John Secrist Jr. papers, 1919-1973 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Series 3. Photographs, 1919-1932, and undated
		.42 linear feet
		RPA 00333 (box 2)
		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.
		The individual publicity portraits of Rosa Ponselle in costume are arranged alphabetically by opera name.
BOX 2 FOLDER 19		L'Africaine, circa 1922, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 19			3 photographs
			Three of the photos are copies of 1922-1923 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 20		L'Amore dei Tre Re, 1928, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 20			14 photographs
			Most are copies of 1928-1930 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 21		Andrea Chénier, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 21			5 photographs
			Copies of 1923-1925 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 22		Carmen, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 22			34 photographs
			Copies of 1935-1936 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 23		Cavalleria Rusticana, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 23			7 photographs
			Copies of 1934,1937 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 24		Don Carlos, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 24			8 photographs
			Copies of 1921-1924 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 25		Ernani, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 25			9 photographs
			Copies of 1921-circa 1929 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 26		La Forza del Destino, 1927, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 26			4 photographs
			Most are copies of circa 1927 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 27		Luisa Miller, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 27			3 photographs
			Copies from 1929-1930 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 28		Oberon, 1919, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 28			3 photographs
			Three of the photographs are copies of 1919-1920 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 29		Le Roi d'Ys, 1922
BOX 2 FOLDER 29			3 photographs
BOX 2 FOLDER 30		La Traviata, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 30			10 photographs
			Copies from 1930-1931 and 1934 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 31		Il Trovatore, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 31			4 photographs
			Copies from circa 1933 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 32		La Vestale, 1925-1926, 1933
BOX 2 FOLDER 32			10 photographs
			Some are copies from 1925-1926 and 1933.
BOX 2 FOLDER 33		William Tell (Guillaume Tell), 1923, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 33			11 photographs
			Some are copies of 1923 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 34		Miscellaneous and unidentified, 1925, and undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 34			12 photographs
			Most are copies from 1917-1927 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 35-36		Group photographs, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 35-36			57 photographs
			Most are copies of 1925-1952 originals.
BOX 2 FOLDER 37		Negatives, undated
BOX 2 FOLDER 37			4 photographs
BOX 3	Series 4. Scrapbooks, circa 1955-1973
BOX 3		.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

John Secrist Jr. papers, 1919-1973

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