-
-
Title
-
Charles N. Daniels
-
Description
-
Information about Charles Daniels, a ragtime composer from 1896 to 1943. He was born in 1878, and was involved in some of the earliest publication of ragtime music, including the first "rag" ever sold, "Original Rags" by Scott Joplin, in 1899, published by Carl Hoffman Piano and Organs at 1012-1014 Walnut Street in Kansas City, with illustrations.
-
Object Type
-
Vertical File
-
-
Title
-
SC59 Local Sheet Music Collection Finding Aid
-
Description
-
This collection of 49 boxes is arranged by imprint and state: Missouri, Kansas, and outside the local area and then by city, with the two largest groupings for Kansas City and St. Louis. Within the Kansas City arrangement is a separate category for Jenkins Music Company and for Charles Johnson. Local composers besides Charles Johnson include Scott Joplin, Carl Hoffman, Charles N. Daniels, and others. The type of music includes traditional music of the time period with emphasis on ragtime selections. The bulk of the music is published but there are some original, handwritten compositions. Also included are songs about Kansas City as well as sheet music covers with illustrations depicting Kansas City.
-
Date
-
1880/1960~
-
Object Type
-
Finding Aid
