By Thornton Miller, Nolan Vallier
[Printer Friendly] | [ Email us about these papers]Title: Edmund A. Wall and Sons Sousa Band Photographs and Papers, 1904-1986
ID: 12/9/153
Primary Creator: Wall, Edmund A. (unknown)
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet
Date Acquired: 08/11/2016
The materials consist of postcards and carte de vistes taken by Edmund A. Wall during the 1910-1911 Sousa Band World Tour, Photographs documenting the career of Edmund C. Wall in the New York City Ballet Company, and Photographs taken jointly by Edmund C. and Charles A. Wall between the 1925 and 1931 tours of the Sousa Band with the majority of the photographs taken from the 1927 and 1929 tours. Of particular note are photographs documenting the train wreck of 1929 and of concerts that took place with the Sousa Band in Urbana, Illinois.
Edmund A. Wall was a clarinetist for the Sousa Band during the 1910-1911 world tour. While little is known about him, both of his sons, Charles A. Wall (1899-1958) and Edmund C. Wall (1895-1985), also played as clarinetists for the Sousa Band between 1925 and 1931.
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source: Charles Wall
Acquisition Method: Gift