Inventory of the Vernon Haskins collection, 1927-1960
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created by Xiuzhi Zhou
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Inventory of the Vernon Haskins Collection, 1927-1960
Collection number: ARCHIVES HASKINS 1
The Music Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Contact Information
- Hargrove Music Library
- University of California, Berkeley
- Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
- Phone: (510) 642-2623
- Email: music_reference@berkeley.edu
- URL: https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/music_library_archives
- Processed by:
- The Music Library staff
- Date Completed:
- ca. 1963
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1997 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Vernon Haskins Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1927-1960
Collection number: ARCHIVES HASKINS 1
Creator:
Haskins, Vernon
Extent: Number of containers: 2 boxes
Repository: The
Music Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Donor:
Gift from Mary E. Lewis, brother of Mrs. Lewis, on October 9, 1963.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Head of the Music Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vernon Haskins collection, ARCHIVES HASKINS 1, The Music
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical Notes:
Vernon C. Haskins resided for much of his career in Berkeley, Calif.
Scope and Content
Collection includes 46 compositions in manuscript and 7 published works; included also is
a folder of miscellaneous letters, one photograph, musical programs, and a flyer listing
Haskins' published works.
Part I: piano or organ works.
Box Box 1 , item 1.
American processional grand march.
Scope and Content Note
dated: January, 1960, 2433c Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 2.
Adagio sonabile (incomplete).
Scope and Content Note
November, 1933.
item 3.
Concert waltz in D
b, for 2 pianos, 4 hands.
Scope and Content Note
January 1952.
item 4.
Concerto in C (Classic Style), for string orchestra and piano or harpsichord. Scores and parts.
Scope and Content Note
1957; 2433c Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 5.
Desert dawn.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 6.
Devil dance.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 7.
Fantasia in D major.
Scope and Content Note
January, 1951; 2433c Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 8.
Firefly drums (incomplete).
Scope and Content Note
No date.
item 9.
Five descriptive pieces without octaves on well known rhymes.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 10.
Fraternal assembly grand march.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 11.
From a Spanish fiesta
Scope and Content Note
No date or place.
item 12.
Idyl, for organ.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 13.
Impromptu moderne.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 14.
Rhapsodie romantique.
Scope and Content Note
January 1, 1951; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 15.
The singing cowboy.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright 1956 by the Willis Music Co.; 2271 Shattuck Avenue.
item 16.
Snow softly falling (2nd piano part only).
Scope and Content Note
Copyright 1957 by J. Fischer Brothers, Glen Rock, New Jersey.
2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 17.
Some little bird.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 18.
The soul in a flower.
Scope and Content Note
December, 1927; no place.
item 19.
Story by the fireside.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright 1956 by The Wallis Music Co., New York.
2271 Shattuck
Avenue, Berkeley.
item 20.
Toccata in D major, for organ. "To my friend Garnell Copeland."
Scope and Content Note
Dated: July, 1958; 2433C Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 21.
Toy town parade.
Scope and Content Note
August, 1957; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 22.
Tumbling.
Scope and Content Note
August, 1951; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 23.
The twilight hour.
Scope and Content Note
1960; 2433c Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 24.
Two trains.
Scope and Content Note
No date or place.
item 25.
The wind's lullaby.
Scope and Content Note
Spring, 1955; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 25.
[No title].
Scope and Content Note
1000 No. Serrano, Los Angeles.
item 26.
[No title].
Scope and Content Note
No place or date.
Box Box 1 , item 27.
Ballade, for trombone and piano.
Scope and Content Note
July, 1960; 2433C Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 28.
Gavotte, for cello and piano.
Scope and Content Note
March, 1952; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 29.
Idylle, for violin and piano.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 30.
Sierra starlight, for cello and piano.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 31.
Sonata in F, for horn and piano. "To Janis Webber."
Scope and Content Note
April, July, 1960; 2433C Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 32.
Sonata in G major, for violin and piano.
Scope and Content Note
November, 1959, January, 1960; 2447B Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 33.
Valsette caprice, for violin and piano.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright 1933; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
Box Box 1 , item 34.
A minor bird. Poem by Robert Frost.
Scope and Content Note
No date or place.
item 35.
Counsel to a rose. Poem by Edward Lynn.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright, 1936; 1311 Ingrahson Street, Los Angeles.
2271
Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
item 36.
The dream gift. Poem by Frances Shaw.
Scope and Content Note
No place or date.
item 37.
Flute of silver. Poem by Laura Dorothy Bevis.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 1426 Washington Street, San Francisco.
item 38.
For you, Poem by Edward Lynn.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 733 So. Flower Street, Los Angeles.
item 39.
Love wakes and weeps. Poem by Sir Walter Scott.
Scope and Content Note
September, 1929. No place.
Vocal duet for soprano and baritone.
item 40.
The resignation, concert aria. Poem by Thomas Chatterton.
Scope and Content Note
1957; 2433C Carleton Street, Berkeley.
item 41.
Sonnet from the Portuguese. Poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright, 1937; 733 So. Flower Street, Los Angeles.
item 42.
The snow. Poem by Gladys Campbell.
Scope and Content Note
Published by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley; no
date.
item 43.
The strings of the lyre (Song of Orpheus).
Scope and Content Note
Poem by Allister Crowley. 1928, 1952.
item 44.
To night. Poem by Louise Chandler Moulton.
Scope and Content Note
March, 1952, Spring of 1953; Berkeley.
Box Box 2 , item 45.
Cantata "The way of peace." Text from the Scriptures.
Scope and Content Note
For soloists (S, A, Baritone), mixed chorus, and organ.
1954;2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
Scores and parts. Two tapes available of a
Nov. 27, 1955 performance.
item 46.
Within the forest gloom. Song of Chericles from poems by Allister Crowley.
Scope and Content Note
No date; 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley.
Part IV: miscellaneous: detached leaves, sketches, drafts, loose parts--published music.
Box Box 2 , item 47.
Because of you. Song.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1930; published by R. L. Huntzinger, Inc., New York. 5
pp.
item 48.
Lullaby for a birdling. Piano solo.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1958; pub. by Schroeder & Gunther, Inc., New York. 2
pp.
item 49.
Three preludes for piano.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1947; pub. by Wesley Webster, San Francisco. 5 pp.
item 50.
The puppet's picnic. Piano solo (with words).
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1958; pub. by Schroeder & Gunther, Inc., New York. 3
pp.
item 51.
Story by the fireside. Piano solo.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1949; pub. by The Willis Music Co., Cincinnati. 3 pp. See
item 19.
item 52.
Toytown parade. Piano solo.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1958; pub. by Schroeder & Gunther, Inc., New York. 3
pp. See item 21.
item 53.
Valse exotique, opus 6. Piano solo.
Scope and Content Note
Copyright: 1933; pub. by Wesley Webster, San Bruno, Calif. 5 pp.
