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Thelma Given (1896–1977) was an internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso who spent much of her later life in Provincetown. She was born in Columbus, Ohio and spent her early years in Illinois. Her father was a wealthy real estate baron of the mid-west and Canada and, in the 1920's, the Givens purchased property at 555 Commercial Street in Provincetown where they spent summers for many years, later making that address their permanent home. [More...]

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  • Envelope from Thelma Given correspondence
    Envelope (no contents) from correspondence air-mailed by Thelma Given in Tucson to Mrs. Margaret...
    Collection: Given
    Format: Text
    Subjects: East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Music, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Given, Thelma
  • Thelma Given Information
    Typed history Joseph Guarnerius (del Jesu), 1687 - 1744, the maker of Thelma Given's violin.
    Collection: Given
    Format: Text
    Subjects: East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Music, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Given, Thelma
  • Thelma Given Newspaper Advertisement
    Advertisement from unknown newspaper quoting review from the Reading Herald-Telegram
    Collection: Given
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Advertising, East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Music, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Given, Thelma
  • Thelma Given Review
    Review and announcement(translation from German to English by Lawyers'& Merchants'...
    Collection: Given
    Format: Text
    Subjects: East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Music, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Given, Thelma
  • Thelma Given Review
    Review of Thelma Given performance.
    Collection: Given
    Format: Text
    Subjects: East End (Provincetown, Mass.), Music, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, Violin, Violinist, and Given, Thelma
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