Custodial History
In 1954, the Library of Congress purchased fifteen letters written by Geraldine Farrar to her long-time friend Mrs. Daisy Humphries. Later that year, 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 Papers, 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 periodically to the collection, 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.