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File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

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

Gaul, Alfred R. – "Eye Hath Not Seen" Geen, Henry E. – "For You Alone", 1909 Gershwin, George – "Porgy and Bess", 1935 (3 copies) Gibbs, Armstrong – "Fives Eyes", 1922 Gimsey, Robert Mac – "Shadrack", 1931 Giordano, Umberto – "Nemico Della Patria", 1896 Gliere, R. – "Lust Will Ich Geniessen", 1920 Gordon, Mack – "Be a Good Sport", 1937 Goreau – "Shrimp Boy", 1948 Goodhart, Al – "Stop the Music", 1949 Gounot, Ch. – "Even Bravest Heart May Swell", 1859 Graham, Steve – "Sailboat in the Sky", 1941 Gretchaninoff, Alexandre T. – "Over the Steppe", 1917 Gretchaninoff, Alexander – "The Wounded Birch", 1927 Gretchaninoff, Alexandre – "Over the Steppe", 1917 Grieg, Edvard – "With a Water-Lily", 1908 Griffes, Charles T. – "By a Lonely Forest Pathway", 1909 Grinnelle, Edmund – "Behave Yourself Before Folk!", 1935 Guion, David W. – "Lef' Away", 1939 Guion, David W. – "Brudda Sin-Killer's Sermon", 1938 Guion, David W. – "Home on the Ranch", 1930 Guion, David W. – "When You Go", 1931 Guion, David W. – "Ride, Cow Boy, ride", 1935 Guion, David, W. – "The Voice of America", 1941 Guion, David W. – "De Ol' Ark's a-Moverin'", 1918 Grustaf, Fryman, Fritz – "Open Door, Open Arms", 1949