Box 7

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Stapled music manuscript book with finished work, 15 pp. Additional penciled sketches, 5 pp.

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Composed by Fax for the marriage of Alece Howard and Charles Morgan, 4 pp.

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Manuscript written at North Carolina College, Durham, 3pp.

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Multiple copies on thermal printing paper, some stapled to backing card, 10 pp.

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First song from "Six Organ Pieces", written in Rochester, New York, 4 pp.

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No. 1, St. Martin's prelude only, 3 pp.

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First piece only, "Crusader's Hymn", two photocopies, 4 pp.

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A small number of letters, the earliest being two to Mark Fax, the first one praising a radio performance of "The Lost Zoo" (1945). The remainder of the letters are to Dorothy Fax, from 1978 to 1996, and the bulk of these regard the editing and publication of Fax's "Three Organ Pieces" by E.C. Shirmer Music Company in 1996. Includes a stapled printout of the published version.

Scope and Contents This file holds various manuscripts and printed items: press release (1959) announcing winners of the Broadman Press national biennial anthem competition (Fax winning 2nd place); concert programs, including "A Watergate Summer Concert"; issue of The Asburyan (1961), a United Methodist newsletter; printed text of "Padre Nostro" by Jose Ferrer-Canales and English translation; text of "Howard Hymn" written by Fax; copy of a typed obituary of Mark Fax; 6 copyright registration certificates; 12...

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One page mimeograph, two copies. Music shows the melodies of 4 songs: 1. "There's A Star In The East"; 2. "Go Tell It On The Mountain"; 3. "Round The Glory Manger"; 4. "O Po' Lil' Jesus".

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Various printed music, mostly by others. Includes staple-bound music by Mark Fax, "Whatsoever a Man Soweth" (1958), published in the Augsburg Choral Library, "Paine Hymn" (1937), by Frank Yerby and Mark Fax, and "Where Shall My Wandering Soul Begin" (1937), by Charles Wesley and Mark Fax. Also includes a printed sheet with the Howard University Alma Mater (1919), by J.H. Brooks and F.D. Malone, and a full copy of the music book "Panorama" found in box 5.

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Musical sketches and notes with accompanying lyrics or hymns. Includes "CANCION DE OTONO EN PRIMAVERA" by Ruben Dario.

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Pencil draft, 5 pp.