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Title: Raymonde Collignon Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1906-1970
Collection number: 2091
Creator:
Collignon, Raymonde
Extent: 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Madame Gaspard-Michel, known professionally as Raymonde Collignon (b.1894) made professional debut in 1916 as a singer and
dancer at Aeolian Hall with Edwin Evans, shortly thereafter appearing at the London Coliseum, and later at the leading London
theaters and concert halls. She performed in Ezra Pound's opera,
The testament of Francois Villon and provided Pound his singing model for the closing lyrics of the two sections of
Hugh Selwyn Mauberly. She later appeared in plays and reviews, and sang for the BBC. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, sheet
music, concert programs, clippings, photographs, books, and ephemera relating primarily to Raymonde Collignon's professional
career as a singer and a performer on the English stage.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts
Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
Portions of this collection may not be copied except with the permission of the estate of Ezra Pound.
[Identification of item], Raymonde Collignon Papers (Collection 2091). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964487
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Alain Gaspard-Michel, purchase, 1977.
Madame Gaspard-Michel, known professionally as Raymonde Collignon, was born in 1894 in Blois, France, and educated in England;
made professional debut in 1916 as a singer and dancer at Aeolian Hall with Edwin Evans, shortly thereafter appearing at the
London Coliseum, and later at the leading London theaters and concert halls; performed in Ezra Pound's opera,
The testament of Francois Villon; Collignon also provided Pound his singing model for the closing lyrics of the two sections of
Hugh Selwyn Mauberly; later appeared in plays and reviews, and sang for the BBC.
Collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, sheet music, concert programs, clippings, photographs, books, and ephemera
relating primarily to Raymonde Collignon's professional career as a singer and a performer on the English stage. Includes
25 letters from Ezra Pound, plus a hand-drawn Christmas card.
Arranged in the following series
- Correspondence (Box 1).
- Music manuscipts, theatre and concert programs, posters, clippings, and photographs (Boxes 2-5).
- Music and poetry books (Boxes 2-5).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Collignon, Raymonde--Archives.
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Correspondence.
Women singers--England--Archival resources.