Roy Harris papers, 1893-1998
6,450 items ; 88 containers ; 40.0 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Roy Harris was an American composer. The collection contains materials that document his life and career, including manuscript scores, published and unpublished writings, correspondence, business papers, financial and legal documents, programs, publicity files, photographs, scrapbooks, work files, posters, clippings, and biographical materials.
Robert Whitehead papers, 1947-2002
approximately 22,500 items ; 75 containers ; 38.5 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Robert Whitehead was a Tony Award-winning theatrical producer and director. The collection contains production files, correspondence, business papers, writings, photographs, costume and set renderings, programs and promotional materials, scripts, and other materials related to his life and career.
Peggy Clark papers, 1880-1997
64,240 items ; 473 containers ; 291.0 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Peggy Clark (1915-1996) was an American lighting, scenic, and costume designer. The collection includes light plots, scenic renderings, correspondence, published and unpublished writings, blueprints, programs, photographs, posters, scripts, scrapbooks, clippings, notes, memorabilia and other materials related to her life and career.
Hugo Leichtentritt papers, 1888-1972
1,600 items ; 23 containers ; 10.0 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Hugo Leichtentritt was a German musicologist, music critic, and composer. The collection contains his original music manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, programs, scrapbooks, articles and drafts of his writings on music history, criticism, and theory.
Edward Jablonski papers, 1942-2003
21,050 items ; 72 containers ; 36 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Edward Jablonski (1922-2004) was an author and biographer of American songwriters Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Alan Jay Lerner. The collection includes drafts, project files, articles, liner notes, research materials, business papers and correspondence related to his literary projects.
Herbert L. Kirk collection, circa 1870-1993
around 1500 items ; 46 containers ; 20 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Herbert L. Kirk (1926-1994) was a writer, editor, and publishing consultant. The collection chiefly consists of material relating to his book, Pablo Casals, a Biography (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974). It includes his extensive research material on Casals, his research notes and business papers, correspondence, photographs, programs, drafts and proofs of the book, clippings, articles,...
Tony Schwartz collection, 1912-2008
90.5 linear feet (230 boxes, approximately 76,345 items) -- Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Tony Schwartz Collection consists of multiple formats of material documenting Schwartz's work as a media consultant, audio documentarian, author, radio producer, media theorist, and educator.
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Laurence Picken papers, 1900-2001
approximately 22,400 items ; 70 containers ; 38.5 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Laurence Picken was a British zoologist and musicologist who specialized in Asian, particularly Chinese, music. The collection primarily contains research materials, correspondence, writings, publications, and other items related to Picken's career and his study of East Asian musical traditions, especially those of the Tang Court. In addition, there are manuscript and published scores for...
Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials, 1893-1996
926 items ; 11 containers ; 5.0 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born American pianist, pedagogue, and composer. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec was Schnabel's student and confidante. The collection includes holograph manuscript and published music scores by Schnabel as well as published scores by other composers, some of which contain annotations in the hands of Schnabel, Le Garrec, and others. In addition, the collection...
Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993
approximately 4,500 items ; 22 containers ; 11.5 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Max Rudolf was a German-born American conductor and music educator. He is best known for his work with the Metropolitan Opera, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Curtis Institute of Music. The collection contains Rudolf's extensive correspondence with prominent 20th century musical figures, Metropolitan Opera annual files documenting his years with that organization, and a few...