ma119 Margaret Blaisdell Byrd, New York City Music, Opera and Theatre Scrapbooks, 1899-1962 Finding aid prepared by Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarah Sorscher AC 2005. 2003-12-03 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma119 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Margaret Blaisdell Byrd, New York City Music, Opera and Theatre Scrapbooks, 1899-1962 Processed: 2001 November By: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Finding Aid: 2001 November Prepared by: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Ciona Van Dijk '02, Student Assistant Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Byrd, Margaret Blaisdell New York City Music, Opera and Theatre Scrapbooks 1899-1962 8 oversize flat boxes (2.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Eight scrapbooks of programs and clippings related to musical concerts, theatrical performances and opera in New York City, 1899-1962. English. Biographical Note

Margaret Blaisdell Byrd was the mother of Nancy Byrd Yearall, widow of George Yearall (AC 1941).

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Eight scrapbooks of programs and clippings related to musical concerts, theatrical performances and opera in New York City, 1899-1962.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into three series:

1. Concerts, 1902-1959 (boxes 1-2) 2. Opera, 1906-1962 (boxes 3-4) 3. Theater, 1899-1954 (boxes 5-8) Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

There is no restriction on access to the Margaret Blaisdell Byrd Scrapbooks Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in the Margaret Blaisdell Byrd, New York City Music, Opera and Theatre Scrapbooks [Box #, folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection Processed: 2001 November By: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Finding Aid: 2001 November Prepared by: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Ciona Van Dijk '02, Student Assistant Search Terms Byrd, Margaret Blaisdell. Concerts--New York (State)--New York. Music--New York (State)--New York. Opera--New York (State)--New York. Theater--New York (State)--New York. Scrapbooks. Additional Information