Scope and Contents Contains arrangements for the Angelaires, as well as a few orchestral pieces. The arrangements are often not complete, with three out of the five parts, or without a full score. Maurice Peress, Paul Soffray, and Virginia Werner Hatten arranged the majority of the pieces. There are often transitions included which resemble Ruth Wickersham's handwriting. Based on the markings and names on the parts, they appear to have been performed, or assigned to specific members of the ensemble. Dates...

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This series contains the financial records of the Angelaires, kept by Virginia Werner Hatten, director of the Angelaires Harp Ensemble. The records detail the salary for each harpist during those years, their taxes, social security ect. There are also federal tax returns from 1952 and 1954. In addition to the harpist’s salaries, their ledgers detail expenditures including gowns, shoes, photography, car and harp trailer deposits and many others. Dates range 1949-1954.

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This series contains contracts and photocopies of contracts between the Angelaires and Howard Lanin Management, Columbia Artists Management, bus charter companies and a few states and counties. For seasons 1952-1953 and 1953-1954 there is a contract for every venue on their tours, with a handful from the 1957 tour. Dates range 1949-1958.

Scope and Contents This subseries contains timelines of the Angelaires members, dictating the dates and length of each member. There are histories that appear to be from the 60s - right after the group dissolved – and then timelines drawn up more recently. The more recent timelines appear to be created by Carol Baum. They were included with correspondence to her requesting more information on the amount of solos each member had. The members, along with the songs they soloed in, are in shorthand. This suggests...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains press clippings from newspapers, the Musical America, and other periodicals. Materials include full periodicals, articles that have been cut out or photocopied, and typed biographies and histories for reporters. The majority of clippings were collected by the mother of one the ensemble members, between 1953 and 1957. The rest seemed to be collected by various members. Content of the articles regards concert critiques, history of the ensemble, biographies of the...

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This subseries consists of photographs of the Angelaires. The photographs are a combination of personal photos from backstage on and the tour, with professional shots in their different gowns and venues. Most pictures are undated, and without captions. Most of the photographs are from the time of their tours, 1950-1957, but there are also reunion pictures from 1990-1991. Dates range approximately 1950-1991.

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This subseries consists of programs and promotional materials for the Angelaires concerts. The promotional materials vary between invitations to special events they performed at, flyers, and materials put out by the Community Concert Association. Some of the programs and photocopied programs have notes regarding the performance. There is no indication as to whom these belong to. Date range 1951-1957.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of materials regarding the Angelaires harp ensemble. Includes touring itineraries and information, programs, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, season scrapbook, and ensemble arrangements. The itineraries provide logistics for each of the six tours. Correspondence is a combination of professional and personal, including several of the Angelaire members and their producers. The photographs are both professional and personal in nature, detailing...

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This series contains various materials regarding the professional seasons of the Angelaires. These materials includes a ’52-’53 scrapbook with inserts, periodical clippings, photographs, programs and promotional materials, member timeline and solo counts and tour itineraries with a few maps. Dates range from 1950-1991.