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|| About the Collection ||
The soprano Dorothea Dix Lawrence (1899-1979) was a successful opera singer in the 1930s and 1940s, later becoming a recitalist and folklorist. The materials in the collection include correspondence, photographs, clippings and other items that document her career as opera singer, recitalist and interpreter of American folk music. In addition, her work as a scholar of American folklore is represented by articles published in various journals and periodicals, and by two copies of her famous "Folklore Music Map of the United States." The music in the collection includes piano vocal opera scores and a large number of American folk songs.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1920-1960
- Bulk Dates
- 1930-1950
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 230
- Number of Containers
- 4
- Linear Feet
- 4
- Contents
- Correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, piano-vocal scores of operas.
- Processing History
- Processed
- Provenance
- The Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection arrived at the Library of Congress in 1980 as a gift from Mr. Morgan Lawrence, the son of Dorothea Dix Lawrence. The only restriction on the collection applies to a taped interview with Mr. Lawrence conducted on July 1, 1980 by Jon Newsom, Assistant Chief of the Music Division.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Dorothea Dix Lawrence Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
