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Zimbalist, Efrem,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 3, 1977 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 3, 1977 [sound recording].

Zimbalist does not remember performing as soloist in the Glazunov concerto with Stokowski in London in the 1920s. His daughter, Maria Bennett, agrees to correspond with Oliver Daniel in writing about any memories Zimbalist may have of Stokowski.

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. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 7 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155862037 View

Huss, Henry Holden, 1862-1953. Slavic cradle song : Berceuse slave : for violin and piano / by Henry Holden Huss.

Title: Slavic cradle song : Berceuse slave : for violin and piano / by Henry Holden Huss. 1915 July.

ArchivalResource: 3 ms. scores ; 35 cm or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80851128 View

The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001.

Title: The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001.

This collection is a portion of the Archives relating to 20th-century music, collected by the German-American musicologist, Hans Moldenhauer.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes, 9 cartons (not end-processed) (50 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01954/catalog View

Gluck, Alma, 1884-1938. Autograph letter signed Alma Zimbalist, dated : [New York], 22 January 1919, to Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1919 Jan. 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed Alma Zimbalist, dated : [New York], 22 January 1919, to Mrs. Harry Harkness Flagler, 1919 Jan. 22.

Thanking her "for your sweet thoughts of our little son [Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.]," inviting her to dinner and the theatre, adding that "Zim joins me in sending you affectionate greetings."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., with envelope) ; (obl. 12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270577916 View

Zimbalist, Efrem. [Two stories. Act II / Efrem Zimbalist].

Title: [Two stories. Act II / Efrem Zimbalist]. [195-?]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. score (140 leaves) ; 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48463013 View

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950. Papers of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1897-1955.

Title: Papers of Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1897-1955.

The bulk of the collection contains manuscripts; correspondence from Millay's relatives, classmates and friends; photographs; miscellaneous printed items including sheet music, broadsides, playbills and clipppings; and other material related to the publication of "The Letters of Edna St. Vincent Millay" by Allan Ross Macdougall. Edna St. Vincent Millay material includes a notebook of Millay's containing original poetry and prose, with notes on publication, written by her or dictated to Eugen Boissevain. Other manuscripts include "Three Songs," with a note by Efrem Zimbalist; "Thanksgiving," "End of Summer," "Ragged Island," "Singing Woman," "Nightingale," and many early, unpublished or untitled poems. With these are poems written in tribute to her by Consuelo Ford, Allan Ross Macdougall, Nora Hefley Mahon, and Agnes Yarnall, and an uncorrected page proof for "Mine the Harvest," and her translation of "Flowers of Evil." Original Edna St. Vincent Millay letters discuss family, readings, travel, finances, health and her nervous breakdown, her literary work, publication, Vassar, acting, an honorary degree from New York University and discrimination against her there, praise for A.D. Ficke and Kay Boyle, criticism of T.S. Eliot.and a Guggenheim for Macdougall. A letter, 1917, from John Masefield compliments her work and offers advice. Letters from Eugen Boissevain discuss Millay's health, family, finances, life at Steepletop, and writing. Printed material includes the baccalaureate hymn "St. Vincent," several published articles and poems, reviews, N.Y. Times obituary. Memorabilia includes pressed autumn leaves from her grave, a knitted doll, a tea towel crocheted by Millay as a girl, a towel and wash cloth, salt cellars, dish and spoon, a purse, and albums of photographs and clippings.

ArchivalResource: 1500 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61241225 View

Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951. Harold Bauer collection, 1880-1951 (bulk 1920-1951).

Title: Harold Bauer collection, 1880-1951 (bulk 1920-1951).

The material in the Harold Bauer collection consists of: correspondence with musicians such as Ernest Bloch, Nadia Boulanger, Pablo Casals, Gabriel Fauré, Percy Grainger, Jascha Heifetz, Josef Hofmann, Gustav Holst, Vincent d'Indy, Fritz Kreisler, Charles Martin Loeffler, Pierre Monteux, Moritz Moszkowski, Vladimir de Pachmann, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Isidore Philipp, Henry Prunières, Carl Ruggles, Carlos Salzedo, Gustave Schirmer, Leopold Stokowski, and Efrem Zimbalist; music which includes several holograph transcriptions and editions prepared by Bauer and others; artwork and photographs, among the latter, inscribed photographs of Ernest Bloch, Claude Debussy, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Leopold Stokowski, and Rabindranath Tagore; writings by and about Bauer, containing articles and speeches by Bauer on a wide range of music-related topics; publicity material regarding Bauer and/or other performers, including concert programs and information about concert tours; press, journal, and magazine clippings, the majority of which are about Bauer's performances; awards; and realia.

ArchivalResource: 1,245 items (17 boxes, 10 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/658833285 View

Alma Gluck Scrapbooks and Other Materials, 1902-1940, (bulk 1909-1918)

Title: Alma Gluck Scrapbooks and Other Materials 1902-1940 (bulk 1909-1918)

Alma Gluck was a Romanian-born American soprano and voice teacher. This collection principally consists of scrapbooks related to her professional career. It also includes photographs, annotated sheet music, correspondence, clippings, and other assorted materials.

ArchivalResource: approximately 200 items; 10 containers; 5.0 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010016 View

Zimbalist, Efrem. Landara / Efrem Zimbalist.

Title: Landara / Efrem Zimbalist. [1956?]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. vocal score (2 v.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155862100 View

‘Original letters’: Joachim – Lane (ff. 242); 1815-1912, 1952, n.d.includes:f. 1 Joseph Joachim, violinist: H. Joachim, brother of Joseph Joachim: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth ..., 1815-1952

Title: ‘Original letters’: Joachim – Lane (ff. 242); 1815-1912, 1952, n.d.includes:f. 1 Joseph Joachim, violinist: H. Joachim, brother of Joseph Joachim: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth ... 1815-1952

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Braun, Edith Evans, 1887-1976. Edith Evans Braun collection, 1916-1976.

Title: Edith Evans Braun collection, 1916-1976.

The papers and scores in the collection represent the observations and activities of Edith Evans Braun in the American musical scene from 1916 to 1962. The collection consists of Braun's diary of her 1916 tour with contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink; her memoirs of frequent interactions with composers Gian Carlo Menotti, Samuel Barber, and Deems Taylor; correspondence from Barber, Menotti, Taylor, Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, and Lee Hoiby: also three letters from Braun to her mother. There are four manuscript music sketches of works by Taylor and Barber, and a number of signed and dedicated published scores by the same composers.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3 linear ft. (6 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122571042 View

Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951)

Title: Serge Koussevitzky Archive 1920-1976 (bulk 1924-1951)

The archive is a collection of correspondence, personal and business papers, photographs, and other materials which document some of the most significant aspects of twentieth-century music. Through his work as a conductor and publisher, and his efforts to commission new musical works, Koussevitzky maintained deep ties with many of the finest composers and musicians of the day. These figures are represented in their personal and professional affiliations with the conductor. In addition to serving as a record of Koussevitzky's life and career, the collection extensively chronicles periods in the history of organizations such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center, the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, and the American International Music Fund. Material in the collection dates from Koussevitzky's years in his native Russia. The bulk of the collection dates from 1924 to 1951; it also contains material created after Koussevitzky's death, reflecting his widow's continuing work with various organizations and projects. Musical compositions commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky are part of the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation Collection, and are shelved in ML30.3c, ML30.3c2, ML30.3c3, and ML30.3e2.

ArchivalResource: circa 13,000 items; 138 boxes; 100 linear feet

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Zimbalist, Efrem. Honeydew [collection] : a musical play / book and lyrics by Joseph Herbert ; music by Efrem Zimbalist.

Title: Honeydew [collection] : a musical play / book and lyrics by Joseph Herbert ; music by Efrem Zimbalist. 1920.

Arranged in three groups: I. Vocal scores (2). II. Vocal scores--Selections (1). III. Promptbooks (5). Both vocal scores are manuscript, possibly in the hand of Daily Paskman. The vocal score-selections is an unbound collection of eleven separately published numbers from the musical (New York: Remick, c1920), all contained in one folder. The promptbooks are typescript.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16782337 View

Powell, John, 1882-1963. Papers of John Powell [manuscript] 1895-1940.

Title: Papers of John Powell [manuscript] 1895-1940.

The collection contains proof sheets of Powell's composition "Colibris--Humming Birds." In letters, 1902-22, Powell describes his musical studies in Vienna and European performances to his mother, Rebecca Leigh Powell [ca. 60 items] and sisters, Betty Powell Brockenbrough [ca. 40 items] Rebecca Powell Carter [ca. 15 items] and Carrie Powell Williams [ca. 12 items]. The collection also contains several articles and some notes by Powell on music and composition; programs and announcements of Powell's concerts, 1895-1928; U.S., British and German newspaper and magazine clippings, 1900-40, regarding his music and performances; and photographs and paintings of Powell, his family, friends and acquaintances including [Virginia mountaineers?], possibly singers of traditional Appalachian folk music. Newsclippings, 1924-26, concern his interst in the race question [1.5 ft.]. Of interest is a letter, 1779 March 12, Charles Carroll to William Carmichael, Philadelphia, regarding boundaries of the U.S. when Great Britain recognizes independence [[2] p. holograph signed. with address]. Correspondents include Powell's mother and sisters, his wife, Louise Burleigh Powell, James Branch Cabell, Jessie George Conrad, [Francis] Warrington Dawson, Leander Jan de Bekker, Joseph and Jessie Conrad, A. Baby Jones, Tobias Augustus Matthay, Harold Morris, Emilie Sigmann of Vienna, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson and Efrem Zimbalist.

ArchivalResource: 2 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647948979 View

Rare books, letters, and documents, 1778-1985.

Title: Rare books, letters, and documents, 1778-1985.

Collection of ca. 830 rare books, manuscripts and documents, music excerpts, and sketches, primarily from composers and musical performers. Authors including George Antheil, Samuel Barber, John Barbirolli, Bela Bartok, Arnold Bax, Robert Russell Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Georges Bizet, Ernest Bloch, Nadia Boulanger, Benjamin Britten, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, George Crumb, Leopold Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Reginald DeKoven, Theodore Dreiser, Edward Elgar, Gabriel Faure, Stephen Foster, Edwin Franko Goldman, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Morton Gould, Percy Grainger, Howard Hanson, Roy Harris, Franz Joseph Haydn, Victor Herbert, Arthur Honneger, Charles Ives, Francis Scott Key, Serge Koussevitzky, Ruggerio Leoncavallo, Franz Liszt, Otto Luening, Jules Massenet, Yehudi Menuhin, Darius Milhaud, Jacques Offenbach, Eugene Ormandy, Ignace Paderewski, Giaccomo Puccini, Serge Rachmaninoff, Wallingford Riegger, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Carl Ruggles, Camille Saint-Saens, Robert Schumann, Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman, Ludwig Spohr, Leopold Stokowski, Johann Strauss, Josef Strauss, Arturo Toscanini, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber, Anton Webern, Charles Marie Widor, Charles Wuorinen, and Efrem Zimbalist.

ArchivalResource: 8 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155510302 View

Zimbalist, Efrem, 1889-1985. Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 20 March 1917, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1917 Mar. 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 20 March 1917, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1917 Mar. 20.

Thanking him for a book.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270679473 View

‘Original letters’: Widor – Zucchelli, and anonymous (ff. 292); 1818-1912, 1938, n.d.includes:ff. 1-21, 28-29 Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor, organist, composer and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society..., 1818-1938

Title: ‘Original letters’: Widor – Zucchelli, and anonymous (ff. 292); 1818-1912, 1938, n.d.includes:ff. 1-21, 28-29 Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor, organist, composer and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society... 1818-1938

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Bruno David Ussher collection of photographs, Bulk, 1922-1935, 1892-1957

Title: Bruno David Ussher collection of photographs Bulk, 1922-1935 1892-1957

Celebrity photographs (classical music and films) autographed to Ussher in the 1930s; Ussher was a musicologist/music critic.