Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection on Artur Schnabel, 1893-1996 |
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| Span Dates | 1893-1996 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk circa 1920-circa 1950) |
| Call No. | ML31.L4 |
| Creator | Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951 |
| Collector | Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman |
| Extent | 926 items |
| Extent | 11 containers |
| Extent | 5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, German, and French |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011014 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011570508 |
| Summary | Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born American pianist, pedagogue, and composer. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec was Schnabel's student and confidante. The collection includes holograph manuscript and published music scores by Schnabel as well as published scores by other composers, some of which contain annotations in the hands of Schnabel, Le Garrec, and others. In addition, the collection contains correspondence; writings by both Schnabel and Le Garrec; concert programs featuring Schnabel as both pianist and composer; biographical material; press clippings, published articles, and monographs regarding Schnabel and his circle; books; photographs; and other iconography. |