B

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Materials in the Osie Hawkins Collection are in three series containing his biographical information, correspondence while working at the Metropolitan Opera House from staff, family and friends; photos of Hawkins, relatives and colleagues; and an impressive collection of operatic sheet music and songbooks. The sound recordings are on reel to reel and contain classical and operatic works, some are of the Met.

Series I: Biographical Information, Personal Correspondence and Photos

The first series contains biographical information, correspondence from 1941-1990, photographs of Hawkins in his varying operatic roles, autographed photographs of his fellow opera stars and other personal ephemera.

Series II: Sheet Music and Song Books

This series holds sheet music and songbooks collected by Osie Hawkins throughout his life. This series contains two parts: the first part is sheet music and songbooks that have annotations by Hawkins and others. The second part consists of all other materials pertaining to the series title.

Series III: Sound Recordings

Arranged by artist, this series contains Osie Hawkins' music collection of opera, classical music and audition recordings.

Dates

Creation: 1875 - 1970

Extent

From the Collection: 8 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Bach, Johann Sebastian – "Good Fellows be Merry" (2 copies) Bach, J.S. – "Bist du Bei Mir", 1943 Bach, J.S. – "Supplication", 1937 Bach, J.S. – "Ah! When the Last Dread Hour Aria: Blessed Day", 1928 Baer, Abel – "Chapel of the Roses", 1951 Baer, Abel – "The Night before Christmas", 1928 Ball, Ernest R. – "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" Banks, Mannie – "Velvet Lips", 1950 Barber, Samuel – "Two Songs", 1944 Barnes, cliff – "The Call to Love", 1937 Baron, Maurice – "I Must be Going to the Dogs", 1938 Barthelson, Joyce – "Old Smokey", 1942 Basie, Count – "Blue and Sentimental", 1939 Bassett, Karolyn Wells – "Take Joy Home", 1921 Baskette, Billy – "Talking to the Moon", 1926 Beadell Eily – "Cruising Down the River", 1945 Beelby, Malcolm – "My Song, My Love", 1950 Beethoven, L. van – "I Love You", 1937 Beethoven – "The Worship of God in Nature", 1934 (2 copies) Beethoven – "Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia", 1906 Beethoven – "Come to Me", 1933 Berlin, Irving – "Any Bands Today?" 1941 (2 copies) Berlin, Irving – "Angels of Mercy", 1941 Berman, Arthur – "Home, Sweet Home Polka", 1948 Berte, Milton – "I'll Kiwl You a Miwl", 1950 Birks, Beverly – "Rain or Shine", 1947 Black, Johnny – "Paper Doll", 1942 Blacke, Eubie – "Truckin' on Down", 1935 Bloomfield, Fred D. – "Profundo's Delight", 1936 Bacon, Ernst – "Brady", 1949 Bone, Gene – "Tryst", 1925 Boswell, John – "I'll keep on Praying for you", 1944 Bowles, Paul – "Blue Mountain Ballads", 1946 Brown, Bertrand – "All for You", 1919 Breen, May Singhi – "Even the Best of Friends Must Part", 1935 Bristol, Margaret – "Kitty, my Darling", 1946 Brodszky, Nicholas – "I'll Walk with God", 1952 Brogy, Renato – "Venetian Vision", 1921 (2 copies) Brooks, Shelton – "Some of these Days", 1922 Brown, Lew – "That's why Darkies were Born", 1931 Brewer, William H. B. – "Dear Mother Mine", 1931 (4 copies) Buck, Dudley – "Bedouin Love Song", 1881 Buck, Dudley – "Remember now thy Creator", 1894 Buck, Dudley – "Fear not Ye, O Israel", 1889 Bullard, Frederic Field – "Swords out for Charlie!", 1901 Burgess, Kendall – "Gypsy Lover", 1933 Burke, Joe – "Glass will Tell", 1939 Burleigh, H.T. – "Hear the Lambs A-cryin'" Negro Spiritual, 1927 Burleigh, H.T. – "Were you There?" Negro spiritual, 1924 Burleigh, H.T. – "My Lord what a Morning" Negro spiritual, 1918 Buzzi, A. – "El Morenito", 1934