Barbara Hillard Smith collection, 1903-1954

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Barbara Hillard Smith collection, 1903-1954

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A small collection of material of noted vocalist soprano Barbara Hillard (Smith), 1903-54. The collection consists of diaries (1918-53, with gaps), scrapbooks, a baby record book, science class workbook, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included is her husband, Col. Fritz William Huntington's, recognition notebook for having served thirty years in the United States Army. Hillard's diaries describe school, daily activities, social engagements with family and friends, teaching, traveling through Italy by way of Paris while a student, early love interests, concerts performed, and in later years dealing with her husband's alcoholism while living in Texas.

2 boxes and 1 vol.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201466

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Smith, Barbara Hillard, b. 1903.

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Hillard grew up in Newton, Mass. and eventually moved to New Britain, Conn. when her mother remarried. She dropped Smith from her last name and took the stage name, Barbara Hillard. She attended the Boston Conservatory, later taught in the vocal department, and toured professionally. From the description of Barbara Hillard Smith collection, 1903-1954 (Massachusetts Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 77718583 ...

Huntington, Fritz William, Col.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Boston Conservatory

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