Research Catalog

Title

Composers' Forum Inc. records, 1935-2002.

Author

Composers' Forum (U.S.)

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

11 linear feet (27 boxes)

Summary

The records of the Composers' Forum document the history of the organization from 1935 to 2002. They hold correspondence, concert programs, press releases, clippings, grant applications and other development files, board meeting minutes and correspondence, photographs, membership files, concert production files, concert discussion transcripts, historical essays and scrapbooks.

Subjects

• Beeson, Jack, 1921-2010
• Finney, Ross Lee, 1906-1997
• Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977
• Spoerri, Bruno
• Press releases
• Kronos Quartet
• Glick, Jacob
• Diamond, David, 1915-2005
• Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982
• Contracts
• Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
• Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959
• Scrapbooks
• Braxton, Anthony
• Black-and-white photographs
• Musicians
• Composers
• Mason, Daniel Gregory, 1873-1953
• Personal correspondence
• Freed, Isadore, 1900-1960
• Cage, John
• Programs (documents)
• Lieberson, Goddard, 1911-1977
• Application forms
• Goeb, Roger, 1914-1997
• Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
• Commercial correspondence
• Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
• Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
• Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
• Lockwood, Annea, 1939-
• Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999
• Shepherd, Arthur, 1880-1958
• Federal Music Project (U.S.)
• Chadabe, Joel
• Sharp, Elliott
• Pettis, Ashley, 1892-
• Harris, Roy, 1898-1979
• United States > Works Progress Administration
• Kennan, Kent, 1913-2003
• Schuman, William, 1910-1992
• Essays
• Parran, J. D
• Abrams, Muhal Richard, 1930-
• Fliers (printed matter)
• Wigglesworth, Frank, 1918-1996
• Smith, Wadada Leo, 1941-
• Antheil, George, 1900-1959
• Brant, Henry, 1913-2008
• Bauer, Marion, 1882-1955
• Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009
• Relâche (Musical group)
• Sprague-Smith, Carleton
• Glanville-Hicks, Peggy
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Jenkins, Leroy
• Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981
• Wagenaar, Bernard, 1894-1971
• Jacobi, Frederick, 1891-1952

Genre/Form

• Application forms.
• Black-and-white photographs.
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Commercial correspondence.
• Contracts.
• Essays.
• Fliers (printed matter)
• Personal correspondence.
• Press releases.
• Programs (documents)
• Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required

Terms of Use (note)

• For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Butler Library, Columbia University.
• Music Division, Library of Congress.
• Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Call Number

JPB 12-01

OCLC

777993312

Author

Composers' Forum (U.S.)

Title

Composers' Forum Inc. records, 1935-2002.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required

Terms Of Use

For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Archival Recordings of the Composers' Forum, 1951-1977; Butler Library, Columbia University.

Federal Music Project Collection; Music Division, Library of Congress.

Frank Wigglesworth papers, JPB 97-44; Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Composers.

Musicians.

Research Call Number

JPB 12-01