Scope and Content Note
This collection, in the breadth and variety of its contents, provides a comprehensive look at the life of a virtuoso violinist and teacher. Heifetz's personal music library comprises the Music series and includes his original compositions, arrangements and transcriptions (some of which are unpublished), his annotated parts and scores, holograph and manuscript scores of many of his contemporaries, and hundreds of printed scores, at least some of which appear to have been previously owned by composer and violinist Joseph Achron. Approximately 2,000 concert programs in the Programs series document Heifetz's performances from 1911 to 1974. This series also includes programs of Heifetz's radio appearances (and often the scripts for these shows), program files, and a program notebook. The Correspondence series contains letters from renowned musical figures such as Leopold Auer, Benjamin Britten, Sergei Prokofiev, George Bernard Shaw, and Sir William Walton. The Photographs series contains photographs of Heifetz, as well as other prints. Thirty-four scrapbooks comprise the Scrapbooks series that further helps document Heifetz's life and career. The Miscellany series includes artwork, honoraria, posters, articles, lists, and an advertisement, among other items. Three appendices indicate the disposition of books from Heifetz's library, and one appendix lists the recordings transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS).
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1991
- Creation: Majority of material found within ( 1911-1974)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Copyright Status
Materials from the Jascha Heifetz Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Restrictions
The Jascha Heifetz Papers are 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.
Biographical Sketch
Biographical Sketch
- 1901 February 2
- Born in Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania
- 1904
- Received first violin lessons with father, Ruvim (Reuven)
- 1910
- Admitted to St. Petersburg Conservatory and began studies with Leopold Auer
- 1912 May 24
- Berlin recital debut
- 1912 October 28
- Berlin Philharmonic debut under Arthur Nikisch, performing Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin
- 1917 June 27
- Immigrated to the United States
- 1917 October 27
- Carnegie Hall debut
- 1917 November
- Made first recordings, for Victor records
- 1920 May 5
- London debut, Queen's Hall
- 1921
- Toured Australia and New Zealand
- 1923
- Toured Far East
- Purchased Guarneri del Gesu violin
- 1925
- Became an American citizen
- 1926
- Toured Palestine
- 1928
- Married Florence Vidor
- 1930
- First child, Josepha, born
- 1931
- Radio debut
- 1932
- Second child, Robert, born
- 1934
- Toured Russia for the first and last time after immigrating to the United States
- 1938
- Starred in Samuel Goldwyn film They Shall Have Music
- 1939 December 7
- Premiered concerto by William Walton in Cleveland under Artur Rodzinski
- 1940
- Toured South America
- 1941 - 1945
- Performed at American military bases, completing three overseas tours for USO camp shows
- 1945
- Divorced from Florence Vidor
- 1946
- Married Frances Spiegelberg
- 1947
- Took two-year sabbatical from concert performances
- Continued to record
- 1948
- Joseph (Jay) born to Frances and Jascha Heifetz
- 1949 January
- Returned to concert stage
- 1951
- Acquired "Dolphin" Stradivarius
- 1952 February 28
- Deposited collection of music and correspondence at the Library of Congress
- 1953 April 16
- Attacked following Jerusalem recital, apparently for having performed the Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin
- 1956
- Curtailed concert appearances
- 1960
- Formed duo with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky
- 1962
- Began teaching at the University of Southern California
- 1972
- Made final recordings
- 1972 October 23
- Presented final public concerts
- 1975
- RCA released "Heifetz Collection," a 5-volume, 30-disc set
- 1987 December 10
- Died in Los Angeles
Extent
17 , 500 items (approximately)
280 boxes
52 linear feet
Abstract
Russian-American musician Jascha Heifetz was a virtuosic violinist who became a dedicated teacher. The collection includes his personal music library of original compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions. Concert programs document his performances from 1911 to 1974, and photographs, photo albums, and scrapbooks span the violinist's entire life. The correspondence contains letters from significant twentieth-century musical figures such as Leopold Auer, Benjamin Britten, Sergei Prokofiev, George Bernard Shaw, and Sir William Walton.
Organization of the Jascha Heifetz Papers
The collection is arranged in six series:
Catalog Record
Provenance
Deposit; Jascha Heifetz; 1952
Deposit; Myra C. Livingston; 1991
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Transfers
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) where they are indentified as part of the Jascha Heifetz Collection (MAVIS collection number 14531). See Appendix IV for an inventory of this material by format and publisher number. Some books were transferred to the Library of Congress general Music Division collections. See Appendix II for title information.
Appendix I: Books Retained and Shelved with the Jascha Heifetz Papers
| Author/Title |
|---|
| Applebaum, Samuel and Sada Applebaum |
| The way they play |
| Neptune City, New Jersey: Paganiniana Publications, 1972 |
| Table of contents annotated |
| With the artists |
| New York: John Market & Co., 1955 |
| Inscribed by the authors |
| Auer, Leopold |
| Graded course of violin playing, vol. 1 |
| New York: Carl Fischer, 1926 |
| Moîa Shkola Igry Na Skripke [My method for violin playing] |
| Leningrad: Triton, 1933 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| My long life in music |
| New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1923 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Violin master works and their interpretation |
| New York: Carl Fischer, 1925 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Baruzzi, Arnaldo |
| La Casa Nuziale: The home of Antonio Stradivari, 1667-1680 |
| Translated by Desmond Hill |
| London: William E. Hill & Sons, 1962 |
| Inscribed by Benno and Sylvia Rabinof |
| Broekman, David |
| The shoestring symphony |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Brook, Donald |
| Violinists of to-day |
| London: Rockliff, 1948 |
| Inscribed by Albert Sammons |
| Calvocoressi, M.D. and Gerald Abraham |
| Masters of Russian music |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936 |
| Chevalley, Heinrich, ed. |
| Arthur Nikisch: Leben und Wirken |
| Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1922 |
| Inscribed by Bennie Koodlach |
| Cramer, Edward E. |
| The Basis of artistry in violin playing |
| Dallas, Texas: Southwest Printing, 1936 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Dandelot, Arthur |
| Petits mémoires musicaux |
| Paris: Éditions de "La Nouvelle Revue," [1936] |
| 2 copies |
| inscribed by the author |
| Fortina, Carl |
| The accordion, as written |
| North Hollywood, California: Holly-Pix Publishing Company, 1961 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Gately, Francis Cabrini |
| Musical mileage |
| Paterson, New Jersey: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1940 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Heine, Heinrich |
| Nuits Florentines |
| Translated by André Coeury |
| Paris: J. Schiffrin et Cie., 1923 |
| Watercolor painting by illustrator on frontispiece |
| Hill, W. Henry; Arthur F. Hill, and Alfred E. Hill |
| Antonio Stradivari: his life and work (1644-1737) |
| London: William Hill and Sons, 1902 |
| reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1963 |
| Inscribed by Michael Caracappa |
| Hodgson, Percival |
| Motion study and violin playing |
| London: The Strad, 1934 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Hoffmann, E.T.A. |
| Salvator Rosa |
| Translated by Albert Béguin |
| Paris: J. Schiffrin, 1926 |
| Watercolor painting by illustrator on frontispiece |
| Homburg, R. |
| Legal rights of performing artists |
| Translated by Maurice Speiser |
| New York: Baker, Voorhis & Company, 1934 |
| Inscribed by the translator |
| Hurok, Sol and Ruth Goode |
| Impresario: a memoir by S. Hurok |
| New York: Random House, 1946 |
| Inscribed--name illegible |
| Kahn, Roger |
| How the weather was |
| New York: Harper and Row, 1973 |
| Inscribed by "The Shrinking Violet"--probably the author |
| Kunik, A. |
| O Russko-Vizantiiskikh Monetakh. [On Russian-Byzantine currency]. |
| St. Petersburg: [s.n.], 1860 |
| Annotated |
| Leclerc, Charles Victor |
| La 2 E DB, Général Leclerc, combattants et combats en France |
| Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1945 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Marek, George R. |
| Puccini |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951 |
| Inscribed to Heifetz from the author |
| McKinney, Laurence |
| People of note |
| New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1940 |
| Inscribed by Elisabeth Prentiss |
| Molloy, Maurice S. and Marie A. Snyder |
| My musical rating |
| New York: National Digest Co., 1927 |
| Quiz book--some answers written in book |
| Mozart, Leopold |
| Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, entworfen und mit 4 Kupfertalfeln sammt einer Tabelle versehen von Leopold Mozart In Verlag des Verfassers |
| Augspurg: Gedruckt bey J. J. Lotter, 1756 |
| Gründliche Violinschule, mit vier Kupferyafel und einer Tabelle Dritte vermehrte Auflage |
| Augsburg: Gedruckt und zu finden bey J. J. Lotter und Sohn, 1787 |
| O'Connell, Charles |
| The Victor book of the symphony |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Petrov, A. |
| Instrumentovka |
| St. Petersburg: [s.n.], 1913 |
| Annotated |
| Pincherle, Marc |
| Vivaldi |
| Translated by Christopher Hatch |
| New York: W. W. Norton, 1962 |
| Inscribed by Michael Caracappa |
| Prévost, Abbé |
| Manon Lescaut |
| Paris: J. Schriffin, 1929 |
| Watercolor painting by illustrator on frontispiece |
| Radio Corporation of America |
| The 50-year history of RCA Victor Records |
| New York: RCA Department of Information, 1953 |
| Letter to Heifetz in book |
| The recordings of Heifetz: RCA Victor Red Seal |
| [New York?]: RCA, undated |
| Ran, Leyzer, ed. |
| Jerusalem of Lithuania |
| Egg Harbor City, New Jersey: The Laureate Press |
| Reis, Claire |
| Composers in America |
| New York: Macmillan, 1938 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Rothschild, Germaine de |
| Luigi Boccherini |
| Paris: Libraire Plon, 1962 |
| Saleski, Gdal |
| Famous musicians of Jewish origin |
| New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1949 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Schauffler, Robert Haven |
| Fiddler's folly |
| New York: Henry Holt, 1942 |
| Inscription |
| Smith, Moses |
| Koussevitzky |
| New York: Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc., 1947 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Spaeth, Sigmund |
| The common sense of music |
| New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Spalding, Walter R |
| Music: an art and a language 7th ed |
| Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt Co., 1920 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Steinway, Theodore |
| People and pianos |
| New York: Steinway and Sons, 1953 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Venth, Carl |
| My musical memories |
| San Antonio, Texas: Alamo, 1939 |
| Inscribed by Cathinka Venth--Carl's wife |
| Volpe, Marie |
| Arnold Volpe: bridge between two musical worlds |
| Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press, 1950 |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Wagner, Richard |
| The ring of the Niblung: a trilogy with a prelude by Richard Wagner |
| Translated by Margaret Armour |
| New York: Garden City Publishing Co, Inc., 1939 |
| Inscribed by Raul Garcia |
| Wartanoff, Boris |
| Le vie amoureuse de Paganini |
| Geneva: Celta, undated |
| Inscribed by the author |
| Watson, James |
| Stamps and music |
| London: Faber and Faber, 1962 |
| Annotated |
| Other |
| Musical America 68 (February 1948) |
| Musical America 72 (February 1952) |
| Texas almanac and state industrial guide |
| Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation, 1947 |
| Inscribed by Amelia and Gorge McDaniel |
| Wisdom 1 (June 1956) |
Appendix II: Books Transferred to General Music Division Collections
| Author/Title |
|---|
| Armando, Walter G. |
| Paganini: Eine Biographie |
| Hamburg: Rütten & Loening, 1960 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van |
| The letters of Ludwig van Beethoven, 2 vols. |
| Edited by A.C. Kalischer |
| Translated by J.S. Shedlock |
| New York: E.P. Dutton, 1909 |
| Beyschlag, Adolf |
| Die Ornamentik der Musik |
| Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1908 |
| Bowen, Catherine Drinker and Barbara Von Meck |
| Beloved friend: the story of Tchaikovsky and Nadejda Von Meck |
| Garden City: Garden City Publishing, 1941 |
| Brockway, Wallace and Herbert Weinstock |
| Men of music: their lives, times, and achievements |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939 |
| Buchner, Alexander |
| Musical instruments through the ages |
| Translated by Iris Urwin |
| London: Spring Books, n.d |
| Chaudoir, [Stanislaw], Baron de |
| Aperçu sur les monnaies russes et sur les ronnaies étrangères qui ont eu cours en Russie, 3 vols. |
| St Petersburg: Chez F. Bellizard et co, 1836 |
| Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira Eliza |
| Select numismatic bibliography |
| New York: Stack's, 1965 |
| Dannreuther, Edward |
| Musical ornamentation, 2 vols. |
| London: Novello and Company, undated |
| Decca Records, Inc. |
| A complete catalog of all 78 RPM, 45 RPM, and long play 33 1/3 rpm records |
| New York: Decca Records, Inc., 1953 |
| A complete catalog of 45 rpm Decca records |
| [New York?]: Decca Records, Inc., 1951 |
| A complete catalog of long play Decca records |
| [New York?]: Decca Records, Inc., 1951 |
| A complete listing of Decca Gold Label Series records |
| [New York?]: Decca Records, Inc., undated |
| Popular record catalog |
| New York: Decca Records, Inc., 1949 |
| Popular single records catalog |
| New York: Decca Records, Inc. 1955 |
| Record review |
| [New York?]: Decca Records, Inc., undated |
| Supplement 1c to volume I |
| [New York?]: Decca Records, Inc., [1953] |
| Dent, E.J |
| Mozart's operas: a critical study |
| London: Chatto & Windus, 1913 |
| Dutch Treat Club |
| Eighty-first anniversary for members and their guests on the occasion of the annual dinner |
| [New York]: [s.n.], [1987] |
| Edwards, Sutherland, H. |
| The life of Rossini |
| London: Hurst and Blackett, 1869 |
| Ershov, P. |
| Konëk-Gorbunok [A tale in verse] |
| Moscow: Akademia Press, 1934 |
| Farish, Margaret K. |
| String music in print |
| New York: R.R Bowker Company, 1965 |
| Fay, Amy |
| Music study in Germany |
| London: Macmillan and Co., 1887 |
| Flagstad, Kirsten |
| The Flagstad manuscript |
| Compiled by Louis Biancolli |
| New York: Van Rees Press, 1952 |
| Flesch, Carl |
| Memoirs |
| London: Rockliff, 1957 |
| Memoirs |
| New York: Macmillan, 1958 |
| Gaisberg, Fred W. |
| Music on record |
| London: Robert Hale Limited, 1958 |
| Gallet, Luciano |
| Estudos de Folclore |
| Rio de Janeiro: Carlos Wehrs & Cia., 1934 |
| Gavoty, Bernard |
| Les grands interprètes |
| Geneva: Éditions René Kister, undated |
| Gil', Khr., and A. Il'in |
| Russkiia monety, S 1801-1904 [Russian currency: 1801-1904] |
| St. Petersburg: A. Il'in Cartographic Institution Publishers, 1904 |
| Girdlestone, C. M. |
| Mozart and his piano concertos |
| Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1952 |
| Hadden, J. Cuthbert |
| The operas of Wagner |
| London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd, [1908] |
| Hamilton, Clarence G. |
| Outlines of music history |
| Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1924 |
| Horejs, Antonín |
| Antonín Dvorák: the composers life and work in pictures |
| Prague: Artia, 1955 |
| Ken, A. G. |
| Beethoven: his life and works |
| St. Petersburg: V. Val'ter, 1909 |
| Kolb, Annette |
| Mozart |
| Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1956 |
| Laloy, Louis |
| La musique chinoise |
| Paris: Libraire Renouard, undated |
| Laurie, David |
| Reminiscences of a fiddle dealer |
| Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925 |
| Lochner, Louis P. |
| Fritz Kreisler |
| [S.l.]: Macmillan, 1950 |
| Malm, William P. |
| Japanese music and musical instruments |
| Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959 |
| Manos, Constantine |
| Portrait of a symphony |
| New York: Basic Books, 1960 |
| Masson, Kelvin |
| The written labors of 14 master violinists |
| Urbana, Illinois: American String Teachers Association, 1970 |
| [Moscheles, Charlotte] |
| Life of Moscheles, 2. vols |
| Translated and adapted by A.D. Coleridge |
| London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873 |
| Newman, Ernest |
| More stories of famous operas |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943 |
| Paganelli, Sergio |
| Musical instruments from the Renaissance to the 19th century |
| Translated by Anthony Rhodes |
| London: Hamlyn, 1970 |
| Poidras, Henri |
| Critical and documentary dictionary of violin makers, old and modern |
| Translated by Arnold Sewall |
| Rouen: Imprimerie de la Vicomté, 1928 |
| Prout, Ebenezer |
| The Orchestra, 2 vols. |
| London: Augener, 1898, 1899 |
| Respighi, Elsa |
| Ottorino Respighi |
| Translated by Gwyn Morris |
| London: Ricordi, 1962 |
| Rimsky-Korssakow, Nicolai |
| Grundlagen der orchestration, 2 vols. |
| Edited by Maximilian Steinberg |
| Translated by Alexander Elukhen |
| Berlin: Russicher Musikverlag, 1922 |
| Rolland, Romain |
| Beethoven the creator |
| Translated by Ernest Newman |
| New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934 |
| Musicians of today, 4th ed. |
| Translated by Mary Blaiklock |
| London: Kegan Paul, French, Trubner and Co, Ltd., 1919 |
| de Saussine, Renée |
| Paganini |
| Translated by Marjorie Laurie |
| New York: McGraw Hill, 1954 |
| Schubert, Franz |
| Franz Schubert's letters and other writings |
| Edited by Otto Erich Deutsch |
| Translated by Venetia Savile |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928 |
| Schumann, Robert |
| Music and musicians, 2 vols. |
| Translated and edited by Fanny Raymond Ritter |
| London: William Reeves, 1891 |
| Schweitzer, Albert |
| J. S. Bach, 2 vols. |
| Translated by Ernest Newman |
| New York: Macmillan, 1952 |
| Seroff, Victor I. |
| Rachmaninoff |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950 |
| Takeshita, Hiroshi |
| Gakki shushi kaisetsu [Explanations to choice collections of musical instruments] |
| Kyoto: Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi, Showa 4 1929 |
| Thompson, Oscar |
| Debussy: man and artist |
| New York: Tudor, 1940 |
| Toye, Francis |
| Rossini: a study in tragi-comedy |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947 |
| Veinus, Abraham |
| The concerto |
| New York: Doubleday, 1944 |
| Wagner, Richard |
| Gesammelte Schriften und Dichtungen, 6 vols. |
| Edited by Wolfgang Golther |
| Berlin: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [1913] |
| Walter, Bruno |
| Theme and variations |
| Translated by James A. Galston |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947 |
| Wellesz, Egon, ed. |
| Ancient and oriental music |
| The New Oxford History of Music |
| London: Oxford University Press, 1957 |
| White, A. W. |
| The violin: how to construct from beginning to completion |
| Boston, Press of the Inquirerer, 1892 |
| Wilder, Victor |
| Mozart: the story of his life as man and artist according to authentic documents..., 2 vols. |
| Translated by L. Liebich |
| London: William Reeves, [1908?] |
| Winternitz, Emanuel |
| Musical instruments of the western world |
| New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966 |
| Yorke-Long, Alan |
| Music at court: four eighteenth century studies |
| London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1954 |
| Zarate, Leon |
| Sarasate |
| Barcelona: Ediciones Ave, 1945 |
| Other |
| American guild of musical artists |
| Agreement Constitution and By-Laws |
| New York, September 1949 |
| American numismatic society |
| American Journal of Numismatics, with Index by Author and Subject, Volumes 1-50 (1808-1916), and to the proceedings of The American Numismatic Society |
| New York: American Numismatic Society, 1917 |
| Musique brésilienne |
| Rio de Janeiro, 1937 |
| National association of artists |
| Largest collections of modern paintings in Italy |
| Florence: National Association of Artists, 1930 |
| Ukazy po monetmony i medal'nomy delu v Rossii: alfabitnyi ukazatel' imen i predmetov [Decrees regarding monetary affairs in Russia: alphabetical index of names and subjects] |
| Publishers of the former Prince Georgii Mikhailovich, undated |
| [S.l.]: [s.n.], undated |
Appendix III: Books Returned to the Jascha Heifetz Estate
| Author/Title |
|---|
| Auer, Leopold |
| Violin playing as I teach it |
| New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1921 |
| Reprint, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1960 |
| Benoist, Andre |
| The accompanist: an autobiography of Andre Benoist |
| Edited by John Anthony Maltese |
| Neptune, New Jersey: Paganiniana Publications, 1978 |
| Calvocoressi, M.D. and Gerald Abraham |
| Masters of Russian music |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936 |
| Camner, James, ed. |
| The great instrumentalists in historic photographs |
| New York: Dover Publications, 1980 |
| Chapin, Schuyler |
| Musical chairs: a life in the arts |
| New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977 |
| Chasins, Abraham |
| Speaking of pianists |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957 |
| Chotzinoff, Samuel |
| Toscanini: an intimate portrait |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956 |
| Cooke, Charles |
| Playing the piano for pleasure |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941 |
| Downes, Olin |
| Olin Downes on music |
| Edited by Irene Downes |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957 |
| Erskine, John, ed. |
| A musical companion |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935 |
| My life in music |
| New York: William Morrow & Company, 1950 |
| Ewen, David |
| A journey to greatness: the life and music of George Gershwin |
| New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1956 |
| Men and women who make music |
| New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1939 |
| Men and women who make music |
| Revised Edition |
| New York: Merlin Press, Inc., 1949 |
| Gershwin, Ira |
| Lyrics on several occasions |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959 |
| Gottschalk, Louis Moreau |
| Notes of a pianist |
| Edited by Jeanne Behrend |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 |
| Hadden, J. Cuthbert |
| Composers in love and marriage |
| London: John Long, Limited, 1913 |
| Hanslick, Eduard |
| Vienna's golden years of music: 1850-1900 |
| Translated and Edited by Henry Pleasants III |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950 |
| Hasland-Christensen, Henning |
| The music of the mongols, part I: eastern Mongolia |
| Stockholm: [Tryckeri aktiebolaget Thule], 1943 |
| Huneker, James Gibbons |
| Intimate letters of James Gibbons Huneker |
| Edited by Josephine Huneker |
| New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924 |
| Jacob, H. E. |
| Johan Strauss, father and son |
| Translated by Margueritte Wolf |
| [New York]: Greystone Press, 1939 |
| Jalas, Margareta, ed |
| Jean Sibelius |
| Helsinki: Otava Publishing Co., 1952 |
| Johnson, Gerald W. |
| A little night music: discoveries in the exploitation of an art, 5th ed. |
| [S.l]: Harper & Brothers, 1937 |
| Johnson, Harold E. |
| Jean Sibelius |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959 |
| Komroff, Manuel |
| The magic bow: a romance of Paganini |
| New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940 |
| Lachmann, Erich |
| The Erich Lachmann collection of stringed instruments |
| Los Angeles: University of Southern California, 1950 |
| Landowska, Wanda |
| Landowska on music |
| Edited and translated by Denise Restout |
| New York: Stein and Day, 1965 |
| Levant, Oscar |
| A smattering of ignorance |
| New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1940 |
| Leyda, Jay and Sergei Bertensson, eds. |
| The Mussorgsky reader |
| New York: W.W, Norton, 1947 |
| McNamara, Daniel I., ed. |
| The ASCAP biographical dictionary of composers, authors and publishers, 2nd ed. |
| New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1952 |
| Nestyev, Israel V. |
| Sergei Prokofiev: his musical life |
| Translated by Rose Prokofieva |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946 |
| Niecks, Frederick |
| A concise dictionary of musical terms, 2nd ed. |
| London: Augener, Ltd., [1884] |
| Norman, Gertrude and Miriam Lubell Shrifte, eds. |
| Letters of composers: an anthology (1603-1945) |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946 |
| O'Connell, Charles |
| The Victor book of the symphony |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1934 |
| Peyser, Ethel |
| The house that music built: Carnegie Hall |
| New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1936 |
| Pleasants, Henry |
| The agony of modern music |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955 |
| de Pourtalès, Guy |
| Franz Liszt (l'homme d'amour) |
| Translated by Elanor Stimson Brooks |
| New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1926 |
| Radio Corporation of America |
| A catalog of the music America loves best |
| Camden, New Jersey: RCA, September 1950 |
| A catalog of the music America loves best |
| Camden, New Jersey: RCA, March 1953 |
| A catalog of RCA Victor records |
| Camden, New Jersey: RCA, 1948 |
| A complete catalog of Victor records for 1940-41 |
| Camden, New Jersey: RCA, 1940 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai |
| Practical manual of harmony |
| Translated by Joseph Achron |
| New York: Carl Fischer, 1930 |
| Rolland, Romain |
| Beethoven |
| Translated by B. Constance Hull |
| New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1927 |
| Saint-Foix, Georges |
| The symphonies of Mozart |
| Translated by Leslie Orrey |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949 |
| Schauffler, Robert Haven |
| Franz Schubert: the Ariel of music |
| New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1949 |
| Schillinger, Joseph |
| The Schillinger system of musical composition, 2 vols. |
| New York: Carl Fischer, 1946 |
| Schindler, Kurt |
| Folk music and poetry of Spain and Portugal |
| New York: Hispanic Institute, 1941 |
| Schumann, Robert |
| Gesammelte Schriften über Musik und Musiker, 2 vols. |
| Leipzig: Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1854 |
| Slonimsky, Nicolas |
| Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns |
| New York: Coleman-Ross, 1947 |
| Spaeth, Sigmund |
| Stories behind the world's great music |
| New York: Whittlesey House, 1937 |
| Spitta, Philipp |
| The life of Bach, 3 vols. (Only 2 vols.) |
| Translated by Clara Bell and J.A. Fuller Maitland |
| London: Novello and Gray, 1899 |
| Strauss, Richard |
| Recollections and reflections |
| Edited by Willi Schuh |
| Translated by L.J. Lawrence |
| London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1953 |
| Stravinsky, Igor and Robert Craft |
| Conversations with Igor Stravinsky |
| Garden City: Double day & Company, 1959 |
| Szigeti, Joseph |
| With strings attached, 2d ed. |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967 |
| Taubman, Howard |
| Music as a profession |
| New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939 |
| Music on my beat |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943 |
| Tawaststjerna, Erik |
| Sibelius, volume I |
| Translated by Robert Layton |
| London: Faber and Faber, 1976 |
| Thayer, Alexander Wheelock |
| The life of Ludwig van Beethoven |
| [S.l.]: The Beethoven Association, 1921 |
| Thompson, Sylvia |
| Unfinished symphony |
| Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1933 |
| Tovey, Donald Francis |
| Essays in musical analysis, 6 vols. |
| London: Oxford University Press, 1935 |
| Turner, W. J. |
| Mozart: the man and his works |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938 |
| Veinus, Abraham |
| Victor book of concertos |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948 |
| Weinstock, Herbert |
| Handel |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946 |
| Chopin |
| New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949 |
| Wierzynski, Casmir |
| The life and death of Chopin |
| Translated by Norbert Guterman |
| New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949 |
| Wise, James Waterman |
| The Jew in American life |
| New York: Julian Messner, 1946 |
Appendix IV: Sound Recordings Transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
To locate recordings by publishing number in the Library of Congress’s online catalog, use the Advanced Search feature. Enter the publisher number without punctuation in the first field (example: Victor LSC 3009) and the word “recording” in the second field. Any questions regarding the availability and access of sound recordings should be directed to the Motion Picture, Broadcast, and Recorded Sound Division.
10 in. LP's
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| Decca DL 5214 |
| LBM 7055 |
| LM 7017 |
| LM-163 |
| LS 107 |
| RCA A. 330.202 |
| Victor LCT-6 |
| Victor LM 127 |
| Victor LM 163 |
| Victor LM 18 |
| Victor LM 4 |
| Victor LM 60 |
| Victor LM 71 |
| Victor LS 101 |
| Victor LS 110 |
| La Vois de Son Maitre FBLP 1008 |
12 in. LP'S
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| A12R 0263 |
| Decca DL 8521 |
| Decca DL9760 |
| EP- 3028 |
| No Co. 630285 |
| Seraphim 60162 |
| Seraphim 60221 |
| Seraphim 60230 |
| Seraphim 60230 |
| Victor 1010 |
| Victor 1015 |
| Victor 1021 |
| Victor 30,032 |
| Victor 630 353 |
| Victor 7708-2RC |
| Victor A 630 250 [2 copies] |
| Victor A 630 223 [2 copies] |
| Victor A12R 0221 |
| Victor AGL1-4949 [2 copies] |
| Victor ARM4-0942 |
| Victor ARM4-0943 |
| Victor ARM4-0944 |
| Victor ARM4-0945 |
| Victor ARM4-0946 |
| Victor ARM4-0947 |
| Victor ARM4-0947 |
| Victor CRL6-0720 |
| Victor CRL6-0720 |
| Victor CRM6-2264 |
| Victor ERB 21(2) |
| Victor ERB 7055 |
| Victor LCT 1016 |
| Victor LCT 1017 |
| Victor LCT 1020 |
| Victor LCT 1022 |
| Victor LCT 1043 |
| Victor LCT-1113 |
| Victor LCT-1122 |
| Victor LCT-1150 |
| Victor LCT-1160 |
| Victor LDS 2513 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM 1022 |
| Victor LM 1022 |
| Victor LM 1051 |
| Victor LM 1090 |
| Victor LM 1111 |
| Victor LM 1119 |
| Victor LM 1120 |
| Victor LM 1121 |
| Victor LM 1166 |
| Victor LM 1184 |
| Victor LM 1782 |
| Victor LM 1818 |
| Victor LM 1903 |
| Victor LM 1903 [boxed set] |
| Victor LM 1992 [boxed set] |
| Victor LM 1992 |
| Victor LM 2115 |
| Victor LM 2550 |
| Victor LM 2734 |
| Victor LM 2740 |
| Victor LM 2836 |
| Victor LM 2860 |
| Victor LM/LSC 2652RE |
| Victor LM-1193 |
| Victor LM-1782 |
| Victor LM-1818 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM-1832 |
| Victor LM-1842 |
| Victor LM-1861 |
| Victor LM-1903 |
| Victor LM-1912 |
| Victor LM-1914 |
| Victor LM-1931 |
| Victor LM-1958 |
| Victor LM-1976 |
| Victor LM-2027 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM-2034 |
| Victor LM-2050 |
| Victor LM-2069 |
| Victor LM-2089 |
| Victor LM-2115 |
| Victor LM-2149 |
| Victor LM-2180 |
| Victor LM-2186 |
| Victor LM-2210 |
| Victor LM-2314 |
| Victor LM-2382 |
| Victor LM-2435 |
| Victor LM-2563 |
| Victor LM-2770 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM-2856 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM-2860 |
| Victor LM-2909 |
| Victor LM-2919 |
| Victor LM-2973 |
| Victor LM-2985 |
| Victor LM-6707 [2 copies] |
| Victor LM-7025 (2) |
| Victor LM-9007 |
| Victor LM-9014 |
| Victor LM-9016 |
| Victor LS 2037 |
| Victor LS 2043 |
| Victor LS 2055 |
| Victor LS 2059 |
| Victor LS-2005 |
| Victor LS-2017 |
| Victor LS-2034 |
| Victor LSC 2577 |
| Victor LSC 3048 |
| Victor LSC 3233 |
| Victor LSC 4017 |
| Victor LSC-1992 |
| Victor LSC-2128 |
| Victor LSC-2129 [2 copies] |
| Victor LSC-2550 |
| Victor LSC-2730 |
| Victor LSC-2734 |
| Victor LSC-2737 |
| Victor LSC-2856 [2 copies] |
| Victor LSC-2867 |
| Victor LSC-2957 |
| Victor LSC-2978 |
| Victor LSC-3009 |
| Victor LSC-3048 |
| Victor LSC-3068 |
| Victor LSC-3109 |
| Victor LSC-3205 |
| Victor LSC-3232 |
| Victor LSC-3235 |
| Victor LSC-3255 |
| Victor LSC-3265 |
| Victor LVT-1035 |
| Victor LVT-1035 |
| Victor RB 16009 |
| Victor RB-16218 |
| Victor SRA 2027 [1 disc in slipcase] |
| Victor VCM-7067(2) |
| Victor VCS-7058(2) |
| Victor VCS-7087 |
LP's not found in OCLC
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| Columbia ML 2112 |
| Seraphim 601230 |
| Seraphim 60230 |
| Victor 30,032 |
| Victor 630285 |
| Victor 630353 |
| Victor A 330202 |
| Victor A 630223 |
| Victor A 630250 |
| Victor A12R 0221 |
| Victor A12R 0263 |
| Victor L 16064 |
| Victor LM 127 |
| Victor LM 1782 [Germany] |
| Victor LM 18 |
| Victor LM 1818 [Germany] |
| Victor LM 1818 [Argentina] |
| Victor LM 2050 |
| Victor LM 4 |
| Victor LM 6 |
| Victor LM 60 |
| Victor LM 7055 |
| Victor LS 101 |
| Victor LS 107 |
| Victor LS 110 |
| Victor LS 2017 |
| Victor LS 2034 |
| Victor LS 2037 |
| Victor LS 2043 |
| Victor LS 2055 |
| Victor LS 2059 |
| Victor RB 16009 |
| Victor RB 16218 |
| Victor SRA 2027 |
| La Voix de Son Maitre FBLP 1008 |
45 RPM'S
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| Victor 45NC 0047 |
| Victor 49-3312 Hora Staccato |
| Victor A 95 225 |
| Victor EP-3005 |
| Victor EP-3023 |
| Victor EP-3038 |
| Victor EP-3066 |
| Victor EP-3078 |
| Victor EP-8001 |
| Victor EP-8003 |
| Victor ERA-126 |
| Victor ERA-184 |
| Victor ERA-214 |
| Victor ERA-214 [Chilean pressing] |
| Victor ERA-240 |
| Victor ERA-57 |
| Victor ERA-71 |
| Victor ERA-94 |
| Victor ES-8006 |
| Victor FS-12 |
| Victor Test Pressing Hora Staccato |
| Victor WCT-14 [2] |
| Victor WCT-21 |
| Victor WCT-22 |
| Victor WCT-25 |
| Victor WCT-27 |
| Victor WCT-28 |
| Victor WCT-30 |
| Victor WCT-71 [2] |
| Victor WDM-1158 |
| Victor WDM-1183 |
| Victor WDM-1240 |
| Victor WDM-1254 |
| Victor WDM-1267 |
| Victor WDM-1283 |
| Victor WDM-1290 |
| Victor WDM-1385 |
| Victor WDM-1442 |
| Victor WDM-1486 |
| Victor WDM-1487 |
| Victor WDM-1488 |
| Victor WDM-1499 |
| Victor WDM-1511 |
| Victor WDM-1515 |
| Victor WDM-1523 |
| Victor WDM-1592 |
| Victor WDM-1603 |
| Victor WDM-1642 |
| Victor WDM-1658 |
| Victor WDM-9007 |
| Victor WDM-9014 |
| Victor WEPR 9 |
| Victor 49-0278 |
| Victor 49-0450 |
| Victor 49-0626 |
| Victor 49-0668 |
| Victor 49-0884 |
| Victor 49-1294 |
| Victor 49-3305 |
| Victor 49-3443 |
| Victor 49-3611 |
| Victor 49-3612 |
| Victor 49-3634 |
| Victor 49-3782 |
| Victor G7Nh [damaged] |
78 RPM'S
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| M 827 |
| Victor 0087-89 |
| Victor 18-0179-80 |
| Victor |
| 12 Miscellaneous 12" 78's in container. The record numbers follow in the order they appear in the container: D.B. 2846, 14369, 8759, 6848, 8420, 74635, 8828, 6510, 6376, 6159, 6491 |
7 in. Reel-to-Reel Audio Tapes
| Publisher Number |
|---|
| Victor ECS 4 [2] |
| Victor DCS 64 |
| Victor FCS 24 |
| Victor 0291-IS [matrix] From NBC Symphony performance list [Apr. 9, 1944]: [on same program with Wagner's Parsifal-Prelude, & Good Friday Spell] |
| NCP 989/990 |
| Office of War Information- Voice of America Music from America- Symphonic Series Program #5 |
Processing History
Mark Eden Horowitz and Mark Katz processed the Jascha Heifetz Papers in 1998. Michael A. Ferrando coded and edited the finding in 2003, and Stephanie Akau and Jane Cross revised it in 2020.
Source
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987 (Creator, Person)
Subject
- Auer, Leopold, 1845-1930--Correspondence. (Person)
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976--Correspondence. (Person)
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987--Autographs. (Person)
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987--Correspondence. (Person)
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987--Portraits. (Person)
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987. (Person)
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987. (Person)
- Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953--Correspondence. (Person)
- Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950--Correspondence. (Person)
- Walton, William, 1902-1983--Correspondence. (Person)
- Title
- Guides to Special Collections in the Music Division of the Library of Congress
- Author
- Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress
- Date
- 2003
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Music Division Repository
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James Madison Building, LM 113
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