2253754 http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zm7j1f revised SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context VIAF revised 2015-05-07 machine CPF merge program Merge v2.0 revised 2016-08-09T17:17:53 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Parser Bulk ingest into SNAC Database revised 2016-08-09T17:17:53 human System Service (system@localhost) revised 2020-10-03T15:32:01 human Joseph Glass (jhg2v@virginia.edu) User published constellation created 2026-05-27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Serializer SNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPF /data/source/findingAids/oac/stanford/mss/m0943.xml Warfield, William. /data/source/findingAids/nypl/rha20502.xml Warfield, William /data/source/findingAids/nypl/scm20916.xml Warfield, William /data/source/findingAids/harvard/hou01233.xml Warfield William The HistoryMakers' biography for William Warfield, accessed Oct 1, 2020

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Opera singer and educator William Caesar Warfield was born on January 22, 1920 in West Helena, Arkansas to Robert and Bertha McCamery Warfield. Warfield first developed vocal skills by singing in the choir of his father's Baptist church. During his childhood, the Warfield family moved to Rochester, New York, where he took formal voice lessons. In 1938, during his senior year at Washington High School, Warfield won the District Award for the National Music Educators' League vocal competition, which included a scholarship to a music school. Warfield went on to attend the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, where he received his B.A. degree in music studies in 1942.

After a brief period of service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Warfield returned to New York and earned a part in the Broadway showCall Me Mister. He then was cast in two other productions, 1948'sSet My People Freeand 1950'sRegina. In 1950, Warfield was also cast in the film adaptation ofShow Boatand made his New York City Town Hall debut.

In 1952, Warfield was chosen to star as Porgy in a revival of the musicalPorgy and Bess, opposite opera soprano legend Leontyne Price. They toured throughout the United States and Europe and later married. Together, they went on to perform several concerts, including a joint recital with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1956. Throughout the remainder of the 1950s, Warfield toured with the U.S. Department of State throughout Africa, Europe, Asia and the Near East. In the 1960s, he performed in a series of European shows, including venues in Greece, Switzerland, and Austria. Warfield also began to teach music in the 1970s, first at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1974 to 1990; at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1993 and 1994; and at Northwestern University from 1994 until 2002.

On March 24, 1975, the twenty-fifth anniversary of Warfield's Town Hall debut was commemorated by a recital at the Duke Ellington Center in New York City's Carnegie Hall. In 1984, he won a Grammy Award in the spoken word category for his narration of Aaron Copland'sLincoln Portrait. In addition, Warfield was a past president of the National Association of Negro Musicians and a board member of the Schiller Institute. He died on August 25, 2002.

William Warfield was interviewed byThe HistoryMakerson December 14, 1999 and June 6, 2002.

From The HistoryMakers™ biography: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A1999.003 Bacon, Ernst, 1898- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 Harlem Branch YMCA. Jeffry, Alix Little Orchestra Society Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987 Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981 United States Sanitary Commission Westerman, George W Garfield, William E., 1924-2005. Warfield, William, 1920-2002 Bacon, Ernst. Papers, 1926-1990 Bacon, Ernst, 1898- Bacon, Ernst. Papers, 1926-1990 .75 linear ft. Primarily incoming correspondence, with only 4 retained carbons of Bacon's outgoing letters including one to Charles Ives. There is a high concentration of letters from the 1930s-1940s. English Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives Alix Jeffry additional papers, 1935-1993. Jeffry, Alix. Alix Jeffry additional papers 16.3 linear feet (27 boxes and 1 folder) Papers of American photographer Alix Jeffry (1929-1993), including photographs documenting off-Broadway theater circa 1952-1970, and unpublished works by Jeffry. English Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University Harlem YMCA photographs., 1920s-1970s., (bulk 1940s-1960s) Harlem YMCA photographs. 1920s-1970s. (bulk 1940s-1960s) 1.5 cu. ft. (5 boxes). Collected photographic images from the Harlem Branch of the YMCA of Greater New York, located on West 135th Street in Manhattan. English University of Minnesota Libraries. Kautz Family YMCA Archives. [ymca] [Ross Collection of Theater Portraits] [graphic], [19--?] [Ross Collection of Theater Portraits] [graphic], [19--?] Number of items: 122 English Bancroft Library Vincent Persichetti collection of noncommercial recordings, 1940-1987 Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987 Vincent Persichetti collection of noncommercial recordings 1940-1987 American composer and pianist. The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives 1861-1870 506.37 linear feet; 1190 boxes, 46 volumes The United States Sanitary Commission established the Army and Navy Claim Agency (ANCA) in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 1864 to serve as the USSC’s central office to assist Union soldiers, sailors, and their families in prosecuting claims on the federal government for pensions, back pay, bounty, commutation of rations, prize money, and other benefits, without cost. The Army and Navy Claim Agency Archives comprise the records of the Army and Navy Claim Agency; the records of the Pension Agency, its predecessor organization; the registers and cash books of its subsidiary local agencies; and the records of two quasi-independent USSC claim agencies whose origins predate the establishment of the Army and Navy Claim Agency: the Protective War Claim Association of the State of New York, located in New York City, and the Protective War Claim and Pension Agency, located in Philadelphia. English New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division George W. Westerman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985 Westerman, George W George W. Westerman papers 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985 58 linear ft. The George Westerman papers document the numerous and diverse interests of this journalist, sociologist, diplomat and activist, who was deeply immersed in issues relating to practically every issue on the isthmus of Panama, especially those affecting people of West Indian origin, from the 1940's through the early 1980's. The collection consists primarily of personal papers, news articles and administrative files pertaining to Westerman's journalism career, his published and unpublished writings, speeches, conference papers, and material relating to his career as an impresario. Additionally, the collection encompasses his involvement in Panamanian politics, United States-Panamanian relations, especially Panama Canal treaty negotiations, as well as education, labor, ameliorating conditions associated with racial discrimination, and sports. There is also reference material about various aspects of West Indian life in Panama. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section Photographs: Index. Jeffry, Alix Alix Jeffry photographs 11.25 linear feet (12 boxes) Contains approximately 60,000 negatives (35mm, 2x2"), contact sheets, and glossy 8x10" prints, and circa 400 color slides covering productions of Off-Broadway theaters of New York, and celebrities and performers photographed by Alix Jeffry. English Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968 The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording] 1940-1968 1579 sound discs Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack. The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with William Warfield Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 02h 59m 46s Singer William Warfield (1920 - 2002 ) performed on Broadway and starred in Porgy and Bess alongside his wife, opera legend Leontyne Price. He also taught music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University, and won a 1984 Grammy Award in the spoken word category. Warfield was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/14/1999 and 6/6/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview. The HistoryMakers Rosa Ponselle collection of performances, recorded interviews, and films, 1926-1987 Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981 Rosa Ponselle collection of performances, recorded interviews, and films 1926-1987 The collection contains commercial and noncommercial sound recordings and noncommercial films and videos collected by Rosa Ponselle from 1926 to 1981, covering her career and retirement; recordings of memorial tributes to Ponselle were added to the collection from 1982 to 1987. The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. Little Orchestra Society concert recordings collection [sound recording], 1947-1957 Little Orchestra Society concert recordings collection [sound recording] 1947-1957 The collection consists of concert recordings, made for Mr. Scherman, from late 1947 to late 1957. The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990) Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 Aaron Copland Collection 1841-1991 (bulk 1911-1990) around 400,000 items; 564 boxes; 306 linear feet The Aaron Copland Collection consists of published and unpublished music by Copland and other composers, correspondence, writings, biographical material, datebooks, journals, professional papers including legal and financial material, photographs, awards, art work, and books. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Nadia Boulanger, which extent over 50 years, and with his long-time friend, Harold Clurman. Other significant correspondents are Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chávez, David Diamond, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, Claire Reis, Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Virgil Thomsom. The photographic collection of Copland's friend and confidant Victor Kraft, a professional photographer, forms part of the collection. English Library of Congress. Music Division