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    George and Böske Antheil papers, circa 1875-1984 George Antheil was a composer, pianist, author and inventor. The collection consists of materials related to the professional and personal activities of George Antheil and his wife, Elizabeth (Böske) Antheil. It contains holograph music manuscripts, printed scores, published and unpublished writings, business and personal correspondence, subject files, photographs, programs and promotional materials, scrapbooks, artwork, biographical materials, and memorabilia which document the life of this...
    • Contributor: Antheil, George - Antheil, Böske
    • Date: 1875
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    Amateur Hour collection, 1934-1950s The Original Amateur Hour was a popular radio talent show hosted by Edward Bowes (stagename, Major Bowes) from 1935-1952. The collection primarily consists of more than 7,000 applications from contestants who appeared on the program between 1934 and 1948. A small amount of administrative papers dating from the late 1940s and 1950s, as well as materials relating to the Mexican version of the program,...
    • Contributor: Bowes, Edward, Major - Sinatra, Frank - Sills, Beverly - Brewer, Teresa - Kaye, Stubby - Merrill, Robert - Mack, Ted - Graham, Lewis
    • Date: 1934
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    Harold Bauer collection, 1886-1951 Harold Bauer was an English violinist and pianist, teacher, and music editor who corresponded with many musical luminaries of his day, including 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...
    • Contributor: Bauer, Harold
    • Date: 1886
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    Lester Horton Dance Theater collection, 1918-1996 The Lester Horton Dance Theater was a modern dance company and school in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s. Founded by dancer and choreographer Lester Horton (1906-1953), the company served as an incubator for the careers of a generation of dancers, including Alvin Ailey, Carmen de Lavallade, Bella Lewitzky, James Mitchell, Joyce Trisler, and James Truitte. The collection documents Horton's early life and...
    • Contributor: Lester Horton Dance Theater - Horton, Lester - Eng, Frank
    • Date: 1918
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    Alexandra Danilova collection, 1920-2000 Correspondence, writings, including a typescript of Danilova's memoirs titled Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova, speeches and lectures, programs, printed material, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, artwork, photographs, and other papers relating to Danilova's career in dance primarily as a teacher at the School of American Ballet. Also includes material from her years with the de Basil Ballets Russes and the Denham Ballet Russe and...
    • Contributor: Danilova, Alexandra
    • Date: 1920
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    Damrosch - Tee Van collection, 1856-1969 The Damrosch-Tee Van Collection consists of the papers of violinist, conductor, and composer Leopold Damrosch; his son Frank, who was also a conductor; and and their families. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings, manuscript and printed music, financial and legal papers, programs, scrapbooks, artwork, and photographs. The papers of Leopold Damrosch consist of correspondence, a few examples of writings, four scores, and biographical...
    • Contributor: Damrosch, Frank - Tee-Van, Helen Damrosch - Damrosch, Leopold
    • Date: 1856
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    Geraldine Farrar papers, 1895-1960s Geraldine Farrar was an American opera singer and film actress. The collection consists of Farrar's personal papers relating to her life and career, including correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings, photographs and music materials containing sketches, autograph manuscripts, and printed music composed or edited by Farrar. In addition, the collection contains biographical materials, Farrar's writings, contracts, radio scripts, concert programs, awards, and other miscellaneous items.
    • Contributor: Farrar, Geraldine - Rachmaninoff, Sergei - Kreisler, Fritz
    • Date: 1895
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    Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948 The Federal Music Project (FMP) Collection consists of agency reports, programs, catalogs, index cards, lists, correspondence, questionnaires, clippings, press releases, some music scores and parts, a few writings and the papers of George Allen Foster, regional director for New York and New England. The George Allen Foster Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, programs, clippings and reports.
    • Contributor: Federal Music Project (U.S.) - Seeger, Charles - Sokoloff, Nikolai - Foster, George Allen
    • Date: 1935
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    Inter-American Music Festival Foundation records, 1961-1983 This collection contains concert programs, publicity materials, clippings and correspondence from the nearly 25-year history of the Inter-American Music Festival Foundation. The Foundation was organized by the Inter-American Music Council in 1958 under the auspices of the Pan American Union "to promote closer relations and understanding among the American republics by recognizing and stimulating the development of music of the Americas." The foundation's concerts...
    • Contributor: Inter-American Music Festival Foundation
    • Date: 1961
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    Edward Jablonski papers, 1942-2003 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.
    • Contributor: Jablonski, Edward
    • Date: 1942
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    Hugo Leichtentritt papers, 1888-1972 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.
    • Contributor: Leichtentritt, Hugo
    • Date: 1888
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    Peggy Clark papers, 1880-1997 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.
    • Contributor: Smith, Oliver Lemuel - Clark, Peggy
    • Date: 1880
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    Arthur Laurents papers, circa 1900-2011 Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and Broadway director. The collection, which documents his life and career, includes scripts, correspondence, datebooks, photographs, book drafts, production notes, programs, publicity materials, business papers, awards, clippings, and articles.
    • Contributor: Laurents, Arthur
    • Date: 1900
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    Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout papers, 1843-2002 Wanda Landowska was a Polish keyboardist, composer, and teacher best known for revitalizing harpsichord performance in the twentieth century. Her school at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, founded in 1925, became one of the great centers for the collection, study, and performance of Baroque music until it was looted by the Nazis in 1940. The collection consists of annotated music, correspondence, business papers, writings, programs, photographs, and other...
    • Contributor: Landowska, Wanda - Restout, Denise
    • Date: 1843
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    David Lewin papers, 1945-2011 David Lewin was an American music theorist, teacher, composer, and musician. The papers primarily relate to his career as a teacher and theorist, and to his work as a composer. They include writings, academic and course materials, printed and manuscript scores, correspondence, computer music materials, programs, clippings, and conference materials.
    • Contributor: Forte, Allen - Tymoczko, Dmitri - Kerman, Joseph - Hyer, Brian - Al-Zand, Karim - Agmon, Eytan - Brinkmann, Reinhold - Lerdahl, Fred - Cherlin, Michael - Neidhöfer, Christoph ... Forte, Allen - Tymoczko, Dmitri - Kerman, Joseph - Hyer, Brian - Al-Zand, Karim - Agmon, Eytan - Brinkmann, Reinhold - Lerdahl, Fred - Cherlin, Michael - Neidhöfer, Christoph - Lewin, David - Puri, Michael J. - Berio, Luciano - Klumpenhouwer, Henry James - Pecker Berio, Talia - Laske, Otto E. (Otto Ernst) - Vishio, Anton - Gollin, Edward - Lochhead, Judith Irene - Atlas, Raphael Eric
    • Date: 1945
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    Lars Schmidt papers, 1910-2010 Lars Schmidt was a Swedish theater producer and director whose company held the Scandinavian rights to numerous English-language plays. The collection includes correspondence, production materials, photographs, business papers, scrapbooks, and other materials related to his life and work, and that of his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman.
    • Contributor: Schmidt, Lars
    • Date: 1910
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    Herbert H. Coburn dance program collection, 1934-1988 The Herbert H. Coburn Dance Program Collection consists of approximately 375 dance programs from 1934 to 1988. Most of the programs document performances in New York City, but performances in Seattle, Detroit, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., other American locations, and several sites abroad are also represented. Ticket stubs, cast change slips, newspaper clippings, and promotional flyers also number among the items.
    • Contributor: Coburn, Herbert H.
    • Date: 1934
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    Christopher Dodrill collection on John Philip Sousa, 1876-1992 John Philip Sousa was an American composer, bandmaster, and arranger, known for his military and patriotic marches. Christopher Dodrill is an educator and noted Sousa researcher and collector. The collection includes many first editions of Sousa’s marches and concert works in mint condition, as well as many rare European editions of his works. It also contains published sheet music, photographs, promotional posters, advertisements, and...
    • Contributor: Sousa, John Philip - Dodrill, Christopher
    • Date: 1876
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    Bruce Lundvall papers, 1946-2012 Bruce Lundvall was an American record company executive best known for his tenure as president and CEO of Blue Note Records. Lundvall was responsible for the revitalization of the label between 1984 and 2010, and signed many of the brightest stars in jazz and popular music, including Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Cassandra Wilson, and countless others. The collection...
    • Contributor: Lundvall, Bruce
    • Date: 1946
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    Grace McCrea papers relating to Denishawn, 1913-1969 Grace McCrea (b. 1899) was a member of the Denishawn dance company led by modern dance pioneers Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. Along with her older sister, Betty McCrea, she performed across the United States in Denishawn's vaudeville and concert tours from 1916-1919. The photographs, performance programs, and printed materials in this collection document the professional activities of Denishawn artistic leadership and company...
    • Contributor: McCrea, Grace
    • Date: 1913
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    Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush Eye on the Arts archive, 1994-2009 The collection consists of programs, clippings, and press materials that cover New York City performances of music, dance, theater, as well as film and video.
    • Contributor: Bush, Jeffrey C. - Ipiotis, Celia
    • Date: 1994
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    Victoria Phillips collection, 1914-2011 Victoria Phillips (formerly Phillips Geduld), a historian and faculty member at Columbia University, specializes in Cold War history, cultural diplomacy, and international relations. The Victoria Phillips Collection includes materials assembled by the scholar during her doctoral research and other curatorial and research projects. Most of the 3,900-plus items are reproductions of newspaper articles, correspondence and financial reports, photographs, publications, interview notes and transcripts, and...
    • Contributor: Phillips, Victoria
    • Date: 1914
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    American Ballet Caravan music scores, 1935-1947 The collection of American Ballet Caravan Music Scores consists of full scores, parts, piano rehearsal and vocal scores for six ballets, at least two of them unrealized, for Lincoln Kirstein's dance company, which he founded in 1936. Three of the six ballets were commissioned by Kirstein during the Caravan's tour to Latin America in 1941. The works are Pastorela (Paul Bowles); Soirées musicale (Benjamin...
    • Contributor: Wolpe, Stefan - Easdale, Brian - Kirstein, Lincoln
    • Date: 1935
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    Muriel Manings and William Korff papers, 1914-2007 Performer and teacher Muriel Manings and her husband William Korff, a performer, dance historian, and writer, compiled a substantial collection of materials that highlight activities of the New Dance Group, with particular emphasis on the dance trio of members William Bales, Jane Dudley, and Sophie Maslow. Manings's acumen as a teacher of modern dance earned her two engagements to teach in Cuba, both of...
    • Contributor: Korff, William - Manings, Muriel
    • Date: 1914
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    Benjamin Garber papers, 1916-2009 Benjamin Garber (1927-2001) was a distinguished interior designer who had a brief career as a dancer and enjoyed a close personal relationship with modern dance icon Martha Graham until the mid-1970s. The materials in the collection focus primarily on Garber's relationship with Martha Graham. Graham-related materials include correspondence, photographs, Graham dance company papers, programs, clippings and articles, and oral histories. Graham's convalescence at Garber's...
    • Contributor: Walker, David A. (David Albert) - Kennedy, William C. (William Cameron) - Wallace, Lila Acheson - Mason, Francis - Garber, Benjamin Franklin - Morgan, Barbara Brooks - Merz, Martha - Bruce, Patrick Henry - Swope, Martha - Rothschild, Bethsabée De, Baroness - McBean, Angus - Russell, Morgan - Protas, Ron - Beaton, Cecil - Ross, Bertram
    • Date: 1916