Mary Elizabeth Hallock Greenewalt papers

Printed Material 1916-1935   ; 3 boxes

Scope and Contents

The majority of booklets and articles in this series refer to electrical manufacturers’ stage lighting products and their use in specific theatres; a few booklets offer accounts of lighting exhibitions such as that in Barcelona, Spain in 1929. Two articles concerning the history of the color organ are represented by an 1893 pamphlet by Bainbridge Bishop titled “ A Souvenir of the Color Organ” and a 1912 article, “The Romance of Colour-Music,” by Sarah A. Tooley. Other materials reflect Greenewalt’s interest in musical innovation and education, represented by a pamphlet describing the Theramin, an electrical-musical instrument offered by the Aeolian Company, and a booklet concerning the “Visuloa,” a teaching piano with a dual or “dictating” keyboard. Included also in this series is a copy of the Theatre Guild Magazine, July 1930, containing articles on Thomas Wilfred and his Clavilux and an article, “Camera!,” which cites work by Francis Bruguiere who created film narratives using illuminated paper shapes. Many of the booklets and articles contain Greenewalt’s handwritten commentary. In addition, this series contains the press clippings representing the numerous articles collected by Greenewalt concerning James G. Blaine (1830-1893), former U.S. congressman and secretary of state.