Newark Music Collection

Box #1: Programs (1850-1900, 1900-1940, 1940- ), Cathedral Concert Series (Vierne Festival Concert, 1976 series), Morris Choral Society (concert, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart), John Weaver and Marianne Weaver (Feb. 1978), Pierre Cochreau concert (Sacred Heart Cathedral, April 2, 1978), Sacred Heart Cathedral (worship & programs of music, 1978-79), The Winchester Cathedral Choir (Sacred Heart Cathedral, Mar. 5, 1979), Michelob Jazz Series (1980, 1981), Ravi Shankar, Sitar (Cathedral Concert Series, 1985, 1989-1990), Notice of the performance of Yehudi Menuhin at the dedication of a new location of the School of Violin Making (April 11, 1978), Curtis Watkins concert benefit for the restoration of the Austin Grand Organ of Mount Zion Church (Nov. 17, 1991), New Jersey Performing Arts Center (First Anniversary Gala, Oct. 1998), Louise Westwood (testimonial, 1933), "As the hours pass on" (sheet music, 1912), "Take me back to dear old Newark" (sheet music, 1915), various items including Madame Nordica, Josef Hoffman, David Bispham, Guiseppe Campanari, Cathedral concert series-Sacred Heart (1974 / 75, 1975 / 76, 1976 / 77), Newark Summer Concert Series, Jazz on the Square (program, 1993), Inez Bull (of Montclair, programs 1980 and 1998)

Box #2. De Lussan and Dippel, "Come and have a jubilee" (piano roll); Schwäbischer Sängerbund VHS tape titled as "Wedding March 25th"; Miscellaneous sheet music, programs (2000)

Box #3. Griffith Music Foundation including photocopies of 4 programs autographed by Marian Anderson, Paul Green, Phil Clarke (original), Nelson Eddy (programs, 1938-1950, 1950-1954, 1954-1958), "Ten Years, the aims and accomplishments of the Griffith Music Foundation, 1938-1948."

Box #3 contains 4 programs autographed by Marian Anderson, Paul Green, Phil Clarke and Nelson Eddy.

Box #4. Newark Music Foundation (programs, 1931-33); Newark Boys Chorus School (6th annual rainbow award dinner, June 1978); Krueger programs: Melba (1915); Paderewski (1902, 05, 09, 1914-15); Fritz Kreisler (1916); Mischa Elman (1916), misc.; Bach Society of New Jersey (programs, 1937, 1941, 1942); Lyric Club (programs, 1929, 1937-42); Essex County Symphony Society (Stadium Concerts [1938, 1942 / 43, 1947] and Grand Opera Festival programs [1944, 1945]); Newark Alumni Chorus (programs, 1948, 1950-51, 1955)

Box #5. Newark Music Festival (programs, 1915-17, 20-21, 24, 28, 29, 38), Newark Committee for the New Jersey Symphony minutes (1974)

Box #6. Works Progress Administration (WPA, Federal Symphony Orchestra programs, 1937-38), Federal (Essex Co.) (programs, 1938-39), Schubert Vocal Society (programs, 1881, 1893, 1897-1904), Business receipts (1899), members certificate (1900), letter of cor. sec. (1897), Schubert Oratorio Society (programs, 1905-13), Dinner (menu, 1911), misc., bills, Schumann Heink Club (programs, 1937, 40, 43, 50, 52), Pianist Jay Cole and group (copies of material lent by Mrs. Ruben Cole, 1991), Orpheus Club (programs, 1907, 1913-15, 21, 29, 1937-39, 1942, 52), Gene Autry Ticket Meadowbrook Bowl, 695 So. Orange Ave, (1940); Opera programs: Opera Club (1931, 33), Civic (Grand) Opera (Co.) Assoc. (1939-42, 1946), "The Opera Ball of The 1920's," invitations, Symphony Hall, (May 7, 1977), Opera Comique Theatre Co. (program, n.d.), The University Series 1981 / 82 at Symphony Hall, Newark Zitter Society (programs, 1899-1900), New Jersey Bell Choral Society (programs, 1948-52), Newark Symphony Hall (pamphlets, progress), "New Music Newark" (newsletter-musical events, Nov. 1989), Washington Commons Development Corp., (concert program, Dec. 2, 1989), Biographical material on C. Parker & J.B. Gillespie (from Jazz from A to Z by S. Longstreet), Ramon Bruce, pioneer DJ, Mosque Theater (programs, 1964-65), Newark Boys Chorus School (gift of Carol Jenkins, brochure); "A Birthday Song for Newark" by Belle W. Norrian and William Jancovius [sheet music] printed by AKD Lemos & Co. 30 Halsey; Zulu dance program (Symphony Hall 2012); A Joyous Gospel Holiday with NJPAC Jubilation Choir; NJ Symphony Orchestra programs (1992-1993); Park Place Discount Records bag and flier (100 Park Place); NJPAC Performing Arts Magazine (September-October 2000); NJPAC Performing Arts Magazine (January-March 2002); NJPAC Performing Arts Magazine (April 2002); NJPAC Performing Arts Magazine (Summer 2002).

Box #7: Non-newspaper material, originally from Special Collections Music Files; Folder 1- Newark - Jazz Music, 1942- c. 1980; Folder 2: Newark - Music Associations, 1939-1978; Folder 3: Newark - Opera, 1941-1980; Folder 4: Newark - Orchestras (Little Symphony Orchestra), 1966-1969; Folder 5: Newark - Organs (dedication programs, etc.) 1930-1990; Folder 6: Newark - Songs , 1925-1980; Folder 7: Newark Musicians A-I Arico, Fortuano (bio, program), Alfonso, Bernadette (program), Badger, Alfred (see reference dissertation 780.92 B145), Baraka, Amiri (flier), Bardin, Shirley (program), Bernstein, Seymour (programs/fliers, article), Bradford, Alex (program), Browne, William H. (fliers, program, invite), Butler, Elaugh (program), Chagy, John (program), Chiappinelli, Alex (flier), Cicero, Josephine (flier), Dana, Daniel B (transcribed article), , De Costa, Mila (letter to William Dane, resume, flier, bio), Del Forno, Anton (flier), Doree, Doris (program), English, T.D. (bio), Fee, Dorothy (program), Felgenbaum, Jennie (program and newsclipping with photo), Forrest, Jeanne (program), Gladdin, Gordon (program, flier), Goodman, Anthony (program), Graziano, Josephine (flier), Greene, Evelyn (flier), Hauser, Emil (retyped article), HeimallDe Cagna, Linda (bio with photocopies), Henry, Thomas (program), Hopkins, Yvonne (flier), Houston, Cissy (photocopy photograph, programs), Huss, Henry Holden (bios); Folder 8: Newark Musicians J-P Jeritza (poster type image, programs, articles, misc.); Kahn, Steven (bio); Katchen, Julius (fliers); Kern, Jerome (articles); Landis, Kenneth and Ellen (flier); Levinne, Jesse, Liss, Nina (program); Lyon, James (bio); Mandeville, Joseph (sheet music); Manners, Lucille (program); Mann, Peaches (flier); Martin, Harold (program); Martin, John (program fliers); Marvin, Mendelsohn, Danny (transcribed article); Micchelli, Nicholas (program); Moncur, Grachan (bio etc.); Moore, Melba (article); Nimaroff, Rose (program flier); O’Fake, John (magazine page); Peckarsky, Milton (program); Phipps, Billy (resume); Folder 9: Rainger, Ralph (songs); Reisman Trio (fliers/programs);Rose, John (programs/fliers; review); Rowe, Dorothy (program); Schaff, Edward (articles, music, etc); Sharpe, Kevin (bio); Schneider, Dorothy (program); Shorter, Wayne (flier);Slocum, Frances (program); Smith, Chester Fanning (programs, etc.); Smith, Humphrey (flier); Stokes, Rufus (fliers/programs); Ullman, Theodore (programs); Vogt, Howard (program); Williams, Eli (program); Zeitlin, Ralph (brochure); Folder 10 (original file was NJ Music but musicians are from Newark or performed in Newark): Henry, Thomas (prorgam, African American, Apollo Music Club); Gage, Donald (flier); Forrest, Jeanne (fliers); Friedman, Eric (flier), Greenblatt, Howard (press release), Horne, Marilyn (program, Symphony Hall); Hopkins, Yvonne (program, St James AME); Floreen, John (Rutgers Newark, Garden State Chorale); Philip Gordon (mutiple pieces of music)

Box #8 OVSZ: Donation of Mrs. Parker O. Griffith photographs: Beal Hober (1937), Josephine Antoine (1936), Erika Mann (1940), Mrs. Griffith with several other people (2 photos), unidentified man with mustache

Box #9: Symphony Orchestra of Newark, Third Concert Program (1930); Symphony Orchestra of Newark, First Concert Program (1930); Newark Music Foundation For a Greater Musical Newark (c. 1927); Griffith Music Foundation Programs (1939); Griffith Music Foundation Community Music Program (1941-1942); Newark Music Festival Association Music Festival Programs (1915-1917); Newark Music Festival Association Music Festival Programs (1919-1922); Newark Music Festival Association Music Festival Program (1926)

Box #10: Symphony Hall Parking Implementation Plan Map (undated); Newark Jazz Festival Schedule of Events (1994-1995); Newark Jazz festival Program and Schedule (1993); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Ground Breaking Program (1993); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Report to the Community (1999-2000); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Young Artist Talent Search (2002); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Inaugural Season Magazine (1997-1998); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Community Organization Survey (1993); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Master Plan Press Release packet (1991); New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Master Plan Press Release packet (1993)