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Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout papers, 1843-2002

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BOX 100-171, 232, 238 Writings and Research Materials, 1894-1999
Datebooks and Journals, 1894-1999
Diaries, journals, and planners. Some items may include notes by individuals other than WL or DR. Datebooks occasionally contain lengthy notes pertaining to musical subjects found elsewhere in the collection.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 100/1-8 1894-1896
Includes translations
BOX-FOLDER 101/1-7 1896-1899
Includes translations
BOX-FOLDER 102/1-8 1899-1912
Includes some translations
BOX-FOLDER 103/1-7 1913-1919?
BOX-FOLDER 104/1-6 1920-1925
BOX-FOLDER 105/1-9 1925-1933
BOX-FOLDER 106/1-11 1933-1936
BOX-FOLDER 107/1-13 1937-1942
BOX-FOLDER 108/1-11 1942-1944
BOX-FOLDER 109/1-9 1945-1949
BOX-FOLDER 110/1-7 1948-1950
BOX-FOLDER 111/1-6 1950-1952
BOX-FOLDER 112/1-6 1951-1954
BOX-FOLDER 113/1-7 1954-1956
BOX-FOLDER 114/1-6 1957-1959
BOX-FOLDER 115/1-8 1959-1973
BOX-FOLDER 116/1-4 1992-1999
BOX-FOLDER 117/1-2 Undated
BOX 232 Miscellaneous datebooks, 1925-1932, 1944-1946, 1954-1956
11 datebooks
BOX-FOLDER 117/3 Miscellaneous loose pages, 1932-1937 and undated
Published Writings of WL, 1904-1959
A near-complete set of WL's articles, essays, commentaries, and other published writings, assembled by DR. Includes a first edition of Music Ancienne and its subsequent Russian and English printings.
BOX-FOLDER 118/1-6, 119/1-3 Articles, album liner notes, and other writings, 1904-1959 and undated
Includes several partial indexes and select translations compiled by DR
BOX-FOLDER 119/4-5 Music Ancienne
First edition (1909), Russian translation (1913), and English translation (1924)
Other Writings and Research Files, 1910s-1990s
Articles, essays, interviews, draft materials, notes, and clippings. Includes materials for DR's unpublished biography on WL.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
BOX 120, 238/1 Album liner notes
Bach, J.S.
BOX-FOLDER 121/1-7 Articles
BOX-FOLDER 121/8-9 Goldberg variations
BOX-FOLDER 121/10-11, 122-123, 124/1-5 Well-tempered clavier
BOX-FOLDER 124/6-10, 125/1-5 Miscellaneous research materials
Arranged alphabetically by subject
BOX-FOLDER 125/6-7 Concert planning and repertoire notebooks
BOX-FOLDER 125/8-9 English music
BOX 126-127 French music
Includes: Couperin, Poulenc, Rameau
BOX 128 German music
Includes: Handel, Haydn
BOX-FOLDER 129, 130/1-4 Harpsichord and keyboard instruments
BOX-FOLDER 130/5-7, 131 Italian music
Includes: Scarlatti, Vivaldi
BOX 132-135 Landowska biography
BOX 136-139 Landowska on Music
BOX-FOLDER 140-142, 143/1-4 Miscellaneous notebooks
Notes on musical topics, travel, research, and other subjects
Arranged alphabetically by title
BOX-FOLDER 143/5-8, 144-149 Miscellaneous notes
Chiefly notes by WL and DR; may include small quantities of notes by Gerda Liebman, Dianita Mathot, Ethel Preston, Elsa Schunicke, and others
Topics: anecdotes; dance forms; instruments; interpretation; musical styles and genres; ornamentation; Portuguese music; Russian music; Spanish music; terminology; visual artists; and others
BOX-FOLDER 150, 151/1-8 Miscellaneous writings (DR)
Chiefly articles and lectures about WL
BOX-FOLDER 151/9-17 Miscellaneous writings (WL)
Articles and essays, unpublished writings, and several letters with translations
BOX 152 Mozart, W. A.
BOX 153 Music Ancienne
BOX 154-155 Polish music
Includes: Chopin, Paderewski
BOX 156 Program notes
BOX 157 Radio commentaries and interviews
BOX-FOLDER 158/1-6 Recording session notes
BOX-FOLDER 158/7-12 Reminiscences of Wanda Landowska
BOX 159 A treasury of harpsichord music [recording]
BOX-FOLDER 160/1-8 Uncommon visionary [documentary film]
BOX-FOLDER 160/9 Wisdom Series [NBC television documentary]
Teaching Materials, 1919-1975
Masterclass and course notes, lesson ledgers, student notes and work, programs and promotional materials, and other items.
Arranged chronologically by year or alphabetically by subject.
BOX 161 1919-1928
BOX 162 1928-1930
BOX 163 1931-1933
BOX 164 1933-1937
BOX 165 1938-1948
BOX 166 1948-1954, 1975 and undated
BOX 167-168 Miscellany, 1930s-1960s and undated
Lesson and student ledgers, performance/lecture notes, student work, promotional materials, and other items
Writings by Others, 1928-1950
Mostly journals by assistants and students of WL that detail Landowska's activities and teachings from varying perspectives.
Aldrich, Momo
BOX-FOLDER 169/1-2 Journals, 1928
Association "Les amis de Wanda Landowska"
BOX-FOLDER 169/3-5 Cahiers Wanda Landowska, volumes 1-19, circa 1982-2002
Volume 12 is missing
Liebman, Gerda
BOX-FOLDER 169/6, 170/1-2 Journals, 1928-1936
Maire de Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
BOX-FOLDER 170/3 Une dame nommee Wanda, undated
Mathot, Dianita
BOX-FOLDER 170/4-7, 171/1-2 Journals, 1938-1939
Miscellaneous authors
BOX-FOLDER 171/3-6 Miscellany, 1950 and undated
Papers, program notes, and other writings, chiefly about WL
Preston, Ethel
BOX-FOLDER 171/7 Trois eles avec Wanda Landowska á Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, 1944?
BOX 172-187 Files, 1907-2002
Subject files containing business papers, legal documents, correspondence, publicity materials, inventories, and other miscellaneous items. Includes extensive documentation related to the contents of WL's library and instrument collection at Saint-Leu and the post-war restitution efforts by DR and others to recover these materials.
Arranged alphabetically be subject.
BOX-FOLDER 172/1 13th anniversary of Landowska's death, 1972
BOX-FOLDER 172/2 70th birthday announcement, 1949
BOX-FOLDER 172/3 75th birthday announcement, 1954
BOX-FOLDER 172/4 80th birthday announcement, 1959
BOX-FOLDER 172/5 Alfred A. Knopf, 1944-1952
BOX-FOLDER 172/6 Association "Les amis de Wanda Landowska," 1987-1999
BOX-FOLDER 172/7 Bach, C.P.E. Concertos, 1930, 1999-2000
BOX-FOLDER 172/8 Biddulph Recordings, 1992-1996
BOX-FOLDER 172/9 BMG Classics, 1999-2001
BOX-FOLDER 172/10 Bollingen Foundation, 1950
BOX-FOLDER 172/11 British Institute of Recorded Sound, 1959-1961
BOX-FOLDER 172/12 Brooklyn School of Music, 1962-1963
BOX-FOLDER 172/13-14 Broude Brothers, 1956-1979, 1999-2000
BOX-FOLDER 173/1 Cadenzas, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 173/2 Care of instruments, 1950-1954
BOX-FOLDER 173/3 Canor, 1993-1995
BOX-FOLDER 173/4 Carl Fischer, 1945-1958
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