Correspondence received

1931-1961

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).