Letter from Carl Fischer Inc. to Hall Johnson regarding Johnson's contract: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 19, 1935
• Written by: Gustav Saenger, 1865 - 1935
• Received by: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
• Subject of: Carl Fischer, Inc., American, founded 1872
• Type: letters (correspondence)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Spirituals (Music)
• Object number: TA2013.166.9.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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