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9 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001--Correspondence.
Joseph Wechsberg papers, 1943-1983
15,000 items. 61 containers. 24.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
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Julius Gold collection, 1858-1964
approximately 8,000 items. 22 boxes. 9 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Manuscripts of Gold's theoretical writings, including unpublished translations of and commentaries on the writings of Bernhard Ziehn.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.
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Henryk Szeryng collection, 1933-1990
approximately 11,000 items. 169 containers. 75 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
Boris Koutzen collection, 1889-2005
1,210 items. 24 containers. 8.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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 Koutzen.
Louise Talma papers, 1861-1998
approximately 38,000 items. 160 containers. 81.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
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Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993
approximately 4,500 items. 22 containers. 11.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
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Harold Spivacke collection, 1923-1984
approximately 3,900 items. 33 containers. 13 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
Artur Rubinstein correspondence, 1921-1984
approximately 12,000 items. 49 containers. 24.0 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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.
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Leonard Bernstein collection, circa 1900-1995
around 400,000 items. 1,723 boxes. 710 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
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. 2); Candide; Chichester Psalms; Fancy Free; Jeremiah (Symphony no. 1); On the Waterfront; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade after Plato's "Symposium"; Trouble in Tahiti; West Side Story; and Wonderful Town.
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