Portrait of Roland Hayes


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Other Identifiers:
dams:152901 and MSS1218_B025_I091
Institution:
Emory University
Administrative Unit:
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Sublocation:
Box 25
Call Number:
MSS 1218
Contact Information:
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library rose.library@emory.edu
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Date Created:
November 5, 1928
Format:
Still image
Extent / Dimensions:
09.56 x 07.35 inches
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Description / Abstract:
Recto: To Miss Grace Dentin, with days and best wishes for, sincerely yours Roland Hayes, 11, 5, 28; Verso: 54%, 142, 130-38. Hayes, Roland, 1887-1976, American tenor, b. Curryville, Ga. The son of a former slave, Hayes studied at Fisk Univ. and with private teachers in Boston and in Europe. As one of the foremost interpreters of modern French songs, German lieder, and Negro spirituals, Hayes was the first African-American singer to achieve enormous international recognition. See MacKinley Helm, Angel Mo' and Her Son, Roland Hayes (1942). c-11, 6367
About This Item

This item is provided at low resolution only. Downloads are not permitted for this material.

Date Created:
November 5, 1928
Format:
Still image
Extent / Dimensions:
09.56 x 07.35 inches
Note:
This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
Description / Abstract:
Recto: To Miss Grace Dentin, with days and best wishes for, sincerely yours Roland Hayes, 11, 5, 28; Verso: 54%, 142, 130-38. Hayes, Roland, 1887-1976, American tenor, b. Curryville, Ga. The son of a former slave, Hayes studied at Fisk Univ. and with private teachers in Boston and in Europe. As one of the foremost interpreters of modern French songs, German lieder, and Negro spirituals, Hayes was the first African-American singer to achieve enormous international recognition. See MacKinley Helm, Angel Mo' and Her Son, Roland Hayes (1942). c-11, 6367
Find This Item
Other Identifiers:
dams:152901 and MSS1218_B025_I091
Institution:
Emory University
Administrative Unit:
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Sublocation:
Box 25
Call Number:
MSS 1218
Contact Information:
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library rose.library@emory.edu