Constance Hope papers, 1931-1975
7.09 linear feetDawn Powell papers, 1890s-2012, bulk 1890s-1965
40 linear feetDouglas Moore papers, 1883-2003, bulk 1907-1969
45 linear feetEmily Gresser Papers, 1880s-2004, bulk 1910-1919
4 linear feetThe archive, totaling approximately 4 linear feet, comprises material ranging from scrapbooks, photographs, and correspondence, to books, theatrical scripts, and sheet music, all reflecting Emily Gresser's life in music both in the United States and abroad from the late 1890s to the 1960s, with the majority centered on her professional performing career of 1910-1919.
Fritz Reiner papers, 1916-1983
0.5 linear feetLetters, notes, programs, photographs, and printed materials. The collection is comprised primarily of handwritten correspondence between Reiner and notable music figures including Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Nikisch. Arnold Schoenberg, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, and Leo Weiner. Also of note, letters from writer and conductor Gian Francesco Milpiero and his wife Auna detailing wartime conditions in Italy (1946).
Harold Triggs papers, 1900-1984
1.5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials documenting the life of Harold Melvin Triggs. The correspondence is primarily personal and from other musicians. There are concert prograpms from various points in Trigg's career and photographs primarily of Triggs and Vera Brodsky. There are manuscript and printed scores mainly of piano music but of some orchestral music as well. There is also a scrap book made by Triggs as a small child
Hector Berlioz papers, 1825-1994
27 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, papers, essays, etc. relating to Berlioz, and 19th century arts and literature. The correspondence includes original Berlioz letters and over 200 copies of letters relating to Berlioz and the romantic era, written by musicians, critics, historians, and literateurs of the past century. There are many photostats of letters and manuscripts obtained from the principal libraries of the world which hold original Berlioz material. The collection includes much printed material in the form of music scores, published letters, essays, clippings, biographies, music and book catalogues, program notes, and playbills.
Juma Sultan papers, circa 1960s-1990s
26 linear feetIt is the largest known collection of performances from the loft era in New York City, a significant but under-documented period of jazz history. The recordings collection of ca. 430 items, spanning the period from 1965-1975 (on open reel and cassette) contains unique, unreleased concert recordings, with the exception of a small amount of the collection included in the much-praised box set of Aboriginal Music Society recordings, Father of Origin (Eremite records produced in 2011). The recordings document not only the music of Sultan's own groups, such as the Aboriginal Music Society, but also a wide variety of recordings of other bands at Studio We, at other loft spaces in Lower Manhattan (e.g., Studio Rivbea, Artist House, the Ladies Fort, and Ali's Alley), as well as in Woodstock. In addition, the collection includes paper documentation which is contained in 256 containers, with over 2,800 individual items, including ca. 160 individual photographic prints and 44 contact sheets. Further documentation includes a timeline and calendar with detailed information on performers, repertory, performance locations, etc.
Leonard Altman papers, 1930-1995
1 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, notes, printed material, and photographs of Leonard Altman concerning his work as editor of LISTEN and board member of Carnegie Hall as well as his other professional and personal interests.
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- Annie Laurie Williams records, 1922-19711
- Constance Hope papers, 1931-19751
- Dawn Powell papers, 1890s-2012, bulk 1890s-19651
- Douglas Moore papers, 1883-2003, bulk 1907-19691
- Emily Gresser Papers, 1880s-2004, bulk 1910-19191
- Fritz Reiner papers, 1916-19831
- Harold Triggs papers, 1900-19841
- Hector Berlioz papers, 1825-19941
- Juma Sultan papers, circa 1960s-1990s1
- Leonard Altman papers, 1930-19951
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