Ruth and Hermann Vollmer papers 1600s-1959

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Ruth and Hermann Vollmer papers 1600s-1959

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3188

Chiefly an autograph collection of manuscript letters, documents, musical scores, photographs, and other papers of European, British, and American composers, musicians, authors, novelists, poets, playwrights, historians, philosophers, painters, sculptors, scientists, physician, politicians, statesmen, royalty, and others spanning the period from the 17th to the 20th centuries. There is also Vollmer family correspondence (1892-1959), primarily correspondence of Ruth Vollmer (in German) with family and friends in Europe just prior to the outbreak of Work War II.

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313101

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Einstein, Alfred, 1880-1952

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Prominent musicologist and critic, intending to be Professor of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, Alfred Einstein suffered a heart attack in St. Louis while crossing the country. After arrival in California he was too weak to take up teaching, and eventually died in El Cerrito....

Vollmer, Hermann, 1896-1959

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New York physician. Dr. Vollmer was also on the staff of Vanderbilt Clinic of Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1925]-1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632702 ...

Vollmer, Ruth, 1903-1982

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Ruth Vollmer (1900-1982) was a sculptor; Hermann Vollmer (1896-1959) was a pediatric physician. By the late 1930s they had emigrated from Germany to New York City. Ruth Vollmer was the daughter of the German conductor, musicologist and editor Ludwig Landshoff (1874-1941). From the guide to the Ruth and Hermann Vollmer papers, 1600s-1959, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 1902; d. 1982. From the descript...

Landshoff, Ludwig, 1874-1941

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Ludwig Landshoff, German musicologist and conductor, studied music in Munich and Berlin, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1901. He established concerts at which early music was played on contemporary instruments. Landshoff went to Paris in 1933 and to New York in 1939. From the description of Ludwig Landshoff papers, 1909-1941. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 82212833 ...

Einstein, Alfred, 1880-1952

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Prominent musicologist and critic, intending to be Professor of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, Alfred Einstein suffered a heart attack in St. Louis while crossing the country. After arrival in California he was too weak to take up teaching, and eventually died in El Cerrito....

Landshoff, Philippine

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