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The Eva Jessye collection contains the personal papers and collected material of Eva Jessye, the first Black woman to be internationally recognized as a professional choral director. Jessye was also a composer, arranger, writer, poet, actress and African American Music historian. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1895, Jessye gained prominence as the conductor for Original Dixie Jubilee Singers, and as choral director for Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's opera Four Saints in Three Acts. Jessye was the choral director for the original production (and many subsequent productions) of Porgy and Bess. The collection includes both materials from Jessye's personal and professional life as well as collected material which documents prominent Black Americans.
The Eva Jessye Collection contains Jessye's personal papers as well as materials she collected. Materials include Jessye's personal notes and a travel diary, as well as her production writings, poetry, and speeches, personal and professional correspondence, collected articles, reviews and programs, as well as family photographs, production and publicity shots.
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