Agnes Kimball

Agnes Kimball (October 1881 – January 5, 1918) was an American soprano. She was a highly popular recording artist in the United States during the 1910s, and is best remembered for recordings she made during the first half of that decade with the Victor Talking Machine Company, Columbia Records, and Edison Records. A classical vocalist, her repertoire encompassed opera, operetta, musical theatre, art songs, and popular ballads; all genres which were in demand among American consumers during that period in history. Many of these recordings are included in the collection of the Library of Congress, and the Discography of American Historical Recordings has catalogued her work.

In live performance, Kimball spent the majority of her career working as a paid church singer. Born in Indiana, she began her career as a professional church vocalist in the early 1900s at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. When her husband took a position with Carnegie Steel she became a paid singer at Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. By 1910 she had moved to New York City and was working as a singer at Brick Presbyterian Church where she was a highly paid vocalist for several years. While she recorded pieces from operas and musicals, she never appeared in stage productions during her career. However, she did spend two seasons touring with Victor Herbert and his light opera orchestra in concerts in 1911–1912. She also toured and recorded with the Croxton Quartet, and worked as an oratorio singer on the concert stage as a member of the Oratorio Artists Quartet. At the time of her death in 1918 she was a resident singer at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Princeton (city and seat of Gibson County, Indiana, United States)), Died January 5, 1918 (Toledo (county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-9905 12-in. 2/3/1911 Gems from Florodora Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-10720 12-in. 7/12/1911 Rigoletto quartet Victor Opera Quartet ; Victor Orchestra Vocal quartet (soprano, contralto, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-10958 12-in. 9/14/1911 Gems from The sultan of Sulu Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-10959 12-in. 9/14/1911 Gems from Rob Roy Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-10998 12-in. 9/21/1911 Gems from A runaway girl Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-10999 12-in. 9/22/1911 Some day he'll come Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-11000 10-in. 9/22/1911 Love and music, these I have lived for Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-11001 12-in. 9/22/1911 Hear ye, Israel Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-11357 12-in. 12/12/1911 National airs of all nations Victor Mixed Chorus Chorus, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-11430 12-in. 1/4/1912 Die Lorelei Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-11820 12-in. 4/3/1912 Spring song Agnes Kimball Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-12182 10-in. 7/15/1912 Oh, come with me in the summer night Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor C-12183 12-in. 7/15/1912 Far off I hear a lover's flute Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor B-12184 10-in. 7/15/1912 Spring song, op. 10, no. 2 Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor [Trial 1911-03-17-07] Not documented 3/17/1911 [Unknown title(s)] Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 19556 10-in. 9/7/1911 Medley of Christmas carols Frank Croxton ; Agnes Kimball ; Reed Miller ; Nevada Van der Veer Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39017 10-in. 9/16/1913 Adele Agnes Kimball Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39038 10-in. 10/10/1913 Come on over here Charles Harrison ; Agnes Kimball Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39125 10-in. 12/1/1913 Love is a story that's old Agnes Kimball Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39256 10-in. 2/19/1914 You're here and I'm here Charles Harrison ; Agnes Kimball Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Edison 263 Not documented 9/12/1910 Praise ye Frank Croxton ; Agnes Kimball ; Reed Miller Mixed vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Edison 696 Not documented 7/7/1911 Gypsy love song Croxton Mixed Quartet Mixed vocal quartet vocalist, soprano vocal  
Edison 799 Not documented 8/21/1911 Comin' thru the rye Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Edison 802 Not documented 9/19/1911 Robin Adair Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Edison 805 10-in. 9/19/1911 Comin' thru the rye Agnes Kimball Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
(Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kimball, Agnes," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115748.

Kimball, Agnes. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115748.

"Kimball, Agnes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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