Custodial History
In 1992, the Library of Congress received the printed music scores of compositions by Boris Koutzen and other composers, three negative photostats of music holographs by Koutzen, and correspondence to and from various publishers and individuals. In 1995, the Library received four additional folders of correspondence to and from Boris Koutzen and a scrapbook which included correspondence, clippings, a photograph and programs.
Boris Koutzen's daughter Nadia Koutzen gave additional items on April 24, 1996 consisting of a music score with parts, a card, photographs, programs, and sound recordings of the opera The Fatal Oath andString Quartet no. 2.
Printed music, mostly for violin and piano, was given in 1999.
In 2000, the Library received twenty reel-to-reel audio tapes which contain performances of compositions by Boris Koutzen; correspondence; four photographs; and miscellaneous papers, including programs, magazines, catalogues, brochures, and clippings. In 2001, photocopies of Boris Koutzen’s last unfinished composition along with sketches, correspondence, programs, and photocopies of music came to the Library. In 2005, the Library was given two journals, an obituary book, correspondence, programs, clippings, iconography, and scrapbooks.