Mary Evelene Calbreath papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss1429

Staff Only

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

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

Additional Description

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.

Related Materials

Several other collections related to Mary Evelene Calbreath are also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. These include a scrapbook by Calbreath, Coll 840, as well as an earlier scrapbook compiled by Calbreath and her sister Helen, which can be found in the performing arts collection, Mss 1523. Papers of Calbreath's father, John F. Calbreath, are designated Mss 1027. Photograph albums of the Calbreath family are designated Org. Lot 1155.