Charles Wakefield Cadman collection

The papers of Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881-1946) contain a broad representation of his life and career as an American composer, pianist, and teacher. The majority of the collection focuses on the many musical and operatic scores he wrote during the early 1900s. Most of the scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and personal correspondence were started well after his career had begun. There are two scrapbooks of a personal nature, kept by Cadman, which include clippings of articles written while he was a critic at the Pittsburgh Dispatch from 1908-1910. Another scrapbook contains clippings of performances from various cities. The musical and operatic scores include some which are the original handwritten works. Phonograph records of some of the more popular Cadman songs, such as I Hear a Thrush at Eve; Bells of Capistrano, and At Dawning are also included. Among the collection's group of photographs are personal pictures of Cadman and family members, Hollywood Bowl rehearsal photos at the performance of Shanewis, and publicity shots.