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|| About the Collection ||
A moderately large collection of compositions and arrangements by the noted Russian-American orchestra leader, accordionist and composer, Basil Fomeen (Vasily Fomin). Fomeen is remembered mostly today as the second person to record Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” (1928, Victor Records). The collection contains many of his original compositions and arrangements made for the Basil Fomeen Orchestra, which played hotel and club engagements in New York City as well as making recordings for Decca.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1922-1950
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 4,000
- Number of Containers
- 77
- Linear Feet
- 42
- Contents
- Several hundred accordion and orchestra arrangements, many with parts; correspondence; photographs; post cards
- Processing History
- Processed; no finding aid or container list.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Basil Fomeen Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
