Archive of Billie Holiday letters(30) hand-written letters dating from 1939 to 1941, likely written by Billie Holiday's mother, Sarah Julia "Sadie" Fagan, with envelopes, each addressed to Marilyn Moore, a fellow jazz singer, most on 10"h x 8"w lined paper, a few smaller notes, variously signed "Billie" or B. Holiday", with one autographed photograph, enclosed in archival box with set of photocopies of contents, 15.5"l x 10.25"w x 3.25"d

Notes/Literature: Marilyn Moore recorded one LP entitled "Moody Marilyn Moore" with a small jazz ensemble in 1957, but does not seem to have made others.

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