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Jean and Francis Madeira Papers Opera singer and orchestra conductor, of Rhode Island and Maine Papers, 1927-2001 Size: 23 linear feet Catalog number: MSS 122 Processed by: Kate Dunnigan, 1977 Additions through 2001 ©Rhode Island Historical Society Manuscripts Division |
Historical note:
See 1977 inventory for biography of Jean Madeira.
Scope and content:
After a long and distinguished career as founder, director and conductor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Francis Madeira retired to Maine in 1978. The papers in boxes 8 and 9 were for the most part generated in Maine between 1978 and 1990. They include some correspondence relating to the R.I.P.O., Brown University alumni activities, and various Rhode Island acquaintances. A larger portion involve activities in Maine: the Maine Arts Commission, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland, and spiritual healing. As the bulk of Mr. Madeira's papers have already been donated, these papers have been retained at the R.I.H.S.L., despite their non-Rhode Island content. This collection has not yet been fully processed or integrated with the other Madeira papers already on file. The inventory of Francis Madeira's papers is a provisional listing, using Mr. Madeira's folder titles.
Provenance:
These papers were donated by Francis Madeira in a series of gifts between 1973 and 2001. They bear the accession numbers #1973.241.1-, #1976.146.1-, #1978.89.1-, #1980.149.1-, #1981.119.1-, #1996.5.1.1-, #1996.38.1.1-, #1999.166.1- and #2001.24.1-.
Processing note:
The collection was fully processed by Kate Dunnigan in 1977. Most of these processed papers related to Jean Madeira, with two boxes relating to Francis Madeira. Several new accessions have been added since that date, and none of these additions has been fully integrated. Almost all of these unprocessed additional papers relate to Francis Madeira.
Inventory:
Subgroup 1. Jean Madeira Papers
See the original 1977 inventory for full folder list.
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 1, subseries 1: Professional correspondence. See 1977 index to correspondents.
Box 1. 1939-1949
Box 2. 1950-1959, A-E
Box 3. 1950-1959, F-M
Box 4. 1950-1959, –Z
Box 5. 1960-1972, A-F
Box 6. 1960-1972, G-N
Box 7. 1960-1972, O-Z
Series 1, subseries 2: Personal correspondence
Box 8. 1944-1972 and undated
Series 1, subseries 3: Fan mail
Box 11. 1946-1959
Box 12. 1960-1972 and undated
Series 2: Contracts, itineraries and professional financial papers
Box 9. Subject files, A-M
Box 10. Subject files, –V
Series 3: Miscellaneous (in off-site storage as of 2001)
Box 13. Certificates, awards and diplomas
Box 14. Invitations and cards
Box 15. Date books and address books.
Box 16. Memorabilia
Series 4: Published material (in off-site storage as of 2001)
Box 17. Publicity material
Box 18. Programs
Box 23. Magazines
Box 24. Magazines
Series 5: Clippings and scrapbooks
Boxes 19-22. Clippings (in off-site storage as of 2001)
Volumes 1-34. Scrapbooks, 1927-1969
Subgroup 2: Francis Madeira
Only partially processed.
Box 1, folders 1-3. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
Box 1, folders 4-9. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra - Personnel
Box 1, folder 10. 10th Annual R.I. Arts Festival, March 1968
Box 1, folder 11. Citizens United for a Fair Housing Law, 1964-1968
Box 1, folder 12. Dallas Symphony Orchestra benefit, February 1964
Box 1, folder 13. Bregenzer Festspiele, 1960-1961
Box 1, folder 14. Brown University Coffee Hours, 1947, 1949
Box 1, folder 15. Christmas Concert, Providence, 1944
Box 1, folder 16. Brown University Music Department - Correspondence, 1948-1972
Box 1, folder 17. R.I. Committee for the National Cultural Center, 1962-1963
Box 2, folders 18-20. R.I. Concert-Dance Association, 1960-1962
Box 2, folder 21. R.I. Governor's School for the Gifted in Arts, 1968-1969
Box 2, folder 22. Brown University Music Department pupils and recitals
Box 2, folder 23. Providence College honorary Ph.D., June 1966
Box 2, folder 24. Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation concert, August 1967
Box 2, folder 25. Austria, 1956
Box 2, folder 26. "Music in the Public Schools," editorial, 1952
Box 2, folder 27. Contracts from R.I. Philharmonic and other civic appearances
Box 2, folder 28. Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine), 1965
Box 2, folder 29. National Youth Orchestra, Wolf Trap American University Academy for the Performing Arts, 1971
Box 2, folder 30. Five letters from Madame Olga Samaroff, 1943-1946
Box 2, folder 31. Toledo Orchestra concert, January 1961
Box 2, loose. Three issues of Brown Alumni Monthly
Box 3. 1981 accession. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra files, 1949-1963
Box 4. Unknown accession.
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra files, 1949-1963
Jean and Francis Madeira collaborations, 1946-1952
Miscellaneous files, 1944-1970s
Avon Old Farms School files, 1972-1977
Jean Madeira photographs and clippings
Box 5. 1980 accession. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra files, 1959-1973. Half full.
Box 6. Unknown accession.
Contents completely unprocessed and very miscellaneous.
Includes plaques, sheet music, clippings, programs, Jean Madeira files
Box 7. Published material
Box 8: #1996.5 accession
Rhode Island - related material:
Personal miscellany
Correspondence, 1979; invitation for wedding of Francis and Jean Madeira, 1947; newspaper clipping re Percy Madeira Jr.; eulogy on Albert Soessel, 1943; musical programs
Juilliard Concert, May 1978 (conducted by Madeira)
Music to RIPO (gifts of scores to orchestra, 1978-1979)
Newport recital, 21 Oct. 1984 (as pianist at Trinity Church)
Miscellany (mostly correspondence, 1976-1980)
Letters from Brown students, 1963-1980
Retirement material, 1978
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra exchange, 9 Mar. 1978
Avon Old Farms School - 1977 (Avon, Connecticut; Madeira a trustee)
Avon Old Farms School - 1979-1980
Episcopal Chaplain Endowment (Brown U., 1980)
Corr. on Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier (performed at Brown, 1973)
R.I.P.O. Speeches
R.I.P.O. conductor search
R.I.P.O. correspondence with conductors, 1978-1979
Concert with R.I.P.O. Youth Orchestra, 3 June 1984
R.I.P.O. Annual Meeting, June 1979
R.I.P.O. office correspondence, 1978-1979
Maine-related material:
Lake Arrowhead - Res. (Corresp. with L. Nelson)
Sale of Lake Arrowhead property, 1985
Appalachian Mountain Club (Maine Chapter, Exec. Committee 1987-90)
Appalachian Mountain Club - old material
Mountain climbing, 1979
St. Croix trip, 1981
Allagash trip, 1980
Martin art (drawings, apparently by a young child)
Newspaper coverage, 1981-1982
Bach Recital, Portland Museum, 9 Dec. 1984
Hebron academy recital, 19 Oct. 1984 and 21 Apr. 1986
Piano performances, 1983-1985
Maine Arts Commission, 1987-1988 (grant proposals)
Maine Arts Commission, 1989-1990 (grant proposals) (2 fol.)
Correspondence, 1978-1980
Correspondence, 1984
Correspondence, 1985
Correspondence, summer 1985
Newspaper material, 1984-1985
Correspondence on inventions and sinfonias, 1983
Cathedral Church of St. Luke Advisory Committee (1989)
Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 1990
Psalm courses, 1989-1990
Healing - 1982 article in Outlook and correspondence
Bibl. - documents and commentary
Healing oneself - speech
Box 9: #1996.38 accession
Spiritual healing correspondence, 1979-1982
Healing - Misc. thoughts and notes
Certificates and honorary degrees
Correspondence, 1975-1993
Jean Madeira estate
"Misc. for R.I. Historical Society"
Activities, 1989-1990
Channing Gray article, 1991
Jean Madeira Memorial Fund
Trip to the Alps, 1982
Dolomites hike, 1983
Opera News photo layout, 1963
R.I. Philharmonic concert, 1985
Avon Old Farms, 1982-1986
Catholic Church of St. Luke, 1986-1989
Drawings
Portland Museum of Art
Lake Legislation
Saco River Festival Association
Passports and certificates, 1947-1955
Box 10: 1999 accession
(Folder titles by Francis Madeira)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Assn., 1985-1990
Cathedral Church of St. Luke - 1991
Cathedral Church of St. Luke - 1992-1993
Cathedral Church of St. Luke - 1994-1995
Correspondence - 1994
Correspondence - 1995
Correspondence - 1996
Can be considered for disposition (offer to donor if not wanted):
Activities - 1995
Correspondence - ca. 1994-1996
Cathedral Church of St. Luke
Box 10: 2001 accession
Correspondence in this accession has not been weeded. Printed material was separated out and can be considered in future for either transfer to the printed collection or disposition. As with previous donations much of the material is Maine-related.
Senior college 1999
Portland Symphony Orchestra 1996-1998
Correspondence 1997
Correspondence 1998
Avon Old Farms School 1996
Avon Old Farms 1997-1998
Cathedral of St. Luke 1996-1997
RI Philharmonic Orchestra 1999
RI printed material
Non-RI printed material and duplicates
Subjects:
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