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The Charles Ives Papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive)

Title: The Charles Ives Papers 1874-1983 (inclusive)

Music, correspondence and other writings, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American composer and insurance executive Charles Ives (1874-1954)

ArchivalResource: 70 boxes (51 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0014 View

Alix Jeffry photographs

Title: Alix Jeffry photographs

Contains approximately 60,000 negatives (35mm, 2x2"), contact sheets, and glossy 8x10" prints, and circa 400 color slides covering productions of Off-Broadway theaters of New York, and celebrities and performers photographed by Alix Jeffry.

ArchivalResource: 11.25 linear feet (12 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01233/catalog View

Harkins, Elizabeth R. Steinway oral history, 1974-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Steinway oral history, 1974-1981 (inclusive).

The Steinway Oral History traces the history of Steinway & Sons, one of the preeminent manufacturers of pianos, from its years as a family business until its acquisition by CBS in 1972. One-hundred twenty interviews provide a multi-level look at a major musical institution that has made a significant impact on musical culture in the United States and abroad. Interviewees include Steinway family members, piano technicians, factory workers, Steinway agents, and concert pianists.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165372 View

Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1973 August 23.

Title: Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1973 August 23.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155865550 View

Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990)

Title: Aaron Copland Collection 1841-1991 (bulk 1911-1990)

The Aaron Copland Collection consists of published and unpublished music by Copland and other composers, correspondence, writings, biographical material, datebooks, journals, professional papers including legal and financial material, photographs, awards, art work, and books. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Nadia Boulanger, which extent over 50 years, and with his long-time friend, Harold Clurman. Other significant correspondents are Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chávez, David Diamond, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, Claire Reis, Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Virgil Thomsom. The photographic collection of Copland's friend and confidant Victor Kraft, a professional photographer, forms part of the collection.

ArchivalResource: around 400,000 items; 564 boxes; 306 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002006 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

The John Kirkpatrick Papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive)

Title: The John Kirkpatrick Papers 1836-1993 (inclusive)

Correspondence and other writings, music, photographs, and additional materials by and about the American pianist and scholar John Kirkpatrick (1905-1991)

ArchivalResource: 95 boxes (40 linear feet)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0056 View

Living Theatre ephemera collection, 1953–1968

Title: Living Theatre ephemera collection 1953–1968

Ephemeral documents (photographs, flyers, posters, announcements, stationery, and programs) which detail performances, readings, recitals and other events sponsored by the Living Theater of New York City.

ArchivalResource: 22 items

http://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0099_0827 View

Mayer, William, 1925-,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 20, 1979 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 20, 1979 [sound recording].

Mayer discusses how Stokowski and the American Symphony Orchestra came to perform his composition Octagon, with William Masselos as soloist, and his experience of Stokowski's preparation and rehearsals.

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/155861757 View

Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990)

Title: Nicolas Slonimsky Collection 1873-1997 (bulk 1920-1990)

Collection contains materials collected by Slonimsky throughout his lifetime that document his life and work as musicologist, composer, conductor, lecturer and author. Included are personal biographical materials; Slonimsky's writings (drafts, typescripts, reprints, etc.) of newspaper, periodical, journal, and magazine articles, record liner notes, radio broadcasts, and talks, published and unpublished; music composed by Slonimsky, manuscript and printed; concert programs; correspondence, among many others, with Henry Cowell, Alexandre Gretchaninoff, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, and Edgar Varèse; biographical materials on composers and performers mosly generated when Slonimsky was editing Baker's and The international cyclopedia; music collected by Slonimsky, manuscript and printed and multi-composer collections; among the manuscripts are many short holographic works and fragments; scrapbooks; and iconographical material, such as family photographs an those of composers and musicians from the former Soviet Union, as well as little known musicians from the United States and elsewhere.

ArchivalResource: circa 118,600 items; 354 boxes; 500 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002011 View

National Orchestral Association collection of rehearsal and concert recordings [sound recording], 1938-1968

Title: National Orchestral Association collection of rehearsal and concert recordings [sound recording] 1938-1968

The collection consists of recordings of concerts and rehearsals of the National Ochestral Association between the years 1938 and 1968. The collection also includes intermission features with various soloists.

ArchivalResource: 26 linear ft. sound discs; 322 sound tape reels

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20444 View

Alix Jeffry additional papers

Title: Alix Jeffry additional papers

Papers of American photographer Alix Jeffry (1929-1993), including photographs documenting off-Broadway theater circa 1952-1970, and unpublished works by Jeffry.

ArchivalResource: 16.3 linear feet (27 boxes and 1 folder)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00105/catalog View

Ernest T. Kretschmer Archive, 1927-

Title: Ernest T. Kretschmer Archive, 1927-

This collection includes programs, posters, and ephemera related to the Cabrillo Music Festival, Santa Cruz Symphony, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz, the Crown College Concerts at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville Concert Association, Barati Ensemble, and Santa Cruz County Arts Commission, as well as material dealing with the proposed Wingspread performing arts complex. Also includes personal correspondence from composers, conductors, and soloists; music organization documents; and personal items related to Mr. Kretschmer's school, college, and military years.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes; 10.5 linear ft.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf3h4nb32g View

Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. The Charles Ives papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive).

Title: The Charles Ives papers, 1874-1983 (inclusive).

The Charles Ives Papers contain the manuscript scores and sketches of Ives's musical works, including 4 symphonies, 3 violin sonatas, string quartets, piano sonatas, and other major compositions and smaller pieces. The Papers also hold Ives's collection of music by other composers and his writings on musical and political subjects. The correspondence contains letters to and from Ives and his family, business associates, and other musicians. Ives's life and work are further documented by: scrapbooks and diaries; photographs; programs; and articles and reviews.

ArchivalResource: 51 linear ft. (70 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702152855 View

Masselos, William,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 24, 1979 [sound recording].

Title: Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 24, 1979 [sound recording].

Masselos discusses the experience of giving the premiere performance of William Mayer's Octagon with Stokowski and a later performance of the Emperor piano concerto. He mentions Leonard Bernstein and Charles Bornstein.

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 10 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861759 View