University of Rochester

ARTHUR FARWELL COLLECTION

Series 4: Literary Works

Sub-series A: Works by Arthur Farwell

Box 22

folder 1 [Address to conductors.]
Untitled document (pencil); undated. 3 pp. First line: “You—conductors of symphony orchestras—the great symphony orchestras of America—you, to whom thousands listen, day after day, year after year—Do you yourselves listen?”
folder 2 “Advice (to be taken with free discretion) from an old bird (not to be caught by chaff) to a callow American eaglet (about to take wing).”
Manuscript document (ink); dated November 1898. 3 pp.
folder 3 “America’s Gain from a Bayreuth Romance: The Mystery of Anton Seidl.”
Typescript essay; undated. 18 pp.
folder 4 “Apotheosis.”
Manuscript document (pencil and ink); undated. 4 pp.
folder 5 “The Artist as Man of Destiny.”
Typescript essay, with annotations in pencil; undated. 21 pp.
folder 6 Bibliography.
“Articles by Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document, with annotations in ink. 1 p.
“Articles by Arthur Farwell.” Manuscript list (ink), with annotations in colored pencil; undated. 2 pp.
“Articles on Arthur Farwell’s work.” Manuscript list (ink). 2 pp.
“Appendix A: A Catalog of the Compositions of Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil; undated. 10 pp.
“Addenda to Appendix A.” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil; undated. 2 pp.
folder 7 “Business Man and Artist.”
Manuscript document (pencil); undated. 9 pp. Accompanied by receipt from G. Schirmer Music Stores (Los Angeles, CA); dated November 8, 1926. 1 p. Copy 2 of all materials (preservation copies). 10 pp.
folder 8 “California: A Masque of Music.”
Accompanying concert program (for California: A Masque of Music) separated; see Box 21, Folder 1.
Typescript libretto, with annotations in pencil and ink; dated 1919. 21 pp.
“The Zero Hour in Music.” Manuscript document (pencil); undated. 1 p.
Untitled manuscript notes (incomplete; consists of p. 6 only) (ink); undated. 1 p.
folder 9 “Finding a National Musical Life.”
Typescript essay; undated. 5 pp. 2 copies. Copy 1 has annotations in pencil.
Manuscript notes (incomplete; consists of p. 3 only) (pencil); undated. 1 p.
Untitled typescript document; undated. 1 p. First line: “It is for the people of culture and education, as leaders, to inaugurate a movement in music …”
folder 10 “Freedom to Not Worship God.”
Typescript essay, labeled “original version”; undated. 14 pp.
Typescript essay, labeled “revised shorter version”; undated. 11 pp.
Published article, in Tomorrow, vol. 4, no. 6 (February 1945), pp. 58-61. Holdings consist of full issue of journal. 96 pp.
folder 11 “‘Gasoline,’ and Other New Music.”
Typescript essay; undated. 9 pp. Copy 2 (preservation copy).
folder 12 God and the World. For pageant presentation in pantomime with accompaniment of chorus and orchestra. [Outline of action.]
Typescript outline of action, labeled “1st carbon; obsolete”; undated. 22 pp.
folder 13 God and the World. [Outline of action, revised.]
Typescript outline of action, unlabeled; undated. 16 pp.
Typescript outline of action, bound; dated January 3, 1938. 25 pp. 2 copies.
folder 14 God and the World. [Details.]
Typescript outline of action, including diagrams, with annotations in pencil and ink, labeled “2nd draft”; undated. 13 pp.
folder 15 God and the World. [Notes.]
Manuscript notes and sketches (pencil); undated. 21 pp.
folder 16 God and the World. [Sketches.]
Manuscript notes and diagrams (pencil and ink); undated. 6 pp.
folder 17 “Goddess of Truth—A Fable.”
Manuscript draft (ink), with annotations in pencil and ink; undated. 4 pp.
folder 18 “Gott, Rudolph Rheinwald.”
Typescript essay, adapted by Brice Farwell from “The Story of Rudolph Gott” by Arthur Farwell in Musical America, published serially from August 14, 1915, through October 2, 1915. 8 pp.
folder 19 “Greek Music.”
Manuscript draft (ink), with annotations in ink and pencil; undated. 9 pp.
folder 20 [Harris, Clement.]
Untitled manuscript document (pencil); undated. 8 pp. First line: “Clement Harris was an incomparable specimen of that rare bird …” Copy 2 (preservation copy).
folder 21 “A Hidden Race.”
Typescript essay; undated. 5 pp.
folder 22 “Improvisation.”
Fictional essay (ink); written in Berlin, 1898.  27 pp.
folder 23 “Introduction to the Study of Musical History.”
Lecture 1 in “History and Appreciation of Music” for the University of California. Manuscript document (pencil); dated 1918. 59 pp.
folder 24 “Ishibuzzhi: An Indian Song Play in Ten Actions.”
Libretto and performance notes (typescript, ink, pencil, and colored pencil); undated. 19 pp.
folder 25 “Jazz and the Fourth Dimension.”
Typescript essay; undated. 21 pp.
folder 26 “Lecture on Origin of Music.”
Manuscript lecture notes (pencil); undated. 31 pp.
folder 27 [Lectures on Opera.] [Drafts and notes.]
Notes, outlines, charts, and drafts for lecture (pencil, ink, and typescript); undated. 80 pp. Includes duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 6 pp. of notes.

  • Oversized item (chart of American operas) separated; see Series 14 (Oversized), Sub-series C (Oversized Literary Works); item housed in Oversized Iconography, Shelf B6.
folder 28 [Lecture Recital on National Music.]
Typescript lecture notes; undated. 5 pp. Accompanied by manuscript note: “These are topics of my original lecture-recital …” 1 p.
Publicity circular announcing lecture recitals by Arthur Farwell; undated. 6 pp.
folder 29 “Let Us Play.”
Published article, in Scribner’s Magazine (September 1934), pp. 145-150. 6 pp.
“Behind the Scenes with Scribner Authors.” Includes biography of Arthur Farwell. [From Scribner’s Magazine (September 1934),] p. 15. 1 p.
folder 30 “Music for the People.”
Oversized item (typescript essay) separated; see Box 47, Folder 8.
folder 31 “Music for the People” (1914).
Address for the Canadian Club Meeting No. 24, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada (typescript); dated March 21, 1914. 14 pp.
folder 32 “The Music Teacher and the Times.”
Typescript essay; undated. 31 pp.
folder 33 “The New National Movement for Community Music.”
Typescript essay, with annotations in pencil and ink; undated. 24 pp.
Typescript essay, with annotations in pencil and ink; undated. 25 pp.
folder 34 “New Teaching.”
Manuscript document (ink); undated. 2 pp.
folder 35 [Notes on American Music.]
Manuscript document, titled “The New”; undated. 3 pp.
folder 36 [Notes on Musical Subjects.]
Manuscript notes, diagrams, and outlines (pencil); undated. 12 pp.
Oversized item (manuscript document) separated; see Box 48, Folder 4.
folder 37 “The Open Gate.”
Manuscript document (ink); written in Berlin, 1898. 39 pp.
folder 38 [Osborne, Thomas Mott.] Letter to the editor of the New York Times.
Typescript letter to the editor of the New York Times, pertaining to the death of Thomas Mott Osborne; undated. 6 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 6 pp.
folder 39 “Our Sick Musical Conscience.”
Facsimile of typescript essay; undated. 16 pp. Annotation on first page of essay: “UCLA Library—Special Collections.”
folder 40 “Outline of the Principles of a New Musical Epoch.”
Typescript essays, drafts, and outlines and manuscript notes, sketches, and drafts (pencil); dated 1926. 109 pp. Duplicate copies (preservation copies) of 12 pp. of notes.
folder 41  [Pageant (rough draft).]
Manuscript drafts, notes, diagrams, and sketches (pencil and ink); undated. 77 pp. Duplicate copy (preservation copy) of 1 p. of notes.

Box 23

folder 1 “The Pageant-Drama and Its Future.”
Address for the Convention of the California Federation of Womens Clubs, Yosemite Valley (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated May 24, 1921. 7 pp.
folder 2 “A People’s Musical Monument.”
Manuscript document (pencil); undated. 8 pp.
folder 3 [Poems.]
Poems and drafts of poems attributed to Arthur Farwell. Includes:

  • “Autumn.” Typescript; dated 1929. 1 p.
  • “Birth, that gave me wonder.” Untitled poem. Pencil; undated. 1 p.
  • “Certainty.” Typescript; undated. 1 p.
  • “Every individual is a new way for God to enjoy himself.” Untitled poem. Pencil; undated. 1 p.
  • “Hosanna!—An Impression.” Typescript, with annotations in pencil; undated. 1 p.
  • “O saw ye not fair Ines.” Untitled poem for Curtis Mason Carter. Draft of poem. Pencil; undated. 1 p. On reverse: manuscript notes.
  • “Remembering.” Ink, with annotations in pencil; undated. 2 pp.
  • “The Sellers are the best friends that ever I struck.” Untitled poem to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sellers. Typescript; dated January 3, 1925. 1 p.
  • “Sonnet.” Ink; dated June 9, 1936. 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 1 p.
  • “The Symbol.” Typescript; undated. 1 p. 3 copies.
  • “The Symphony Orchestra.” Pencil; undated. 2 pp.
  • “Teaching Them to Drive.” Typescript; undated. 1 p.
  • “There is a sea that rocks and rocks forever.” Untitled poem. Pencil; dated 1927. 1 p.
  • “Unpreparedness.” Typescript; dated January 16, 1925. 1 p. 3 copies. Copy 4 (duplicate facsimile). 1 p.
  • “A Vision.” Ink, with annotations in pencil; dated October 4, 1899. 1 p.
  • “The Waters.” Typescript; dated February 5, 1925. 1 p. 3 copies.
  • Collection of poems. Typescript; undated. 14 pp. Pages numbered 154-167.

Oversized items (4 typescript, manuscript, and published poems) separated; see Box 48, Folder 5.
folder 4 “Principles and Beliefs as a Composer.”
Typescript document, signed in ink; dated September 1945. 1 p.
folder 5 “Principles of Formative Creation in Music.”
Typescript notes; undated. 3 pp.
Manuscript notes (pencil); undated. 1 p.
folder 6 “A Prophetic Musical Amphitheater.”
“A Prophetic Musical Amphitheater: Big Bear Lake to Become the Center of a New Type of Musical and Dramatic Presentation.” Published article, in Fawnskin Folks, vol. 1, no. 3 (May 1925), pp. 5-8. Holdings consist of full issue of journal. 23 pp.
folder 7 “Safe and Sane Fourth of July.”
“Appendix D: Music for the Fourth of July.” Facsimile of typescript document, with annotations in colored pencil; undated. 18 pp.
Oversized item separated; see Box 47, Folder 10.
folder 8 “Scenario for Richard Dalliver.”
Manuscript notes and sketches (pencil); undated. 4 sheets.
folder 9 “Shall Folksongs Enter into a National Musical Art?”
Typescript essay, with annotations in ink; undated. 3 pp.
Draft of essay (ink) (incomplete; consists of numbered pp. 5-8 only); undated. 4 pp.
Manuscript notes (ink); undated. 10 sheets.
folder 10 “The Society for Music Reform: Principles of Reform.”
Typescript document, with annotations and insertions in pencil; undated. 8 pp.
folder 11 “Spiritual Interpretation of American Musical History in the Twentieth Century.”
Manuscript document (ink); undated. 2 pp. Annotation on first page of document: “A lecture never given.”
folder 12 “A Spiritual Reformation of the Art of Music.”
Manuscript document (pencil); undated. 48 pp.
folder 13 “Stanford.”
Manuscript document (ink and pencil); undated. 7 pp.
folder 14 “State, Individual and God.”
Typescript essay; undated. 13 pp.
folder 15 “Theater of the Stars.”
Published article, from Fawnskin Folks (June 1925), pp. 7-10. 4 pp.
folder 16 “The Theater of the Stars and the Forces of Beauty.”
Published article, from Fawnskin Folks, vol. 1, no. 5 (July 1925), pp. 7-9. Holdings consist of full issue of journal. 30 pp.
folder 17 “Thoughts.”
Various notes and outlines (pencil, ink, and typescript); undated. 33 sheets.
Manuscript document, torn in quarters; undated. 10 pp. Accompanied by envelope. 1 item.
folder 18 “Toward American Music.”
Published brochure, printed for the American Music Society; undated. 8 pp. Reprinted from “The Boston Transcript of May 20, 1905.”
folder 19 [Untitled essay on American Indian song.]
Typescript essay; undated. 2 pp. First line of essay: “American Indian song is a much bigger and more important matter than most people are aware of.”
folder 20 [Untitled essay on great liberation.]
Oversized item separated; see Box 47, Folder 11.
folder 21 [Untitled lecture on American folk song.]
Typescript document, with annotations in ink; undated. 4 pp.
folder 22 [Untitled lecture to the Guild of Organists, NYC.]
Typescript document, with annotations in pencil; undated. 2 pp.
folder 23 “The Vale of the Great Breath.”
Waldo Ladd [pseudonym for Arthur Farwell], “The Vale of the Great Breath: A Note-Book of Spiritual Adventure.” Typescript essay; undated. 35 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 36 pp. Copy 1 missing p. 35 of essay.
folder 24 “The Wa-Wan Press and the Wa-Wan Ceremony of the Omahas.”
Typescript essay, with annotations in colored pencil; undated. 5 pp.
folder 25 “What is ‘American Spirit’ in Music.”
Typescript essay, with annotations and insertions in ink; undated. 10 pp.
Manuscript notes (ink); undated. 9 sheets.
folder 26 “When Thou Makest a Feast.”
Published brochure; undated. 12 pp. 2 copies. Copy 1 has revisions in pencil.

Box 24

folder 1 “The Science of Intuition.” [Publicity materials.]
Lecture program; undated. 4 pp. 2 copies.
Oversized item (flyer for lecture) separated; see Box 47, Folder 12.
folder 2 [“Some matters left over in revising ‘Intuition…’”]
Typescript documents and manuscript notes (pencil and ink), numbered 1-10; undated. 27 pp. Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy) of 1 p. of notes. 1 p.

  • Accompanied by list of contents (ink); undated. 1 p. First line: “Some matters left over in revising ‘Intuition in the World Making.’”
folder 3 “Intuitive Power … Six Lectures.”
Typescript flyer for lecture series, containing brief description of contents; dated October-November 1945. 1 p.
folder 4 “Science and Intuition.”
Draft of published article (typescript); dated April 1942. 7 pp. Annotation on first page of draft: “Published in Tomorrow magazine, April number 1942).
folder 5 “Intuition and Science.”
Draft of published article (typescript); undated. Annotation on first page of draft: “Version in Tomorrow.” 23 pp.
folder 6 “Science and Intuition.”
Draft of published article (typescript); dated ca. 1940. 33 pp. Annotation on cover sheet: “10,000 word article on Science and Intuition. Presumably the first draft … But am not certain.” Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy) of cover sheet. 1 p.
folder 7 “Intuition” (notes)
Lodge, Sir Oliver. “The New Outlook in Physics.” Typescript excerpts from article published in Scientific American (1929). 3 pp.
Typescript documents and manuscript notes (pencil and ink); undated. 12 pp. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 9 pp. of notes.
folder 8 “Intuition” (notes)
“Adventure with the Sixth Sense, presenting a technic for describing and directing the intuition faculty.” Draft outline and notes for lecture (pencil and colored pencil). 6 pp.
Typescript notes and quotations; undated. 3 pp.
“Chapter XVI. Aphorisms of Intuition.” Draft of chapter (typescript); undated. 4 pp.
Manuscript note (pencil); undated. 1 p.
folder 9 “Intuition” (notes)
Manuscript notes (pencil); undated. 12 pp. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of notes. 12 pp.
folder 10 “Intuition” (clippings & notes)
Press clippings and articles; dated between September 1942 and December 1951; 2 undated. 8 items. Includes:

  • “Intuitive Knowledge,” The Aryan Path (September 1942), p. 441. 1 p. Article summarizes the article “Science and Intuition” by Arthur Farwell (Tomorrow, April 1942).
  • Farwell, Arthur, “Observer Denounces ‘Unbelievable Outrage,’” World-Telegram and Sun (January 23, 1951). 1 p.
  • Jinarajadasa, C., “Concerning Intuition,” The American Theosophist [vol. 34, no. 3 (March 1946)], pp. 51, 66. 2 pp.

Assorted notes and papers (pencil, ink, and typescript); undated. 72 sheets. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 14 sheets of notes. 8 pp.
Accompanying correspondence (letter from Sidney T. Cooke; dated October 28, 1946) separated; see Series 7 (Correspondence), Box 33, Folder 29.
folder 11 “Intuition” (notes)
Assorted notes and papers (pencil and ink); undated. 39 sheets. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of notes. 10 pp.
folder 12 “The criteria and law of intuition”
“The Criteria and Law of Intuition.” Typescript essay; undated. 15 pp.
folder 13 “The science of intuition” (review of lecture, 8/1/1940)
“Intuition’s Role in Solving Problems.” Reprint of article, reprinted from The Villager (August 1, 1940). 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile/preservation copy). 1 p.
folder 14  “The science of intuition” (note about first draft)
Manuscript note (“This is the first draft of my lecture ‘The Science of Intuition’ (with a few matters cut out …)” (pencil); undated. 1 p.
folder 15 “The science of intuition” (lecture) holograph draft
“The Science of Intuition.” Draft of lecture (pencil), with annotations in colored pencil and insertions; undated. 94 pp.
folder 16 “Science and intuition”—Tomorrow Magazine, April 1942
Manuscript note (ink); undated. 1 p.
Arthur Farwell, “Science and Intuition.” Facsimile of article (Photostat negative). 5 pp.
Arthur Farwell, “Science and Intuition,” Tomorrow, vol. 1, no. 8 (April 1942), pp. 20-24. Holdings comprise full issue of magazine.

  • Item previously filed in Box 24, Folder 6 (“Science and Intuition”).
folder 17 “Hitler’s intuitions”
“Hitler’s Intuitions.” Typescript essay; undated. 10 pp.
Arthur Farwell, “Hitler’s Intuitions,” Tomorrow, vol. 4, no. 1 (September 1944), pp. 72-74. Holdings comprise full issue of magazine.

  • Accompanied by “Labor Sunday Message, 1944.” Brochure distributed by the Department of the Church and Social Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. 4 pp.

Box 25

folder 1 The Great City (second draft).
Draft of material for Arthur Farwell’s book on intuition (carbon copy of typescript draft); undated. Includes:

  • Front matter, labeled “second draft.” 6 pp.
  • “Chapter I: Early Experiences.” 10 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Experiences of Intuition, Symbolic Dream and Vision.” 21 pp.
  • “Chapter III: The Vision of the Destroyer.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter IV: Interpretation of the Vision of the Destroyer.” 25 pp.
  • “Chapter VII: Vision of the Great City.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter VIII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Great City.” 17 pp.
  • “Chapter IX: Criteria of Vision.” 15 pp.
  • “Chapter X: Time and Prophesy in Intuition and Vision.” 20 pp.
  • “Chapter XI: The Turning-Point.” 13 pp.
  • “Chapter XII: Experiences with Induced Intuition and Vision.” 22 pp.
  • “Chapter XV: Laws of Intuition.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XVII: Intuition and the Individual.” 11 pp. Accompanied by 2 additional copies of last page of chapter. 2 pp.
folder 2 “Chapter XV: Experiences with Consciously Induced Intuition.”
Draft of chapter (carbon copy of typescript draft); undated. 30 pp. Paged numbered 306-335.
folder 3 Intuition in the World-Making. Inspection copy (copy 1).
Bound inspection copy of introduction and selected key chapters (facsimiles of typescript chapters); undated. Includes:

  • Front matter. 16 pp.
  • “Introduction.” 34 pp.
  • “Chapter I: Sub-Intuition.” 12 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Common Intuition.” 15 pp.
  • “Chapter III: Criteria of Intuition.” 10 pp.
  • “Chapter IV: The Law of Intuition.” 18 pp.
  • “Chapter XV: Experiences with Consciously Induced Intuition.” Includes facsimiles of chapter illustrations. 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XVIII: The Practice and Development of Intuition.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XIX: Aphorisms of Intuition.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter XXII: The Vision of the Great City.” Includes facsimiles of chapter illustrations. 7 pp.
  • “Chapter XXIII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Great City.” Includes facsimiles of chapter illustrations. 29 pp.
folder 4 Intuition in the World-Making. Inspection copy (copy 2).
Duplicate of contents of Folder 3: bound inspection copy of introduction and selected key chapters (facsimiles of typescript chapters); undated.

Box 26

folder 1 The Great City. [Front matter and Part I.]
Draft of material for Arthur Farwell’s book on intuition, labeled “copy 3” (carbon copy of typescript draft); undated. Includes:

  • Title page and table of contents. 4 pp.
  • “Chapter I: Early Experiences.” 10 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Experiences with Intuition, Symbolistic Dream and Vision.” 22 pp.
  • “Chapter III: The Vision of the Destroyer.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter IV: Interpretation of the Vision of the Destroyer.” 25 pp.
  • “Chapter VII: The Vision of the Great City.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter VIII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Great City.” 17 pp.
  • “Chapter IX: Criteria of Vision.” 15 pp.
  • “Chapter X: Time and Prophesy in Intuition and Vision.” 21 pp.
folder 2 The Great City. [Parts II-III.]
Draft of material for Arthur Farwell’s book on intuition, labeled “copy 3” (carbon copy of typescript draft); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter XI: The Turning-Point.” 13 pp.
  • “Chapter XII: Experiences with Induced Intuition and Vision.” 22 pp.
  • “Chapter XIII: The Process of Inducing Intuition.” 24 pp.
  • “Chapter XIV: The Answering Intelligence.” 24 pp.
  • “Chapter XV: Laws of Intuition.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XVI: Aphorisms of Intuition.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter XVII: Intuition and the Individual” (incomplete; consists of first 10 pp. only). 10 pp. Accompanied by manuscript note: “Bal. of this chapter of this version in “final.” 1 p.
folder 3 Intuition, Its Science and Practice. [Front matter and chapters I-XIV.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • Title page and table of contents. 2 pp.
  • “Chapter I: A New Practical Approach.” 15 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Common Intuition—Experience and Criteria.” 6 pp.
  • “Chapter III: Law and Control of Intuition.” 8 pp.
  • “Chapter IV: The Symbolic Dream.” 6 pp.
  • “Chapter V: Vision as Intuition.” 7 pp.
  • “Chapter VI: Intuition and Artistic Creation.” 9 pp.
  • “Chapter VII: Scientific Discovery as Intuition.” 14 pp.
  • “Chapter VIII: Consciously Induced Intuition.” 8 pp.
  • “Chapter IX: Experiences with Induced Intuition.” 11 pp.
  • “Chapter X: Intuition as Truth.” 6 pp.
  • “Chapter XII [sic XI]: The Answering Intelligence.” 8 pp.
  • “Chapter XII: Cosmic Bearing.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter XIV [sic XIII]: Suggestions for Practice.” 21 pp.
  • “Chapter XIV: Intuition and Evolution.” 6 pp.

Accompanied by front of original envelope holding materials, with annotations in pencil and ink. Additional materials (excised material for book) separated; see Folder 4.
folder 4 Intuition, Its Science and Practice. [Excised material.]
Material from draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter XIII: The Process of Inducing Intuition,” labeled “out.” 24 pp.
  • Untitled pages (unnumbered). 3 pp.
  • “Chapter XVII: The Answering Intelligence” (incomplete; pages numbered [1]-14). 14 pp. Accompanied by manuscript note. 1 p.
  • Untitled page, labeled “Ch 2, [illegible].” 1 p.
  • Untitled pages (incomplete chapter; pages numbered 11-28). 18 pp.

Materials originally filed in envelope with items in Folder 3.
folder 5 Intuition in the World-Making. [Front matter and introduction.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • Title page. 1 p.
  • 1 p.
  • Table of contents. 1 p.
  • 25 pp. Accompanied by manuscript note: “copy 5.” 1 p.
folder 6 Intuition in the World-Making. [Part I, Chapters I-VII.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter I: Sub-Intuition.” 14 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Common Intuition.” 17 pp.
  • “Chapter III: Criteria of Intuition.” 12 pp.
  • “Chapter IV: The Law of Intuition.” 22 pp.
  • “Chapter V: Scientific Discovery as Intuition.” 23 pp.
  • “Chapter VI: Artistic Inspiration as Intuition.” 35 pp.
folder 7 Intuition in the World-Making. [Part I, Chapters VIII-XIII.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter VIII: Symbolic Dream and Vision as Intuition.” 21 pp.
  • “Chapter IX: The Vision of the Destroyer.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter X: Interpretation of the Vision of the Destroyer.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XI: The Vision of the Pit.” 5 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 5 pp.
  • “Chapter XII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Pit.” 28 pp.
  • “Chapter XIII: Principles of Vision.” 37 pp.
folder 8 Intuition in the World-Making. [Part II, Chapters XIV-XIX.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter XIV: The Turning-Point.” 21 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 21 pp.
  • “Chapter XV: Experiences with Consciously Induced Intuition.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XVI: The Answering Intelligence.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XVII: Time and Prophecy in Intuition.” 35 pp.
  • “Chapter XVIII: The Practice and Development of Intuition.” 31 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile).
  • “Chapter XIX: Aphorisms of Intuition.” 7 pp.
folder 9 Intuition in the World-Making. [Part III, Chapters XX-XXIII.]
Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Chapter XX: Intuition and the Individual.” 13 pp.
  • “Chapter XXI: Intuition and the Race.” 86 pp.
  • “Chapter XXII: Vision of the Great City.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter XXIII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Great City.” 30 pp.

Box 27

folder 1 Intuition in the World-Making. [Notebook.]
Notebook, containing notes and sketches (pencil); undated. Writing on 5 sheets of notebook.
folder 2 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 1: Front matter, Chapters I-III.]
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Part I.” Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • Front matter. 16 pp.
  • “Introduction.” 35 pp.
  • “Chapter I: Sub-Intuition.” 12 pp.
  • “Chapter II: Common Intuition.” 15 pp.
  • “Chapter III: Criteria of Intuition.” 10 pp.
folder 3 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 1: Chapters IV-VII.]
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Part I” [cont.]. Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • “Chapter IV: The Law of Intuition.” 18 pp.
  • “Chapter V: Scientific Discovery as Intuition.” 20 pp.
  • “Chapter VI: Artistic Inspiration as Intuition.” 30 pp.
  • “Chapter VII: Subconscious Mind.” 29 pp.
folder 4 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 1: Chapters VIII-XIII.]
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Part I” [cont.]. Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • “Chapter VIII: Symbolic Dream and Vision as Intuition.” 18 pp.
  • “Chapter IX: The Vision of the Destroyer.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter X: Interpretation of the Vision of the Destroyer.” 28 pp.
  • “Chapter XI: The Vision of the Pit.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter XII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Pit.” 25 pp.
  • “Chapter XIII: Principles of Vision.” 32 pp.
folder 5 Intuition in the World-Making. [Additional materials from binder 1.]
Additional material interleaved in binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Part I” [cont.]. Includes:

  • “The Science of Intuition.” Lecture program; undated. 4 pp.
  • “Foreword.” Typescript document; dated 1944. 1 p. Accompanied by manuscript note: “This page borrowed from an earlier version…” 1 p.
folder 6 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 2: Chapters XIV-
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Parts II and III.” Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • “Chapter XIV: The Turning-Point.” 18 pp.
  • “Chapter XV: Experiences with Consciously Induced Intuition.” 27 pp.
  • “Chapter XVI: The Answering Intelligence.” 41 pp.
  • “Chapter XVII: Time and Prophecy in Intuition.” 30 pp.
folder 7 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 2: Chapters XVIII-XX.]
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Parts II and III” [cont.] Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • “Chapter XVIII: The Practice and Development of Intuition.” 31 pp.
  • “Chapter XIX: Aphorisms of Intuition.” 5 pp.
  • “Chapter XX: Intuition and the Individual.” 82 pp.
folder 8 Intuition in the World-Making. [From draft in binder 2: Chapters XXI-XXIII.]
Material from binder labeled “Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Parts II and III” [cont.] Draft of book on intuition (typescript, with annotations in pencil); dated 1943-1949. Includes:

  • “Chapter XXI: Intuition and the Race.” 74 pp.
  • “Chapter XXII: Vision of the Great City.” 4 pp.
  • “Chapter XXIII: Interpretation of the Vision of the Great City.” 26 pp.

Box 28

item 1 Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Part I.
Binder.
Affixed to inside front cover of binder: “Quotes from Man the Unknown, Alexis Carrel” (ink). 1 p.
For original contents of binder, see Box 27, Folders 1-5.
item 2 Intuition in the World-Making by Arthur Farwell, Parts II and III.
Binder.
For original contents of binder, see Box 27, Folders 6-8.

Sub-series B: Works by Other Authors

Box 29

folder 1 Allport, Floyd H.
“Seeing Women as They Are,” Harper’s Magazine, vol. 158 (March 1929), pp. 397-408. Published article, with annotations in ink. 12 pp.
folder 2 Benson, Allan L.
“The Wonderful New World Ahead of Us: Some Startling Prophecies of the Future as Described by Thomas A. Edison,” Cosmopolitan Magazine, vol. 50, no. 3 (February 1911), pp. 294-306.
folder 3 Birkhoff, George D.
“Intuition, Reason, and Faith in Science.” Reprint of article from Science, vol. 88, no. 2296, pp. 601-609. Published reprint, with annotations in pencil. 8 pp. Inscription on first page of article: “To Mr. Arthur Farwell …”
Manuscript notes (pencil and ink); undated. 2 pp.
Press clipping (photograph of George D. Birkhoff and Campbell Bonner with caption); dated April 23, 1939. 1 p.
folder 4 Fillmore, John Comfort.
“The Harmonic Structure of Indian Music” (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1899). Article reprinted from American Anthropologist, vol. 1 (April 1899). 22 pp.
folder 5 Fletcher, Alice C. [1].
“The Import of the Totem: A Study from the Omaha Tribe.” Paper from the Detroit Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section of Anthropology (August 1897). Published by the Salem Press (Salem, MA, 1897). 8 pp. Copy has annotations in ink and colored pencil.
“Indian Ceremonies.” From XVI Report of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Technology (Cambridge, MA, 1883). Published by the Salem Press (Salem, MA: 1884). 73 pp.
folder 6 Fletcher, Alice C. [2].
A Study of Omaha Indian Music. With additional reports by Francis La Flesche and John Comfort Fillmore. Archaeological and ethnological papers of the Peabody Museum (Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 1893). 152 pp.
folder 7 La Flesche, Francis.
“Who Was the Medicine Man?” Reprinted, with an introduction, from the 32nd Annual Report of the Fairmount Park Art Association, Philadelphia, 1904. Published by the Hampton Institute Press (Hampton, VA, 1905). 13 pp.
folder 8 “Madame Louise Homer’s Singing Group.”
Article, reprinted from the Lake George Mirror (August 14, 1936), with annotations in ink. 2 pp. Inscription in ink on first page of reprinted article: “Greetings from us all, F. H.”
folder 9 Miles, Emma Bell.
“Some Real American Music,” Harper’s Magazine (undated), pp. 118-123. 6 pp.
Accompanied by: “Bird Music.” Article from unidentified source, vol. 38, p. 234. 1 p. Incomplete article; consists of first page only.
folder 10 Millikan, R. A.
“The Extension of the Ultra-Violet Spectrum.” Reprinted article for private circulation from the Astrophysical Journal, vol. 52, no. 1 (July 1920), pp. 47-64. 24 pp.
“A New Opportunity in Science.” Reprinted article from Science, vol. 50, no. 1291 (September 26, 1919), pp. 285-297. 13 pp.
“Twentieth-Century Physics.” Reprinted article from The Smithsonian Report for 1918, pp. 169-184. Printed by the Government Printing Office (Washington, DC, 1920). 16 pp.
folder 11 Milner, W. M. H.
The Royal House of Britain: An Enduring Dynasty (London: Robert Banks and Son, 1915). 42 pp.
folder 12 Perkins, James S.
“Our New President,” The American Theosophist, vol. 34, no. 3 (March 1946), pp. 49 and 60. 2 pp.
folder 13 Roos, Charles O.
Collection of typescript poems; undated. 12 pp. Accompanied by letter from Charles O. Roos to Mrs. Farwell (statement releasing poems to Arthur Farwell) (typescript); undated. 1 p.
Collection of typescript poems, bound; dated 1922/1923. 6 pp. Inscription on front cover: “To my friend Arthur Farwell.”
Additional typescript poems; undated. 5 pp.
Also in folder:

  • Collection of poems by Juanita E. Roos (typescript); undated. 4 pp.

Accompanying photograph (portrait of Charles O. Roos) separated; see Box 43, Sleeve 24.
folder 14 “Social Plays, Games, Marches; Old Folk Dances and Rhythmic Movements: For Use in Indian Schools.”
Brochure published by the Office of Indian Affairs (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1911). 67 pp. Accompanied by manuscript sketch (pencil). 1 p.
folder 15 Sullivan, J. W. N.
“What and Where Are We?” Harper’s Magazine (June 1937), pp. 20-26. 7 pp.
folder 16 Troward, T.
The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science. Revised, enlarged, and authorized American edition (New York: Roger Brothers, 1910). 130 pp.
folder 17 Wright, Ernest Hunter.
“The Cast for Telepathy: A Record of Some Remarkable Experiments,” Harper’s Magazine (November 1936), pp. 575-586. Accompanied by “Personal and Otherwise” column, containing summary of issue contents. 1 p.
“The Nature of Telepathy,” Harper’s Magazine (December 1936), pp. 13-21. 9 pp. Accompanied by “Personal and Otherwise” column, containing summary of issue contents. 1 p.
“Personal and Otherwise,” Harper’s Magazine (January 1937). 1 p. Column contains a letter to the editor pertaining to Professor Wright’s articles of November-December 1936.
“Personal and Otherwise,” Harper’s Magazine (February 1937). 3 pp. Column contains a letter to the editor pertaining to Professor Wright’s articles of November-December 1936.
folder 18 “Poems (for songs).”
Various poems, including press clippings, excerpts, and typescript and manuscript documents (pencil and ink). 32 pp.

  • Authors represented: Bliss Carman, John Jay Chapman, Sidney T. Cooke, Adelaide Crapsey, Gertrude Farwell, Herbert French, James Grun, Belle Willey Gue, Arthur Henry, Richard Hovey, Aline Kilmer, Ewige Lampe, Arthur Wallace Peach, Theodor Maynard, William G. Randall, Lizette Woodworth Reese, Morley Roberts, Sydney King Russell, Sappho, [Loys Small?], Sara Teasdale, Celeste Turner, E. H. Visiak, Solomon Wertheimer, “Katherine.”

Oversized item (untitled poem) separated; see Box 47, Folder 13.
folder 19 “Poems—German.”
Various poems, in German, authors unknown or unidentified (ink and pencil); undated. 5 pp.
folder 20 Unknown author/Anonymous literary works.
Various poems and writings, including press clippings and manuscript documents (pencil and ink); undated. 8 pp.

Series 5: Traditional Music Studies

Box 30

folder 1 Cowboy songs. [Sketches.]
“‘Cracker’ Tunes.” Tunes collected by H. F. Gilbert in Florida, 1891. Manuscript (pencil). 1 p.
Manuscript sketches, titled “Indian” (pencil); undated. 4 pp.
Manuscript sketches, titled “Indian II” (pencil). 1 p. of music.
“O Susianna.” Manuscript sketch of tune (ink). 2 pp.
“The Days of Forty Nine.” Song to the tune “O, Susanna” by Stephen Foster; words anonymous. Manuscript sketches (ink) (incomplete). 2 pp. of music.
“The Change is Great, You See.” Typescript poem. 2 pp.
“The Zebra Don.” Typescript poem, with annotations in pencil. 2 pp.
“The Zebra Don.” Manuscript sketch of song (ink) (incomplete). 1 p.
“Patty Malone Forgot That He Was Dead.” Typescript poem. 1 p.
“Pat Malone Forgot that He Was Dead.” Manuscript sketch of song (ink) (incomplete). 3 pp.
folder 2 Cowboy songs. [Notes and texts.]
Manuscript sketches, labeled “Texas Ranger” (pencil); undated. 1 p.
“The Dying Cowboy.” From Ritchie. Manuscript sketch (ink); undated. 1 p.
Untitled sketches (ink and pencil); undated. 4 sheets.
Various poems and texts (ink, pencil, and typescript); undated. 68 sheets.
Accompanying correspondence (letter from Phillips Barry; letter to J. L. Hubbell) separated; see Series 7 (Correspondence), Box 33, Folder 8, and Box 34, Folder 14, respectively.
folder 3 Cowboy songs. [Letter from Eugene M. Rhodes.]
Eugene M. Rhodes to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated August 21, 1908. 11 pp.

  • Correspondence pertains to cowboy songs.
  • Accompanied by texts of poems, with annotations (ink and typescript); undated. 7 pp.
folder 4 Folk songs. [Sketches.]
“My wife has a fever.” Text of poem (typescript); undated. 1 p. On bottom of page: “Given by Miss Van Cleve.”
“My Wife Has a Fever.” Manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 1 p.
“Fair Fanny Moore.” Text of poem (typescript); undated. 2 pp.
“Fair Fanny Moore.” Manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
folder 5 Folk songs. [Notes and texts.]
“Ancient Music used in Worship of Heavens and Earth.” Manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
“Music Used in Worship of Confucius.” Manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
“Buddhist Chant.” Manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
Untitled manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
“A Bit of American Folk-Music.” Excerpt of songs and commentary from unidentified source, pages numbered 37-40. 4 pp.
Manuscript notes (pencil). 2 pp.
Typescript poem texts; undated. 6 pp.
Press clippings; undated. 4 pp.
Oversized item (press clipping: “The Joe Bower’s Myth”) separated; see Box 48, Folder 7.
folder 6 Indian music. [Sketches and notes.]
Various manuscript sketches (pencil and ink); undated. 8 sheets.
“Ishibuzzhi.” Unison songs (manuscript facsimile); undated. 6 pp. 2 copies. Accompanied by additional copies of:

  • “Ishibuzzhi” [sheet 1]. 1 p.
  • “Ishibuzzhi (5th sheet). 1 p. 2 copies.
  • “Ishibuzzhi (6th sheet). 1 p.

“The Old Man’s Love Song.” For SATB voices. Score (manuscript facsimile); undated. 2 pp. 2 copies.
“Omaha Tribal Prayer.” For SATB voices. Score (manuscript facsimile); undated. 1 p. 3 copies.
“Wolf Song.” Published score, from unidentified source; undated. 1 p. Caption for music: “Transposed from Graphophone Record by Arthur Nevin.”
Manuscript notes (pencil); undated. 2 sheets.
Facsimiles of pages from unidentified publication. 6 pp.

  • Titles on pages: “The Apsaroke” (p. 37); “The North American Indian” (p. 52); “The Teton Sioux” (pp. 71-72); “The North American Indian” (pp. 82, 88).

Curtis, Natalie, “An American-Indian Composer,” Harper’s Magazine (undated), pp. 626-632. 7 pp.
folder 7 Indian music. [Notes and texts.]
“Wakonda, hear us!” Typescript text of poem; unattributed, undated. 1 p.
Manuscript notes (pencil); undated. 2 pp.
folder 8 Spanish California songs [1].
Manuscripts and sketches. 10 items:
Manuscript sketches (ink and pencil); undated. Includes:

  • Ay, Mama. Ink. 3 pp.
  • Caracohio/Al separarnos. Pencil. 2 pp.
  • Ella no me ama. Ink. 2 pp.
  • La gran via. Ink. 1 p.
  • La Monona. Pencil and ink. 4 pp.
  • El pescador. Ink. 2 pp.
  • Sombrero blanco. Ink. 2 pp.
  • Tota aragonesa. Ink and pencil. 2 pp.

“Noche serena (Serene night).” For voice and piano. Score (manuscript facsimile); undated. 1 p.
Untitled manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 1 p.
Published scores. 1 item:
Nunó, Jaime. “Himno nacional de Mejico (Mexican national hymn).” For voice and piano. Text in English and Spanish; translated by M. Barnett. Published score (Boston: O. Ditson & Co., 1885). 3 pp. of music.
Manuscript notes and texts. 34 pp.:
Manuscript notes, song texts, and lists (pencil, ink, and typescript); undated. 33 sheets. Duplicate facsimiles of 7 sheets (preservation copies). 6 pp.
Accompanied by envelope, labeled “Santa Barbara Songs.” 1 item.
Oversized document (list of song texts, titled “Songs for ‘Primavera’”) separated; see Box 48, Folder 8.
folder 9 Spanish California songs [2].
Manuscript sketches (ink and pencil); undated. Includes:

  • Pencil. 2 pp.
  • La balona. Ink. 2 pp.
  • El cazador. Ink. 3 pp.
  • Cielito lindo. Pencil. 1 p.
  • Don Santero. Ink. 3 pp.
  • El fisico. Ink. 2 pp.
  • Lola mia. Ink. 3 pp.
  • La mononona. Ink. 2 pp.
  • La pollitas. Ink. 2 pp.
  • Que travajo/Es un sueño. Pencil. 2 pp.
  • La resistencia. Ink. 2 pp.
  • Los risos. Harmonized by Arthur Farwell. Piano vocal score (ink). 1 p.
  • La ronda. 3 pp. of music.
  • La sinaloense. Ink. 2 pp. Accompanied by typescript text. 1 p.
  • Una somber de noche. Ink. 2 pp.
  • La sonrisa de Adelaida. Ink. 2 pp.

Untitled manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 4 pp.
Also in folder: manuscript note (pencil); undated. 1 p.
folder 10 Spanish California songs [3].
“Ay Mamá; Por todas partes; Que me importa.” Texts of songs (ink); undated. 1 p. Annotation on page: “Manuela García: 3 of her songs.”
Untitled collection of typescript texts of Spanish poems/songs (pages numbered sequentially); undated. 95 pp.
folder 11 Spanish California songs [4].
Untitled manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 2 sheets.
Manuscript notes and song texts (typescript, pencil, and ink); undated. 29 pp. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 4 pp. of notes.
folder 12 Spanish California songs [5].
Sheet music and sketches. 3 items:
“La paloma (Cancion Mexicana).” For voice and piano. Text in Spanish and English; translated by P. J. H. Published score (Los Angeles, CA: R. W. Heffelfinger, 1910). 5 pp. of music. Interleaved in score:

  • “Adelaide.” Manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 1 p.
  • “Himno de Bilbau/El adios de un soldado.” Manuscript sketches (pencil); undated. 2 pp.
  • Manuscript notes (pencil). 3 pp.

“Adios, sensueños/Adelaida.” Manuscript sketches (ink and pencil); undated. 3 pp.
“El pescador (La pescadorcita).” Manuscript sketches (ink); undated. 1 p.
Other documents. 3 items:
Manuscript notes and song texts (pencil); undated. 6 pp.
“Report on Folk Song work for Southwest Society.” Facsimile of typescript report by Arthur Farwell; dated October 1, 1905. 2 pp.
Correspondence from Julia M. Platt to Mrs. Linn. 1 postcard (ink); dated January 2, 1920. 1 p.
folder 13 Spanish California songs [6].
Song texts (1 pencil, 1 typescript); undated. 3 pp.
Published songs. 2 items:

  • “El galan incognito.” Published song, with annotations in ink (Boston: H. W. Gray Co., 1914). 2 pp.
  • “Noche serena (Serene night),” compiled and edited by Eleanor Hague. Published song, with annotations in pencil (Boston: H. W. Gray Co., 1914). 2 pp.

Manuscript sketches and drafts (ink and pencil); undated. Includes:

  • “Adios amores.” Piano score (ink). 1 p.
  • “Angel de amor.” Harmonized by Arthur Farwell. Piano vocal score (ink and pencil). 3 pp.
  • “La chacha”:
    • Typescript text. 1 p.
    • Piano vocal score (pencil). 2 pp.
    • Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. 4 copies. Duplicate facsimile of copy 1 (manuscript facsimile). 2 pp. Copies 3-4 lack text in the vocal part.
  • “La cocinera.” Harmonized by Arthur Farwell. Piano vocal score (ink). 3pp. of music and text.
  • “Contra danza”:
    • Piano score (ink). 1 p. 2 copies.
    • Orchestral score (ink). 3 pp.
    • Orchestral score (ink). 5 pp. On reverse of last page: manuscript SATB sketches (pencil), titled “No Name.” 1 p.
  • “La corona/La cocinera.” Vocal part (ink). 1 p.
  • “Despierta blanca Paloma.” Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. 2 copies. Copy 2 missing p. 2 of score.
  • “La golondrina”:
    • Piano score (ink). 2 pp. of music.
    • Published vocal score by Narciso Serradell (Los Angeles, CA: R. W. Heffelfinger, 1910). 2 pp. of music.
    • Manuscript note (pencil and ink). 1 p.
  • “Idol dance (Indian ceremonial).” Piano score (ink). 1 p.
  • “Indian Dirge.” Piano score (ink). 1 p.
  • “Indian Lament.” Piano vocal score (ink). 1 p.
  • “La jota”:
    • Piano score, with manuscript sketches (ink and pencil). 4 pp.
    • Piano score (ink). 1 p. 2 copies.
    • Orchestral score (ink), with annotations in pencil. 5 pp. of music.
  • “Mexican serenade.” Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp.
  • “La Monona.” Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. of music. 2 copies.
  • “No escuches los lamentos.” Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. of music.
  • “Noche serena.” Harmonized by Arthur Farwell. Draft of piano score (pencil and ink). 2 pp. of music.
  • “Sin ti”:
    • Voice parts (ink); dated December 31, 1919. 2 pp.
    • Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. of music. 3 copies/versions.
  • “El sombrero blanco”:
    • Piano vocal score (pencil). 4 pp.
    • Piano vocal score (ink). 2 pp. of music. Vocal part missing text.
  • “El sonoreño.” Piano vocal score (ink). 3 pp. of music and text.
  • “La sorita.” Piano vocal score (ink and pencil). 2 pp. of music. Accompanied by typescript text. 1 p.
folder 14 Spanish California songs [7].
Texts of songs (typescript and ink); undated. 13 pp. Accompanied by cover sheet labeled: “Spanish Calif Group.” 1 p.
folder 15 Spanish California songs [8]. [Notes and texts.]
Untitled song. Vocal part (ink); undated. 1 p.
Manuscript notes and song texts (typescript, pencil, and ink); undated. 8 pp.
“Spanish Song Sheet: The Santa Barbara Community Chorus.” Typescript song sheet, with annotations in pencil. 4 pp.
Accompanying correspondence (2 letters from Charles F. Lummis) separated; see Box 34, Folder 33.

Series 6: Personal Papers

Box 31

item 1 Scrapbook.
Bound scrapbook, titled “Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, Magazine Articles, and Programs Mostly Concerning the Musical Career of Arthur Farwell, 1903-1911.” Includes newspaper and magazine clippings; typescript transcriptions of press articles and press releases; publicity materials; concert, lecture recital, and conference programs; correspondence; and photographs; dated January 1905–September 1911. 248 pp.
Correspondence included in scrapbook:

  • Phillip Hale to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated October 31, 1906. 1 p. (On p. 58 of scrapbook.)
  • Elizabeth M. S. File to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated November 13, 1908. 3 pp. (On p. 112 of scrapbook.)
  • Louis E. Van Norman to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (typescript); dated November 10, 1908. 1 p. (On p. 115 of scrapbook.)
  • Paul M. Kempf (Managing Editor, Musical America) to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (typescript); dated November 13, 1908. 1 p. (On p. 116 of scrapbook.)
  • Abram Garfield from Geo. L. Farwell (for the Wa-Wan Press). 1 letter (typescript); dated February 28, 1906. 1 p. (On p. 119 of scrapbook.)
  • George F. Kunz (Chairman, City Hall Celebration Committee, City of New York) to Mr. and Mrs. George L. Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated June 30, 1911. 1 p. (On p. 174 of scrapbook.)
folder 2 Loose concert programs and publicity.
Concert, festival, and lecture programs; dated between 1904 and May 1907; 9 undated. 12 items.
folder 3 Loose press clippings.
Loose newspaper clippings; dated 1905-1910; 9 undated. 12 items.
folder 4 Facsimile of press clipping.
Facsimile of concert advertisement (Katherine Heyman, Klavier-Abend); undated. 4 pp. Facsimile of item originally housed in scrapbook; press clipping permanently removed due to embrittlement.
folder 5 Loose items.
Correspondence. 2 items:
Philip Hale to/from Arthur Farwell. 2 letters (1 ink, 1 typescript); dated October 24, [1906]; October 25, 1906. 2 pp.
Papers. 3 items:
Arthur Farwell, “A Letter to American Composers.” Pamphlet; dated 1903. 7 pp.
Arthur Farwell, “Music in the Abstract.” Published article, from unidentified source; undated. 2 pp.
Facsimile of inscription from reverse of sketch by Arthur Farwell, with inscription by Brice Farwell. 1 p.
Publicity. 1 item:
Wa-Wan Press list of publications. 2 pp.

Box 32

folder 1 Archaeological Institute of America.
Oversized item (membership certificate) separated; see Box 47, Folder 14.
folder 2 Bohemian Club, 1920s-1930s.
Invitations, programs, posters, and other publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated between January 1924 and April 1939. 15 items.

  • 3 publicity items dated 1927-1928 (labeled “A”; “B”; “C”) torn; holdings comprise half of each document.
  • Invitation dated March 4, 1937, accompanied by press clipping; undated. 1 p.
folder 3 Bohemian Club, 1940s-1950s.
Invitations, posters, and other publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated between February 1942 and November 1951. 16 items.

  • Oversized items (16 posters and other publicity materials, dated between May 1941 and December 1951) separated; see Box 48, Folder 12.
  • Oversized item (1 poster) separated; see Series 14 (Oversized), Sub-series E (Oversized Personal Papers); item housed in Oversized Iconography, Shelf B6.
folder 4 Bohemian Club, undated.
Invitations, posters, and other publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; undated. 16 items.

  • Oversized items (7 posters and other publicity materials) separated; see Box 48, Folder 12.
  • Oversized item (1 poster) separated; see Series 14 (Oversized), Sub-series E (Oversized Personal Papers); item housed in Oversized Iconography, Shelf B6.
folder 5 Christmas card, 1931.
Christmas card from Arthur and Gertrude Farwell; dated 1931. Inside of card contains score of “Grace for Christmas” by Arthur Farwell. Design and lithography by Arthur Farwell.
folder 6 Clippings.
Newspaper and magazine clippings and facsimiles; dated between April 1908 and December 1978; 4 undated. 9 items.

  • Oversized items (11 press clippings and facsimiles) separated; see Box 48, Folder 13.
folder 7 Contracts.
Contract between Arthur Farwell and Carl Fischer Inc. pertaining to Indian Scene and Navajo War Dance (typescript, unsigned); dated February 7, 1947. 2 pp.
Addendum to Carl Fischer contract (“Arthur Farwell: in re publication of Indian Scene and Navajo War Dance, No. 2”). Typescript; dated April 10, 1947. 3 pp.
Letter acknowledging receipt of payment for lecture at the New York Public Library (typescript, signed in ink); dated September 19, 1949. 1 p.
Contract between Arthur Farwell and Thornton W. Allen Co. (publisher) pertaining to D. K. E. Waltz (typescript, unsigned); undated. 1 p. 3 copies (1 original, 2 carbon copies).

  • Item separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Box 33, Folder 2 (Allen, Thornton W.).

Manuscript notes (ink and pencil); undated. 7 sheets.
folder 8 Farwell, Arthur—Biography.
Typescript recollections by Arthur Farwell; dated 1930. 1 p. Annotation on document in ink: “Written at request of Sun Telegraph, Pittsburgh for an ‘interesting moment’ from my life, Sept 5, 1930.”
Facsimile of bylaws of the American Music Society (organized April 20, 1905). 1 pp.
Kruckman, Arnold, “Music and Musicians.” Article from unidentified source; undated. 1 p. Clipping mounted on paper. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile).
“Arthur Farwell: Notes on His Life and Work.” Manuscript document (pencil); undated. 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 1 p.
folder 9 Farwell, Arthur—Biographical Information.
Oversized items (2 press clippings) separated; see Box 48, Folder 14.
“Family.” Document listing the children of Arthur Farwell and Gertrude Farwell (facsimile of typescript document, with annotations in ink); undated. 1 p.
Typescript note (requesting proofing of brief article for American Composers Today); undated. 1 p.
“Data Concerning Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document, including list of employment positions, supplementary data, and select list of compositions; undated. 3 pp.
“Articles by Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document, with annotations in ink; undated. 1 p.
Envelope, labeled “Opera & Music Notes; Few clippings.” 1 item. Accompanied by manuscript note (ink); undated. 1 p. Items from envelope include:

  • Manuscript notes (ink and pencil); undated. 21 sheets.
  • Press clippings; dated 1951; 6 undated. 8 items.
folder 10 Farwell, Arthur—Diary (July 1893-November 1893).
Diary, labeled “Book II, July 4, 1893 to November 1893.” Leather bound volume. 60 sheets (some pages torn out in whole or part). Interleaved in diary:

  • Concert program (“Anton Seidl and His Metropolitan Permanent Orchestra”); dated October 1896. 2 pp.
  • “In Memory of Sarah Wyer.” Card (ink), in envelope; undated. 1 p.
  • Place card for “Herr Farwell.” 1 item.
folder 11 Farwell, Arthur—Diary (June 1896-March 1898).
Diary, labeled “Book VI, June 5, 1896, to March 11, 1898.” Leather bound volume. 62 sheets (part of one page torn out).
folder 12 Farwell, Arthur—Divorce.
Correspondence from Arthur Farwell to Laird J. Troyer (City Hall, Lansing, MI). 1 letter (ink); dated October 6, 1937. 2 pp.

  • Correspondence pertains to alimony payments to Gertrude Farwell.

Draft of contract (pencil and ink); undated. 1 p.
Receipt from child support payment; dated March 2, 1937. 1 p.
folder 13 Farwell Genealogy.
Correspondence. 3 items:
Sydney Farwell to Brice Farwell. Facsimile of 1 letter (manuscript); dated September 16, 1936. 4 pp.
Brice Farwell to Bea Farwell, Sara Farwell, Em Farwell, and Jon Farwell. Facsimile of 1 letter (typescript); dated October 22, 1987. 1 p.

  • Correspondence pertains to Evelyn Davis Culbertson’s biography of Arthur Farwell.

Brice Farwell to Evelyn [Davis Culbertson]. 1 letter (ink); dated November 3, 1989. 1 p. On reverse: diagram of genealogical information for Arthur G. Farwell (paternal line). 1 p.
Papers. 9 items:
Family tree diagram for Arthur Farwell, identifying maternal ancestors (ink); undated. Includes note to “Kirk” [from Brice Farwell]. 1 p.
Manuscript notes (ink); undated. 2 pp.
Facsimile of foreword from unidentified source. 1 p. Page includes photograph of Sara Gardner Wyer and Jamie Wyer, II.
Facsimile of foreword and table of contents for The Evergreen Tree. 2 pp.
Biographical summary for Arthur Farwell (facsimile of typescript document, on letterhead for the St. Paul Dispatch/St. Paul Pioneer Press); undated. 3 pp.
Chase, Gilbert, “Farwell, Arthur.” Facsimile of entry from The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie (Washington, DC: Grove’s Dictionaries of Music, 1980), pp. 410-411. 2 pp.
Facsimiles of pages from volume on “Farwell Genealogy,” including entries on Lyman Farwell, George Lyman Farwell, and Arthur Farwell, pp. 340-341, 475, 580-581, 2 unnumbered. 7 pp.
S., H. E. “Adams, Jasper.” Biographical entry from unidentified source. Facsimile of p. 72. 1 p.
“Adams, Jasper.” Biographical entry from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography; undated. Facsimile of unnumbered page. 1 p.
Oversized items (facsimiles of press clippings, 3 pp.) separated; see Box 48, Folder 14.
folder 14 History of Music Charts.
Timeline of the history of Western music, from the 1st century (0-99) through the 20th century (1900-) (pencil); undated. 20 pp.
folder 15 Jeans, James: The Universe Around Us (notes).
“From Sir James Jeans The Universe Around Us.” Manuscript notes (ink); undated. 10 pp.
folder 16 Jung, Carl (notes).
Manuscript note (pencil); undated. 1 p.
“Jung—Modern Man in Search of a Soul.” Manuscript notes (ink), pages numbered 1-67; undated. 68 pp. Accompanied by unnumbered sheet (pencil), inserted after p. 21. 2 pp.
folder 17 Library Records and Call Slips.
Manuscript notes on library records and library call slips (pencil and ink); undated. 109 sheets.
Manuscript notes (ink and pencil); undated. 3 sheets.
Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 2 sheets of notes, including 1 note on library records and 1 manuscript note. 2 pp.
folder 18 Lithographic Press.
“Printing Music by Offset Lithography.” Typescript instructions, with annotations in pencil and colored pencil; undated. 7 pp.
Brochure about Arthur Farwell’s lithographic press; dated April 1936. 4 pp. 5 copies.
“Compositions of Arthur Farwell.” Typescript note to accompany folio of compositions; undated. 1 p.
Print of photograph of Arthur Farwell at his lithographic press. 1 black and white print, 3.75” x 4.5”.
List of addresses for music dealers. 3 items, titled:

  • “Sent Folio and Letter to following dealers” (typescript, with annotations in pencil); undated. 4 pp.
  • “Dealers” (typescript); undated. 4 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 4 pp.
  • “Replies from —“ (pencil and colored pencil); undated. 3 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 3 pp.

Facsimile of letter from Arthur Farwell to Hugo Hagen (President, The Musician’s Guild). 1 letter (facsimile of typescript letter); dated March 31, 1936. 1 p.
Facsimile of form letter from Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (typescript); dated April. 2 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 2 pp.
Draft of letter (pencil); undated. 3 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 3 pp.
“Composer Lithographs Own Music,” Musical America (May 25, 1937). Press clipping, mounted on paper. 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile). 1 p.
Manuscript notes, labeled “Whirler Speeds Tests” (pencil and colored pencil). 3 sheets.
Manuscript notes, labeled “Questions” (ink and pencil). 1 sheet.
folder 19 Notes on Names.
Letter from “Mother” [Sara Wyer Farwell] to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated October 25. 2 pp.

  • Correspondence pertains to name suggestions for heroine for unnamed dramatic work.

Manuscript notes, untitled (ink and pencil); undated. 4 sheets.
folder 20 Personal Papers.
Letter from A. F. Spellman (Assistant Vice President, National City Bank) to Betty Farwell. 1 letter (typescript, signed in ink); dated June 20, 1945. 1 p.
Teacher’s Certificate, State of Michigan. Issued to Betty Lewis Richardson; dated June 10, 1935. 1 p.
folder 21 “Recollections of a Visit to Cheiro” [palm reading].
Typescript document, with annotations in ink; dated April 8, 1895. 4 pp.
folder 22 “Record of Symbolical Dreams.”
Manuscript document (ink); dated April-May 1940. 17 pp.
folder 23 Theosophy (notes).
Manuscript notes pertaining to theosophy (pencil and ink); undated. 37 sheets. Duplicate facsimiles (preservation copies) of 6 sheets of notes. 8 pp.
folder 24 [Vision of Séance Report.]
Manuscript document (ink); undated. 4 pp.
folder 25 Visions—Descriptions.
Manuscript documents (ink); undated. 13 sheets.
folder 26 Visions—The Great City.
Manuscript document (ink and pencil); undated. 7 pp.
folder 27 Wa-Wan Press (“Introduction”).
“Introduction.” From The Wa-Wan Press, vol. 4 (Summer quarter 1905), pp. 1-4. 4 pp.
folder 28 Yoga (notes).
“Brunton. The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga.” Manuscript notes (ink); undated. 7 sheets. Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy) of 1 sheet of notes. 1 p.

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