LETTERS

All Letters, Transcriptions Only (1906-1919) (1.4MB) Blue font indicates text imprinted on the stationary used for the letters, or on the postcards. Red font is used for minor editing, e.g., misspellings, punctuation, etc. Purple font indicates military censorship during WWI Brackets are used for editorial comments or text interpolation.   Letters by Year, Originals and Transcriptions Click on the year to see all letters written that year. 1906 96MB 1907 176MB 1908 88MB 1909 61MB 1910 57MB 1911 42MB 1912 9MB 1914 2MB 1918 58MB 1919 15MB   Regarding the Guide Below Unless otherwise indicated, all letters are from Edward Joseph Collins to his family at their home in Joliet, Illinos.   EJC = Edward Joseph Collins KHC = Katherine Collins Hoffmann, a sister of EJC who was a collaborative pianist AC = Anne Collins, a sister of EJC RG = Rudolph / Rudolf Ganz, the composer’s mentor CMS = Chicago Musical College CB = Clemencia Block, a piano student of Collins in Chicago   If date of letter is underlined, JPGs are presently unavailable.

1906 1906-03-?? 1906-04-17 1906-04-19 1906-04-2? 1906-04-25 1906-05-01 1906-05-05 1906-05-17 1906-05-21 1906-05-25 1906-05-30 1906-06-01 1906-06-03 1906-06-14 [incomplete] 1906-06-19 1906-07-04 1906-07-08 1906-07-16 1906-07-20 1906-07-28 1906-08-03 1906-08-21 [incomplete] 1906-09-18 1906-10-15 1906-10-29 1906-11-06 1906-11-11 [incomplete] 1906-11-16 [incomplete] 1906-11-26 1906-11-29 1906-12-04 1906-12-14 1906-12-31   1907 1907-01-09 1907-01-15 1907-01-25 1907-01-26 1907-01-27 1907-01-29 [from RG to AC] 1907-02-03 1907-02-09 1907-02-10 [from RG to AC] 1907-02-15 1907-02-19 1907-02-21 1907-02-28 1907-04-01 1907-04-08 1907-04-13 1907-04-20 1907-04-23 1907-04-30 1907-05-18 [incomplete] 1907-05-24 [incomplete] 1907-06-14 1907 Spring [postcard; RG to EJC] 1907-06-24 1907-07-03 [from RG to EJC] 1907-07-09 1907-07-13 1907-08-03 1907-08-07 1907-08-09 1907-08-13 1907-08-29 1907-09-06 1907-09-12 1907-09-14 [postcard] 1907-09-18 1907-09-24 1907-09-28 1907-10-03 1907-10-08 1907-10-15 1907-10-25 1907-11-02 1907-11-09 1907-11-15 1907-11-24 1907-12-14

1908 1908-02-02 1908-02-23 1908-03-06 1908-03-15 1908-03-21 1908-03-23 1908-04-05 1908-04-20 1908-04-27 1908-05-05 1908-05-05 [to KCH from EJC] 1908-05-11 1908-05-16 1908-05-25 1908-06-03 1908-06-15 1908-06-24 1906-06-30 1908-07-08 1908-08-30 1908-09-04 1908-10-14 1908-10-25 1908-10-28 1908-11-03 1908-11-12 [from KCH to family] 1908-12-07 1908-12-11 1908 [undated] 1908 [undated]   1909 1909-01-02 1909-01-17 1909-01-27 1909-02-16 [from KCH to family] 1909-02-18 1909-03-01 1909-03-19 1909-04-01 1909-04-09 1909-04-25 1909-05-10 1909-05-20 1909-06-15 1909-07-07 1909-09-17 1909-09-27 1909-10-11 1909-10-26 1909-11-16 1909-11-25 1909-12-01 1909-12-16 1909-12-?? [incomplete]   1910 1910-01-08 1910-01-18 1910-01-31 [incomplete] 1910-02-08 [incomplete] 1910-02-23 [incomplete] 1910-03-16 1910-04-05 1909-04-21 1909-04-27 1909-05-10 [incomplete] 1910-06-01 1910-06-07 1910-06-19 1910-06-28 1910-07-04 [incomplete] 1910-07-13 1910-07-17 1910-07-29 1910-08-10 [incomplete] 1910-08-19 1910-09-02 1910-09-27 1910-10-19 1910-11-11 1910-11-14 1910-11-21 1910-12-08 1910-12-22

1911 1911-01-04 [to KCH from EJC] 1911-01-06 1911-01-22 1911-02-07 1911-02-08 [incomplete] 1911-02-11 1911-02-19 1911-03-17 1911-06-03 1911-07-15 1911-07-25 [incomplete] 1911-07-29 1911-08-10 1911-08-30 1911-09-19 1911-10-01 1911-10-08 1911-10-26 1911-10-06 1911-10-26 1911-12-05 1911-12-28 [missing JPGs]   1912 1912-03-12 1912-04-08 1912-05-05 1912-05-27 1912-06-03 [to KCH]   1914 1914-07-20 [postcard, untranslated]   1918 1918-?? 1918-05-11 [from CMS) 1918-06-07 (from CB) 1918-?? 1918-07-04 1918-07 or 08 1918-08-29 [censored] 1918-09? 1918-10-03 [censored] 1918-10-??[incomplete; censored] 1918-10-08 [censored] 1918-10-27 1918-11-15 1918-11-20 1918-12-04 1918-12-09 1918-12-14 [incomplete] 1918-12-17 [incomplete] 1918-12-21 1918-12-28 1918-12-31   1919 1919-01-03 1919-01-06 1919-01-?? 1919-01-16 [incomplete] 1919-02-08 1919-02-15 1919-02-23 1919-03-25

MISCELLANY Feature Articles Missing: A Wisconsin Composer’s Award-Winning Opera by Jon Becker (NE WI Music Review, 4 OCT 2004) Edward Collins, Our Greatest Irish-American Composer by Cliff Carlson (Irish-American News, JUL 2012)