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Grace and Gustave Schirmer correspondence and other papers, 1845-1949

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BOX 1 Clippings, 1908-1949 (bulk 1920-1939)
Clippings documenting the lives and careers of Charles M. Loeffler and Richard Wagner, in addition to Ignace Jan Paderewski's role in Polish politics.
Arranged alphabetically by subject
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 Loeffler, Charles M., 1920s-1930s
BOX-FOLDER 1/21 Miscellaneous, 1930-1940s and undated
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1941
BOX-FOLDER 1/20 Wagner, Richard, 1908, 1918, 1930-1932, and undated
BOX 1 Programs, 1879-1936 (bulk 1903-1936)
Programs from events attended by Mr. and Mrs. Schirmer.
Arranged chronologically
BOX-FOLDER 1/22 1879-1889, 1903-1908, 1918-1920
BOX-FOLDER 1/23 1933-1936 and undated
BOX 1 Biographical Materials, 1872-1905
A passport issued to Gustav Schirmer in 1872 and a transcript from Gustave Schirmer's diary recording his opinion of Loeffler's work.
Arranged alphabetically.
BOX-FOLDER 1/24 Gustav Schirmer passport, 1872
BOX-FOLDER 1/25 Transcriptions from Gustave Shirmer's diary, 1901-1905
BOX 1 Miscellany, 1845-1923
Includes published scores for Music for String Instruments and The Mystic Hour by Loeffler. Among the materials related to Richard Wagner is the original opening poster for his opera Tannhäuser, as well as certificates documenting donations made by Gustav Schirmer to support Wagner's Bayreuth Festival.
Arranged alphabetically by name or subject
BOX-FOLDER 1/26 Gow, George Coleman, 1889
Holograph score of fugue composed as a student
BOX-FOLDER 1/27 Loeffler, Charles M., undated
Photograph
BOX-FOLDER 1/28 Loeffler, Charles M., 1922-1923 and undated
Printed scores for The Mystic Hour and Music for Four Stringed Instruments
BOX-FOLDER 1/29 Patronat-Scheine for Bayreuth Festival, 1872-1873
Signed by Richard Wagner
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 Tannhäuser, 1845
Poster for premiere

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