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The collection contains limited material concerning the actual running of the business. Harding.īond opened a printing house in 1896 after having great difficulties with numerous established publishers. Interesting items include cards from Gustave Schirmer, a letter from Shirley Temple and correspondence from President and Mrs. 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. Most are greeting cards which provide an account of the people Bond knew personally. Clippings in the collection provide examples of editorial writing she performed for several newspapers.Ĭorrespondence in the collection is limited.

There are many holograph poetic and prose sketches along with typescript examples of children's books and film scripts. Included in the holographs are two of the songs mentioned above.īond's literary activities are also represented in the collection. Only a handful of Bond's 200-plus compositions are represented in the collections sixty-seven manuscripts, however eighteen of these are holographs. The most impressive portion of the collection is the music manuscripts. Her most widely recognized compositions include I Love You Truly (1901), A Perfect Day (1910), and God Remembers When the World Forgets (1913). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteĬarrie Jacobs-Bond (1861-1946) is known primarily as a composer and performer of popular sentimental song. Published her autobiography The Roads of Melody Moved The Bond Shop to Hollywood, California Published A Perfect Day sold over eight million sheet music copies and five million recordings Frank Bondįounded 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 There are also business papers relating to Jacobs-Bond's printing business, as well as photographs and clippings the former are of Douglas Fairbanks, Gracie Fields, John Philip Sousa, and President Harding.īegan submitting songs for publication after the death of her second husband Dr. It includes correspondence, principally in the form of greeting cards, including one from the publisher Gustave Schirmer, a letter from Shirley Temple, and correspondence from President and Mrs. The collection contains 37 music manuscripts (18 holographs), poetic and prose sketches, and typescripts of children's books and scripts.

#A perfect day carrie jacobs bond professional#

The Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection consists of music manuscripts, papers, photographs, and other materials relating to the personal and professional life of American sentimental song composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Organization of the Carrie Jacobs-Bond CollectionĬarrie Jacobs-Bond Collection Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress 2005