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Biographical sketch about Richter by Mary Sue Waser and Karen K. French, 2017

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 2017

Clippings, programs, and web pages gathered by Waser and French (photocopies and printouts), 1917-2016

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1917-2016

Essay by Ron Symons about Richter's life, "Francis Richter, the Musical Genius," with accompanying letter from Symons to Clara Richter, 1949

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1949

Account of trip to New York, 1929 January

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1929 January

Letters from Richter to Clara Rahn, 1921 July-1922 August

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5-11
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1921 July-1922 August

Letter from Richter to niece about his move to California, 1938 November 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1938 November 23

Photograph of Richter as a child (mounted on glass), circa 1898

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: circa 1898

Photographs, circa 1895-1938

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: circa 1895-1938

Concert programs, 1912-1934

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1912-1934

Issue of Twin City Radio Weekly, including article about Richter, 1931 January 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of papers of and about the blind composer Francis Richter. Most of the paperes are musical scores and lyrics, including scorebooks for Richter's comic opera "The Grand Nazar," which he co-wrote with George L. Hutchin as a teenager; his first symphony, "Symphonie in C Minor"; his orchestral work, "Tone Pictures"; and shorter pieces that he wrote or arranged. Other musical materials in the collection include sheet music and lyrics by others that Richter transcribed or...
Dates: 1931 January 31