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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically within each folder. Items of incoming and outgoing correspondence are interfiled throughout. Unidentified correspondence is filed at the end of the General Correspondence.
Comprises correspondence with composers, conductors, performers, voice teachers, and aspiring singers. Includes correspondence with a large number of organizations regarding issues of music, education, racial equality, peace, politics, and religion. Personal correspondence with family and friends, including Anderson's correspondence with her mother, Anna D. Anderson, and husband, Orpheus H. Fisher are found here. There are requests from individuals and groups regarding bookings for Marian Anderson, although most of these were referred to her management. Includes Anderson's correspondence with the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations, with United States presidents, representatives to Congress, governors, and mayors as well as with heads of state and ambassadors from around the world. Includes correspondence with many colleges and universities regarding Anderson's appearances there and honorary degrees awarded to her. Also includes letters from noted admirers--writers, politicians, artists, and business people.
The container list provides only a brief description of the box contents for the general correspondence series; individual cataloging records for the files of the 5, 358 principal correspondents can be found in Eureka by doing the following title search: Marian Anderson Papers, ca. 1900-1993.
| A. G. Carisch - Alderson
Box 1 Folder 1-72 |
| Alexander - American Black
Box 2 Folder 73-139 |
| American Book - American Library
Box 3 Folder 140-189 |
| American Longevity - Anderson, Alyse
Box 4 Folder 190-223 |
| Anderson, Anna D.
Box 5 Folder 224-238 |
| Anderson, Arthur - Asprey
Box 6 Folder 239-319 |
| Associated - Balazs
Box 7 Folder 320-376 |
| Balch - Belle
Box 8 Folder 377-459 |
| Belline - Bird
Box 9 Folder 460-531 |
| Birmingham -
Bonds
Box 10 Folder 532-599 |
| Bonner - Braude
Box 11 Folder 600-664 |
| Breach - Brown, I.
Box 12 Folder 665-742 |
| Brown, J. - Bush
Box 13 Folder 743-810 |
| Business - Carlson
Box 14 Folder 811-887 |
| Carnegie - Central
Box 15 Folder 888-949 |
| Centre - Chisholm
Box 16 Folder 950-1007 |
| Chon - Codner
Box 17 Folder 1008-1086 |
| Coffee -
Community
Box 18 Folder 1087-1149 |
| Compton - Convent
Box 19 Folder 1150-1204 |
| Cook - Covington
Box 20 Folder 1205-1264 |
| Coward - Dalva
Box 21 Folder 1265-1336 |
| Danbury - Davy
Box 22 Folder 1337-1395 |
| Dawson -
De Preist
Box 23 Folder 1396 - 1445 |
| De Ramus - Distinguished
Box 24 Folder 1446 - 1494 |
| Diton - Duncan
Box 25 Folder 1495 - 1560 |
| Dunn - Eleanor Roosevelt
Box 26 Folder 1561 - 1622 |
| Elementary - Exposition
Box 27 Folder 1623 - 1699 |
| F. - Finska
Box 28 Folder 1700 - 1778 |
| Fiore - Fisher, Orpheus H. 1923-1943
Box 29 Folder 1779 - 1822 |
| Fisher, Orpheus H. 1944 - 1956
Box 30 Folder 1823 - 1841 |
| Fisher,
Orpheus H. 1958 - 1977 - Folklore
Box 31 Folder 1842 - 1881 |
| Folsom - Freschl
Box 32 Folder 1882 - 1952 |
| Friars -
Gasson
Box 33 Folder 1953 - 2027 |
| Gates - Globe
Box 34 Folder 2028 - 2100 |
| Gloster - Graves
Box 35 Folder 2102 - 2180 |
| Gray -
Hackney
Box 36 Folder 2181 - 2264 |
| Hadassah - Hanni
Box 37 Folder 2265 - 2333 |
| Hansen - Hasty
Box 38 Folder 2334 - 2408 |
| Hatch - Hess
Box 39 Folder 2409 - 2490 |
| Hewitt - Holde
Box 40 Folder 2491 - 2555 |
| Holihan -
Houghton
Box 41 Folder 2556 - 2608 |
| Hour - Hyman
Box 42 Folder 2609 - 2676 |
| Ibourg - International N.
Box 43 Folder 2677 - 2736 |
| International P. - Jaleva
Box 44 Folder 2737 - 2805 |
| Jamaica - John F. Reese (Firm)
Box 45 Folder 2806 - 2868 |
| John Hope Memorial - Jolly
Box 46 Folder 2869 - 2920 |
| Jones - Kautz
Box 47 Folder 2921 - 2989 |
| Kaye -
King, Roberta
Box 48 Folder 2990 - 3055 |
| King, William L. - Koerner
Box 49 Folder 3056 - 3102 |
| Kolb - Lafayette
Box 50 Folder 3103 - 3165 |
| LaFlamme - Legg
Box 51 Folder 3166 - 3248 |
| Lehmann - Lincoln
Box 52 Folder 3249 - 3315 |
| Lindberg -
Lovingood
Box 53 Folder 3316 - 3384 |
| Low - McGovern
Box 54 Folder 3385 - 3466 |
| McHugh - Marks
Box 55 Folder 3467 - 3550 |
| Marlowe - Mehta
Box 56 Folder 3551 - 3635 |
| Meir - Meyner
Box 57 Folder 3636 - 3701 |
| Miami -
Mitchell's
Box 58 Folder 3702 - 3770 |
| Mitgang - Mosser
Box 59 Folder 3771 - 3846 |
| Mother - Namkham
Box 60 Folder 3847 - 3915 |
| Nance - National Christian
Box 61 Folder 3916 - 3971 |
| National Citizens - National
Endowment
Box 62 Folder 3972 - 4004 |
| National Farmers - Nehru
Box 63 Folder 4005 - 4053 |
| Neighbors - New York
Life
Box 64 Folder 4054 - 4128 |
| New York Medical - Nixon
Box 65 Folder 4129 - 4178 |
| Njo - Oliver
Box 66 Folder 4179 - 4245 |
| Olivet - Paoli
Box 67 Folder 4246 - 4325 |
| Papandopulo - Pennypack
Box 68 Folder 4326 - 4396 |
| People's - Pflaum
Box 69 Folder 4397 - 4450 |
| Phelps - Pickford
Box 70 Folder 4451 - 4495 |
| Pierce -
Presbytery
Box 71 Folder 4496 - 4559 |
| Press - Rathbone
Box 72 Folder 4560 - 4633 |
| Ratliffe - Reuther
Box 73 Folder 4634 - 4697 |
| Reveille - Robbins
Box 74 Folder 4698 - 4775 |
| Robert - Rooney
Box 75 Folder 4776 - 4841 |
| Roosevelt -
Royal
Box 76 Folder 4842 - 4890 |
| Roye - St. Andrews
Box 77 Folder 4891 - 4952 |
| St. Croix - Santi
Box 78 Folder 4953 - 5017 |
| Sapphire - Seattle
Box 79 Folder 5018 - 5110 |
| Second - Shaw
Box 80 Folder 5111 - 5159 |
| Shea -
Siragusa
Box 81 Folder 5160 - 5248 |
| Sisco - Société
Box 82 Folder 5249 - 5315 |
| Society - Spiro
Box 83 Folder 5316 - 5383 |
| Spivack -
Stokowski
Box 84 Folder 5384 - 5462 |
| Stonawski - Szeless
Box 85 Folder 5463 - 5543 |
| T - Texas
Box 86 Folder 5544 - 5604 |
| Thailand - Torrington
Box 87 Folder 5605 - 5681 |
| Tosiah - Union Baptist
Box 88 Folder 5682 - 5754 |
| Union
College - United States. Embassy
Box 89 Folder 5755 - 5814 |
| U.S. Executive - U.S. President (1974, Ford)
Box 90 Folder 5815 - 5840 |
| U.S. President (1977, Carter) - Universal
Box 91 Folder 5841 - 5871 |
| Universidad - University
of Oregon
Box 92 Folder 5872 - 5901 |
| University of Pennsylvania - Vartamian
Box 93 Folder 5902 - 5963 |
| Vasc -
Vulin
Box 94 Folder 5964 - 6023 |
| W. - Watson
Box 95 Folder 6024 - 6102 |
| Watteville - Whetham
Box 96 Folder 6103 - 6177 |
| White - Williams, Camilla
Box 97 Folder 6178 - 6243 |
| Williams, Carolyn - WNYE
Box 98 Folder 6244 - 6316 |
| Wohn - Workshop
Box 99 Folder 6317 - 6364 |
| World Affairs - Young, Rebecca
Box 100 Folder 6365 - 6436 |
| Young, S. - Zvankin, Unidentified
Box 101 Folder 6437 - 6500 |
Correspondence originating from Marian Anderson's business managers regarding professional appearances, this series includes contracts and statements of income from concerts.
| 1. G. Grant Williams
1 folder |
Box 102 Folder 6501 |
| 2. Marian
Anderson Management 1925-1927
1 box Arranged alphabetically by names of contacts or organizations |
Box 102 Folder 6502-6566 |
| 3. Concert Management Arthur Judson 1928-1934
1 box Arranged chronologically. |
Box 103 Folder 6567-6589 |
| 4.
Konsertbolaget (Helmer Enwall, Sweden) 1931-1967
1 box Arranged chronologically. |
Box 104 Folder 6590-6613 |
| 5. Other management correspondence 1928-1984
2 boxes Arranged alphabetically, generally by the name of the management organization. Most are impresarios who arranged Anderson's bookings in Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and Australia. The most important of these are Eric Semon and Fritz Horwitz of Konzert Direktion Hermann Wolff und Jules Sachs in Berlin and later with Organisations Artistiques Internationale in Paris (much of their correspondence is with Helmer Enwall, Anderson's representative). Also includes correspondence with Bernarbo and Maria Iriberri of Buenos Aires who booked Anderson's South American tours; and Stephen O. D. Hill of Celebrity Concerts Caribbean who booked her Caribbean tours. |
Box 105 Folder 6614 |
Box 105 Folder 6615 |
Box 105 Folder 6616 |
Box 105 Folder 6617 |
Box 105 Folder 6618 |
Box 105 Folder 6619 |
Box 105 Folder 6620 |
Box 105 Folder 6621 |
Box 105 Folder 6622 |
Box 105 Folder 6623-6625 |
Box 105 Folder 6626 |
Box 105 Folder 6627 |
Box 105 Folder 6628 |
Box 105 Folder 6629 |
Box 105 Folder 6630 |
Box 105 Folder 6631 |
Box 105 Folder 6632 |
Box 105 Folder 6633 |
Box 105 Folder 6634 |
Box 105 Folder 6635 |
Box 105 Folder 6636 |
Box 105 Folder 6637 |
Box 105 Folder 6638 |
Box 105 Folder 6639 |
Box 105 Folder 6640 |
Box 105 Folder 6641 |
Box 105 Folder 6642 |
Box 105 Folder 6643-6644 |
Box 105 Folder 6645 |
Box 105 Folder 6646 |
Box 105 Folder 6647 |
Box 105 Folder 6648 |
Box 105 Folder 6649 |
Box 105 Folder 6650 |
Box 105 Folder 6651 |
Box 105 Folder 6652-6653 |
Box 105 Folder 6654 |
Box 105 Folder 6655 |
Box 106 Folder 6656 |
Box 106 Folder 6657 |
Box 106 Folder 6658 |
Box 106 Folder 6659 |
Box 106 Folder 6660 |
Box 106 Folder 6661 |
Box 106 Folder 6662 |
Box 106 Folder 6663 |
Box 106 Folder 6664 |
Box 106 Folder 6665-6674 |
Box 106 Folder 6675-6676 |
Box 106 Folder 6677 |
Box 106 Folder 6678 |
Box 106 Folder 6679 |
Box 106 Folder 6680 |
Box 106 Folder 6681 |
Box 106 Folder 6682 |
Box 106 Folder 6683-6684 |
Box 106 Folder 6685 |
Box 106 Folder 6686 |
Box 106 Folder 6687 |
Box 106 Folder 6688 |
Box 106 Folder 6689 |
Box 106 Folder 6690 |
Box 106 Folder 6691 |
Box 106 Folder 6692 |
| 6. Hurok Concerts, Inc. 1934-1984
4 Boxes |
Box 107 Folder 6693-6719 |
Box 108 Folder 6720-6741 |
Box 108 Folder 6742-6748 |
Box 109 Folder 6749-6759 Isaac Jofe, Hurok's road manager, traveled with Anderson and her accompanist. |
Box 110 Folder 6760-6801 Includes box office statements for 1941-1942. |
| 7. Recordings: correspondence and royalty statements 1923-1993 |
Box 111 Folder 6802 |
Box 111 Folder 6803 |
Box 111 Folder 6804-6813 |
Box 111 Folder 6814 |
Box 111 Folder 6815 |
Box 111 Folder 6816 |
Box 111 Folder 6817 |
Box 112 Folder 6818 |
Box 112 Folder 6819-6826 |
Box 112 Folder 6827-6857 |
| 8. Contracts and accounts 1928-1977
Arranged chronologically. |
|
Box 113 Folder 6858-6859 |
Box 113 Folder 6860-6862 |
Box 113 Folder 6863-6866 |
Box 113 Folder 6867-6868 |
Box 113 Folder 6869-6875 |
Folders for the years 1928-1938 include some account statements for concerts booked in Europe and South America. |
Box 113 Folder 6876-6890 |
Box 114 Folder 6891-6949 |
Thousands of letters from Marian Anderson's fans are included in her papers. Letters in this series are primarily, with the exception of a few poets, from individuals who did not know Anderson personally and who were not well-known public figures. A number of these letters are filed with the response from Anderson.
| 1. Correspondence with poetry enclosed.
3 boxes Includes an autographed poem from Gwendolyn Brooks, a few from other known poets, and many from admirers. |
1.5 boxes. Arranged alphabetically by the name of the author. Includes poems dedicated to Anderson or written about her, by professional and amateur poets. |
Box 115 Folder 6950-7009 |
Box 116 Folder 7010-7033 |
Box 116 Folder 7034-7039 |
1.5 boxes Arranged alphabetically by the name of the author or organization. |
Box 116 Folder 7040-7060 |
Box 117 Folder 7061-7103 |
| 2. Correspondence with schools, teachers, and children.
7 boxes |
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the school or school district. This series includes correspondence between Anderson and teachers/administrators regarding possible visits by Marian Anderson to various schools. For some files it also includes letters and drawings from children in the schools to Anderson, and Anderson's responses to children's letters. |
Box 118 Folder 7104-7146 |
Box 119 Folder 7147-7194 |
Box 120 Folder 7195-7245 |
Box 121 Folder 7246-7277 |
Box 122 Folder 7278-7325 |
Box 123 Folder 7326-7358 |
1 folder Letters from individual teachers. |
Box 124 Folder 7359 |
1 box Arranged chronologically. Letters from admirers age 17 and under. |
Box 124 Folder 7360-7384 |
| 3. General correspondence with admirers (or "fan mail").
Arranged geographically, then by year. Within each calendar year, correspondence is filed alphabetically. Includes letters from admirers who had never met or were not known to Marian Anderson, and who were or are not well-known as writers, artists, politicians, or other public figures. They are arranged geographically to reflect Anderson's concert appearances around the world, then chronologically year by year to reflect Anderson's activities--her receipt of awards and honors, her concerts, and her broadcasts--first over radio, then television (many letters were written in response to hearing Anderson sing over the radio; the largest group of these letters were sent to CBS in 1957-1958 in response to the television broadcast of "The Lady From Philadelphia, " a documentary produced by Ed Murrow and Fred Friendly). In general, admirers who wrote to Anderson more than three or four times have correspondence filed in I. A. General Correspondence. |
8 boxes |
Box 125 Folder 7385-7408 |
Box 126 Folder 7409-7427 |
Box 127 Folder 7428-7449 |
Box 128 Folder 7450-7452 |
Box 128 Folder 7453 |
Box 128 Folder 7454-7461 |
Box 128 Folder 7462-7463 |
Box 128 Folder 7464-7469 |
Box 129 Folder 7470-7485 |
Box 130 Folder 7486-7499 |
Box 131 Folder 7500-7518 |
7 folders. |
Box 132 Folder 7519-7525 |
2 boxes. |
Box 132 Folder 7526-7543 |
Box 133 Folder 7544-7573 |
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Box 134 Folder 7574-7575 |
Box 134 Folder 7576- 7584 |
Box 134 Folder 7585-7586 |
Box 134 Folder 7587 |
Box 134 Folder 7588 |
Box 134 Folder 7589 |
Box 134 Folder 7590 |
Box 134 Folder 7591 |
Box 134 Folder 7592 |
Box 134 Folder 7593 |
Box 134 Folder 7594-7598 |
View Series II. Marian Anderson Speeches, Writings, Scripts, Interviews, and
Biographical Materials
Last update: Friday, 31-Jan-2003 20:55:52 EST