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File — Box: 1, Folder: 16

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

Parker, Sol – "This Love of Mine", 1941 Parker, Cosmo – "We Meet Again in the Rain", 1940 Pascal, Milton – "If it doesn't Snow on Christmas", 1949 Paxson, Theodore – "Laughing Song", 1949 Paxson, Theodore – "Dusk at Sea", 1942 Peacock, Mary O'Kelley – "Three Wishing Candles", 1954 Peacock, Mary O'Kelley – "Old Kris Kringle", 1954 Pease, Harry – "He's a Real All American now", 1942 Pelletier, Vito – "Lover's Serenade", 1943 Pepper, Buddy – "Nobody but You", 1948 Pergalesi, Giambattista – "Se tu M'Ami" Pinkard, Maceo – "Sam", 1939 (2 copies) Pinkard, Maceo – "Mecca", 1939 Pinkard, Maceo – "Way Back Home", 1939 Pinkard, Maceo – "That's Music to me", 1939 Pinkard, Maceo – "South Seas", 1939 Pinkard, Maceo – "You are so consoling", 1939 Pinkard, Maceo – "West Wind", 1940 Pflueger, Carl – "How Long with thou Forget me" (2 copies) Porkrass, Sam – My Best Wishes", 1938 Porter, Cole – "Why Should I Care", 1937 Porter, Cole – "In the Still of the Night", 1937 Porter, Cole – "I hate you Darling", 1941 Porter, Cole – "I've a Strange New Rhythm in my Heart", 1937 Porter, Cole – "Always true to you in my Fashion", 1948 Porter, Cole – "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", 1938 Porter, Lew – "Mister Jack and Missus Jill", 1938 Posford, George – "The World is Mine", 1935 (2 copies) Posnack, George – "It's a Wonderful Life", 1947 Posnack, George – "Don't Ever Marry for Money", 1949 Powell, Teddy – "The snake Charmer", 1937 Powell, Teddy – "There's no Sweetest Word than Sweetheart", 1948 Powers, Margaret – "Be Still, and Know", 1941 Protheroe, Daniel – "Miss Kitty O'Toole", 1918