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Found in 9 Collections and/or records:

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Found in: Music Division

Leonard Bernstein Collection

Identifier: ML31.B49
Abstract Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, writer, lecturer, and pianist. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, writings, personal business papers, the archives from his corporate identity, Amberson Inc., scrapbooks, clippings and press materials, programs, datebooks and schedules, iconography, address books, and fan mail. In addition, it contains music manuscripts for many of his compositions, including The Age of Anxiety (Symphony no....
Dates circa 1900-1995; Majority of material found within ( 1933-1990)
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Found in: Music Division

Julius Gold Collection

Identifier: ML31.G55
Abstract

Manuscripts of Gold's theoretical writings, including unpublished translations of and commentaries on the writings of Bernhard Ziehn. Includes correspondence with colleagues Hans Joachim Moser, Lloyd Hibberd, and John Alden Carpenter; and students Winthrop Sargent, Frank Fragale, Meredith Willson, and Isaac Stern. The collection also contains programs, printed music, finanancial and legal papers, and photographs.

Dates 1858-1964; Majority of material found within ( 1920-1955)
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Found in: Music Division

Boris Koutzen Collection

Identifier: ML31.K68
Abstract Violinist, composer, conductor and teacher. The collection contains printed and photocopied manuscript music scores, negative photostats and microfilm of holograph music, correspondence, clippings, writings, books, pamphlets, periodicals, programs, photographs, manuscript articles, typewritten journals, printed biographical sketches, bound and unbound scrapbooks, and a printed catalog of Koutzen's compositions. It also includes correspondence and music belonging to his daughter, Nadia...
Dates 1889-2005; Majority of material found within ( 1954-1965)
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Found in: Music Division

Artur Rubinstein Correspondence

Identifier: ML31.R82
Abstract

Artur Rubinstein was a Polish-American pianist best-known for his masterful interpretations of the works of Chopin. The collection largely consists of personal and business correspondence between Rubinstein and musical luminaries, publishers, organizations, and appreciative fans.

Dates 1921-1984; Majority of material found within ( 1939-1982)
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Found in: Music Division

Max Rudolf Papers

Identifier: ML31.R85
Abstract

Max Rudolf was a German-born American conductor and music educator. He is best known for his work with the Metropolitan Opera, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Curtis Institute of Music. The collection contains Rudolf's extensive correspondence with prominent 20th century musical figures, Metropolitan Opera annual files documenting his years with that organization, and a few photographs.

Dates 1922-1993; Majority of material found within ( 1945-1992)
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Found in: Music Division

Harold Spivacke Collection

Identifier: ML31.S69
Abstract

Harold Spivacke was a music librarian, administrator, musicologist, and musician. He was chief of the Library of Congress Music Division for thirty-five years, from 1937 until 1972. The collection contains materials relating to his life and career, including correspondence, student notebooks, speeches, his dissertation, photographs, clippings, programs, manuscript and printed music, artwork, awards and honorary degrees, and business papers.

Dates 1923-1984; Majority of material found within ( 1930-1978)
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Found in: Music Division

Henryk Szeryng Collection

Identifier: ML31.S94
Abstract

The collection documents the life and career of violinist Henryk Szeryng (1918-1988) who was also known as a teacher, patron of the arts, and cultural ambassador. The collection contains printed and holograph manuscript scores, writings, teaching materials, correspondence, personal and business papers, performance files and programs, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, publicity material, awards, and books.

Dates 1933-1990; Majority of material found within ( 1960-1988)
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Found in: Music Division

Louise Talma Papers

Identifier: ML31.T34
Abstract

Louise Talma was an American composer, pianist, and teacher. She was a student of Nadia Boulanger and a long-time resident of Fontainebleau and the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The collection consists of music manuscripts, harmony and teaching materials, correspondence, photographs, business papers, clippings, programs, publicity materials, writings, awards and other materials related to her career and her family's history.

Dates 1861-1998; Majority of material found within 1906-1994
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Joseph Wechsberg Papers

Identifier: MSS56549
Abstract

Author, lawyer, and musician. Correspondence, drafts of articles and books, notes, clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Wechsberg's work as a journalist and author.

Dates 1943-1983; Majority of material found within ( 1964-1979)