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Series 1. Correspondence, 1949 December 3 - 1958
September 9, and undated
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.1 linear feet |
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RPA 00332 (box 1) |
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Series 1 consists of correspondence to John Secrist from collectors and
performers. An index to correspondence with dates and summaries is
available in Folder 1. The most frequent subjects addressed include
Secrist's discographies, requests for information on recordings and
artists, and recordings or catalogs offered for sale or trade.
Prominent or frequent correspondents include Rosa Ponselle, Harold John
Drummond, Geraldine Farrar, Lloyd Garrison, and George Keating. |
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Materials are arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 1 |
Index to correspondence,
undated
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The index is ordered by name; entries include date and summary. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 2 |
Alda, F. - Drummond, Harold John, 1949 December 3
- 1958 August
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BOX 1 FOLDER 3 |
Farrar, Geraldine - O'Harra, R., 1950 February 2 -
1958 July 14
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BOX 1 FOLDER 4 |
Park, B. - Zussman, H., 1950 June 24 - 1958
September
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Series 2. Discographic Materials and Collection Notes,
circa 1941-1958, and undated
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.32 linear feet |
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RPA 00332 (box 1) |
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Series 2 consists of notes on Secrist's record and catalog collections
as well as discographies and other biographical information regarding
opera singers such as Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, John McCormack, and
John Charles Thomas. A notebook containing an inventory of Secrist's
collection arranged by artist is included here as are a variety of
lists of recordings and catalogs. Also available in this series are
various publications, many of which have been annotated by Secrist,
including Julian Morton Moses's Collectors' Guide to American Recordings, 1895-1925 (1949). One folder
of song and aria lyrics can also be found here. |
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Materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by description. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 5 |
Caruso, Enrico: biography and record lists, circa
1950
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BOX 1 FOLDER 6 |
Caruso Discography, by John
Secrist, circa 1951
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Typescript and photocopy. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 7 |
Caruso Discography, by John
Secrist, circa 1957
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Printers proofs with introductory page to Caruso: His Life in Pictures by Francis Robinson. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 8 |
Catalog lists, circa
1951-1958
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BOX 1 FOLDER 9-10 |
Collection inventory notebook, indexed by artist,
circa 1941-1958
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With one set of photocopies of the notebook. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 11 |
The Finest Voices on Record,
Bulletins 1-3, circa 1953-1958
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From the Connoisseurs Record Club. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 12 |
Collector's Guide to American Recordings, 1895-1925, by Julian Morton Moses,
1949
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Includes Secrist's handwritten collection notes. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 13 |
McCormack, John: John McCormack: The Complete Discography, by L.F.X. McDermott Roe,
1956
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Signed by the author. Includes Secrist's handwritten collection
notes. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 14 |
McCormack, John: recording lists,
undated
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BOX 1 FOLDER 15 |
Ponselle, Rosa, circa
1953-1958
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BOX 1 FOLDER 16 |
Song and aria lyrics, miscellaneous,
undated
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BOX 1 FOLDER 17 |
Thomas, John: recording list and notes, circa
1948-1958
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BOX 1 FOLDER 18 |
Miscellaneous and unidentified writings and recording lists,
undated
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Series 3. Photographs, 1919-1932, and
undated
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.42 linear feet |
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RPA 00333 (box 2) |
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Photographs of Rosa Ponselle are primarily publicity portraits for
operas in which she performed. Secrist has labeled the verso of the
majority of these photographs with the title of each opera as well as
where and when the photograph was published, if known. Two folders of
group photographs are filed at the end of the series. Most of the
photographs are later copy prints (probably dating from the 1950s), but
some originals are included. |
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The individual publicity portraits of Rosa Ponselle in costume are
arranged alphabetically by opera name. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 19 |
L'Africaine, circa
1922, and undated
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3 photographs |
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Three of the photos are copies of 1922-1923 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 20 |
L'Amore dei Tre Re,
1928, and undated
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14 photographs |
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Most are copies of 1928-1930 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 21 |
Andrea Chénier,
undated
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5 photographs |
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Copies of 1923-1925 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 22 |
Carmen,
undated
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34 photographs |
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Copies of 1935-1936 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 23 |
Cavalleria Rusticana,
undated
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7 photographs |
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Copies of 1934,1937 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 24 |
Don Carlos,
undated
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8 photographs |
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Copies of 1921-1924 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 25 |
Ernani,
undated
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9 photographs |
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Copies of 1921-circa 1929 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 26 |
La Forza del Destino,
1927, and undated
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4 photographs |
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Most are copies of circa 1927 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 27 |
Luisa Miller,
undated
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3 photographs |
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Copies from 1929-1930 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 28 |
Oberon, 1919, and
undated
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3 photographs |
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Three of the photographs are copies of 1919-1920 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 29 |
Le Roi d'Ys,
1922
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3 photographs |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 30 |
La Traviata,
undated
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10 photographs |
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Copies from 1930-1931 and 1934 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 31 |
Il Trovatore,
undated
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4 photographs |
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Copies from circa 1933 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 32 |
La Vestale,
1925-1926, 1933
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10 photographs |
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Some are copies from 1925-1926 and 1933. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 33 |
William Tell (Guillaume Tell), 1923, and undated
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11 photographs |
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Some are copies of 1923 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 34 |
Miscellaneous and unidentified, 1925, and
undated
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12 photographs |
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Most are copies from 1917-1927 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 35-36 |
Group photographs, undated
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57 photographs |
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Most are copies of 1925-1952 originals. |
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BOX 2 FOLDER 37 |
Negatives, undated
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4 photographs |
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BOX 3 |
Series 4. Scrapbooks, circa
1955-1973
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.42 linear feet |
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RPA 00334 (box 3) |
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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. |
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Series 5. Record Label Photographs,
undated
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4.25 linear feet |
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RPA 00335-00349 (boxes 4-18) |
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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. |
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The label photographs are arranged in alphabetical order by the
performer's last name. |
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BOX 4 |
Abendroth, Irene - Caruso, Enrico,
undated
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BOX 5 |
Caruso, Enrico, undated
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BOX 6 |
Caruso, Enrico - Chamlee, Mario,
undated
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BOX 7 |
Clemént, Edmond - Fabbri, Guerrina,
undated
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BOX 8 |
Farrar, Geraldine - Koshetz, Nina,
undated
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BOX 9 |
Kruszelnicka, Salomeja - McCormack, John,
undated
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BOX 10 |
McCormack, John, undated
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BOX 11 |
McCormack, John - Muzio, Claudia,
undated
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BOX 12 |
Muzio, Claudia - Ponselle, Rosa,
undated
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BOX 13 |
Ponselle, Rosa - Ruffo, Titta,
undated
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BOX 14 |
Ruffo, Titta - Sembrich, Marcella,
undated
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BOX 15 |
Slezak, Leo - Tauber, Richard,
undated
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BOX 16 |
Tetrazzini, Luisa - Zenatello, Giovanni,
undated
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BOX 17 |
Duplicates, undated
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BOX 18 |
Duplicates and microfilm,
undated
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