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Meyer, Julius Edward. Account book, 1858-1899.

Title: Account book, 1858-1899.

Account book, 1858-1899, kept by singing instructor Julius Edward Meyer of New York City, recording the names of his pupils, including Emma C. Thursby, along with dates of lessons given, and payment balances. Additionally records lessons taught at the German Conservatory of Music in New York City.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (c. 350 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58672510 View

Van Cott, Mae. Biography of Emma Thursby (1845-1931) : typescript.

Title: Biography of Emma Thursby (1845-1931) : typescript. [1966]

Typed transcription of an obituary from the Herald-Tribune, together with a short biography.

ArchivalResource: typescript [11] leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35629952 View

Ward, Lydia Avery Coonley, 1845-1924. Autographs collected and letters received by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, 1705, 1785, 1848, 1861-1922 (bulk 1861-1922).

Title: Autographs collected and letters received by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, 1705, 1785, 1848, 1861-1922 (bulk 1861-1922).

The letters consist primarily of social notes to Mrs. Ward from authors, some artists, and musicians. Some concern her work for the committees on literature for children, and children's day at the Chicago World's Fair. Susan B. Anthony, Hamlin Garland, George F. Root, and Jane Addams are mentioned. Letters, works in progress, philanthropies, and family news are common topics. The collection contains a facsimile of a 1705 September 14 letter from Isaac Newton to Dr. Sloane. Also, a manuscript of "The Tower of Flame" by Richard Watson Gilder is included, as are autographs and letters collected by Mrs. Coonley Ward.

ArchivalResource: 294 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647833840 View

Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk).

Title: Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk).

Correspondence, compositions, andother papers of the music critic Richard Aldrich (1863-1937), including collectedphotographs and programs. Also includes collection of letters from Aldrich to OttoDresel (1826-1890).

ArchivalResource: 9.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01976 View

Thursby, Emma Cecilia, 1845-1931. Emma Thursby papers, 1706-1940 (bulk 1880-1920).

Title: Emma Thursby papers, 1706-1940 (bulk 1880-1920).

Correspondence, telegrams, postcards, address books, diaries, engagement books, autographs, calling cards, receipts, bills, check stubs, letters of credit, contracts, wills, indentures, deeds, poems, programs, clippings, passports, notes, menus, place cards, awards, business cards, phonograph records, pamphlets, and a few photographs relating to the life and singing career of Emma Thursby (1706-1940, bulk 1880-1920).

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft. (16 boxes, 4 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476922130 View

The Love Family Papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive)

Title: The Love Family Papers 1850-1960 (inclusive)

Letters to Lucy Prindle Love and Helen Love Scranton, as well as clippings, photographs, and other items

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (3 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0001 View

Thursby, Emma, 1845-1931. Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 22 February 1908], to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1908 Feb. 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 22 February 1908], to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1908 Feb. 22.

Thanking them for flowers, asking how they knew that her birthday was the day before George Washington's, saying they expect to have Mme Nordica and Mary Garden with them on two future Fridays, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., with envelope) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270677710 View

Cased Photograph File, [1840-ongoing]

Title: Cased Photograph File [1840-ongoing]

The Cased Photograph File at New-York Historical Society is predominantly made up of Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Tintypes. Portraits constitute most of the file, and many items are still in the cases in which they were sold. The file also contains other non-paper photographic formats such as Opalotypes and framed transparencies.

ArchivalResource: 42.0 Linear feet; (2,301 Items)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/cased/cased.html View

Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (bulk: 1861-1936)

Title: Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (inclusive), 1861-1936 (bulk).

Photographs, prints, drawings, and other images collected by Henry Munroe Rogers and Clara Kathleen Rogers.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (8 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01908/catalog View

Adelaide Johnson Papers, 1873-1947

Title: Adelaide Johnson Papers 1873-1947

Sculptor and suffragist. Family and general correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, notes, and other papers concerning Johnson's life and activities as sculptor and feminist. Documents her work on the monument to Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now located in the crypt of the United States Capitol. Also includes records of sittings by Susan B. Anthony, John Burroughs, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and others of whom she created portrait busts.

ArchivalResource: 40,000 items; 130 containers; 55.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012121 View

Photographs of theatrical performers, 1862-1982.

Title: Photographs of theatrical performers, 1862-1982.

Collection of theatrical performers depicted in photographs, cartes-de-visites, cabinet photographs, photographic postcards, stereographs, copy prints, photogravures, and photomechanical prints.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02223/catalog View

Love family. The Love family papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive).

Title: The Love family papers, 1850-1960 (inclusive).

The Love Family Papers consist primarily of letters to Lucy Prindle Love and Helen Love Scranton. Helen Scranton was secretary for many years to Franz Kneisel, and later she served as secretary to both the Society of the Friends of Music and the Beethoven Association of New York. The correspondence includes letters from composers, conductors, instrumentalists, singers, and critics. The Papers also contain newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (11 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702162011 View

McCall, Virginia,. Letters and photographs of musicians and actors, 1879-1950.

Title: Letters and photographs of musicians and actors, 1879-1950.

A collection of letters of Téresa Carreño (1901), C.C. Chaminade (1950), Mischa Elman (signature only), Mary Garden (n.d.), Joseph Joachim (n.d.), F. Kemble (n.d.), F. Liszt (1883), Therèse Malten (1898), Alfredo Piatti (1901, signature only), Luisa Tetrazzini (1924), and Hans von Bülow (1879). Of particular note is the Franz Liszt letter in which he tells of the condition of von Bülow and states "your postcard report of the instigated Jew polemic matches my opinion completely" and sends revised proofs of the recipient (unknown, but not likely Wagner) "Tannheuser" songs. There are also five photographs, signed by F. Chaliapin (1926), Fritz Kreisler, P. Mascagni, Nellie Melba (1895), and Emma Cecilia Thursby.

ArchivalResource: 16 items ; 19 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56366597 View

Van Cott, Mae. Biography of Emma Thursby (1845-1931) : typescript.

Title: Biography of Emma Thursby (1845-1931) : typescript. [1966]

Typed transcription of an obituary from the Herald-Tribune, together with a short biography.

ArchivalResource: typescript [11] leaves ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35630054 View

Houseworth's Celebrities: Theater Portraits [graphic], ca. 1875-1885

Title: Houseworth's Celebrities: Theater Portraits [graphic], ca. 1875-1885

Portraits of actors and actresses.

ArchivalResource: Number of items: ca. 1098 photographic prints

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf9x0nb4f4 View