Box 45
folder 1 | Kirk, Edgar (Correspondence). Andrews, Marguerite (Executive Director, Third Street Music School Settlement), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 25, 1955. 1 p. Behrend, Jeanne, to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (2 ink, 1 typescript), 1 postcard (ink); dated October 20, 1954; October 26, 1954; December 13, 1954; December 20, 1954. 4 pp. Barton, Howard R, to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated June 11, 1955. 2 pp. Blanchard, Ednah (Secretary, Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated November 26, 1954; March 4, 1955; April 6, 1955. 3 pp. Borland, Eileen (MIT Library), from Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 29, 1955. 1 p. Response from Eileen Borland typescript in red ink; dated June 1, 1955. Bradford, E. F. (Registrar, Cornell University), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 24, 1955. 1 p. Buchanan, L. B. (Stone & Webster Service Corporation), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 2, 1955. 2 pp. Codman, John S., to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated June 1, 1955. 2 pp. Fiske, Vocha, to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript, with annotations in ink and colored pencil); dated June 10, 1956; June 27, 1956; June 27, 1956. 4 pp.
Hackett, Margaret (Reference Department, Library of the Boston Athenaeum), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 24, 1956. 1 p. |
folder 2 | Kirk, Edgar (Research Materials). Transcriptions of correspondence from Arthur Farwell to Jeanne [Behrend] (typescript, with annotations in ink). 5 pp.
Transcriptions of correspondence from Arthur Farwell to [Arthur] Shepherd (typescript, with annotations in pencil and ink). 11 pp. Pages numbered 1-5 and 9-14.
“The Farwells, by Ernestine Mears January 1955.” Facsimile of typescript document. 3 pp. |
folder 3 | Culbertson, Evelyn (AF Correspondence). Facsimiles of correspondence between Arthur Farwell and various individuals. Includes:
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folder 4 | Culbertson, Evelyn (Other Correspondence). [Farwell], Bea[trice], to Brice [Farwell]. 1 note (ink); dated October 28. 1 p.
Farwell, Brice and Ruth, to Fran and Em. 1 letter (typescript); dated March 11, 1976. 1 p.
Farwell, Sara, to Mr. and Mrs. Hoeschler. 1 letter (typescript); dated August 24, 1989. 1 p.
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folder 5 | Culbertson, Evelyn (Research Materials). Excerpts from Karl Krueger, The Musical Heritage of the United States: The Unknown Portion (New York: Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage, 1973). Facsimiles of pp. 48-49, 210-213. 3 pp. Facsimile of various research notes and materials (typescript); dated April 1974. 5 pp. “Song and Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document; dated July 24, 1975. 1 p.
Lowens, Irving, “Arthur Farwell: Rediscovering an American Original,” High Fidelity Magazine (November 1978), pp. 100-102. 3 pp. |
folder 6 | Culbertson, Evelyn (Publicity and Press Materials). Publicity materials pertaining to performances of music by Arthur Farwell, including brochures, flyers, circulars, press clippings, and concert programs and facsimiles; dated between 1904 and Winter 1991; 6 undated. 39 items.
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folder 7-8 | A Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work. Prepared by Brice Farwell, editor, with Beatrice Farwell, Sara Farwell Milbert, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Farwell, and Cynthia Farwell Hensch. Issued in a limited edition (Briarcliff Manor, NY, 1972). 4 copies. |
Box 45 [cont.]
Box 46
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Microfilm Reel A.
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Microfilm Reel B.
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Microfilm Reel C.
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Microfilm Reel D.
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Microfilm Reel E.
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Microfilm Reel F.
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Microfilm Reel G.
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Microfilm Reel 1.
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Microfilm Reel 2.
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Microfilm Reel 3.
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Microfilm Reel 4.
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Microfilm Reel 5.
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Microfilm Reel 6.
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item 14 | Copyright stamp. Stamp: “Copyright © 1975 by Betty Richardson Farwell, Brice Farwell, Arthur Bragdon Farwell, Beatrice Farwell, Sara Emerson Farwell, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Kirkpatrick Farwell, Cynthia Farwell Hensch.” 1 item.
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folder 15 | Note pertaining to copyright. Manuscript note from Brice Farwell concerning the copyright of materials (ink). 1 p. |
Box 47
folder 1 | Visionary drawings. Illustrations by Arthur Farwell (pencil and ink); undated. 10 items:
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folder 2 | Sketches. Various sketches (pencil). 19 pp.
Facsimiles of sketches and drawings. 5 pp. |
folder 3 | Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [1]. “Up!” [Illustration of a finger pointing in darkness.] Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, for Chapter XV. 1 p. [“Humanity at a Standstill.”] Illustration of a throng of people next to the wall of a tall building. Lithograph print. 1 p.
“The Hands of the Spirit Working in the Darkness of the World.” [Illustration of two hands reaching down from the sky.] Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, for Chapter XV. 1 p. 4 copies.
[“The Organ.”] Illustration of two men in a stone building looking at a vision appearing in the sky. Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing. 1 p.
[“Work.”] Illustration of a group of people building wooden frames for houses. Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 2 copies.
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folder 4 | Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [2]. [“Abundance.”] Illustration of groups of people eating at long tables inside a building. Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, labeled “Plate XII.” 1 p. 9 copies.
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folder 5 | Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [3]. [“Cataclysm.”] Illustration of people watching an angel of destruction. Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 11 copies.
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folder 6 | Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [4]. “The Hand of the Unknown.” [Illustration of two arms emerging out of the sea.] Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 14 copies. Annotation on copy 1: “original not in collection.”
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Box 48/2 | C27. Early Songs without opus numbers. Separated from Box 1, Folder 3: Press clipping (“Landscape and Letters: On Wenlock Edge”); dated March 9, 1933. 1 p. |
Box 48/18 | C130. Polytonal Studies, op. 109. For solo piano. [Manuscript sketches.] Separated from Box 3, Folder 36: “Polytonality Vocabulary and Progression.” Manuscript sketches (pencil, ink, and colored pencil). 4 pp |
Box 48/9 | C209. The Evergreen Tree, op. 50. A Christmas masque for community singing and acting by Percy MacKaye. [Manuscript scores and parts.] Separated from Box 9, Folder 1: “The Evergreen Tree, some scores.” Includes:
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Box 48/10 | C214. The March of Man, op. 71. [Production matter.] Separated from Box 10, Folder 4: Production personnel, synopsis, and script for The March of Man. Typescript, with annotations in pencil and colored pencil and manuscript notes interleaved; dated 1925. 29 pp. Typescript script, with production notes for lighting and sound in pencil and ink; undated. 15 pp. |
Box 47/7 | C233. Prelude to a Spiritual Drama, op. 76. Separated from Series 1 (Music by Farwell), Box 18, Folder 6. Title page. Ozalid manuscript. 1 p. Instrumental parts: violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass. Ozalid manuscript. 22 pp. |
Box 48/11 | Programs, 1911-22. Separated from Box 21, Folder 1: Concert flyer (The Pilgrimage Play); dated July 1921. 1 p. |
Box 47/8 | Programs, undated. Separated from Series 3 (Performance Materials), Box 21, Folder 12 (“Programs, undated.”). Concert poster advertising recital by Lemare combined with Arthur Farwell’s Chant of Victory; undated (“July 6”). 1 p. |
Box 48/3 | New York Community Chorus: performance/production materials. Separated from Box 21, Folder 15. Press clippings pertaining to the “Song and Light” Festival; dated September 23, 1916; [1917]. 4 pp |
Box 48/6 | Theater of the Stars: performance/production materials. Separated from Series 3 (Performance Materials): “A brief definitive statement of purpose by Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document pertaining to the Theater of the Stars; undated. 1 p. Document enclosed in plastic. Concert programs (Theater of the Stars) and facsimiles; dated June 1925; August 1925; September 1925. 3 programs. 2 copies of program dated August 1925. Press clippings pertaining to the Theater of the Arts; dated September 12, 1925; November 21, 1925. 3 pp. 2 copies of press clipping dated September 12, 1925. Accompanying item (correspondence from Marjorie Dodge) separated; see Box 33, Folder 40. |
Oversized Iconography Shelf B6 |
[Lectures on Opera.] [Drafts and notes.] Separated from Box 22, Folder 27: Chart of operas by American composers (pencil); undated. 1 p. |
Box 47/9 | “Music for the People” (1914). Separated from Box 22, Folder 30. “Music for the People.” Typescript lecture for the Canadian Club Meeting, No. 24 (March 21, 1914), with annotations in pencil and ink. 22 pp. |
Box 48/4 | [Notes on Musical Subjects.] Separated from Box 22, Folder 36. Manuscript document, untitled (pencil); undated. 23 pages. Pages numbered 1-8 and 22A-34A. First line: “It has already become apparent that if music is to enter a new evolutionary cycle…” |
Box 48/5 | [Poems.] Separated from Box 23, Folder 3: Poems and drafts of poems attributed to Arthur Farwell. Includes:
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Box 47/10 | “Safe and Sane Fourth of July.” Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 23, Folder 7. “A Safe and Sane Fourth.” Draft of essay (pencil); dated “around 1914.” 27 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile/preservation copy). 27 pp. |
Box 47/11 | [Untitled essay on great liberation.] Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 23, Folder 10. Untitled essay (typescript and pencil); undated. 13 pp. |
Box 47/12 | “The Science of Intuition.” [Publicity materials.] Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 24, Folder 1. Flyer announcing lecture by Arthur Farwell (“The Science of Intuition”). 2 pp. 6 copies. |
Box 47/13 | “Poems (for songs).” Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series B (Works by Other Authors), Box 29, Folder 18. Untitled poem (pencil); undated. 1 p. First line: “My thoughts went out to her nightly…”
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Box 48/7 | Folk songs. [Notes and texts.] Separated from Box 30, Folder 5: Press clipping (“The Joe Bowers Myth”); undated. 1 p.
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Box 48/8 | Spanish California songs [1]. Separated from Box 30, Folder 8: “Songs for ‘Primavera.’” Collection of song texts (typescript), with annotations in pencil and colored pencil; undated. 1 p. |
Box 48/16 | Spanish California songs [1]. Separated from Box 30, Folder 8: Press clipping (“Early California Life of Don Antonio and Doña Mariana Coronel”); undated. 1 p. |
Box 47/14 | “Archaeological Institute of America.” Separated from Series 6 (Personal Papers), Box 32, Folder 1. Membership certificate for the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America; dated January 1, 1905. 1 p. |
Box 48/12 | Bohemian Club. Separated from Box 32, Folders 3-4: Posters and publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated between May 1, 1941, and December 13, 1951; 7 undated. 23 items. |
Oversized Iconography Shelf B6 |
Bohemian Club. Separated from Box 32, Folders 3-4 Posters and publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated April 30, 1942; 1 undated. 2 items. |
Box 48/13 | Clippings. Separated from Box 32, Folder 6. Newspaper clippings and facsimiles; dated between [1919] and January 21, 1952. 11 items. |
Box 48/14 | Farwell, Arthur: Genealogy and Biographical Information. Separated from Box 32, Folder 13: Facsimiles of press clippings; dated September 19, 1909; 2 undated. 3 pp. Separated from Box 32, Folder 9: “Arthur Farwell 1872–.” Facsimile of biographical entry, from unidentified source; dated December 30, 1947. 2 pp. Press clipping; dated September 9, 1919. 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). |
Box 48/15 | Harris, Roy. Separated from Box 34, Folder 4: Press clipping (“‘The Six’ of American Music,” Christian Science Monitor); dated March 17, 1937. 1 p. |
Box 47/15 | Hoffmann, Bernhard. Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 10. Press clipping (“School of Arts’ History Closed); undated. 1 p. |
Box 47/16 | Pfitzner, Hans. Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 53. Concert program; dated June 17, 1898. 1 p. On reverse: pencil sketch by Hans Pfitzner (“a geographical fantasy”) with caption in ink in the hand of Arthur Farwell. |
Box 47/17 | Schirmer, G., Inc. Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 66. “Royalties on Plantation Melody – Orchestra version, 1940-1942.” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 1 p. Annotation in top margin: “with Feb 3 letter ’48.” “Supplementary notes on Wa-Wan Press Compositions.” Typescript document. 1 p. Typescript annotation in top margin: “Farwell-Schirmer, Feb. 3, ’48.” “Corrections for Schirmer royalty master sheets for works originally published by the Wa-Wan Press …” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 1 p. Annotation in top margin: “with Feb 3 letter ’48.” |
Box 47/18 | Patton, Beatrice. Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series B (Autograph Collection), Box 36, Folder 44. Beatrice Patton to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated January 3, 1946. 2 pp. |
Box 47/19 | Arthur Farwell, 1934. Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 6. Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”. Mounted on mounting board next to caption (ink), in the hand of Arthur Farwell.
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Box 47/20 | Arthur Farwell in mountain setting. Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 34. Portrait of Arthur Farwell in mountain setting. 1 black and white photograph, 11” x 14”.
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Box 47/21 | 1921 publicity photograph of Arthur Farwell. Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 35 Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 7.75” x 9.75”. Mounted on mounting board, labeled “Arthur Farwell 1934.” |
Box 47/22 | Arthur Farwell, 1934.| Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 35. Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”. Mounted on mounting board next to caption (ink), in the hand of Arthur Farwell.
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Box 47/23 | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [front matter and pp. 1-18]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work. Prepared by Brice Farwell, editor, with Beatrice Farwell, Sara Farwell Milbert, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Farwell, and Cynthia Farwell Hensch. Issued in a limited edition (Briarcliff Manor, NY, 1972).
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Box 47/24 | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 19-52]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
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Box 47/25 | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 53-76]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
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Box 47/26/strong> | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 77-98]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
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Box 47/27 | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 99-117]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
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Box 47/28 | Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 118-138]. Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
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Box 48/1 | Artworks—drawings for book on intuition. Separated from Series 13 (Art Works): Sketchbook, bound, with additional drawings interleaved. Contains:
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