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Harold Bauer Collection

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The material in the Harold Bauer Collection consists of: correspondence with musicians such as Ernest Bloch, Nadia Boulanger, Pablo Casals, Gabriel Fauré, Percy Grainger, Jascha Heifetz, Josef Hofmann, Gustav Holst, Vincent d'Indy, Fritz Kreisler, Charles Martin Loeffler, Pierre Monteux, Moritz Moszkowski, Vladimir de Pachmann, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Isidore Philipp, Henry Prunières, Carl Ruggles, Carlos Salzedo, Gustave Schirmer, Leopold Stokowski, and Efrem Zimbalist; music, which includes several holograph transcriptions and editions prepared by Bauer and others; artwork and photographs, among the latter, inscribed photographs of Ernest Bloch, Claude Debussy, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Leopold Stokowski, and Rabindranath Tagore; writings by and about Bauer, containing articles and speeches by Bauer on a wide range of music-related topics; publicity material regarding Bauer and/or other performers, including concert programs and information about concert tours; press, journal, and magazine clippings, the majority of which are about Bauer's performances; awards; and realia.

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General

Span Dates: 1880-1951
Bulk Dates: 1920-1951
Major Language(s): English, French
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 1,245
Number of Containers: 17
Linear Feet: 10
Contents: The material in the Harold Bauer collection consists of: music which includes several holograph transcriptions and editions prepared by Bauer and others; artwork and photographs; writings by and about Bauer, containing articles and speeches by Bauer on a wide range of music-related topics; publicity material regarding Bauer and/or other performers, including concert programs and information about concert tours; press, journal, and magazine clippings, the majority of which are about Bauer's performances; awards.
Processing History: Processed, 1995
Provenance: Gift Harold Bauer 1928-1929. Gift Harold Bauer 1934-1935. Gift of Wynne Pyle Bauer 1951.

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Permitted, subject to PARR policies and restrictions. Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Harold Bauer Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress