Emily Grigsby Sings Excerpts from Verdi: La Traviata and Verdi: Rigoletto, 14 March 1955
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents from Emily Bourne Grigsby's career as an opera singer and model, as well as her time as president of the Atlanta Music Club and her association with the Atlanta Opera Arts Association. Included are opera show programs from her performances with the San Francisco Opera chorus, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, and Moonlight Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also newspaper clippings of Grigsby's modeling career and her involvement in the 1954 "Feast of Sausages" event, as well as personal achievements and membership directories. In addition, this collection contains brochures and magazine pages describing art shows in galleries such as the Agnes Scott College Dalton Gallery and the Georgia Tech Student Center Gallery that displayed Grigsby's work.
Dates
- 14 March 1955
Creator
- From the Collection: Grigsby, Emily Bourne, 1922-2020 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: .834 linear ft. (two document cases, one oversize folder, and one CD)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository