WALKER, GEORGE.
George Walker papers
George Walker papers
Emory University
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
marbl@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/900hc
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Walker, George. |
|---|---|
| Title: | George Walker papers |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1022 |
| Extent: | 21.5 linear ft. (30 boxes), 81 oversized papers (OP), and 1 oversized bound volume (OBV) |
| Abstract: | Papers of African American composer George Walker including correspondence, original manuscript scores, photographs, posters, clippings, programs, awards, and audio-visual material. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for the audiovisual materials at this time. Researchers must contact MARBL in advance for access to these materials.
Due to preservation concerns, researchers may not use the scrapbook (OBV1).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Printed or manuscript music in this collection that is still under copyright protection and is not in the Public Domain may not be photocopied or photographed. Researchers must provide written authorization from the copyright holder to request copies of these materials.
Source
Purchase, 2005.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], George Walker papers, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
George Theophilus Walker (1922-), African American composer and winner of the first Pulitzer Prize in Music by an African American.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains the personal papers of George Walker. The papers include printed and original manuscript scores, photographs, correspondence, clippings, programs, posters concerning performances of his works, plaques and awards, subject files concerning his Pulitzer Prize, a painted portrait, and audio-visual material.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection.
Container List
| Correspondence | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Undated |
| 1 | 2 | 1941-1945 |
| 1 | 3 | 1951-1959 |
| 1 | 4 | 1960 |
| 1 | 5 | 1961 |
| 1 | 6 | 1962 |
| 1 | 7 | 1963 |
| 1 | 8 | 1964 |
| 1 | 9 | 1965 |
| 1 | 10 | 1966 |
| 1 | 11 | 1967 |
| 1 | 12 | 1968 |
| 2 | 1 | 1969 |
| 2 | 2 | 1970 |
| 2 | 3 | 1971 January-June |
| 2 | 4 | 1971 July-December |
| 2 | 5 | 1972 January-May |
| 2 | 5 | 1972 June-December |
| 3 | 1 | 1973 |
| 3 | 2 | 1974 January-May |
| 3 | 3 | 1974 June-December |
| 3 | 4 | 1975 January-March |
| 3 | 5 | 1975 April-July |
| 3 | 6 | 1975 August-December |
| 3 | 7 | 1976 January-May |
| 3 | 8 | 1976 June-December |
| 4 | 1 | 1977 January-August |
| 4 | 2 | 1977 September-December |
| 4 | 3 | 1978 |
| 4 | 4 | 1979 |
| 4 | 5 | 1980 January-June |
| 4 | 6 | 1980 July-December |
| 5 | 1 | 1981 |
| 5 | 2 | 1982 January-March |
| 5 | 3 | 1982 April-September |
| 5 | 4 | 1982 October-December |
| 5 | 5 | 1983 |
| 6 | 1 | 1984 |
| 6 | 2 | 1985 January-June |
| 6 | 3 | 1985 July-November |
| 6 | 4 | 1986 |
| 6 | 5 | 1987 January-June |
| 6 | 6 | 1987 July-December |
| 7 | 1 | 1988 |
| 7 | 2 | 1989 |
| 7 | 3 | 1990 |
| 7 | 4 | 1991 January-July |
| 7 | 5 | 1991 August-December |
| 7 | 6 | 1992 January-June |
| 8 | 1 | 1992 July-December |
| 8 | 2 | 1993 |
| 8 | 3 | 1994 |
| 8 | 4 | 1995 |
| 8 | 5 | 1996 January-March |
| 8 | 6 | 1996 April (undated) |
| 8 | 7 | 1996 April 1-11 |
| 9 | 1 | 1996 April 12-15 |
| 9 | 2 | 1996 April 16-23 |
| 9 | 3 | 1996 April 24-30 |
| 9 | 4 | 1996 May |
| 9 | 5 | 1996 June-August |
| 10 | 1 | 1996 September-December |
| 10 | 2 | 1997 January-May |
| 10 | 3 | 1997 June-December |
| 10 | 4 | 1998 |
| 11 | 1 | 1999 January-April |
| 11 | 2 | 1999 May-December |
| 11 | 3 | 2000 |
| 11 | 4 | 2001 |
| 11 | 5 | 2002 |
| 11 | 6 | 2003 |
| 11 | 7 | 2004 |
| 11 | 8 | 2005 |
| Music (scores, reductions, sheet music, etc.) | ||
| OP1 | A Babe is Born (1975) | |
| OP2 | A Red, Red Rose (no date) | |
| OP3 | Abu (2003) | |
| OP4 | Address for Orchestra (1959; rev. 1991) | |
| OP5 | An Eastman Overture (1983) | |
| OP6 | And Wilt Thou Leave Me Thus (2002) | |
| OP7 | Antiponys (1968) | |
| OP8 | Bauble (1979) | |
| - | - | Bell Fantoms [See Sonata No. 3] |
| - | - | Bequest [See Emily Dickinson Songs and Five Songs] |
| OP9 | Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind (no date) | |
| OP10 | Cantata (1982) | |
| OP11 | Canvas (2000) | |
| OP12 | Cello Concerto (1982) | |
| OP13 | Cello Sonata (1957) [variant title: Sonata for Cello and Piano] | |
| - | - | Chorale & Fughetta Fantoms [See Sonata No. 3] |
| - | - | Chorale: Jesus, wir sind hier [See Music for Brass] |
| OP14 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1974) | |
| OP15 | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1957) | |
| - | - | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra [See Poeme] |
| - | - | Dance [See Music for Brass] |
| OP16 | Dialogus (1976) | |
| - | - | Elevation [See Three Pieces for Organ] |
| OP17 | Emily Dickinson Songs (1986) [includes I. Wild Nights; II. What if I say I Shall Not Wait; III. I Have No Life but This; IV. Bequest] | |
| OP18 | Ev'ry Time I Feel de Spirit (no date) | |
| - | - | Fantoms [See Sonata No. 3] |
| OP19 | Five Fancies (1975) | |
| OP20 | Five Songs (no date) [includes I. Wild Nights; II. What if I Say I Shall Not Want; III. I Have no Life but This; IV. Bequest; V. Nocturne [See also Emily Dickinson Songs and Softly, Blow Lightly]] | |
| OP21 | Folksongs for Orchestra (1990) | |
| OP22 | Give Thanks Unto the Lord (no date) [variant title: Hymn III] | |
| OP23 | Gloria in Memoriam (1963) | |
| OP24 | Guido's Hand (1986) | |
| OP25 | Hey Nonny No [See also Nine Songs] | |
| OP26 | Hoopla (2005) | |
| OP27 | I Got a Letter from Jesus (no date) | |
| - | - | I Have No Life but This [See Emily Dickinson Songs and Five Songs] |
| - | - | I Never Saw a Moor [See Three Songs] |
| - | - | I Went to Heaven [See Nine Songs] |
| OP28 | Icarus in Orbit (2003) | |
| - | - | Improvisation [See Two Pieces for Organ] |
| - | - | In Time of Silver Rain [See Three Songs] |
| - | - | Invokation [See Music for Brass] |
| - | - | Invokation [See Three Pieces for Organ] |
| - | - | Juxtaposition [See Tangents] |
| - | - | Lament [See Nine Songs] |
| - | - | Leaving [See Nine Songs] |
| OP29 | Lilacs (1995) | |
| OP30 | Lyric for Strings (1946; rev. 1990) [See also String Quartet No. 1] | |
| OP31 | Mary Wore Three Links of Chain (no date) | |
| OP32 | Mass (1977) | |
| - | - | Meditation: Jesu, wir sind hier [See Three Pieces for Organ] |
| - | - | Mother Goose [See Three Songs] |
| OP33 | Modus (1998) | |
| OP34 | Music for Brass (1975) [includes I. Invokation; II. Dance; III. Chorale: Jesus, wir sind hier; IV. Dance] (1975) | |
| OP35 | Music for Diverse Instruments (no date) | |
| OP36 | Music for Three (1970; rev. 1991) | |
| OP37 | Music for Two Pianos (1981; rev. 1985) | |
| OP38 | Nine Songs (rev. 1991) [includes I. Response; II. So We'll Go No More A-Roving; III. Hey Nonny No; IV. The Bereaved Mind; V. I Went to Heaven: IV. Sweet, Let Me Go; VII. With Rue My Heart is Laden; VIII. Lament; IX. Leaving] | |
| - | - | Nocturne (1983) [See Five Songs and Softly, Blow Lightly] |
| OP39 | O Lord God of Hosts: Psalm 83 (no date) | |
| OP40 | O Praise the Lord: Psalm 148 (no date) | |
| - | - | O Western Wind [See Three Lyrics for Chorus] |
| OP41 | Orpheus (1994) | |
| OP42 | Overture in Praise of Folly (1981) | |
| OP43 | Pagent & Presentation (1997) | |
| OP44 | Perimeters (1966) | |
| OP45 | Poem (1987) | |
| OP46 | Poeme (1991) [variant title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra] | |
| OP47 | Praise Ye the Lord: Psalm 148 (no date) | |
| - | - | Prayer [See Two Pieces for Organ] |
| OP48 | Prelude (1945) and Caprice [variant title: Danse Exotique] (1940) | |
| OP49 | Psalm 121 (1998) | |
| - | - | Response [See Nine Songs] |
| - | - | Sonata for Cello and Piano [See Cello Sonata] |
| OP50 | Serenata (1983) | |
| OP51 | Sinfonia No. 1 (1984) | |
| OP52 | Sinfonia No. 2 (1990) | |
| OP53 | Sinfonia No. 3 (2002) | |
| OP54 | Sing Unto the Lord (no date) [variant title: Hymn II] | |
| - | - | So We'll Go No More A-Roving [See Nine Songs] |
| OP55 | Softly, Blow Lightly [variant title: Nocturne] [See also: Five Songs] | |
| - | - | Sonata for Two Pianos (1956) [See Sonata No. 2] |
| - | - | Sonata for Viola and Piano [See Viola Sonata] |
| OP56 | Sonata No. 1 (1954; rev. 1991) [variant title: Piano Sonata I] | |
| OP57 | Sonata No. 2 (1956) & Sonata for Two Pianos (1956) | |
| OP58 | Sonata No. 3 (1975; rev. 1994) [includes I. Fantoms; II. Bell; III. Chorale & Fughetta] | |
| OP59 | Sonata No. 4 (1984) | |
| OP60 | Sonata No. 5 | |
| OP61 | Spatials (1961) | |
| OP62 | Spektra (1970-1971) | |
| OP63 | Spires for Organ (1997) | |
| - | - | Spirituals for Orchestra [See Folksongs for Orchestra] |
| OP64 | Stars (1968) | |
| OP65 | String Quartet No. 1 (1947) [See also Lyric for Strings] | |
| OP66 | String Quartet No. 2 (1968) | |
| - | - | Sweet, Let Me Go [See Nine Songs] |
| OP67 | Symphony I (no date) | |
| - | - | Take, O Take Those Lips Away [See Three Lyrics for Chorus] |
| OP68 | Tangents (1999) [variant title: Juxtaposition] | |
| - | - | The Bereaved Maid [See Three Lyrics for Chorus] |
| - | - | The Bereaved Mind [See Nine Songs] |
| OP69 | Three Lyrics for Chorus [includes The Bereaved Maid; Take, O Take Those Lips Away; O Western Wind] (no date) | |
| OP70 | Three Pieces for Organ (1981) [includes I. Elevation; II. Meditation: Jesu, sir sind heir; III. Invokation] | |
| OP71 | Three Songs (1992) [includes I. In Time of Silver Rain; II. I Never Saw a Moor; III. Mother Goose] | |
| OP72 | Two Pieces for Organ (1997) [includes I. Prayer; II. Improvisation] | |
| OP73 | Viariations for Orchestra (1973) | |
| OP74 | Viola Sonata (1989)[variant title: Sonata for Viola and Piano] | |
| OP75 | Violin Sonata No. 1 (1958) | |
| OP76 | Violin Sonata No. 2 (1975) | |
| - | - | What if I Say I Shall Not Wait [See Emily Dickinson Songs and Five Songs] |
| - | - | Wild Nights [See Emily Dickinson Songs and Five Songs] |
| OP77 | Wind Set (1999) | |
| - | - | With Rue My Heart is Laden [See Nine Songs] |
| OP78 | With This Small Key (1975) | |
| Photographs | ||
| 12 | Photographs | |
| OP79 | Oversized photographs | |
| Subject files | ||
| 13 | 1 | Biographical |
| 13 | 2 | Business records |
| 13 | 3 | Children related |
| 13 | 4 | Frances Walker |
| 13 | 5 | Interviews |
| 13 | 6 | Legal: Rutgers University |
| 13 | 7 | Program notes |
| Writings | ||
| 14 | Writings by Walker | |
| 15 | Writings by Others about Walker | |
| Printed material: General | ||
| 16 | 1 | Courses |
| 16 | 2 | Music catalogs |
| 16 | 3 | Posters |
| 16 | 4 | Press releases |
| 16 | 5 | Reviews |
| OBV1 | Scrapbook [RESTRICTED: TOO FRAGILE TO USE] | |
| 16 | 6 | Yearbook: Temple University Medical, 1915 |
| OP80 | Oversized printed material | |
| Printed material: Programs | ||
| 17 | 1940-1970 | |
| 18 | 1980-1990 | |
| 19 | 1990-2000 | |
| Printed material: Articles | ||
| 20 | Newspaper clippings | |
| 21 | Magazines, journals | |
| 22 | Magazines, journals | |
| Audio-visual | ||
| 23 | Cassette tapes | |
| 24 | Reel to reel and VHS | |
| Awards and Honors | ||
| 25 | Pulitzer Prize: Printed material | |
| 26 | Pulitzer Prize: Correspondence | |
| 27 | Diplomas, certificates | |
| OP81 | Oversized diplomas, certificates | |
| 28 | Plaques | |
| 29 | Plaques | |
| Artwork | ||
| - | - | Portrait of George Walker [Framed artwork] |
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