J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Helen O'Connell papers
O'Connell, Helen
ACCN 1873
12 linear feet
9 boxes and 3 oversize boxes
1940s-1970s
The Helen O'Connell papers (1940s-1970s) consist mainly of sheet music used by Helen O'Connell during her singing career. Also included are correspondence, programs, announcements, and clippings. Helen O'Connell was a singer with various bands and individuals such as Jimmy Richards, Larry Funk, Jimmy Dorsey, and Bob Eberly. She also toured with Kay Starr, Rosemary Clooney, and Rose Marie as Four Girls Four.
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Helen O'Connell (1920-1993), born in Ohio, was a popular singer from the 1930s up until her death from cancer. She sang with various bands and individuals such as Jimmy Richards' nine-piece orchestra, Larry Funk and his Band of a Thousand Melodies, Jimmy Dorsey, and Bob Eberly. She also toured with Kay Starr, Rosemary Clooney, and Rose Marie as Four Girls Four.
The Helen O'Connell papers (1940s-1970s) consist mainly of sheet music used by Helen O'Connell during her singing career. The music is arranged alphabetically by song name and generally dates from the 1940s to the 1970s. Because the bulk of it is penned by hand, publication dates are very few. Some correspondence, programs, announcements, news clippings, and other materials are also included in the collection.
Sheet music arranged alphebetically by song name.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Joanna Aljunaidi and Myron Patterson in 2001.
See also the Helen O'Connell photograph collection (P0878) and audio-visual materials (A0636) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2001.
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O'Connell, Helen--Archives
Popular music--United States--20th century--Scores and parts
Big band music--United States--20th century--Scores and parts
Music--Manuscripts--United States--20th century--Specimens
Women jazz singers--United States--Archives
Jazz vocals--Lead sheets
Women television personalities--United States--Archives
Music
Correspondence
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Sheet music
Manuscripts
Programs (documents)
Plaques (Flat objects)
General Materials
1956-1970s
Correspondence
1969-1973
1977
1
1
CBS Spectacular
1956
1
2
Scripts
1956
1972-1973
1
3
Song Lyrics
1
4
Song Lists
1
5
Plaques
1970
1
6-7
These plaques contain souvenir sheet music covers for the songs "Take Me" and "To Me."
Programs and Announcements
1972-1973
1
8
News Clippings
1970s
1
9
Miscellaneous
1
10
Sheet Music
Sheet Music, Af-Bl
2
Sheet Music, Bo-Fu
3
Sheet Music, Ge-Iv
4
Sheet Music, Je-Me
5
Sheet Music, Me-Pa
6
Sheet Music, Pe-St
7
Sheet Music, Su-Wh
8
Sheet Music, Wh-Yo
9
Oversize Sheet Music, Af-If
10
Oversize Sheet Music, Im-Se
11
Oversize Sheet Music, Sl-Yo
12