# @mdhistory on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJBQbIrEak
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19780744-mdhistory-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-05-21T16:00:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

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As we continue with celebrations this week for the 100th anniversary of the Broadway hit “Shuffle Along,” we're sending over a big hello from the H. Furlong Baldwin Library! Whether you’ve recently been introduced to this historic Broadway show or you're already a “Shuffle Along” aficionado, we invite you to explore the history behind one of the first all-Black Broadway hits and learn more about Eubie Blake (1887-1983), one of the driving forces behind the show’s music and lyrics.

In 1984, Blake's estate gifted to the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Eubie’s collection of photographs, ephemera, correspondence, sheet music and more documenting the history of “Shuffle Along” and providing insight into the pianist, composer, and lyricist’s life and work, including his relationship with collaborator Noble Sissle (1889-1975). The Eubie Blake collections are available for viewing and research within the H. Furlong Baldwin Library. 

Thanks to a recent donor, scrapbook pages maintained by Eubie, such as this one, not part of the original collection, are now reunited. Featuring programs, accolades in newspaper clippings, telegrams, and more, the materials provide additional insight into the life and times of the inimitable Eubie Blake. 

Learn how to explore our library materials in person by clicking on “Research at the H. Furlong Baldwin Library” in our bio link.

Image: Page from Eubie Blake scrapbook, May 1917. Maryland Center for History and Culture, H. Furlong Baldwin Library,  Eubie Blake Manuscript and Ephemera Collection, MS 2800 

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ragtime, musichistory, shufflealong, eubieblake, baltimore, mdhistory, jazz, jazzhistory, baltimorehistory

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