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Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
Charlotte Kaufman Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gifts. Acc. 2007.92 was received in December 2007; Acc. 2009.452 was received in September 2009; Acc. 2010.408 was received 2010. Acc. 2018.127 was received in May 2018.
Processing Information:
Processed by Anne Johnson.
Biographical Information:
Charlotte Kaufman is the Founder and Director of BOSTON MUSICAL THEATER. Ms. Kaufman is on the faculty of New England Conservatory Continuing Education Division and teaches piano and harpsichord. A Boston native, educated at Girls' Latin School, Smith College, and with an advanced degree in Piano from Boston University, she has always gravitated to music as a major concentration and later as a career. She performed professionally as a duo pianist in the late 60s. The next decade was concentrated on early music performance which developed into the editing and production of ballad operas at the Museum of Fine Arts on their annual performing series from 1981-1987. A by-product of these years was the editing of two published chamber operas, The Doctor of Alcantara by Julius Eichberg 1994, a Boston operetta in a facsimile edition, and Le Devin du village by Jean Jacques Rousseau, in a critical performing edition 1998. In the 1990s Friends of Dr. Burney was renamed Boston Musical Theater to reflect the expansion of the repertoire into the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ms. Kaufman has also prepared performing editions of several 18th-century ballad operas based upon original source materials. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Acc. 2007.92: Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices for five ballad operas: Robin Hood, Devil to Play, Mock Doctor, Thomas and Sally and the Beggar's Opera. Photographs, copies of miscellaneous theater airs and songs, research material, programs, posters, and working papers.
These operas were performed by Friends of Dr. Burney who later changed their name to Boston Musical Theater and were directed by Charlotte Kaufman.
Acc. 2009.452: Photocopies and microfilm of musical scores of comic and ballad operas, edited and arranged by Charlotte Kaufman. Several published volumes.
Arrangement of Materials:
For Acc. 2007.92 the original arrangement was maintained. See folder list. Acc. 2009.452 and 2010.408 have not been fully arranged and described at this point.
Related Material
DVDs from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
Separated Material
All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Ballads
- Boston Musical Theater
- Correspondence
- DVDs
- Friends of Dr. Burney
- Kaufman, Charlotte
- Microfilms
- Music
- Photographs
- Playbills
- Posters
- Programs
- Scores
- Scripts, Vocal
- Theater
- Theater--Massachusetts (State)--Boston
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Kaufman, Charlotte
- Kaufman, Charlotte, ca. 1930 -
Container List
- id16929
Robin Hood1985Scope and Contents
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files and related material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id16931
Robin Hood1985Scope and Contents
Scripts, scores, programs and working papers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id16932
Robin Hood - Viola de Gamba/Cello1985Scope and Contents
Sheet music for viola de gamba and cello.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id16933
Robin Hood - Harpsichord1985Scope and Contents
Sheet music for harpsichord.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id16934
Robin Hood - Original (Copied) Airs1985Scope and Contents
Airs collected and used in 1985 production at MFA, plus photographs of the airs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id16935
Robin Hood - Extra Copies of Airs1985 JanuaryScope and Contents
Extra copies of Airs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id16936
Robin Hood - Original Airs and Kitty's Research1985 JanuaryScope and Contents
Originals of Airs and Kitty's research papers with index cards.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id16937
Robin Hood - PhotographsundatedScope and Contents
Photographs and negatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id16938
Robin Hood - Reviews and Programs1985Scope and Contents
Reviews, programs and mailings.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id16939
Robin Hood - Scripts and more1985Scope and Contents
Scripts (facsimile copy), original and master ballads from Child-Bronson.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id16940
Robin Hood - Violins1985Scope and Contents
Sheet music for violins.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id16931
- id16930
Devil to Pay1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991Scope and Contents
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material. See Box 4 (oversize items) for 1981 poster and 1980-82 working papers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id16941
Devil to Pay1985 and undatedScope and Contents
Scores for voice and more.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id16942
Devil to Pay - Cello1981, 1985, undatedScope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for cello.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id16943
Devil to Pay - Harpsichord1989, 1990Scope and Contents
Sheet music for harsichord.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id16944
Devil to Pay - Originals of Airs and Edited Script1985Scope and Contents
Original of airs and edited script.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id16945
Devil to Pay - PhotographsundatedScope and Contents
Photographs and negatives of Devil to Pay I and II.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id16946
Devil to Pay - Programs and Reviews1986, 1991Scope and Contents
Programs and reviews.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id16947
Devil to Pay - Schedules, Programs, Scores and Related Material1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989Scope and Contents
Schedules, programs, scores, notes, contracts, correspondence and related material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id16948
Devil to Pay - Scripts and Sources1981-1985Scope and Contents
Scripts, sources, notes and related edited copies.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id16950
Devil to Pay - Vermont Contracts, Schedules and Related Material1990Scope and Contents
Vermont contracts, program notes, programs, correspondence and notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id16949
Devil to Pay - Violin1981-1985Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for violin.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id16941
- id16952
Mock Doctor1983-1985Scope and Contents
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material. See Box 4 (oversize items) for 1980-81 Posters.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id16953
Mock Doctor - Business Files1983-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id16954
Mock Doctor - CelloundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for cello.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id16961
Mock Doctor - Copy, Pencil, of Airs and Extra CopiesundatedScope and Contents
Pencil copy and photocopies of airs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id16955
Mock Doctor - Copies of Music, Extra Full SetundatedScope and Contents
Full set of music, with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id16956
Mock Doctor - Enr'Acte Entertainments of Singing and DancingundatedScope and Contents
Singers and parts they sing.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id16957
Mock Doctor - HarpsichordundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for the harpsichord.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id16959
Mock Doctor - Originals of Airs and Scripts1984Scope and Contents
Originals of Airs and Scripts with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id16960
Mock Doctor - NT/EntriesundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music, scripts and notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id16962
Mock Doctor - PhotographsundatedScope and Contents
Photographs and negatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id16963
Mock Doctor - Programs, Scripts and Business Files1979-1981, 1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id16964
Mock Doctor - Scripts and Originals1981Scope and Contents
Scripts and original printed versions of script, plus correspondence.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id16965
Mock Doctor - Scripts1984Scope and Contents
Copies of scripts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id16958
Mock Doctor - Violin1984Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for violin.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id16966
Mock Doctor and Devil to Pay - Photographs1981, undatedScope and Contents
Mock Doctor photos for ad in New York Gazette and Devil to Pay photos from 1981 performance at MFA.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id16953
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id16967
Thomas and Sally by Dr. ArneundatedScope and Contents
Instrumental sheet music for different instruments. See Box 4 (oversize items) for vocals for different parts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id16968
Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne - German Flute, Violin and GuitarundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music for German Flute, Violin and Guitar.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id16969
Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne - Viola de GambaundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music for Viola de Gamba.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id16970
Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne - Violin Iundated.Scope and Contents
Sheet music for Violin I.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id16971
Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne - Violin IIundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music for Violin II.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id16968
- id16972
Theatre Songs - MiscellaneousundatedScope and Contents
Copies of the music for theater songs by various artists.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id16973
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte KaufmanundatedScope and Contents
Music and script for: My Dearest, My Fairest, The Stocking, The Musical Courtship, Tea for Two, Songs from theTheaters and Pleasure Gardens of 18th-c London, The Lass of Richmond Hill, Indian Queen, Old Mother Hubbard, Trip It, Trip It In a Ring, The Wheelbarrow, The Canterbury Guests, or, A Bargain Broken, Chaconne d'Arlequin, Passagalia, Pausanias - Sweeter than Roses, Purcell - I Spy Celia, Le Carnaval de Venise IV, 6, Campra, Europe Galante II, 2 - Le Paysan, Collection of Songs and Dialogues Composed by the most Eminent Masters of the Age, A Song in St. Flopling Flutter, and The Sun was Just Setting.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id16974
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - A Collection of the Choicest and Dialoguesundated.Scope and Contents
Folder 1 of 2. Copies from Folger's Library
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 22 id16975
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - Collection of the Choicest Songs and DialoguesundatedScope and Contents
Folder 2 of 2. Copied from Folger's Library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 23 id16976
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - Eccles, General Collection of SongsundatedScope and Contents
Mr. In. Eccles General Collection of Songs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 24 id16977
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - English Song and Ballad MusicundatedScope and Contents
O Mistress Mine! sheet music.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 25 id16978
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - Leveridge, Collection of Songsundated.Scope and Contents
A copy of A Collection of Songs with Musick by Mr. Leveridge, two volumes, London, 1727.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 26 id16979
Theatre Songs, Miscellaneous - Collected by Charlotte Kaufman - Sally in Our AlleyundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music for Sally in Our Alley.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id16973
- id17597
Beggar's Opera1986, undatedScope and Contents
Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices, business files plus related material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id17598
Beggar's Opera Bass1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes for Bass.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id17599
Beggar's Opera - Castle Hill1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music and script.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id17600
Beggar's Opera - Castle Hill - LibrettoundatedScope and Contents
Sheet music and script.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id17601
Beggar's Opera - Copy, Complete Minus #25 + Overture1986Scope and Contents
Complete sheet music copy, except for #25, with overture.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id17602
Beggar's Opera - Copies, Extra (Broken Sets)1986Scope and Contents
Broken sets of copies of sheet music.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id17603
Beggar's Opera - Copy, Pencil1986Scope and Contents
Copyrighted pencil copy of Beggar's Opera.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id17604
Beggar's Opera - Dance of Prisons and Jenny and Women's Chorus1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id17605
Beggar's Opera - Harpsichord, Act I1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id17606
Beggar's Opera - Harpsichord, Act II1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10 id17607
Beggar's Opera - Oboe I1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11 id17608
Beggar's Opera - Oboe II1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12 id17609
Beggar's Opera - Originals1986Scope and Contents
Original sheet music.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13 id17610
Beggar's Opera - Overture + Reduced1986Scope and Contents
Sheet Music.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14 id17611
Beggar's Opera - Scores, Working Papers, Reviews and Supporting Documents1982, 1986Scope and Contents
Scores, working papers, reviews, newspaper articles, notes and other supporting documents.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15 id17612
Beggar's Opera - Tunes, Barlow Texts and Entr'actesundatedScope and Contents
Tunes, Barlow Texts and Entr'actes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16 id17613
Beggar's Opera - Viola1986Scope and Contents
Sheet music and script with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 17 id17614
Beggar's Opera - Viola de Gamba1986Scope and Contents
Working sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18 id17615
Beggar's Opera - Violin I1986Scope and Contents
Working sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 19 id17616
Beggar's Opera - Violin II1986Scope and Contents
Working sheet music with notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id17598
- id17619
Legal Size Material1980-1981, undatedScope and Contents
Posters for Devil to Pay and The Mock Doctor, working papers for Devil to Pay and Vocals for Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id17620
Devil to Pay - Posters1981Scope and Contents
November 1981 concerts for Early Music Series of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id17621
Devil to Pay - Working Papers1980-1981Scope and Contents
Scripts, notes, programs and related material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id17622
The Mock Doctor - Posters1981Scope and Contents
Early Music Series for 1980-1981. Boston Museum of Fine Arts Presents the Friends of Dr. Burney.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id17623
Thomas and Sally by Dr. Arne - VocalsundatedScope and Contents
Vocals for Dorcas, Squire, Thomas and Act I.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id17620
Boxes 5-7: The following inventory was provided by the donor. The content of the boxes has not been arranged to follow the order of the listing. The Mock Doctor : 4 items: 1821 edition of book, 1732 1st edition book with music 1732.AG164, 2nd edition book with music revised . The Mock Doctor B.La Duenna — Sheridan and Linley — Harvard copy C.La Duenna — book without music D.Love in a Village E.Flora (first opera performed in America) 3 copies of Songs w. Bickham engravings F.Flora - performing scores:, violin, cello, harpsichord, full score, script G.Dibdin: The Recruiting Sergeant H. Dibdin: The Grenadier I. Dibdin: The Brickdust Man J. Dibdin: The Ephesian Matron K. Misc. Songs: Purcell et al. L. Asst;d songs in yellow envelope M. Vocal Music N. Songs fr. The Marshall Collection at Houghton Libe, Harvard O. Eccles: General Collection of Songs P. Charles Burney: Sonatas or Duets for Pianoforte Q. 6 Sonatas for Harpsichord by Charles Burney R. More Sonatas by Charles Burney (first historian of music in English language) S. Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona - Eng. Trans. By Stephen Storace T. La Serva Padrona - Various Italian U. Geminiani: Concerto III V. Overture to the Fair Penitent W. Beggar's Opera w. basses by T. Arne X. Treatise on 18th c. Performance Practice - Acting Y. Flora — Sequel to the Opera of Flora Z. PV Score of Flora AA. A Collection of Catches, Canons, Glees, Duetts BB. Catches, Glees and Canons composed by Dr. Hayes Books Moss, H. 1970 Ballad opera songs: a record of the ideas set to music 1728-1733, 4 volumes, microfilms, Houle, G. 1961 the musical measures as discussed by theorists from British Union Catalogue of Early Music, 2 volumes, Pills to Purge Melancholy, copy, 4 volumes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5
Box 5
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
Box 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 7
Box 7
Consists of 4 DVDs, which have been transferred to the Manuscript. Audiovisual Collection: The Mock Doctor; Flora; The Devil to Pay; Robin Hood.
- Mixed Materials DVD: 1002251538
Friends of Dr. Burney FloraEnglish
- Mixed Materials DVD: 1002251539
Friends of Dr. Burney Robin HoodEnglish
- Mixed Materials DVD: 1002251540
Friends of Dr. Burney Mock DoctorEnglish
- Mixed Materials DVD: 1002251541
Friends of Dr. Burney Devil to PayEnglish