D

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

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

Dana, Walter – "Helen Polka", 1947 Dana, Walter – "Once you called me Sweetheart", 1948 Davies, H. Walford – "Hame", 1905 Davis, Benny – "She's a Home Girl", 1949 Dawson, William L. – "Two Spirituals", 1927 Debussy, Claude – "Evening Fair", 1913 Deis, Carl – "I'd Like to Live Forever", 1947 De Koven, Reginald – "Recessional", 1898 De Leath, Vaughn – "Ducklings on Parade", 1937 Dello, Norman – "All Things leave me", 1955 Del Riego, Teresa – "Thank God for a Garden", 1915 Demarest, Victoria – "Hymn of the Last Supper", 1927 Denza, L. – "Occhi Di Fata", 1947 De Rose, Peter – "Twenty-Four Hours of Sunshine", 1949 De Rose, Peter – "Who do you Know in Heaven", 1949 Dett, Nathaniel R. – "A Man Goin' Roun' Takin' Names", 1924 D'Hardelot, Guy – "Because", 1902 Donaldson, Walter – "The Daughter of Rosie O' Grady", 1918 Donaldson, Walter – "Let me Day Dream", 1937 Donaldson, Walter – "Love me or Leave me", 1928 Donaudy, Stefano – "Spirate Pur, Spirate", 1918 Dorel, Francis – "The Garden of your Heart", 1914 Dorsey, Jimmy – "Shades of Twilight", 1940 Dorsey, Jimmy – "So Many Times", 1939 Dougherty, Celius – "Five Sea Chanties", 1948 (2 copies) Dougherty, Celius – "Heaven-Haren", 1956 Dougherty, Celius – "Love in the Dictionary", 1949 Duke, John – "Calvary", 1948 Duke, John – "Luke Havegal", 1948 Duke, John – "Miniver Cheevy", 1948 Duke, John – "Evening", 1954 Duke, John – "I Ride the Great Black Horse", 1949 Duke, John – "In the Fields", 1955 Duke, Vernon – "I Can't Get Started", 1935 Dungan, Olive – "Not Enough", 1938 (2 copies) Dunhill, Thomas F. – "The Fiddler of Dooney", 1911 (2 copies) Dvorak, Anton – "Zigeunerlied Gipsy song", 1910 Dvorak, Anton – "Biblical Songs"