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BOX 3 Series 4. Scrapbooks, circa 1955-1973
.42 linear feet
RPA 00334 (box 3)
This series consists of three leather-bound scrapbooks compiled by John Secrist's parents, Florence and John B. Secrist, Sr., after his death. The scrapbooks include clippings, correspondence, photographs, and other miscellaneous items relating to John Secrist, Jr., and his collection. Many of the letters and clippings concern the donation of the John Secrist Jr. Collection to the Library of Congress and the resulting publicity.
Series 5. Record Label Photographs, undated
4.25 linear feet
RPA 00335-00349 (boxes 4-18)
This series consists of over 3,000 black-and-white, 4 x 6-inch photographs of record labels displaying the title, composer, performers, record company, and catalog number of each record in Secrist's collection. Matrix numbers for each recording are indicated also. Record labels include Victor, Victrola, Columbia, Gramophone, Pathé, Brunswick, Odeon, and HMV, among others.
The label photographs are arranged in alphabetical order by the performer's last name.
BOX 4 Abendroth, Irene - Caruso, Enrico, undated
BOX 5 Caruso, Enrico, undated
BOX 6 Caruso, Enrico - Chamlee, Mario, undated
BOX 7 Clemént, Edmond - Fabbri, Guerrina, undated
BOX 8 Farrar, Geraldine - Koshetz, Nina, undated
BOX 9 Kruszelnicka, Salomeja - McCormack, John, undated
BOX 10 McCormack, John, undated
BOX 11 McCormack, John - Muzio, Claudia, undated
BOX 12 Muzio, Claudia - Ponselle, Rosa, undated
BOX 13 Ponselle, Rosa - Ruffo, Titta, undated
BOX 14 Ruffo, Titta - Sembrich, Marcella, undated
BOX 15 Slezak, Leo - Tauber, Richard, undated
BOX 16 Tetrazzini, Luisa - Zenatello, Giovanni, undated
BOX 17 Duplicates, undated
BOX 18 Duplicates and microfilm, undated

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