Correspondence
Conditions Governing Access
The Adolph Bolm Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the Correspondence series includes letters and notes from composer John Alden Carpenter from 1932 to 1950. The letters discuss artists, including Stravinsky, ballets, and music from the period. For example, in letters from 1942 and 1940 respectively, Carpenter writes positively about Anthony Tudor’s ballets Pillar of Fire and Jardin aux Lilacs . He also writes about Walt Disney’s plan to make a sequel to the 1940 film Fantasia , which was to feature Carpenter’s Adventures in a Perambulator , Stravinsky’s Firebird and Petrouchka , and Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf . In addition, the series contains telegrams sent to Bolm regarding his engagements with different ballet companies, miscellaneous Christmas cards, and correspondence to Bolm’s biographer, John Dougherty.
Access and Restrictions
The Adolph Bolm Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Container Range
Box: 2-3
Part of the Music Division Repository
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