Alice Eversman and Elena de Sayn papers, 1862-1970s

Collection Summary

Title	Alice Eversman and Elena de Sayn papers, 1862-1970s
Inclusive Dates	1862-1970s
Bulk Dates	1910s-1960s
Call No.	ML31.E93
Creator	Eversman, Alice, 1885-1974
Creator	De Sayn, Elena, approximately 1884-1966
Extent	approximately 2,175 items
Extent	31 containers
Extent	14.5 linear feet
Language	Collection material primarily in English, with some materials in German and Russian.
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu022009
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020570174
Summary	Alice Eversman (1885-1974) and Elena de Sayn (1884?-1966) were a performing duo active in the early 1900s. Eversman was an operatic soprano and de Sayn was a violinist. During the 1930s, they both settled in Washington, D.C., and became music critics for the Washington Star. They were important members of the local musical community as well as newspaper writers' groups. De Sayn also continued her performing and teaching career through the early 1960s. The collection includes personal and business correspondence, scrapbooks about Eversman, de Sayn, and others, writings, printed music, photographs, programs, subject files, and biographical information.