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Sir Carl Busch Papers
Collection Summary
Title
Sir Carl Busch Papers
Date
1935-1943
Extent
2 Folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1001-CBP
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2012; Finding aid created by Amy Luther, 2012
Name of Creator
Busch, Sir Carl
Biographical History
Carl Busch was born in Bjerre, Denmark on March 29, 1862. He attended the University of Copenhagen
to study law before deciding to devote himself to the study of music at the Royal Conservatory of Music
in Copenhagen. Busch immigrated to Kansas City, Missouri in January 1887, on the advice of the Danish
Consul, Thyge Sogard. Sogard had been promoting opportunities for musicians in the rapidly growing
Kansas City area. Busch met his wife, Sallie Smith, in Kansas City and married her on December 28,
1888.
During his life in Kansas City, Busch was employed as a conductor and composer. His fame as a
composer was due to his unique compositions that were inspired by Native American music. Busch was
also a member of the faculty at the University of Kansas City, now University of Missouri-Kansas City. In
1912, the King of Denmark named Busch a Knight of Danneborg which bestowed the title Sir Carl Busch.
Music was not Busch’s only activity. He was a man of many hobbies, flower collecting and fishing chief
amongst them. Bush continued to compose and be involved with music up to his death in December 19,
1943.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence of Carl Busch and family obituary information. Included are:
letters; cards; funeral transcript; postcards; funeral program; and obituaries.
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Sir Carl Busch Papers
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in two series.
Series 1, Correspondence
Item 1, Letter from Carl Busch to Grace Duysing, June 26, 1935
Item 2, Card from Carl Busch to Grace Duysing, August 14, 1935
Item 3, Postcard from Carl Busch to Grace Duysing, January 23, 1941
Item 4, Card from Carl Busch to Grace Duysing, December 1943
Item 5, Letter from Carl Busch to unknown recipient, undated
Item 6, Postcard of Walsh Hall at University of Notre Dame, undated
Series 2, Death information
Item 1, Transcript of Funeral Services for Sallie Busch, March 27, 1939
Item 2, Obituaries for Carl Busch, December 20, 1943
Item 3, Funeral Program for Carl Busch, December 22, 1943
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders. Letter with envelope is housed in plastic
sleeve.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Finding Aids
Name index is available from the archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following book was consulted during preparation of the biographical history:
Barney, Mildred Howard. Sir Carl Busch. Kansas City, MO: The University of Kansas City Press, 1942.
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