Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter (née Laighton; June 29, 1835 – August 25, 1894) was an American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is detailed in her early autobiography (published by St. Nicholas), and her book entitled Among the Isles of Shoals. Thaxter became one of America's favorite authors in the late 19th century. Among her best-known poems are "The Burgomaster Gull", "Landlocked", "Milking", "The Great White Owl", "The Kingfisher", and "The Sandpiper". Many of her romantic poems are addressed to women; as such, she has been identified by some scholars as a lesbian poet.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 29, 1835 (Portsmouth), Died August 25, 1894 (Appledore Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-8285	10-in.	10/6/1909	Good-bye sweet day	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-10030	10-in.	3/6/1911	Good bye, sweet day	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-10235	10-in.	4/26/1911	Good-bye, sweet day	Janet Spencer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14465	10-in.	2/17/1914	Daybreak	Cora Mel Patten	Recitation	author
Victor	B-22800	10-in.	4/23/1919	Goodbye, sweet day	Merle Alcock	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39881	10-in.	10/7/1927	Good bye, sweet day	Elsie Baker	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	4553	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1910	Good bye sweet day	Merle Alcock	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45662	10-in.	5/21/1915	Good bye, sweet day	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	37366	12-in.	8/13/1915	Goodbye, sweet day	Julia Claussen	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	143	10-in.	ca. May 1918	Goodbye, sweet day	Croxton Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 1279-A]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Goodbye sweet day	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	10307-10310	10-in.	4/9/1923	Goodbye, sweet day!	Elizabeth Lennox	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and cello obbligato	lyricist
Edison	1163	10-in.	7/25/1912	Good-bye, sweet day	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2314	10-in.	6/3/1913	Good bye, sweet day	Christine Miller	Contralto vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2511	10-in.	between 10/22/1913 and 10/23/1913	Good-bye, sweet day	H. Delphine Rauch	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2520	10-in.	11/1/1913	Good-bye, sweet day	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	3542	10-in.	1/26/1915	Good bye, sweet day	Christine Miller	Contralto vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thaxter, Celia," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101905.

Thaxter, Celia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101905.

"Thaxter, Celia." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.