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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


Books:

Albrecht, Otto E. and Westlake, Neda M. Marian Anderson. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania
           Press, 1981.

Albus, Harry James. The 'Deep River' Girl: The Life of Marian Anderson in Story Form. Grand Rapids,
           MI: W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1949.

Anderson, Marian. My Lord, What a Morning; an Autobiography. New York: The Viking Press, 1956.

Bolton, Sarah Knowles. Lives of Girls who Became Famous. New York: Crowell Company, 1949.

Broadwater, Andrea. Marian Anderson: Singer and Humanitarian. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow
           Publishers, 2000.

Dobrin, Arnold. Voices of Joy, Voices of Freedom: Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis, Jr, Marian Anderson,
           Paul Robeson, Lena Horne.
New York: Coward, McCann, and Geoghegan: 1972.

Ferris, Jerri. What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books,
           1994.

Freedman, Russell. The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal
           Rights
. New York: Clarion Books, 2004.

Georgiady, Nicholas Peter. Marian Anderson: American Negro Musician. Columbus, OH: Franklin
           Publishers, 1969.

Handy, D. Antoinette. Black Conductors. Metuchen, NJ and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995.

Hope / Marian Anderson Black History Bulletin. Miami, FL: Warner Brothers Publications, 2003.

Hughes, Langston, and Meltzer, Milton. Black Magic: A Pictorial History fo the African-American in the
           Performing Arts
. New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1967.

Keiler, Allan. Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey. New York: A Lisa Drew Book / Scribner, 2000.

Livingston, Myra Cohn. Keep on Singing: A Ballad of Marian Anderson. New York: Holiday House, 1994.

McKissack, Pat. Marian Anderson: A Great Singer. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2001.

Meadows, James. Marian Anderson. Chanhassen, MN: Child's World: 2001.

Newman, Shirlee Petkin. Marian Anderson: Lady from Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Westminster Press,
           1966.

Oby, Jason. Equity in Operatic Casting as Perceived by African American Male Singers. Lewiston, NY:
           The Edwin Mellen Press, 1998.

Patterson, Charles. Marian Anderson. New York: Watts, 1988.

Perry, Shauneille. Things of the Heart: Marian Anderson's Story. New York: Henry Street Settlement,
           1981.

Rupp. Franz. Marian Anderson Album of Songs and Spirituals. New York: G. Schirmer, 1968.

Rutter, Jared. Marian Anderson: Concert Artist. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Company, 1995.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century.
           New York: Scholastic Books, 2002.
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Smith, Eric Ledell. Blacks in Opera: An Encyclopedia of People and Companies, 1897-1993. Jefferson, NC
           and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1995.

Spivey, Lenore. Singing Heart: A Story Based on the Life of Marian Anderson. Pipersville, PA: Community
           Service Foundation, 1963.

Stevenson, Janet. Marian Anderson: Singing to the World. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Press, 1963.

Story, Rosalyn M. And So I Sing: African-American Divas of Opera and Concert. New York: Warner Bros. Press, 1990.

Tedards, Anne. Marian Anderson. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988.

Tobias, Tobi. Marian Anderson. New York: Ty Crowell Co, 1972.

Vehanen, Kosti. Marian Anderson, A Portrait. New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
           and Whittlesey House, 1941.



Audio Recordings:

Anderson, Marian. Bach; Brahms; Schubert. 7911-2-RG RCA Victor, 1989.
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Anderson, Marian. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. 09026-61960-2 RCA Victor, 1994.
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Anderson, Marian. Portraits in Memory. Met 220CD Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1993.
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Anderson, Marian. Rare and Unpublished Recordings, 1936 - 1952. VAIA 1168 VAI Audio, 1998.
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Anderson, Marian. Spirituals. 09026-63306-2 RCA Victor Red Seal, 1999.
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Ave Maria Album, The. 026-63260-2 RCA Victor Red Seal, 1998.

Mahler, Gustav. Symphony no. 9 in D; Kindertotenlieder. Marian Anderson, contralto. CD-235 Music &
           Arts, 1986.



Video Recordings:

American Women of Achievement, Volume 3. Schlessinger Video Productions, 1995. Videocassette.

Century, The: America's Time. ABC News, 1999.

Great Singers from the CBC. Video Artists International, 1999. VHS.

Marian Anderson, 1897 - 1993. WETA, Washington, D.C. ; produced by Dante J. James ; written by
           Juan Williams. Kultur, 1998. Videocassette.

Marian Anderson: Portrait in Music. Video Arts International, 2004. DVD.
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Jan Peerce, Marian Anderson, and Andrés Segovia. aA Kultur International Films, Ltd. Release, 1977.
           Videocassette.

Treasures from American Film Archives: 50 Preserved Films. National Film Preservation Foundation ;
           Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment, 2000. DVD.



Web Links

Marian Anderson

Buy Marian Anderson Products at The Metropolitan Opera Shop:
           http://www.metoperafamily.org/shop/browseItems.aspx?searchvalue=marian+anderson

BMG Classics - Marian Anderson
           http://www.bmgclassics.com/artists/artist.jsp?id=100269

City of Philadelphia, Marian Anderson Award
           http://www.phila.gov/marian/

Danbury Historical Society
           http://www.danburyhistorical.org/

Kennedy Center - Marian Anderson
           http://www.kennedycenter.org/programs/family/mariananderson/woman.html

Library of Congress
           http://www.loc.gov/

Marian Anderson Society
           http://www.mariananderson.org/

Marian Anderson Recreation Center
           http://www.phila.gov/recreation/contact/directory/anderson.html

Marian Anderson on The Met's "Sights & Sounds of Met History" timeline
           http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/

Marian Anderson on PBS
           http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=marian+anderson&neighborhood=none

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Broadcast Intermission Feature: Francis Robinson - "Tribute to Marian Anderson"
           http://www.operainfo.org/intermissions/intermissionFeatures.cgi?language=1&month=1&year=2005

University of Pennsylvania Library - Special Exhibitions. Marian Anderson: A Life in Song
           http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/



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           http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/

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           http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html


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