Explore Your Archive Week: Archives Voices
The Archives are full of voices, how can we pick just one? We took a slightly abstract approach to today’s #ExploreYourArchive prompt of #ArchivesVoices.
This collection documents the activities of Conrad Saskowski (1908 - 1984). Saskowski was born in Milwaukee the son of Polish immigrants who studied at Marquette University as well as Julliard. He worked as a history teacher and high school guidance counselor but was also a composer of operettas, sacred works, and musicals. His operettas and musicals communicated Polish-American culture to Milwaukee and many were composed in both English and Polish.
Above, are the piano and vocals for an operetta largely composed in 1934 and titled “Yours to Command” for which we have scores, musical cue sheets, scripts, and compositional drafts.
Conrad A.E. Saskowski Papers (Milwaukee Mss 214; PH Milwaukee Mss 214)
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00214