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File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

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

Tarrash, William – "Weep no More", 1952 Tarrash, William – "Early One Morning", 1952 Taylor, Colin – "The Windmill", 1925 Tchaikovsky, P.I. – "None but the Lonely Heart" (3 copies) Tchaikovsky, P.I. – "Don Juan's Serenade", 1893 Tchaikovsky, P.I. – "One who has yearned alone", 1902 Thiman, Eric H. – "Two Biblical Songs", 1953 (2 copies) Thierney, Harry – "Rio Rita", 1926 Tobias, Charles – "In the Valley of the Moon", 1933 Tobias, Charles – "Rumpel-Stills-Kin", 1939 Tobias, Charles – "Throw another Log in the Fire", 1933 Toselli, Enrico – "Serenade", 1923 Tosti, F. Paolo – "The Last Song", 1908 (2 copies) Tosti, F. Paolo – "Goodbye" Tours, Frank E. – "Mother O' Mine", 1903 Toye, Francis – "The Inn", 1925 Travers, Alison – "Maiden, Such a Magic Lies", 1929 Treharne, Bryceson – "He that Keepeth Israel", 1934 Tyson, Mildred Lund – "Sea Moods", 1937