Elizabeth Akers Allen
Elizabeth Akers Allen (pen name, Florence Percy; October 9, 1832 – August 7, 1911) was an American poet and journalist. Her early poems appeared over the signature of "Florence Percy", and many of them were first published in the Portland Transcript. She came to Portland, Maine in 1855, and a volume of her fugitive poems appeared in that city just before her marriage to sculptor Paul Akers, whom she accompanied to Italy, and buried there. For several years, she was on the editorial staff of the Portland Advertiser. She wrote for many leading magazines, and several editions of her collected poems were published. She later resided in Ridgewood, New Jersey for several years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Strong (town in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America), Died August 7, 1911 (Tuckahoe (village in Westchester County, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-4675 | 10-in. | 7/12/1907 | Rock me to sleep, Mother | Helene Noldi | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8133 | 10-in. | 7/22/1909 | Rock me to sleep, Mother | Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13736 | 10-in. | 9/8/1913 | Rock me to sleep | Harry E. Humphrey | Recitation | author | |
| Victor | B-18357 | 10-in. | 9/12/1916 | Come, oh come to me | Imperial Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4320 | 10-in. | between 1909 and March 1910 | Rock me to sleep, Mother | Mrs. A. Stewart Holt | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81644 | 10-in. | 3/24/1924 | Rock me to sleep, Mother | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 4721 | 10-in. | 5/11/1916 | Rock me to sleep, Mother | Elizabeth Spencer | Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Elizabeth Akers," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105770.
Allen, Elizabeth Akers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105770.
"Allen, Elizabeth Akers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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Wikipedia: Elizabeth Akers Allen
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LCNAR: Allen, Elizabeth Akers, 1832-1911 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87926517
Wikidata: Elizabeth Akers Allen - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5362571
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16300292
MusicBrainz: Elizabeth Akers Allen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c80b380b-e6e3-4400-be68-d6041e9cebef
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/237984 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/237984
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