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Chapin, Schuyler. Reminiscences of Schuyler Garrison Chapin : oral history, 1977.

Title: Reminiscences of Schuyler Garrison Chapin : oral history, 1977.

Family background; aviation cadet, China-Burma theater, 1943-45; NBC radio, TV, 1947-51; general manager, Tex and Jinx McCrary, 1950-52; booking director, Columbia Artists' Management; tour manager for Jascha Heifetz, 1952-56; Community Concert Subscription system, NBC Opera Co., 1959-63; Vice-President, programming at Lincoln Center, 1964-69; executive producer, Amberson Enterprises, 1969-71; Goeran Gentele's death; acting general manager, Metropolitan Opera, 1972-73, general manager, 1973-75; impressions of past and present Metropolitan directors, performers' temperaments, structures and conflicts of artistic administration; productions, daily schedule, fund-raising; labor negotiations. Impressions of performers, impresarios, particularly Leonard Bernstein, Herbert Von Karajan, Rudolph Bing, Franco Corelli, Anthony Bliss.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 783 leaves.Tape: 2 reels, 23 cassettes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/309731332 View

Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Olin Downes correspondence, [ca. 1909-1955].

Title: Olin Downes correspondence, [ca. 1909-1955].

The series consists of correspondence of Olin Downes from ca. 1909-1955. The correspondence contains both incoming letters to Downes and copies of his outgoing letters documenting Downes' career as a music critic and lecturer as well as his involvement with such organizations as the Berlioz Society, the Bohemian Club (N.Y.), the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Columbia Artists Management, Metropolitan Opera Company, National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, National Council for the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, the New York Times, Rachmaninoff Fund, and the World's Fair of 1939. Major correspondents include Richard Aldrich, Ernest Bloch, Alec Hammerslough, Charles Hubbard, Serge Koussevitsky, Stuart Montgomery, Kenneth Murray, Walter Naumburg, and Henry A. Wallace.

ArchivalResource: 32.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476548 View

Gutiérrez, Horacio, 1948-. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Comprises 1 item from Andrew Grossman of Columbia Artists Management representing Gutierrez and 1 item from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63646424 View

Records, 1946-1978.

Title: Records, 1946-1978.

2 minute books 1946-1978; applications, correspondence, artists agreements, programs, letters from Columbia Artists Management, Inc., nominating committee reports and lists of officers, and clipping, 1956-1978; worker's record sheets [membership drive], 1960.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155551124 View

Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1963-1978.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1963-1978.

Comprises 4 items from Rostropovich, 1 item from Ronald A. Wilford, Columbia Artists Management for Rostropovich, 1 item from Ormandy, and 1 item from his representative. One of the items from Rostropovich is also signed by Franco Passigli, Suzanne Danco, and others.

ArchivalResource: 7 items (9 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63643687 View

Luxon, Benjamin. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1981.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1981.

Comprises 1 item from Columbia Artists Management representing Luxon and 1 item from Ormandy.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63643178 View

Hendricks, Barbara. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1977-1978.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1977-1978.

Comprises 1 item from Columbia Artists Management representing Hendricks and 3 items from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (5 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63646473 View

Columbia Artists Management, Inc. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1952-1984.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1952-1984.

Comprises items from Andre Mertens, Judie Janowski, Ronald A. Wilford, Michael Ries, Henry Peltier, F. C. Schang, and Stephen Sell regarding performances, guest performers, contracts, and royalties for the Philadelphia Orchestra, with responses from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 71 items (78 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63646108 View

Columbia Artists Management. Correspondence and contracts.

Title: Correspondence and contracts.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144661923 View

George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk).

Title: George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk).

Papers documenting the American career of Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine. Also includes records of the New York City Ballet (1948-1987), and records of the George Balanchine Foundation and the George Balanchine Trust (1983-1989).

ArchivalResource: 115 boxes, 1volume, and 61 videotapes (62.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01785/catalog View

Shepherd, Jane Boedeker 1918-1984. The Jane Boedeker Shepherd Papers, 1935-1983.

Title: The Jane Boedeker Shepherd Papers, 1935-1983.

The Jane Shepherd Papers consist of letters, contracts, printed programs, newspaper clippings, school papers and photographs, all related to her career as a mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. Printed programs of her performances between 1935 and 1979 comprise the bulk of the collection. Other items relating to her professional singing career include a scrapbook and newspaper clippings of reviews, publicity material and photographs. Notes from classes, certificates and a transcript reflect her years as a student, from 1935 until 1946, at William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri; the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; and the Juilliard School of Music. The papers also contain items relating to her years as a voice teacher at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, from 1958 until 1983. These paper include a sabbatical leave report on her studies in Vienna, and several items regarding three of her pupils, Paulette Vineyard, Faith Esham, and Patricia Prunty. Of particular note are holograph letters from Margaret Matzenauer and Phyllis Curtin as well as items autographed by George Szell and Robert Casadesus. Several items bear annotations by Mrs. Shepherd or staff members who interviewed her during the receipt of the collection.

ArchivalResource: Linear feet of shelf space: 4.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/731954468 View

Ruth Page papers, 1956-1965

Title: Ruth Page papers 1956-1965

Ruth Page, American dancer, choreographer, and director of ballet companies, was born in 1899, the daughter of a physician in Indiana. Her dance studies began with local teachers in Indianapolis. Like many a young girl, she was inspired by seeing Anna Pavlova perform, and actually did perform with the legendary dancer's troupe during a tour to South America in 1918. Her training continued in Chicago with Adolph Bolm who created for her, dancing the role with Bolm's Ballet Intime at the London Coliseum in 1920. Her varied performing career included being premiere danseuse with Chicago Allied Arts from 1924-1927, Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue, a brief time with Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, touring the Orient and Moscow in the late 1920's, solo tours throughout the United States, touring with Harald Kreutzberg 1932-1933, and premiere danseuse with the Chicago Grand Opera Company from 1934-1937. Chicago was her base, having married the successful lawyer Thomas Hart Fisher, who also managed her dance career affairs. With her partner Bentley Stone, she formed Page-Stone Ballet Company in Chicago in 1938. Page was one of the first to tackle American themes in her dances including the ballad of (choreographed with Stone), Poe's poem and the story of a revivalist preacher She worked with the Chicago Lyric Opera and toured a Chicago Opera Ballet company, introducing many great dancers to the American public, including Rudolf Nureyev's New York City debut in March, 1962. With the resources of a successful husband, she commissioned scores from Aaron Copland, Darius Milahud and others, designs from Isamu Noguchi, Pavel Tchelitchev, and André Delfau, whom she married in 1983, many years after the death of Thomas Fisher. She wrote two books, and The recipient of the Dance Magazine Award (1990), the Illinois Gubernatorial Award (1985) and several honorary degrees, she died in Chicago April 7, 1991. A collection of items, mostly correspondence, relating to publicity and public relations for tours of Chicago Opera Ballet (later called International Ballet). The correspondence is chiefly between , representing and the Chicago Opera Ballet, and representatives of Columbia Artists Management, Inc. Chief subjects include the compilation of press and souvenir books, the engagement of guest artists (including and ), and tour publicity. Other items include sections of pressbooks, articles by , and copies of public testimonial to cultural accomplishments. The Birthday of the Infanta Frankie and Johnny The Bells, Billy Sunday. Page by Page Class. Ruth Page's Ruth Page's Thomas Hart Fisher Miss Page Kirsten Simone Henning Kronstam Page Ruth Page's

ArchivalResource: 70 folders (ca. 70 items

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19637 View

Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967, (bulk 1948-1967)

Title: Ira Gershwin Files from the Law Office of Leonard Saxe 1935-1967 (bulk 1948-1967)

This collection consists primarily of correspondence and contracts related to the personal legal affairs of Ira Gershwin and the activities of the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust from 1935-1967. It includes royalty and copyright materials for well-known Gershwin shows and films, most notably . In addition, this collection contains financial documents related to the Rose Gershwin Estate, litigation materials, programs, and press clippings. Porgy and Bess

ArchivalResource: 8,250 items; 33 containers; 14.25 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010004 View

O'Neill, Ruth,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 20, 1976. [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 20, 1976. [sound recording].

Ruth O'Neill discusses her personal relationship with Stokowski and Olga Samaroff Stokowski during Stokowski's earliest years with the Philadelphia Orchestra, mentioning conductor Karl Pohlig, manager Arthur Judson, Orchestra board members Cyrus Curtis and Edward Bok. Other topics include Stokowski's programming of Stravinsky, Schubert, Wagner, and Mahler, particularly preparations for his performance of Mahler's Symphony no. 8; recordings for RCA Victor; his trip from Munich to Rotterdam in 1914; his working relationships; nicknames; and his daughter Sonya. Daniel's notes include photocopies of 2 items to O'Neill from Stokowski, 1928; Columbia Artists Management memos; and correspondence to Arthur Judson from Sydney M. Kaye and others, 1947-1956, folders 313-314.

ArchivalResource: Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 18 leaves.2 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861030 View

Columbia Artists Management, inc.: Correspondence and contracts, 1941-1943, 1953-1963.

Title: Columbia Artists Management, inc.: Correspondence and contracts, 1941-1943, 1953-1963.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122518767 View

Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982

Title: Walter Terry papers 1913-1982

Walter Terry was a dance critic for the , the , and the . He also contributed a number of articles to other publications and he wrote several books on the subject of dance. Not only a writer, Terry was a juror for many dance competitions and he was speaker at many universities and public functions. The collection contains correspondence, artwork, personal and professional written material, photographs, ephemera, and oversized material. New York Herald Tribune New York World Journal Saturday Review

ArchivalResource: 80 linear feet; 133 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19832 View

Harrell, Lynn. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Comprises 1 item from Sam Niefield of Columbia Artists Management representing Lynn Harrell and 1 item from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63646450 View

Lowenthal, Jerome. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1980.

Comprises 1 item from Columbia Artists Management Inc. representing Lowenthal and 1 item from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (3 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63643172 View

Rosen, Nathaniel. Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1978.

Title: Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1978.

Comprises items from Columbia Artists Management and Judd Concert Bureau representing Rosen and 4 items from Ormandy or his representative.

ArchivalResource: 8 items (8 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63643676 View

Saxe, Leonard Spier, 1899-1968. Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967 (bulk 1948-1967).

Title: Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967 (bulk 1948-1967).

This collection primarily consists of correspondence and contracts related to the personal legal affairs of Ira Gershwin and the activities of the Rose Gershwin Testamentary Trust from 1948-1968. It includes royalty and copyright materials for well-known Gershwin shows and films, most notably Porgy and Bess. The collection also contains materials specifically related to courtroom settlements, the most notable being Breen vs. Goldwyn, Lazar. In addition, there are financial documents related to the Rose Gershwin Estate, litigation materials, programs, press clippings, handwritten notes, memos, and pamphlets.

ArchivalResource: 8,250 items (33 boxes, 14.25 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/544474907 View

Columbia Artists Management collection, [ca. 1990-ongoing].

Title: Columbia Artists Management collection, [ca. 1990-ongoing].

Collection contains publicity file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430355132 View

Di Giuseppe, Enrico, 1938-. Correspondence with Riccardo Muti, 1980.

Title: Correspondence with Riccardo Muti, 1980.

Comprises 1 item from Tony Russo of Columbia Artists Management on behalf of Di Giuseppe and 1 item from Riccardo Muti.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (3 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63646201 View