Description
Collection includes newspaper clippings and scrapbooks; studio photographs of Madame
Fabbri wearing her opera gowns, photograph albums of her colleagues and family; an
unpublished draft of a romance of Madame Fabbri's life by her grand niece, Agnes Jacoby;
a tape recording of an interview by John A. Emerson with Katherine Shortridge in 1977
concerning her great aunt; a volume of 16 published compositions by Fabbri's first
husband, Richard Mulder; and other memorabilia.
Background
Madame Inez Fabbri, 1831-1909, was prima donna assoluta, originally in Frankfurt am Main,
later in San Francisco, Calif. She toured South America, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the
United States.
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Head of the Music Library.
Availability
Collection is open for research.