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Turnbull (Edwin Litchfield) 1872-1927
Papers (1881-1971)
MS. 103

Size:                 5 document boxes                                
                    (2.1 linear ft.)

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Provenance:         The collection was a gift to the University from
                    Mrs. Edwin Litchfield Turnbull between 1963 and
1969.

Access:             Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Permission:         Permission to publish material from this
                    collection must be requested in writing
                    from the Manuscripts Librarian
                    at the address above.

Citation:           Edwin Litchfield Turnbull Papers Ms. 103
                    Special Collections
                    Milton S. Eisenhower Library
                    The Johns Hopkins University

             Turnbull (Edwin Litchfield) 1872-1927
                        Papers (1881-1971)
                             Ms. 103

Provenance
         

     The Edwin Litchfield Turnbull Collection was presented to Johns
Hopkins University by his widow between 1963 and 1969.

Biographical Note

     Edwin Litchfield Turnbull was born in Baltimore on November 14,
1872, the son of Frances Litchfield and Lawrence Turnbull.  His early
education was under the direction of his parents at their home where
the concentration was on music, literature and poetry.  As a boy he
published a magazine called the "Acorn", whose contributors included
John Bannister Tabb and Mark Twain, in addition to other talented
young contemporaries.  After receiving his B.A. from Johns Hopkins
University in 1893, Turnbull studied music in London, Florence and
Munich.  He became an exceptionally proficient violinist but soon
directed his talents toward orchestral conducting and composition. He
began the Beethoven Terrace Amateur Orchestra with a few childhood
friends, and this soon grew to an organization of about 30 members
which met regularly, and under Turnbull's leadership gave numerous
concerts.  For many years Turnbull directed the musical programs for
various celebrations at The Johns Hopkins University. In 1919 he
realized his plan for a university orchestra, and the Johns Hopkins
Musical Association,  of which he was the first president, was formed.
Because of his ability and experience as a conductor he was invited to
lead well-known orchestras such as the Marine Band, and some of his
orchestrations were played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  He was
an active promoter of the Florestan Club which for many years aided
the social and artistic life of the musicians of Baltimore, both
amateur and professional.  He took great interest in the public band
concerts in the Baltimore parks, often serving as conductor, and he
was a prime mover in the establishment of the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra.  Turnbull's devotion to music and the arts did not prevent
him from pursuing an active and successful business as real estate
broker from 1895 to 1920 when he retired.  He also maintained a lively
interest in general public and civic questions, contributing
frequently to the public press.  In 1923 he married Rebecca Trueheart
of Galveston, Texas.  Edwin Litchfield Turnbull died at Cazenovia, New
York on Sept. 22, 1927.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of ca. 400 letters, photographs, loose
newspaper clippings, juvenile notebooks, and 13 scrapbooks of
newspaper clippings dated 1893-1926 relating to musical, social, or
other events of interest to Edwin L. Turnbull.

The collection spans the years 1881-1971.  There are approximately 400
letters, filed alphabetically by author.  Of particular interest are
the letters and autographs of European musical celebrities.  These
were acquired and collected by the pianist, Lisa Schmalhausen.
Professor Paul Haupt purchased the correspondence in 1924.

Correspondents (general):

Hugh Birckhead; David Bispham; Adelyn D. Breeskin; William Hand
Browne; William H. Buckler; Ross McC. Chapman; Virginia Woodward
Cloud; Thomas S. Cullen; Emilio de Gogorza; Walter de La Mare;
Frederic A. Delano; Walter Damrosch; A.R.L. Dohme; Milton S.
Eisenhower (carbon only, not signed); Maxine Elliott (signature only);
Edward S. Ender; Carl Engel; Wilhelm Gericke; James, Cardinal Gibbons;
S. Archer Gibson; Daniel C. Gilman; Frank J. Goodnow; Edwin Grasse;
Edward Heinewahl; J. Miles Herron; Henry L. Higginson; Virgil M.
Hillyer; Hamilton Holt; Ernest Hutcheson; Albert Hutzler; Henry Barton
Jacobs; Clayton Johns; Robert Underwood Johnson; Jean Jules Jusserand;
R. Brent Keyser; Arthur B. Kinsolving; J.H. Mason Knox, Jr.; Charles
D. Lanier; H. W. Lanier; Henry Lanier; Mary Day Lanier; Sidney Lanier
(son of the poet); Lionel S. Mapleson; W.L. Marbury; John Mayfield;
William G. McAdoo; Henry L. Hencken; Adolf Meyer; Lilian F. Morley;
Jacob M. Moses; John C. Murray; W.G. Owst; Thomas Nelson Page; Horatio
Parker; Elia W. Peattie; Maud Powell; Margaret J. Preston; Blanchard
Randall; Harold Randolph; Lizette Woodworth Reese; Edith G. Reid (Mrs.
Henry Fielding); Albert C. Ritchie; David M. Robinson; Theodore
Roosevelt; Charles M. Schwab; Walter R. Steiner; Olga Stokowski; John
Bannister Tabb; Howard Rutledge Thatcher; Douglas Hamilton Thomas; H.
Godfrey Turner; William H. Welch; John B. Whitehead; John Skelton
Williams; William H. Wilmer; Jessie W. Wilson (daughter of Woodrow
Wilson); Woodrow Wilson; J. Fred Wolle; Hugh H. Young.

Correspondents: (Turnbull lecturers)

Ferdinand Brunetiere; Maurice Francis Egan; Angelo de Gubernatis; C.H.
Herford; Emil G. Hirsch; A.V. Williams Jackson; R.C. Jebb; G.L.
Kittredge; Hamilton W. Mabie; R. Menendez Pidal; Sir Walter Raleigh;
Paul Shorey; George Adam Smith; [Robert Yelverton Tyrrell]; G.E.
Woodbury.

Correspondents: European musical celebrities)

Conrad Ansorge; Desiree Artot de Padilla; Leopold Auer; Marianne
Brandt; Felix [August Bernhard] Draeseke; Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst;
Victor Herbert; Eugen Hildach; Gustav Hollaender; Fritz Kreiler;
Theodor Kullak; Sally Liebling; Franz Liszt; Liszt Museum, Weimar-
visitors' book 1902-1905, ca. 3000 signatures of eminent musicians,
etc.; J.J. Paderewski (signature only); Marcello Rossi; Anton
Rubinstein; Emile Sauret; Carl Schroeder; Julius Schulhoff; Marcella
Sembrick; Carl Tausig; Max Van de Sandt; August Wilhelmy; Jules de
Zarembski.

                          Container List

Box 1:

Correspondence, 1882-1927, 6 folders.

Rebecca Truehart Turnbull Correspondence, 1910-1971, 1 folder.

Writings:

     "The Birds' Eggs of Eastern States in Collection of Edwin L.
     Turnbull...", 1881. Ms.
     "A Few Facts About a Steam Engine," 1886.  Ms.
     "Comprising All the Birds in the Collection of E. L. T."  April
     1886.  Ms.
     The Acorn, 1886-1887.
     The Acorn Subscribers List, 1886-1887.
     "Ode XIX" [translation of a Latin poem, c. 1888].
     "Edwin's Letters after our Return From Abroad published in the Sun,
     July-August, 1897." Newspaper Clippings.
     [Articles on Baltimore real estate, 1912-1916, offprints]

Personal:

     Newspaper Clippings, 2 folders.
     Photographs
     Programs of Concerts, 2 folders.

Turnbull Memorial Lectures, 1 folder.

Box 2:

Autograph Collection:

     Ansorge, Conrad                         Schulhoff, Julius
     Artot de Padilla, Desiree               Sembrick, Marcella
     Auer, Leopold                           Tausig, Carl
     Brandt, Marianne                        Van de Sandt, Max
     Draeseke, Felix [August Bernhard]       Wilhelmy, August
     Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm                 Zarembski, Jules de
     Herbert, Victor
     Hildach, Eugen
     Hollaender, Gustav
     Kreisler, Fritz
     Kullak, Theodor
     Liebling, Sally
     Listz, Franz
     Listz Museum, Weimar--Visitor's Book
          1902-1905
     Paderewski, J. J.
     Rossi, Marcello
     Rubenstein, Anton
     Sauret, Emile
     Schroeder, Carl