Richford R. Edwards Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 1782
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, including letters from American actor DeWolfe Hopper; programs and pamphlets of Edwards's brother, George Edwards, including copy of Wings, a play produced in San Francisco, Calif., for which George Edwards wrote the music; and clippings, chiefly relating to Washington Civic Opera.
Dates
- 1920-1946.
Creator
- Edwards, Richford R., b. 1888. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Richford Roberts Edwards was born on September 3, 1888 in Fargo, N.D. He was the son of Alanson and Elizabeth (Robertson) Edwards. His father was a Fargo newspaper man, and founder of the Fargo Forum. Richfield started out working for his father at the Forum. He was married on January 21, 1913 to Edith Mary McAllen at Chicago, Illinois. They had on daughter Ruth, who was born in 1916, in San Diego, California. Richford began his career in the music industry in Syracuse, New York where he was the founder and business director of the Syracuse Opera Association. He worked as the manager Clark Music Co. in Watertown, New York, before moving to Washington D.C. in 1931, and becoming the secretary and general manager of the Washington Civic Opera. Around 1945, he became involved with the National Opera Association, in Baltimore, Maryland where he served as executive director. He was also the founder and manager of the Maryland Musicianna Light Opera Company. He died in September 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Extent
27 Items (27 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, including letters from American actor DeWolfe Hopper; programs and pamphlets of Edwards's brother, George Edwards, including copy of Wings, a play produced in San Francisco, Calif., for which George Edwards wrote the music; and clippings, chiefly relating to Washington Civic Opera.
Provenance
Donated by Fred Walsh (Acc. 1782)
Separation record - Photographs
8 photographic prints processed into Photo 529
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Actors -- United States.
- California -- Cultural affairs -- Theater.
- Edwards, Richford R., b. 1888.
- Fargo (N.D.) -- Family and personal papers.
- Hopper, De Wolf, 1858-1935. -- : Correspondence.
- Music -- Washington (D.C.)
- North Dakota -- Family and personal papers -- 20th century.
- Opera -- Washington (D.C.)
- Programs.
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Cultural affairs -- Theater.
- Scripts.
- Theater -- California.
- Theater -- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- Cultural affairs -- Music.
- Washington (D.C.) -- Cultural affairs -- Theater.
Creator
- Edwards, Richford R., b. 1888. (Person)
- Edwards, George, 1884-1925. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Richford R. Edwards Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu