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Damrosch-Tee Van Collection

Detail of a portrait of a man in a high collar.

Walter Johannss Damrosch, 1862-1950. About this image

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The Damrosch-Tee Van Collection consists of the papers of Frank and Leopold Damrosch and their families. Leopold’s papers include correspondence (including a copy of a letter from Liszt), examples of his writings, four scores (including Leopold Damrosch's piano-vocal arrangement of the Berlioz Requiem), programs, clippings, and other miscellany. Although many of Leopold’s papers, including his correspondence with Liszt, Wagner, and von Bülow, were destroyed in a fire in 1887, the collection’s contents are still significant. Also included are the papers of Frank Damrosch and other family members. These materials compliment two related collections in the Music Division: the Mannes-Damrosch Collection and the Damrosch-Blaine Collection.

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General

Span Dates: 1856-1969
Bulk Dates: 1870s-1930s
Major Language(s): English
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 600
Number of Containers: 10
Linear Feet: 8
Contents: Items relating to Leopold Damrosch include biographical materials, papers, correspondence, writings, music, financial papers, programs, scrapbooks and miscellany. Papers relating to Frank Damrosch and other members of the Damrosch family include correspondence, writings, music, financial and legal papers, programs, scrapbooks, Frank Damrosch’s artwork, photographs, a subject file and the papers of the Institute of Musical Art.
Processing History: Processed
Provenance: Gift of Helen Tee Van, daughter of Frank Damrosch, in 1972

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Certain restrictions as to the use or copying of the materials in this collection may apply. Contact the Music Division at; http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-perform.html
On Microfilm?: No
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Damrosch-Tee Van Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress