Jean Burlingham Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-150

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection includes approximately 20 LP recordings of Jean singing, dating from the 1940s-50s; 3 LPs of published music; a selection of published sheet music volumes dated circa 1900-1960 she collected in Europe and the United States; one folder of manuscript sheet music handwritten by Jean; and two small binders of handbooks on games and crafts.

Dates

1904-1983

Creator

Burlingham, Jean S., 1925-2022 (Person)

Biographical Note

Jean S. Burlingham (1925-2022) was a soprano opera singer active in the United States and Europe from the 1940s-1950s. The daughter of Mildred Copeland and Ernest Vernon Burlingham, and the granddaughter of Ernest Frederick ("E.F.") Burlingham, she was a member of a prominent family with many connections to Pacific University. Jean grew up in Forest Grove and then attended Mills College in Oakland, CA. In the 1950s, she sang with the San Francisco opera. Throughout her life, she traveled many times to Europe both as an opera student and as a visitor. Jean made her home in Portland, OR, where she died in 2022.

Extent

1.75 Cubic Feet (1 box and 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jean S. Burlingham (1925-2022) was a soprano opera singer active in the United States and Europe from the 1940s-1950s. This collection contains original recordings of her voice and a selection of material that she collected, chiefly consisting of sheet music for voice and piano.