Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2006569269
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Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection 1856-1980 (bulk 1902-1980)
Lawrence, Dorothea Dix, 1899-1979
Biographical History for: Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection 1856-1980 (bulk 1902-1980)
Biographical Sketch Date Event 1899, Sept. 22 Born in New York City 1929 Made opera debuts: Montreal, Quebec City, Canada 1932 Appeared as Aida with Philadelphia Opera Company, San Carlo Opera Company Made concert debuts: Studebaker Theatre, Chicago; Jordan Hall, Boston Produced, directed and performed in weekly radio show Twilight Hour, Trenton, New Jersey 1939 Appeared in the opening concert of the New York World's Fair Created Primer of American Music for WPEN Philadelphia (27 weekly broadcasts) sponsored by the Board of Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1946 Published Folklore Music Map of the United States Produced, directed and starred in Folklore Musicana, an 8-week series on radio station WNYC, New York City 1949 Collaborated with Gloria Swanson in the television production Design for Living on WPIX-TV, New York City 1955, Oct. 28 Final concert, Fullerton Hall, Chicago 1959 Published with Walter L. Rosemont Folklore Songs of the United States. Plainfield, N.J.: D.D. Lawrence Folklore Society 1970 Retired from public life 1979, May 23 Died in Plainfield, New Jersey
Scope and Content Note The Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection consists of the correspondence, photographs, clippings, and writings of this noted operatic singer, recitalist, lecturer, and folklorist. The collection also includes piano-vocal opera scores and a large number of American folk songs.
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Biographical Materials
Contains biographical summaries, correspondence, writings, a radio script, poster, clippings, photographs, an award certificate, and Folklore Music Map of the United States.
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Biographical summaries
Correspondence
Writings: Folklore Society of Great Britain
Writings: Thirtieth International Congress of Americanists, August 1952
Writings: Periodicals
Writings: Folklore Music Map of the United States; photocopied collages of clippings and concert programs
Radio (script)
Clippings 1937-1980 see also Biographical Materials (Series). Writings: Folklore Music Map of the U. S. [Box-Folder 3/1]
Concert programs/advertisements see also Biographical Materials (Series). Writings: Folklore Music Map of the U. S. [Box-Folder 3/1]
Photographs: Portraits
Photographs: Miss Lawrence with others
Photographs: miscellaneous
Photographs: oversize
Miscellaneous
Award: New York City - - USO - - Joint War Appeal. Certificate of Achievement
Folklore Music Map of the United States
German concert poster, 1953
Music
Contains piano-vocal opera scores and other operatic vocal collections, various art songs and American folk songs.
Opera
Gounod, Charles Faust; New York: G. Schirmer, 1902
Puccini, Giacomo Tosca; New York: Boosey and Co., 1905
Strauss, Richard Salome; London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1943
[Various] Opera songs. The Choicest selection from all of the standard operas new and old. (Old book 1: soprano); Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., 1930
Verdi, Giuseppe La Traviata; New York: G. Schirmer, 1926
Songs
Anonymous
The Barren pines. Scene II
Ozalid piano-vocal score; pp. 26-28; bound.
ozalid piano-vocal score; pp. 26-28; bound.
Bucking broncho; Cowboy Jack
Cadman, Charles Wakefield
The Moon drops low. New York: Edwin H. Morris, 1909
Spring song of the robin woman. New York: White-Smith Music, 1918
Her shadow (Ojibway canoe song). New York: White-Smith Music, 1918
Combs, Josia [ed.]
Schirmer's American folk-song series, Set I: Folk-songs from the Kentucky highlands. New York: G. Schirmer, 1939
Endicott, Samuel [arr.]
He stole my tender heart away. New York: G. Schirmer, 1939
Farwell, Arthur
Bird song dance.
Inketunga's Thunder Song.
The Sabbath, op. 105, no. 3.
Song of the Deathless Voice.
Foster, Stephen
Come where my love lies dreaming. Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1906
Gardner, A. T.
I know two eyes, two soft brown eyes.
Hare, Maude Cuney [arr.]
Six Creole folk songs. New York: Carl Fisher, 1921
Haubiel, Charles [arr.]
Mother Goose songs. First series. New York: The Composers Press, 1939
The Dog and the tramps.
Ozalid piano-vocal score; 1 p. [incomplete].
ozalid piano-vocal score; 1 p. [incomplete].
Little Bo Peep.
Little Boy Blue.
Little Jack Horner.
Mistress Mary.
Hopkinson, Francis
Colonial love lyrics: Six songs by Francis Hopkinson. Boston: A.P. Schmidt, 1919
O'er the hills.
My dreams have been so wondrous free.
[Songs by Francis Hopkinson: Come fair Rosina, etc.].
Ozalid copies of early printing; 11 leaves [wire brad binding removed]
ozalid copies of early printing; 11 leaves [wire brad binding removed]
[Songs by Francis Hopkinson: The Garland, etc.].
Ozalid copies of early printing; 5 leaves [wire brad binding removed]
ozalid copies of early printing; 5 leaves [wire brad binding removed]
Huarte, Julian
Madrigal Español. New York: G. Schirmer, 1992
Printed piano-vocal score, 6 p. [incomplete]
printed piano-vocal score, 6 p. [incomplete]
Lawrence, Dorothea Dix [compiler]
Folklore-songs of the United States. New York: The Dorothea Dix Lawrence Folklore Society, U.S.A., 1959
MacDowell, Edward
Six selected songs. Boston: A.P. Schmidt, 1940
Printed piano-vocal score, 18 p. [incomplete]
printed piano-vocal score, 18 p. [incomplete]
Nelson, Nils A.
Passing. New York: February 1933
Niles, John Jacob [ed.]
Schirmer's American folk-song series, Set 14: Songs of the hill-folk (twelve ballads from Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina). New York: G. Schirmer, 1934
Schirmer's American folk-song series, Set 16: Ten Christmas carols (from the Southern Appalachian Mountains). New York: G. Schirmer, 1935
Schirmer's American folk-song series, Set 18: Ballads, carols, and tragic legends (from the Southern Appalachian Mountains). New York: G. Schirmer, 1937
Rodrigo, Joaquin
Villancicos. Madrid: Edición del autor, 1953
Rosemont, Walter L.
Ye Olde historic inn.
The Railroad cars are coming.
El Zapatero (The Shoemaker).
Invocation to the Sun God: Zuñi Indian mother's prayer, 1950.
Sullivan, Marian Dix
For Lo! The Winter is past. Boston, 1856.
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Troyer, Carlos [arr.]
Traditional songs of the Zuñi Indians. Philadelphia: Theo. Presser Co., 1904
Villancicos. New York: G. Ricordi & Co., Inc., 1922
The Lonesome dove.