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Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967. Geraldine Farrar collection, 1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939).

Title: Geraldine Farrar collection, 1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939).

The collection consists of Farrar's personal papers relating to her life and career, and includes scrapbooks and clippings, correspondence, and photographs. The music materials contain sketches, autograph manuscripts, and printed music composed or edited by Farrar. In addition, the collection contains biographical materials, including several drafts of her autobiography Such sweet compulsion; Farrar's writings, including various lectures she gave; contracts, chiefly from the Metropolitan Opera and Goldwyn Pictures Corporation; radio scripts; concert programs that span her career; awards; and other miscellaneous items. The correspondence includes letters from Crown Prince Wilhem and Crown Princess Cecilie of Germany, the American producer David Belasco, Farrar's voice coach Lilli Lehmann and close friends Daisy Humphries and Ruth A. Businger. Among the notable correspondents are Teresa Carreño, Enrico Caruso, Gustave Charpentier, Cecil B. DeMille, Paul Dukas, Henry T. Finck, Henry Hadley, Reynaldo Hahn, Engelbert Humperdinck, Rockwell Kent, Fritz Kreisler, Jules Massenet, Lily Pons, Giacomo Puccini, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Arturo Toscanini.

ArchivalResource: around 25,000 items (58 boxes, 17 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71056517 View

Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946. Silent film scenario [manuscript], n.d.

Title: Silent film scenario [manuscript], n.d.

The manuscript of a silent film scenario, "Edgar's Comedies No. 16-Edgar's Black Magic" contains numerous corrections in the author's hand. It may be a draft scenario for a film in the "Edgar Pomeroy" series produced by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, 1919-1921.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647858888 View

Booth Tarkington Collection, n. d.

Title: Booth Tarkington Collection n. d.

ArchivalResource:

http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00537.xml View

Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944.

Title: Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records

Records of Houghton Mifflin Company and its predecessors, containing papers relating to both the printing and publishing branches of the business.

ArchivalResource: 64 linear feet (165 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00009/catalog View

Geraldine Farrar Collection, 1895-1943, (bulk 1898-1939)

Title: Geraldine Farrar Collection 1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939)

Geraldine Farrar was an American opera singer and film actress. The collection consists of Farrar's personal papers relating to her life and career, including correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, photographs and music materials containing sketches, autograph manuscripts, and printed music composed or edited by Farrar. In addition, the collection contains biographical materials, Farrar's writings, contracts, radio scripts, concert programs, awards and other miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: circa 25,000 items; 58 boxes; 17 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu007004 View

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1917-1920.

Title: Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1917-1920.

Correspondence to Theodore Dreiser from Florence Hanan, Scenario Dept., and J. A. Jackson, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (3 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155890021 View

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Collection of architectural set plans for MGM motion picture productions, 1917-1950.

Title: Collection of architectural set plans for MGM motion picture productions, 1917-1950.

Collection consists of original architectural designs, sketches, and blueprint set plans for MGM motion picture productions. Includes material for short subjects and unproduced and unreleased productions from Goldwyn Picture Corporation (1917-24), Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan Company (1923-24), Metro-Goldwyn Corporation (1924-25), and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (1924-50).

ArchivalResource: 354 boxes (148.0 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41000535 View