ARTHUR FARWELL COLLECTION

Series 10: Research Papers

Box 45

folder 1 Kirk, Edgar (Correspondence).
Andrews, Marguerite (Executive Director, Third Street Music School Settlement), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 25, 1955. 1 p.
Behrend, Jeanne, to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (2 ink, 1 typescript), 1 postcard (ink); dated October 20, 1954; October 26, 1954; December 13, 1954; December 20, 1954. 4 pp.
Barton, Howard R, to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated June 11, 1955. 2 pp.
Blanchard, Ednah (Secretary, Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated November 26, 1954; March 4, 1955; April 6, 1955. 3 pp.
Borland, Eileen (MIT Library), from Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 29, 1955. 1 p. Response from Eileen Borland typescript in red ink; dated June 1, 1955.
Bradford, E. F. (Registrar, Cornell University), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 24, 1955. 1 p.
Buchanan, L. B. (Stone & Webster Service Corporation), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 2, 1955. 2 pp.
Codman, John S., to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated June 1, 1955. 2 pp.
Fiske, Vocha, to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript, with annotations in ink and colored pencil); dated June 10, 1956; June 27, 1956; June 27, 1956. 4 pp.

  • Correspondence accompanied by manuscript note: “Fiske & Pilg. Play.” 1 p.
  • Letters dated June 27, 1956, accompanied by typescript notes, with annotations in colored pencil. 1 p.

Hackett, Margaret (Reference Department, Library of the Boston Athenaeum), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 24, 1956. 1 p.
Hamilton, Gordon C. (Secretary, The Players), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 26, 1955. 1 p.
Heale, Evelina C., to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated May 25. 2 pp.
Henderson, William M. (Executive Secretary, Delta Kappa Epsilon), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 7, 1955. 1 p.
Hensley, Richard G. (Chief Librarian, Division of Reference and Research Services, Boston Public Library), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 14, 1956. 1 p.
Irish, John W., to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated August 21, 1956. 2 pp.
Kirkpatrick, John (Department of Music, Cornell University), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated October 13, 1954. 1 p.
Keyes, Frederic, to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated June 10, 1955. 1 p.
Lichtenwanger, William (Assistant Reference Librarian, Library of Congress), to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated August 2, 1954; September 10, 1954; October 22, 1954. 4 pp.
McNamara, Daniel I. (Director of Public Relations, ASCAP), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 26, 1955. 1 p.
Perry, Henry L. (Membership Records, Bohemian Club), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 13, 1955. 1 p.
Pevear, Arthur S. (Fairfield & Ellis Insurance), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 24, 1955. 1 p.
Shepherd, Arthur, to Edgar Kirk. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated November 14, 1954; June 7, 1955; May 4, 1956. 6 pp.
Schuster, Sascha, to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated December 28, 1954. 1 p.
Smith, Eva (Reference Librarian, St. Paul Public Library), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 3, 1955. 1 p.
Stones, Elleine H. (Chief, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated October 26, 1954. 2 pp.
Temperley, John, to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (ink); dated October 16, 1956. 4 pp.
Thomas, Percy, to/from Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 29, 1955. Response from Percy Thomas written below original letter (ink); dated June 1, 1955.
Walden, Carol (Librarian, New England Conservatory of Music), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 25, 1956. 2 pp.
Waters, Edward N. (Assistant Chief, Library of Congress), to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated October 12, 1954. 1 p.
Whiston, William C., to Edgar Kirk. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 2, 1955. 1 p.
Batchelder, Ernest A., to Richard M. Loucks. 1 letter (typescript); dated January 6, 1955. 1 p.
folder 2 Kirk, Edgar (Research Materials).
Transcriptions of correspondence from Arthur Farwell to Jeanne [Behrend] (typescript, with annotations in ink). 5 pp.

  • Includes letters dated December 8, 1949; May 17, 1950; June 17, 1947; June 22, 1950; July 14, 1950; August 9, 1950.

Transcriptions of correspondence from Arthur Farwell to [Arthur] Shepherd (typescript, with annotations in pencil and ink). 11 pp. Pages numbered 1-5 and 9-14.

  • Accompanied by manuscript note: “A. Shepherd to AF.” 1 p.
  • Includes letters dated July 18, 1905 (06?); August 26; September 15, 1906; September 24; undated; undated; January 9; Christmas Day 1907; undated; June 7, 1905; June 30, 1905; June 1905; August 31, 1905; October 12, 1907; September 17, 1907; October 2, 1907.

“The Farwells, by Ernestine Mears January 1955.” Facsimile of typescript document. 3 pp.
Biographies and obituaries for Arthur Farwell. Typescript transcriptions, with annotations in ink and colored pencil. 7 pp. Accompanied by manuscript note: “Biographies, obits.” 1 p.
“Teresa Cloud.” Summary of telephone conversation between Teresa Cloud and Dick [Loucks] (typescript, with annotations in ink and colored pencil); dated December 21, 1954. 1 p.
Research notes from Dick [Loucks] to Edgar Kirk (typescript, with annotations in pencil and colored pencil); dated December 27, 1954. 8 pp.
“Farwell. UCLA Library.” Research notes [from Dick Loucks] (typescript). 1 p.
“Walter A. Allen.” Research notes [from Dick Loucks] (typescript, with annotation in colored pencil); dated December 31, 1954. 1 p.
“Farwell.” Research notes from Hollywood Bowl, by Isabel Morse Jones (Los Angeles, CA: G. Schirmer, 1936) [from Dick Loucks] (typescript, with annotations in ink); undated. 3 pp.
Manuscript note summarizing contents for use in microfilm duplication (ink). 1 p.
folder 3 Culbertson, Evelyn (AF Correspondence).
Facsimiles of correspondence between Arthur Farwell and various individuals. Includes:

  • De Golier, Ralph J., to Arthur Farwell. Facsimile of 1 letter (manuscript); dated May 28. 1 p.
  • Farwell, Sara, from Arthur Farwell. Facsimiles of 8 letters (manuscript); dated May 5, 1946; December 3, 1946; January 19, 1947; May 4, 1947; July 6, 1947; [July 6, 1947] (incomplete); October 5, 1947; 1 undated (incomplete). 29 pp.
  • Humperdinck, Engelbert, to Arthur Farwell. Facsimile of 1 letter (manuscript); dated September 8, 1911. 1 p.
  • Patton, Beatrice, to Arthur Farwell. Facsimiles of 3 letters (2 manuscript, 1 typescript); dated February 2, 1944; November 2, 1944; January 3, 1946. 4 pp.
  • Osborne, Thomas M. (Commissioner, State of New York Forest, Fish, and Game Commission), to William Gaynor (Mayor, New York, NY). Facsimile of 1 letter (typescript); dated April 18, 1911. 2 pp.
folder 4 Culbertson, Evelyn (Other Correspondence).
[Farwell], Bea[trice], to Brice [Farwell]. 1 note (ink); dated October 28. 1 p.

  • Accompanied by facsimile of press clipping (“London Diary for October,” Musical Times); dated September 1980. 1 p.

Farwell, Brice and Ruth, to Fran and Em. 1 letter (typescript); dated March 11, 1976. 1 p.

  • Accompanied by facsimile of concert program (National Gallery of Art); dated April 4, 1976. 1 p.

Farwell, Sara, to Mr. and Mrs. Hoeschler. 1 letter (typescript); dated August 24, 1989. 1 p.
Haas, Karl, to Sarah Farwell. Facsimile of 1 letter (typescript); dated July 20, 1990. 1 p.
“Jan” to Sara [Farwell]. 1 letter (typescript); undated. 1 p.

  • Accompanied by:
    • Concert program (recital by Dawn Upshaw); undated. 2 pp. 2 copies.
    • Press clipping (“Recital: Dawn Upshaw, In Settings of Dickinson”); undated [ca. 1988]. 1 p.
folder 5 Culbertson, Evelyn (Research Materials).
Excerpts from Karl Krueger, The Musical Heritage of the United States: The Unknown Portion (New York: Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage, 1973). Facsimiles of pp. 48-49, 210-213. 3 pp.
Facsimile of various research notes and materials (typescript); dated April 1974. 5 pp.
“Song and Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document; dated July 24, 1975. 1 p.

  • Accompanied by:
    • Facsimile of press clipping (“Farwell Work Unexplored”); dated June 22, 1975. 1 p.
    • Publicity circular, advertising radio broadcast; dated April 16, 1975. 1 p.

Lowens, Irving, “Arthur Farwell: Rediscovering an American Original,” High Fidelity Magazine (November 1978), pp. 100-102. 3 pp.
Concert flyer (announcing staged reading by Sara Farwell); dated April 22, 1944. 1 p.
Excerpt of untitled document (typescript, with annotations in ink); undated. 1 p.
folder 6 Culbertson, Evelyn (Publicity and Press Materials).
Publicity materials pertaining to performances of music by Arthur Farwell, including brochures, flyers, circulars, press clippings, and concert programs and facsimiles; dated between 1904 and Winter 1991; 6 undated. 39 items.

  • Oversized items (5 press clippings) separated; see Box 48, Folder 17.
folder 7-8 A Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.
Prepared by Brice Farwell, editor, with Beatrice Farwell, Sara Farwell Milbert, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Farwell, and Cynthia Farwell Hensch. Issued in a limited edition (Briarcliff Manor, NY, 1972). 4 copies.

Series 11: Microfilm Collection

Box 45 [cont.]

folder 9 “Catalog of the Microfilm Collection of the Music of Arthur Farwell.”
Facsimile of typescript catalog compiled by Brice Farwell; dated 1975. 29 pp.

Box 46

item 1

Microfilm Reel A.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically. Includes:

  • Symbolistic Study No. 3, “Once I Passed Through a Populous City,”  op.18. For orchestra.
  • Symbolistic Study No. 6, “Mountain Vision,” op. 37. For piano with string orchestra and second piano.
  • Music for the Pageant of Meriden, N. H., op. 39.
item 2

Microfilm Reel B.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically. Includes:

  • Music for the Pageant of Darien, Conn., op. 40.
  • The Evergreen Tree, op. 50. A Christmas masque for community singing and acting by Percy MacKaye.
  • The Gods of the Mountain, op. 68 [on score: op. 52]. Incidental music for the play by Lord Dunsany.
item 3

Microfilm Reel C.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically. Includes:

  • Music for The Pilgrimage Play, the Story of the Christ, op. 58.
  • Spanish Songs of Old California, op. 59.
  • Symphonic Hymn on “March! March!” op. 49.
  • Symphonic Song on Old Black Joe, op. 67. For orchestra and audience.
item 4

Microfilm Reel D.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically. Includes:

  • Grail Song, op. 70. A masque for community singing, acting, and dancing.
  • Mountain Song, op. 90.
item 5

Microfilm Reel E.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically. Includes:

  • Rudolph Gott Symphony, op. 95. For orchestra.
item 6

Microfilm Reel F.
Contains larger musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically.

  • Studies in Pure Polytonality.
  • The Heroic Breed, op. 115. For orchestra.
  • Cartoon or Once Upon a Time Recently. An operatic fantasy of music in America in three acts.
item 7

Microfilm Reel G.
Contains various concluding items, indexed in reel sequence. Includes:

  • Cartoon or Once Upon a Time Recently. [cont.]
  • Collected musical material, including sketches and drafts, labeled “Unfinished Compositions.”
  • Lectures of Sara G. Farwell, as well as family records, etc.
  • Research and correspondence compiled by Edgar L. Kirk.
  • Lists of library holdings of music by Arthur Farwell.
item 8

Microfilm Reel 1.
Contains musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.
item 9

Microfilm Reel 2.
Contains musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.
item 10

Microfilm Reel 3.
Contains musical compositions by Arthur Farwell, sequenced chronologically.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.
item 11

Microfilm Reel 4.
Contains Arthur Farwell’s writings as well as background and related materials.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.
item 12

Microfilm Reel 5.
Contains Arthur Farwell’s writings as well as background and related materials.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.
item 13

Microfilm Reel 6.
Contains images of materials housed at the New York Public Library.

  • See catalogues of the microfilm collection for full list of contents.

Series 12: Ephemera

item 14 Copyright stamp.
Stamp: “Copyright © 1975 by Betty Richardson Farwell, Brice Farwell, Arthur Bragdon Farwell, Beatrice Farwell, Sara Emerson Farwell, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Kirkpatrick Farwell, Cynthia Farwell Hensch.” 1 item.

  • See Box 46, Folder 15 for accompanying note.
folder 15 Note pertaining to copyright.
Manuscript note from Brice Farwell concerning the copyright of materials (ink). 1 p.

Series 13: Art Works

Box 47

folder 1 Visionary drawings.
Illustrations by Arthur Farwell (pencil and ink); undated. 10 items:

  1. “Vision of the Destroyer. First sketch, Sa Ch. X.” [Illustration of an angel with a sword descending over a rural landscape.] Pencil. 1 p.
    • See also Box 43, Sleeve 11, for negative.
  2. “The Rod and the Staff.” Pencil. 1 p.
  3. “The Stepping Stone. See Chapter VIII.” [Illustration of a man walking on two stepping stones over water.] Pencil. 1 p.
  4. “Black Magic.” [Illustration of a wooden fabrication suspended in the sky.] Pencil. 1 p.
  5. “Law and Personality. First drawing. Sa Ch. XIV.” [Illustration of two books.] Pencil. 1 p.
  6. “The Crystal Sphere. First drawing. (See Ch. XIV).” [Illustration of a circle depicting various scenes with people.] Pencil. 1 p.
    • See also Box 43, Sleeve 21, for negative of similar image.
  7. “The Airplane.” [Illustration of a man sitting on a biplane in a forest.] Pencil. 1 p.
  8. “Ask.” [Illustration of two hands, clasped.] Pencil. 1 p.
  9. “The Serpentine Dance. 1.” [Illustration of a group of people forming a wall at the outskirts of a forest.] Ink. 1 p.
  10. Untitled illustration of a group of humanoid beings with multiple limbs dancing with various instruments. Ink. 1 p.
folder 2 Sketches.
Various sketches (pencil). 19 pp.

  • Includes duplicate facsimile (preservation copy) of 1 sketch. 2 pp.

Facsimiles of sketches and drawings. 5 pp.
folder 3 Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [1].
“Up!” [Illustration of a finger pointing in darkness.] Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, for Chapter XV. 1 p.
[“Humanity at a Standstill.”] Illustration of a throng of people next to the wall of a tall building. Lithograph print. 1 p.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 3, for pencil drawing.

“The Hands of the Spirit Working in the Darkness of the World.” [Illustration of two hands reaching down from the sky.] Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, for Chapter XV. 1 p. 4 copies.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 17, for pencil drawing.

[“The Organ.”] Illustration of two men in a stone building looking at a vision appearing in the sky. Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing. 1 p.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 7, for pencil drawing.

[“Work.”] Illustration of a group of people building wooden frames for houses. Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 2 copies.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 9, for pencil drawing.
folder 4 Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [2].
[“Abundance.”] Illustration of groups of people eating at long tables inside a building. Lithograph print of illustration from pencil drawing, labeled “Plate XII.” 1 p. 9 copies.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 8, for pencil drawing.
folder 5 Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [3].
[“Cataclysm.”] Illustration of people watching an angel of destruction. Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 11 copies.

  • See also Box 48, Folder 1, Illustration 4, for pencil drawing.
folder 6 Lithograph illustrations for book on intuition [4].
“The Hand of the Unknown.” [Illustration of two arms emerging out of the sea.] Lithograph print of illustration. 1 p. 14 copies. Annotation on copy 1: “original not in collection.”

  • See also Box 43, Sleeve 8, for negative.

Series 14: Oversized

Sub-series A: Oversized Music

Box 48/2 C27. Early Songs without opus numbers.
Separated from Box 1, Folder 3:
Press clipping (“Landscape and Letters: On Wenlock Edge”); dated March 9, 1933. 1 p.
Box 48/18 C130. Polytonal Studies, op. 109. For solo piano. [Manuscript sketches.]
Separated from Box 3, Folder 36:
“Polytonality Vocabulary and Progression.” Manuscript sketches (pencil, ink, and colored pencil). 4 pp
Box 48/9 C209. The Evergreen Tree, op. 50. A Christmas masque for community singing and acting by Percy MacKaye. [Manuscript scores and parts.]
Separated from Box 9, Folder 1:
“The Evergreen Tree, some scores.” Includes:

  • “No. 8. The Might of Herod.” For band and men’s chorus. Full score. Fair copy (ink), with performance markings in colored pencil; undated. 13 pp. of music. Accompanied by manuscript note: “cut to p. 10.” 1 p.
  • “No. 9. The Wrath of Herod.” For band and SATB chorus and men’s chorus. Full score. Fair copy (ink); undated. 3 pp. of music.
  • “No. 20. Chorus of the Tree, Part II.” For band and SATB chorus and men’s chorus. Full score. Fair copy (ink); undated. 1 title page, 6 pp. of music.
Box 48/10 C214. The March of Man, op. 71. [Production matter.]
Separated from Box 10, Folder 4:
Production personnel, synopsis, and script for The March of Man. Typescript, with annotations in pencil and colored pencil and manuscript notes interleaved; dated 1925. 29 pp.
Typescript script, with production notes for lighting and sound in pencil and ink; undated. 15 pp.
Box 47/7 C233. Prelude to a Spiritual Drama, op. 76.
Separated from Series 1 (Music by Farwell), Box 18, Folder 6.
Title page. Ozalid manuscript. 1 p.
Instrumental parts: violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass. Ozalid manuscript. 22 pp.

Sub-series B: Oversized Performance Materials

Box 48/11 Programs, 1911-22.
Separated from Box 21, Folder 1:
Concert flyer (The Pilgrimage Play); dated July 1921. 1 p.
Box 47/8 Programs, undated.
Separated from Series 3 (Performance Materials), Box 21, Folder 12 (“Programs, undated.”).
Concert poster advertising recital by Lemare combined with Arthur Farwell’s Chant of Victory; undated (“July 6”). 1 p.
Box 48/3 New York Community Chorus: performance/production materials.
Separated from Box 21, Folder 15.
Press clippings pertaining to the “Song and Light” Festival; dated September 23, 1916; [1917]. 4 pp
Box 48/6 Theater of the Stars: performance/production materials.
Separated from Series 3 (Performance Materials):
“A brief definitive statement of purpose by Arthur Farwell.” Typescript document pertaining to the Theater of the Stars; undated. 1 p. Document enclosed in plastic.
Concert programs (Theater of the Stars) and facsimiles; dated June 1925; August 1925; September 1925. 3 programs. 2 copies of program dated August 1925.
Press clippings pertaining to the Theater of the Arts; dated September 12, 1925; November 21, 1925. 3 pp. 2 copies of press clipping dated September 12, 1925.
Accompanying item (correspondence from Marjorie Dodge) separated; see Box 33, Folder 40.

Sub-series C: Oversized Literary Works

Oversized
Iconography
Shelf B6		 [Lectures on Opera.] [Drafts and notes.]
Separated from Box 22, Folder 27:
Chart of operas by American composers (pencil); undated. 1 p.
Box 47/9 “Music for the People” (1914).
Separated from Box 22, Folder 30.
“Music for the People.” Typescript lecture for the Canadian Club Meeting, No. 24 (March 21, 1914), with annotations in pencil and ink. 22 pp.
Box 48/4 [Notes on Musical Subjects.]
Separated from Box 22, Folder 36.
Manuscript document, untitled (pencil); undated. 23 pages. Pages numbered 1-8 and 22A-34A. First line: “It has already become apparent that if music is to enter a new evolutionary cycle…”
Box 48/5 [Poems.]
Separated from Box 23, Folder 3:
Poems and drafts of poems attributed to Arthur Farwell. Includes:

  • “The Circle.” Typescript poem; undated. 3 pp.
  • “In Kentucky Stood a Cabin.” Poem, from press clipping (from the Oxford Leader), dated February 9, 1967. 1 p.
  • Untitled manuscript notes (pencil); undated. 4 pp. Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy) of notes. 4 pp.
Box 47/10 “Safe and Sane Fourth of July.”
Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 23, Folder 7.
“A Safe and Sane Fourth.” Draft of essay (pencil); dated “around 1914.” 27 pp. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile/preservation copy). 27 pp.
Box 47/11 [Untitled essay on great liberation.]
Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 23, Folder 10.
Untitled essay (typescript and pencil); undated. 13 pp.
Box 47/12 “The Science of Intuition.” [Publicity materials.]
Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series A (Works by Arthur Farwell), Box 24, Folder 1.
Flyer announcing lecture by Arthur Farwell (“The Science of Intuition”). 2 pp. 6 copies.
Box 47/13 “Poems (for songs).”
Separated from Series 4 (Literary Works), Sub-series B (Works by Other Authors), Box 29, Folder 18.
Untitled poem (pencil); undated. 1 p. First line: “My thoughts went out to her nightly…”

  • Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy). 1 p.

Sub-series D: Oversized Traditional Music Studies

Box 48/7 Folk songs. [Notes and texts.]
Separated from Box 30, Folder 5:
Press clipping (“The Joe Bowers Myth”); undated. 1 p.

  • Duplicate facsimile (preservation copy). 1 p.
Box 48/8 Spanish California songs [1].
Separated from Box 30, Folder 8:
“Songs for ‘Primavera.’” Collection of song texts (typescript), with annotations in pencil and colored pencil; undated. 1 p.
Box 48/16 Spanish California songs [1].
Separated from Box 30, Folder 8:
Press clipping (“Early California Life of Don Antonio and Doña Mariana Coronel”); undated. 1 p.

Sub-series E: Oversized Personal Papers

Box 47/14 “Archaeological Institute of America.”
Separated from Series 6 (Personal Papers), Box 32, Folder 1.
Membership certificate for the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America; dated January 1, 1905. 1 p.
Box 48/12 Bohemian Club.
Separated from Box 32, Folders 3-4:
Posters and publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated between May 1, 1941, and December 13, 1951; 7 undated. 23 items.
Oversized
 Iconography
Shelf B6		 Bohemian Club.
Separated from Box 32, Folders 3-4
Posters and publicity materials for the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA; dated
April 30, 1942; 1 undated. 2 items.
Box 48/13 Clippings.
Separated from Box 32, Folder 6.
Newspaper clippings and facsimiles; dated between [1919] and January 21, 1952. 11 items.
Box 48/14 Farwell, Arthur: Genealogy and Biographical Information.
Separated from Box 32, Folder 13:
Facsimiles of press clippings; dated September 19, 1909; 2 undated. 3 pp.
Separated from Box 32, Folder 9:
“Arthur Farwell 1872­–.” Facsimile of biographical entry, from unidentified source; dated December 30, 1947. 2 pp.
Press clipping; dated September 9, 1919. 1 p. Copy 2 (duplicate facsimile).

Sub-series F: Oversized Correspondence

Box 48/15 Harris, Roy.
Separated from Box 34, Folder 4:
Press clipping (“‘The Six’ of American Music,” Christian Science Monitor); dated March 17, 1937. 1 p.
Box 47/15 Hoffmann, Bernhard.
Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 10.
Press clipping (“School of Arts’ History Closed); undated. 1 p.
Box 47/16 Pfitzner, Hans.
Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 53.
Concert program; dated June 17, 1898. 1 p. On reverse: pencil sketch by Hans Pfitzner (“a geographical fantasy”) with caption in ink in the hand of Arthur Farwell.
Box 47/17 Schirmer, G., Inc.
Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series A (Personal Correspondence), Box 34, Folder 66.
“Royalties on Plantation Melody – Orchestra version, 1940-1942.” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 1 p. Annotation in top margin: “with Feb 3 letter ’48.”
“Supplementary notes on Wa-Wan Press Compositions.” Typescript document. 1 p. Typescript annotation in top margin: “Farwell-Schirmer, Feb. 3, ’48.”
“Corrections for Schirmer royalty master sheets for works originally published by the Wa-Wan Press …” Typescript document, with annotations in pencil, colored pencil, and ink. 1 p. Annotation in top margin: “with Feb 3 letter ’48.”
Box 47/18 Patton, Beatrice.
Separated from Series 7 (Correspondence), Sub-series B (Autograph Collection), Box 36, Folder 44.
Beatrice Patton to Arthur Farwell. 1 letter (ink); dated January 3, 1946. 2 pp.

Sub-series G: Oversized Photographs

Box 47/19 Arthur Farwell, 1934.
Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 6.
Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”. Mounted on mounting board next to caption (ink), in the hand of Arthur Farwell.

  • Negative for photograph housed in Box 43, Folder 1.
  • See also Box 47, Folder 22, for duplicate photograph (also mounted).
Box 47/20 Arthur Farwell in mountain setting.
Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 34.
Portrait of Arthur Farwell in mountain setting. 1 black and white photograph, 11” x 14”.

  • Negative for photograph housed in Box 43, Folder 3.
Box 47/21 1921 publicity photograph of Arthur Farwell.
Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 35
Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 7.75” x 9.75”. Mounted on mounting board, labeled “Arthur Farwell 1934.”
Box 47/22 Arthur Farwell, 1934.|
Separated from Series 8 (Photographs), Box 37, Sleeve 35.
Portrait of Arthur Farwell. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”. Mounted on mounting board next to caption (ink), in the hand of Arthur Farwell.

  • Negative for photograph housed in Box 43, Folder 1.
  • See also Box 47, Folder 19, for duplicate photograph (also mounted).
Box 47/23 Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [front matter and pp. 1-18].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work. Prepared by Brice Farwell, editor, with Beatrice Farwell, Sara Farwell Milbert, Emerson Farwell, Jonathan Farwell, and Cynthia Farwell Hensch. Issued in a limited edition (Briarcliff Manor, NY, 1972).

  • Negatives of front matter and pp. 1-18 of text. 26 sheets.
Box 47/24 Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 19-52].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.

  • Negatives of pp. 19-52 of text. 36 sheets.
Box 47/25 Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 53-76].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.

  • Negatives of pp. 53-76 of text. 26 sheets.
Box 47/26/strong> Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 77-98].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.

  • Negatives of pp. 77-98. 31 sheets.
Box 47/27 Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 99-117].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.

  • Negatives of pp. 99-117. 21 sheets.
Box 47/28 Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell: negative masters [pp. 118-138].
Guide to the Music of Arthur Farwell and to the Microfilm Collection of His Work.

  • Negatives of pp. 118-138. 21 sheets.

Sub-series H: Oversized Research Papers

Box 48/17 Culbertson, Evelyn (Publicity and Press Materials).
Separated from Box 45, Folder 6:
Press clippings; dated between April 1, 1962, and March 13, 1978. 5 items.

Sub-series I: Oversized Art Works

Box 48/1 Artworks—drawings for book on intuition.
Separated from Series 13 (Art Works):
Sketchbook, bound, with additional drawings interleaved. Contains:

  1. “Plate I. The Vision of the Destroyer, 1.” Caption only; illustration missing.
  2. “Plate II. The Vision of the Destroyer, 2.” [Illustration of an angel with a sword flying toward a city.] Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  3. “Plate III. The Vision of the Great City, 1. Humanity at a Standstill.” [Illustration of a throng of people next to the wall of a tall building.] Pencil drawing. 1 p. Accompanied by lithograph print of drawing, with caption: “Plate VII.” 1 p.
  4. “Plate IV. The Vision of the Great City, 2. Cataclysm.” [Illustration of people watching an angel of destruction.] Pencil drawing. 1 p. Accompanied by lithograph print of drawing. 1 p.
  5. “Plate V. The Vision of the Great City, 3. The Dark Passage.” [Illustration of a two people facing the entrance to a cave.] Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  6. “Plate VI. The Vision of the Great City, 4. The Fiery Sea.” Caption only; illustration missing.
  7. “Plate VII. The Vision of the Great City, 5. The Organ.” [Illustration of two men in a stone building looking at a vision appearing in the sky.] Pencil drawing. 1 p. Accompanied by lithograph print of drawing. 1 p.
  8. “Plate VIII. The Vision of the Great City, 6. Abundance.” [Illustration of groups of people eating at long tables inside a building.] Pencil drawing. 1 p. On reverse: “Vision of the Great City. First sketch. See Ch. XXII.” Accompanied by lithograph print of drawing. 1 p.
  9. “Plate IX. The Vision of the Great City, 7. Work.” [Illustration of a group of people building wooden frames for houses.] Pencil drawing. 1 p. On reverse: “Vision of the Great City. First sketch. See Ch. XXII.” Accompanied by lithograph print of drawing. 1 p.
  10. “The Saving Principles.” Illustration of an angel surrounded by fire appearing to three people. Watercolor. 1 p.
  11. “The Message.” Illustration of a harbor, with a man holding out a book. Watercolor. 1 p.
  12. “Extending the Frontiers.” Illustration of a wall that has been extended and rebuilt. Watercolor; dated September 1940. 1 p.
  13. “The Shining Floor.” Illustration of the inside of a cathedral. Watercolor. 1 p.
  14. “The Saved.” Illustration of a massive crowd of people surrounded by red smoke. Watercolor. 1 p.
  15. Illustration of a cupped hand. Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  16. “Sketch for the Spirit as Music Critic.” Illustration of a man unraveling a ball of string. Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  17. [“The Hands of the Spirit Working in the Darkness of the World”]. Illustration of two hands reaching down from the sky. Lithograph print. 1 p.
  18. Manuscript note: “From Here Down Do Not See Ref in Text, in Quick Scan.” Pencil [in the hand of Brice Farwell?]. 1 p.
  19. “The Nail [illegible].” Illustration of many nails driven into a board to various depths. Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  20. “Good Timber?” Illustration of a wooden beam with four nails. Pencil drawing. 1 p.
  21. “Faith Accusations Rolling Away.” Illustration of a column surrounded by darkness. Pencil drawing. 1 p.
    • See also Box 43, Sleeve 20, for negative of illustration. (Illustration on negative titled “Futile Accusations.”)
  22. “The Falling Saint (Explanation of a Friend’s Course.” Illustration of a statue of a saint falling from a recessed niche. Pencil drawing. 1 p.

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