Lynn Steele Collection
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Abstract
Title:
Lynn Steele Collection
Author/Creator:
Steele, Catherine Lynn
Collection number:
06-24-STEELE
Size:
36.25 Linear Feet
Bulk dates:
1970-2003
Inclusive dates:
1957-2003
Collection Area:
Special Collections in Performing Arts
Repository:
Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Contact the curator: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/contact
Abstract:
Catherine Lynn Steele was an active translator, instrumentalist, singer, and composer. She began composing at the age of nine and had her first composition, Conglomera, premiered by her Junior High School Orchestra in Hingham, MA in 1964. She received a degree in Spanish from Smith College in 1973, and later studied to be a translator at the Monterey Institute. In 1982, Steele received her Master's degree from American University, where she composed a full length opera, Dominique, and went on to receive a Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1993. An active member of the American Women Composers of Massachusetts, she served as the organization's vice-president in 1993 and then as president from 1993 to 1996. After receiveing her doctorate, Steele's interests turned more towards singing than composing although her works were still performed, both by herself and by others. One of her main interests was in Scandinavian composers and art song, which she traveled to Sweden to study in the summer of 1999. She had been diagnosed with cancer, yet remained a vibrant and active personality, giving concerts and remaining active as a musician until her death on December 10, 2002. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, biographical materials, scores and sketches, recordings, writings, programs, and photographs related to Steele's career.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred citation:
Lynn Steele Collection, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
Publication rights:
Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Contact the curator for an appointment: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/contact
Status:
This collection is PROCESSED.
Historical Note
Catherine Lynn Steele was born in Beaumont, Texas on May 27, 1951. Her family moved to Massachusetts while she was still young, and she lived along the eastern seaboard for most of her life. At around the age of 9, she began composing, finding it, as she once said "more fun than practicing the piano". Her first work to be performed was Conglomera, premiered by her Junior High School Orchestra in Hingham, MA in 1964. Her juvenilia from around this time includes numerous songs from ambitious and elaborately planned musical theatre projects some of which even include maps and drawings of the sets required.
She attended Smith College from 1969 to 1973 and majored in Spanish, but continued to pursue music, taking composition lessons from Alvin Etler, as well as voice lessons. After graduating she spent a year teaching elementary school music in Ipswich, Massachusetts and another abroad at the Monterey Institute, studying to be a translator - a skill which she applied to song texts as well as other works in German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages. In 1977 she began working at the American University in Washington, DC, and taking classes, part time as a composition major, studying with Jerzy Sapiyevski. She received her masters degree in 1982, having completed a full length opera, Dominique, which was performed on April 23. She remained in Washington promoting her music and singing in concerts while making a living at various secretarial jobs. It was during this time in 1983 that she published her first piece Carrillon de Nuit, which was performed by the Memorial Ringers of which she was also a member.
Steele played a number of instruments, and was active in the early music ensembles at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she began her doctoral work in 1986. She worked a number of years as a teaching assistant there while studying with Jonathan Kramer and Allan Sapp. In 1989 she moved to the Boston area and returned to office work, this time at the Sloan School of Management at MIT; she continued her interest in early music at the Longy School of Music. She was active in the American Women Composers of Massachusetts, even serving as that organization's vice-president in 1993 and then as president in from 1993 to 1996. After receiving her doctoral degree, in 1993, however, her interests slowly turned more towards singing than composing although her works were still performed - both by herself and by others. One of her main interests was in Scandinavian composers and art song, which she traveled to Sweden to study in the summer of 1999. She had been diagnosed with cancer, yet remained a vibrant and active personality, giving concerts and remaining active as a musician until her death on December 10, 2002.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Lynn Steele Collection covers the period from 1957 to 2003; the bulk of the materials date from 1970 to 2003. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, biographical materials, scores and sketches, recordings, writings, programs, and photographs related to Steele's career as an instrumentalist, singer, and composer.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
Given to the University of Maryland by Leslie Holmes, Pamela Reznick, and Svetlana Sussman between July 2004 and September 2005
Processing Information
Processed by:
Processed by Ben Levy, Matt Miller, and Kyle Johnson, January 2007
Encoded by:
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Colleen McKnight, March 2007.
Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into eight series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1979-2003 (5 Folders)
This series contains five folders of news clippings, information from web pages, and materials from the memorial service at MIT; materials date from 1979 to 2003 and are arranged chronologically
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Journal, [TX] Picture of LS in a school play, December 17, 1957 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| American University Reporter Vol. 10, no. 30. Mentions Steele's "Jingle" (see scores) on p. 131, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Printout of Lynn Steele's Web Page, includes translations, programs, and photographs, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Printouts of Other Web Pages: "Artists Behind the Desk" feature from MIT web-page, and "Lynn Steele" entry from the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page", ca. 2000 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Notice and program from the memorial service at MIT; see also, picture in Series VI, item 6, January 27, 2003 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
Series 2: Correspondence, 1982-1999 (25 Folders)
This series includes correspondence with academic institutions, printers and publishers, other organizations, and some personal correspondence; each of these categories defines a sub-series. The entirety of the correspondence consists of half a linear foot, ranges from 1982 to 1999, and is kept chronologically within each sub-series.
Subseries 2.1: Academic Correspondence, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM), 1986-1993 (13 Folders)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application (transcripts from other schools), Acceptance Letter, Test Scores, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence with Allen Sapp and Scot Huston from 1986 (pre-matriculation), photocopies of envelopes with extensive notes, 1986 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence with Allene Reed, regarding UC Women's Recognition Week, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Course Requirements and transcripts, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Comprehensive exam correspondence, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| DMA Recital Materials, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Dissertation Front Material and Copyright Info., undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Rights correspondence with Olwyn Hughes, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Proposal for Dissertation ("A Dark Water"), undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Degree Ceremony Program, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| CCM Booklets and Brochures, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Booklets on Dissertation Publishing and Copyrighting, undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Credential File and Job Application (includes Rec. Letters), undated | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
Subseries 2.2: Correspondence with Publishers: ASCAP, Bell Tower, and Misc., 1982-1993 (6 Folders)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCAP -- Generic - includes generic correspondence and blank forms, 1990-1992 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| ASCAP -- Completed Paperwork - includes letters addressed to Steele and completed forms, 1988-1993 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Bell Tower -- Royalties and correspondence with editors (incl. Gary Meredith), 1982-1987 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Bell Tower -- Program from concert and info about the Memorial Ringers (incl. Gary Meredith), 1982-1987 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Miscellaneous Publishers and Music Printers -- William Norwitz Co, undated | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Miscellaneous Publishers and Music Printers -- Various companies, contacted regarding "Journey of Jonah" manuscript, undated | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
Subseries 2.3: Correspondence with Other Organizations, undated (2 Folders)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Women Composers/Massachusetts, final letter from Lynn as President, undated | series 2.3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| SWEA (Swedish Women's Educational Association), undated | series 2.3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
Subseries 2.4: Other Correspondence, 1999 (4 Folders)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard, James. Score to JB's "Jag minns" with comments on the setting of Ekgren's text, undated | series 2.4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Bröckl, Charlotte. Recommendation letter written by Steele, undated | series 2.4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Rasmusson, M. Email inquiring about Ture Rangstrom's music, undated | series 2.4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| St. Sigfrids Folkhögskola (Swedish Singing Masterclass) -- Receipt, itinerary, correspondence, and program from the final concert, additional copy of program in Series V (no. 41), 1999 | series 2.4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
Series 3: Writings, undated (4 Folders)
Writings are contained in three folders; one folder of LS's poetry, another of her translations, and a draft of one chapter of an instructional, Keyboard Harmony book fall under this series. Items are not dated and are kept in the same order as they arrived.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry [typewritten, 34 pp] -- Includes a few pages of quotes and penciled notes for a song setting, undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Translations [typewritten, 6 pp], most likely from a concert, but no program matches -- Excerpts include, "Prologue" from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, "When the Air Sings" from Menotti's Old Maid, "Zueignung" (from Strauss Op. 10?) and Mörike's "Verborgenheit" (set by Wolf), undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Translation, "To School" a story by Carmen Laforet translated from the Spanish, [typewritten, 4 pp], undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Instructional, "Love, Delight and Keyboard Harmony, Chapter 1" [typewritten, 9 pp] -- With resume and page of notes [4 pp], undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
Series 4: Scores and Sketches, 1964-2000 (31.25 Linear Feet)
This large series, 6 linear feet, contains the scores to LS's compositions in 9 score boxes and sketches of many of these compositions in 2 document boxes. Reasonably complete drafts and fair copies are in the first sub-series, spiral-notebooks with juvenilia and later sketches constitute the second, and materials relating to LS's larger pieces, Dominique, A Dark Water, and The Journey of Jonah, make up the third through fifth, respectively. Some oversize materials are housed in the Photo Case Aisle.
Subseries 4.1: Scores, Alphabetical, 1971-1996 (16.50 Linear Feet)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lyric Pieces ("Sailor's Song", Op. 68, No. 1; "Ballad", Op. 65, No. 5) by Edvard Grieg; arr. for Brass Quintet by Steele -- Score [10 pp, pencil], one page of notes on orchestration; parts [10 pp, ink], February 1979 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| 2 Scanian Etudes; Flute, Harp, English Handbells, score [24 pp] and parts [19 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: score (1) and parts (2 copies), extra title pages, 1986 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| 3 Sonnets from the Portuguese; soprano and flute, score [8 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: 5 complete copies, extra copy of Sonnet XLIII and blank paper/notes, August 1984 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| 3 Views of the Charles, score [17 pp, ink] -- Photocopy: one score, March 1993 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| 7 Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay; soprano and piano.(alternate title: "Millay Songs".) [Ink copy, with some white-out, crossed-out version of #6; pencil version-draft with revisions] -- Photocopies: copy ("Millay Songs") with white-out and ink; copy with penciled revisions; copy with piano fingerings penciled in, January 1980 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| And Banish All the World; 9 winds and timpani, score [27 pp, ink, 10.5 x 13.5] -- Photocopies: two loose copies, one bound copy, all 8.5 x 11, February 1988 | series 4.1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Aquarelles; flute, cello and piano, score [27 pp, two versions of last page] and parts [12 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: two scores, one "pencil corrected version 12/84", one set of parts, August 1984 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Breviario; soprano and English handbells or Harpscore, score [4 pp, bell range, but no title page, ink] -- Photocopies: 3 scores [one 5pp, with title page and bell ranges; two with neither, 3pp], July 1984 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Carillon de Nuit; Bell Choir -- 3 copies of piece published and printed by Bell Tower Publishing Corp. [score, 4 pp], 1983 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Contrafactum for Wind Ensemble, score [52 pp, no title page, ink, 10.5 x 13.5] -- Photocopy: score with penciled revisions, title also penciled in, May 1987 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Fantaise:Il est né, le divin enfant (organ and voice) -- Alternate title:"Il est né" (from a folder labeled "misc. vocal"), 1985 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Fantasy for Bassoon and Viola, two scores [one ink, one pencil, ea. 7 pp], December 1984 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Flea Circus (Musical Comedy) -- Score [24 pp, pencil]. Typewritten script [10 pp] with pencil markings, July 1971 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Fugue for 3 Recorders (alternate titles: "Recorder Fugue" and "Fugue") -- Score [5 pp, ink] taped together, July 1979 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Haec Est Dies; SATB and piano score [14 pp, ink], September 1985 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Her Garden; handbells, six copies of score [3 pp] published and printed by Bell Tower Publishing Corp] -- See also correspondence with Bell Tower Publishing Corp, 1985 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Hoedown: La Castellana -- Photocopy: score [5 pp], 1990 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Little Rooster and the Little Hen (a Czechoslovakian Folk Tale); flute Soprano, Clarinet, cello, and piano, score [41 pp] and parts, [12 pp, ink]; text, typed with penciled notes [4 pp] -- Photocopies: 3 copies of the score, one set of parts (with notes on an envelope), February 1985 | series 4.1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Lord's Prayer; soprano and harp -- 2 scores [one with piano part in B, one in Cb, 4 pp ea., ink], February 1985 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| A Love Affair; soprano and piano -- Photocopy: score [9 pp], 1996 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Las Mañanitas (arrangement) [score (8 pp, no text or title page), ink; draft (6 pp), pencil] -- Photocopies: two unbound scores, 7 stapled (10 pp with text and title page), June 1984 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Mon Coeur S'ouvre À; Ta Voix; arr. of Saint-Saens for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet -- Photocopies: score [11 pp], strings only and parts [8 pp], strings only, May 1983 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Motet / Musette; SATB, score [6 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: two scores, both with penciled dynamic markings, April 1984 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| NMAB Songbook: "Calypso" and "Ballad of the Proofreaders" [score for Calypso (10 pp), pen (there is possibly some sketch material in the notebooks)] -- Photocopies: 22 copies of Calypso, all but one stapled; 9 copies of Ballad, mostly stapled, one with words written in using blue ink, October 1983 and December 1982 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Pavane for Chamber Orchestra [score (17 pp) and parts (one set, 46 pp), ink], April 1979 | series 4.1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Psalm 121; Mezzo-soprano and organ, score [7 pp, ink], August 1986 | series 4.1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Radio Jingle for American University Spring Ball, piano-vocal score [2 pp, ink]; score for four voices, [2 pp, ink], March 1979 | series 4.1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Recuerdos for Violin and Piano, score [18 pp] and part [5 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: 8 scores, one bound; 4 copies of violin part, 1986 | series 4.1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells score, [35 pp, ink]; draft [11 pp, pencil]; typed text with pencil notes [4 pp] -- Photocopies: 7 copies, one bound, one with extra prefatory material (dedication, title page, etc.), October 1982 | series 4.1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Sartre's Wall; chamber orchestra, score [35 pp, pencil]; parts, one full set [26 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: Score, 3 copies, two with penciled notes; parts, set of bound copies, set of loose copies, some clipped or imperfect copies, April 1980 | series 4.1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Six-Minute Muse; string quartet, score [9 pp, ink] -- Photocopies: 5 copies, two with the name "C. Österberg", October 1984 | series 4.1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Some of Us (Fantasy for Two Pianos), score [25 pp, ink], May 1988 | series 4.1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Song; voice and piano (text by Christina Rossetti) -- Photocopy: score [2 pp], 1996 | series 4.1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Songs for a Champagne Flute; flute and piano: "Tarentelle", "Berceuse", "Plainte", "Serenade" (includes arrangement of "Berceuse" for chamber orchestra) -- Score [20 pp] and parts [7 pp, ink]; score to Berceuse [5 pp, pencil]; arrangement of Berceuse for chamber orchestra, score [8 pp, pencil], October 1983 | series 4.1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Suite for Three Instruments; flute, bassoon (or cello), and piano. (Alternate Titles: Lord Peter Wimsey Suite, Suite for Three Instruments in a Whimsical Mood -- Score [32 pp, ink], with program from 2/16/86 concert; draft of score [34 pp, pencil and ink] also contains notes for a Kyrie on last page and excerpt from "Travel" from 7 Songs, undated | series 4.1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Violway, Fantasia for 6 Violas da Gamba [score (17 pp), ink] -- Photocopies: score, 3 copies; parts, 2 sets plus (ea. set 18 pp) one extra Viol I part, November 1987 | series 4.1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Walking Through the Heart; mezzo soprano and chamber ensemble -- Photocopies: score [41 pp] and parts, full set [20 pp] plus extras, 1988 | series 4.1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| The Year's at the Spring; SATB with piano, score [8 pp, ink], March 1986 | series 4.1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
Subseries 4.2: Loose Sketches and Notebooks, 1964-2000 (5.50 Linear Feet)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapled booklet (juvenilia) "Ensemble Airs" mvts: Carousel, Chimes, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Manila Folder (juvenilia) "Conglomera" handwritten score and parts, ca. 1964 | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), "Carefree Scandinavia #7017" -- Contents: "Idlewild", "Sunrise at 3:00am", "Over the British Isles", "The Lady from Buffalo", "Paris of the North", "Skansen", "Another Stave Church?" "Oh, Please!", "Song from a Fjord"; also includes arr. of "Il est Ne, le Divin Enfant", and other songs, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), songs from various musical theatre projects -- Includes excerpts from "Viva La France," "Carefree Scandinavia #7017," and many other unidentified sketches, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), various songs, tunes, and piano pieces page of notes on counterpoint, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), various songs, parts of theatre projects, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), songs, excerpts from "Flea Circus", counterpoint and whole-tone scale exercises, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), unidentified sketches, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), unidentified excerpts, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Wire Notebook (juvenilia), "Tahitian Afternoon", undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Loose pages (some juvenilia, some from early 1980s) -- Contents: Music theatre projects, "Indian Princess" excerpts from "Carefree Scandinavia #7017", also "Requiem" and other unidentified pieces, ca. 1980's | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Loose pages (juvenilia), include "Tahiti", "Nolansky March", "It's Love", "Conversation and Argument", "To Pretend", "Abracadabra", "The Square Dance", "Minuetto", others unidentified, undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Wire Notebook, various excerpts, also excerpts from "Flea Circus" and "Dominique / Angelique", undated | series 4.2 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Wire Bound Notebook containing sketches -- Contents: "Dominique", "Prelude", "Suzanne/Jeremiah" (Act II) other "Dominique" excerpts, some notes for Browning settings, "Trio" (Lord Peter Wimsey), "Requiem", unidentified sketches, May 1982 - August 1986 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Loose pages with sketches -- Contents: Draft of "Calypso" from NSMB Song Book. Other titled excerpts and musical ideas, December 1982 - June 1986 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Wire Notebook -- Contents: theory notes, sketches to various unidentified pieces, incl. "Angelique/Dominique", ca. 1980-1981 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Wireless Notebook, prose notes -- Contents: prose notes on Schumann's Dichterliebe and notes for "Dominique/Angelique", ca. 1981 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Spiral notebook with sketches/counterpoint exercises -- Contents: from S. Sussman, Haec Dies, Nil Mage Incundam (Nicolo Stopio), "Paganini Variation", Revision of "Love Duet, Act I (Suzanne)", ca. 1981 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Wire Notebook, sketches -- Contents: "Mazurka" et al., includes parts of "Angelique" (early version of opera "Dominique"), undated | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Wire Notebook, "Opera" -- Contents: excerpts from "Dominique / Angelique" and possibly also Flea Circus, ca. 1981-1982 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Small Wire Notebook with sketches, mostly short melodies, some toward the end undated, July 1985 - September 1988 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Manuscript paper book -- Contents: theory exercises, song drafts, including "A Love Affair", and "Song", parts of "Journey of Jonah", other unidentified sketches, ca. 1987, 1996, 2000 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Spiral notebook with prose notes found with Dominique materials -- Contents: some notes for comprehensive exams (on musical terms, on H. Zwingli, poetry, on gamba playing and other early music), some poetry and personal notes, c. 1992 | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| Loose pages, sketches of two songs -- Contents: one setting of Robert Frost, "Stopping by the Woods" and one of "The First Spring Day" by Christina Rossetti, possibly containing other material, undated | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| Loose pages, early pieces -- Contents: "Medley for Mother" with a letter to the composer's mother, undated | series 4.2 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
Subseries 4.3: Dominique Materials, ca. 1980's (5.50 Linear Feet)
Box 10 includes materials realted to the finished version of the opera, Dominique. Box 11 consists of excerpts and drafts
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique, full opera, piano reduction [192 pp, manuscript, ink], ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Dominique, photocopy of piano reduction, undated | series 4.3 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Dominique Concert Excerpts (Voice and Piano), photocopies -- Contents: Countess St. Clair's Aria [4 pp, 5 copies]; Lullaby [6 pp, 3 copies]; Prelude, 2 incomplete pages; Recitative, end of Act I [9 pp], 3 copies, one with penciled notes, ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Dominique Libretto (typewritten 23 pp.), sketches with notes (32 pp), mostly pencil; unidentified sketches and notes (14 pp), mostly pencil, extra programs from 4/23/84 performance at American University, ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Dominique Prelude: manuscript score (21 pp, pencil) and parts [7 pp, ink], ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Dominique Act I: Draft of piano score [64 pp, ink]; draft of piano score [65 pp, pencil]; short draft of piano score using old names [pp 3-36] -- Includes: "Welcome Scene" [4 pp], photocopy; "Attempt at Seduction"-end of Act I [two copies one, pp 52-65, other pp 52-66], photocopies, ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Dominique Act I: Orchestrated passage (just before Dominique's recitative at the end of Act I) using old names [20 pp], ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| DominiqueAct II: piano score [30 pp, pencil] -- Includes: "Dominique and Ben" [8 pp, photocopy]; "Countess, Death Scene" [4 pp, photocopy]; excerpts using old names [7 pp, pencil], ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| DominiqueAct III: piano reduction [66 pp, pencil] -- Includes: "Conversation-Countess and Dominique" [13 pp, photocopy]; one loose page, [photocopy]; last scene [pp 170-196, photocopy], also an envelope with sketch of an unidentified passage and address in pencil, ca. 1980's | series 4.3 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
Subseries 4.4: Dark Water Materials, undated (1.00 Linear Foot)
Materials contained in this subseries are located in the photo case aisle, oversize drawers HH2-5 and HH2-6.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Dark Water full manuscript, score [124 pp, ink]; second copy [9 pp prefatory material and 122 pp music, pencil] -- Movements included: "Recantation", "Bucolics", "The Hanging Man", "The Rival", "Sheep in Fog" (oversized; photo case aisle drawer HH2-5), undated | series 4.4 | box 18 | folder 1 | |
| A Dark Water Materials from Movement 3, "The Hanging Man": manuscript score [19 pp, ink] and piano reduction [5 pp, pencil] -- Photocopies: two bound, full-size, scores; reduced score, loose; reduced score, bound; two sets of parts; packet with correspondence, piano reduction, bound reduction of full score, and photocopy of the full-size score of an earlier draft (oversized; photo case aisle drawer HH2-5), undated | series 4.4 | box 18 | folder 2 | |
| A Dark Water two full-scores, one 124-page version, one 122-page version [photocopies] (oversized; photo case aisle drawer HH2-6), undated | series 4.4 | box 18 | folder 3 | |
Subseries 4.5: Journey of Jonah Materials, 1997-2000 (2.75 Linear Feet)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey of Jonah computer-printed score [52 pp] and score with libretto [77 pp], undated | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 1 | ||
| Journey of Jonah Libretto, 1997-2000 | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | ||
| Libretto, one copy, typed [38 pp, with longer score], 2000 | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | item 1.0 | |
| Libretto with notes [41 pp], 1997 | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | item 2.0 | |
| Libretto excerpt with notes [pp. 18-27], 1997 | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | item 3.0 | |
| Libretto and Agreement Letter with Librettist, Miriam D'Amato [35 pp], 1997, 1998 | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | item 4.0 | |
| Letter and Agreement draft with notes, undated | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 2 | item 5.0 | |
| Journey of Jonah Spiral Bound Notebook, undated | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 3 | ||
| Sketches, libretto and correspondence with librettist of "Jonah's Journey", sketches of arr. of "Narcissus", and a song about spring, undated | series 4.5 | box 12 | folder 4 | ||
Series 5: Programs, 1964-2003 (1 Folder)
This series houses programs from concerts including LS's compositions, featuring her as a performer, including her program notes and/or translations, or otherwise crediting her. There are 46 programs arranged chronologically.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programs, 1964-2003 and undated, 1964-2003 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | ||
| All Town Music Festival, Hingham Schools (Conglomera), May 1, 1964 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 1.0 | |
| Twelfth Annual Spring Concert, Pennridge South Junior High School (Tahitian Afternoon), April 14, [1966?] | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 2.0 | |
| Smith and Amherst Colleges, J.S. Bach Matthäus-Passion (Steele in choir, Soprano II), April 13 and 15, 1973 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 3.0 | |
| Student Composer's Concert, AU (Prelude for Instrumental Ensemble), December 2, 1979 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 4.0 | |
| AU Opera (Dominique), short bio, April 23, 1982 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 5.0 | |
| Trinity United Methodist Church, McLean, VA (Carrilon de Nuit), short bio on p. 4, April 17, 1983 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 6.0 | |
| Reston Chorale (Requiem), bio and picture, May 14 and 15, 1983 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 7.0 | |
| Wesley Methodist Church, Washington, DC (Dominique Excerpts), November 19, 1983 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 8.0 | |
| District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs (Songs for a Champagne Flute), February 12, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 9.0 | |
| Fairfax County Public Library ("Travel" and "Countess' Aria"), correspondence with Michelle Scanlon, April 1, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 10.0 | |
| Friday Morning Music Club (Seven Poems by Millay), with translations, April 14, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 11.0 | |
| Society of the Cincinnati Friday Morning Music Club (Lullaby from Dominique), May 12, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 12.0 | |
| Friday Morning Music Club (Countess Aria), May 13, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 13.0 | |
| DC YWCA "Bach's Lunch" (Travel and Countess Aria), June 5, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 14.0 | |
| GWU Glee Club, Yuletide Concert (Motet/Musette), December 7, 1984 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 15.0 | |
| District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs (Breviario, Three Sonnets), with translations and bio, February 17, 1985 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 16.0 | |
| Friday Morning Music Club, "Our Father" (i.e. Lord's Prayer), March 15, 1985 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 17.0 | |
| Piccolo Spoleto Contemporary Music Festival (Little Rooster), May 30, 1985 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 18.0 | |
| DC Federation of Music Clubs, Concert of Music by Washington Area Women Composers (Suite for Three Instruments), February 16, 1986 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 19.0 | |
| Friday Morning Music Club, Spring Concert (Requiem), May 2, 1986 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 20.0 | |
| Concert with Mary Findley and Marjorie Lee (bio/program notes only), June 30, 1986 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 21.0 | |
| CCM Student Recital (Seven Poems by Millay), May 18, 1987 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 22.0 | |
| CCM Women Compose (Seven Poems by Millay), May 21, 1987 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 23.0 | |
| Mini-Concert of Music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain, CCM Early Music Laboratory (Steele is performer and translator), December 1, 1987 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 24.0 | |
| Panorama of Electronic Music (Falling Snow), April 20, 1988 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 25.0 | |
| Cincinnati College Conservatory, Early Music Laboratory, Ordo Virtutum (translations, also notes in Swedish and Family Tree of the Valois Dynasty), May 27, 1988 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 26.0 | |
| University of Cincinnati College Conservatory Renaissance Consort (translations), June 3, 1988 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 27.0 | |
| CCM Recital with Rebecca Slater (Millay Songs, also translations), August 3, 1988 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 28.0 | |
| New Music by CCM Composers (Final Scene from Dominique with program note), November 15, 1988 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 29.0 | |
| CCM Doctoral Recital (see also recital materials in CCM folder), February 10, 1989 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 30.0 | |
| CCM Combined Choirs Concert (Motet/Musette), May 17, 1989 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 31.0 | |
| CCM Recital with Rebecca Slater (translations, music by other composers), July 9, 1989 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 32.0 | |
| American Women Composers of Massachusetts (Little Rooster or Three Sonnets different listing in poster and program, includes bio), November 6, 1991 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 33.0 | |
| Longy School, Faculty Artist Series, Beth Anderson, Flute (Three Views of the Charles, includes bio), April 7, 1993 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 34.0 | |
| Culture Industry Misfits (Final Scene of Dominique and Three Sonnets), November 4, 1993 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 35.0 | |
| Women of Note Series, American Women Composers/MA (Steele thanked as an "enthusiastic singer"), May 18, 1994 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 36.0 | |
| Row Twelve: New Music by Women Composers (Anderson Bridge from Three Views of the Charles), July 22, 1994 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 37.0 | |
| Sigma Alpha Iota March Musicale; same program as American Women Composers/MA Women of Note (Three Sonnets), includes translations, March 16, 1996 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 38.0 | |
| Community Music Center, San Francisco (Songs for a Champagne Flute), April 21, 1996 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 39.0 | |
| Nordic Lights, Scandinavian Fest '97 (translations and correspondence, including bio), August 31, 1997 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 40.0 | |
| Konsert, St. Sigfrids Folkhögskola, August 1999 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 41.0 | |
| Lynn Steele and Steven Sussman, recital at MIT (Millay Songs), undated | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 42.0 | |
| MIT Memorial Service (original in Series I), January 27, 2003 | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 43.0 | |
| New Quartet Publicity Brochure (post 1993), lists Steele as in their repertoire, undated | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 44.0 | |
| Hour of Scandinavian Song, Lynn Steele soprano, translations, undated | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 45.0 | |
| Music by Winifred Hyson (Steele Piano and Keyboards), undated | series 5 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 46.0 | |
Series 6: Photographs, 1957-2002 (1 Folder)
This series contains six pictures of LS.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs, 1957-2002 | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | ||
| From the Beaumont Journal [TX], picture of school play, December 17, 1957 | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 1.0 | |
| Photocopy of Program 6 (Reston Chorale) with photo and bio, 1983 | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 2.0 | |
| From brochure, "Early Music at Longy", ca. 1990's | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 3.0 | |
| From Swedish Newspaper, Smalandsposten Onsdag, July 28, 1999 | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 4.0 | |
| From Web-page, now a JPEG on computer, with scans, undated | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 5.0 | |
| Photo used in MIT Memorial Service, ca. 2002 | series 6 | box 13 | folder 1 | item 6.0 | |
Series 7: Diplomas, 1969-1993 (5 Folders)
This series includes four diplomas from LS's high-school, undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees. A large, framed doctoral degree certificate is housed separately in the Oversize Drawer, HH2-5.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Preparatory School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania diploma, 1969 | series 7 | box 13 | folder 1 | |
| Smith College, Bachelor of Arts diploma, 1973 | series 7 | box 13 | folder 2 | |
| American University, Master of Arts diploma, 1982 | series 7 | box 13 | folder 3 | |
| University of Cincinnati, Doctor of Musical Arts diploma, 1993 | series 7 | box 13 | folder 4 | |
| Framed version of University of Cincinnati, Doctor of Musical Arts diploma (oversized; photo case aisle drawer HH2-5), 1993 | series 7 | box 18 | folder 1 | |
Series 8: Recordings, 1978-1997 (4.00 Linear Feet)
This series contains 61 cassette tapes and 17 reel-to-reel recordings of LS's compositions and of her as a performer, as well as some music by other composers.
Subseries 8.1: Cassette Tapes, 1980-1997 (3.00 Linear Feet)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele: Sartre's Wall, Read-Thru, AU Orchestra, April 1980 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 1 | |
| Steele: Sartre's Wall, CCM Reading, March 2, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 2 | |
| Catherine Lynn Steele, Applicant for DMA Program in Composition, undated | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 3 | |
| Demonstration Cassette: Compositions by [Catherine] Lynn Steele (Applicant for D.M.A. Program in composition), undated | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 4 | |
| Steele: Scenes from Dominique, ("Recitative", "Lullaby", "Final Scene"); The Little Rooster and the Little Hen, undated | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 5 | |
| 2 Excerpts from Dominique, Bowersox (soprano) / Steele (piano), 1/9/83 AWC Meeting, and 11/15/81 1st reading, November 1981 and January 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 6 | |
| Steele: 2 Excerpts from Dominique: "Recitative" and "Lullaby", Bowersox (soprano) / Breth (piano), November 19, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 7 | |
| Steele: "Countess St. Clair's Aria" from Dominique. Steele (mezzo)/ Rowberry (piano), CCM, March 2, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 8 | |
| Steele: Dominique Acts 1, 2, and 3, April 23, 1982 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 9 | |
| Steele: Dominique Acts 1, 2, and 3, April 23, 1982 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 10 | |
| Steele: "Countess Clair's Aria"; Fritter: "2 Songs". FMMC, May 13, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 11 | |
| Dominique (Personal Copy), April 23, 1982 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 12 | |
| "Dominique's Lullaby", Anderson House Concert. P. McNulty (soprano.)/M. Hom (pinao), May 12, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 13 | |
| Scanlon / Cookson Recital, "Travel" from Seven Poems by E.S.V. Millay and "Countess St. Clair's Aria" from Dominique, April 1, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 14 | |
| Steele / Slater Recital, CCM. Seven Songs by E.S.V. Millay, et al, August 3, 1988 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 15 | |
| Steele / Slater Recital, CCM. Seven Songs by E.S.V. Millay, et al., August 3, 1988 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 16 | |
| Steele: Seven Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Steele (mezzo) / Rowberry (piano), May 18, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 17 | |
| Steele: Seven Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Steele (mezzo) / Rowberry (piano), May 18, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 18 | |
| Steele: Seven Poems by Edna S.V. Millay, Radding (soprano) / Scanlon (piano), April 14, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 19 | |
| C. L. Steele: Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale, May 15, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 20 | |
| C. L. Steele: Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale, May 15, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 21 | |
| C. L. Steele: Requiem for Womem's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale, May 15, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 22 | |
| C. L. Steele: Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale, May 15, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 23 | |
| C. L. Steele: Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale, May 15, 1983 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 24 | |
| Breviario; Lord's Prayer, FMMC, Radding (soprano) / Seidman (harp), March 15, 1985 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 25 | |
| Breviario; Three Sonnets from the Portuguese. DCFMC, Cathryn Frazier-Neely (Soprano) / Phyllis Mauney (Harp, 1st work) / Jean Arnold (Flute 2nd), February 17, 1985 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 26 | |
| Steele: 3 Sonnets from the Portuguese, Anderson (fl.) Holmes (sop.), Longy, November 6, 1991 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 27 | |
| Steele: 3 Sonnets from the Portuguese, Anderson (fl.) Holmes (sop.), AWC Mass. Marathon, March 25, 1994 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 28 | |
| Steele: 3 Sonnets from the Portuguese, Jennifer Jones (sop.) / Cynthia Tenny (fl.), CCM, November 24, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 29 | |
| Steele: 3 Sonnets from the Portuguese, Jennifer Jones (sop.) / Cynthia Tenny (fl.), CCM, November 24, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 14 | folder 30 | |
| Walking Through the Heart [label whited out], undated | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 1 | |
| Steele: Walking Through the Heart (CCM, 1989); The Little Rooster and the Little Hen (Amoroso Chamber Consort -1985), 1985,1989 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 2 | |
| Steele: Motet / Musette, GWU Chorale, Catherine Pickar, December 7, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 3 | |
| Steele: Songs for a Champagne Flute (Cincinnati Composers' Guild, 1987); Motet/Musettee (GWU, 1984); The Year's at the Spring (FMMC, 1986), 1984,1986,1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 4 | |
| Steele: Songs for a Champagne Flute, Cincinnati Composers' Guild, Kathie Stewart (flute)/Michael Chertok (piano), October 3, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 5 | |
| Steele: Songs for a Champagne Flute, Laitman (flute)/ Kellert (piano), February 12, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 6 | |
| Steele: Songs for a Champagne Flute, Laitman (flute)/Kellert (piano), February 12, 1984 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 7 | |
| Steele: Falling Snow, 1988 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 8 | |
| Steele: Recuerdos, Findley (violin)/Lee (piano), Strathmore Hall, June 30, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 9 | |
| Steele: Recuerdos, Findley (violin)/Lee (piano), Strathmore Hall, June 30, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 10 | |
| Steele: The Seventeenth Summer, CCM, May 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 11 | |
| Steele: Aquarelles, Richmond Camerata, 1985 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 12 | |
| Steele: Aquarelles, FMMC (Columbia Players), June 9, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 13 | |
| Steele: Aquarelles, FMMC (Columbia Players), June 9, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 14 | |
| Steele: Three Views of the Charles, Anderson (flute)/Sano (piano), April 7, 1993 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 15 | |
| Steele: Fantasy for Bassoon and Viola, Rundle (bsn.)/Herbermehl (vla.), CCM, November 10, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 16 | |
| Steele: Fantasy for Bassoon and Viola, Rundle (bsn.)/Herbermehl (vla.), CCM, November 10, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 17 | |
| Steele: A Six-Minute Muse (reading), CCM, January 31, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 18 | |
| Steele: Haec Est Dies; The Year's at the Spring, FMMC Composers' Choral Concert, April 20, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 19 | |
| Steele: Haec Est Dies; The Year's at the Spring, FMMC Composers' Choral Concert, April 20, 1986 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 20 | |
| The Hanging Man, reading by CCM Orch. K. Furimoto, February 5, 1993 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 21 | |
| The Snowman, soundtrack by Howard Blake, undated | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 22 | |
| The Music of Longing: Art Songs by Turn-of-the-Century Scandinavian Composers. Lynn Steele (soprano)/Andrew Goodridge (piano), Killian Hall, MIT, October 14, 1997 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 23 | |
| Lynn Steele - Scandinavian Program (music by Grieg), undated | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 24 | |
| Lynn Steele and John Benjamin Recital (music by Grieg, Sibelius, etc.), October 25, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 25 | |
| Lynn Steele and John Benjamin Recital (music by Grieg, Sibelius, etc.), October 25, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 26 | |
| Lynn Steele and John Benjamin Recital. Original Tape, October 25, 1987 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 27 | |
| Steele - Recital, Some of Us, final scene of Dominique, Walking through the Heart, February 10, 1989 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 28 | |
| Lynne Steele and Rebecca Slater Recital (music by Codax, Brahms, etc), July 9, 1989 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 29 | |
| Lynne Steele and Rebecca Slater Recital (music by Codax, Brahms, etc), July 9, 1989 | series 8.1 | box 15 | folder 30 | |
| Lynne Steele and Rebecca Slater Recital (music by Codax, Brahms, etc), July 9, 1989 | series 8.1 | box 16 | folder 1 | |
Subseries 8.2: Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1978-1988 (1.00 Linear Foot)
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabtree, Music History & Lit. (small reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 1 | |
| Steele, Project #1. "Foggy Night" (small reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 2 | |
| Experiments (small reel), Winter 1988 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 3 | |
| Songs for a Champagne Flute (small reel), February 12, 1984 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 4 | |
| Can(n)ons; written note [graded assignment?] inside (large reel), December 1986 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 5 | |
| DCFMC Concert of Music by American Women Composers (large reel), February 12, 1984 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 6 | |
| Emily Gruss (soprano)/Sharon Reed (piano); Master Tape 1 of 2 (large reel), May 25, 1978 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 7 | |
| Emily Gruss (soprano)/Sharon Reed (piano); Master Tape 2 of 2 (large reel), May 25, 1978 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 8 | |
| Steele: Falling Snow (large reel), April 18, 1988 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 9 | |
| Requiem for Women's Voices and Handbells, Reston Chorale (large reel), May 15, 1983 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 10 | |
| NON.R. Watson Hall (large reel), November 10, 1986 | series 8.2 | box 16 | folder 11 | |
| Falling Snow (large reel), April 13, 1988 | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 1 | |
| Unlabeled -- Lynn Steele, 7.5 IPS, 1/2 Track Stereo, Tail-Out (large reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 2 | |
| Unlabeled "#5" -- Lynn Steele, 7.5 IPS, 1/2 Track Stereo, Tail-Out (large reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 3 | |
| Unlabeled -- Steele, Tails-Out, 7.5 (large reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 4 | |
| Unlabeled -- Lynn Steele, 7.5 ips, tail out (large reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 5 | |
| Unlabeled metal reel (large reel), undated | series 8.2 | box 17 | folder 6 | |
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Subjects
- Composers -- United States.
- Singers -- United States.
- Steele, Lynn, 1951-2002 -- Archives.
- Steele, Lynn, 1951-2002 -- Correspondence.
- Translators -- United States.