While a Student at the New England Conservatory of Music
In Boston, Massachusetts
Album Created in 1918 and 1919
(She was also the Recording Secretary of the Students' House)
With Many Letters, Theater Programs, and Photos
Above: In the Original Leather Cover
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Above: Includes Letters, Theater Programs and Photos Assembled by Miss Sydney Shaar
While she was a Student at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1918.
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Above: Includes Letters, Theater Programs and Photos Assembled by Miss Sydney Shaar
While she was a Student at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1918.
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Above: Includes Letters, Theater Programs and Photos Assembled by Miss Sydney Shaar
While she was a Student at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1918.
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This photo album and scrapbook was created by Miss Sydney King Shaar, a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She assembled this album circa 1918 and 1918.
The 1920 U. S. Federal Census identified this Sydney K. Shaar as the daughter of Charles O. Shaar and Elamor Shaar, who lived in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County. This family lived with the Sydney's grandparents: Jacob Shaar and Amanda Shaar, who were the parents of Syndeys father Charles.
The 1910 census locates this same three-generation family living in Steelton, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County.
The Items in the Album Include:
.....14 black-and-white photos, of Sydney's and her friends and family.
......8 hand-written letters, most addressed to Miss Syndey Shaar at school in Boston:
A 1918 letter with envelope addressed to Miss Syndey Shaar in Boston from Linda O. Hughes of Harrisburg, discussing a Red Cross entertainment, Rotarians, influenza, etc.
A 1918 letter with envelope addressed to Miss Sydney Shaar in Boston from Naomi in Mechanicsburg, discussing Georgia Hoberg, tea at the Students' Union, etiquette at a tea party, etc.
A 1918 letter with envelope to Miss Sydney Shaar in Boston from Mrs. Brint of Brinthurst in Camp Hill, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, discussing Colonel Brint, influenza, etc.
A 1918 letter with envelope to Miss Syndey Shaar in Boston from Main Sandoe in Matthews Hall, Cambridge Massachusetts, discussing influenza, the Navy, theater, etc.
A 1916 hand-written Christman note with envelope to Miss Sydney Shaar in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in care of Donald Miller, from Samuel Dreker.
A 1919 letter to Miss Sydney Shaar in Boston signed by Wallace Goodrich, Dean of the Faculty, discussing the Zeta Chapter of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
A 1919 letter to Miss Naomi Berard in the Students' House from Carol Simpson discussing a tea invitation from Sydney Shaar and Naomi Berard.
A 1919 letter to Miss Sidney Shaar in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, from Leslie in Blaine, Pennsylvania, discussing travel plans.
.......12 Theater Programs
A 1919 program for the Ziegfeld Follies at Boston's Colonial Theatre by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. with interpolations by Irving Berlin and Victor Jacobi, including W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers, etc.
A program for Al Jolson in "Sinbad" at the Boston Opera House.
A program for a musical comedy "Oh, Look!" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston starring the Dolly Sisters and Harry Fox.
A 1919 concert program for a violin recital by Efram Zimbalist assisted by pianist Samuel Chotzinoff, at Boston's Symphony Hall to benefit the Jewish War Relief.
A 1919 concert program for a concert by soprano Alma Gluck with harpist Sig. Salvatore de Stefano and Eleanor Scheib at Boston's Symphony Hall.
A 1918 musical theatre program at Boston's Colonial Theatre for a musical comedy "Going Up" by Cohan and Harris, based on "The Aviator" by James Montgomery, with books and lyrics by Otto Harbach, Music by Louis A. Hirsch.
A 1919 musical theatre program at Boston's Hollis Street Theatre for a musical romance "The Better 'Ole" with music by Herman Darewski and Percival Knight set in Europe during World War I.
A 1919 music theater program at Boston's Colonial Theatre for Fred Stone in "Jack O'Lantern" by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside with music by Ivan Caryll.
A 1918 music theater program at Boston's Sam S. Shubert Theatre for "The Passing Show of 1918" produced by Mrs. J. J. Shubert.
A music theater program at Boston's Shubert Majestic Gheatre for a musical comedy "Leave it to Jane" with music by Jerome Kern, books and lyrics by Buy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.
A program for a senior recital at the Leland Powers School
A program for the Park Square Theatre of Boston for the play "The Crowded Hour" by Edgar Selwyn and Channing Pollock.
....9 Calling Cards: Dorothy Elizabeth Herman, Roberta Victoria Harvey of Hallowell Maine, Dorothy C. Herman, Frederick C. Beecher, Miss Mildred Stevens Bell of Baltimore Maryland, Miss Ardis Backman, Helen Margaretta Kennedy, Donald S. Miller of State College Pennsylvania, Mrs. Herman Franklin Riehl of Camp Hill.
....Plus Additional Items:
Hand-written lyrics to a song titled "The Swan"
Newspaper clipping to announce engagement of Vivial Lucile Tufford to William Blaine Albright of Swarthmore College.
A hand-writted name and address on YWCA letterhead for YWCA at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Name is Rae Kilmer
A 1919 engraved announcement of the graduating ceremonies of Linden Hall Girls School in Lititz, including full details of the day's activities, with a card with the graduates' names: Dorothy Elizabeth Herman, Anna Delp Hess, Eathleen Lewis, bertha Elizabeth MacBride, Helen Mesta, Clara Alice Strohmeier, and Miriam Jenaette Weltmer.
A 1919 program booklet for the Harrisburg Rotary Club Annual Ladies' Night at the Penn Harris Hotel, with dinner menu with information about the dances, including references to C. O. Shaar and Miss Virginia Shaar.
A schedule of classes for Sydney K. Shaar at the New England Conservatory of Music, where she is studying violin, harp, etc.
A printed card announcing the opening of childrens' dancing classes at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shaar, Oyster Point, in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
A newspaper clipping for a dance exhibition featuring Virginia Shaar and others at the Y. W. C. A.
Sydney Shaar's membership ticket to The Students' Club.
Two fabric swatches.
I puchased this album from an antiques dealer here in Pennsylvania.
Condition: No library or institution markings. Many of the photos have been removed from this album, previous to my purchasing it, but 14 photos remain, along with all the other items listed above. Some of the photos are inserted looseleaf. Page and cover are securely attached. Cove is in very nice condition, with only minor rubbing.
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