Contents

Collection Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection

Selected Search Terms

Biographical

Music

Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Non-musical Publications

Correspondence

Programs, 1902-1944

Script, 1935 July 25

Albums

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Artwork

Posters

Certificates

Clippings

Business Papers

Royalty Agreements & Contracts

Annual Report, 1916 October 31

Pamphlets & Flyers

Wills & Legal

Miscellaneous

Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection

Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress

2005

Biographical Sketch

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Scope and Content Note

Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861-1946) is known primarily as a composer and performer of popular sentimental song. Her most widely recognized compositions include I Love You Truly (1901), A Perfect Day (1910), and God Remembers When the World Forgets (1913). The most impressive portion of the collection is the music manuscripts. Only a handful of Bond's 200-plus compositions are represented in the collections sixty-seven manuscripts, however eighteen of these are holographs. Included in the holographs are two of the songs mentioned above.

Bond's literary activities are also represented in the collection. There are many holograph poetic and prose sketches along with typescript examples of children's books and film scripts. Clippings in the collection provide examples of editorial writing she performed for several newspapers.

Correspondence in the collection is limited. Most are greeting cards which provide an account of the people Bond knew personally. 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. Interesting items include cards from Gustave Schirmer, a letter from Shirley Temple and correspondence from President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding.

Bond opened a printing house in 1896 after having great difficulties with numerous established publishers. The collection contains limited material concerning the actual running of the business. Most of the business papers are contracts and agreements with other music companies for royalty fees.

Photographs and news clippings are a large part of what remains in the collection. These show aspects of Bond's performance, business, and personal life. Many of the photographs are of people with whom Bond regularly associated including Douglas Fairbanks, Gracie Fields, John Philip Sousa (who used arrangements of her songs on tours with his band), and President Warren G. Harding.

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Selected Search Terms

People

• Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939--Photographs.
• Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979--Photographs.
• Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924--Correspondence.
• Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Correspondence.
• Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs.
• Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946--Correspondence
• Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946--Photographs.
• Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946.
• Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946.
• Schirmer, Gustave, 1890-1965--Correspondence.
• Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932--Photographs.
• Temple, Shirley, 1928- --Correspondence.

Subjects

• Composers--United States--Correspondence.

Titles

• Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944

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Organization of the Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection

The Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection is organized into twenty series:

• Biographical
• Music
• Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond
• Non-musical Publications
• Correspondence
• Programs
• Script
• Albums
• Scrapbooks
• Photographs
• Artwork
• Posters
• Certificates
• Clippings
• Business Papers
• Royalty Agreements & Contracts
• Annual Report
• Pamphlets & Flyers
• Wills & Legal
• Miscellaneous

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Container List

Biographical

The Biographical series consists of Typescript biography of Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Alma Whitaker Article about Carrie Jacobs-Bond.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Typescript biography of Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Alma Whitaker Article about Carrie Jacobs-Bond in Music and Childhood: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Young Musicians. vol. I, no. 8. Chicago: The Derthick Publishing Co., February, 1900.

Music

The Music series consist of holograph and copyist scores.

Arrangement is by medium and alphabetically by title.

[Compensation] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations

[Democracy] Holograph choral score in pencil

[God remembers] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink

[God remembers] Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil with annotations in black ink

[His lullaby] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations

[His lullaby] Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil

[If one you love] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations

[In life's garden] Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil

[Life's garden] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations (red and blue pencil)

[Little good fellow, The] Holograph piano-vocal score in blue ink

[Little pink rose, A] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations (red and blue pencil)

[Little pink rose, A] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with pencil annotations

[Nothin' but love] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink with blue pencil annotations

[Nothin' but love!] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink

[O haunting memory] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink

[Perfect day, A] Holograph piano-vocal score in black ink

[Song of the hills, A] Holograph piano-vocal score in pencil

[An' I've got home] Copyist manuscript in black ink, text in pencil; piano-vocal score

[In a hundred years] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Love song, A] Copyist manuscript in ink with pencil annotations; piano score

[Mother love] Copyist manuscript in black ink with pencil annotations; piano-vocal score

Unidentified Copyist manuscript in black ink with pencil annotations; paste over to the left of second stave; piano

[Allen waltz] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Because I am your friend] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Because of the light] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Blue flag, The] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Cottage in God's garden, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Dear pal of mine] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Democracy] Copyist manuscript in black ink; text in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Democracy duet] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Do you remember?] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Do you remember?] Copyist manuscript in black ink and in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Do you remember?] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[End of a perfect day, The] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Evening, my dear and you] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score with violin and cello obbligatos

[For universal peace] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Good night] Copyist manuscript in pencil; text in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Got to practice] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Hand of you, The] Copyist manuscript; parts; in black ink

[Haunting memory] Copyist manuscript in blue ink; piano

[Homeland] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Hundred years from now, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[I was dreaming---may-be] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[I wish I had a little dog] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Lazy river] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Little cares, The] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Little pink rose, A] Copyist manuscript; publisher's proof; piano-vocal score

[Long time ago, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score; high and low voice

[Long time Ago, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink with pencil annotations; piano-vocal score

[Long time ago, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Mother three ages of man] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[My garden of memory] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[My son] Copyist manuscript in blue ink; piano-vocal score

[My wife] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Perfect day, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Perfect day, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Remember to forget] Copyist manuscript in black ink

[Song of courage, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[Song of the hills, A] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano

[Song of the hills, A] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Thankful song, A] Copyist manuscript in black ink

[To-day, dear heart to-day] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

Unidentified fragment 1 leaf in pencil; piano; with blue pencil markings

[We'll look alike in heaven] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[When God puts out the light] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano-vocal score

[When you're sad] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

[Wild roses] Copyist manuscript in black ink; piano

[Your Song] Copyist manuscript in pencil; piano-vocal score

Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond

The Writings of Carrie Jacobs-Bond series is represented by two subseries: Prose ; Poetry. This series consists of holograph poetic and prose sketches.

Arrangement is by subseries and by title.

Prose

Little Miss Sunbeam

Love is Enough

Love's Enough

Monkey with the Sad Face, The

Synopsis and script (untitled)

Composition books of prose sketches (2)

Miscellaneous

Poetry

In the Meadow

Book containing clippings of printed poems

Miscellaneous

Non-musical Publications

The Non-musical Publications series consist of typescript examples of children's books.

Arrangment is alphabetical by title.

"Nestorest"-A Mountain Dwelling

Old Man

Printer's proof - The Monkey with the Sad Face

Publisher's print proofs

Correspondence

The Correspondence series is consists of greeting cards which provide an account of the people Bond knew personally.

Arrangement is alphabetical by correspondent.

Adams, Alice

Aeolian Company, The

Agar, Shirley and Jack Agar

Albro, Mr. Harold and Mrs.

Alkin-Smith, Pearle

Anderson, Mrs. K.

Armstrong, M. L.

Atherton, Leilandsee: Irish, Florence

Auglin, Margaret

Baggett, Gladys (Mrs. Alton)

Baker, Jack C.

Banning, Mrs. Hancock

Barrows, J. W.

Bassett, Norman

Behymer, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

Bernard, Mrs. W.H.

Billini, Leola(?)

Bispham, David

Black, P. T.

Blanding, Don

Bloomfield, Effie F.

Bond, Carrie [Jacobs-]see: Wills & Legal, Box 8

Bond, Fredericksee: Smith, Frederick Jacobs

Bond Shop, The

Bonelli, Mona and Richard Bonelli

Brown, Mr. Joe E. and Mrs.

Brown, Mollie Adelia

Brundred, Lois

Byrne, Robert Milton

Cadman, Charles W.

Callahan, Robert

Camfi, Amri Galli

Carter, Artie Mason

Cascades Festival 1940

Caudill, Mr. Williams A. and Mrs.

Chapman, George M.

Chiero

Civic Club of Allegheny County

Clark, Charles and Myrtle Clark

Clark, Mrs. Eli P.

Clark, Glenn

Clark, Mrs. Walter Gordon and Mrs.

Clemens, Cyril

Cline, Mr. William Hamilton and Mrs.

Collingwood, Ada

Columbia Graphophone Company

Columbia Music Roll Co.

Conway, J. S.

Cravens, Kathryn

Crusinberry, Jane

Cummins, B. F.

Curry, Nelle

Dansante, Leo

Darling, (?)

Davey, Mr. Frank William and Mrs.

Davis, Jessie Bartlett

Day, Lynn

Derling, Princess

Diskay, Joseph

Dorner, Pauline Keller

Douglas, Besse and Lloyd Douglas

Duncker, Mr. T. E. and Mrs.

Eaton, Hubert

Ellish(?), Laurence B. and Family

Fabyan, Mr. George and Mrs.

Fidelity Van and Storage

Fields, Gracie

Fletcher, Ed

Frankel, Mr. Cecil and Mrs.

Gandell, F. M. K.

Gilbert-Blair, Gertrude

Goodspeed, Edgar and Elfleda Goodspeed

Granger, Mary Arthur

Grant, Ollie R.

Graves, Lucile B.

Grauman, Sid

Grulick, Richard W.

Hamlin, George

Hammerand, Erhard and Emilie Hammerand

Hamon, Count and Countess

Harding, Warren G.

Harding, Warren G. (Mrs.)

Harmer, Lillian

Hathaway, Cara

Hay, W. H.

Heintz, Executive Schumann

Hemenway, Lyman

Hirsch, Anna M.

Holcomb, Margaret K.

Holland, Dr. and Mrs. Josiah Hutton

Hoyt

Hubbard, Elbert

Humphrey, C. S.

Irish, Florence

Jacobs, Moses

James, Mr. Harry C. and Mrs.

Jessurun(?), A. E.

Jester, Lois Ann and Ralph Jester

Johnson, Lyman H.

Jones, Beccir(?) and Russell Jones

Jungquist,Jane

Kagen, L. M.

Keller, Helen

Kellogg, Charles

Kent, Atwater

Kirchhofer, Hugo

Kirpatrick, Charlotte E.

Kleinsmidt, Rufus and Elizabeth Kleinsmidt

Klinker, Orpha

Kopp, Mrs. F. P.

Koverman, Ida R.

Lane, Rollin and Katharine Lane

League of American Pen Women

Learned, Mrs. Myron Leslie

Leeds Phonograph Record Co., Inc.

Link, Harold

MacAlarney, Robert E. and Florence T. MacAlarney

MacLennan, Stewart

Magnin, Rabbi Edgar F.

Malek, Leona and A. W. Malek

Maxwell, Phil

McClay, Mrs. Samuel

McCutcheon, John T.

McGroarty, John Steven

McIntosh, Burr

Miller, Mr. Franklin and Mrs.

Mills Novelty Co.

Moreno, Mr. Antonio and Mrs.

Navarre, Rita

Nielsen, Alice

Nillard

O'Loughlin, Congressman Gerald

Otto Heinman Phonograph Supply Co.

Parera, Mr. Valentine and Mrs.

Parlane, Mrs. D. J.

Pickford, Mary

Porter, Dorothic H.(?)

Portland-Ore, Carrie Asher

Raymond, Jeanette and Gene Raymond

Read, Billy and Auntie

Rice, Dorothy Burton

Robson, May

Rueth, Beatrice M.

Rogers, Mary; Buddy Rogers, and Roxie Rogers

Ryan, M. E.

Ryus, Celeste

S. Brainard's Sons Co.

Schirmer, Gustave

Self, Elsie Warner

Shaw, Frank L.

Sincere, Victor W.

Sloan-Orcult, Mrs.

Smith, Arthur Clarendon

Smith, Frederick Jacobs

Springer, Thomas Grant

Stack, Mrs. James Langford

Standard Music Roll Co.

Stephan, George E.

Stephenson, William H.

Stoermer, Grace S.

Strong, Theodore

Swisher, C. C.

Taylor, Ezra

Temple, Gertrude and George Temple

Temple, Shirley

Templeton, Julie and Alec Templeton

Thomas, Mrs. Fred

Tibbett, Grace and Lawrence Tibbett

Trent, Spi M.

Trauger, Cyrus J.

Unidentified

Vallee, H. P. (Rudy)

Van Dyke, Henry

Voitier, E.see: An I've got home, Box 2

Wakefield, Mrs. Nettie B.

Wagner, Charles L.

Wangsgard, Mrs. Lizzie

Warde, Frederick

Warner, Jack L.

Watchers, Rebecca

Wheeler, Mr. Ed and Mrs.

Wing, Anabel and Alma Wing

Winslow, Dick

Wilson, Margaret White House

Wojton, Mary

W. W. Kimball Co.

Yates, Helen Wadsworth

Assorted post and greeting cards

Letters from envelope marked-"End of the Road"-duplicate

Letters from envelope marked-old letters 1920, 1923

Letters in connection with Presbyterian Publication

Letter of introduction

Telegrams to Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Programs, 1902-1944

The Programs series consists of concerts and events, 1902-1944.

Arrangement is chronological by date.

Concerts and events, 1902-1944

Script, 1935 July 25

The Script series consists of radio script(s) from July 25, 1935.

Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

Radio script from 1935 July 25 studio production by Totem Broadcasters

Albums

The Albums series consists of a Guest Book and materials relating to The Bond Shop.

Arrangement is format.

The Guest Book, album of autographs

Album of materials concerning The Bond Shop

Scrapbooks

The Scrapbooks series consists of 5 scrapbooks of varied contents.

Arrangement is by provenance.

#1; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents

#2; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents

#3; unidentified scrapbook, varied contents

Small green scrapbook of newsclippings

The Bond Shop scrapbook

Photographs

The Photographs series consists of of people with whom Bond regularly associated.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Carrie Jacobs-Bond (see oversize)

Carrie Jacobs-Bond and Family

Carrie Jacobs-Bond with others

Bond residence

The Bond Shop

Shop windows (see oversize)

Billboards (see oversize)

Scotty's Castle, Death Valley

Julia Brown Hall

Marywood Glee Club

Family photo album

Photo scrapbook

Negatives

Miscellaneous (see oversize)

Artwork

The Artwork series consists of artifacts in different mediums and displayed on various formats.

Arrangement is by format.

Sheet music cover paintings by Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Drawing given to Carrie Jacobs-Bond by Mrs. Ernest Jacoby

Comic strip about the life of Carrie Jacobs-Bond, ASCAP

Posters

The Posters series consists of printed posters relating to Bond's carrier and performances.

Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

End of a Perfect Day, The

A Perfect Day

Publicity poster

Certificates

The Certificates series consists of certificates given to Carrie Jacobs-Bond by various groups and associations.

Arrangement is alphabetical by institution.

Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from ASCAP

Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from The California Lambs Club, Inc.

Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from Pacific Geographic Society

Certificate to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Golden Gate International Exposition

Resolution presented to Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Hollywood Athletic Club concerning the death of her son, Frederick Jacobs Smith

Clippings

The Clippings series consists of ariticles by Carrie Jacobs-Bond and various newspaper clippings concerning her carrier and performances.

Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.

Articles by Carrie Jacobs-Bond originally held in a blue three ring binder, 1928

Crossword puzzle focussing on Carrie Jacobs-Bond from the Kankakee Republican News, 1934 January 15

ASCAP editorial: "The Musical Bill of Rights"; reprinted from The Etude, December 1940

Copy of The Iron County Reporter, Iron River, Michigan, 1895 December 7

Special press clippings

Miscellaneous

Business Papers

The Business Papers series consists of documents relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond's carrier and business.

Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.

Advertising materials

Complete catalog of compositions by Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Analysis of Bond Shop Account, 1925-1926

Check statements

Comparative statement of sales

Statement of royalty account, 1925-1932

Stock inventories

List of publication dates

Royalty Agreements & Contracts

The Royalty Agreements & Contracts series consists of documents relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond's carrier and compositions.

Arrangement is alphabetical by business.

American Graphophone Company

The Artisto Company

Bennett & White,Inc.

Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son, Inc.

Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Co.

Connorized Music Company

Domestic

Emerson Phonograph Company, Inc.

Imperial Player Roll Co.

Mills Novelty Company

Operaphone Co., Inc.

Pathe Freres Phonograph Company

Royal Music Roll Co.

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

United States Music Company

Victor Talking Machine Company

The Vocalstyle Music Company

Miscellaneous

Annual Report, 1916 October 31

The Annual Report series consists of papers relating to the Emerson-Brantingham Company, 1916.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Emerson-Brantingham Company, 1916 October 31

Pamphlets & Flyers

The Pamphlets & Flyers series consists of miscellaneous pamphlets, flyers, and newsletters from ASCAP.

Arrangement is by provenance.

Miscellaneous pamphlets, flyers, and newsletters from ASCAP (see oversize)

Wills & Legal

The Wills & Legal series consists of personal legal documents of Carrie Jacobs-Bond.

Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.

Typescript will of Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Holograph statement from Carrie Jacobs-Bond to her granddaughters

Executor's papers

Corporation Approvals

Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous series consist of documents and papers relating to Carrie Jacobs-Bond travel activities.

Arrangement is by format.

Congressional passes

Passport