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File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

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

Faure, Gabriel – "The Cradles", 1904 Fenner, Beatrice – "When children Play", 1938 Ferres, Herbert – "Roister Doister", 1950 Fisher, Edna – "Sorry", 1930 Flynn, Frank – "Outside", 1928Ford, Thomas – "Since First I Saw Your Face", 1953 Foster, Stephen Collins – "Beautiful Dreamer", 1939 Foster, Stephen Collins – "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", 1940 Foudrain, Felix – "Carnaval", 1913 Fowler, Roger W. – "Tahitian Lullaby", 1938 Fox, Oscar J. – "The Old Chishalm Trail", 1924 Franck, Cesar – "Live but to Love", 1916 Franz, Robert – "Dedication", 1902 Frank, Marcel G. – "Like a Little Glass Bell", 1955 Frey, Hugo – "Home on the Range", 1932 Friend, cliff – "Just Dreaming", 1943 Friend, Cliff – "Loveland in the wintertime", 1938 Friml, Rudolf – "Song of the Vagabond", 1925 Fromm, Herbert – "The Crimson Sap", 1956