Brox Sisters and Henry Busse collection, 1936-1949

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Summary

Title:
Brox Sisters and Henry Busse collection
Dates:
1936-1949
Creators:
Arends, Harry
Abstract:
This collection contains materials relating to the vaudeville performers the Brox Sisters and jazz trumpeter Henry Busse.
Containers:
box: 1
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (1 carton)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Brox Sisters and Henry Busse collection, PA Mss 259. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, clippings, programs and other ephemera relating to the vaudeville performers the Brox Sisters, as well as jazz trumpet player and orchestra leader Henry Busse, who was married to Lorayne Brox. Clippings include columns, news, and advertisements, as well as small Broadway columns written by Ed Sullivan.

Biographical / historical:

The Brox Sisters were an American trio of singing sisters during the 1920s and 1930s. The trio included the Brock sisters, later changed to Brox for show business, Lorayne "Eunice" Brock Hall (11/11/1901 - 6/14/1993), Josephine "Bobbe" (11/28/1902 - 5/2/1999), and Patricia "Kathleen" (6/14/1904 - 8/27/1988). The sisters were born in Iowa and Indiana and grew up in Tennessee.

NOTE: spellings of these names come from several sources and may be inaccurate. For instance, Lorayne is spelled as such on her headstone (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7409776/lorraine-brox) but spelled "Lorraine" in several publications included in the collection.

Henry Busse, Sr. (5/19/1894 - 4/23/1955) was a German-born jazz trumpeter who emigrated to New York City and later California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brox_Sisters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Busse

Acquisition information:
Gift of Harry Arends, 2022.
Custodial history:

This collection was given to Harry Arends by Tola Rissman, granddaughter of Lorraine Brox.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in original order.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Andrew Harman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-21 12:10:19 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Brox Sisters and Henry Busse collection, PA Mss 259. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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