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The Inventory of the Dorothy Kirsten Collection #1753

The Inventory of the Dorothy Kirsten Collection #1753

The Inventory

of the

Dorothy Kirsten

Collection

#1753

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

KIRSTEN, DOROTHY

1913 - 1992

#427B

Gift of the Estate of , 1993.

Lyric with Metropolitan

I. SCRAPBOOKS

Containing newspaper and magazine items pasted in. Also reviews, publicity press releases, and programs, documenting her professional career and private life.

Package 1 (First Scrapbook) 1938 - 1943.

Package 2 October 1944 - August 1945.

Package 3 December 1946 - September 1947.

Package 4 June 1947 - April 1948.

Package 5 December 1947 - December 1948.

Package 6

December 1948 - July 1951.

Package 7

1950 - June 1951.

II. VIDEOCASSETTE

Box 1

1. "Remembering Dorothy Kirsten" Kirsten, Dorothy #1753 10/8/93 - 2/6/09 Preliminary Listing

I. Printed Materials [see also oversized materials]. A. Files, may include clippings, programs, correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, and magazines. Added to Box 1 1. "Early 1940s Originals." [F. 2] 2. "1942." 3. "1943 Opera Co." 4. "1947 Clippings ." 5. "1947 ." [F. 3] 6. "1947 Originals," 4 files. [F. 3-4] 7. "January, 1948." [F. 5] 8. "April, 1948." 9. "May, 1948." 10. "Summer, 1948-June-." 11. "September, 1948." 12. "November, 1948." 13. "November, 1948 Concerts with Martini, Lanza." [F. 6] 14. "1948 Originals." 15. "1948 Met Tour." 16. "1949 Originals." 17. "1949 Publicity." 18. "1950s Programs." [F. 7] 19. "1950s Miscellaneous." 20. "1950 Originals," 2 files. [F. 8-9] 21. "1951 Originals." [F. 10] 22. "1952 Originals." [F. 11] 23. "1953 Originals," 2 files. [F. 11-12] 24. "1954 Chapman Obituary." 25. "1954 Originals." 26. "1954 Originals, January and July." 27. "1955 Originals," 2 files. [F. 13-14] Box2 28. "1955 Atlanta etc." [F. 1] 29. "1955 Hollywood Bowl with Solti." 30. "1955 L' Amore, Faust Met Opera." 31. "1955 Cressida." [F. 2] 32. "1955 Troilus and Cressida, Louise, Fol de Rol Opening Night." [F. 3] 33. "1955 Wedding." 34. "1956 Originals," 4 files. [F. 4] 35. "1957 Originals," 3 files. [F. 5-6]

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 1 of 21 36. "1958 Cherry Show and Miscellaneous Originals." 37. "1958 Las Vegas Originals." 38. "1959 Miscellaneous Originals." 39. "1959 Originals," 2 files. [F. 7] 40. "1960s Programs." [F. 8-9] 41. "1960s Originals," 3 files. [F. 10] 42. "1960s Originals Miscellaneous." 43. "1960s Originals, San Francisco and Virginia City." [F. 11] 44. "1961-Clippings Originals." [F. 12] 45. "1962 Originals," 2 files. Box3 a. Ibid. [F. 1] 46. "1962 Russia." [F. 2] 47. "1962 Russia Originals," 2 files. [F. 3-5] 48. "1963 Originals," 3 files. [F. 6-7] 49. "1963 Originals: Greek Theatre Butterfly, August 6, 8, 10." [F. 8] 50. "1963 Originals, San Francisco and Season." 51. "1964 Originals." [F. 9] 52. "1964, April 14-18, Portland, Vancouver, Victoria." [F. 10] 53. "1964 June Greek Theatre Clippings." 54. "1964 October 24-December 12." 55. "1965 Originals." [F. 11] 56. "1966 Originals." [F. 12] 57. "1967." 58. "1967 Originals." [F. 13] Box4 59. "1968 and 1969 Originals." [F. 1-3] 60. "1970 Miscellaneous Originals." [F. 4] 61. "1970 Originals." 62. "1970 Clippings." [F. 5-6] 63. "1971 Greek Theatre - Original 25th Anniversary." [F. 7] 64. "1971 Originals," includes program from 1972 White House Concert. 65. "1972 Originals." 66. "1973 Originals." [F. 8] 67. "1974 Originals." 68. "1975 Originals," 2 files. [F. 9-10] 69. "1976 Original." [F. 11] 70. "1977 Originals." [F. 12] 71. "1978 Originals." 72. "1979 Originals." 73. "1980 Originals." [F. 13] Box 5 74. "1990s Originals." [F. 1] 75. "L'Amore dei Tre Re." [F. 2] 76. "Boole" 77. "Buffalo."

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 2 of21 78. "Casa d'Italia Restaurant." 79. "Clippings." [F. 3] 80. "DK Clippings, etc., 1940s and Early 1950." [F. 4-8] 81. "Gladys Swarthout." 82. "Miscellaneous and Undated Originals," 2 files. [F. 9] 83. "N.Y. Commendatore." 84. "Programs." [F. 10] 85. "Publicity." [F. 11-12] 86. "Valri for You and Mark-Take to Your House." 87. Untitled, files re: a. 1965 Clippings. b. Alzheimers. [F. 13] c. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Magazine, 4/24/55. d. Clippings, Sep. 1980. [F. 14] e. "The Great Caruso." f. James Levine 25 th Anniversary Gala. g. Metropolitan. h. . I. HMS The Queen Elizabeth ship. [F. 15] J. Retirement. k. Russia. 1. UCLAilnterview. B. Programs. 1. Boston, 9 items, 1947-1953. [F. 16] 2. California, 131 items, 1933-2007. [F. 17-18] Box6 a. Ibid. [F. 1-4] 3. Chicago, 8 items, 1943-1951. [F. 5] 4. Louisiana, 4 items, 1946-1967. [F. 6] 5. New York. [F. 7-9] a. General NY Programs, 16 items, 1949-2007. b. House, 54 items, 1930-1999. 6. Ohio, 15 items, 1947-1976. [F. 10] 7. Philadelphia, PA; 8 items, 1947-2003. [F. 11] 8. Texas, 24 items, 1946-1967. [F. 12-13] 9. Washington DC, 23 items, 1974-2004. [F. 14-15] 10. General Programs, 72 items, 1947-1972. [F. 16-17] C. Newsletters. Box7 1. "The Golden Star," 32 issues, 1946-1992. [F. 1-2] 2. "High Notes Winter," 4 issues, Winter, 1993-Fall, 1995. [F. 3] 3. "Family Ties," 3 issues, Winter, 1995-September, 1996. 4. "Los Angeles Opera News," 1966. 5. "The Metropolitan Opera," 2 issues, 2003-2006. 6. "News and Views," 1993. 7. " Notes," 1961.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 3 of21 D. "San Francisco Opera Calendar," 1970. [F. 4] E. Booklets. 1. "Conversational Spanish." 2. "Italian Verbs Simplified." 3. "The Dall Room." 4. "Rusalka." 5. "Verdi." 6. "Yugoslavia: The Sunny Adriatic." F. Magazines, journals, and newsletters. 1. Bravo, vols. 6.3-7.1, 4 issues. [F. 5] 2. High Fidelity, Feb., May, Sep. 1965, 2 issues. 3. Life, Dec. 1946 - Oct. 1992, 8 issues. [F. 6] 4. Metropolitan Opera, 1991-1992, 1 issue. [F. 7] 5. Musical America, 1963-1964, 1 issue. 6. Newsweek, 3/15/76, 2/24/47, 2 issues. [F. 8-9] 7. Opera News, 1947-2003, 16 issu~s. 8. People Weekly. 7/3/78, 1 issue. 9. Performing Arts, Nov. 1969 - Mar. 1993, 7 issues. [F. 10] 10. Potomac, 9/8/74, 1 issue. 11. Premiere, Sep. 1981, 2 copies. 12. Quick, 4/28/52, 1 issue. 13. Miscellaneous magazines, 1948-1978. [F. 11] 14. Lyric Opera News. [F. 12] a. Vol. 15, No. 1, June 1971. b. Vol. 15, No. 2, Sep. 1971. 15 Applause. a. Vol. 2, No. 8, 1973. b. Vol. 7, No. 3, Oct. 1977. 16. Bravo. a. Vol. 4, No. 2, 1964. b. Vol. 6, No. 2, 1966. C. Vol. 7, No. I, 1967. d. Vol. 10, No. 3, 1971. e. Vol. 10, No. 4, 1971. 17. Bushnell Prompter, Vol. 17, No. 4, Oct. 1971. 18. Curtain Call, 1964. Box 8 19. Dorothy Kirsten Fan Club publications; sub-files include: a. "Dorothy Kirsten Fan Club," Spring 1949, 2 copies. [F. 1] b. "Musical Moments With Dorothy Kirsten." (i) Winter 1949. (ii) 1950. (iii) Summer 1951. [F. 2] (iv) Winter 1951. (v) Spring 1952.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 4 of21 (vi) Summer 1952. (vii) Fall 1952, 2 copies. c. "Threads of Gold," Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. II, No. 1; 4/25/53 - 12/23/54, 8 issues. [F. 3-4] 20. "New Jersey Music," 11/20/45, Vol. 1, No. 3. [F. 5] 21. Opera and Concert, Sep. 1947. 22. Opera News, 11/28/49 - 12/16/78, Vol. 14, No. 5 - Vol. 43, No. 8; 45 copies. [F. 5-10] 23. Performing Arts, Nov. 1971 - Nov. 1973, Vol 5, No. 11 - Vol. 7, No. 11; 3 copies. [F. 11] 24. Premiere, the Arts in Orange County. Sep. 1981, Vol. 1, No. 2. 25. Radio Life and Television, 8/7/49. 26. Spotlight on Opera, 1955. 27. Travel in Japan, 1967. G Clippings, newspaper and magazine clippings of DK career/performances; 1942-2008. [F. 12-14] H. Flyers, approx. 50 p., re: DK performances, print-outs, 20 p., miscellaneous; includes postcards, 1 black and white print, 1 page of printed sheet music. [F. 15] I. Photocopies; includes reviews, opera script, research, newspaper articles, album covers, plays, book; 1962-1976.

II. Photographs. A. Files; includes black and white and color prints, various sizes (from 2 x 3" - 8.5 x 11 "); negatives; slides; correspondence; printed materials. 1. "30th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera and Farewell (Not Good- Bye) New Year's Eve, 1975," 5 color prints. [F. 16] 2. "30th at Met," approx. 20 black and white prints. 3. "L'amore Color Shots Best Proofs," 5 color prints. 4. "Atsaral Statham House," approx. 20 color prints. [Env. 1] 5. "Boheme Hawaii, 1970," approx. 30 color prints. [Env. 2] 6. "Boheme -Japan, June, 1974," 7 color prints. 7. "La Boheme, Japan, 1975," approx. 30 black and white prints. Box9 8. "Boheme Negatives Mimi," 2 prints. [Env. 1] 9. "Boheme - Met - Pavarotti," approx. 10 prints. 10. "Boheme San Antonio March, 1971," approx. 10 prints. 11. "Book." [Env. 2] 12. "Butterfly." [Env. 3] 13. "Butterfly Met- Washington, DC, June, 1974," approx. 10 prints. [Env. 4] 14. "Butterfly Neg.," 5 prints. 15. "Butterfly Philadelphia, 1973," approx. 5 prints. 16. "Butterfly Photos," approx. 80 prints. [Env. 5] 17. "Canada Tour March 1966, George Posell," 5 color prints and

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 5 of 21 negatives. [Env. 6] 18. "Carmelites," 4 black and white prints and negatives. [Env. 7] 19. "Chapman Aburation," approx. 10 color prints, negatives and slides. 20. "Chevy Show," approx. 30 color prints. [Env. 8] 21. "Chevy Show," approx. 20 black and white prints. [F. l] 22. "Colgate - Dinah Shore Missisu Hills April 1976," approxx 20 color prints. 23. "Colleagues," approx. 40 color and black and white prints; includes notable 2 black and white prints re: . 24. "Concert- Dallas, November, 1968," approx. 20 color prints. 25. "Concert - Tosca, 7/1/72," 5 color prints and negatives. 26. "Corelli (Ed Sullivan Show)," 8 color prints and negatives. [Env. 9] 27. "The David Alders," 7 color prints. [Env. 10] 28. "DFK at Mannequins and Micaace Jackson," approx. 20 color prints. 29. "Dorothy Kirsten at Constitution Hall, Washington D.C., 1/29/47," approx. 20 black and white prints. [Env. 11] 30. "Dorothy's Paintings," approx. 40 color and black and white prints. [Env. 12] 31. "Engstead Heads and Negatives," approx. 10 black and white proofs with negatives. [F. 2] 32. "Engstead Proofs," approx. 60 black and white proofs. 33. "Fanciulla," 16 black and white proofs. [Env. 13] 34. "Fanciulla Candids," approx. 20 black and white prints and proofs. [F. 3] 35. "Fanciulla-Hawaii, January, 1976," 17 black and white prints and negatives. 36. "Fanciulla Met, 1961-1962," 13 black and white prints. [Env. 14] 37. "Fanciulla Met, February, 1966," 2 color prints. 38. "Fanciulla Metropolitan," 7 color prints. 39. "Fanciulla New DVD," 12 black and white prints. [F. 4] 40. "Fanciulla - Phila - November, 1964," 23 color prints and negatives; includes 1 bullet shell/casing (prop). [Env. 15] 41. "Fan Club," approx. 20 black and white prints. 42. "Faust, Dorothy Kirsten," approx. 10 black and white prints and negatives. 43. "Faust," 1 black and white print. [F. 5] 44. "Fiora Butterfly Formal," 17 color prints. 45. "For Boston," approx. 20 black and white prints; includes correspondence, 1955-1982. 46. "Gene Conley-Dorothy Kirsten, Grace Moore Memorial Concert at Lincoln Stadium, 6/30/47," 15 black and white prints. [Env. 16] 4 7. "George Britton and Dorothy Kirsten in 'Great Waltz,' and

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 6 of21 'Countess Maritza'," approx. 20 black and white prints. [Env. 17] 48. "George," 1 color print, 1 black and white print, includes newspaper clipping. [Env. 18] 49. "Gordon McRar City Cruise," 15 color prints with negatives. [Env. 19] 50. "Great Caruso," 14 black and white prints. [Env. 20] 51. "Great Waltz, 1954," 35 black and white prints. [Env. 21] 52. "Greek Theatre," 12 black and white prints; includes printed program. [Env. 22] 53. "Greek Theatre - Butterfly - Tosca," 2 color and 20 black and white prints. [Env. 23] 54. "Havana Cuba May, 19 5 5," 10 black and white prints. [Env. 24] 55. "Hawaii," 13 color prints with negatives. 56. "Hawaii, September, 1964 with Symphony," approx. 20 color prints. 57. "Head, Negatives," 3 black and white negatives, 1 black and white print. [Env. 25] 58. "Hollywood Band Boheme," 15 black and white prints, approx. 30 color prints. [Env. 26] 59. "House - Palos Verdes," 4 color negatives. [Env. 27] 60. "Jack and Me Family at Home," 12 black and white prints and one color print; includes 1 ALS. [F. 6] 61. "John Engstead Originals," 8 black and white prints. 62. "Juliette in Buffalo," 24 black and white prints. [Env. 28] 63. "Kirsten," 2 negatives. [Env. 29] 64. "Kirsten in Concerts," 25 color prints, 5 black and white prints. [E. 30] 65. "LA," 68 black and white prints. [E. 31] 66. "Las Vegas Show," 1 black and white Print. [F. 7] 67. "Liberace," 4 color prints, 2 black and white prints. [Env. 32] 68. "Louise New Orleans March 1965," 16 color prints with negatives. [Env. 33] 69. "Louise," 18 black and white prints. [Env. 34] 70. "Louise," 40 black and white prints, 1 negative. [F. 8] 71. "Love of Three Kings," 35 black and white prints, 6 negatives. 72. "Lucky Strike," DK and , 8 black and white prints, includes TLS from Nancy Sinatra, 2/12/86. 73. "Madam Butterfly, June, 1970-Greek Theatre," 42 color prints and negatives. [Env. 35] 74. "Marguerite - Faust," 8 black and white prints. [F. 9] 75. " L. S7," 25 color prints. [Env. 36] 76. "," 20 black and white prints. [Env. 37] 77. "Manon Lescaut," negatives. [Env. 38] 78. "Manon Lescaut," 6 color prints.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 7 of21 79. "Manon Lescaut, 2/7/74," 18 color prints with negatives. [Env. 40] 80. "Manon-Massenet, San Francisco, 1954 and Traviata," 9 black and white prints. [Env. 41] 81. "Martine Vissgards," 16 color prints. [Env. 42] 82. "Masters," 7 black and white prints. [Env. 43] 83. "Merry Widow - Dallas, November, 1970," 21 color prints. [Env. 44] 84. "Merry Widow - John Tyers, Dallas," 3 7 black and white prints. [Env. 45] 85. "Met Operas and Concerts," 4 color prints. [Env. 46] 86. "Met-Traviata, Manon, Faust, Tosca," 8 black and white prints. [Env. 47] 87. "Mimi-Boheme," 10 black and white prints. [F. 10] 88. "Minneapolis Falls," 7 color prints with negatives. [Env. 48] 89. "Minnie Fanciulla," approx. 80 black and white prints with some negatives. [F. 11] 90. "Missa Solemnis Vatican, June, 1972," 4 color prints. [Env. 49] 91. "Miss Martin for V. Hillebrandt," 3 color and black and white prints. [F. 12] 92. "Music Center and Dragon November, 1971," 4 color prints. [Env. 50] 93. "Music Center - Roger Wagner," 15 color prints. [E. 51] Box 10 94. "Negatives," approx. 15 black and white negatives. [Env. 1] 95. "New Moon City Center," 7 black and white prints. 96. "Old Pictures," approx. 120 black and white prints. [F. 1] 97. "Opera Trip 2002: Comagli, Buselto, Parma," approx. 20 color prints with negatives. [Env. 2] 98. "Opera Trip 2002: Comagli, Protafino, Porto Venere," approx. 20 color prints with negatives. 99. "Opera Trip 2002: Mantua and Verona," approx. 20 color prints with negatives. [Env. 3] 100. "Opera Trip 2002: Venice, Casorzo," approx. 40 color prints with negatives. 101. "Originals," 3 black and white prints. [Env. 4] 102. "Parma," approx. 40 color prints. 103. "Parma Residence," 5 black and white and color prints. [F. 2] 104. "Parks/Concerts Met," 4 color prints with negatives. 105. "Photos," approx. 20 black and white prints, includes approx. 60 flyers/posters. 106. "Photos - US," approx. 15 black and white prints. [Env. 5] 107. "Pictures for Dorothy Kirsten- Jerry Huddleston," 2 black and white prints. [Env. 6] 108. "Portland, Vancouver, Victoria - March, 1964," 10 color prints with negatives.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 8 of21 109. "Recital and Ralph January, 1971, Tampa, FL," 14 color prints, 6 negatives. [Env. 7] 110. "Recital and Ralph Tinsley, October, 1971-Tyler, Texas," 12 color prints. [Env. 8] 111. "Recital Tour, Ralph Tinsley, 1967," 19 color prints, 4 negatives. [Env. 9] 112. "Rio de Janeiro, September, 1963," 8 color prints, 12 black and white prints, 3 negatives. [Env. 1O] 113. "Rio with Turker - 9/5/63," 3 black and white prints. [F. 3] 114. "Rise Stevens," 50 black and white prints. [Env. 11] 115. "Romeo and Juliet," 4 negatives. [Env. 12] 116. "Rosalinda- Fledermaus," 6 black and white prints. [F. 4] 117. "Rosalinda-MET, December, 1962," 4 color, one black and white print. [Env. 13] 118. "Russia," 13 black and white prints, 1 negative. [F. 5] 119. "Russia 1962," 13 black and white prints, 14 color prints, 8 sheets of black and white proofs. 120. "Russia - 1962 January and February," 7 color prints and 41 black and white prints. [Env. 14] 121. "Sails on Morretania," 25 black and white prints. [Env. 15] 122. "Sarasota," 7 color prints, 3 negatives. [Env. 16] 123. "Sinatra, Frank," 14 black and white prints. [Env. 17] 124. "Small Odd Negatives," 3 black and white negatives. [F. 6] 125. "The Stork Club," 3 black and white prints; includes printed materials. 126. "Sweden," 9 black and white prints, 3 negatives. 127. "Sweden, August 16, (Stockholm)," 41 color prints. [Env. 18] 128. "Symph Concerts," 3 color prints. · [Env. 19] 129. "Texas House," 20 black and white prints. [F. 7] 130. "Tosca," 3 color prints, 52 black and white prints. 131. "Tosca," 19 color prints, 6 sepia prints, 3 files. [Env. 20] 132. "Tosca Cast Party, June, 1971," 9 color prints and negatives. 133. "Tosca Greek Theatre, June 27-29, July 1-3, 1964," 40 black and white prints. 134. "Tosca Greek Theatre, July, 1964," 30 color prints. 135. "Tosca (Kirsten) Morezl, Quilicol, Honolulu, February, 1972," 20 sepia prints and negatives. [Env. 21] 136. "Tosca Merrill," 10 color prints and negatives. 137. "Tosca MET., February, 1966 Walts Cassel," 8 color prints and negatives. 138. "Tosca New Years Eve, 1975 Farewell," 11 color prints, 6 black and white prints. [F. 8] 139. "Tosca Rehearsal Greek, June, 1971," 5 color prints and negatives. [Env. 22]

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 9 of21 140. "Travatore," 25 black and white prints. 141. "Traviata," negatives. 142. "Traviata," 20 slides. [F. 9] 143. "Traviata - Magazine." 144. "Traviata New Orleans Butterfly-Tulsa, 1958," 15 black and white prints and negatives. [Env. 23] 145. "Trip to France with Ed," 3 black and white prints. 146. "Troilus and Cressida," 12 black and white prints. [F. 10] 147. "Tropicana," 10 black and white, 10 sepia prints. [Env. 24] 148. "Turher in Rio," 10 black and white prints. 149. "Vancouver, 1976," 17 color prints, 5 negatives. [Env. 25] 150. "Vancouver, Fanciulla," 9 color prints. [Env. 26] 151. "Very Old," 18 black and white prints, 2 negatives. [Env. 27] 152. "Virginia City- September, 1960," 19 color prints. [Env. 28] 153. "White House, 3/21/72," 16 color prints, 5 negatives. [Env. 29] 154. "With Liberace, 1965," 14 color prints, 4 negatives. [Env. 30] 155. "With Kraft Music Hall," 8 black and white prints. [Env. 31] 156. Untitled, files re: a. "After Performance," 2 black and white prints. [F. 11] b. "Alzheimers Gala," 56 slides. c. "Christmas Tree," 2 slides, 2 negatives. [Env. 32] d. "Concert," 3 files, 118 black and white prints, 17 color prints. [Env. 33-35] e. "Concert and Costume Changes," 47 black and white prints. [Env. 36] f. "Concert, friends," 62 black and white prints. [Env. 37] g. "Concert and Opera Performance," 83 black and white prints. [Env. 38] h. "Concert Performance," 23 black and white prints.[Env. 39] 1. "Concert and Rehearsal," 53 black and white prints. [Env. 40] J. "Concert Trip," 8 black and white prints. [Env. 41] k. "Conference," 7 color prints. [Env. 42] 1. "Costumes," 49 black and white prints. [Env. 43] m. "Costumes," 3 color prints, includes correspondence. [Env. 44] n. "DK Head shots," 23 black and white prints. [Env. 45] 0. "Dog," 25 black and white prints. [Env. 46] p. "Dorothy," 8 color prints, negatives. [Env. 47] q. "Early Personal Prints," 17 black and white prints. [Env. 48] r. "Family," 3 color, 40 black and white prints. [Env. 49-50] v. "Fanciulla," 11 black and white prints, 3 color prints, negatives; includes correspondence. [F. 12, Env. 51-52]

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 10 of21 y. "Friends," 1 black and white print, negatives. [Env. 53] z. "Golf," 28 color prints. [Env. 54] aa. "Head shot Proofs and Friends," 14 black and white, 5 color prints. [Env. 55] bb. "Head shots," 7 files, 88 black and white prints, 20 color prints, 34 slides, negatives; includes correspondence. [Env. 56-57, F. 13] cc. "Head shots and Paintings," 1 black and white, 3 color prints. [F. 14] Box 11 dd. "Home and Grounds," 26 black and white prints. [Env. 1] ee. "House Photos," 24 black and white prints. [Env. 2] ff. "Jack Mitchell Prints," 4 negatives, includes correspondence. [Env. 3] gg. "Madame Butterfly," 3 files, 40 black and white, 4 color prints. [Env. 4-5] hh. "Old Head shots," 6 black and white, 1 color print. [Env. 6] 11. "Opera Performances and Costumes," 37 black and white prints. [Env. 7] JJ. "Performance," 9 color, 78 black and white prints, 2 negatives. [Env. 8-10] kk. "Performance and Outdoors," 16 color prints, 7 negatives. [Env. 11] 11. "Personal, Family/Friends," approx. 20 black and white prints. [Env. 12] mm. "Personal and Head shots," 10 black and white prints. [Env. 13] nn. "Publicity Photos," approx. 23 black and white, 2 color prints; includes flyers and black and white printouts of photographs. [F. 1-2] oo. "Publicity Photos and Head shots," approx. 50 black and white, 5 color prints. [F. 3] pp. "Publicity Slides/Proofs," includes 7 proofs, 24 slides{F. 4] qq. "San Antonio In Concert," 9 black and whiteprints. [F. 5] rr. "Swimming Pool," 2 slides and 1 ALS. [Env. 14] ss. "Tosca, book cover," approx. 20 color prints, 2 negatives, 3 slides; includes notes. [Env. 15] tt. "Trip and Rehearsal," 8 color prints. [Env. 16] uu. "Various Performances," approx. 10 black and white, 10 color prints; includes notable 13 black and white prints of DK with Bing Crosby. [Env. 17] vv. "Violetta and Madame Butterfly," 2 files, approx. 32 black and white prints. [Env. 18, F. 6] B. Prints, includes color, black and white prints. 1. Notables. [F. 7]

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 11 of 21 a. Signed color print of President Gerald Ford, from GF to DK. b. Signed black and white print of Florence Henderson, from FH to DK. c. Black and white print of DK with Richard Nixon, includes letter from RN to DK re; "Her Performance," 3/23/72. d. 2 signed color prints of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, from RR and NR to DK; includes letter from social secretary to the White House Linda Faulkner to DK; 2/29/88. 2. Professional, includes DK head shots, performances, backstage. a. 194 Color prints. [Env. 19-21, F. 8] b. Black and white, 681 prints. [Env. 22-30, F. 9-11] 3. Personal, re: DK with family and friends, vacation, pets. a. 221 color prints. [Env. 31-32] b. 159 black and white prints. [Env. 33-34] C. Photo albums. 1. "Dorothy Kirsten Doctor of Fine Arts 6/12/71," includes 1 booklet, 13 black and white prints. [F. 12] 2. Untitled album, includes 3 color, 6 black and white prints, 5 sepia. [Env. 35] D. Slides. 1. "II 1/18/78." [F. 13] 2. "Caruso and Others Hollywood Bowl." 3. "DK Lecture, Highlights of Career." 4. Loose slides, re: miscellaneous performances. E. Negatives. 1. 37 negatives, includes 3 film canisters. [Env. 36] 2. 53 negatives, includes 1 piece of correspondence. Box 12 3. 44 negatives, includes 3 prints. [Env. 1] 4. 40 negatives, includes 2 prints. [Env. 2] 5. 14 negatives. [Env. 3] 6. 9 negatives. [Env. 4] Additional photographs are located in the Large Size Material section ofthis preliminary listing.

III. Artwork. A. Drawings. 1. "Caricature ofDK by Fred Stettan," 3/31/57, pencil. [F. 1] 2. Dani Lova in role of"Centro," by G. Fedin, 1948; 3 pencil drawings in different poses. 3. 4 "Peanuts" cartoons re: DK.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 12 of21 Additional arnvork is located in the Large Size Material section ofthis preliminary listing.

IV. Correspondence. A. Files. 1. "Barbara Bush," includes notables: [F. 2] a. Print of George and Barbara Bush signed by George Bush. b. TLS from Senator Peter Wilson to DK, 2/01/91. c. TLS from President George Bush to DK re: Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, 3/13/90. 2. "Dinty Doyle Originals from 1939." 3. "Fan Letters, 1970-1975." 4. "Important M. Garden Note, Charpentier Note." [F. 3] 5. "Important Personal Letters." 6. "John Green." 7. "Kennedy Center." 8. "Kennedy Center 1987." [F. 4] 9. "Miscellaneous Letters, etc." 10. "Miss Kirsten by Nand." [F. 5-6] 11. "Music." [F. 7] 12. "Wires." 13. "Western Union." 14. Untitled, re: Kennedy Center Honors nomination, 11/15/85. [F. 8] 15. Untitled, re: Leonard Warren Foundation, 7/3/06. B. Notable correspondence. 1. Bush, Barbara. Photocopy of TLS to DK, 5/7/89, re: Alzheimers. [F. 9] 2. Heather, Alison. TLS to V. Hillebrand on behalf of Renee Fleming, 11/14/06, re: RFIS tours. 3. Gershwin, Ira. TLS to Goddard, 5/12/50, re: records by DK nd Percy Faith. 4. Heinz, John (Chairman of Senate Committee on Aging). TLS to DK, 8/24/83, re: Alzheimer's hearing; includes witness list. 5. Heinz, John. TLS to DK, 8/13/84, re: Alzheimers. 6. McCauley, Connie. TLS to DK, 1/11/84, re: French Foundation. 7. Lemmon, Jack. TL to Saul Kupperman, 1/11/84, re: Alzheimers. 8. Kupperman, Saul. TLS to Jack Lemmon, 1/11/84, re: Alzheimers. 9. Nixon, Pat. ANS to DK, n.d., re: Recovery. 10. Nixon, Richard. TL from DK, re: His Book. 11. Nixon, Richard. Inscription ofNixon's Memoirs, 6/18/78 12. Nixon, Richard. Photocopy ofTLS to DK, 3/23/72, re: DK's White House Performance; includes lists of guests. 13. O'Brian, Hugh. TNS to DK, 4/10/72, re: White House Performance.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 13 of 21 14. Pavarotti, Luciano. TNS to DK, 3/18/78. 15. Reagan, Nancy. TLS to DK, 11/16/87, re: DK's Support. 16. Reagan, Ronald. TLS to DK, 3/11/86, re: Humanitarian Award; 2 copies .. 17. Reagan, Ronald. Photocopy ofTLS to DK, 5/5/89, re: French Foundation. 18. Reagan, Ronald and Nancy. 2 Invitations to DK to the White House, 12/6/77 /12/4/88. 19. Sinatra, Frank. TNS to DK, 12/12/78, re: USC Friends of Music. 20. Williams, Frank. 2 TLS to DK, 7/19/85, 11/27/85, re: National Institute on Aging. 21. Wilson, Pete, Senator and Mrs. ANS to DK, n.d. 22. Wilson, Pete. TLS to DK, n.d., re: Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Achievement. 23. Wilson, Pete. TLS to DK, 2/18/89, re: Woman of Achievement Award. 24. Wilson, Pete. 3 TNS to DK, 12/30/89, 2/20/90, 6/8/90, re: French Foundation. C. Personal, 1950-1998; includes cards, TNS, TLS, ANS, prints. [F. 9-10] D. Professional, 1900s, 1930-2000, undated; includes TLS TL, ALS, ANS, printed materials. [F. 11]

V. Manuscripts. A. Files, sheet music. 1. "Concert," 16 songbooks. [F. 12] 2. "Las Vegas Show," by Booth and David Rove. [F. 13-15] 3. "Opera," 65 p. [F. 16] 4. "Popular," 2 files. [F. 17] a. 26 songbooks. b. 17 songbooks. 5. Untitled re: Operas. B. By DK, TS. Box 13 1. "Article for Variety," 5 p. [F. 1] 2. "Photo Captions," 14 p. 3. "Quotations by Dorothy Kirsten," 1 p. 4. A TIME TO SING, approx. 250 p., includes fragment. [F. 1-4] 5. Untitled speech re: Kurt Adler, 2 p. C. Production files by others, TS unless noted; may include fragments and opera-character synopses. 1. "L' Amore del Trere," 8 p., with holograph notes; includes set design sketches. [F. 5] 2. "Biographies in Music -Dorothy Kirsten La Boheme, 3/6/71," 8 p., radio broadcast transcript. 3. "La Boheme," by G. Puccini, 15 p., with holograph notes.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 14 of21 4. "Madame Butterfly," 15 p., with holograph notes; includes printed materials. 5. "Duchess of Pasadena," by George Tibbles, 100 p., 1975. 6. "Fanciulla," by unknown, 1 p., holograph. 7. "Fanciulla del West," by G. Puccini, 15 p., with holograph notes. 8. "Faust," by unidentified author, 8 p., with holograph notes. 9. "Fledermaus," by Johann Strauss, 10 p., with holograph notes; includes printed play book. 10. "For Dorothy Kirsten," by Antonio Romero Fravege, 1 p., holograph. 11. "The Great Waltz," by Johann Strauss, 45 p. 12. "Kirsten Celebrates MET Milestone," by Peter Gravina, 6 p. 13. "The Life of Caruso," by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig, 120 p., with holograph notes, 7/3/50. [F. 6] 14. "Louise," by , 20 p., with holograph notes, 1955. 15. "Manon Lescaut," by unidentified author, 15 p., with holograph notes. 16. "," by Verdi, 10 p., with holograph notes. [F. 7] 17. "Pat Boone Chevy Showroom," by unidentified author; includes "Jack Benny Show" transcript, 60 p., with holograph notes, 2/26/59. 18. "The Queen of Spades," by Peter Tchaikovsky, 9 p., with holograph notes. 19. "Tosca," by G. Puccini, 16 p., with holograph notes. 20. "Traviata," by Verdi, 10 p., with holograph notes. 21. "Show Boat," transcript for broadcast by unidentified author, 20 p., with holograph notes, 10/30/50. 22. "Sirens of Song," by Howard Estabrook, 29 p., 1953. 23. "You Are Love," by Holly Bowl, 8 p., holograph sheet music, 1955. [F. 8] 24. "Voice Talent and Charm," by John Hoskins, 5 p., 3 copies. 25. Untitled, sub-files include: a. Re: "Bing Crosby Show," 22 p., with holograph notes, 1950. [F.9] b. Re: "Biography," 11 p., with holograph notes, 1985. c. Re: miscellaneous notes, 10 p., with holograph notes. d. Re: music, 25 p. notebook of holograph musicales scores and theory exercises. e. Re: operas, approx. 50 p., includes script fragments and sheet music. D. Fragments, TS unless noted. 1. "Biographies in Music," 8 p., 3/6/71. [F. 10] 2. "Dorothy Kirsten," by unidentified author, 10 p.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 15 of21 3. "If You Are But a Dream," by unidentified author, 10 p. 4. "Lucky Strike," 1 p., 1950. 5. "Radio and Concert Reviews," 2 p. 6. "A Time to Sing," 1 p.

VI. Professional Materials. A. Subject files, includes printed materials; correspondence; photographs; manuscripts; professional materials. 1. "1967." [F. 11] 2. "1970 San Francisco Publicity/ Tosca, 25th Anniversary." 3. "Programs I Concerts." [F. 12] 4. "Publicity." [F. 13] 5. "Take Home." 6. "Tosca, 12/31/75." [F. 14] 7. "Tosca Production." [F. 15] 8. Untitled re: "The Girl of the Golden West and Maui." B. Calendars and agendas. 1. 1954-1959. [F. 16] Box 14 2. 1960-1965. [F. 1] 3. 1966-1972. [F. 2] 4. 1973-1978. [F. 3] C. Itineraries; for rehearsals and productions, 1964-1967, approx. 30 p. [F. 4] D. 2 press books, for DK from the MET, approx. 20 p. E. Repertoires, approx. 100 note cards containing lists of songs/performances ofDK. F. Notes, approx. 40 p., holograph notes. [F. 5] G. General, loose; includes press statement, personal costume measurements for DK, contact sheets, etc., approx. 50 p. Additional professional material is located in the Large Size Material section ofthis preliminary listing.

VII. Legal Materials. A. Files. 1. "Contracts," includes correspondence re: contracts and legal materials, re: [F. 6-7] a. Actors' Equity Association, 4/3/53. b. Chicago Opera Company, 6/11/40. c. Doubleday and Company, 7/6/79. d. Metropolitan Opera Association, 4/4/75, 5/25/73, 1/14/70, 4/25/70, 7/10/69, 4/20/67, 1/22/68. e. San Francisco Opera, 10/8/68. f. 4 contracts for various local opera organizations, 8/12/81, 2 copies; 7/10/69; 11/19/79.

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 16 of 21 VIII. Audio Materials. A. Reel-to-reel tapes, 1/4" format, 7.5" diameter reels. 1. "La Boheme, Acts 1-4 and Two Arias," 2 reels. [Loose] 2. "La Boheme, Third Intermission, 3/6/71." 3. "Excerpts from RCA-?." 4. "The French Foundation." 5. "La Gioconda, 4/15/67." 6. "Hansel and Gretel," 12/27/75. 7. "L'Amore Del Tre Re," 1941. 8. "Louise - Dorothy Kirsten, 1/10/48." 9. "Louise - Grace Moore." 10. "Madame Butterfly, 3/27/65," 3 reels. 11. "Madame Butterfly, 4/16/60." 12. "Madame Butterfly, 3/30/74," 2 reels. 13. "Manon- Grace Moore, 1/30/40," 2 reels. 14. "Manon Lescaut," 2 reels. 15. "Manon Lescaut, 12/29/60." Box 15 16. "Manon Lescaut- Dorothy Kirsten, 3/8/75," 2 reels. [Loose] 17. "Met Marathon, October, 1977." 18. "Otello." 19. "Songs by Gershwin - Kirsten." 20. "Stanley Black, His Piano and Latin American Rhythms." 21. Re: "Tosca." a. "Domingo, Quilico, Levine, 11/27/70," 3 reels. b. "Grace Moore," 2 reels. c. "L'amore, 1965." d. "S.F. Opera, 11/22/70, Acts I and II: A Dorothy Kirsten Anniversary Production." e. "S.F. Opera, 1 l/22/70-11/28/70, Acts I, II, II: A Dorothy Kirsten Anniversary Production," 2 reels. 22. "Woolworth Hour." B. "Woolworth Hour- Dorothy Kirsten," reel-to-reel tape, 1/4" format, 3.75" diameter reel. C. 3 untitled reel-to-reel tapes, 1/4" format, 15" diameter reels. D. Cassette tapes. 1. "L'Amore del 3 Re I and II, S.F., 10/15/66." 2. "L'Amore del 3 RE III, S.F. 10/16/66." 3. "L'Amore Del Tre Re (Acts 1 and 2) Perf. 1/15/49, MET Opera." 4. "La Boheme I and II, MET Boston, 3/30/57. 5. "La Boheme III and IV, MET Boston, 3/30/57. 6. "La Boheme I and II, Met Boston, 4/24/66." 7. "La Boheme III and IV, Met Boston, 4/24/66." 8. "La Boheme I and II, S.F., 10/12/69." 9. "La Boheme III and IV, S.F., 10/12/69."

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 17 of 21 10. "Broadcast." 11. "Concert 1." 12. "Concert 2." 13. "La Fanciulla del West I, S.F., 10/1/60." 14. "La Fanciulla del West II and III, S.F., 10/1/60. 15. "La Fanciulla del West I, MET, 1/6/62." 16. "La Fanciulla del West, II and III, MET, 1/6/62." 17. "La Fanciulla del West I and II, MET, 12/1/65." 18. "La Fanciulla del West III, MET, 12/1/65." 19. "La Fanciulla del West!, Met, 1/8/66." 20. "La Fanciulla del West II and III, MET, 1/8/66." 21. "Faust!, MET, 1/31/49." 22. "Faust II, MET, 1/31/49." 23. "Faust III and IV, MET, 1/31/49." 24. "Fledermaus I, MET, 4/13/63." 25. ''Fledermaus II, MET, 4/13/63." 26. "Fledermaus III, MET, 4/13/63." 27. "French Operas, Tex 2001." 28. "Interviews." 29. "1970 Kirsten Retrospective." 30. "1970 Kirsten Retrospective." 31. "Legendary Performances." 32. "Louise I and IV, MET, 1/10/48." 33. "Louise II, MET, 1/10/48." 34. "Louise III, MET, 1/10/48." 35. "Louise I and IV, N.O., 3/15/65." 36. "Louise II, N.O., 3/15/65." 37. "Louise III, N.O., 3/15/65." 38. "Madame Butterfly I, MET, 4/16/60." 39. "Madame Butterfly II, MET, 4/16/60." 40. "Madame Butterfly III, MET, 4/16/60." 41. "Madame Butterfly I, MET, 3/27/65." 42. "Madame Butterfly II, MET, 3/27/65." 43. "Madame Butterfly III, MET, 3/27/65." 44. "Madame Butterfly I, MET, 6/4/70." 45. "Madame Butterfly II, MET, 6/4/70." 46. "Madame Butterfly III, MET, 6/4/70." 47. "Madame Butterfly I and II, S.F., 11/9/68." 48. "Madame Butterfly III, S.F., 11/9/68." 49. "Madame Butterfly I, S.F., at L.A., 3/30/69, Balcony." 50. "Madame Butterfly II, S.F., at L.A., 3/30/69, Balcony." 51. "Madame Butterfly III, S.F., at L.A., 3/30/69, Balcony." 52. "Madame Butterfly I, S.F., at L.A., 3/30/69, Balcony." 53. "Madame Butterfly II, S.F., at L.A., 3/30/69, Prompter."

Kirsten, Dorothy, (10/8/93 - 2/6/09) Page 18 of 21 XII. Large Size Materials. Package 8 A. Award from Italian President commending DK, 1976. B. Printed materials. 1. Poster for Sammy Lewis and Danny Dare's Carousel Theater, "The Magical Circle of Entertainment." 2. Clipping re: Frank Sinatra and DK at Tobacco Bowl Festival in Richmond, VA. 3. Clipping of DK on Cover of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 4/24/55, 2 copies. 4. Clipping of DK on Cover of Washington Post, 9/8/74. 5. Clipping of Herbert Tareyton cigarette advertisement. 6. Poster for "The Girl of the Golden West," 12/10/1910. C. Artwork. 1. Oil Painting of Dorothy Kirsten; Framed. [Stored in Art Vault.] Package 9 2. Caricature of DK, Johnny Morgan, Earl Wrightson, by Phil May. 3. Drawing of a Gene Autry display case in Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum; includes correspondence. 4. Watercolor painting of DK at Hariette Hall, 1949. 5. Drawing of DK on stage by Sprague. 6. Framed drawing of DK as Madame Butterfly. Package 10-1 lD. Photographs. 1. 64 black and white prints re: DK, head shots, performances. 2. 4 color prints of DK; includes autographed print of DK with Richard Nixon. 3. 1 back and white print of John Engleund. Package 12 E. Framed fan, prop used in first performance of "La Traviata." Package 13 F. Blueprints of Tosca Greek Theatre. Package 14 G. Scrapbooks. 1. "July 1951 Thru 52," includes clippings of DK. 2. Untitled re: Grace Moore. 3. Untitled re: clippings of DK compiled by fans. Package 15 4. "1953-1954." Package 16 5. Untitled re: DK performances.

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I. Photographs. A. Framed black and white photograph of Grace Moore, signed by Moore to DK "with every wish for a great career," 1939.

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