Box 1

Public relation pamphlets about Lillian Blauvelt, including a notice regarding her receipt of the Order of St. Cecilia (1901) and a flyer advertising her services as a voice instructor in North Carolina from 1927-1928.

Includes two postcards from Blauvelt to Mrs. C. Pulcifer (1911) and Florence E. Blauvelt (sister), as well as a note about Cosima Wagner and the Wagner cult from Carl E. Pulcifer, Blauvelt's descendant and holder of her papers at one time; blank postcard and panorama of Paris; mounted print of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.); Florence E. Pulcifer's Association of Blauvelt Descendants membership card (1945); and a crest stamped in maroon velvet.

This collection documents the professional life of opera singer Lillian Blauvelt, particularly during her years as a grand opera soprano. Contents include promotional material, performance programs, press clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. A number of items arrived mounted on board with numbered and adhered typescript captions. The collection reflects Blauvelt’s work and public stature as a turn of the century performer.

This collection documents the professional life of opera singer Lillian Blauvelt, particularly during her years as a grand opera soprano. Contents include promotional material, performance programs, press clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. A number of items arrived mounted on board with numbered and adhered typescript captions. The collection reflects Blauvelt’s work and public stature as a turn of the century performer.

This collection documents the professional life of opera singer Lillian Blauvelt, particularly during her years as a grand opera soprano. Contents include promotional material, performance programs, press clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. A number of items arrived mounted on board with numbered and adhered typescript captions. The collection reflects Blauvelt’s work and public stature as a turn of the century performer.

Programs mounted on board, accompanied by captions.

Features in magazines and advertisements, including pieces titled "Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, America's greatest soprano: Hardships of American singers abroad," and "Mme. Lillian Blauvert, farewell concert: Lillian Blauvelt to sing again" in Musical Critic, February 1904; and mounted and captioned front and back covers of the October 1908 issue of The Burr McIntosh Monthly, both featuring Blauvelt.

Access copies; originals fragile.

Fragile; access photocopies whenever possible.

This collection documents the professional life of opera singer Lillian Blauvelt, particularly during her years as a grand opera soprano. Contents include promotional material, performance programs, press clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. A number of items arrived mounted on board with numbered and adhered typescript captions. The collection reflects Blauvelt’s work and public stature as a turn of the century performer.