Maralin Niska papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of various annotated classical and contemporary vocal scores for opera and stage, press clippings, photographs, programs, awards, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audio and video recordings belonging to American soprano Maralin Niska (1926-2016).
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 2014
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Music Library at music@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Maralin Niska (1926-2016) earned a Bachelor of English Literature from UCLA and went on to study voice at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and at UCLA. Her vocal career began in California in the 1950s, she debuted with the New York City Opera in 1967 and the Metropolitan Opera in 1970.
Extent
22.25 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Italian
Lithuanian
Abstract
Collection consists of various vocal scores, press clippings, photographs, programs, awards, correspondence, scrapbooks, and recordings belonging to American soprano Maralin Niska (1926-2016).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by William Mullen, Niska's husband, in 2018.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Maralin Niska papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: 1 (Music Scores)
- Box: 2 (Music Scores)
- Box: 3 (Music Scores)
- Box: 4 (Music Scores)
- Box: 5 (Music Scores)
- Box: 6 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 7 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 8 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 9 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 10 (Photographs)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Audio)
- Box: 13 (Audio)
- Box: 14 (Moving Images)
- Box: 15 (Moving Images)
- Box: 16 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 17 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 18 (Scrapbooks)
- Box: 19 (Scrapbooks)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States
music@usc.edu