Geraldine Farrar Collection
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Geraldine Farrar Collection1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939)
Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967
Biographical History for: Geraldine Farrar Collection1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939)
Biographical Note Date Event 1882, Feb. 28 Born, Melrose, Massachusetts to Sidney "Sid" Farrar, former player with the Philadelphia Athletics, and Henrietta Barnes Farrar 1894-1898 Studied voice with Mrs. J.H. Long in Boston and Emma Thursby in Manhattan; performed for Lillian Nordica and Nellie Melba 1899-1900 Farrar family moved to Paris and then Berlin to further Geraldine's career 1901 Began life-long association with Kaiser Wilhelm II and family 1901, Oct. 15 Berlin Hofoper debut as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust 1903 Began vocal training with Lilli Lehmann 1903 May Studied the role of Manon with composer Jules Massenet in Paris 1903, Dec. 1 Premiere of Manon in Berlin 1903-1906 Performed with Monte Carlo Opera 1905, Mar. 8 Mascagni's Amica, world premiere 1906, Feb. 24 Saint-Saëns' L'Ancêtre, world premiere 1906 Summer Metropolitan Opera contract 1906 Oct. Declined Strauss' request to premiere Salomé at the Berlin Royal Opera 1906, Nov. 26 Metropolitan Opera debut in Gounod's Romeo et Juliet 1907, Feb. 11 Metropolitan Opera premiere of Puccini's Madama Butterfly 1910, Dec. 28 Humperdinck's Königskinder, world premiere 1914, Jan. 3 Metropolitan Opera, first American production of Wolf-Ferrari's Le Donne Curiose 1914, Nov. 19 Metropolitan Opera, plays the first of fifty-seven sold-out performances of Carmen 1914 Metropolitan Opera, Gustave Charpentier's Julien, premiere 1915-1919 Cecil B. DeMille films, including Carmen, Maria Rosa, Temptation, The Woman God Forgot, and Joan the Woman 1916, Feb. 8 Married actor and director Lou Tellegen in New York 1918 Metropolitan Opera, Puccini's Suor Angelica, world premiere 1922 Apr. Made final performance at the Metropolitan Opera as the title character in Leoncavallo's Zazá, her last appearance on the opera stage 1922-1931 Toured as concert singer, concentrating on Lieder 1923 Divorces Lou Tellegen 1931 Retired from singing career 1934-1935 Hosted Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts 1935-1967 Public service activities including work with the Red Cross, the American Women's Volunteer Service Transport, the Office of Price Administration, and the Republican Party 1938 Published autobiography Such Sweet Compulsion 1967, Mar. 11 Died, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Scope and Content Biographical Materials series in the collection include drafts in several versions for Farrar's autobiography Such Sweet Compulsion. Additionally, the Writings series contains a lecture titled "Vocal Treatise with record illustrations" as well as the typescript for a book of vocal exercises. These vocal treatises are complemented by three books of Farrar's vocal exercises dating from 1923 to 1925. Also of note are Farrar's lectures, "The Effects of War on Music," and "Music in a War-torn World," both written during World War II. The writings also include numerous versions of a lecture on the history of music titled "Music through the ages." The majority of the lectures date from the years following Farrar's retirement from her opera career in 1922. The Music series contains both printed and manuscript items. The compositions by Farrar are exclusively for voice with piano accompaniment; the majority date from the late 1930's. During her tenure at the Metropolitan Opera, Farrar attracted large numbers of young admirers, who were known as the "Gerryflappers." Many of the original compositions which Farrar wrote in her retirement, such as "The Little Christmas Donkey" and "The Easter Robin," were written for the children of these admirers. Music arranged or translated by Farrar, including several vocal arrangements of works by Rachmaninoff and Kreisler, is also included. Within the Correspondence series are letters, picture postcards, telegrams, and various personal notes both to and from Geraldine Farrar. The materials reflect both her private and public life. Among the more insightful and interesting materials is Farrar's life-long correspondence with Germany's Crown Prince Wilhem (1882-1951) and Crown Princess Cecelie. At Farrar's request, these letters, dating as early as 1901, remained sealed until 1979, along with other documents sent to Farrar by the German royal family. There is also a considerable amount of correspondence from the American producer David Belasco (1853-1931), Farrar's voice coach Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929), and close friends Daisy Humphries and Ruth A. Businger (1893-1965). 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 Rachmaninof and Arturo Toscanini. Farrar's contracts with the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 to 1918 comprise the bulk of the Contracts series. There are also a considerable amount of film contracts with the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, dating from 1915 to 1919. Farrar's contract with the Berlin Royal Opera dates from 1904 while a contract dated 1940 regarding royalties from her autobiography with Greystone Press, is the most recent. Illustrative of Farrar's popularity as both a prima donna and an actress is her contract with Benjamin Claggett in 1917 regarding the production and distribution of "Geraldine Farrar Candy." Included among the contracts and business-related materials are Along with contracts are other business related materials, such as concert tour itineraries and receipts. The Scripts series contains scripts for radio programs and pageants in both manuscript and typescript forms. These reflect Farrar's career as a musical commentator for various radio programs and as a volunteer in civic organizations after her retirement from opera singing. The majority of the scripts are from the years 1934 and 1935 including scripts from Farrar's guest appearances in the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, the script from the General Electric Show on February 14, 1932 is the earliest. The programs in the Programs series date from Farrar's first recitals in Melrose, Massachusetts, during her teenage years, to her final appearances as a concert singer in 1931. A large number of the programs are from the 1914-22 Metropolitan Opera seasons. Additionally, there are numerous programs from Farrar's concert recitals, dating from 1922 to 1934. The overwhelming majority of materials in the collection is found in 43 scrapbooks that cover Farrar's entire life and career. A large number of the scrapbooks, particularly the oversize scrapbooks (boxes 28, 44, 45, and 46), are in poor condition, with many loose and brittle pages. Several scrapbooks (those dating from before 1898-1898, 1914-1919, and 1919-1921) contain numerous photographs. The scrapbook from 1914-19 contains several pages of photos of Farrar taken during World War I to publicize the War Bonds Drive and the Victrola Records Campaign. All of the scrapbooks in the collection should be handled with extreme care. The Civic Materials series contains an assortment of governmental papers, forms, and notes, such as an auto log-book and lists of telephone numbers. These materials represent Farrar's participation in the Red Cross and various governmental organizations during World War II. One of the more interesting items is Farrar's sketchbook containing pencil drawings of airplanes, done while she was a ground observer in the American Women's Voluntary Service of the Army Air Force in 1943. The Photographs and Iconography series documents Farrar's entire life and career. In addition to the many individual photographs, there are also two boxes of photographs (box 49, folders 5-8 and box 50) that were originally bound in two scrapbooks containing only photographs. Three books of film stills from Farrar's films Maria Rosa, Carmen, and The Temptation are also in the collection. A large painting of Farrar by Friedrich August von Kaulbach is part of the collection and is currently located in the administrative offices of the Music Division. The items in the Awards and Certificates series date from the last forty years of Farrar's life and relate to her many civic and artistic activities. They include her ASCAP and Society of American Arts and Letters membership certificates. Items in the Miscellany series include several fans used by Farrar in Madama Butterfly, a framed portion of the curtain from the old Metropolitan Opera house given to her in 1940, as well as several medals and awards for her public service activities. Antonio de Guzman, Junior Fellow 1995Peter Schmerz, Junior Fellow 1995Robert Saladini, Music Specialist
series
Biographical Materials
Biographical materials in the collection include drafts in several versions for Farrar's autobiography Such Sweet Compulsion.
subseries
Autobiographical
file
Such Sweet Compulsion, drafts
Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (one of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (two of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (three of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (one of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (two of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (three of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (one of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (two of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (three of three)
Such Sweet Compulsion, plates
Farrar exhibit, drafts
Prima Donna Holiday, typescript
Biographical
Articles and interviews (alphabetical by title)
Wagenknecht, Edward. Geraldine Farrar: An Authorized Record of Her Career. Seattle: University Book Store, 1929.
Unknown author. Geraldine Farrar. Bound typescript in German.
Farrar family genealogy
Writings by Geraldine Farrar
Writings by Farrar including vocal treatises, lectures and speeches and general writings.
Vocal Treatises
Vocal treatise, drafts
Vocal treatise (one of two)
Vocal treatise (two of two)
Lectures and Speeches
Lectures (one of two)
Lectures (two of two)
"Effects of War on Music"
"A Survey of Music History with records," several versions (one of four)
"A Survey of Music History with records" (two of four)
"A Survey of Music History with records" (three of four)
"A Survey of Music History with records" (four of four)
Political speeches
General Writings
Articles, drafts (alphabetical by title)
Miscellaneous writings (unpublished articles and other writings)
Translations
Translations (song lyrics and articles about Farrar)
Music
The music in the collection is in both printed and manuscript form. The compositions by Farrar are exclusively for voice with piano accompaniment; the majority date from the late 1930's.
Music composed by Geraldine Farrar
Chil Chil Blue and Co Che Bang.
Child's Christmas Carol.
Concert Aria (Liebesfreud).
The Easter Robin.
The Easter Robin. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
The Fan.
The Four Winds--For Children's Pageant.
Frülingsglaube.
Hymn.
Hymn for Maccabuc Memorial Church.
Invitation (Souvenir For Lily).
The Infant Jesus Lullaby.
The Legend of the Dogwood Tree.
The Little Christmas Donkey.
Lyric sheets and holograph piano-vocal score
The Little Christmas Donkey. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Little Valse For Nancy.
Little Waltz For Nancy. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Message.
The Miniature.
Sketches and holograph piano-vocal score
The Miniature. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Minnelied (Hölty) [May Carol].
Morning.
My Heart Sings.
My Neighbor's Curtain.
Nostalgia.
Oiseaux.
Spring Wooing.
Spring Wooing. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Slumber Song.
Slumber Song. New York: Charles Foley, 1939.
The Song of The Quail.
Spring Song.
The Swallows.
Valse Caressante.
Whisper You Care.
Whisper You Care. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Xmas Greeting.
Sketches and printed Christmas card version
Catalog--Compositions and Arrangements by Geraldine Ferrar
Miscellaneous sketches, title unknown
Vocal Exercises
Music edited and/or arranged by Geraldine Farrar
Bach, J.S.
Supplication (Air on the G String).
Supplication (Air on the G String). New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1937.
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Evening.
Gilmour, Howard
Mandarin Princess.
Mandarin Princess. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938.
Kreisler, Fritz
Liebesfreud (Love's Delight).
Song of May: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.
Love Comes and Goes: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1934.
The Old Refrain (Viennese Popular Song).
Farrar's lyric sheets and printed copy of Kreisler original
Dear Homeland: Viennese Popular Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1915.
Schön Rosmarin (Fair Rosmarin).
Farrar's lyric sheets, sketches, and printed copy of Kreisler original
Fair Rosmarin: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.
Shepherd's Madrigal.
Farrar's sketches and printed copy of Kreisler original
Shepherd's Madrigal: Old German. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1937.
The Whole World Knows: A Viennese Love Song . New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1934.
Moussorgsky, Modest
Tears: Song for Voice and Piano. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Mélodie, Op. 3, no. 3.
Printed version of Rachmaninoff original and sketches for Farrar's version, titled "Reverie"
Schumann, Robert
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Challenge. New York: Charles Foley, 1940.
Dialogue.
Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet's Farewell. New York: Charles Foley, 1940.
Vocal works translated by Geraldine Farrar
Grechaninov, Alexandr Tikhonovich
The Wounded Birch, Op. 1, No.2.
Printed edition with pencil translation.
Liebeslied: Duett aus dem Singspiel "Sissy".
Lehar, Franz
Oh Wie Schön.
Loewe, Carl
Die Oasis. Der "Bilder des Orients", Op. 10, No. 4 .
The Alder Tree (Before my window). New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.
The Fountain, Op. 26, No. 11. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.
Here Beauty Dwells. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.
The Mirage. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.
Sängerstrost (Singer's Consolation), Op. 127, no. 1.
Manuscript, music and translation in Farrar's hand.
Unknown
Betracht dies Herz.
Kommet her ihr armen Sünder.
Music By Other Composers
Chamade
The Silver Ring.
Farrar, Geraldine , arranger
My Favorite Songs, (Favorite Songs of Famous Singers Series). Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1916.
Grétry, M.
Arie der Lucette aus "Silvain".
Score and Orchestra Parts, two sets, one handwritten in ink and one mimeographed.
Wagner, Richard
Der Fünf Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.
Correspondence
The correspondence in the collection consist of letters, picture postcards, telegrams, and various personal notes both to and from Geraldine Farrar. The materials reflect both her private and public life.
Amato, Pasquale [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
America First
American Red Cross
American Society for Visual Education [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
American Women's Voluntary Services
"A" - miscellaneous
Belasco, David
Belew, Kyrle
Bell, Walter [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Bemberg, Herman
Berlin, Königlichen Schauspiele
Bernhardt, Sarah
Bigelow, Poultney
Bleech, Leo
Bodanecky, Artur
Borchers, Dr. H. [See: scrapbook: Box 34]
Bori, Lucrezia [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Brainard, Bertha
Brandt, Marianne
Businger, Ruth (1927-65)
Businger, Ruth (re: biography)
Businger, Ruth (misc. business)
"B" - miscellaneous
Calvé, Emma
Carré, Albert
Carreño, Teresa
Caruso American Memorial Foundation
Caruso, Enrico
Cecilie, Crown Princess [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Charpentier, Gustave
Clement, Edmond
Consulate General of Germany [See also: scrapbook: Box 34]
Cobb, Irvin S.
Coward Poem Reactions (1943)
Curtis, Arthur M. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Cushing, Marc [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
"C" - miscellaneous
Damrosch, Walter Johannes [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Davis, Robert H.
De Luca, Giuseppe
DeMille, Cecil B.
Droescher, Georg (1909-41)
Downes, Olin
Dukas, Paul
"D" - miscellaneous
Eames, Emma
Elliot, E.M. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Ellis, Charles A.
Emery, Ernest W.
Finck, Henry T.
Fiske, Minnie Maddern
Fitch, Clyde
Flagstad, Kirsten
Freeman, Mrs. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Fremstad, Olive
Frohman, Daniel [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Fuller, A. T.
"E-F" - miscellaneous
Galli-Curci, Amelita
Garden, Mary
Gay, Marcia
Gatti-Casazza, Giullio and Rosina [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
General-Kommando III. Armee-korps (Germany)
Gertz, Elmer
Getzoff, Benjamin [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Greystone Press
Goldwyn, Samuel
Gounod, Charles
Guilbert, Yvette
Gunsbourg, Raoul
"G" - miscellaneous
Hadley, Henry
Hahn, Reynaldo
Hesse, Almor Vangel [See: scrapbook: Box 39]
Holmes, E, Burton
Houghton Mifflin
Hughes, Rupert
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Humphries, Daisy ("Dadums")
Hurst, Ernie
"H" - miscellaneous
Internationale Stiftung, Salzburg [See: Mozarteum]
Irwin, Mary [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Japanese student (anonymous)
Jerome, William Travers
Johnson, Edward [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Kaulback, Friedrich August von
Kent, Rockwell
Key, Pierce V.R.
Klan, Marc
Krause, Otto [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
"I-K" - miscellaneous
La Grant, Earle W. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Lambert Company
Lara, Isidora de
Le Gallienne, Eva
Lehmann, Lilli (1904-15)
Lehmann, Lilli (1919-29)
Lehmann, Lotte [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Leoncavallo, Berthe
Long, John Luther
Mack, Willard
Marlowe, Julia
Martens, Frederick Hermann
Martinelli, Giovanni
Massenet, Jules
Maulsby, Ann
McBride, Mary Margaret
McCormack, John
McCormack, Mrs. John
Melba, Nellie
Melchior, Lauritz [See: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 42]
Metropolitan Opera Company, New York
Miller, Mrs. Bernard [See: scrapbook: Box 34]
Miscellaneous
Moscher, Florence
Mozarteum
Murat, Princess
Musical Courier
Muzio, Claudia
"M" - miscellaneous
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Nast, Condé
National Broadcasting Company
Neuer, Berthold [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
New England Conservarory of Music
New York Tribune
Nordica, Lillian
Novotna, Jarmila
"N" - miscellaneous
Oppenheimer, Mildred R.
Paris Opéra
Peroni, Carlo
Peterson, Dr. and Mrs. F. [See: scrapbook: Box 34]
Pickford, Mary
Plançon, Pol
Poet (anonymous)
Political Correspondence [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Pons, Lily [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Ponselle, Rosa Melba [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Prisoner (anonymous)
Puccini, Giacomo
Rachmaninoff, Sergei and Natalie [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Raisa, Rosa
Republican National Committee [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Rogers, James H.
Rostand, Edmond
"O-R" - miscellaneous
Scharf, Bernard W. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Schirmer, Rudolph E.
Schumann-Heink, Ernestine
Sembrich, Marcela [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Sheldon, Edward
Slezak, Leo
Smith, Delos Jr. [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
Spanuth, August
Stockholm Opera
Stokowski, Olga Samaroff
Strauss, Richard
Sturgis, David [See: scrapbook: Box 33]
"S" - miscellaneous
Takaoki, Sumiko
Taylor, Deems
Tempest, Marie
Thompson, Samuel S.
Thorburg, Kerstin
Thursby, Emma Cecelia
Torrey, George Burroughs
Toscanini, Arturo [See: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 42]
Universal Pictures Corporation
U. S. Army, Women's Army Corps
U. S. Government, Office of Civil Defense
U. S. Government, Office of Price Administration
Huelsen, Von [See: Berlin, Königlichen Schauspiele]
"T-V" - miscellaneous
Waller, Frank Laird
Webb, Annie B.
Whitcomb, Lois Elisabeth [See: scrapbook: Box 42]
Wiggin, Kate Douglass ("Katydid")
Wilhelm, Crown Prince (1929-41) [See also: scrapbook: Box 33]
Wilhelm, Crown Prince (1945-51)
Wilhelm II, Kaiser
Wilkie, Mrs. Wendell
Wright, Mrs. Earl D. [See: scrapbook: Box 39]
Wolff, Albert
"W-Z" - miscellaneous
Zenatello,Giovanni [See: Gay, Marcia]
Unidentified [See also: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 39]
Contracts, 1908-1919
Farrar's contracts with the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 to 1918 comprise the bulk of the Contracts series. There are also a considerable amount of film contracts with the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, dating from 1915 to 1919.
American Piano Company
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Anderson, E.H.
Associated Exhibitors, Inc.
Claggett, Benjamin F.
Comité de l'Assocìation de Secour Mutuels entre les Artistes Dramatiques
Ellis, C.A.
Foley, Charles J.
German Government
Goldfish, Samuel
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Greystone Press, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Peat, Harold R.
New England Concert Company
Victor Talking Machine Company
Contract-related materials
Scripts
Scripts of radio programs and pageants appear in both manuscript and typescript forms and reflect Farrar's career as a musical commentator for various radio programs and as a volunteer in civic organizations after her retirement from opera singing. The majority of the scripts are from the years 1934 and 1935.
Aïda
American Radiator Company - "Sunday Evenings"
Damrosch Concert (20 January 1935)
Caruso Memorial (25 February 1935)
Die Walküre
Don Giovanni
Don Pasquale
La Forza del Destino - Ponselle
General Electric Show
Handel and Bach (1938 Metropolitan Christmas Broadcast)
Hänsel und Gretel
Lily Pons
Lucia di Lammermoor
Palmolive - "Stars of the Future" Audition
Pre-Season (Metropolitan Opera 1934-35)
Red Cross (1 of 2)
Red Cross (2 of 2)
Romeo et Juliette
La Serva Padrona
Simone Boccanegra
La Sonnambula - Bori
Tannhäuser
Tibbet, Laurence - Interview
La Traviata
Tristan et Isolde - Martinelli
Unidentified
WEAF Radio Station
WOR Radio Station
WQXR Radio Station
WTIC Radio Station
Programs, 1895-1934, undated
The programs in the collection date from Farrar's first recitals in Melrose, Massachusetts, during her teenage years to her final appearances as a concert singer in 1931.
Undated Programs
Awards and Certificates
The awards and certificates date from the last forty years of Farrar's life and contain those related to her many civic and artistic activities, including her ASCAP and Society of American Arts and Letters membership certificates.
Awards and Certificates (Alphabetical by Organization)
Clippings
The Clippings series consists of cut sections from various periodicals and newspapers.
Miscellaneous Clippings
Scrapbooks, 1898-1941
The overwhelming majority of materials in the collection is found in 43 scrapbooks that cover Farrar's entire life and career.
1898 and before
1908-1910 (one of two)
1908-1910 (two of two)
1909-1910 (one of two)
1909-1910 (two of two)
1910-1912 (one of three)
1912-1914 (one of two)
1912-1914 (two of two)
1919 (one of two)
1919 (two of two)
1919-1921 (unboxed scrapbook)
1920-1925 (unboxed scrapbook)
1922-1923 (unboxed scrapbook)
1934-1935 (unboxed scrapbook)
1938-1941 (one of two)
1938-1941 (two of two)
Civic Materials
The civic materials in the collection contain an assortment of governmental papers, forms, and notes, such as an auto log-book and lists of telephone numbers. These materials represent Farrar's participation in the Red Cross and various governmental organizations during World War II.
American Red Cross (one of two)
American Red Cross (two of two)
Aircraft Notes
American Women's Voluntary Service, Inc.
B. and P.W. President's Special Fund
Blood Bank
Girl Scouts
Ground Observer Corps
Motor Corps Auto Log Book (one of two)
Motor Corps Emergency List
Office of Price Administration
War Price and Rationing Boards
Photographs and Iconography
The photographs in the collection document Farrar's entire life and career. In addition to the many individual photographs, there are also two boxes of photographs (box 49, folders 5-8 and box 50) that were originally bound in two scrapbooks containing only photographs.
Farrar alone (in approximate chronological order) (one of three)
Farrar alone (two of three)
Farrar alone (three of three)
Farrar in various opera roles
Farrar with others (Red Cross Photographs)
Farrar with others
Photos without Farrar, includes signed photos of Massenet, Lilli Lehman, Wolf-Ferrari, and Saint-Saëns. Also includes miscellaneous Red Cross Photographs and photographs of the Kaiser's family that were in the box sealed until 1979.
Photographs of various musicians
Miscellaneous Photographs
Drawings of Farrar (magazine covers)
Miscellaneous Iconography
Farrar in Opera roles, originally in scrapbook (original order preserved)
Two bound volumes of photographs
Six folders of photos removed from scrapbook, in original order (also 3 books of stills from Farrar's silent films)
Miscellaneous iconography (oversize)
Miscellany
Miscellaneous items relating to Farrar's life and career. These include several fans used by Farrar in Madama Butterfly, a framed portion of the curtain from the old Metropolitan Opera house given to her in 1940, copies of the New Testament, as well as several medals and awards for her public service activities.