Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891

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Emma Abbott (born December 9, 1850, Chicago, Illinois – died January 5, 1891, Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American operatic soprano and impresario known for her pure, clear voice of great flexibility and volume.
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creatorOf Emma Abbott poem, 1883 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891. Emma Abbott miscellany, 1881-1891. Cornell University Library
referencedIn [Scrapbook of clippings on various women singers, especially Jenny Lind, Adelina Patti, and Emma Abbott, and on miscellaneous persons]. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Emma Abbott collection, [ca. 1884-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
creatorOf Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891. Letter, portrait, and biography, 1876. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Photographs of theatrical performers, 1862-1982. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Photographs of theatrical performers, 1862-1982. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891. Women authors collection, A-Al, 1944-1965. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891. Emma Abbott letter : Kansas City, Mo. : ALS, 1885 Dec. 13. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Candler, Warren A. (Warren Akin), 1857-1941. Warren A. Candler papers, 1846-1977. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900. Letterpress transfer : to Emma Abbott, 1884 July 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Actress and Singer Photograph Collection, ca. 1850 - 1930, 1850-1930 The Society of California Pioneers.
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associatedWith Arbuckle, Maclyn, 1866-1931. person
associatedWith Aylesworth, Barton O. (Barton Orville), 1860-1933 person
associatedWith Candler, Warren A. (Warren Akin), 1857-1941. person
associatedWith Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne). person
associatedWith Rosenstock, Fred A., b. 1895 person
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Society of California Pioneers corporateBody
associatedWith Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900. person
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Birth 1849

Death 1891

Birth 1850-12-09

Death 1891-01-05

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