Columbus History, A Journal of the Columbus Historical Society, Vol. 2, No. 2 - 3108

Historical stories of Columbus and central Ohio by the Columbus Historical Society. This issue includes an article about the Southern Theatre and the theater greats who have appeared on its stage since its opening in 1896, by Columbus History editor Bob Hunter; a piece about Big Walnut Country Club, one of the first African American country clubs in the nation, by Doug and Debbie Tracy; a story by musician Arnett Howard about jump blues legend Archie "Stomp" Gordon and his scrapbook entries; an article by Jody Maclean about local passengers on the Titanic and what happened to them after the doomed ship hit the iceberg and sank in 1912; a piece by Jim Tootle about famous, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather and her relationship with former Ohio State president James Canfield, his wife Flavia, and daughter Dorothy, and Cather's frequent visits to Columbus during his term at OSU president; an update on research on the Deardurff family and their Franklinton residences by Bob Hunter, and a review by Kay Bea Jones, of Richard W. Burry's book Art and History in the Ohio Judicial Center, A Visual Tour.
ASIN: 1964747007
VSKU: BVV.1964747007.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Columbus Historical Society
Binding: Paperback