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File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

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

Wagner, Richard – Woton's Farewell", 1906 (2 copies) Wagner, Richard – "Wolfram's Song to the Evening Star", 1907 Wagner, Richard – "Five Songs", 1914 Wagner, Richard – "Several Songs", 1907 Walsh, Pauline – "I Told Them about You", 1944 Ware, Harriet – "The Greatest of These", 1947 (2 copies) Warlock, Peter – "Bethlehem Down", 1934 Warlock, Peter – "The Toper's Song", 1926 Warren, Harry – "A Stranger in Paree", 1938 (2 copies) Warren, Harry – "You'll Never Know, 1943, (2 copies) Warren, Harry – "Honolulu", 1939 Warren, Harry – "The Leader Doesn't Like Music", 1939 Warren, Harris – "This is Always", 1946 Warren, Harris – "This Night", 1939 Warren, Elinor Remick – "To the Farmer", 1951 Waters, Mel – "My Brother", 1951 Watkins, Margery – "I Will Lift up my Eyes", 1935 Wayne, Bernie – "You so understand", 1949 Weatherly, Fred – "Danny Boy", 1913 Weaver, Powell – "The Abbot of Derry", 1935 (2 copies) Weaver, Marion – "I Walked into the Garden", 1947 (2 copies) Webb, Alliene Brandon – "The Mule's Trail", 1945 Weisman, Ben – "Have a Little Symphony", 1949 Wenrich, Percy – "By the Old Oak Tree", 1930