Finding aid for the Maralin Niska papers 1014
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Music Library
2023 June
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1822
music@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Music Library
Title: Maralin Niska papers
Creator:
Niska, Maralin
Identifier/Call Number: 1014
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/8/resources/3363
Physical Description:
22.25 Linear Feet
19 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1915-2014
Abstract: Collection consists of various vocal scores, press clippings, photographs, programs, awards, correspondence, scrapbooks, and
recordings belonging to American soprano Maralin Niska (1926-2016).
Language of Material:
English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Lithuanian.
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Maralin Niska (1926-2016) earned a Bachelor of English Literature from UCLA and went on to study voice at the Thornton School
of Music at the University of Southern California and at UCLA. Her vocal career began in California in the 1950s, she debuted
with the New York City Opera in 1967 and the Metropolitan Opera in 1970.
Collection consists of various annotated classical and contemporary vocal scores for opera and stage, press clippings, photographs,
programs, awards, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audio and video recordings belonging to American soprano Maralin Niska (1926-2016).
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Music Library at music@usc.edu.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by William Mullen, Niska's husband, in 2018.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Maralin Niska papers, Collection no. 1014, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Clippings
Magnetic tapes
Opera -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Programs (documents)
Scrapbooks
VHS
Vocal scores
Niska, Maralin -- Archives