Abraham Singer Papers
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Abraham Singer was born in Austria in 1876. He is mainly known as a composer of Jewish folk and popular songs. He served as cantor of Congregation Ahavath Chesed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, in 1920 and as chair of Member Committee of the Jewish Ministers Cantors' Association of America in 1936. The collection contains originals and copies of manuscript scores, published sheet music by Singer as well as others, photographs, printing plates, business cards, printed materials, and a scrapbook.
Biographical / Historical
Abraham Singer, born in Austria in 1876, is mainly known as a composer of Jewish folk and popular songs. He served as cantor of Congregation Ahavath Chesed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, in 1920 and as chair of Member Committee of the Jewish Ministers Cantors' Association of America in 1936.
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Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically.
Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically.
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- Series I: Scores
- Series II: Ephemera
Scope and Content note
The Abraham Singer Papers contains originals and copies of manuscript scores, published sheet music by Singer as well as others, photographs, photogravure and printing plates, business cards, printed material, and a scrapbook. Materials are in English and Yiddish.
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Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Abraham Singer Papers; MSS 255; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
