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| Kathleen Battle Kathleen Battle, a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, attended the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where she received both a bachelor's and a master's degree. She has become a world-famous operatic soprano. A brief biographical sketch of Kathleen Battle can be found in 100 Who Made a Difference: Greater Cincinnatians Who Made a Mark on the 20th Century. View catalog record Request this |
| Wendell P. Dabney Wendell P. Dabney was a talented musician, who played the guitar, violin, mandolin and banjo. He also composed music, including You Will Miss the Colored Soldier and My Old Sweetheart. More information |
| Raymond G. Dandridge
Raymond G. Dandridge was stricken with polio in 1911 at the age of 29. The resulting paralysis confined Dandridge to his bed, where he began writing poetry. His poems were published in three volumes from 1917 to 1928. More Information |
| Every Voice Counts! : A Poetry Anthology
for Youth Pamphlet 811 A792 Edited by the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati The Arts Consortium was established in 1972 in Cincinnati's West End as a nonprofit organization offering instruction in art, music, dance and drama. This volume is a compilation of poems by Cincinnati youths following the death of Timothy Thomas in 2001. View catalog record Request this |
| Nikki Giovanni Born in 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Nikki Giovanni grew up in Cincinnati. She published her first book of poetry in 1968. Since that time, she has published numerous books and has been included in several anthologies. More information |
| Loretta C. Manggrum Loretta Manggrum (1896-1992) began playing the piano when she was six. The native of Gallipolis, Ohio, moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1926. She received a bachelor of music from the Ohio State University in 1951 at the age of 55 and a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music two years later. She was the first African American to receive a degree from the College Conservatory. Eight songs composed and published by Manggrum in the 1940s and 1950s are available in the Loretta C. Manggrum collection. Request this |
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