MUS/O. Opera

 Record Group Term
Identifier: MUS/O

Staff Only

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Clarise DeQuasie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0108
Abstract

This collection largely contains material related to opera star Luciano Pavarotti collected by Clarise DeQuasie, a former University Librarian at Vanderbilt who retired in 1997. DeQuasie was a devoted fan and friend of Pavarotti. The collection also contains some materials related to the Heard Library at Vanderbilt.

Dates: 1960s-2001
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

George Richard Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0905
Abstract

The George R. Miller Collection consists of letters, realia, and other documents.

Dates: 1826-1950s; Majority of material found within 1880s-1920s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0177
Abstract

The Montague F. Gowthorpe Opera Collection was created by Montague F. Gowthorpe during his time as the chairman of the Detroit Symphony and one of the original vice-presidents at Paramount Pictures. The collection, consisting of 200 reel-to-reel tapes recorded from radio broadcasts, along with 48 libretto books to accompany the recordings, reflects his lifetime passion for opera.

Dates: 1893 - 1960
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Francis Robinson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0367
Abstract Francis Robinson Collection represents materials related to the life and work of Francis Arthur Robinson, (1910-1980), who is most known as the longtime spokesman for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. This extensive collection comprises a diverse range of materials that Robinson both received and collected during his tenure at the Met. The collection encompasses correspondence with Geraldine Farrar, family correspondence, gramophone records, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills, as...
Dates: 1913 - 1979
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Ingram Bloch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0045
Abstract

The Ingram Bloch Collection, 1929-1953, consists of theatre playbills and programs collected by physicist Ingram Bloch, 1920-1995.

Dates: 1929 - 1953
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Ed Young Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0703
Abstract

This collection contains autographed photographs of opera personalities.

Dates: circa 1956-1981
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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