Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Hans Heinsheimer papers, 1900-2005 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1900-2005 |
| Bulk Dates | 1950s-1980s |
| Call No. | ML31.H44 |
| Creator | Heinsheimer, Hans W., 1900-1993 |
| Extent | approximately 4,300 items |
| Extent | 33 containers |
| Extent | 15 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English and German |
| 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.mu021023 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560741 |
| Summary | Hans Walter Heinsheimer was a music publisher, author, and journalist. As a publisher and promoter, he worked with many composers, including Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Zoltán Kodály, George Antheil, Leonard Bernstein, Alban Berg, Leoš Janáček, and Ernst Krenek. The correspondence, photographs, writings, and subject files in this collection help record his instigation of, participation in, or presence at many significant events regarding music of the twenty-first century. The scrapbooks document the reception each of his three books received upon publication. |