Scope and Content Note
The Samuel P. Warren Collection spans the years 1850-1914, with the bulk of the materials covering the period 1870-1910. The first series consists of a small amount of correspondence from pupils, colleagues, and friends. The second and most voluminous series is an extensive collection of concert, recital, and church service programs, as well as related materials gathered by Warren or given to him by his students, colleagues, and others in New York City and throughout the United States. These programs document both Warren’s career and period recitals and concerts, particularly those in New York City. Similar materials, together with clippings and other assorted items, are found in a series of scrapbooks.
Warren's teaching activities are revealed through examination papers, test questions, and notes he prepared. These reside in a series of subject files together with circulars, heralds, programs, and clippings about New York City events, organizational materials, information on performers, and other general materials of interest. Warren's output as a composer and arranger of sacred music is represented by more than 70 music manuscripts, including original compositions and arrangements of works by Beethoven, Wagner, and Mozart.