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Collection Overview
Title: Robert Zarbock collection of opera autographs, 1832-1919
Predominant Dates:1857-1893
ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0657
Primary Creator: Zarbock, Robert
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Arrangement: This collection is arranged alphabetically by performers' surnames and stage names.
Date Acquired: 06/12/2014
Subjects: Opera, Opera - France
Languages: French
Abstract
The Robert Zarbock collection of opera photographs consists of letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and lithographs related to performers who were active on the Parisian opera circuit in the mid- to late-19th century.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains letters, photos, newspaper clippings, and lithographs representing 47 mid- to late-19th century opera performers. The bulk of the collection is made up of letters signed by the performers. The newspaper clippings are largely reviews, and many of the photographs are from the Celebrites Contemporaines series of collector's cards issued by Parisian supermarket chain Felix Potin around the turn of the century.
Collection Historical Note
Robert Zarbock attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he participated in numerous musical and fine arts programs. He produced reissued opera recordings for RCA Records's Victor label in the 1960s.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to researchers.
Use Restrictions:
This collection is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.
Acquisition Source:
This collection was transferred from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Music and Performing Arts Library in June 2014.
Preferred Citation:
Robert Zarbock collection of opera autographs, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Processing Information:
Processed by Emily Minehart, February 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Albani, Emma, 1878, undated
- 2 letters, 1 calling card
- Folder 2: Bloch, Rosine, undated
- 1 letter, 3 newsclippings
- Folder 3: Boulanger, Marie, undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 4: Breval, Lucienne, undated
- 2 letters [addressed to Jules Massenet]
- Folder 5: Calve, Emma, undated
- 1 letter, 1 engraving
- Folder 6: Cpouli, Victor, 1878
- 1 news clipping
- Folder 7: Casimir, Madame (stage name of Alphonse-Virginie-Marie Dubois), 1888, undated
- 2 letters, 2 lithographs, 4 news clippings
- Folder 8: Chollet, Jean Baptiste Marie, 1848, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph, 1 clipping
- Folder 9: Ciampi, Ritter, 1919
- 1 letter and envelope
- Folder 10: David, Felicien, 1858
- 1 lithograph
- Folder 11: Delmas, Jean-Francois
- 1 letter
- Folder 12: Desprez, 1904
- 1 letter
- Folder 13: Duprez, Gilbert, 1840, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph
- Folder 14: Dyck, Ernst von, 1896-1897
- 2 letters
- Folder 15: Eames, Emma, undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 16: Elleviou, Jean, undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 17: Faure, Jean-Baptiste, 1886, undated
- 1 letter, 2 lithographs
- Folder 18: Fugere, Lucien, 1895
- 1 letter
- Folder 19: Jawureck, Constance, undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 20: Granier, Jeanne, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph
- Folder 21: Hading, Jane, undated
- 3 photos
- Folder 22: Huet, Hippolyte, 1832, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph
- Folder 23: Lassalle, Jean, undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 24: Lavasseur, Marcel, 1859, undated
- 1 letter, 2 clippings, 1 lithograph
- Folder 25: La'alaude, Louis, 1837, undated
- 1 letter, 1 photo
- Folder 26: Marginan, Jean, undated
- 1 news clipping
- Folder 27: Maurel, Victor, 1881, undated
- 2 letters
- Folder 28: Melchissedec, Leon, 1897
- 1 letter
- Folder 29: Meyer, Mily, undated
- 2 photos
- Folder 30: Miolan-Carvalho, Caroline, undated
- 3 photos
- Folder 31: Montabury, Achille-Felix, 1861-1898, undated
- 1 letter, 2 lithographs, 2 news clippings
- Folder 32: Nicolini, Ernesto, 1890
- 1 letter
- Folder 33: Nilsson, Christina, undated
- 3 photos
- Folder 34: Nourrit, Adolphe, undated
- 2 lithographs
- Folder 35: Persiani, Fanny, 1838
- 1 letter
- Folder 36: Pradher, Felicite, 1841, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph
- Folder 37: Reszke, Jean de, 1903
- 1 letter
- Folder 38: Rubini, Giovanni Battista, 1846
- 1 letter
- Folder 39: Sembrich, Marcelle, 1889, undated
- 1 letter, 1 news clipping
- Folder 40: Simon-Girard, Juliette, 1909, undated
- 5 photos
- Folder 41: Stolz, Rosine, 1857, undated
- 1 letter, 1 lithograph, 1 photo, 4 clippings
- Folder 42: Smardon, J., undated
- 1 letter
- Folder 43: Tamberlick, Enrico, 1869, undated
- 2 letters (1 with envelope), 2 news clippings
- Folder 44: Talzac, Jean-Alexandre, 1887, undated
- 1 letter, 3 clippings
- Folder 45: Ugalde, Marguerite, 1887
- 2 letters (1 with envelope), 1 lithograph
- Folder 46: Theresa (stage name of Eugenie-Emma Valladon ), undated
- 1 photo
- Folder 47: Viardot-Garcia, Pauline, undated
- 2 letters
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