http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu007004 Geraldine Farrar Collection Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress Music Division, Library of Congress
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Finding Aid encoded by Library of Congress Music Division, 2007 Finding aid written inEnglish 2012 January Minor revisions made to this finding aid by Nancy Seeger in January 2012. 2010 March Editorial revisions made to this finding aid by Nancy Seeger in March 2010. Collection Summary Geraldine Farrar Collection1895-1943 (bulk 1898-1939) ML31.F4 Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967 circa 25,000 items 58 boxes 17 linear feet Collection material in English Music Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Geraldine Farrar was an American opera singer and film actress. The collection consists of Farrar's personal papers relating to her life and career, including correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, photographs and music materials containing sketches, autograph manuscripts, and printed music composed or edited by Farrar. In addition, the collection contains biographical materials, Farrar's writings, contracts, radio scripts, concert programs, awards and other miscellaneous items. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 People Belasco, David, 1853-1931--Correspondence. Businger, Ruth A., 1893-1965--Correspondence. Carreño, Teresa, 1853-1917--Correspondence. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921--Correspondence. Cecilie, Crown Princess of the German Empire and of Prussia, 1886-1954--Correspondence. Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956--Correspondence. DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959--Correspondence. Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935--Correspondence. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967--Archives. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967--Correspondence. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967--Manuscripts. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967--Photographs. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967. Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967. Such sweet compulsion. Finck, Henry Theophilus, 1854-1926--Correspondence. Hadley, Henry Kimball, 1871-1937--Correspondence. Hahn, Reynaldo, 1875-1947--Correspondence. Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921--Correspondence. Humphries, Daisy--Correspondence. Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971--Correspondence. Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962--Correspondence. Lehmann, Lilli, 1848-1929--Correspondence. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912--Correspondence. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976--Correspondence. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924--Correspondence. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943--Correspondence. Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957--Correspondence. William, Crown Prince of Germany, 1882-1951--Correspondence. Organizations Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Subjects Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Music--Manuscripts. Opera. Sopranos (Singers)--United States. Women singers--United States. Form/Genre Artifacts (Object genre) Clippings (Information artifacts) Contracts. Correspondence. Photographic prints. Programs (Documents) Scrapbooks. Scripts (Documents). Administrative Information Provenance

Gift; Geraldine Farrar; 1954-1964.

 Custodial History

In 1954, the Library of Congress purchased fifteen letters written by Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) to her long-time friend Mrs. Daisy Humphries. Later in 1954, Farrar donated her personal papers to the Library. Together, these two acquisitions, containing numerous scrapbooks, correspondence, and photographs, formed the basis for the Geraldine Farrar Collection, which documents the career of one of America's most celebrated sopranos. Subsequent gifts by Farrar in 1958, 1959, and 1964 added additional materials to the collection. Other materials were added to the collection from time to time, including letters from Farrar to Ruth A. Businger, donated by Businger in 1967, and a photo of Farrar dating from 1967 and donated by Edwin A. McArthur in 1982. Additionally, several letters from Farrar to Florence Mosher were purchased in 1970.

 Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

 Processing History

The Geraldine Farrar Collection was processed in 1995-1996 by Robert Saladini with assistance from Antonio de Guzman and Peter Schmerz. The original finding aid was prepared with Corel WordPerfect 8. In 2007 the Geraldine Farrar Collection finding aid was coded for EAD format by Michael A. Ferrando.

 Transfers

Farrar's original gift contained a set of fifty-five phonograph records. These were transferred to the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.

 Copyright Status

The status of copyright on the materials of the Geraldine Farrar Collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

 Access and Restrictions

The Geraldine Farrar Collection is open to research. The status of the literary rights in any of the unpublished writings or compositions contained in this collection is unclear; certain materials may be restricted with respect to use and/or copying.

Researchers are advised to contact the Performing Arts Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Geraldine Farrar Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

 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

 Organization of the Geraldine Farrar Collection

The Geraldine Farrar Collection is organized in thirteen series:

Biographical Materials Writings by Geraldine Farrar Music Correspondence Contracts, 1908-1919 Scripts Programs, 1895-1934 Awards and Certificates Clippings Scrapbooks, 1898-1941 Civic Materials Photographs and Iconography Miscellany http://lccn.loc.gov/2006560270 Container List Box Contents 1-3 Biographical Materials

Biographical materials in the collection include drafts in several versions for Farrar's autobiography Such Sweet Compulsion.

Arrangement is by subseries and then by format.

 Autobiographical 1/1 Such Sweet Compulsion, drafts 1/2 Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (one of three) 1/3 Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (two of three) 1/4 Such Sweet Compulsion, working copy (three of three) 1/5 Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (one of three) 1/6 Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (two of three) 1/7 Such Sweet Compulsion, uncorrected copy (three of three) 2/1 Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (one of three) 2/2 Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (two of three) 2/3 Such Sweet Compulsion, final manuscript (three of three) 2/4 Such Sweet Compulsion, plates 2/5 Farrar exhibit, drafts 2/6 Prima Donna Holiday, typescript Biographical 2/7 Articles and interviews (alphabetical by title) 2/8 Wagenknecht, Edward. Geraldine Farrar: An Authorized Record of Her Career. Seattle: University Book Store, 1929. 2/9 Unknown author. Geraldine Farrar. Bound typescript in German. 3/1 Farrar family genealogy 3-4 Writings by Geraldine Farrar

Writings by Farrar including vocal treatises, lectures and speeches and general writings.

Arrangement is by subseries, then alphabetical by title.

 Vocal Treatises 3/2 Vocal treatise, drafts 3/3 Vocal treatise (one of two) 3/4 Vocal treatise (two of two) Lectures and Speeches 3/5 Lectures (one of two) 3/6 Lectures (two of two) 3/7 "Effects of War on Music" 3/8 "A Survey of Music History with records," several versions (one of four) 4/1 "A Survey of Music History with records" (two of four) 4/2 "A Survey of Music History with records" (three of four) 4/3 "A Survey of Music History with records" (four of four) 4/4 Political speeches General Writings 4/5 Articles, drafts (alphabetical by title) 4/6 Miscellaneous writings (unpublished articles and other writings) Translations 4/7 Translations (song lyrics and articles about Farrar) 5-7 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.

Arrangement is by subseries, then alphabetical by composer and title.

 Music composed by Geraldine Farrar 5/1 Chil Chil Blue and Co Che Bang. Lyric sheets and sketches 5/2 Child's Christmas Carol. Sketches 5/3 Concert Aria (Liebesfreud). Sketches 5/4 The Easter Robin. Sketches 5/5 The Easter Robin. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/6 The Fan. Lyric sheet and sketches 5/7 The Four Winds--For Children's Pageant. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/8 Frülingsglaube. Sketches 5/9 Hymn. Sketches 5/10 Hymn for Maccabuc Memorial Church. Sketches 5/11 Invitation (Souvenir For Lily). Sketches, holograph piano-vocal score

Includes: Printed draft with corrections

 5/12 The Infant Jesus Lullaby. Lyrics and sketches 5/13 The Legend of the Dogwood Tree. Lyric sheets and sketches 5/14 The Little Christmas Donkey. Lyric sheets and holograph piano-vocal score 5/15 The Little Christmas Donkey. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/16 Little Valse For Nancy. Sketches 5/17 Little Waltz For Nancy. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/18 Message. Sketch 5/19 The Miniature. Sketches and holograph piano-vocal score 5/20 The Miniature. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/21 Minnelied (Hölty) [May Carol]. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/22 Morning. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/23 My Heart Sings. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/24 My Neighbor's Curtain. Sketches 5/25 Nostalgia. Sketches 5/26 Oiseaux. Sketches 5/27 Spring Wooing. Sketches 5/28 Spring Wooing. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/29 Slumber Song. Sketches and holograph piano-vocal score 5/30 Slumber Song. New York: Charles Foley, 1939. 5/31 The Song of The Quail. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/32 Spring Song. Lyric sheets 5/33 The Swallows. Lyric sheet and sketches 5/34 Valse Caressante. Sketches and holograph piano-vocal score 5/35 Whisper You Care. Holograph piano-vocal score 5/36 Whisper You Care. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. 5/37 Xmas Greeting. Sketches and printed Christmas card version 5/38 Catalog--Compositions and Arrangements by Geraldine Ferrar 5/39 Miscellaneous sketches, title unknown 5/40 Vocal Exercises Music edited and/or arranged by Geraldine Farrar Bach, J.S. 6/1 Supplication (Air on the G String). Sketches 6/2 Supplication (Air on the G String). New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1937. Beethoven, Ludwig van 6/3 Evening. Sketches Gilmour, Howard 6/4 Mandarin Princess. Sketches

Lyrics by Farrar

 6/5 Mandarin Princess. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1938. Kreisler, Fritz 6/6 Liebesfreud (Love's Delight). Farrar's sketches and printed

For 2 pianos by Kreisler

 6/7 Song of May: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.

Note: Based on the composer's "Liebesfreud"

Poem and Vocal Setting by Geraldine Farrar

 6/8 Love Comes and Goes: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1934.

Note: Based on the composer's "Liebeslied"

Poem and Vocal Setting by Geraldine Farrar

 6/9 The Old Refrain (Viennese Popular Song). Farrar's lyric sheets and printed copy of Kreisler original 6/10 Dear Homeland: Viennese Popular Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1915.

Note: Based on the composer's "The Old Refrain"

Poem and Vocal Setting By Geraldine Farrar

 6/11 Schön Rosmarin (Fair Rosmarin). Farrar's lyric sheets, sketches, and printed copy of Kreisler original 6/12 Fair Rosmarin: A Viennese Love Song. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.

Note: Based on the composer's "Schön Rosmarin"

Poem and Vocal Setting by Geraldine Farrar

 6/13 Shepherd's Madrigal. Farrar's sketches and printed copy of Kreisler original 6/14 Shepherd's Madrigal: Old German. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1937. 6/15 The Whole World Knows: A Viennese Love Song . New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1934.

Note: Based on the composer's "Caprice Viennois"

Poem and Vocal Setting by Geraldine Farrar

 Moussorgsky, Modest 6/16 Tears: Song for Voice and Piano. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1935.

Poem and Vocal Setting by Geraldine Farrar

 Rachmaninoff, Sergei 6/17 Mélodie, Op. 3, no. 3. Printed version of Rachmaninoff original and sketches for Farrar's version, titled "Reverie" Schumann, Robert 6/18 Slumber Song. Sketches Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich 6/19 Challenge. New York: Charles Foley, 1940.

Words and Vocal Arrangement by Geraldine Farrar

 6/20 Dialogue. Sketches 6/21 Romeo and Juliet. Sketches

Note: Aria excerpt

 6/22 Juliet's Farewell. New York: Charles Foley, 1940.

Lyrics and Vocal Arrangement by Geraldine Farrar

 Vocal works translated by Geraldine Farrar Grechaninov, Alexandr Tikhonovich 6/23 The Wounded Birch, Op. 1, No.2. Printed edition with pencil translation.

Lyrics by A. Tolstoi

 Kreisler, Fritz 6/24 Liebeslied: Duett aus dem Singspiel "Sissy". Printed edition with pencil translation

Note: Translated as "Love Comes and Goes"

 Lehar, Franz 6/25 Oh Wie Schön. Music and lyric sheets in Farrar's hand Loewe, Carl 6/26 Die Oasis. Der "Bilder des Orients", Op. 10, No. 4 . Printed edition with pencil translation. Rachmaninoff, Sergei 6/27 The Alder Tree (Before my window). New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.

Russian lyrics by G. Galina

English version by Geraldine Farrar

 6/28 The Fountain, Op. 26, No. 11. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.

Words by Th. Tjuttschew

English version by Geraldine Farrar

Also printed edition of song with pencil translation.

6/29 Here Beauty Dwells. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.

Russian lyrics by G. Galina

English version by Geraldine Farrar

Publisher's proofs and copy of final printed version.

 6/30 The Mirage. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1922.

Russian lyrics by K. Balmont (after Shelley)

English version by Geraldine Farrar

 Schumann, Robert 6/31 Sängerstrost (Singer's Consolation), Op. 127, no. 1. Manuscript, music and translation in Farrar's hand. Unknown 6/32 Betracht dies Herz. Sketches 6/33 Kommet her ihr armen Sünder. Sketches Music By Other Composers Chamade 7/1 The Silver Ring. Farrar, Geraldine , arranger 7/2 My Favorite Songs, (Favorite Songs of Famous Singers Series). Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1916. Grétry, M. 7/4 Arie der Lucette aus "Silvain". Score and Orchestra Parts, two sets, one handwritten in ink and one mimeographed. Wagner, Richard 7/3 Der Fünf Gedichte für eine Frauenstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.

Orchestrated by Felix Mottl

Includes:

No. 3: Im Treibhaus (Studie zu Tristan und Isolde) No. 4: Schmerzen No. 5: Träume 8-11 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.

Arrangement is alphabetical by correspondent.

 Amato, Pasquale [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/1 America First 8/2 American Red Cross American Society for Visual Education [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/3 American Women's Voluntary Services 8/4 "A" - miscellaneous 8/5 Belasco, David 8/6 Belew, Kyrle Bell, Walter [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/7 Bemberg, Herman 8/8 Berlin, Königlichen Schauspiele 8/9 Bernhardt, Sarah 8/10 Bigelow, Poultney 8/11 Bleech, Leo 8/12 Bodanecky, Artur Borchers, Dr. H. [See: scrapbook: Box 34] 8/13 Bori, Lucrezia [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/14 Brainard, Bertha 8/15 Brandt, Marianne 8/16 Businger, Ruth (1927-65) 8/17 Businger, Ruth (re: biography) 8/18 Businger, Ruth (misc. business) 8/19 "B" - miscellaneous 8/20 Calvé, Emma 8/21 Carré, Albert 8/22 Carreño, Teresa 8/23 Caruso American Memorial Foundation 8/24 Caruso, Enrico 8/25 Cecilie, Crown Princess [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/26 Charpentier, Gustave 8/27 Clement, Edmond 8/28 Consulate General of Germany [See also: scrapbook: Box 34] 8/29 Cobb, Irvin S. 8/30 Coward Poem Reactions (1943) Curtis, Arthur M. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] Cushing, Marc [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 8/31 "C" - miscellaneous Damrosch, Walter Johannes [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/1 Davis, Robert H. 9/2 De Luca, Giuseppe 9/3 DeMille, Cecil B. 9/4 Droescher, Georg (1909-41) 9/5 Downes, Olin 9/6 Dukas, Paul 9/7 "D" - miscellaneous 9/8 Eames, Emma Elliot, E.M. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/9 Ellis, Charles A. 9/10 Emery, Ernest W. 9/11 Finck, Henry T. 9/12 Fiske, Minnie Maddern 9/13 Fitch, Clyde 9/14 Flagstad, Kirsten Freeman, Mrs. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/15 Fremstad, Olive 9/16 Frohman, Daniel [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/17 Fuller, A. T. 9/18 "E-F" - miscellaneous 9/19 Galli-Curci, Amelita 9/20 Garden, Mary 9/21 Gay, Marcia 9/22 Gatti-Casazza, Giullio and Rosina [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/29 General-Kommando III. Armee-korps (Germany) 9/24 Gertz, Elmer Getzoff, Benjamin [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/25 Greystone Press 9/26 Goldwyn, Samuel 9/27 Gounod, Charles 9/28 Guilbert, Yvette 9/29 Gunsbourg, Raoul 9/30 "G" - miscellaneous 9/31 Hadley, Henry 9/32 Hahn, Reynaldo Hesse, Almor Vangel [See: scrapbook: Box 39] 9/39 Holmes, E, Burton 9/34 Houghton Mifflin 9/35 Hughes, Rupert 9/36 Humperdinck, Engelbert 9/37 Humphries, Daisy ("Dadums") 9/38 Hurst, Ernie 9/39 "H" - miscellaneous Internationale Stiftung, Salzburg [See: Mozarteum] Irwin, Mary [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/40 Japanese student (anonymous) 9/41 Jerome, William Travers Johnson, Edward [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 9/42 Kaulback, Friedrich August von 9/25 Kent, Rockwell 10/1 Key, Pierce V.R. 10/2 Klan, Marc Krause, Otto [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 10/3 "I-K" - miscellaneous La Grant, Earle W. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 10/4 Lambert Company 10/5 Lara, Isidora de 10/6 Le Gallienne, Eva 10/7 Lehmann, Lilli (1904-15) 10/8 Lehmann, Lilli (1919-29) 10/9 Lehmann, Lotte [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 10/10 Leoncavallo, Berthe 10/11 Long, John Luther 10/12 Mack, Willard 10/13 Marlowe, Julia 10/14 Martens, Frederick Hermann 10/15 Martinelli, Giovanni 10/16 Massenet, Jules 10/17 Maulsby, Ann 10/18 McBride, Mary Margaret 10/19 McCormack, John 10/20 McCormack, Mrs. John 10/21 Melba, Nellie Melchior, Lauritz [See: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 42] 10/22 Metropolitan Opera Company, New York Miller, Mrs. Bernard [See: scrapbook: Box 34] 10/23 Miscellaneous 10/24 Moscher, Florence 10/25 Mozarteum 10/26 Murat, Princess 10/27 Musical Courier 10/28 Muzio, Claudia 10/29 "M" - miscellaneous 10/30 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 10/31 Nast, Condé 10/32 National Broadcasting Company Neuer, Berthold [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 10/33 New England Conservarory of Music 10/34 New York Tribune 10/35 Nordica, Lillian 10/36 Novotna, Jarmila 10/37 "N" - miscellaneous 10/38 Oppenheimer, Mildred R. 10/39 Paris Opéra 10/40 Peroni, Carlo Peterson, Dr. and Mrs. F. [See: scrapbook: Box 34] 10/41 Pickford, Mary 10/42 Plançon, Pol 10/43 Poet (anonymous) 10/44 Political Correspondence [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 10/45 Pons, Lily [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/1 Ponselle, Rosa Melba [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/2 Prisoner (anonymous) 11/3 Puccini, Giacomo 11/4 Rachmaninoff, Sergei and Natalie [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/5 Raisa, Rosa Republican National Committee [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/6 Rogers, James H. 11/7 Rostand, Edmond 11/8 "O-R" - miscellaneous Scharf, Bernard W. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/9 Schirmer, Rudolph E. 11/10 Schumann-Heink, Ernestine 11/11 Sembrich, Marcela [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/12 Sheldon, Edward 11/13 Slezak, Leo Smith, Delos Jr. [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/14 Spanuth, August 11/15 Stockholm Opera 11/16 Stokowski, Olga Samaroff 11/17 Strauss, Richard Sturgis, David [See: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/18 "S" - miscellaneous 11/19 Takaoki, Sumiko 11/20 Taylor, Deems 11/21 Tempest, Marie 11/22 Thompson, Samuel S. 11/23 Thorburg, Kerstin 11/24 Thursby, Emma Cecelia 11/25 Torrey, George Burroughs Toscanini, Arturo [See: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 42] 11/26 Universal Pictures Corporation 11/27 U. S. Army, Women's Army Corps 11/28 U. S. Government, Office of Civil Defense 11/29 U. S. Government, Office of Price Administration Huelsen, Von [See: Berlin, Königlichen Schauspiele] 11/30 "T-V" - miscellaneous 11/31 Waller, Frank Laird 11/32 Webb, Annie B. Whitcomb, Lois Elisabeth [See: scrapbook: Box 42] 11/33 Wiggin, Kate Douglass ("Katydid") 11/34 Wilhelm, Crown Prince (1929-41) [See also: scrapbook: Box 33] 11/35 Wilhelm, Crown Prince (1945-51) 11/36 Wilhelm II, Kaiser 11/37 Wilkie, Mrs. Wendell Wright, Mrs. Earl D. [See: scrapbook: Box 39] 11/38 Wolff, Albert 11/39 "W-Z" - miscellaneous Zenatello,Giovanni [See: Gay, Marcia] 11/40 Miscellaneous 11/41 Unidentified [See also: scrapbook: Box 33, Box 39] 12 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.

Arrangement is alphabetical by corporate body.

 12/1 American Piano Company 12/2 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers 12/3 Anderson, E.H. 12/4 Associated Exhibitors, Inc. 12/5 Claggett, Benjamin F. 12/6 Comité de l'Assocìation de Secour Mutuels entre les Artistes Dramatiques 12/7 Ellis, C.A. 12/8 Foley, Charles J. 12/9 German Government 12/10 Goldfish, Samuel 12/11 Goldwyn Pictures Corporation 12/12 Greystone Press, Inc. 12/13 Houghton Mifflin Company 12/14 Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company 12/15 Metropolitan Opera Company, New York 12/16 Peat, Harold R. 12/17 New England Concert Company 12/18 Victor Talking Machine Company 12/19-20 Contract-related materials

Folders:

12/19 : Itineraries (Concert Tours) 12/20 : Receipts (miscellaneous) 13-15 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.

Arrangement is alphabetical by title.

 13/1 Aïda 13/2 American Radiator Company - "Sunday Evenings" 13/3 Damrosch Concert (20 January 1935) 13/4 Caruso Memorial (25 February 1935) 13/5 Die Walküre 13/6 Don Giovanni 13/7 Don Pasquale 13/8 La Forza del Destino - Ponselle 13/9 General Electric Show 13/10 Handel and Bach (1938 Metropolitan Christmas Broadcast) 13/11 Hänsel und Gretel 14/1 Lily Pons 14/2 Lucia di Lammermoor 14/3 Palmolive - "Stars of the Future" Audition 14/4 Pre-Season (Metropolitan Opera 1934-35) 14/5 Red Cross (1 of 2) 14/6 Red Cross (2 of 2) 14/7 Romeo et Juliette 15/1 La Serva Padrona 15/2 Simone Boccanegra 15/3 La Sonnambula - Bori 15/4 Tannhäuser 15/5 Tibbet, Laurence - Interview 15/6 La Traviata 15/7 Tristan et Isolde - Martinelli 15/8 Unidentified 15/9 WEAF Radio Station 15/10 WOR Radio Station 15/11 WQXR Radio Station 15/12 WTIC Radio Station 16 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.

Arrangement is chronological by date.

 16/1 1895-1908 16/2 1910-1918 16/3 1918-1921 16/4 1921 16/5 1922-1927 16/6 1928-1930 16/7 1931-1934 16/8 Undated Programs 17 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.

Arrangement is by format.

 17 Awards and Certificates (Alphabetical by Organization) 17 Clippings

The Clippings series consists of cut sections from various periodicals and newspapers.

Arrangement is chronological by date.

 17 Miscellaneous Clippings 18-46 Scrapbooks, 1898-1941

The overwhelming majority of materials in the collection is found in 43 scrapbooks that cover Farrar's entire life and career.

Arrangement is chronological by date.

 18 1898 and before 18 1901-1910 19 1903-1904 20 1905-1908 27 1905-1934 20 1906-1908 21 1907-1908 22 1908-1909 19 1908-1910 (one of two) 23 1908-1910 (two of two) 23 1909-1910 (one of two) 24 1909-1910 (two of two) 24 1909-1910 25 1910 25 1910-1911 26 1910-1912 (one of three) 26 1910-1912 (one of three) 29 1910-1912 (one of three) 28 1910-1930 29 1911-1915 26 1912-1914 (one of two) 26 1912-1914 (two of two) 39 1914-1919 30 1915 30 1916 30 1917-1918 30 1917-1935 40 1919 (one of two) 41 1919 (two of two) 42 1919-1920 43 1919-1921 44 1919-1921 (unboxed scrapbook) 45 1920-1925 (unboxed scrapbook) 46 1922-1923 (unboxed scrapbook) 31 1931-1932 32 1932 33 1933-1935 36 1934-1935 (unboxed scrapbook) 33 1935-1936 34 1937 35 1938-1939 36 1938-1941 (one of two) 37 1938-1941 (two of two) 38 1938-1939 47 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.

Arrangement is alphabetical by organization.

 47/1 American Red Cross (one of two) 47/2 American Red Cross (two of two) 47/3 Aircraft Notes 47/4 American Women's Voluntary Service, Inc. 47/5 B. and P.W. President's Special Fund 47/6 Blood Bank 47/7 Girl Scouts 47/8 Ground Observer Corps 47/9 Motor Corps Auto Log Book (one of two) 47/10 Motor Corps Auto Log Book (one of two) 47/11 Motor Corps Emergency List 47/12 Office of Price Administration 47/13 War Price and Rationing Boards 47/14 Miscellaneous 48-52, 56-57 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.

Arrangement is by format.

 48/1 Farrar alone (in approximate chronological order) (one of three) 48/2 Farrar alone (two of three) 48/3 Farrar alone (three of three) 48/4 Farrar in various opera roles 48/5 Farrar with others (Red Cross Photographs) 48/6 Farrar with others 48/7 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. 49/1 Photographs of various musicians 49/2 Miscellaneous Photographs 49/3 Drawings of Farrar (magazine covers) 49/4 Miscellaneous Iconography 49/5-8 Farrar in Opera roles, originally in scrapbook (original order preserved) 50 Two bound volumes of photographs 51-52 Six folders of photos removed from scrapbook, in original order (also 3 books of stills from Farrar's silent films) 56-57 Miscellaneous iconography (oversize) 53-55, 58 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.