Letter from Carl Fischer Inc. to Hall Johnson regarding Johnson's contract
date: label: Date
content: April 19, 1935
name: label: Written by
content: Gustav Saenger, 1865 - 1935
label: Received by
content: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Carl Fischer, Inc., American, founded 1872
notes: label: Description
content: A letter from Carl Fischer, Inc. to Hall Johnson dated April 19, 1935. The letter is written in black type on white paper. The letterhead on the piece of paper reads: [CABLE "CARFISCHER NEW YORK" / TELEPHONE SPRING 7-0900 / CARL FISCHER, INC. / MUSIC PUBLISHERS / Oxford University Press Music / Composers' Music Corporation / COOPER SQUARE / NEW YORK]. The content of the letter discusses Hall Johnson's contract with the company and edits that could be made to Johnson's song I Cannot Stay Here By Myself. The letter was sent by Carl Fischer, Inc. editor Gustav Saenger. The back of the letter is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Spirituals (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Hall Johnson Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2013.166.9.2
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Hall Johnson Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)