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Hyman Gurland was a Russian-born Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1906 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. A building
contractor by trade, Gurland was also a talented musician who performed with the Cleveland Jewish Band from 1914 to 1918.
He married Blanche Kaplan, and had three daughters, Gladys, Rita, and Norma. Gladys Gurland was a composer who actively tried
to publish her work and succeeded in copyrighting several of her songs. The collection consists of a certificate, newspaper
clippings, a notebook, correspondence, a scrapbook, and original scores of songs composed by Gladys Gurland.
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