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Hamilton, Iain, 1922-
Music Division | JPB 02-3
36.23 linear feet (70 boxes)
Iain Hamilton’s papers document his career as a composer, librettist, and teacher. The bulk of the collection dates from 1951 through his later years, and consists primarily of scores and supporting materials.
Hirschmann, Ira Arthur, 1901-1989
Music Division | JPB 86-10
The Ira Hischmann Papers provide information on the founding and activities of The New Friends of Music. Hirschmann's personal correspondence with famous musicians is included as well.
Muschenheim, Frederick A
Music Division | JPB 91-155
.6 linear feet
The collection includes some memorabilia of Artur Bodanzky: 2 batons, portrait drawings by Emil Orlik and Albert Sterner, a tiny photograph of Bodanzky swimming with the child Linda Muschenheim, 2 commemorative items including a poem by Brenda... more
Schang, F. C.
Music Division | JPB 06-57
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
The Frederick C. Schang Papers document the collecting interests and professional relationships of a prominent agent in the music industry during the 1930s-1970s.
Schreiber, Frederick C.
Music Division | JPB 02-8
7.71 linear feet (31 boxes)
Frederick Schreiber was a prolific 20th century composer, choir director, and organist. The collection primarily consists of Schreiber’s original compositions, supplemented by arrangements he produced of other composers’ works, and a small amount... more
Whiting, Arthur
Music Division | JPB 84-425
31 items of ms. music, 36 cm. or smaller; 31 items of ms. music, 36 cm. or smaller
Mahler, Fritz
Music Division | JPB 02-2
5.1 linear feet (11 boxes)
Fritz Mahler was a Austrian-American conductor, composer, music teacher and radio personality . The collection contains memorabilia related to his work, including clippings, recital programs, correspondence, photographs, writings (articles and... more
Rikko, Fritz
Music Division | JPB 06-54
12 boxes
Fritz Rikko (1903-1980) was a musicologist and conductor who was an authority on music of the Baroque era. The collection documents Rikko's scholarly work on the composers, Salamone Rossi and Alessandro Scarlatti, and consists mainly of... more
Branscombe, Gena
Music Division | JPB 94-3
700 folders in 21 boxes
This collection contains published and unpublished compositions, including sketches and drafts, of Gena Branscombe.
Peoples' voice cafe
Music Division | JPB 06-10
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
The Peoples' Voice Cafe Records includes correspondence, clippings, flyers and other publicity material, and administrative records of the Peoples' Voice Cafe. The collection's contents date from 1979 to 1986, documenting the early and formative... more
Schumer, Harry G
Music Division | JPB 92-70
14 boxes
Harry G. Schumer was the librarian of the Metropolitan Opera from 1938-1968. The collection includes color photographic transparencies, color slides, and black and white negatives taken by Schumer of Metropolitan Opera cast and crew during his... more
Kouguell, Arkadie, 1898-1985
Music Division | JPB 96-11
11 items of music ; 38 cm. or smaller
Hungerford, Bruce
Music Division | JPB 86-6
Bruce Hungerford was an American pianist and Egyptologist. Programs, clippings, and reviews of concerts and phonograph records; letters from Hungerford chiefly to Dr. and Mrs. George Dinsmore Stoddard; letters to Stoddard about Hungerford from... more
Davis, Buster
Music Division | JPB 03-12
6.60 linear feet (18 boxes)
The Buster Davis Scores document his career as a composer, lyricist, vocal arranger, musical director, teacher, and writer. The collection dates from 1929 through 1987, and consists primarily of scores and lecture notes.
Lachmund, Carl, 1853-1928
Music Division | JPB 92-1
The Carl V. Lachmund Collection represents the musical career of Carl Lachmund, a student of Franz Liszt, and Lachmund's subsequent devotion to the remembrance of Liszt's personality and the advancement of his music.
Sanders, Felicia
Music Division | JPB 97-3
.41 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Felicia Sanders was a nightclub singer in the 1950's through the early 1970's. She died in 1975 at the age of 53. Her arranger and accompanist was her husband, Irving Joseph. The collection contains 2 items of sheet music with cover pictures of... more
Salzer, Felix
Music Division | JPB 07-1
15 linear feet (57 boxes)
The Felix Salzer Papers represents the work of Felix Salzer (1904-1986), an Austrian-born music scholar who came to the United States in 1939 and has had a lasting impact on music theory. Salzer's work in the United States was highly influential,... more
Verrett, Shirley
Music Division | JPB 97-48
1 item (viii leaves), 21 cm; 1 item (viii leaves), 21 cm
Shirley Verrett is an African-American mezzo-soprano and soprano ; Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto.
Tomars, Adolph S. (Adolph Siegfried), 1908-1985
Music Division | JPB 03-8
3 linear feet (6 boxes)
The papers consist mostly of clippings and notes on the career of Oscar Hammerstein I, compiled by Adolph S. Tomars.
Kinkeldey, Otto, 1878-1966
Music Division | JPB 86-16
24 linear feet (20 boxes)
The Otto Kinkeldey Papers include Kinkeldey's academic writings, research and teaching notes, and correspondence between the years 1908-1962. Many of the teaching notes come from his time as Professor and Librarian at Cornell University and as... more
Moyse, Marcel, 1889-1984
Music Division | JPB 02-11
8 linear feet. (23 boxes)
Papers of Marcel Moyse, flutist and expert teacher in French-style flute. The collection primarily contains papers and scores relating to Moyse’s work as a teacher.
Merington, Marguerite, d1951
Music Division | JPB 84-274
21 folders of ms. music, 39 cm; 21 folders of ms. music, 39 cm
Yates, Marjorie, 1900-1996
Music Division | JPB 01-71
Dame Myra Hess (1890-1965) was an English pianist. During the Second World War she organized and performed in hundreds of lunch time concerts at the National Gallery which had been emptied because of the threat of air raids. Marjorie Yates, a... more
Nixon, Marni
Music Division | JPB 03-14
.6 linear feet. (3 boxes)
Marni Nixon, talented singer and performer in her own right, is the singing voice behind many Hollywood stars. The collection includes scores for pieces sung by Marni Nixon. Not included are any of the songs from her motion picture dubbing work.
Mauro-Cottone, Melchiorre, 1885-1938
Music Division | JPB 06-47
6 linear feet (12 boxes)
This collection contains the music and professional papers of the Italian organist and composer Melchiorre Mauro-Cottone. He performed in New York from 1905 until his death in 1938. Included are correspondence, programs, clippings, photographs,... more
Mendelssohn Glee Club (New York, N.Y.)
Music Division | JPB 06-5
37.5 linear feet (51 boxes)
The Mendelssohn Glee club is the oldest singing organization still current and the second oldest musical organization in the United States. The collection includes many scrapbooks, along with administrative files, correspondence, ledgers,... more
Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987
Music Division | JPB 03-23
15 linear feet (13 boxes)
Michael Stewart (nee Rubin), librettist, lyricist, playwright, and novelist, was born in New York City, where he attended Queens College. He received a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Yale in 1953. Prior to his work on Broadway, Stewart wrote... more
Wellerson, Mildred
Music Division | JPB 06-71
5.3 linear feet (7 boxes)
The Mildred Wellerson Papers document the early career of the American cellist, who, as a child prodigy, had begun making public appearances by the age of four, and, under the name, Mila Wellerson, continued to perform as a young woman in the... more
Kraus, Milton
Music Division | JPB 06-43
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk is the focus of this collection created by Milton M. Kraus. In his paper Louis Moreau Gottschalk: An Exploratory Study, Kraus discusses Gottschalk's musical compositions.
Gideon, Miriam, 1906-1996
Music Division | JPB 04-13
18.5 linear feet (22 boxes)
The papers of the American composer Miriam Gideon consist primarily of scores and sketches; they also include concert programs, press clippings, school notebooks and papers, personal writing and awards.