M 2

File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

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

Margetson, E.J. – "Tommy, Lad!", 1907 Mariotti, Mario – "Marilu", 1932 Martin, Freddy – "I'll wait for you", 1941 Marvin, Johnny – "Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye", 1940 Marx, Joseph – If Love Hath Entered thy Heart", 1912 (2 copies) Marzo, Eduardo – "Railroad Galop", 1923 Mason, Daniel Gregory – "The Constant Cannibal Maiden", 1943 Mason, Daniel Gregory – "I Ain't Afreard o' the Admiral", 1943 Mason, Daniel Gregory – "A Grain of Salt", 1943 Massenet, Jules – "Herodiade", 1904 Meadows, Fred – "I'm all that's Left of that Old Quartet", 1945 Mednikoff, Nicholai – "The Hills of Gruzia", 1926 Mercer, Johnny – "Day in – Day Out", 1939 Messager, Andre – "Long age in Acala" Miller, Sydney – "I'm Looking for a Prince of a Fella", 1948 Miller, Sidney – "A Little Imagination", 1948 Minnigerade, Meade – "The Wiffenpoof Song", 1936 Mizzy, Vic – "Choo'n Gum", 1950 (2 copies) Mizzy, Vic – "If it weren't for You", 1940 Molinaire, Nicanor – "Chiu-Chui", 1941 Monaco, James V. – "Crying for You", 1948 Mopper, Irving – "Resourceful Mary", 1923 Morgan, Orlando – "Clorinda", 1923 Morris Lee – "Dare to Dream", 1948 Morris, Lee – "Tish, Tish, McTarish", 1948 Morrison, Sam – "Forever and always", 1951 Moussorgsky, M. – "Song of the Feta", 1923 Moussorgsky, M. – "The Siege of Kazan", 1911 Moya – "Chanson du Coeur Brise", 1914 (2 copies) Mozart, W.A. – "O Isis and Osiris" Mueller, Carl F. – "Children who have said their Prayers", 1952 Muldowney, Johnny – "Lazu Summer Moon", 1936 Mullen, Hamish – "Less than Tomorrow", 1953 Munro, George – "My Lovely Celia", MDCXCIX Murray, Alan – "The Wandering Player", 1936 Murray, Maurice – "Ant then I Prayed", 1951 Musorgsky Modest – "The Evening Prayer" Myrow, Josef – "On the Boardwalk", 1946 Myrow, Josef – "You do", 1947 Myrow, Josef – "It Happens Every Spring", 1949 Myrow, Josef – "Kokamo, Indiana", 1947 Myrow, Josef – "I'm Lucky", 1946