Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Norman E. Hinkel (concerning a photograph of Sousa's band and another letter referring to the death of Frank Simon and information about King), Don Leach, Eleanor Saunders (concerning Louise Horne the Lady Cornetist that Bridges was researching. She also mentions other female brass players that he might want to include in any revision/update of the book.), Lynn L. Sams (concerning his review of Pioneers in Brass in the American Bandmasters...

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Among the correspondents in this folder are: Clifford Barnes (several letters concerning research for Bridges and mentioned in one of April 26 that he was sending Bridges "a cylinder record of my Dad's recording of Dorothy which they call a schottische."), Paul E. Bierley (several), Harold B. Bachman; and Norman C. Schweikert (several concerning ordering some tapes and later exchanging information with Bridges about early brass players).

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Clifford P. Barnes (2 letters), Bob Hoe, Paul E. Bierley, Nolbert Hunt Quayle (2 letters in this folder concerning his personal acquaintance with many of the people mentioned in Bridges' book), Harold B. Bachman (2 letters), Paul W. Giles (several letters, one enclosing some photographs of himself and others at the grave of R. B. Hall and one of the portable band shell in the state of Maine), Lynn Sams (several letters concerning Mabel Leick, who...

Scope and Contents Among the correspondents in this folder are: Nora H. Arquit (4 letters), letter from Bridges to S.A. Langkammer of Record List offer to sell him 800-900 records and his reply offering Bridges 10 cents per disc, Charles D. Nicholls (3 letters, including an envelope of photographs), Lynn L. Sams (3 letters); Norman E. Hinckel, Joan F. Wood (concerning the Manchester, MA Press obituary of B.A. Rolfe on April 27, 1956), Arthur W. Lehman, Allen G. Debus (several) concerning the possible purchase...

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Among the correspondents in this folder are: William Marshall, Stan White, a collector of early records, with a multi-page list of Bridges' records he was considering selling to White, Ward F. Hodge, Nora H. Arquit, Joan F. Wood (concerning the Manchester, MA Press obituary of B.A. Rolfe on April 27, 1956), Arthur W. Lehman, Harold B. Bachman (concerning Bridges' gall bladder operation), and William Marshall.