Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection
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collection
Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collectioncirca 1896-circa 1944
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946
Biographical History for: Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collectioncirca 1896-circa 1944
Biographical Sketch Date Event 1861 August 11 Born Carrie Minetta Jacobs in Janesville, Wisconsin Married William (Fred) Smith; divorced 1895 Began submitting songs for publication after the death of her second husband Dr. Frank Bond 1896 Founded Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son as a publishing house and music seller after experiencing difficulty in securing publishers for compositions other than her children's songs 1901 Published Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose David Bispham sang an all-Bond recital at Studebaker Hall in Chicago 1910 Published A Perfect Day; sold over eight million sheet music copies and five million recordings 1920 Moved The Bond Shop to Hollywood, California 1927 Published her autobiography The Roads of Melody 1946 December 28 Died in Glendale, California
Scope and Content Note Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861-1946) is known primarily as a composer and performer of popular sentimental song. Her most widely recognized compositions include I Love You Truly (1901), A Perfect Day (1910), and God Remembers When the World Forgets (1913). The most impressive portion of the collection is the music manuscripts. Only a handful of Bond's 200-plus compositions are represented in the collections sixty-seven manuscripts, however eighteen of these are holographs. Included in the holographs are two of the songs mentioned above. Bond's literary activities are also represented in the collection. There are many holograph poetic and prose sketches along with typescript examples of children's books and film scripts. Clippings in the collection provide examples of editorial writing she performed for several newspapers. Correspondence in the collection is limited. Most are greeting cards which provide an account of the people Bond knew personally. The collection does contain a few letters from Bond to her son, but these offer little in respect to her musical ideas or the workings of their business. Interesting items include cards from Gustave Schirmer, a letter from Shirley Temple and correspondence from President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. Bond opened a printing house in 1896 after having great difficulties with numerous established publishers. The collection contains limited material concerning the actual running of the business. Most of the business papers are contracts and agreements with other music companies for royalty fees. Photographs and news clippings are a large part of what remains in the collection. These show aspects of Bond's performance, business, and personal life. Many of the photographs are of people with whom Bond regularly associated including Douglas Fairbanks, Gracie Fields, John Philip Sousa (who used arrangements of her songs on tours with his band), and President Warren G. Harding.
series
Biographical
The Biographical series consists of Typescript biography of Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Alma Whitaker Article about Carrie Jacobs-Bond.
file
Typescript biography of Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Alma Whitaker Article about Carrie Jacobs-Bond in Music and Childhood: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Young Musicians. vol. I, no. 8. Chicago: The Derthick Publishing Co., February, 1900.
Music
The Music series consist of holograph and copyist scores.
[Compensation]
Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations
[Democracy]
[God remembers]
Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink
Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil with annotations in black ink
[His lullaby]
[If one you love]
[In life's garden]
[Life's garden]
Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations (red and blue pencil)
[Little good fellow, The]
[Little pink rose, A]
[Nothin' but love]
Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with blue pencil annotations
[Nothin' but love!]
[O haunting memory]
[Perfect day, A]
[Song of the hills, A]
[An' I've got home]
Copyist manuscript in black ink, text in pencil; piano-vocal score
[In a hundred years]
Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score
[Love song, A]
Copyist manuscript in ink with pencil annotations; piano score
[Mother love]
Copyist manuscript in black ink with pencil annotations; piano-vocal score
Unidentified
Copyist manuscript in black ink with pencil annotations; paste over to the left of second stave; piano
[Allen waltz]
[Because I am your friend]
Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score
[Because of the light]
[Blue flag, The]
[Cottage in God's garden, A]
[Dear pal of mine]
Copyist manuscript in black ink; text in pencil; piano-vocal score
[Democracy duet]
[Do you remember?]
Copyist manuscript in black ink and in pencil; piano-vocal score
[End of a perfect day, The]
[Evening, my dear and you]
Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score with violin and cello obbligatos
[For universal peace]
[Good night]
Copyist manuscript in pencil; text in black ink; piano-vocal score
[Got to practice]
[Hand of you, The]
[Haunting memory]
[Homeland]
[Hundred years from now, A]
[I was dreaming---may-be]
[I wish I had a little dog]
[Lazy river]
[Little cares, The]
Copyist manuscript; publisher's proof; piano-vocal score
[Long time ago, A]
Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score; high and low voice
[Long time Ago, A]
[Mother three ages of man]
[My garden of memory]
[My son]
Copyist manuscript in blue ink; piano-vocal score
[My wife]
[Remember to forget]
[Song of courage, A]
[Thankful song, A]
[To-day, dear heart to-day]
Unidentified fragment
1 leaf in pencil; piano; with blue pencil markings
[We'll look alike in heaven]
[When God puts out the light]
[When you're sad]
[Wild roses]
[Your Song]
Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
The Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond series is represented by two subseries: Prose ; Poetry. This series consists of holograph poetic and prose sketches.
subseries
Prose
Little Miss Sunbeam
Love is Enough
Love's Enough
Monkey with the Sad Face, The
Synopsis and script (untitled)
Composition books of prose sketches (2)
Miscellaneous
Poetry
In the Meadow
Book containing clippings of printed poems
Non-musical Publications
The Non-musical Publications series consist of typescript examples of children's books.
"Nestorest"-A Mountain Dwelling
Old Man
Printer's proof - The Monkey with the Sad Face
Publisher's print proofs
Correspondence
The Correspondence series is consists of greeting cards which provide an account of the people Bond knew personally.
Adams, Alice
Aeolian Company, The
Agar, Shirley and Jack Agar
Albro, Mr. Harold and Mrs.
Alkin-Smith, Pearle
Anderson, Mrs. K.
Armstrong, M. L.
Atherton, Leiland see: Irish, Florence
Auglin, Margaret
Baggett, Gladys (Mrs. Alton)
Baker, Jack C.
Banning, Mrs. Hancock
Barrows, J. W.
Bassett, Norman
Behymer, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Bernard, Mrs. W.H.
Billini, Leola(?)
Bispham, David
Black, P. T.
Blanding, Don
Bloomfield, Effie F.
Bond, Carrie [Jacobs-] see: Wills & Legal, Box 8
Bond, Frederick see: Smith, Frederick Jacobs
Bond Shop, The
Bonelli, Mona and Richard Bonelli
Brown, Mr. Joe E. and Mrs.
Brown, Mollie Adelia
Brundred, Lois
Byrne, Robert Milton
Cadman, Charles W.
Callahan, Robert
Camfi, Amri Galli
Carter, Artie Mason
Cascades Festival 1940
Caudill, Mr. Williams A. and Mrs.
Chapman, George M.
Chiero
Civic Club of Allegheny County
Clark, Charles and Myrtle Clark
Clark, Mrs. Eli P.
Clark, Glenn
Clark, Mrs. Walter Gordon and Mrs.
Clemens, Cyril
Cline, Mr. William Hamilton and Mrs.
Collingwood, Ada
Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Music Roll Co.
Conway, J. S.
Cravens, Kathryn
Crusinberry, Jane
Cummins, B. F.
Curry, Nelle
Dansante, Leo
Darling, (?)
Davey, Mr. Frank William and Mrs.
Davis, Jessie Bartlett
Day, Lynn
Derling, Princess
Diskay, Joseph
Dorner, Pauline Keller
Douglas, Besse and Lloyd Douglas
Duncker, Mr. T. E. and Mrs.
Eaton, Hubert
Ellish(?), Laurence B. and Family
Fabyan, Mr. George and Mrs.
Fidelity Van and Storage
Fields, Gracie
Fletcher, Ed
Frankel, Mr. Cecil and Mrs.
Gandell, F. M. K.
Gilbert-Blair, Gertrude
Goodspeed, Edgar and Elfleda Goodspeed
Granger, Mary Arthur
Grant, Ollie R.
Graves, Lucile B.
Grauman, Sid
Grulick, Richard W.
Hamlin, George
Hammerand, Erhard and Emilie Hammerand
Hamon, Count and Countess
Harding, Warren G.
Harding, Warren G. (Mrs.)
Harmer, Lillian
Hathaway, Cara
Hay, W. H.
Heintz, Executive Schumann
Hemenway, Lyman
Hirsch, Anna M.
Holcomb, Margaret K.
Holland, Dr. and Mrs. Josiah Hutton
Hoyt
Hubbard, Elbert
Humphrey, C. S.
Irish, Florence
Jacobs, Moses
James, Mr. Harry C. and Mrs.
Jessurun(?), A. E.
Jester, Lois Ann and Ralph Jester
Johnson, Lyman H.
Jones, Beccir(?) and Russell Jones
Jungquist,Jane
Kagen, L. M.
Keller, Helen
Kellogg, Charles
Kent, Atwater
Kirchhofer, Hugo
Kirpatrick, Charlotte E.
Kleinsmidt, Rufus and Elizabeth Kleinsmidt
Klinker, Orpha
Kopp, Mrs. F. P.
Koverman, Ida R.
Lane, Rollin and Katharine Lane
League of American Pen Women
Learned, Mrs. Myron Leslie
Leeds Phonograph Record Co., Inc.
Link, Harold
MacAlarney, Robert E. and Florence T. MacAlarney
MacLennan, Stewart
Magnin, Rabbi Edgar F.
Malek, Leona and A. W. Malek
Maxwell, Phil
McClay, Mrs. Samuel
McCutcheon, John T.
McGroarty, John Steven
McIntosh, Burr
Miller, Mr. Franklin and Mrs.
Mills Novelty Co.
Moreno, Mr. Antonio and Mrs.
Navarre, Rita
Nielsen, Alice
Nillard
O'Loughlin, Congressman Gerald
Otto Heinman Phonograph Supply Co.
Parera, Mr. Valentine and Mrs.
Parlane, Mrs. D. J.
Pickford, Mary
Porter, Dorothic H.(?)
Portland-Ore, Carrie Asher
Raymond, Jeanette and Gene Raymond
Read, Billy and Auntie
Rice, Dorothy Burton
Robson, May
Rueth, Beatrice M.
Rogers, Mary; Buddy Rogers, and Roxie Rogers
Ryan, M. E.
Ryus, Celeste
S. Brainard's Sons Co.
Schirmer, Gustave
Self, Elsie Warner
Shaw, Frank L.
Sincere, Victor W.
Sloan-Orcult, Mrs.
Smith, Arthur Clarendon
Smith, Frederick Jacobs
Springer, Thomas Grant
Stack, Mrs. James Langford
Standard Music Roll Co.
Stephan, George E.
Stephenson, William H.
Stoermer, Grace S.
Strong, Theodore
Swisher, C. C.
Taylor, Ezra
Temple, Gertrude and George Temple
Temple, Shirley
Templeton, Julie and Alec Templeton
Thomas, Mrs. Fred
Tibbett, Grace and Lawrence Tibbett
Trent, Spi M.
Trauger, Cyrus J.
Vallee, H. P. (Rudy)
Van Dyke, Henry
Voitier, E. see: An I've got home, Box 2
Wakefield, Mrs. Nettie B.
Wagner, Charles L.
Wangsgard, Mrs. Lizzie
Warde, Frederick
Warner, Jack L.
Watchers, Rebecca
Wheeler, Mr. Ed and Mrs.
Wing, Anabel and Alma Wing
Winslow, Dick
Wilson, Margaret White House
Wojton, Mary
W. W. Kimball Co.
Yates, Helen Wadsworth
Assorted post and greeting cards
Letters from envelope marked-"End of the Road"-duplicate
Letters from envelope marked-old letters 1920, 1923
Letters in connection with Presbyterian Publication
Letter of introduction
Telegrams to Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Programs, 1902-1944
The Programs series consists of concerts and events, 1902-1944.
Concerts and events, 1902-1944
Script, 1935 July 25
The Script series consists of radio script(s) from July 25, 1935.
Radio script from 1935 July 25 studio production by Totem Broadcasters
Albums
The Albums series consists of a Guest Book and materials relating to The Bond Shop.
The Guest Book, album of autographs
Album of materials concerning The Bond Shop
Scrapbooks
The Scrapbooks series consists of 5 scrapbooks of varied contents.
#1; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents
#2; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents
#3; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents
Small green scrapbook of newsclippings
The Bond Shop scrapbook
Photographs
The Photographs series consists of of people with whom Bond regularly associated.
Carrie Jacobs-Bond (see oversize)
Carrie Jacobs-Bond and Family
Carrie Jacobs-Bond with others
Bond residence
The Bond Shop
Shop windows (see oversize)
Billboards (see oversize)
Scotty's Castle, Death Valley
Julia Brown Hall
Marywood Glee Club
Family photo album
Photo scrapbook
Negatives
Miscellaneous (see oversize)
Artwork
The Artwork series consists of artifacts in different mediums and displayed on various formats.
Sheet music cover paintings by Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Drawing given to Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Mrs. Ernest Jacoby
Comic strip about the life of Carrie Jacobs-Bond, ASCAP
Posters
The Posters series consists of printed posters relating to Bond's carrier and performances.
End of a Perfect Day, The
A Perfect Day
Publicity poster
Certificates
The Certificates series consists of certificates given to Carrie Jacobs-Bond by various groups and associations.
Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from ASCAP
Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from The California Lambs Club, Inc.
Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from Pacific Geographic Society
Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Golden Gate International Exposition
Resolution presented to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Hollywood Athletic Club concerning the death of her son, Frederick Jacobs Smith
Clippings
The Clippings series consists of ariticles by Carrie Jacobs-Bond and various newspaper clippings concerning her carrier and performances.
Articles by Carrie Jacobs-Bond originally held in a blue three ring binder, 1928
Crossword puzzle focussing on Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Kankakee Republican News, 1934 January 15
ASCAP editorial: "The Musical Bill of Rights"; reprinted from The Etude, December 1940
Copy of The Iron County Reporter, Iron River, Michigan, 1895 December 7
Special press clippings
Business Papers
The Business Papers series consists of documents relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond's carrier and business.
Advertising materials
Complete catalog of compositions by Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Analysis of Bond Shop Account, 1925-1926
Check statements
Comparative statement of sales
Statement of royalty account, 1925-1932
Stock inventories
List of publication dates
Royalty Agreements & Contracts
The Royalty Agreements & Contracts series consists of documents relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond's carrier and compositions.
American Graphophone Company
The Artisto Company
Bennett & White,Inc.
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son, Inc.
Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Co.
Connorized Music Company
Domestic
Emerson Phonograph Company, Inc.
Imperial Player Roll Co.
Mills Novelty Company
Operaphone Co., Inc.
Pathe Freres Phonograph Company
Royal Music Roll Co.
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
United States Music Company
Victor Talking Machine Company
The Vocalstyle Music Company
Annual Report, 1916 October 31
The Annual Report series consists of papers relating to the Emerson-Brantingham Company, 1916.
Emerson-Brantingham Company, 1916 October 31
Pamphlets & Flyers
The Pamphlets & Flyers series consists of miscellaneous pamphlets, flyers, and newsletters from ASCAP.
Miscellaneous pamphlets, flyers, and newsletters from ASCAP (see oversize)
Wills & Legal
The Wills & Legal series consists of personal legal documents of Carrie Jacobs-Bond.
Typescript will of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Holograph statement from Carrie Jacobs-Bond to her granddaughters
Executor's papers
Corporation Approvals
The Miscellaneous series consist of documents and papers relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond travel activities.
Congressional passes
Passport