Evelyn Foster Morneweck (1887-1973) was a writer and biographer of

Stephen Collins Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, inc ...

. Her father,

Morrison Foster Morrison Foster (June 10, 1823May 14, 1904) was the older brother, business agent and biographer for Stephen Foster, a composer and lyricist of early American music. When Stephen Foster died at age 37, Morrison continued to manage Stephen's est ...

, was also a biographer and published another biography of Stephen's. Her biographical account of Stephen Collins Foster and other family members can be accessed online.

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