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File — Box: 2, Folder: 2

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

Rachmaninof, Sergei – "The Coming of spring", 1919 Rachmaninof, Sergei – "In the Silence of the Night", 1917 Rachmaninof, Sergei – "Six songs", 1919 Randall, Mary Bond – "Christmas with You", 1945 Rasbach, Oscar – "Trees", 1922 (2 copies) Rasbach, Oscar – "Mountains", 1930 Raye, Don – "Down the Road a Piece", 1942 Raye, Don – "Beat me Daddy, Eight to the Bat", 1940 Rene, Leon and Otis – "Dusty Road", 1935 (2 copies) Revel, Harry – "In Old Chicago", 1937 Rhodes, Duke – "Everture Evermore", 1951 Rice, Gitz – "Dear Old Pal of Mine", 1918 Rich, Gladys – "American Lullaby", 1932 Rinker, Al – "December, 1949 Rinker, Al – "Do you Really Love me?", 1951 Rinker, Al – "Let's Waltz", 1951 Roberts, Lee S. – "Lonesome-That's All", 1918 (2 copies) Roberts, Allan – "I Touched a Star", 1940 Robinson, Avery – "Water Boy", 1922 (2 copies) Rodgers, Richard – "Have you met Miss Jones", 1937 (2 copies) Rodgers, Richard – "Something Wonderful", 1951 Rodgers, Richard – "You'll Never Walk alone", 1945 Roemheld, Heinz – "For You", 1930 Rogers, James – "Sea Fever", 1914 Roig, Gonzalo – "Yours", 1932 Romberg, Sigmund – "Auf Wiedersehn!", 1915 Romberg, Sigmund – "Wanting You", 1944 Romberg, Sigmund – "Mine", 1951 Romberg, Sigmund – "Silver Moon", 1927 Ronald, Landon – "A Cycle of Life", 1938 Ronald, Landon – "Sylvan", 1914 Rosa, Salvator – "To be near Thee", 1938 Rossi, Pat – "There's Only One in Love", 1939 Rozsa, Miklas – "Lydia", 1941 Rubinstein, Anton – "Seraphic Song", 1926 Russell, Kennedy – "Vole", 1915