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Box 11

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Contains 21 Results:

Farnam, Bertha: Letter of condoleance from Louis Vierne, 1930

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 10
Description From the Series: This series consists of the papers of John Gardner Greene, gathered and created while working on a biography about Lynnwood Farnam from 1942 to 1952, when his unfinished draft was rejected by Alfred Knopf Inc. The papers document previous attempts by family members, former pupils, and friends to have a biography written, as well as their commitment and support when the project was taken on by John "Lad" Greene, the son of textile industry magnate Edwin Farnham Greene and Lynnwood Farnam's...
Dates: 1930

Greene, Charlotte (Mrs. Edwin Farnam Greene): Letters from Arline Farnam Hall and Archibald Davison about the biography, 1953-1954

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 12
Description From the Series: This series consists of the papers of John Gardner Greene, gathered and created while working on a biography about Lynnwood Farnam from 1942 to 1952, when his unfinished draft was rejected by Alfred Knopf Inc. The papers document previous attempts by family members, former pupils, and friends to have a biography written, as well as their commitment and support when the project was taken on by John "Lad" Greene, the son of textile industry magnate Edwin Farnham Greene and Lynnwood Farnam's...
Dates: 1953-1954

Hewitt, Helen: Correspondence with students, organists, and friends concerning Hewitt's proposed biography of Farnam, 1930-1932

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 14
Description

Correspondents include William Balch, Edward Shippen Barnes, Robert Cato, Arthur Egerton, Arline Farnam (Mrs. T. Gibson Hall), Charlotte Greene, Alfred Greenfield, H.W. Gray Company, William H. Hawke, Alexander McCurdy, Ernest Mitchell, Hugh Porter, Alfred Whitehead, Elwood Worcester, and Leonard Young.

Dates: 1930-1932

Acknowledgements

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 18
Description From the Sub-Series:

Contains first drafts only with typescript and handwritten annotations. Chapter I about Farnam's boyhood, which was published in the Diapason (in December 1955 is incomplete, and Chapter VII: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York is missing. Chapter IX contains paragraphs only, labeled "Practising," "Teacher," "The Critic," and "Influence."

Dates: undated

Appendices, undated

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 20
Description

Includes typescripts of organ programs by Farnam 1921-30, which Greene planned to include as Appendix D, as well as notes concerning Farnam's recordings on organ rolls, listed as appendix E in his content list.

Dates: undated

"Preliminary negotiations", 1942-1943

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 15
Description

Includes correspondence about obtaining Helen Hewitt's support for Greene's planned biography and about the use of Farnam's notebooks and diaries that she left in the care of William Hawke at St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia. Correspondents include Ernest White, Archibald Davison, Helen Hewitt, William Hawke, and Edward Shippen Barnes.

Dates: 1942-1943

Alfred A. Knopf, 1952

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 17
Description

Includes correspondence concerning the receipt, rejection, and return of Greene's manuscript, as well as twelve of Farnam's notebooks that Greene included with the manuscript for inspection by the publisher.

Dates: 1952

Farnam "book business", 1948-1951

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 16
Description

Correspondence concerning Greene's attempts to have somebody else finish the book due to a breakdown. The majority consists of handwritten drafts of correspondence to Ernest White and Shippen Barnes. Additional correspondents include Hugh Porter, Arline Farnam Hall, and Joe. W. Coutret.

Dates: 1948-1951

Correspondence

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 24
Description From the Sub-Series:

Greene arranged for transcripts of a number of Farnam's notebooks and diaries, as well as some correspondence and newspaper clippings. The majority of these transcripts were typed with numbered pages (8-240). In addition to diaries found in Series 2.2, the transcripts include diaries for 1909-1911, and 1922 for which the originals are missing. The majority of the transcripts were divided among Greene's materials and notes for individual chapters.

Dates: undated