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Press Materials, 1930-1994, undated (continued) | |||||||||||||
BOX 599-604 | Press Kits and Miscellany | ||||||||||||
Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||||
BOX 599 | Press kits, 1975 | ||||||||||||
BOX 600 | Press kits, 1976-1980 | ||||||||||||
BOX 601 | Press kits, 1981-1992 | ||||||||||||
BOX 602 | Miscellaneous press kits, newsletters, biographical sketches, sales and advertising | ||||||||||||
BOX 603 | Miscellaneous booklets and brochures | ||||||||||||
BOX 604 | Miscellaneous oversize press kit and liner notes | ||||||||||||
BOX 605-1041 | Business Papers, 1944-1994 | ||||||||||||
The Business Papers series is divided into two subseries that reflect their
arrangement upon receipt by the Library of Congress: the Personal Business Papers,
and the Amberson Business Papers. The distinction between the two subseries is not
always clear. The Personal Business Papers reflect Bernstein’s business dealings
chiefly beginning in 1944 (and perhaps a bit earlier) and continuing through the
early 1970s when the Amberson Corporation increasingly took over aspects of that
work. Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Bernstein’s management company, was founded February 20, 1959, with Helen Coates, Abraham Friedman (Bernstein’s lawyer) and H. Gordon Freeman (Bernstein’s accountant) as directors. The company was named Amberson after the German word Bernstein which means "amber." The materials in the Amberson Business Papers reflect most of Bernstein’s business dealings starting in 1959, and continuing slightly beyond Bernstein’s death in 1990. However, between 1958 and 1969, the New York Philharmonic, where Bernstein was music director, managed many of Bernstein’s business dealings. It wasn’t until 1969 that Amberson began to take on significantly larger duties and responsibilities, and the two sets of business papers began to be thought of as separate entities. Schuyler Chapin was appointed executive producer of Amberson Productions, an affiliate of Amberson Enterprises, Inc., in September 1969. Chapin left Amberson in 1971 to become general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, but remained on the board of trustees. Harry Kraut (previously Tanglewood’s manager) was named executive vice president of Amberson Enterprises, Inc. in January 1972. The company’s name was changed to Amberson, Inc. in 1989. In 1995 it was renamed the Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc./Amberson Holdings LLC. The Amberson Business Papers reflect activities of several companies and related subsidiaries, some of whose names have changed over the years. During Leonard Bernstein’s lifetime, various Bernstein group companies were formed for music publishing and concert/video production purposes. These include: Mozart Films, Inc. (1966), which became Amberson Video, Inc. (1972); Amberson Pictures Corp. (1969) renamed Amberson Productions, Inc., the same year; Amberson Festivals, Inc. (date unknown) which became Video Music Education, Inc. (1973); Video Music Inc. (also known as VMI); Video Music Productions, Inc. (also known as VMP); La Boheme, Inc. (1986); Jalni Publications, Inc. (1978) and Jalni Enterprises, Inc. ("Jalni" was derived from the initial letters of Bernstein’s children—Jamie, Alexander and Nina); and Springate. This list is not considered complete, nor does it indicate all the mergings. The Amberson Business Papers were originally arranged in groupings according to date ranges. As file space ran out, old files would be placed in storage to make room for current and new files. The Amberson Business Papers series in the Leonard Bernstein Collection is arranged in one alphabetical sequence with materials arranged chronologically therein. In some cases, various names for files that are obviously of the same type and subject were regularized under the same name. Later additions to the series have been boxed separately at the end, but are interfiled alphabetically within the finding aid series. There is an additional grouping at the end of the Amberson Business Papers called the Coates, Gottlieb, Harmon and Proskauer Files. It reflects the papers of the following individuals who worked for Amberson: Helen G. Coates, Bernstein’s childhood piano teacher, became Bernstein's secretary at the beginning of his career and served in that capacity until her death in 1989. She began, annotated and maintained Leonard Bernstein’s personal and professional archives; Jack Gottlieb was Bernstein’s assistant at the New York Philharmonic from 1958 through 1966. He joined Amberson’s staff in the 1970s, working as editor and director of publications, and later as a consultant on all matters musical and archival; Charlie Harmon (same as Richard Charles Harmon) joined Amberson as personal assistant to Bernstein in 1982. He later served as archivist, then music editor; "Proskauer," represents the law firm Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn. Beginning around 1975, member Paul H. Epstein became counsel to Bernstein and Amberson. |
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BOX 605-951, 952 OV-976 OV, 979-981, 644A, 1038-1041, Map Case 3 | Amberson Business Papers, 1949-1994 , bulk 1969-1990 | ||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by name or subject. | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | 20th century composers book | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | 60 Minutes | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | 895 Park Avenue | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | ABC [VMI] | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Abell, David | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Abend, Joseph | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Academia di Santa Cecilia | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Acropolis, save the | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | ACT | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Address references - orchestra | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Addresses and cards, 1983-1990 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Addresses and cards, 1990 | ||||||||||||
BOX 605 | Addresses and cards, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Addresses and cards, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Administrative materials | ||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Advest, Inc. | ||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Affiliate Artists | ||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Age of Anxiety | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Agreements | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 606 | Agreements | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | Agreements, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | Agronsky interview | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | "Ahorros" study notes | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | Aida | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1038/1 | Aida screenplay (Zeffirelli) | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | AIDS benefit, concert | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 607 | AIDS benefits, concerts | ||||||||||||
BOX 607 | AIDS information, 1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | AIDS information, 1990-1991 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
MAPCASE-DRAWER 3/11 | Album cover | ||||||||||||
Formerly Box 977 OV | |||||||||||||
BOX 975 OV | Album covers, London Symphony | ||||||||||||
BOX 975 OV | Album covers, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 975 OV | Album covers, New York Philharmonic | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Alcalay, Eugene | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Aldeburgh - Benjamin Britten | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Alessandri, Francisca | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Allen, Woody | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Ambergris Corporation | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Ambergris tax matters | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Amberson automobile | ||||||||||||
BOX 608 | Amberson board | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson board and executive committee | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson board minutes | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson catalogue... | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson - Corporate | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson Enterprises | ||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Amberson Enterprises - Tax Matters | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson, general | ||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Amberson Incorporated - Tax Matters | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson production copyrights | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson productions | ||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Amberson tax planning | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson Video, Inc. | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | Amberson Video - Chemical Bank monthly statements | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Amberson Video - Tax Matters | ||||||||||||
BOX 609 | American Composer series | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1038/2 | American Embassy Moscow | ||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Federation of Musicians | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Friends of Aldeburgh Festival | ||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Music | ||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Music Center | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Music Recording Project | ||||||||||||
BOX 610 |
American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers see also ASCAP |
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BOX 610 | American Symphony Orchestra, Inc. | ||||||||||||
BOX 610 | American Symphony Orchestra League, 1980 | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | American Symphony Orchestra League, 1990 | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | American Symphony Orchestra League convention | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | America's 200th Birthday: A Celebration in Music | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | Amnesty International | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 611 | Amurri, Franco | ||||||||||||
BOX 949 | Anania, Joseph [Spicer & Oppenheim] for follow-up as of July 13, 1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | Anniversaries | ||||||||||||
BOX 611 | Apprentice program | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 612 | Apprentices - Japan | ||||||||||||
BOX 612 | Archives, 1987-1991 | ||||||||||||
(8 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 613 | Archives, 1990-1991 | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 613 | Archives, information | ||||||||||||
BOX 613 | Ardoin, John | ||||||||||||
BOX 613 | Arthur Cantor Inc. - Contract | ||||||||||||
BOX 613 | Artist files, 1984 | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 614 | Artist files: actors and actresses | ||||||||||||
BOX 614 | Artist files: agents, miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
BOX 614 | Artist files: baritones | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 614 | Artist files: bass-baritones | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 614 | Artist files: cellists | ||||||||||||
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