A Guide to the Irene Bland Jurix Letter, 15 August [1941?] Jurix, Irene Bland, Letter, 15 August [1941?] 27469

A Guide to the Irene Bland Jurix Letter, 15 August [1941?]

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Accession Number 27469

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

27469

Title

Irene Bland Jurix Letter, 15 August [1941?]

Physical Characteristics

2 leaves and 2 p.

Physical Location

Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 27469

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Irene Bland Jurix Letter, 15 August [1941?]. Accession 27469, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Richard K. MacMaster, History Department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 28 December 1970.

Biographical/Historical Information

Irene Bland Jurix was the sister of James A. Bland (1854-1911), a native New Yorker and author of many songs, including "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny."

Letter, 15 August [1941?], from Irene Bland Jurix of Lake George, New York, to Haynes Trebor providing a sketch of James A. Bland (1854-1911) as student, House of Representatives page, songwriter, and travelling minstrel performer. Bland wrote over 500 songs and ballads, among them "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" in 1875, "In the Evening By the Moonlight," and "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers." Jurix states she is trying to finish the story of Bland's life "with the assistance of W.C. Handy, the father of the blues."