Florence Parr-Gere papers, 1856-1964 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Music, 1912-1928 (continued)
		Songs
BOX-FOLDER 1/23			Parr-Gere, Florence. Arcady's where you are; song with piano. New York: Carl Fischer, 1918.
BOX-FOLDER 1/23				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/24			Parr-Gere, Florence. The Birth of green; song with piano. Boston: C. W. Thompson & Co., 1916.
BOX-FOLDER 1/24				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/25			Parr-Gere, Florence. Feathered trees; song with piano. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1925.
BOX-FOLDER 1/25				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/26			Parr-Gere, Florence. God of the wind. An Apostrophe; song with piano. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1928.
BOX-FOLDER 1/26				Printed score; p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/27			Parr-Gere, Florence. How I love thee; song with piano. Boston:C. W. Thompson & Co., 1914.
BOX-FOLDER 1/27				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/28			Parr-Gere, Florence. I am the wind; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder, 1916.
BOX-FOLDER 1/28				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/29			Parr-Gere, Florence. My mother when she kisses me; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder , 1924.
BOX-FOLDER 1/29				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30			Parr-Gere, Florence. My song; song with piano. Boston: C. W. Thompson & Co., 1914.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/31			Parr-Gere, Florence. L'Offrande; song with piano. Paris: J. Hamelle, 1925.
BOX-FOLDER 1/31				Printed score; 3 p.
				Lyrics by Céleste Wilbur; music by Florence Parr-Gere.
BOX-FOLDER 1/32			Parr-Gere, Florence. A Profile; song with piano. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1923.
BOX-FOLDER 1/32				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/33			Parr-Gere, Florence. Romance; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder, 1916.
BOX-FOLDER 1/33				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/34			Parr-Gere, Florence. A Sigh; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder, 1919.
BOX-FOLDER 1/34				Printed score; 2 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/35			Parr-Gere, Florence. Thee; song with piano. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1926.
BOX-FOLDER 1/35				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/36			Parr-Gere, Florence. Two flower songs. No. 1: My garden; no. 2: Where the sweetist flowers grow; songs with piano. Boston: Boston Music Co., 1912.
BOX-FOLDER 1/36				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/37			Parr-Gere, Florence. I walked with anguish in my heart; song with piano. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1920.
BOX-FOLDER 1/37				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/38			Parr-Gere, Florence. The Water song; song with piano. Boston: C. W. Thompson & Co., 1914.
BOX-FOLDER 1/38				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/39			Parr-Gere, Florence. With music on your lips; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder, 1918.
BOX-FOLDER 1/39				Printed score; 3 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/40			Parr-Gere, Florence. You Devon maid; song with piano. New York: Luckhardt & Belder, 1920.
BOX-FOLDER 1/40				Printed score; 5 p.
BOX-FOLDER 1/41			Schumann, Meta. Thee; song with piano. New York: G. Ricordi & Co., 1925.
BOX-FOLDER 1/41				Printed score; 10 p.
				Music composed by Meta Schumann; lyrics by Florence Parr Gere.
				Music is inscribed to Florence Parr Gere by the composer, dated February 1925.
BOX 2-3	Photographs, circa 1880s-1943
BOX 2-3		Chiefly studio and candid photographs of Florence Parr-Gere, taken from childhood until late middle-age. The majority of photographs of individuals other than Parr-Gere are unidentified, although most are suspected to be members of her family. Also included are several inscribed photographs of well-known personalities.
		Arranged in approximate chronological order, then by subject. Inscribed photographs are arranged alphabetically by surname.
		Parr-Gere, Alone, circa 1880s-circa 1935
BOX-FOLDER 2/1			Early photographs, circa 1880s-1900
BOX-FOLDER 2/1				8 black and white photographs.
BOX-FOLDER 2/2			Inscribed photographs, circa 1890s - circa 1912
BOX-FOLDER 2/2				6 black and white photographs.
BOX-FOLDER 2/3-19; 3/1-9			Later photographs, circa 1900 - circa 1935
BOX-FOLDER 2/3-19; 3/1-9				80 black and white photographs.
		Parr-Gere, with Others, circa 1890s-circa 1925
BOX-FOLDER 3/10			American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, 1921
BOX-FOLDER 3/10				1 photograph.
				Group photograph at Fontainebleau, 1921, with Nadia Boulanger, Charles-Marie Widor, François Casadesus, Isidor Philipp, Aaron Copland, André Bloch, and many others.
BOX-FOLDER 3/11			Horse-driven coach with large group, circa 1900
BOX-FOLDER 3/11				1 photograph.
				Signed by Florence B. Parr, with the notation: "West Point".
BOX-FOLDER 3/12			Parr-Gere family, circa 1890s - circa 1916
BOX-FOLDER 3/12				7 black and white photographs.
BOX-FOLDER 3/13			Parr-Gere with unidentified people, circa 1902-1925
BOX-FOLDER 3/13				6 photographs.
		Miscellany, 1911-1943
BOX-FOLDER 3/14-16			Inscribed photographs, 1911-1930 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 3/14-16				14 black and white photographs.
BOX-FOLDER 3/17			Unidentified, circa 1915-1930s
BOX-FOLDER 3/17				4 black and white photographs.
BOX 4-5 MAPCASE 3	Miscellany, 1856-1964
BOX 4-5 MAPCASE 3		Two small portrait drawings, one book, clippings, correspondence, marriage documents, music publisher brochures listing Parr-Gere's compositions, posters (Fontainebleau concerts), programs, and poems.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1		Book. Geer, James. Historical sketch and genealogy of George & Thomas Geer from 1621 to 1856. Hartford: Elihu Geer, Printer and Stationer, 1856.
BOX-FOLDER 4/1			Published genealogy of the Geer family (husband's family).
			Inscribed to James Belden Gere from Anna Gere Belden, Syracuse, NY, September 28, 1912.
BOX-FOLDER 4/2		Clippings, 1902-1920 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/3		Correspondence, 1920-1941
BOX-FOLDER 4/3			3 letters.
BOX-FOLDER 4/4		Marriage documents, 1902
BOX-FOLDER 4/4			3 documents.
BOX-FOLDER 4/5		Miscellaneous documents, 1916-1929 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/5			Check receipt from music publisher (J. Hamelle, Paris) and one note card from Carl F. Clarke.
BOX-FOLDER 5/2-4		Periodicals, 1913, 1919-1920
BOX-FOLDER 5/2-4			The Critic, 1, no. 1 (1919 June) and no. 5 (1920 October); Musical America, 17, no. 14 (1913 Feb. 8).
BOX-FOLDER 4/6		Portrait drawing, circa 1900
BOX-FOLDER 4/6			Small oval portrait of Parr-Gere within a velvet matted frame.
BOX-FOLDER 3/19		Portrait drawing, 1908
MAPCASE-DRAWER 3/8		Posters, Fontainebleau, September 21 and 23, 1921
MAPCASE-DRAWER 3/8			5 large posters.
			Two final concerts given by the students of the American Conservatory, Fontainebleau, France, September 21 and 23, 1921.
BOX-FOLDER 4/7		Programs, Fontainebleau, July-September 1921
BOX-FOLDER 4/7			10 programs.
BOX-FOLDER 4/8		Programs, general, 1913-1964
BOX-FOLDER 4/8			6 programs.
BOX-FOLDER 4/9		Publicity materials, 1916-1929 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/9			3 brochures and 1 page taken from a concert program.
BOX-FOLDER 5/1		Scrapbook (Fontainebleau), 1921
BOX-FOLDER 5/1			Inscriptions, photographs, notes, and programs documenting the period of Parr-Gere's studies at the American Conservatory, Fontainebleau.
BOX-FOLDER 4/10-11		Writings, 1905-1941 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 4/10-11			41 poems.

Florence Parr-Gere papers, 1856-1964

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