Guide to the The Merry Students, or, Tit for Tat Original Comic Opera in Three Acts 1897
Cage 695

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Title
The Merry Students, or, Tit for Tat Original Comic Opera in Three Acts
ID
Cage 695
Date [inclusive]
1897
Extent
1.5 feet of linear shelf space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection consists of thirteen manuscript orchestra parts and a second edition mimeograph typescript libretto by W. B. Hargrave from a comic opera set on the campus of Yale University.

Preferred Citation

The Merry Students, or, Tit for Tat, Original Comic Opera in Three Acts, 1897

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

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Biography/History

Professor L. C. Read was a band master and music teacher in Colfax, Washington. He traveled through the Inland Empire with bands and orchestras.

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Scope and Content

This collection consists of thirteen manuscript orchestra parts and a second edition mimeograph typescript libretto by W. B. Hargrave from a comic opera set on the campus of Yale University. The music is by Professor L. C. Read. Some of the materials are annotated.

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series with the libretto placed at the end of the series.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  2013

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Washington State University Libraries in 1941 by Mrs. C. B. Kennedy.

Processing Information

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection.

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Names and Subjects

Subject(s)

  • Operas -- Excerpts
  • Operas -- United States
  • Music

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Detailed Description of Collection

box folder

Conductor 1897 

1 1

Second violin 1897 

1 2

Violin 1897 

1 3

Bass 1897 

1 4

Drums 1897 

1 5

First horn 1897 

1 6

Flute 1897 

1 7

Bassoon 1897 

1 8

Oboe 1897 

1 9

First clarinet 1897 

1 10

First cornet 1897 

1 11

Cello 1897 

1 12

Trombone 1897 

1 13

Book (mimeographed typescript libretto) 1897 

1 14