General administrative records, 1904-1938.

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General administrative records, 1904-1938.

Correspondence, reports, newsclippings and other material from the Office of the President, largely dating from the administration of John Erskine (1928-1937), but also including records from the Office of the Director (later Dean) of the Institute of Musical Art (IMA) during the tenure of Frank Damrosch (1905-1933).

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