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John Adams music manuscripts and papers, 1925-2017

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Business Papers, 1977-2017 (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 38/1-2 New York Philharmonic, 1991, 1999, 2003-2004
BOX-FOLDER 38/3 New York Philharmonic: Composer Week, 1996-1997
BOX-FOLDER 38/4 El Niño, 1998-2002
BOX-FOLDER 38/5-6 Copyright clearances, 2000
BOX-FOLDER 38/7 London, 2003
BOX-FOLDER 38/8-9 Nixon in China, 1985-1988 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 38/10 Edinburgh, 1988
BOX-FOLDER 38/11 Frankfurt, 1992-1993
BOX-FOLDER 38/12 Houston Grand Opera, 1987-1988
BOX-FOLDER 38/13 London and Paris, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 38/14 London Symphony Orchestra, 1997-1998
BOX-FOLDER 38/15 Recording, 1987
BOX-FOLDER 38/16 Nonesuch film project, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 39/1-5 Nonesuch Records, 1985-2010 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 39/6 Ojai Festivals, Ltd., 1985, 1993
BOX-FOLDER 39/7 On the Transmigration of Souls: New York Philharmonic, 2002
BOX-FOLDER 39/8 Orchestra of St. Luke's, 1993-1994
BOX-FOLDER 39/9 Oregon Symphony, 1983-1984, 1994, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 39/10 Oslo Philharmonic, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 39/11 Palmer, Tony, 1996
BOX-FOLDER 39/12 Paris Bobigny, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 39/13 Philadelphia Orchestra, 1999
BOX-FOLDER 39/14 Phonograph Performance Limited, 2009
BOX-FOLDER 39/15 Piazzolla Tangos, 1995-1997
BOX-FOLDER 39/16 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 1984, 1997
BOX-FOLDER 39/17 Reiner Moritz Associates Limited, 2001-2003
BOX-FOLDER 39/18 Ridgetop Partners, LLC, 2003
BOX-FOLDER 39/19 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 1994
BOX-FOLDER 39/20 Royal Sun Alliance, 1994-1995
BOX-FOLDER 39/21-22 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, 1988-2000
BOX-FOLDER 39/23 Salzburg, 1998
BOX-FOLDER 39/24 Salzburger Festspiel, 1997
BOX-FOLDER 39/25 San Francisco Ballet Association, 2007
BOX-FOLDER 39/26 San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1982-1983 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 39/27 San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: The Little Manual, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 39/28-29 San Francisco Symphony, 1981-1983, 1991-2000, 2011, 2017 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 39/30 San Francisco Symphony: Meet the Composer, 1982
BOX-FOLDER 40/1 San Francisco Symphony, New Music Advisor: Unsolicited Scores, 1983-1984
BOX-FOLDER 40/2 San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, 1986
BOX-FOLDER 40/3 Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra, 2002
BOX-FOLDER 40/4-6 Schoenberg Ensemble, 1991-1997
BOX-FOLDER 40/7 Short Ride in a Fast Machine band transcription, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 40/8 Skratz, G. P., 1996
BOX-FOLDER 40/9 Slonimsky's Earbox: The Hallé Orchestra, 1995-1996
BOX-FOLDER 40/10 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1981-1982, 1999
BOX-FOLDER 40/11 St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, 1988
BOX-FOLDER 40/12 Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation, 1994-1995
BOX-FOLDER 40/13 Tromba Lontana: Houston Symphony Orchestra, 1986
BOX-FOLDER 40/14 University of Texas at Austin: Eddie Medora King Award, 2007
BOX-FOLDER 40/15 University of Utah, 1999
BOX-FOLDER 40/16 Vancouver Symphony Society, 1999-2000
BOX-FOLDER 40/17 Violin Concerto, New York City Ballet, 1993-1995
BOX-FOLDER 40/18 Warner Music International, 1991-1999
BOX-FOLDER 40/19 Warner Special Products, 1997-2000
BOX 41R-54R Financial Papers, 1975-2017 (Restricted)
This series includes receipts, invoices, tax information, bank statements, and other documents pertaining to different aspects of Adams's professional activities and personal life. Many materials relate to travel, such as boarding passes, hotel information, and expense reports. Some documents are accompanied by correspondence, including to and from agents and donors. Some general financial documents pertain to Adams's spouse, Deborah O'Grady. The series also includes detailed royalty statements from music publishers and record companies with whom Adams had or has contracts.
Materials in this series are restricted until further notice due to personally identifying information. For further information, please request to be connected with the specialist associated with the collection.
Organized as two subseries.
BOX 41R-45R General, 1975-2017
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 41R 1975, 1981-1990
BOX 42R 1989-1994
BOX 43R 1992-2001
BOX 44R 1998-2001
BOX-FOLDER 45R/1-5 2001-2002, 2010, 2017 and undated
BOX 45R-54R Royalty Statements, 1982-2016
Arranged alphabetically by organization and chronologically therein.
BOX-FOLDER 45R/6 1750 Arch Records, 1983-1984
BOX-FOLDER 45R/7-17 Boosey and Hawkes/Hendon Music, Inc., 1991-2001
BOX 46R Boosey and Hawkes/Hendon Music, Inc., 2002-2008
BOX-FOLDER 47R/1-2 Boosey and Hawkes/Hendon Music, Inc., 2009-2010
BOX-FOLDER 47R/3-22 Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), 1982-2002
BOX 48R Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), 1996-2008
BOX-FOLDER 49R/1-5 Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), 2008-2010 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 49R/6-26 G. Schirmer, Inc., 1983-2005
BOX-FOLDER 50R/1-6 G. Schirmer, Inc., 2006-2010 and undated
BOX-FOLDER 50R/7 Miscellaneous, 1985-1998
BOX-FOLDER 50R/8 New Albion Records, 1983-1993
BOX-FOLDER 50R/9-15 Nonesuch/Elektra, 1989, 1994-1999
BOX 51R Nonesuch/Elektra, 2000-2010 and undated
BOX 52R Warner Music Group, 2012-2013
BOX 53R Warner Music Group, 2013-2014
BOX 54R Warner Music Group, 2015-2016
BOX 55-58, 69, 91, 128, 131-135 Biographical Materials, 1954-2016
This series consists of materials related to Adams's personal life and career, including datebooks and calendars, transcripts of interviews with Adams, awards and materials that pertain to them, schoolwork, and family documents. It also includes writings by Adams and others.
Chiefly arranged alphabetically by folder title. Awards are arranged chronologically.
BOX-FOLDER 55/1 Address books, undated
BOX-FOLDER 55/2 Artwork, undated
Awards and Honors
BOX 132 Music Award for Chamber Scale Composition, Royal Philharmonic Society, 1993
BOX 132 New York City Ballet gold lyre pin, Northwestern University, 1988
BOX 133 Grammy Award, 1989
BOX 134 Harvard University Alumni Association Commencement Chief Marshall baton, 1994
BOX-FOLDER 55/3 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier, Ministère de la Culture, 1995
BOX 135 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier, Ministère de la Culture, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 55/4 Cyril Magnan Award, 1995
BOX 132 Cyril Magnan Award, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 55/5 Grawemeyer Music Award, 1995
BOX-FOLDER 55/6 Stolichnaya Arts Achievement Award, San Francisco Focus Magazine, 1996
BOX-FOLDER 55/7 American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1997
BOX-FOLDER 91/1 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997
BOX 135 Cal Performances Exceptional Achievement in the Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
BOX 133 Best Living Composer, Classical Insites, 1997
BOX 133 Grammy Award, 1997
BOX-FOLDER 55/8-9 Pulitzer Prize, 2003
BOX-FOLDER 55/10 University of Oregon Creativity Award, 2003
BOX-FOLDER 131/1 American Music Center, 2004
BOX 133 Grammy Awards (2), 2004
BOX-FOLDER 55/11, 128/1 Harvard University Centennial Medalist, 2004
BOX-FOLDER 55/12 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, Northwestern University, 2004
BOX 135 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, Northwestern University, 2004
BOX-FOLDER 91/2 San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 2004
BOX 133 Contemporary Music Award, 2005
BOX-FOLDER 128/2 Cultural Leadership Citation, Yale University, 2007
BOX 135 Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal in Nonfiction, 2008
BOX-FOLDER 55/13 Northwestern University Honorary Doctorate, 2008
BOX 135 Distinguished Achievement Award, Opera News, 2008
BOX-FOLDER 91/3 Honorary Doctorate, Duquesne University, 2009
BOX-FOLDER 55/14, 128/3 Juilliard School, 2011
BOX-FOLDER 55/15 Harvard University Honorary Doctorate, 2012
BOX-FOLDER 55/16 The Association for Promotion of Study of Latin, undated
BOX-FOLDER 55/17-20 Biographies, 1992-1995 and undated
BOX 133 Carnegie Hall: Three Great Stages One Great Hall, 2003
Commemorative plexicube
BOX-FOLDER 55/21 Concert performance lists, 1989-1997
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