Marian Anderson program

Collection — Box: Multi 06

Identifier: MS-0148

Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains a program from Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. The portrait of Anderson on the cover was made by Maryland artist Ruben Kramer.

Dates

Creation: 1958

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical Information

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was born on February 27, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Berkley Anderson and Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson. Marian began singing in the choir of the family’s church, Union Baptist Church in South Philadelphia. In 1925 her big break came at a New York Philharmonic competition. Anderson was a world-renowned contralto preforming a range of music including opera and spirituals. Aside from her vast musical talent she is also an important figure in the history of racial segregation in America. She participated in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. She retired from singing in 1965 but continued to be an influential figure. She passed away on April 8, 1993.