Papers, 1923-1971.

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Papers, 1923-1971.

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Papers of Nicholas P. Afonsky relate to his career as a director of Russian choirs in Europe and the United States, including such groups as the Russian National Chorus of New York, the Metropolitan Cathedral Choir and the Moscow Cathedral Choir of Paris. Correspondence, contracts and programs concerning performances and recordings of the choirs, involving artists and impresarios including Nicolai Gedda, Feodor Chaliapin, Serge Koussevitzky, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sol Hurok; also correspondence with Orthodox Church officials concerning performances at various churches and cathedrals, photographs of Afonsky and choir members on tour and in concert, awards, certificates, manuscripts, clippings, and Afonsky's naturalization papers.

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