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R Forster, Katharine Peers.

1080 Scrapbook, 1888-1898.

One volume and one folder.

This is a scrapbook kept by Katharine Peers Forster, who was a student at Elmwood Seminary at Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri. Included are programs from concerts and school events, clippings, and memorabilia.

Page(s) Contents

01 Elmwood Seminary 1893-94 (from catalog); photo of “The Library.”

02 Program, commencement exercises, Elmwood Seminary, 5 June 1894. Theodore Forster was the

“violin obbligato accompanist.”

03-08 [missing]

09 Program, concert, Elmwood Seminary, 28 May 1895.

10 Ticket (?), St. Louis Shiloh Excursion on Steamer City of Paducah, 2-9 April 1895; clipping, n.d. –

cartoons, “Ferris Wasn’t There,” by W. M. Goodes.

11 “Roster of Excursionists ... to Attend the Annual Reunion of the Shiloh Battlefield Association,

held April 5^th & 6^th, 1895.” Includes Mrs. Jennie T. Forster and Miss Kate Forster, Farmington,

Mo; J. W. Berryman, R. M. Bugg, Mrs. R. M. Bugg, Mary E. Bugg, and Edmond Casey of Potosi,

Mo.; John O. Long of Old Mines, Mo.

12 Program, “The Diamond Mystery,” at Opera House, n.p., n.d.

13-14 [missing]

15 Postage stamps.

16 Program, Odd Fellows’ Opera House, Thursday, 23 May [1895]. “A Pair of Artists,” featuring

Minnie Blue, M. P. Cayce, W. M. Harlan, and Bert L. Beal.

17-22 [missing]

23 Clipping, cartoon, “A Piano Solo”; alphabet poem “from Manie Ruffner.”

24 Clippings of programs, Innes and His Famous Band, 24 October 1896.

25 Poem; invitation to Will Taylor from Ida Lorenz; “Bonds” (Alice, Kate, and Mary).

26 Program, piano(?) concert by J. C. Eisenberg, Minnie Blue, the Misses Conway, Mr. Harlan, and

Mr. B. Conway; program, Elmwood Seminary, annual concert, 25 May 1897.

27 Program (leaf-shaped) 1897; commencement program, Elmwood Seminary, 26 May 1897 (11^th).

28 “A Floral Love Story” [game].

29-30 [missing]

31 [blank]

32 Card, “Mrs. M. B. Smith, At Home”; Graduation Recital by Helen McDowell Leyburn and

Katharine Peers Forster, Pupils of Miss Cayce, 16 April 1897.

33 Calling cards for the Hennemans; Entertainment by The Kings’ Daughters, 9 August 1897.

34 [blank]

35-36 [missing]

37 Card, “Miss Cayce, At Home”; invitation, Smith Academy, reception, Class of 1897.

38 [blank]

39 “J. C. Eisenberg announces opening of his pianoforte school,” 1114 Olive, St. Louis (1897);

program, Opera House, Farmington, 3 September 1897: Operetta, Zanie; program, band concert,

23 April 1897.

40 [blank]

41-42 [missing]

43 [blank]

44 Card, Miss Sophie Waring, Miss Daisy Bryan, at home, 14 June 1895; invitation, Miss Ranken,

Wednesday Class Reception, 2^nd Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, 31 December 1896.

45 List of musical performances, 1 May 1895; Debate topic card, McKinley vs. Bryan, 1896;

invitation to a lawn party by Manie Ruffner and Adele Cayce, 13 August 1896.

46 Party program on tissue paper, 1 May 1896.

47-48 [missing]

49 Program booklet, St. Louis Choral Symphony Society, 16^th season, 1895-1896.

50 Handwritten list of men’s names, August-December 1897.

51-52 [missing]

53 “The Weary Wills Advertisment Ass’n Tastimonials” [satire].

54 Elmwood Seminary, Annual Musicale, 12 March 1897.

55-60 [missing]

61 “Prospectus, Grand Opera Season, 1897,” Musical Hall, St. Louis.

62 Program, Elmwood Seminary, concert, 4 June 1894.

63-64 [missing]

65 Program, musicale, Carleton College, 10 December 1896; program, Olympic theatre, one week

commencing 13 April 1896, Olga Nethersole.

66 The Acme Concert Company, program, season 1897-1898.

67-68 [missing]

69 Program, Celebration of 77^th Anniversary of IOOF by Southeast Missouri Odd Fellows

Association, at Farmington, 24 April 1896.

70 Program, Lovett’s Boston Stars, n.d.

71-72 [missing]

73 Program, Historical Pianoforte Recital, by E. R. Kroeger, at Forest Park Univ., 26 February 1896.

74 Portraits of male opera singers.

75 Portraits of female opera singers.

76 Program, Lohengrin, 10 April 1896, Music Hall.

77-78 [missing]

79 Portraits of opera singers.

80 Clipping for upcoming performances of Tannhauser (matinee, 7 December 1895) and Fidelio

(evening, 7 December 1895), featuring New York Symphony Orchestra; clipping, “The Story of

Tannhauser.”

81-82 [missing]

83 Portions (Part II and Part IV) of a concert program.

84 Program, Ellen Beach Yaw Grand Concert Company, Exposition Music Hall, 3 March 1896.

85-86 [missing]

87 Program, Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, Organ Recital, by E. V. McIntyre, at

Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, 12 December 1895.

88 Commencement program, with address by Rev. M. Burnham and musical interludes.

89-90 [missing]

91 Program, St. Louis Quintette Club, Memorial Hall, 11 February 1896.

92 [blank]

93-94 [missing]

95 Program, Paderewski’s two piano recitals, St. Louis, 16 and 18 January 1896.

96 Newspaper clipping, with sketches of Paderewski at his recitals.

97-98 [missing]

99 Clipping, “’MAB’ and Paderewski Come Face to Face.”

100 Clipping, “Argument” [synopsis of The Merry War]; clipping, Glenwood Park Opera Company in

The Merry War.

Folder 1 (Loose Items)

Program, “Annual Literary Exercises of Elmwood Seminary,” 11 June 1888; song and recitation by Katie Forster

Program, music class of Carleton College, 2 June 1897.

Program, 44^th Annual Commencement, Carleton College, 3 June 1897.

Program, Annual Concert, Elmwood Seminary, 24 May 1898.

Program, Pupils of J. C. Eisenberg, 25 May 1898, featuring Miss Kate Forster.

Clipping, Brann’s Iconoclast, n.d.

Clippings (3), Victor Herbert’s Famous 22d Regiment Band.

Recipe, “Pickle Delicious.”

Recipe, “Ginger Cake.”

Clipping, portrait of Ignace Jan Paderewski.

Clipping, “Reception to Mr. W. D. Long,” n.d.

Program, “Barlow’s Metropolitans, A Double Company,” in Wanted, A Wife.

Clipping, “The Return of Alexander Henneman” (tenor).

Clipping, fashion drawings, ladies’ Basque and ladies’ skirt.

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