drapery.
- Date Created:
- 1938-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Portrait of a young boy, "Sugar Chile" Robinson, dressed in a suit and playing the piano.
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk plays piano at jazz concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. "Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, he was one of the architects of bebop and his impact as a composer and pianist has had a profound influence on every genre of music," from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1959-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Woman, dressed in suit with fur collar, posing playing the piano.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two young ladies sitting on chairs at grand pianos at St. Cecilia, 24 Ransom Ave NE. The ladies are wearing dresses and low heeled shoes. The pianos are arranged to face each other. On the floor, to the right side of the picture, is a large rug, and the back wall is covered in drapery.
- Date Created:
- 1938-01-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk plays piano at jazz concert at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, Michigan. "Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-1982) is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, he was one of the architects of bebop and his impact as a composer and pianist has had a profound influence on every genre of music," from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1959-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City