Envelope of Jenny Lind Pictures , Undated

The correspondence of Ragnar Cederlund occupies two boxes and is arranged by date. The secondary sources he collected occupies two boxes and is arranged by date or last name, depending on the subject of the folder.

Box 1 contains eleven folders with correspondence from 1930-1935. Included are letters from Robert Ball Nachf, C. Holmberg, L. Westervelt, D. Holmbergs Mynthandel, Forest H. Sweet, Heinrich Tiedemann, and the American Numismatic Association, who all regularly corresponded with Cederlund regarding the acquisition of Lindiana. Folder 4 contains a photograph of Margaret Badollet Shotwell’s Jenny Lind memorabilia, and a photograph of a painting of her daughter at the piano. Folders 6, 8 and 9 contain performance programs or photocopies of newspaper clippings pertaining to early 20th-century soprano, Marie Sidenius Zendt, who interpreted Jenny Lind’s songs in her performances. Folder 7 contains a single scrap book page with catalogue clippings from Harold Reeves, a London-based antiquarian bookseller.

Box 2 contains 9 folders with correspondence from 1935-1940. In addition to Cederlund’s regular contacts, there is correspondence from Old Print Exchange, Chicago Coin Club, Carnegie Book Shop, and Boston Antique Shop. Folder 2 and 4 contain performance programs for the I.O.G.T. Ladies’ Chorus and Miss Crystal Waters. Folder 10 contains correspondence that was not originally included in the original scrapbooks. Folder 11 contains a Ragnar R. Cederlund letterhead.

Box 3 contains 21 folders of secondary sources collected by Ragnar Cederlund. Folders 1 and 2 contain photo clippings of Jenny Lind from various publications. Folder 3 contains original sheet music with a piece composed for Jenny Lind by Gustav Preffel. Folders 7-10 contain writings on Jenny Lind that are clipped from books and periodicals. Folders 9 and 11-13 contain full journal issues that include articles on Jenny Lind. Folders 14-18 contain clippings on people associated with the Swedish Nightingale, including Hans Christian Anderson and her husband, Otto Goldschmidt. Folder 21 contains photo clippings of various Swedish singers, including Christine Nilsson, Adelina Patti, and Gunnar Wennerberg.

Box 4 contains 6 folders of secondary sources. Folders 2 and 3 contain photo clippings of singers and composers, such as Malibran Garcia, Ludwig van Beethoven, and George F. Handel. Folder 4 contains clippings of politicians and royalty of Jenny Lind’s time, including Millard Fillmore and Queen Victoria. Folder 6 contains miscellaneous items, including a Jenny Lind “Greeting to America” card in a clear envelope.