Murray Bundy Photographs of Musicians, circa 1930s-1940s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bundy, Murray Wright.
Title
Murray Bundy Photographs of Musicians
Dates
circa 1930s-1940s (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (34 items)
Collection Number
PC 88 (collection)
Summary
This collection consists of 34 black and white photographs of musical artists.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dr. Murray Wright Bundy served as the Washington State College English Department Head, three time Phi Beta Kappa President, and an English professor from 1928 to 1956 before he retired. The Bundy Reading Room in Avery Hall is named in his honor.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of 34 black and white photographs of musical artists. A number of the photographs are personally autographed to Dr. Bundy and his wife, Mary Sarah Rappleye Bundy, or to two of his daughters, Barbara Jean Bundy and Eleanor Mabel Bundy.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Murray Bundy Photographs of Musicians, circa 1930s-1940s (PC 88)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Mozart Boys Choir of Vienna. The Metropolitan Musical Bureau, Inc. 18 March 1939. Signed by each of the twenty members.
1 item
1 2 Astrid Varnay, Prima Dona Soprano. Metropolitan Opera Association, 1945. Signed by Astrid Varnay.
1 item
1 3 Helen Jepson, Leading Soprano. Metropolitan Opera Company, 1938. Signed by Helen Jepson.
1 item
1 4 Rose Bampton, Leading Soprano. Metropolitan Opera Company, undated. Signed by Rose Bampton.
1 item
1 5 Jennie Tourel, Mezzo Soprano, undated.
1 item
1 6 Marian Anderson, Contralto, undated. One signed by Marian Anderson.
2 items
1 7 Anna Kaskas, Contralto. Metropolitan Opera Association. One undated, one dated 23 March 1945. Signed by Anna Kaskas.
2 items
1 8 Kathryn Meisle, Contralto. Metropolitan Opera Association, 17 March 1941. Signed by Kathryn Meisle.
1 item
1 9 Igor Gorin, Baritone, undated. One signed by Igor Gorin.
2 items
1 10 Robert Weede, Baritone, 1943. Signed by Robert Weede.
1 item
1 11 Walter Cassel, Baritone. Metropolitan Opera Association, 1946. Signed by Walter Cassel.
1 item
1 12 Lansing Hatfield, Baritone, undated. Signed by Lansing Hatfield.
1 item
1 13 Paul Robeson, Bass-Baritone, 1941. Signed by Paul Robeson.
1 item
1 14 Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson, Duo-Pianists, undated. Signed by Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson.
1 item
1 15 Victor Babin and Vitya Vronsky, Duo-Pianists, 2 May 1949. Signed by Victor Babin and Vitya Vronsky.
1 item
1 16 Eugene List, Pianist, 5 December 1939. Signed by Eugene List.
1 item
1 17 Dalies Frantz, Pianist, undated. Signed by Dalies Frantz.
1 item
1 18 Joseph Hofmann, Pianist, 1938. Signed by Joseph Hofmann.
1 item
1 19 Pierre Pasquier (viola), Jean Pasquier (violin), Etienne Pasquier (cello), The Pasquier Trio, March 1947. Signed by each of the three members.
1 item
1 20 Gasper Cassado, Cellist, 19 January 1940. The Metropolitan Musical Bureau, Inc. Signed by Gasper Cassado.
1 item
1 21 Joseph Schuster, Cellist, undated.
3 items
1 22 William Primrose, Violist, February 1946. Signed by William Primrose.
1 item
1 23 Erica Morin, Violinist, 1945. Signed by Erica Morin.
1 item
1 24 Zino Francescatti, Violinist, December 1940. Signed by Zino Francescatti.
1 item
1 25 Jascha Heifetz, Violinist. View of his hands and violin, undated.
2 items
1 26 Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, undated.
1 item
1 27 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting, undated.
2 items

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Musicians -- Photographs.