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File — Box: 1, Folder: 12

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

La Forge, Frank – "Hills", 1925 La Forge, Frank – "Song of the Open", 1919 La Forge, Frank – "Host than not known", 1939 La Forge, Frank – "Camp Meetin' Song", 1952 La Forge, Frank – "Voodoo Spirits", 1946 Laine, Frankie – "It Only Happens Once", 1942 Lange, Edgarde – "This is Worth Fighting for", 1942 Lansing, A.W. – "Message of Christmas", 1911 Lara, Augustin – "Granada", 1932 Large, Freddie – "When you said Goodbye", 1940 Lecuona, Ernesto – "always in my Heart", 1942 Lecuona, Ernesto – "Siboney", 1929 (2 copies) Lecuona, Ernesto – "The Breeze and I", 1929 Lehar, Franz – "Yours is my Heart alone", 1940 (2 copies) Lehar, Franz – "Valse Song", 1911 Lehmann, Liza – "Myself when Young", 1910 (2 copies) Lehmann, Liza – "On the Day I get to Heaven", 1912 Lendi, Anthony – "Have it your Way Foolish Heart", 1938 Lenoir, Jean – "Speak to me of Love", 1930 Leoncavallo, R. – "Zappa Piccola Zingara", 1900 Leoncavallo, R. – "Prologue" from Pagliacci, 1892 Leoni, Franco – "Fall In", 1942 Lerner, Sam – "Intrigue", 1947 Levant, Oscar – "Let me Borrow an Hour of Tomorrow", 1928 Leveen, Raymond – "Figaro", 1938 Levey, Sivori – "He Met her on the Stairs", 1913 Lewis, Al – "Blueberry Hill", 1940 Lewis, Al – "Way Back Home", 1935 Liddle, Samuel – "How Lovely are thy Dwellings", 1908 (2 copies) Lippman, Sidney – "I Betcha", 1949 Loeb, John Jacob – "On the Waterfall", 1948 Loewe, Frederick – "Come to me, Bend to me", 1947 Loewe, Carl – "Songs and Ballad-Edward" (2 copies) Loewe, Carl – "# 11 Der Nock" Loewe, Carl – "Six Ballades", 1903 Lombardo, Carmen – "The Little Fairy Waltz", 1951 Lombardo, Carmen – "Oahu", 1947 Lombardo, Carmen – "Get Out those Old Records", 1950 Lombardo, Carmen – "Our Little Ranch House", 1950 Lombardo, Carmen – "Powder your Face with Sunshine", 1948 Lombardo, Carmen – "Where are you gonna be when the moon shine", 1950 Lombardo, Carmen – "Yours with Love and Kisses", 1948 Loomis, Clarence – "Evolution", 1937 Loveday, Carroll – "I had Trouble with you before", 1950 Lucas, Carroll – "How Soon?" 1944 Lully, Jean-Baptiste – "Forest Gloom, Lend Darkness to Hold Me", 1918