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Mary Evelene Calbreath papers, 1864-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Calbreath, Mary Evelene, 1895-1972
- Title
- Mary Evelene Calbreath papers
- Dates
- 1864-1962 (inclusive)18641962
- Quantity
- .45 cubic feet, (1 document case)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1429
- Summary
- 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.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Mary Evelene Calbreath papers, Mss 1429, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on 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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
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.
Related Materials
Calbreath Family Papers, 1893-1930, University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections & University Archives, Eugene, Oregon.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Music--Instruction and study--Oregon--Portland
- Music--Oregon--Portland
- Teachers--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Calbreath, Mary Evelene, 1895-1972
Form or Genre Terms
- account books
- correspondence
- diaries
- printed ephemera
- scores (documents for music)
