2017-04-11 Preliminary Inventory of the Mary Hubbell Osburn Papers, 1879-1966 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0011 Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod, Samantha Thorne Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2017 April, 2018 June

Created from transfer of ACK inventory; needs to be verified for accuracy (did not compare against PP at time of transfer)

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-06-18T14:38-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Mary Hubbell Osburn Papers SPEC.RARE.CMS.0011 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 10.23 Cubic feet 1879-1966 Mary Hubbell Osburn (1878-circa 1960s) was a vocalist, music teacher, author, and active member of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs. She researched a range of musical subjects, most pertaining to Ohio, and her book Ohio Composers and Musical Authors was published in 1942. The Mary Hubbell Osburn Papers contain writings and notes by Osburn, news clippings, publications, sheet music, scrapbooks, and other paper materials on topics such as music-related subjects Osburn researched and/or wrote about, the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, and her personal life. Collection materials are dated 1879-1966. (19) 5" letter document boxes, (2) oversize flat boxes, (2) flat boxes, (1) oversize document box, (1) 5" legal document box, (1) 2.5" letter document box English Osburn, Mary Hubbell, 1878- Arrangement of Materials

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 Biographical Note

Born in 1878 to William H. and Elizabeth DuBois Hubbell, Mary Hubbell Osburn was a vocalist, music teacher, and author. She graduated from Fargo College in 1903 where she majored in music. She married Raymond C. Osburn that same year in Fargo, North Dakota. After the wedding, they moved to New York City, where Hubbell Osburn graduated from the Institute of Musical Art in soprano vocal performance. By 1919 the Osburns lived in Columbus, Ohio, where Raymond became a professor of Zoology and Entomology at Ohio State University. They lived in South Pasadena, California circa 1944-1951, after which they returned to Ohio. In 1964, money was donated to the Development Fund at Ohio State University to create the Mary H. Osburn Fund for one Mary H. Osburn Memorial Graduate Scholarship in the School of Music and for four Raymond C. Osburn Memorial Scholarships in the department of zoology and entomology. Raymond died in 1955, and Mary likely died in the 1960s.

Mary Hubbell Osburn was active in many aspects of music throughout her life. She taught private voice lessons, performed as a soprano soloist, directed choirs, and composed and arranged music. Hubbell Osburn researched a range of musical subjects, most pertaining to Ohio, and published a book and several articles based on this research. Her book Ohio Composers and Musical Authors was published in 1942, after which she continued to research this subject for a possible second volume. Examples of articles she published include “The Art Song” (1943), “Ohio – A Symbol of Musical Progress” (1943), “Music Therapy” (1945), and “Prehistoric Musical Instruments in Ohio” (1946). She was also a member of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs and held several offices in the organization over the span of her membership: Third Vice President, Editor of The Ohio Music Club Magazine, Historian, Director of Publicity, and State Director of Extension. In addition, she held the offices of Historian and President of the Ohio Music Teachers’ Association and was involved in several other music organizations.

 Scope and Contents

The Mary Hubbell Osburn Papers primarily contain writings and notes by Osburn, news clippings, concert programs, publications, and sheet music. Scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, music club booklets, and music composed by Osburn are also included in this collection. Topics include music-related subjects she researched and/or wrote about, mainly Ohio composers and music history, American music history, and Shakespeare in music; the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs and other music organizations; and her personal life and occupation. Collection materials are dated 1879-1966.

 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs. Osburn, Mary Hubbell, 1878- Authors, American--Ohio--20th century Composers--Ohio--History Diaries Directories Manuscripts (documents) Music--Ohio--History and criticism Music--Societies, etc.--Ohio--20th century Research notes Scrapbooks "Ohio Composers": 1st draft and notes (A-B) 1 1 1924-1941 "Ohio Composers": 1st draft and notes (C-F) 1 2 1924-1941 "Ohio Composers": 1st draft and notes (G-K) 1 3-4 1929-1943 "Ohio Composers": 1st draft and notes (L-R) 1 5 1933-1941 "Ohio Composers": 1st draft and notes (S-Z) 1 6-7 1937-1941 "Ohio Composers": Used (A-Z) 2 1 1945-1959 "Ohio Composers": Introduction, bibliography, etc. 2 2 before 1942 "Ohio Composers": A-E (page 1-171) 2 3 before 1942 "Ohio Composers": F-N (page 172-354) 2 4-5 before 1942 "Ohio Composers": O-Z (page 355-529) 2 6 before 1942 "Ohio Composers": Marked copy 2 7 circa 1942 "Ohio Composers": Notes 3 1-2 1956-1961 "Ohio Composers": Educated in Ohio 3 3 1936 "Ohio Composers": Resident a short time in Ohio 3 4-5 1939-1957 "Ohio Composers": Additional material 3 6 1936-1954 "Ohio Composers": A-G 3 7-8 1952-1957 "Ohio Composers": H-L 3 9 1943-1960 "Ohio Composers": M-Z 4 1-2 1957-1960 "Ohio Composers": B-L miscellaneous 4 3 1942-1958 Ohio music: Early settlements 4 4 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Ohio music: Chillicothe 4 5 1950 Ohio music: Cincinnati 4 6 1881, 1933-1953 Ohio music: Cleveland 4 7 1932-1940 Ohio music: Dayton, Columbus, and other towns 4 8 1931-1935 Ohio music: Hillsboro 4 9 1879, 1943 Ohio music: Marietta 4 10 1937 Ohio music: Portsmouth 4 11 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Ohio music: Put-in-Bay and Lake Erie 4 12 1937-1959 Ohio music: Sandusky 4 13 1938 Ohio music: Springfield 4 14 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Ohio music: Small towns 5 1 1921-1954 Ohio music: Ohio Indians 5 2 1926-1957 Ohio music: Zoar, T.C. O'Kane, and religious music 5 3 1939-1954 Music education, educators, and institutions in Ohio 5 4-5 1914-1957 Music educators and artists 5 6 1939 "Ohio Composers": Supplement to volume 1 5 7-9 1923-1961 New material on Ohio: Composers & authors 6 1 1926-1944 "Ohio Composers": All new material 6 2 1954-1960 California: California Federation of Music Clubs 6 3 1950 California: Los Angeles: University of Southern California 6 4 1945-1952 California: Pasadena: The Coleman Chamber Concerts 6 5 1945-1952 California: Pasadena: Concert programs 6 6 1945-1952 California: South Pasadena: Oneonta Congregational Church 6 7 1951 Maine: Maine Federation of Music Clubs 6 8 1929 Massachusetts: Amherst: Ypsilanti Singers concert program 6 9 1935 Massachusetts: Needham: The Needham Music Club 6 10 1927 New York: New York: Music and theater programs and clippings 6 11 1904-1952 North Carolina: Brevard: Festival advertisement 6 12 1957 Ohio: Ashland: The Ashland Musical Club and a clipping 6 13 1949-1953 Ohio: Athens: Athens Junior Music Club 6 14 1934 Ohio: Bellefontaine: Euterpean Junior Music Club 6 15 1934-1935 Ohio: Bellville: The Bellville Junior Melody Club 6 16 1936 Ohio: Bellville-Butler: Women's Music Club 6 17 1948-1952 Ohio: Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Women's Club 6 18 1931 Ohio: Cincinnati: The Clifton Junior Music Club 6 19 1934-1936 Ohio: Cincinnati: News clippings and festival program 6 20 1931-1936 Ohio: Cleveland: Student recital program 6 21 1934 Ohio: Columbus: Capital University concert programs 6 22 1960 Ohio: Columbus: The Columbus Music Teachers' Association 6 23 1940 Ohio: Columbus: Ohio State University concert programs 6 24 1932-1934 Ohio: Columbus: Saturday Music Club 6 25 1934-1935 Ohio: Columbus: State Junior and Juvenile Convention 6 26 1937 Ohio: Dayton: Dayton Boy's Music Club 6 27 1934 Ohio: Dayton: Juvenile Music Club 6 28 1934 Ohio: Galion: Pro Arte Music Society 6 29 1952-1953 Ohio: Loudonville: The Junior Music Club 7 1 1934-1935 Ohio: Loudonville: The Loudonville Music Club 7 2 1946-1953 Ohio: Mansfield: The Crescendo Study Club 7 3 1935 Ohio: Mansfield: Junior Music Study Club 7 4 1934-1935 Ohio: Mansfield: Music Study Club 7 5 1946-1953 Ohio: Marietta: Junior Music Club 7 6 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Ohio: Middletown: The Junior Music Club 7 7 1934-1936 Ohio: Newark: Junior Music Club 7 8 1935-1936 Ohio: Perrysville: Stillman-Kelly Club 7 9 1946-1953 Ohio: Springfield: The Junior Fortnightly Girls' Musical Club 7 10 1934-1935 Ohio: Springfield: The Juvenile Musical Club 7 11 1934 Ohio: Upper Sandusky: The Women's Music Club 7 12 1946-1953 Ohio: Willard: Music Study Club 7 13 1946-1951 Ohio: Wooster: The MacDowell Club 7 14 1946-1953 Ohio: Wyoming: The Wyoming Junior Music Club 7 15 1936 Ohio: Xenia: Mozart Juvenile Music Club 7 16 1933-1934 Ohio: Xenia: Schubert Music Club 7 17 1934 Ohio: Youngstown: Monday Musical Juveniles 7 18 1936 Pennsylvania: Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Music Club 7 19 1929 Rhode Island: The Rhode Island Federation of Music Clubs 7 20 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Unknown location: Concert programs and music club booklets 8 1 1905, 1927-1951 Notes and writings: "Alice Joy Makes Nationwide Survey" 8 2 1951 Notes and writings: American music 8 3 1921-1932 Notes and writings: "The Art Song" 8 4 1943 Notes and writings: Bells and bell music 8 5 1929-1943 Notes and writings: Broadcast, WBNS 8 6 1942 Notes and writings: A century of music in Ohio 8 7 1924-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Christmas traditions and music 8 8 1944-1960 Notes and writings: 20th century chronology of American music and transportation history 8 9 1949 Notes and writings: Columbus Music Teachers' Association 8 10 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "Development of Music in Ohio from the Standpoint of the Music Teacher" 8 11 1940 Notes and writings: Daniel D. Emmett and Dixie 8 12 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Epochs in Ohio music 8 13 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Foreign groups 8 14-15 1930-1960 Notes and writings: Stephen C. Foster 9 1 1941-1942 Notes and writings: "The Era of Floating Theatres" 9 2 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Harpsichord 9 3 1936-1941 Notes and writings: Honors given to composers 9 4 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "How to Analyze Singing" 9 5 circa 1921 Notes and writings: History of hymns 9 6 1958 Notes and writings: Edgar S. Kelley 9 7 1915-1955 Notes and writings: Marionette opera 9 8 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Music in Ohio 9 9 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "Music Therapy" 9 10 1945 Notes and writings: "Ohio-A Symbol of Musical Progress" 9 11 1943 Notes and writings: Ohio music artists and award winners 9 12 circa 1951 Notes and writings: Talk on Ohio composers 9 13 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Ohio composers 9 14 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "History of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs" chapters 1-5 9 15 1920-1950 Notes and writings: "History of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs" chapters 6-8 9 16 1931-1950 Notes and writings: "History of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs" chapters 9-11 9 17 1925-1950 Notes and writings: "History of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs" chapters 12-13 10 1 1944-circa 1955 Notes and writings: Articles published in the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs magazine 10 2 1956-1957 Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, history of former clubs 10 3 1924-1954 Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, north central and Akron 10 4 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, northeast district 10 5 1952 Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, northwest 10 6 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, southwest 10 7 1936-1938 Notes and writings: Ohioana 10 8-9 1944-1960 Notes and writings: Ohio presidents' campaign songs 10 10 1956-1960 Notes and writings: Ohio music publishers 10 11 1931 Notes and writings: "Ohio's Place in American Music" 10 12 1957 Notes and writings: Ohio Presidents' campaign songs and memorials 11 1 1944-1959 Notes and writings: Old songs and poems 11 2 1937-1957 Notes and writings: Poets in music and on music 11 3-4 1944-1959 Notes and writings: Radio talks 11 5 1939-1943 Notes and writings: "Prehistoric Musical Instruments in Ohio" 11 6 1946 Notes and writings: References 11 7 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-1 11 8-9 1936-1959 Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-2 11 10-11 1903-1958 Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-3 12 1 1942-1945 Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-4 12 2-3 1916-1958 Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-actors 12 4 1954-1958 Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-music scores 12 5 circa 1900s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "Anthology of Shakespearean Music"-miscellaneous 12 6 1934-1959 Notes and writings: "Art Song in Ohio" 12 7 1942 Notes and writings: Songs about Ohio 12 8 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: "Twentieth Century Music in Ohio" 12 9 1942 Notes and writings: Women composers in Ohio 12 10 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: General notes, topical A-F 12 11-12 1923-1934 Notes and writings: General notes, topical G-N 13 1 1915-1954 Notes and writings: Gibraltar Island photographs (summer studio) 13 2-3 circa 1880s-circa 1910s Notes and writings: Columbus Civic Opera Association 13 4 1933 Notes and writings: Musical Art Society of Columbus 13 5 1923 Notes and writings: Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, printed photograph of Mary Hubbell Osburn 13 6 circa 1925 Notes and writings: The Music Group of the University Women's Club, Ohio State University 13 7 1917-1961 Notes and writings: Women's Music Club programs 13 8 1918-1948 Notes and writings: Notes (various)-1 13 9-10 1941-1960 Notes and writings: Notes (various)-2 13 11 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Notes (various)-3 (early) 13 12 1921-1931 Notes and writings: Notes (various)-4 14 1-3 1934-1954 Notes and writings: Notes (various)-5 14 4-5 1925-1944 Personal: Family and lists of publications 15 1 1897-after 1957 Personal: Correspondence 15 2 1903-1910 Personal: Vocal instructor advertisements 15 3 1916 Personal: Clippings 15 4-5 1906-1940 Personal: Concert programs participated in or directed 15 6-7 1902-1944 Personal: Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church, soloist 15 8 1901-1907 Personal: First Congregational Church bulletins, choir director 15 9 1924-1925 Personal: Student programs 15 10 1926-1937 Personal: Ohioana citation 16 1 1957 Personal: Verse by Mary Hubbell Osburn 16 2 1919-1955 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Correspondence 16 3-4 1920-1925 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Correspondence 16 5-6 1926-1957 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Extension and publicity 16 7 1919-1944 "Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Newsletter" 16 8 1934-1938 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: "Ohio Music Club News" 16 9 1942-1944, 1958 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: "The Ohio Music Club Magazine" 16 10 1930-1933 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Bulletins 17 1 1926-1930 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: "Clubs" 17 2 1933-1934 Ohio Federation of Junior Music Clubs: "Forward Junior Ohio" 17 3 1937-1941 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs 17 4 1931-1933 Address book and membership cards 17 5 1939-1952 Address book 17 6 circa 1940s-circa 1950s Diary 17 7 1934 Diary 17 8 1936 Diary 17 9 1937 Diary 17 10 1942 Diary 18 1 1942 Diary 18 2 1944 Diary 18 3 1945 Hubbell (Elizabeth DuBois) diary 18 4 1928 Hubbell (Howard) diary 18 5 1888 Notebook 18 6 1935 Notebook and gas log 18 7 1938 Osburn (Raymond C.) diary 18 8 1944 Osburn (Raymond C.) diary 19 1 1948 Trip diary 19 2 1938 Trip diary 19 3 1945 Woods Hole photographs and photo album 19 4 1913 "Ascapezzo" 19 5 1940 "California Composers: Biographical Notes" 19 6 1934 "The Compositions of F. Flaxington Harker" 19 7 circa 1910s-circa 1950s "The Compositions of R. Huntington Woodman" 19 8 circa 1910s-circa 1950s "Darling Nelly Gray" 19 9 1941 "Deems Taylor Choral Arrangements" 19 10 1920-1930 "Fifty Years in the Ministry: A Sermon" 19 11 circa 1910 "Fischer Edition News" 19 12 1933 "The Genesis of Western Culture" 19 13 1938 "Great Revival Hymns" 19 14 1911 "The Glorious Name of Washington" 20 1 1931 "Holy Night, Peaceful Night" 20 2 circa 1930s-circa 1950s "The Ideal Wreath of Song" 20 3 1899 "Junior Bulletin: National Federation of Music Clubs" 20 4 1929 "Know Your American Music" 20 5 1945 "Modern Music" 20 6 1942 "Mother Goose Songs the Children Love to Sing" 20 7 1917 "Music in Religious Education" 20 8 1928-1929 "Musical West" 20 9 1929 "National Federation of Music Clubs: Official Bulletin" 20 10 1927 "National Federation of Music Clubs: Ways and Means Booklet" 20 11 circa 1910s-circa 1950s "O God of Bethel" 20 12 1916 "Ohio Music Teachers' Association 54th Annual Convention" 20 13 1936 "The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly" 20 14 1950 July, 1953 April "The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly" 20 15 1954 April "The Presser Foundation" 20 16 circa 1930s-circa 1950s "Scenes and Songs of the Ohio-Erie Canal" 20 17 1952 Ohio music: Republican Glee Club, Columbus 21 1 circa 1920s-circa 1950s Notes and writings: Bells and historic ships 21 2 1932-1961 Notes and writings: Ohio music clippings 21 3-4 1923-1943 Notes and writings: Music in art 21 5-6 1905-1934 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Directories 21 7 1920-1923 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Directories 21 8 1924-1926 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs: Directories 21 9 1927-1931 "Poems on Ohio" 22 1 1911 "Shakespeare in Music" 22 2 1900-1937 "Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society Publications, Volume XIV" 22 3 1905 Diary 22 4 1906-1929 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs scrapbook 23 1 1916-1940 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs scrapbook #1 24 1 1920-1939 Trip to the 17th National Biennial of the National Federation of Music Clubs in San Francisco scrapbook 24 2 1931 A Song Cycle, composed by Mary Hubbell Osburn scrapbook 25 1 1943-1948 Exhibit of Ohio Composers scrapbook 25 2 1928-1958 Ohio Federation of Music Clubs scrapbook #2 25 3 1940-1966 Music composed or arranged by Mary Hubbell Osburn-1 26 1 1941-1942 Music composed or arranged by Mary Hubbell Osburn-2 26 2 1920-1946