Maude Maury Lawrence Papers
Scope and Content of the Collection
Ephemera collection related to the college and music career of soprano Maude Maury Lawrence. Over 50 pieces from Lawrence and her concert company, spanning her Knox Conservatory of Music graduation in 1913 through entertaining troops in World War I and her traveling troupe after the war.
Includes correspondence, travel itineraries and ephemera, programs, state fair passes, tickets, and business cards. Correspondence and ephemera document her performances at events such as state and county fairs and military entertainment in Panama and the continental United States. Items are described by type of material, topic, or by the agency with which Lawrence corresponded.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1946
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1912 - 1928
Creator
- Lawrence, Maude Maury (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The Maude Maury Lawrence Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Maude Maury Lawrence Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Biography of Maude Maury Lawrence
Illinois soprano, performer, and musician.
Maude Maury Lawrence was born in Nebraska around 1880 to Edwin T. and Flavilla Maury. She married William S. Lawrence in 1902 and lived in Galesburg, Illinois. She attended the Knox Conservatory of Music in 1912-1913. Little is known about her musical career except that she formed a traveling troupe, described as a “concert company,” that provided entertainment to military troops. They performed music and theater both in the continental United States and at the Panama Canal around 1920. A review states that, “Her brilliant array of beautiful costumes, her perfectly wonderful versatility in impersonations and reading, her singing voice of almost matchless smoothness and brilliance make her a headliner anywhere and always.”
Variant spellings of her names include Maud or Maude, Maury or Mary, and Laurence or Lawrence.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Ephemera collection related to the college and music career of soprano Maude Maury Lawrence, an Illinois signer and performer who formed a traveling troupe during the World War I era. Includes correspondence, travel itineraries and ephemera, programs, state fair passes, tickets, and business cards.
Arrangement
Materials arranged chronologically with undated and miscellaneous items at the end.
Collection Stack Location
1 39 1
Provenance
Purchase, 2015
Processed by
Catherine Grandgeorge, 2017.
Subject
- Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) (Organization)
- Lawrence, Maude Maury (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Maude Maury Lawrence Papers, 1912-1946, bulk 1912-1928
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Catherine Grandgeorge
- Date
- ©2017.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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