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Alix B. Williamson papers

Title: Alix B. Williamson papers, 1918-2001 (bulk 1939-1996)
Author: Williamson, Alix B.
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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 101	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-69 Box 101	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 100	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-69 Box 100	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 99	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-69 Box 99	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 98	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 06-69 Box 98	Offsite
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Description

62 linear feet (101 boxes )

Summary

The Alix B. Williamson papers primarily contain documents related to Williamson's publicity business.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Contact sheets.
Correspondence.
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs.
Press releases.
Scrapbooks.

Source (note)

McKee, Victoria

Biography (note)

Alix B. Williamson (1916-2001) was one of New York City's prominent publicists for classical music from the 1940s through the 1990s.

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Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

JPB 06-69

OCLC

82172445

Author

Williamson, Alix B.

Title

Alix B. Williamson papers, 1918-2001 (bulk 1939-1996)

Biography

Alix B. Williamson (1916-2001) was one of New York City's prominent publicists for classical music from the 1940s through the 1990s. A graduate of Hunter College, Williamson worked briefly as a reporter, then joined the leading public relations firm of Constance Hope Associates, where she handled the accounts of notable opera singers, such as Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchoir, and Lily Pons. This phase of her career included a large amount of ghostwriting, both under the names of her accounts (e.g., Pons) and using pseudonyms; Williamson would continue to write throughout her career. Williamson left the Hope office in 1938 and opened her own agency, where her early clients included a number of Philadelphia music institutions, such as the Robin Hood Dell concert series. Her client roster expanded in the 1940s and she became known for consistently informative press releases. An important period in her career was her position as press representative for Stadium Concerts, Inc., the organization that staged symphony concerts during the summer at Lewisohn Stadium in Manhattan. She held this post from 1950-1964 and co-wrote a biography of Minnie Guggenheimer, the series' sponsor, Mother is Minnie (1960). Other significant clients include the pianists Lili Kraus and Ruth Slenczynska, the conductor Stephen Simon, and organizations, including the Aston Magna Foundation for Music, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Juilliard String Quartet, each of whom she represented over a number of years. By the 1990s her pace had slowed, but she still continued to attract new clients, including the Little Orchestra Society. Among the last clients Williamson worked with was the New York Grand Opera.

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