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Florence Foster Jenkins ephemera

Title
Florence Foster Jenkins ephemera, 1909-1980.

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Mixed materialSupervised use JPB 01-61Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Additional Authors
  • Bayfield, Kathleen.
  • Bayfield, St. Clair, 1875-1967.
  • From, Helen R.
  • Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944.
Description
.62 cu. ft. (1 box).
Summary
Includes Florence Foster Jenkins scrapbook and Verdi Club address book. The contents of the scrapbook "are from the personal archives of the late Mr. St. Clair Bayfield of New York City and were in the possession of his widow, Mrs. St. Clair [Kathleen] Bayfield of Larchmont, New York. Under her direction, the album was compiled by Helen R. From, a close friend of both Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair Bayfield." The scrapbook contains material about Verdi Club events and some of Mr. Bayfield's performances as well as Mrs. Jenkins's solo concerts.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Address books.
  • Articles.
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
  • Poems.
  • Portrait photographs.
  • Programs.
  • Reviews.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Silver gelatin prints.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Scrapbook also available on microfilm : master negative *ZZ-30756.
Source (note)
  • Bayfield, Kathleen
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
  • Florence Foster Jenkins, 1868-1944, was an American soprano whose concerts attracted crowds despite scathing reviews. She founded and presided over the Verdi Club and was noted for generosity to younger performers. Actor St. Clair Bayfield managed her career.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Scrapbook includes list of contents (3 leaves, typescript, pencil and ink).
Processing Action (note)
  • Accessioned
  • Cataloged
Call Number
JPB 01-61
OCLC
NYPW96-A43
Title
Florence Foster Jenkins ephemera, 1909-1980.
Additional Formats
Scrapbook also available on microfilm : master negative *ZZ-30756.
Biography
Florence Foster Jenkins, 1868-1944, was an American soprano whose concerts attracted crowds despite scathing reviews. She founded and presided over the Verdi Club and was noted for generosity to younger performers. Actor St. Clair Bayfield managed her career.
Indexes
Scrapbook includes list of contents (3 leaves, typescript, pencil and ink).
Location of Other Archival Materials
Bayfield, St. Clair, 1875-1967. Papers; located at: The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library.
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Added Author
Bayfield, Kathleen.
Bayfield, St. Clair, 1875-1967.
From, Helen R.
Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944.
Research Call Number
JPB 01-61
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