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Oral history interview with Alfred Victor Frankenstein

Title: Oral history interview with Alfred Victor Frankenstein

An interview of Alfred Victor Frankenstein conducted 1965 Nov. 9, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. Frankenstein speaks of the WPA mural project and its value; problems with the project; Hans Hofmann's influence; the influence of surrealism; the Coit Tower murals and the controversy surrounding them; the easel painting project and its value; political problems with the Federal Art Project; the project's relevance to current problems; art in architecture; the Index of American Design. He recalls Beniamino Bufano.

OralHistoryResource: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.; Transcript: 18 p.

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Alfred Frankenstein Collection, [ca. 1930-1932]

Title: Alfred Frankenstein Collection, [ca. 1930-1932]

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Gladys Tilden Papers, 1875-1982

Title: Gladys Tilden Papers, 1875-1982

The collection contains personal (including family) and professional correspondence regarding fashion activities, her employment with the architect Richard Joseph Neatra and the California Youth Authority, and research on her father, Douglas Tilden, and Eliza Woodson Farnham. Also included are poetry, fictional writings, an unpublished autobiography, an a variety of personal memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 12 boxes, 4 cartons; Linear feet: 9.8

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Shifrin, Seymour, 1926-1979. The Seymour Shifrin papers, 1940-1982 (inclusive).

Title: The Seymour Shifrin papers, 1940-1982 (inclusive).

The Seymour Shifrin Papers contain sketches, manuscript scores, and published editions of Shifrin's musical compositions, including orchestral works, chamber music, keyboard pieces, choral music, and songs. The Papers also hold autograph manuscripts of Roger Sessions's Sonata for unaccompanied violin and Sonata for piano. Seymour and Miriam Shifrin's correspondence includes letters to and from performers, composers, publishers, musical organizations, and family members. Shifrin's life and work are further documented by: programs; newspaper and magazine clippings; papers, addresses, and essays written by Shifrin; photographs; and musical instruments.

ArchivalResource: 26 linear ft. (35 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702191305 View

E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers

Title: E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers

The papers of art historian E. P. Richardson measure 28.7 linear feet and date from 1814-1996, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-1996. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials; acquisition files for Richardson's personal art collection; professional and personal correspondence with colleagues, art historians and critics, artists, museums, galleries, and dealers; numerous writings, including manuscripts and research files for his published books, articles, and lectures; general research notebooks and files compiled by Richardson on a wide variety of art-related topics and artists; professional and committee files; as well as a smaller amount of Constance C. Richardson's papers.

ArchivalResource: 28.7 Linear feet

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John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers

Title: John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers

The papers of still life artist John Frederick Peto and his family date from circa 1850 to 1983 and measure 2.1 linear feet. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials, including his marriage certificate, a memorial poem written by Samuel Callan, Helen Peto Smiley's notes about her father's artwork, and other brief writings about Peto and trompe-l'oeil painting. Correspondence includes a few letters to and from Peto, his daughter Helen Peto Smiley's correspondence with galleries, scholars, such as art critic Alfred Frankenstein, and others concerning Peto's artwork, and miscellaneous correspondence. Printed material consists of news clippings about Peto, his family, and fellow artist William Harnett, exhibition catalogs, reproductions of artwork, and other items. Photographs and glass plate negatives depict Peto in his studio, with family, and with Harnett, as well as his family, his home and studio in Island Heights, New Jersey, and his artwork. Also found is one small fragment of an oil sketch, unsigned and undated. Much of the collection, including Helen Peto's notes and correspondence, the printed material, and photographs of artwork document the mid-twentieth century renewed interest in Peto's artwork.

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Frankenstein, Alfred Victor, 1906-. Alfred Frankenstein collection, [ca. 1930-1932].

Title: Alfred Frankenstein collection, [ca. 1930-1932].

Materials used by Alfred Frankenstein in teaching University of California, Berkeley Extension course Music X 29 A, B, "Music in the modern world."

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39146032 View

Smith, Max, 1874-1935. The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

Title: The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

The Max Smith Papers contain letters to and from Smith and family members, composers, performers, and critics. The Papers also hold rough drafts and printed copies of articles by Smith. Smith's life and work are further documented by: programs; photographs; and miscellaneous materials.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702190974 View

John Haberle papers

Title: John Haberle papers

Biographical material, letters, notes and writings, a monograph design, printed material, a scrapbook, and photographs.

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Mark Green papers

Title: Mark Green papers

The papers of San Francisco Beat photographer, journalist, and poet Mark Green consist of biographical information, correspondence, exhibition files, printed materials, scattered writings, and photographs. Photographs by Mark Green are of notable figures and places in the Beat movement, including Allen Ginsberg, Robert Rauschenberg, and Clyfford Still, as well as photographs by others of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Mark Green, and Jack Kerouac among others.One folder of correspondence includes letters from Jay DeFeo, Wallace and Shirley Berman, and Robert Emory Johnson. Exhibition files are found for two Beat exhibitions that Mark Green assisted in organizing: "Rolling Renaissance", 1968 and "A Kind of Beatness: Photographs of a North Beach Era, 1950-1965", 1975. Exhibition files contain correspondence, photographs of work exhibited and installation views, clippings, announcements and catalogs. Photographs are of Thomas Albright, Francis Ford Coppola, Allen Ginsberg, Leonard Hull, Robert Emory Johnson, Bob Kauffman, J. Oliver Mitchell, Francis Rigney, Jerome Stauber, and Edward Silverstone Taylor. Correspondents include include Thomas Albright, Wallace Berman, Bill Eisenlord, Alfred Frankensten, Allen Ginsberg, Helen Johnson of the Focus Gallery, Robert Emory Johnson, Chester Kessler, and Philip Whalen. Mark Green's writings include a history of the Nanny Goat Hill Gallery, a statement about his photography, and various notes. Printed materials consist of clippings, exhibition announcements for the San Francisco area and Nanny Goat Hill Gallery, and comic books.The series of photographs is particularly rich due to Green's thoughtful and informative reflections written on the back of many of the photographs. The majority of the photographs identify the photographer, sitter, date, and place. Many times, Green included his own recollections of the particular sitter or photographer as well. In addition to photographs of Mark Green, there are photographs taken by Green and others of important Beat Movement figures. There are also photographs of beatnick "hot-spots" including the Co-Existence Bagel Shop, The Cellar, and The Place.

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Donovan, Richard, 1891-1970. The Richard Donovan papers, 1913-1971 (inclusive).

Title: The Richard Donovan papers, 1913-1971 (inclusive).

The Richard Donovan Papers contain sketches, manuscript scores, and published editions of Donovan's musical compositions, including orchestral works, chamber music, keyboard pieces, choral works, and songs. The correspondence includes letters to and from Donovan and composers, performers, publishers, and musical organizations. Donovan's life and work are further documented by: photographs; programs and newspaper clippings; lectures, exams, and other classroom materials; and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 20 linear ft. (30 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702191441 View

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

The Carl Ruggles Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ruggles's musical compositions, including orchestral works, piano music, and songs. The correspondence holds letters to and from various composers, artists, and writers. Ruggles's life and work are further documented by: programs and clippings; personal papers and financial records; photographs; artworks by Ruggles and others; sound discs; and music by other composers, much of it copied or arranged by Ruggles. Transcriptions, notes, and indices by John Kirkpatrick occur throughout the Papers.

ArchivalResource: 39 linear ft. (56 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702189342 View

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997. Charles Jones papers, 1900-1997.

Title: Charles Jones papers, 1900-1997.

The majority of the Charles Jones papers consists of scores encompassing more than a sixty-year period, from the 1930s to 1997.

ArchivalResource: 18 linear feet (23 boxes )

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123237561 View

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971. Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive).

The Carl Ruggles Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ruggles's musical compositions, including orchestral works, piano music, and songs. The correspondence holds letters to and from various composers, artists, and writers. Ruggles's life and work are further documented by: programs and clippings; personal papers and financial records; photographs; artworks by Ruggles and others; sound discs; and music by other composers, much of it copied or arranged by Ruggles. Transcriptions, notes, and indices by John Kirkpatrick occur throughout the Papers.

ArchivalResource: 39 linear ft. (56 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122501161 View

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992 (bulk 1936-1990).

Title: Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992 (bulk 1936-1990).

The collection consists of Sidney Robertson Cowell's personal papers that document her life and work. It includes correspondence with family, friends and colleagues, inlcuding husband Henry Cowell, Ansel Adams, Ernst Bacon, Suzanne Bloch, Bertrand Bronson, Frank Brown, John Cage, Adrian Dornbush, Sam Eskin, Warde Ford, Grete Franke, Alfred Frankenstein, Lou Harrison, H. Wiley Hitchcock, Maud Karpeles, John Kirkpatrick, William Lichtenwanger, John Lomax, Dorothy Maynor, Colin McPhee, Laurence Powell, Bruce Saylor, Charles Seeger, Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Nicolas Slonimsky, Stephen Spackman, Virgil Thomson, Margaret Valiant, Robert Van Hyning, Hugo Weisgall, Yehudi Wyner, and Shinʼichi Yuize. The collection contains materials that document her field recording projects and trips during all phases of her career, including her work with the Resettlement Administration; the W.P.A. California Folk Music Project, which she conceived and directed; the Appalachian collecting trip with Maud Karpeles; the Wolf River/Ford-Walker family, Cape Breton Island, and Aran Islands recording trips; and her travels to Asia and the Middle East with Henry Cowell, during which she recorded many traditional musicians. In addition, it contains published and unpublished written material by Sidney Robertson Cowell, including books, articles, essays, reviews, reports and papers; autobiographical narratives and essays relating to her career and to her personal life; project proposals; and teaching materials. There is material related to Henry Cowell, including transcripts of recorded biographical narratives that Sidney made for a biography of Henry that was never completed; narratives and articles about Henry written by Sidney and others; articles on music written by Henry; a selection of folk songs with piano settings by Henry Cowell in his own hand, and photocopies of a small collection of Henry Cowell holographs, some annotated by Sidney. The collection also contains materials relating to personal and professional interests, including schools where Sidney Robertson Cowell taught, conferences in which she was involved, her travels both alone and with Henry, personal and professional relationships with individuals such as Percy Grainger, John Cage and Roland Hayes, and materials relating to the Cowell's book on Charles Ives. It also contains photographs and song sheets and song books.

ArchivalResource: 5067 items (29 containers, 13 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71128313 View

Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection, 1901-1992, (bulk 1936-1990)

Title: Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection 1901-1992 (bulk 1936-1990)

Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995) was a folksong and ethnic music collector and recordist, ethnographer, ethnomusicologist, teacher, writer, and wife of composer Henry Cowell. The collection consists of her personal papers which document all aspects of her life and work. The collection includes correspondence relating to personal and professional matters; fieldwork reports, fieldnotes, song lists and other materials from her field recording projects and trips; articles, essays, reviews, and papers written by Sidney Robertson Cowell; articles and narratives by and about Henry Cowell; autobiographical narratives and essays, clippings, family histories and other materials relating to her professional career and personal life; photographs; teaching materials; and song sheets and song books. In addition, the collection contains photocopies of a selection of Henry Cowell holographs, several annotated by Sidney Robertson Cowell, and a selection of folk songs with piano settings by Henry Cowell in his own hand.

ArchivalResource: 5067 items; 29 containers; 13 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010010 View

Gene Davis papers

Title: Gene Davis papers

The papers of the artist Gene Davis measure 17.7 linear feet and date from 1920-2000, with the bulk of materials dating from 1942-1990. Papers document Davis's personal life and his career as an artist and educator, as well as his career as a journalist in the 1940s and 1950s, through biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, business records, estate records, writings by and about Gene Davis, printed materials concerning Davis's art career, personal and art-related photographs, and artwork by Davis and others.

ArchivalResource: 17.7 Linear feet

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Smith, Max, 1874-1935. The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

Title: The Max Smith papers, 1879-1933 (inclusive).

The Max Smith Papers contain letters to and from Smith and family members, composers, performers, and critics. The Papers also hold rough drafts and printed copies of articles by Smith. Smith's life and work are further documented by: programs; photographs; and miscellaneous materials.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86093644 View

E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers

Title: E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers

The papers of art historian E. P. Richardson measure 28.7 linear feet and date from 1814-1996, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-1996. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials; acquisition files for Richardson's personal art collection; professional and personal correspondence with colleagues, art historians and critics, artists, museums, galleries, and dealers; numerous writings, including manuscripts and research files for his published books, articles, and lectures; general research notebooks and files compiled by Richardson on a wide variety of art-related topics and artists; professional and committee files; as well as a smaller amount of Constance C. Richardson's papers.

ArchivalResource: 28.7 Linear feet

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The Seymour Shifrin Papers, 1940-1982 (inclusive)

Title: The Seymour Shifrin Papers 1940-1982 (inclusive)

Music, correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American composer and educator Seymour Shifrin (1926-1979)

ArchivalResource: 35 boxes (26 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0036 View

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. Leopold Stokowski papers, 1916-1994.

Title: Leopold Stokowski papers

Some personal papers of Leopold Stokowski, including correspondence to and from Stokowski, notebooks, calendars, bank statements, royalty statements, insturance records, and contracts; this includes some correspondence and contracts related to Stokowski's tenure as conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra (bulk 1937-1946). Also includes writings by and about Stokowski, obituaries, programs, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, awards, memorabilia, and issues of three newsletters devoted to Stokowski.

ArchivalResource: 47 boxes + 1 map drawer.

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/ead/upenn_rbml_MsColl381 View

San Francisco Art Association and related organizational records

Title: San Francisco Art Association and related organizational records

Primarily records of the San Francisco Art Association (1871-1920), but also of the California School of Design (1873-1905) (briefly called the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in 1893), the Palace of Fine Arts (1915-1945), The Western Round Table on Modern Art (1949), the San Francisco Art Institute (1911-1978), the San Francisco Museum of Art (1921-1970), and the Douglas MacAgy papers (1944-1950).

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Carl Ruggles Papers, 1894-1981 (inclusive)

Title: Carl Ruggles Papers 1894-1981 (inclusive)

Music, correspondence and other papers, art works, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American composer Carl Ruggles (1876-1971)

ArchivalResource: 56 boxes (39 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0026 View

Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive).

Title: The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive).

The John Kirkpatrick Papers document the life and career of American pianist John Kirkpatrick through his correspondence with composers, performers, music educators, and family members. The Papers also hold an extensive collection of music, including sketches, manuscripts, and published versions of Kirkpatrick's many editions of music by composers such as Charles Ives and Carl Ruggles. Kirkpatrick's life and work are further documented with photographs, programs, reviews, writings, teaching materials, and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 40 linear ft. (95 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150415 View

Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell correspondence, 1936-1973.

Title: Sidney Robertson Cowell correspondence, 1936-1973.

This collection primarily consists of correspondence to and from Sidney Robertson Cowell concerning various personal and professional issues. Correspondents include Moe Asch, Ernst Bacon, Ernest Bloch, Suzanne Bloch, Bertrand Bronson, John Cage, Avery Claflin, Henry Cowell, Emma Dusenbury, Marjorie Edgar, Dora Edinger, Seamus Ennis, Alfred Frankenstein, R. Buckminster Fuller, Percy Grainger, Archie Green, Herbert Halpert, Wayland Hand, George Herzog, Kathryn Hulme, President Lyndon Johnson's staff, Maud Karpeles, Rae Korson, Alan Lomax, Irving Lowens, Margaret Mead, C. Robert Payne, Vivian Perlis, John Powell, Laurence Powell, Paul Radin, Vance Randolph, Charles Seeger, Pete Seeger, Harold Spivacke, Archer Taylor, Virgil Thomson, and Edward Weston. Some correspondence is accompanied by additional materials, including articles, journals, lists of songs, and clippings. The John Powell material consists of correspondence that discusses Powell's recent death and drafts of Powell's obituary written by Cowell. The Charles Seeger material includes correspondence about and written tributes for his upcoming eightieth birthday celebration.

ArchivalResource: 601 items (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608051933 View

Naumburg Foundation. Records, 1925-1990 (bulk 1938-1989).

Title: Records, 1925-1990 (bulk 1938-1989).

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, contestant applications, photographs, publicity material, newsclippings, judges' notes, and other records relating to the activities of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation. Presidents of the Foundation during this period were Walter W. Naumburg (1926-1959), William Schuman (1959-1962), Leopold Mannes (1962- 1964), Peter Mennin (1964-1971) and Robert Mann (since 1971). Other correspondents include Alfred Frankenstein, Lucy Rowan Mann, Anna Molyneaux and Francis Thorne.

ArchivalResource: 20.65 cubic feet (62 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37046186 View

Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers

Title: Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers

The papers of art critic and historian Alfred Victor Frankenstein measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's research and writing files on American painting, particularly artists working in the nineteenth-century. There are extensive files on artists John Haberle, William Michael Harnett, and William Sidney Mount. The collection also includes biographical material, correspondence, general writings and notes, professional activities files, personal business records, printed materials, photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.

ArchivalResource: 19.1 Linear feet

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Charles Jones papers, 1900-1997

Title: Charles Jones papers 1900-1997

Charles Jones born in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada was a composer. Jones spent the majority of his career as a teacher at the Juilliard School, at Mills College, then at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. The Collection contains various drafts, sketches and scores composed by Charles Jones from 1930s-1997. In addition there are scores by other composers, correspondence, programs, clippings and photographs

ArchivalResource: 18 linear feet; 23 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20396 View

Oral history interview with Alfred Victor Frankenstein

Title: Oral history interview with Alfred Victor Frankenstein

An interview of Alfred Victor Frankenstein conducted in 1978-1979, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art. Frankenstein discusses his family, education, early interest in music and his position in the music department at the University of Chicago, his move to San Francisco and career as art and music critic for the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.