Mary Evelene Calbreath papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of correspondence, musical programs, articles, genealogy, and ephemera; daybook, 1 volume, 1864-1899; landscape album, 1 volume; and diaries, 3 volumes, 1900-1902. Also included are a score, 40 pages, sonata for violin and piano in B minor; and a typescript of a radio station introduction to a recital.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1962
Creator
- Calbreath, Mary Evelene, 1895-1972 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Mary Evelene Calbreath was born in 1895 in McMinnville, Oregon. She studied piano and violin in Berlin, Germany. When she returned to America, she shifted to studying vocal music. She worked for 10 years as an assistant to music teacher William Brady in New York before moving to Portland, Oregon. She worked as vocal teacher and was a member of the Oregon Music Teachers Association. She also composed a number of songs and pieces for violin and string quartet. Calbreath died in April 1972.
Extent
.45 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mary Evelene Calbreath (1895-1972) was a music teacher and composer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, musical programs, articles, genealogy, ephemera, daybook, landscape album, diaries, and score.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lib. Acc. 9851 and Lib. Acc. 12245.
Subject
- Calbreath, Mary Evelene, 1895-1972 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Mary Evelene Calbreath papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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