Major, Charles/Rice, Alonzo

Archive

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Major, Charles/Rice, Alonzo

Scope and Content

Cover page for piece of sheet music, appears glued to piece of poster board and inserted in a weathered wood frame; title of song is "Love Can Never Prove Unkind" and notes it is "Respectifully Dedicated to Charles Major / Shelbyville, Indiana" words by Alonzo Rice and Music by R.B. Rudy. bottom of sheet printed "Published by Krell-French Music Company/108 Monument Place/ Indianapolis, Indiana." Note: Alonzo Rice was Shelby Co. Poet and friend of Major's; donor stated found in his attic after his wife, Mary Ellen Kuhn, died; he had no idea why she had it. Physical Characteristics: Paper framed 13-5/8" x 17-5/8"

Collection

Willard C. Kuhn

Acquisition

Accession

1989.026

Source or Donor

Willard C. Kuhn

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Details

Creator

Kress-French Music Co. Indianapolis, IN

Date(s) Material Assembled

1912

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Copyright

Notes

Paper yellowed. appears to have been torn horizontally near bottom before glued to poster board; back of poster board inscribed "To the Shelby County Historical Society/Bonnie Oliger/Nov. 2, 1970."

Create Date

August 3, 2002

Update Date

January 4, 2005