Collection Summary
Helen Traubel Papers
1910-1972
1940-1960
1910-1972
1940-1960
ML31.T75
Traubel, Helen
approximately 3,500 items
36 containers
18.5 linear feet
English
German
Collection material in English and German
Music Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Helen Traubel (1899-1972) was an American
soprano and writer. Known for her Wagnerian opera roles, Traubel spent 16 years at the
Metropolitan Opera before exploring work in television, musical theater, and nightclubs.
This collection documents her career through correspondence, photographs, scripts,
scrapbooks, and her annotated music scores and orchestra library.
Acquisition Information
Gift, William Bass, 1972.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Victoria Bruesch processed a portion of the Helen Traubel Papers in 1992. Janet McKinney
completed the processing and coded the finding aid in 2021.
Transfers
Sound and video recordings from the Helen Traubel Papers have been transferred to the
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, where
they are identified as part of the Helen Traubel Papers (MAVIS collection no. 12710). An
inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Helen Traubel Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the United
States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Helen Traubel Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the
Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials
will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions on using or copying materials may apply.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
[item, date, container or reel or digital ID number], Helen Traubel Papers, Music
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1899 June 20
Born Helen Francesca Traubel in St. Louis, Missouri
1912
Began vocal studies at age thirteen with Vetta Karst, her only teacher
1923
Married Louis Franklin Carpenter
1925
Concert debut in St. Louis
1926
Debut performance in New York at Lewisohn Stadium
Offered contract with Metropolitan Opera; Traubel felt she was too young and
needed further training, so she returned to St. Louis to study and perform
1937 May 12
Debut performance at Metropolitan Opera in
The Man Without a Country
1938
Divorced Carpenter and married William Bass
1939 December 28
Performed as Sieglinde in
Die Walküre
, her first performance as a regular member of the Metropolitan Opera
1941
Kirsten Flagstad left the Metropolitan Opera and Traubel became her successor
in the Wagnerian roles of Brünhilde, Elisabeth, Elsa, Kundry, and Isolde
1947
Received honorary doctorate from the University of Southern California
1948
Received honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri
Became vocal teacher to Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman and First Lady Bess Truman
1950
First contract dispute with new Metropolitan Opera manager, Rudolph
Bing
Stopped teaching Margaret Truman
Purchased stock in the St. Louis Browns baseball team
1951
Appeared on the
4-Star Revue
television show with Jimmy Durante
Appeared at the Grand Ole Opry
Published the mystery novels
The Metropolitan Opera Murders
and
The Ptomaine Canary
1953
Concert tours of the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and London
Resigned from the Metropolitan Opera because of dispute over her nightclub
appearances
1954 April
Appeared in the film
Deep in My Heart
1955 December
Debut performance on Broadway in
Pipe Dream
1959
Published autobiography
St. Louis Woman
1972 July 28
Died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California
Scope and Content Note
Materials in the Helen Traubel Papers span from 1924 to 1972, the bulk of which dates
from 1940 to 1960. The collection documents Traubel's career on stage and screen, and is
divided into five series: Music, Scripts, Photographs, Biographical Materials, and
Scrapbooks.
The [Music](HT01) in the Helen
Traubel Papers is largely representative of her career outside the Metropolitan Opera
and is divided into two subseries. The Orchestra Library consists of arrangements made
for Traubel's recitals and nightclub engagements, many of which were arranged by jazz
musician Milton "Shorty" Rogers (1924-1994). A majority of the scores and parts are
complete and many have performance markings. The Annotated Scores are indicative of
Traubel's varied interests in popular song, art song, and opera.
The [Scripts](HT02) represent nearly
all of Traubel's appearances on film and television, as well as her one role on
Broadway. The [Photographs](HT03)
showcase Traubel's extensive career, including portraits of her leading roles as a
Wagnerian soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, promotional photographs for film and
television appearances, and documentation of performances and tours. There are also a
number of editorial cartoons, chiefly commenting on her dispute with Metropolitan Opera
manager Rudolph Bing. The [Biographical Materials](HT04) include clippings, programs and promotional materials,
awards, and published writings. Notable highlights include correspondence from Margaret
Truman, to whom Traubel gave voice lessons, and materials that document her
participation in the inauguration of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
Organization of the Helen Traubel Papers
The collection is arranged in five series:
-
[Music, undated](HT01)
-
[Scripts, 1950-1968](HT02)
-
[Photographs, 1930-1960](HT03)
-
[Biographical Materials,
1910-1972](HT04)
-
[Scrapbooks, 1957](HT05)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Rogers, Shorty, 1924-1994.
Traubel, Helen--Archives.
Traubel, Helen.
Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008--Correspondence.
Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008.
Organizations
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)--History.
Subjects
Opera--United States--20th century.
Popular music--United States--History and criticism.
Sopranos (Singers)--United States--Biography.
Sopranos (Singers)--United States--Correspondence.
Titles
Helen Traubel collection, 1920-1970 (bulk 1940-1960)
Form/Genre
Albums (Books)
Arrangements (Music)
Awards.
Biographies.
Business correspondence.
Clippings (Information artifacts)
Concert programs.
Operas.
Parts (Music)
Personal correspondence.
Photographs.
Popular music.
Promotional materials.
Scores.
Screenplays.
Songs.
Writings (Documents)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2014571137]
Container List
9-28, 31-33
Music, undated
undated
Chiefly annotated full scores and parts for song arrangements performed in the
years following Traubel's departure from the Metropolitan Opera.
Organized as two subseries.
Orchestra Library
Arrangements made for Traubel's recitals and nightclub engagements. The extent
of these full scores and parts vary for each title, and many are annotated with
performance markings. The arranger's name is included whenever known. In the
case of titles with only parts listed, materials likely include a piano or
piano-conductor part.
Arranged alphabetically by song title and alphabetically by arranger
therein.
9/1
All at Once You Love Her (from
Pipe Dream
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Nick Perito
Score; parts
33/1
Alright, OK, You Win
By Sidney Wyche; arranged by Pete
Candoli
Score
9/2
Alright, OK, You Win
By Sidney Wyche; arranged by Pete
Candoli
Parts
31/1
Autumn Leaves
By Joseph Kosma, Jacque Prévert, and Johnny
Mercer; arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
9/3
Autumn Leaves
By Joseph Kosma, Jacque Prévert, and Johnny
Mercer; arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
9/4
Autumn Leaves
By Joseph Kosma, Jacque Prévert, and Johnny
Mercer
Score; parts
33/2
Battle Hymn of the Republic
By Julia Ward Howe; arranged by Philip J.
Lang
Score
10/1
Battle Hymn of the Republic
By Julia Ward Howe; arranged by Philip J.
Lang
Parts
31/2
Because
By Guy d'Hardelot and Edward Teschemacher;
arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
10/2
Because
By Guy d'Hardelot and Edward Teschemacher;
arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
10/3
Bill Bailey
By Hughie Cannon
Parts
10/4
Bill Medley
Parts
10/5
Blues in the Night
By Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Parts
33/1
La Bohème
By Giacomo Puccini
Score (incomplete)
11/1
La Bohème
By Giacomo Puccini
Parts
11/2
Bow music
Score; parts
31/3
Brahms Lullaby
By Johannes Brahms; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Score
11/3
Brahms Lullaby
By Johannes Brahms; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Parts
11/4
Cäcile
By Richard Strauss
Score; parts
31/4
Can-Can Medley
By Cole Porter; arranged by Al
Pellegrini
Score
11/5
Can-Can Medley
By Cole Porter; arranged by Al
Pellegrini
Parts
31/5
Danny Boy
By Frederic Weatherly; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Score
11/6
Danny Boy
By Frederic Weatherly; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Parts
12/1
Dich, teure Halle (from
Tannhäuser
)
By Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Parts
31/6
Don't Call Me Madam
Arranged by Al Pellegrini
Score
12/2
Don't Call Me Madam
Arranged by Al Pellegrini
Parts
12/3
Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Score; parts
31/7
Fanfare
Arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Score
13/1
Fanfare
Arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Parts
13/2
Friedvoll und Leidvoll
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Score; parts
33/4
Grieg Medley
By Edvard Grieg
Score
13/3-4
Grieg Medley
By Edvard Grieg
Parts
31/8
Guess Who I Saw Today (from
New Faces of 1952
)
By Murray Grand and Elisse Boyd; arranged by Al
Pellegrini
Score
14/1
Guess Who I Saw Today (from
New Faces of 1952
)
By Murray Grand and Elisse Boyd; arranged by Al
Pellegrini
Parts
14/2
He
By Jack Richards and Richard Mullan; arranged
by Nick Perito
Score; parts
33/5
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Jack Andrews
Score
14/3
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Jack Andrews
Parts
31/9
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Score
14/4
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Parts
14/5
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II
Parts
Note: Stamped Jerry Lewis
15/1
Hello Young Lovers (from
The King and I
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II
Parts
15/2
Ho jo to ho! (from
Die Walküre
)
By Richard Wagner
Score; parts
31/10
I Believe
By Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and
Al Stillman; arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
15/3
I Believe
By Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and
Al Stillman; arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
33/6
I Believe
By Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and
Al Stillman
Score
16/1
I Believe
By Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and
Al Stillman
Parts
16/2
I Could Have Danced All Night (from
My Fair Lady
)
By Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe;
arranged by Nick Perito
Score; parts
16/3
I Love Paris (from
Can-Can
)
By Cole Porter
Parts
31/11
I Love You
Arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Score
16/4
I Love You
Arranged by Harry Zimmerman
Parts
33/7
I Will Come Back
Arranged by Pete Candoli and Harry
Zimmerman
Score
17/1
I Will Come Back
Arranged by Pete Candoli and Harry
Zimmerman
Parts
17/2
I'm in Love With Vienna (from
The Great Waltz
)
By Johann Strauss II, Dimitri Tiomkin, and
Oscar Hammerstein II
Short score; choir score
31/12
Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
By Irving Berlin; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Score
17/3
Let Me Sing and I'm Happy
By Irving Berlin; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Parts
17/4
Little Girl Blue (from
Jumbo
)
By Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Piano-vocal score; parts
33/8
Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere (from
The Trespasser
)
By Edmund Goulding and Elsie Janis
Score
17/5
Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere (from
The Trespasser
)
By Edmund Goulding and Elsie Janis
Parts
31/12
The Loveliest Night of the Year
By Juventino P. Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul
Francis Webster; arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
17/6
The Loveliest Night of the Year
By Juventino P. Rosas, Irving Aaronson, Paul
Francis Webster; arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
17/7
Lullaby
Score and string parts
31/14
A Mighty Fortress Is our God
Arranged by Sid Ramin
Score
17/8
A Mighty Fortress Is our God
Arranged by Sid Ramin
Parts
18/1
Miscellaneous songs
Drum parts
Includes: I Believe; Grieg Medley; Operatic
Medley; Vienna Medley
18/2
Miscellaneous songs
Notes regarding arrangements
18/3
Morgen!
By Richard Strauss
Score; parts
33/9
No Other Love (from
Me and My Juliet
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II
Score
18/4
No Other Love (from
Me and My Juliet
)
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
II
Piano-vocal score; parts
31/15
Nobody's Chasing Me (from
Out of This World
)
By Cole Porter; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Score
18/5
Nobody's Chasing Me (from
Out of This World
)
By Cole Porter; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Parts
18/6
Opening
Parts
19/1-3
Operatic Medley
Score; parts
31/16
Poor Butterfly (from
The Big Show
)
By Raymond Hubbell and John L. Golden; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Score
20/1
Poor Butterfly (from
The Big Show
)
By Raymond Hubbell and John L. Golden; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Parts
20/2-4
A Real Piano Player
By Jackie Barnett
Score; parts
21/1
Romberg Medley
Parts
31/17
September Song (from
Knickerbocker Holiday
)
By Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson; arranged by
Al Pellegrini
Score
21/2
September Song (from
Knickerbocker Holiday
)
By Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson; arranged by
Al Pellegrini
Parts
31/18
September Song (from
Knickerbocker Holiday
)
By Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson; arranged by
Milton Rogers
Score
21/3
September Song (from
Knickerbocker Holiday
)
By Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson; arranged by
Milton Rogers
Parts
21/4
September Song (from
Knickerbocker Holiday
)
By Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
Parts
21/5
Show Boat Medley
By Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein
II
Short score; parts
32/1
St. Louis Blues
By W. C. Handy; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Score
21/6
St. Louis Blues
By W. C. Handy; arranged by Harry
Zimmerman
Score
22/1-2
St. Louis Blues
By W. C. Handy
Parts
22/3
St. Louis Blues: Jazz Section
By W.C. Handy
Short score
22/4
Stranger in Paradise (from
Kismet
)
By Robert Wright and George Forrest
Parts
32/2
Summertime (from
Porgy and Bess
)
By George Gershwin and Dubose Heyward; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Score
22/5
Summertime (from
Porgy and Bess
)
By George Gershwin and Dubose Heyward; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Parts
22/6
Summertime (from
Porgy and Bess
)
By George Gershwin and Dubose Heyward
Score; parts
32/3
Tell Me That You Love Me
By Cesare Andrea Bixio, Ennio Neri, and Al
Stillman; arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
23/1
Tell Me That You Love Me
By Cesare Andrea Bixio, Ennio Neri, and Al
Stillman; arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
32/4
Three O'Clock in the Morning
By Julián Robledo and Dorothy Terriss; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Score
23/2
Three O'Clock in the Morning
By Julián Robledo and Dorothy Terriss; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Parts
32/5
Till We Meet Again
By Richard A. Whiting and Raymond B. Egan;
arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
23/3
Till We Meet Again
By Richard A. Whiting and Raymond B. Egan;
arranged by Milton Rogers
Parts
32/6
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's an Irish
lullaby)
By James Royce Shannon; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Score
23/4
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's an Irish
lullaby)
By James Royce Shannon; arranged by Milton
Rogers
Parts
23/5
Traubel Medley
Parts
32/7
Trees
By Oscar Rasbach and Joyce Kilmer; arranged by
Milton Rogers
Score
23/6
Trees
By Oscar Rasbach and Joyce Kilmer; arranged by
Milton Rogers
Parts
23/7
Die Trommel Gerühret (from
Egmont
)
By Ludwig van Beethoven
Score; parts
33/10
Vienna Medley
Score
24/1-2
Vienna Medley
Parts
24/3
The Walrus and the Carpenter
By Sammy Fain and Lewis Carroll
Parts
25/1
When Children Pray
Parts
32/8
When Day Is Done
By B. G. DeSylva and Robert Katscher; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Score
25/2
When Day Is Done
By B. G. DeSylva and Robert Katscher; arranged
by Milton Rogers
Parts
32/9
When I Grow Too Old to Dream (from
Deep in My Heart
)
By Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II;
arranged by Milton Rogers
Score
32/10
Who Cares? (from
Of Thee I Sing
)
By George and Ira Gershwin
Score (intro only)
25/3
Who Cares? (from
Of Thee I Sing
)
By George and Ira Gershwin
Parts
32/11
You Came a Long Way from St. Louis -
Bows
By John Benson Brooks and Bob Russell; arranged
by Harry Zimmerman
Score
25/4
You Came a Long Way from St. Louis -
Bows
By John Benson Brooks and Bob Russell; arranged
by Harry Zimmerman
Parts
25/5
Yours is My Heart Alone (from
The Land of Smiles
)
By Franz Lehár, Ludwig Herzer, and Fritz
Löhner-Beda
Parts
25/6
Yourself
Short score
25/7
Zueignung
By Richard Strauss
Score; parts
25/8
Unidentified
Fragments
Annotated Scores
Miscellaneous scores with performance markings, key transpositions, or
manuscript inserts for alternate music.
Arranged by format; chiefly alphabetically by composer last name and title
therein.
Sheet music
26
A-P
27
R-V
Note: Includes an entire set of sheet music
from Pipe Dream with correspondence from
John Steinbeck and Albert Sirmay as well as a few script pages
28/1-3
W
28/4
Folk song arrangements
28/5
Spirituals
28/6
Unidentified
8
Songbooks
Contents:
- Gilbert, W. S. and Arthur Sullivan:
The Mikado
- Mascagni, Pietro:
Cavalleria rusticana
- Mozart, Amadeus:
Don Giovanni
- Neitzel, Otto, editor:
Gems of Antiquity
- Wagner, Richard:
Dusk of the Gods
- Wagner, Richard:
Siegfried
1-2, 20
Scripts, 1950-1968
1950-1968
Traubel's annotated scripts for film, television, and stage productions. Scripts
for the
4-Star Revue
(title changed to
All Star Revue
in season two) includes piano-vocal scores.
Alphabetical by title and chronological therein.
1/1
4-Star Revue
, 1950 November
29
1950
November 29
1/2
4-Star Revue
, 1951 January
24
1951
January 24
1/3
All Star Revue
, 1951 October 6
1951
October 6
1/4
All Star Revue
, 1951 December
29
1951
December 29
20/7
All Star Revue
, 1950-1951
1950-1951
Manuscript and ozalid scores
Includes: What They Need in the Opera Is Rhythm;
Our Voices Were Meant for Each Other; You're the Only One Who Understands
Me
1/5
Bell Telephone Hour
, "The Mikado," 1960
April 29
1960
April 29
1/6
The Chevy Show
, "Dude Ranch, U.S.A.," 1961 May 7
1961
May 7
Includes: Rehearsal schedule
1/7-8
Deep in My Heart
, 1953-1954
1953-1954
Two drafts
1/9
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
, "The High and the Deadly Affair," 1966 November 22
1966
November 22
1/10 to 2/1
Gunn
, 1966
1966
Two drafts
Includes: Production call sheets
2/2
Helen Traubel R.S.V.P. Hollywood,
undated
undated
Note: Proposal only
2/3
The Jimmy Dean Show
, 1963 October 3
1963
October 3
2/4-6
The Ladies Man
, 1960-1961
1960-1961
Three drafts
Includes: Production call sheets
2/7
The Mothers-in-Law
, "The Not-so-Grand Opera," 1968 December 18
1968
December 18
Includes: Correspondence from Thomas P.
Sheils
2/8-9
Pipe Dream
, undated
undated
Two drafts
2/10
Run for Your Life
, "The Voice of Gina Milan," 1965 September 20
1965
September 20
3-4, 29, 34
Photographs, 1930-1960
1930-1960
This series documents Traubel's professional career as a performer. Publicity
photographs include Traubel's Wagnerian roles at the Metropolitan Opera, various
television and film appearances, as well as nightclub engagements and tours.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, followed by cartoons.
3/9
Barnum and Bailey, 1945
1945
3/10
Bass, William, 1940s-1950s
1940s-1950s
3/11
Bell Telephone Hour
, 1960 April 29
1960
April 29
3/12
Conductors and composers, 1940-1952 and undated
1940-1952 and undated
3/13
Deep in My Heart
, 1954
1954
3/14
Durante, Jimmy, 1950s
1950s
3/15
Helen Traubel Rose, 1951
1951
3/16
Japan trip, 1952
1952
3/17
Korea trip, 1952
1952
3/18
Melchior, Lauritz, 1940s-1950s
1940s-1950s
3/19
Nightclub engagements, 1953-1954
1953-1954
4/1
Pipe Dream
, 1955
1955
4/2
St. Louis trip (Missouri University honorary
doctorate), 1948
1948
4/3
Television production and publicity photographs,
1947-1954, undated
1947-1954 and undated
3/1
Traubel, portraits, 1930s-1950s
1930s-1950s
Traubel, opera portraits, 1940-1953
1940-1953
3/2
Die Götterdämmerung
(Brünnhilde)
3/3
Lohengrin
(Elsa)
3/4
Parsifal
(Kundry)
3/5
Tannhäuser
(Elsa)
3/6
Tristan und Isolde
(Isolde)
3/7
Die Walküre
(Brünnhilde)
3/8
Traubel, alone, 1940s-1950s
1940s-1950s
4/6, 29/1, 34/1
Traubel with others, 1944-1945 and undated
1944-1956 and undated
29/2
Truman, Harry, 1946
1946
4/4
Truman, Margaret and others, 1950 and undated
1950 and
undated
4/5
University of Southern California, 1947
1947
4/7, 34/2
Editorial cartoons, 1951-1953
1951-1953
5-7, 29, 32, 34-36
Biographical Materials, 1910-1972
1910-1972
Programs, writings, correspondence, awards, and other materials that document
Traubel's life and career.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
35-36
Awards and honors, 1940-1954
1940-1954
Contents:
- Decoration from the King of Denmark
- University of the Phillipines: Visiting Musician of the Year,
1952
- Tau Alpha of M.I.E., 1940
- Key to the city of St. Louis, R.R. Tucker, Mayor
- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra medallion, 1954
- Key to the city of Philadelphia?
- Decoration from the Emperor of Japan?
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies: Key Woman of the Year,
1949
- Rock of appreciation, Mayor of Hiroshima, 1952
5/1
Certificates, 1949-1954
1949-1954
5/2-9, 33/11
Clippings, 1938-1965
1938-1965
Correspondence
5/10
Miscellaneous, 1924-1972
1924-1972
5/11
Truman, Harry and Bess, 1946-1950 and undated
1946-1950 and undated
5/12
Truman, Margaret, 1946-1950
1946-1950
32/12
Helen Traubel Rose catalogs, 1952
1952
5/13
Itinerary, 1952-1953
1952-1953
Kennedy inauguration, 1961 January 20
1961
January 20
5/14
Clippings
5/15
Correspondence: invitations and
telegrams
6/1
Lyric books
Contents: Battle Hymn of the Republic; Ode to
the Inauguration
6/2
Memorabilia
Badges; menu; tickets
29/3
"Ode to the Inauguration" by Sammy Cahn and
James Van Heusen
Songbook
6/3
Programs
6/4
Script
29/4
Souvenir photo book
6/5-7
Lyric sheets, undated
undated
32/13, 34/3-4
Posters, 1940, 1952
1940,
1952
6/8-12
Programs, 1910-1960 and undated
1910-1960 and undated
6/13
Promotional material, 1925-1953 and undated
1925-1953 and undated
Fliers; pressbook
36
Shawl
32/14
Truman dinner seating chart, 1949 August 13
1949
August 13
34/5
University of Missouri honorary degree, 1949 August 13
1949
August 13
Writings
6/14
The Ptomaine Canary
, 1949?
1949?
Typescript
7
The Metropolitan Opera Murders
, 1951
1951
7
Tod in der Metropolitan
, 1955
1955
7
St. Louis Woman
, 1959
1959
30
Scrapbooks, 1957
1957
20 large, bound volumes of clippings, several of which contain programs and other
materials. These items are currently undergoing digitization and only one volume,
listed below, is available at this time. The other volumes will be added to the
finding aid once digitization is complete.
Arranged chronologically.
30
Cafe de Paris, 1957
1957
Note: "To Helen Traubel from Major Donald
Neville-Willing, as a souvenir of her wonderful debut at the Cafe de Paris,
July-August, 1957" on cover