Found 2 collections related to Damrosch, Frank, 1859-1937

Frank Damrosch was born Franz Heino Damrosch in Breslau, the son of Leopold Damrosch. A choral conductor, composer, and educator, he founded the Musical Art Society of New York and the Institute of Musical Art which became affiliated with the Juilliard School of Music. Drafts of autobiographical and other writings and lectures; published articles by and about Frank Damrosch; letters received; programs; clippings; scrapbooks; minutes of meetings of the Musical Art Society; material from the People's Choral Union; copies of The Baton, a publication of the Institute of Musical Art and The Juilliard School; and published scores of 10 choral works composed or arranged by Frank Damrosch and of 3 songs composed by Frank Damrosch. less

Esther Ostroff, an American pianist, studied with Isidore Philipp. 71 ALS and 12 postcards from Isidore Philipp dated 1931-1957; 2 ALS and 1 postcard from James Friskin; 1 ALS and 1 postcard from Jacob Weinberg, 1 ALS from John Corigliano; 1 postcard each from Pablo Casals and Mischa Mischakoff; and 1 calling card from Margarete Dessoff. The Casals item begins "Dear Mr. Dubensky"; all the rest are addressed to Esther Ostroff. 4 signed portraits were separated from the collection and can be found in the Music Division's Rare Photographs file: Frank Damrosch (Ph C 2330), James Friskin (Ph C 2331), Josef Lhevinne (Ph D 2068), and Isidore Philipp (Ph D 2067). less