Inventory
Scope and Contents
0.5 linear feet in multiple boxes
Call Number: Flat AM401.G66
Goodwin's papers (Series I) primarily include business correspondence to Goodwin in New York requesting scores and parts, some itemized bills, and legal agreements. Scattered correspondence (1820-1832) from numerous business contacts to his brother William in London is also represented. Thomas Goodwin's catalogue of music and scores lists about 200 titles that he held in his own library. The collection includes only one short score in Goodwin's hand (penciled date of 1818?). Records relating to the Philharmonic Society in New York, miscellaneous clippings and programs, five short manuscripts of poetry and concert tickets complete his collection.
Playbills (Series II) in the collection include 238 English playbills representing 27 theaters. Years represented are 1824 to 1841 with the bulk from 1824 to 1835. The majority of the playbills are from four theaters in London: Theatre Royal Drury Lane (97), Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden (50), Theatre Royal, Hay-Market (17), and English Opera House (16). Other London theaters represented include Madame Vestris' Royal Olympic Theatre, Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, Garrick Theatre, Surrey Theatre, King's Theatre, Theatre Tottenham Street Queen's Theatre, Theatre Royal-Olympic and others. Other scattered English playbills include those from theaters in Dover, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Bath, Shrewsbury, Edinburg, Liverpool, Manchester, and Wolverhampton. Because Goodwin moved to New York in 1827, many of these playbills were likely collected by his brother William in London.
The only New York City playbills include a special bound set for the 1830-1831 season of Park Theatre. A single playbill for one performance at Niblo's Garden is also included.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series I. Thomas Goodwin papers, 1818-1884
Consists of one box of correspondence and related miscellaneous materials. The correspondence is mostly addressed to Thomas Goodwin in New York with a smaller number of letters being addressed to his bother Willliam in London. The only letter not addressed to Goodwin or his brother is a letter of recommendation (July 1828) written for Goodwin and his services. His catalogue of music, a one-page manuscript, records relating to the Philharmonic Society, clippings and programs, and "a peice of the net that was burnt on the stage of Park Theatre on the second night of the representation of the 'Israelites in Egypt'" are also included.
Series II. Playbills, 1824-1841
Consists of 239 playbills and the 1830-1831 season of the Park Theatre in New York.
INVENTORY
Series I. Thomas Goodwin papers (1818-1884)
Box 1
- T. Goodwins' correspondence 1829-1880 (New York)
- W. Goodwin's (?) correspondence 1820-1832 (London)
- Correspondence n.d. and no address
- Correspondence — letter of recommendation for Goodwin, 1828
- Goodwin's catalogue of music [n.d.]
- Manuscript of Goodwin [1818]
- Records relating to Philharmonic Society [ca. 1842]
- Clippings and programs 1856-1884
- Miscellany 1828-1869
Series II. Playbills (1824-1841)
Subseries A. London Playbills (1824-1835)
Box 2
- Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, 1829-1833
- English Opera House, 1827-1832
- French Theatre du Petit Lazary, n.d. ; Garrick Theatre, 1832 ; King's Theatre, n.d.
- Madame Vestris' Royal Olympic Theatre, 1831-1832
- New City Theatre, Milton St. Fore St., n.d.
- Queen's Theatre, 1831-1832
- Royal Clarence Theatre, 1827 ; Royal Coburg Theatre, n.d.
- Society of British Musicians, 1835 ; Surrey Theatre, n.d.
- Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, 1824-1828, 1829-1835 (2f)
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1824, 1825-1830, 1831-1832, 1835 (4f)
- Theatre Royal, Hay-Market, 1827-1835
- Theatre Royal, Olympic, 1833 Theatre Tottenham-Street, 1830
Subseries B. Other English Playbills (1827-1831)
Box 2 (cont.)
- Royal Clarence Theatre, Dover, 1827
- Theatre, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 1829
- Theatre, Bridge Place, Shrewsbury, 1829
- Theatre Royal, Bath, 1829
- Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, 1831
- Theatre-Royal, Liverpool, 1829 ;
- Theatre-Royal, Manchester, 1829
- Theatre, Wolverhampton, 1829
Subseries C. New York City Playbills (1830-1841)
Box 2 (cont.)
- Niblo's Garden, 1841 Park Theatre, New York Playbills Sept. 1, 1830-July 29, 1831 (adjacent to Box 2)
Processed by: Linda Richer, June 1996