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File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

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

Cadman, Charles Ferdinand – "Candle Light", 1934 Campell, William – "I've Found Myself", 1938 Canterbury, Alice – "Memories of Long Ago", 1943 Carissimi, G. – "Vittoria, Mia Core!" 1880 Carle, Frankie –"We're Going Across", 1943 Carmichael, Hoagy – "My Christmas Song for You", 1944 Carr, Michael – "You're from Ireland", 1949 Carson, Jenny Lou – "Jealous Heart", 1944 Case, Henry Lincoln – "The Mighty God Hath spoken", 1899 (2 copies) Cavanaugh, James – "You're Breaking my Heart all over Again", 1940 Chadwickstock, George – "Route Marchin'", 1915 Charles, Ernest – "Clouds", 1932 Charles, Ernest – "Let my Song Fill your Heart", 1936 (2 copies) Charles, Ernest – "Who Keeps the Years", 1940 Charles, Walseley – "The Green Eyed Dragon", 1926 Conn, Chester – "Play, Hurdy-Gurdy, Play", 1949 Conn, Chester – "I'll Never Know Why", 1951 Conn, Chester – "Will O' the Wisp Romance", 1953 Conn, Chester – "Sicilian Tarantella", 1949 Clarke, Robert Coningsby – "The Blind Ploughman", 1913 (2 copies) Clarke, Marty – "Hush Little Darlin'", 1949 Clough, H. – "Three Songs", 1906 Coates, Eric – "Stone-Cracker John", 1909 Coben, Cy – "The Old Piano Roll blues", 1950 Coerne, Louis Adolphe – "Give Ear, O Shepherd of Israel", 1920 Coleridge, S. – "An Explanation", 1914 Coombs, C. Withney – "And God Shall Wipe Away all Tears", (3 copies) Coslow, Sam – "Good Mornin'" Craig, Francis – "Near You", 1947 Crist, Bainbridge – "Colored Stars", 1921 Crist Bainbridge - "Leila", 1921 Crowe, Bonita – "Rain", 1943 (2 copies) Crowe, Bonita – "Eph'm's Prah'r" Crowe, Bonita – "Journey's End", 1939 Cumberworth, Starling A. – "Sleep, Child", 1956 Curran, Pearl G. – "Two songs", 1919