Walter Weidenbacher Papers. 1924-1972, N.D. Mss 1058
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Walter Weidenbacher Papers - Mss 1058 Cincinnati Museum Center Walter Weidenbacher Papers. 1924-1972, n.d. Mss 1058 Creator Walter Weidenbacher (Author/Creator) Abstract This collection contains the writings, music, radio and college courses and correspondence of Walter Weidenbacher (Lohr), 1924-1972, n.d. Quantity Ten boxes and 1 oversized folder (3.7 cubic feet) Date Span 1924-1972, n.d. Call Number Mss 1058 Repository Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Scope and Content This collection consists of ten boxes and one oversized folder (3.7 cubic ft.) and covers the years 1924 -1972. Many of the plays, musicals, poems and stories in Series 1 are fragments or outlines. If the poem, song or story did not have a title the first line is used as the title. Some of the poems, songs and stories had letters attached to them so these were kept together in this series. The programs in Series 2 are mainly from theater performances, although there are some from musical concerts and art exhibitions. In Series 3 the radio shows and courses are mostly in outline form and include the names of the musical pieces he was discussing. Box 10 contains some of the teaching aids he used in his courses and radio shows. Series 5 contains correspondence to and from Walter Weidenbacher as well as some of his personal items. Historical/Biographical Information Walter Weidenbacher (1907-1971) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 9, 1907 and grew up in the West End, attending Washburn School and later Hughes High School. Though he did not graduate from Hughes he always pursued artistic endeavors, becoming a proficient musician, actor, playwright, poet, painter, photographer and teacher. Weidenbacher became well known in the 1950s and 1960s with the radio and television shows that he did for the University of Cincinnati on local stations, WCPO, WKRC, WLW, WCET and WFBE. As someone who was often self-taught he enjoyed the chance to bring good music and art to the masses. Weidenbacher was quite active with the Boy Scouts of America, even composing a song, "Scout Anthem" in 1956 (box 9 folder 52) and a poem, "The Spirit of Scouting" (box 2 folder 55), for them. For a great deal of Weidenbacher's professional career he went by the name Walter Lohr. In his personal life he used Weidenbacher, although for a time he went by Weidenbach. The inventory listings and spellings reflect what was on the item and are an interesting look at how he divided his professional, artistic and personal life. Archival Arrangement http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Page 1 of 23 Thursday, July 28, 2011 Walter Weidenbacher Papers - Mss 1058 Cincinnati Museum Center Series 1. Writings, 1926-1965, n.d. Plays, 1935-1936, n.d. Musicals, n.d. Poems, 1926-1953, n.d. Writings and Stories, 1932-1965, n.d. Lectures, 1957-1963, n.d. Series 2. Programs, 1926-1971, n.d. Series 3. Courses and Radio Shows, 1928-1961, n.d. W.F.B.E., 1928 Mr. Melody, 1952-1953, n.d. WKRC UC Turntable, Tune Up for Music, 1956-1961, n.d. WKRC UC in the Home, Tune Up for Music, 1958 WCPO FM Orchestra Hall, 1958 WLW TV Music Workshop, 1958 WCET UC Evening College Art's the Thing, 1959 UC Evening College Music is a Picture, 1961 Radio plays, n.d. Series 4. Correspondence, 1916-1972, n.d. Series 5. Oversized Items, 1944-1962, n.d. Sheet Music, 1944-1956, n.d. Teaching aids and certificates, 1957-1962, n.d. Language English Originals/Copies Mix of some originals and some copies Credits Given in honor of Jane Weidenbacher Restrictions on Access and Use This collection is open for research. Subjects Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Archival resources Music -- Instruction and study -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Poetry Radio programs -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Television programs -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Theater programs Weidenbacher, Walter Provenance The collection was donated by Karen Burkart in several installments between April and September 2002 (2002.106). Processing Information Arranged and described by Mary Jane Neely and Christine S. Engels, June 2007, May 2010. Preferred Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Walter Weidenbacher Papers, 1924-1972, Mss 1058, Cincinnati Museum Center. Contact Information For more information or for permission to publish materials from this collection, please contact the Cincinnati Historical Society Library at: Cincinnati Museum Center 1301 Western Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45203 Phone: 513-287-7030 Fax: 513-287-7095 http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Page 2 of 23 Thursday, July 28, 2011 Walter Weidenbacher Papers - Mss 1058 Cincinnati Museum Center Email: [email protected] Website: http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Collection Listing Series 1. Writings. 1926-1965, n.d. Box 1. Plays and Musicals. 1935-1936, n.d. Plays. 1935-1936, n.d. Folder: 1. "Admirable Deceit". n.d. Folder: 2. "Amphitryon". n.d. Folder: 3. "The Bedroom". n.d. Folder: 4. "Chumps and Champs". n.d. Folder: 5. "Dangerous Flirtation" or "Flirtation with Danger". n.d. Folder: 6. "Daniel Boone". n.d. Folder: 7. "Dardenella". n.d. Folder: 8. "Fannie Finnegan's Fortune". n.d. Folder: 9. "Fort Edward: The True Story of Jane McCrea". n.d. Folder: 10. "Fourth Dimension". n.d. Folder: 11. "The Golden Garden". n.d. Folder: 12. "Half Dozen Cousins Named Art". n.d. Folder: 13. "The Island of Birton". n.d. Folder: 14. "It's Colossal". n.d. Folder: 15. "It's an Ill Wind". n.d. Folder: 16. "The Man Who Found Heaven". October 25, 1935. Folder: 17. "Mango Pete". n.d. 4 images available on website Folder: 18. "Manor House". n.d. Folder: 19. "974 Hawthorne". n.d. Image available on website Folder: 20. "Noble Deceit". n.d. Folder: 21. "A Passerby Stops". n.d. Folder: 22. "Pipe Dreams". n.d. Folder: 23. "Poor Little Mr. Moo". n.d. Folder: 24. "Pot O' Paint". n.d. Folder: 25. "Price of Pretense". n.d. Folder: 26. "Rhythm". n.d. Folder: 27. "St. Latrom at Schepak". n.d. Folder: 28. "Slips Don't Count". n.d. Folder: 29. "The Song of Beauty". n.d. Folder: 30. "A Tale of Twinlea" or "The Ghost Returns". 1936. Folder: 31. "Taming of the Shrew". n.d. http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Page 3 of 23 Thursday, July 28, 2011 Walter Weidenbacher Papers - Mss 1058 Cincinnati Museum Center Folder: 32. "The Temple Without Windows". n.d. Folder: 33. "This is News". n.d. Folder: 34. "The Widow Gets Her Bread". n.d. Folder: 35. Untitled plays and notes. n.d. Folder: 36. Casting notes for plays. n.d. Musicals. n.d. Folder: 37. "The King and the Fool". n.d. Folder: 38. "Madam Buttermilk". n.d. Folder: 39. "Minstrels Under Fire". n.d. Folder: 40. "News Story". n.d. Description This was written on the back of a child's photograph which Weidenbacher embellished. 2 images available on website Folder: 41. "Night of Ecstacy". n.d. Folder: 42. "Pink Palette". n.d. Folder: 43. Untitled musicals and notes. n.d. Folder: 44. Casting notes for musicals. n.d. Folder: 45. Notebook. n.d. Box 2. Poems, Writings and Stories. 1926-1953, n.d. Poems. 1926-1953, n.d. Folder: 1. "All Ye Need is Just One Friend". n.d. Folder: 2. "Bachelor's Buttons". June 13, 1938. Image available on website Folder: 3. "A Bit of Discouragement for a Young 'Un" or "To a Young One". May 26, 1929, n.d. Image available on website Folder: 4. "Cantos Resartus". n.d. Folder: 5. "Champagne". n.d. Folder: 6. "A Child's Portrait" and "I Sent You Some Roses". n.d. Folder: 7. "Dad Knew". September 23, 1926, n.d. Image available on website Folder: 8. "Dear Jim" or "A Letter to Jim Bliss". n.d. Folder: 9. "Dans Macabre". n.d. Folder: 10. "Den Mother". n.d. Folder: 11. "Desireable Friend". n.d. Folder: 12. "Desolation". n.d. Folder: 13. "Do You?". n.d. Image available on website Folder: 14. "A Dream". n.d. Folder: 15. "Earth Music". n.d. Folder: 16. "A Few Little Poems by Walter Lohr Who Would Write". n.d. http://library.cincymuseum.org/ Page 4 of 23 Thursday, July 28, 2011 Walter Weidenbacher Papers - Mss 1058 Cincinnati Museum Center Folder: 17. "The Flute Player". n.d. Folder: 18. "Give me a Song to Sing". n.d. Folder: 19. "Here's How". n.d. Folder: 20. "Ho, Laddie". n.d. Folder: 21. "How it Came to Be". n.d. Folder: 22. "I Saw a Bird Up in a Tree". n.d. Folder: 23. "I Sing my Song". 1938, n.d. Folder: 24. "It's Yours, It's Mine". n.d. Folder: 25. "John". July 14, 1938. Folder: 26. "John Thomas Ignatius". n.d. Folder: 27. "Laugh a Jolly Hearty Laugh" and " A Ring Around Your Finger". n.d. Folder: 28. "The Little Things". n.d. Folder: 29. "Long Ago There Lived a Maiden". n.d. Folder: 30. "Love is Gonna Getcha". n.d. Folder: 31. "Make the First One Last". n.d. Folder: 32. "The Memories of Your Deeds Are Dead". n.d. Folder: 33. "The Merry-Go-Round". n.d. Folder: 34. "Mornin'". n.d. Folder: 35. "The most compassionate reader can stand...". n.d. Folder: 36. "Musing". n.d. Folder: 37. "My Darling, Imogene". n.d. Folder: 38. "My English Ain't So Keen, But You Know What I Mean" and a letter from Joe to Walter Lohr. November 21, 1932, n.d. Folder: 39. "My Extra Special Man". n.d. Folder: 40. "On Gertrude Stein". n.d. 2 images available on website Folder: 41. "On Seeing Two Skulls in a Doctor's Case". n.d.