Modern Music Archives
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collection
Modern Music Archives 1909-1983 (bulk 1924-1983)
Microfilm (93/20012 [MUS]--scrapbooks only)
League of Composers (U.S.)
Biographical History for: Modern Music Archives 1909-1983 (bulk 1924-1983)
Agency Sketch Date Event 1923 League of Composers founded in New York League of Composers seceded from Edgard Varèse's International Composers' Guild 1923 Fall Idea for League of Composers journal was conceived 1924 Feb. First issue of League of Composers' Review published with "intent to rouse the public out of a somnolent tolerance to a live appreciation of the new in music" 1925 Nov. Title changed to Modern Music 1931 Nov. Modern Music published A Guide to Wozzeck by Willi Reich 1944 July Modern Music and League of Composers moved into New York City Center offices Magazine staff comprised of: Minna Lederman, editor; Frani Muser, managing editor; Joel Lifflander, technical director; Donald Fuller, joined later as assistant editor 1944 Sept. Claire Reis withdrew as fundraising chairperson for Modern Music 1945 Modern Music received grants for 1946 operation costs from Ditson Fund, Wyman Fund, Guggenheim Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation 1946 Magazine board formed (independent of League of Composers) Circulation passed 3000 mark 1947, Jan. 11-13 Modern Music ceased publication G. Schirmer offered to take over publication of Modern Music Schirmer agreed to finance publication of index to Modern Music's twenty-three volumes (never completed) 1952 Willi Reich's A Guide to Wozzeck reprinted circa 1953-1954 League of Composers merged with International Society for Contemporary Music 1965 Complete set of Modern Music reprinted by AMS Press 1975 Modern Music Archives deposited at Library of Congress 1976 Modern Music, Published by the League of Composers, 1924-1946 : An Analytic Index, published by AMS Press; compiled by Wayne D. Shirley of the Library of Congress; edited by William and Carolyn Lichtenwanger 1984 The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946) written by Minna Lederman; published by Institute for Studies in American Music
Scope and Content Note Modern Music, the quarterly journal of the League of Composers, was published in New York from 1924 to 1946 and edited by Minna Lederman Daniel. Initially the journal was known as The League of Composers' Review. In 1925, the name was changed to Modern Music, although the journal was still published under the auspices of the League. To this day, Modern Music is considered to be one of the most distinguished collections of criticism and scholarship concerning early twentieth-century musical arts. This publication is credited with nurturing an entire generation of composer-critics and for laying the stylistic groundwork for future generations. The roster of contributors includes composers, critics, scholars and artists, many of whom were in the prime of their careers. Exhibited among the twenty-three volumes of this short-lived yet critically-acclaimed journal are the talents of such noteworthy figures as Alban Berg, Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, Virgil Thomson, Paul Rosenfeld, Edwin Denby, André Breton, Lincoln Kirstein and Pablo Picasso, among others. The original arrangement and series and subseries titles of this collection, which were designated by Minna Lederman Daniel prior to the collection's transfer, have been retained. The contents of the archives consists of materials documenting the cessation of the magazine. The Closing Activities series includes correspondence, financial and budget documents, fundraising materials, clippings, committee meeting minutes, and other materials that document the demise of Modern Music. In addition, it contains an essay by Minna Lederman Daniel entitled "Modern Music Archives: Footnotes to its History," which serves as an introduction to the archives. The Lederman Manuscripts series contains Lederman Daniel's annotated typewritten manuscript of The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946), which was published in 1983 by the Institute for Studies in American Music. The Correspondence series contains letters between Modern Music and its readers and contributors, and eight typescripts of articles submitted to Modern Music by Bertolt Brecht, André Breton, Henry and Sidney Cowell, Lincoln Kirstein, Harold Shapero, and others. The Iconography series includes photographs and artwork, both originals and reproductions, of composers, authors, and stage and costume designs. Noteworthy original works of art include self-portraits by Darius Milhaud and Arnold Schoenberg, sketches of George Antheil by Boris Smirnoff, a pencil drawing of Louis Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, and a lithograph portrait of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich. The Auxiliary Pamphlets series contains items of historical significance such as contemporary concert and festival programs, and other related lists and publications. The Supplemental Material series contains the final issue of Modern Music, the first issue of The League of Composers' Review, an index, and the monograph A Guide to Wozzeck by Willi Reich. And finally, the Scrapbooks series contains two scrapbooks containing promotional materials dating from 1924 to 1946 and press clippings from 1925 to 1947. The scrapbooks have been microfilmed. Throughout the collection are brief essays and explanations accompanying each series by Minna Lederman Daniel. The following items described in Minna Lederman Daniel's itemized inventories were not located with the collection as of March 1993: - File of correspondence to and from Hans Heinsheimer - Group photo of "American composers at Copland's home" - Photo of Stefan Wolpe Peggy Monastra, March 1993
series
Closing Activities, 1945-1952, circa 1973
Materials relating to the cessation of Modern Music.
file
Modern Music, 1924-1946: Footnotes to its History, by Minna Lederman, circa 1973
"The Crisis," written by Minna Lederman, undated
Closing activities: decision to discontinue, by Minna Lederman, 1946-1947
Closing activities: auditor's report and supplement, 1946-1947
Closing activities: financing report--small magazine budgets, 1946-1947
Closing activities: last press release, 1946-1947
Closing activities: three New York press clippings (New York Sun, New York Times and the New York Tribune), 1946-1947
Closing activities: closing announcement to donors, 1946-1947
Closing activities: return of money, 1946-1947
Preliminary letters: correspondence between Minna Lederman and Claire Reis, July-Sept., 1944
Fundraising: appeals, 1945-1946
Fundraising: grants pledged and received, 1945-1946
Budget proposal, brochure on Modern Music--a plea for funding, 1945-1946
Grant correspondence from Modern Music to Rockefeller Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and Aaron Copland, 1945-1947
Minutes of Modern Music committee meetings, 1946
Proposed acquisition by G. Schirmer, Inc., 1947
G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, general information by Minna Lederman, 1952
G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, correspondence, 1952
G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, reprint of guide, 1952
Letters of regret, 1947
Lederman Manuscripts, circa 1983
An edited typewritten manuscript of The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946), by Minna Lederman. Contains editorial markings and corrections; 136 p. The manuscript is divided into chapters.
Manuscript preface: reject pages
Chapter one: "In the Beginning"
Chapter two: "The Horizon Widens"
Chapter three: "Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs"
Chapter four: "War--Before, During and After"
Chapter five: "Crisis and Closing" and "Envoi"
Correspondence, 1925-1973
Includes originals of letters sent to Modern Music, carbon copies of replies, photocopies of letters found in other Library of Congress Music Division collections (collected and copied by Minna Lederman and her assistants), and typescripts of articles submitted to Modern Music.
Antheil, George, 1925-1946
Berg, Alban, 1930-1935
Berman, Eugene, 1946
Blitzstein, Eva G., 1936
Bowles, Paul, 1943
Brecht, Bertolt, 1935-1936
Breton, André, 1944
Brunswick, Mark, 1937
Chanler, Theodore, 1946-1961
Columbia University. Office of Radio Research see Office of Radio Research
Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1938
Copland, Aaron, 1935-1946
Cowell, Henry, 1937-1940
Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1943-1973
Denby, Edwin, 1943
Diamond, David, 1939-1940
Einstein, Alfred, 1928
Ewen, David, 1930-1935
Fine, Irving, 1944-1945
Gatti, Guido, 1945
Gilman, Lawrence, 1939
Heinsheimer, Hans, 1939
Ives, Harmony Twichell, 1945-1947
Jacobi, Frederick, 1937-1945
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1934-1937 and 1946-1948
Kubik, Gail, 1943-1944
Mason, Redfern, 1928
McPhee, Colin, 1943
Office of Radio Research, 1943
Partisan Review, 1942-1943
Piston, Walter, 1945-1946
Rosenfeld, Paul, 1946
Saminsky, Lazare, 1925-1940
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1937
Shapero, Harold, 1945-1946
Still, William Grant, 1941
Stravinsky, Igor, 1944
Stuckenschmidt, H. H., 1930
Thompson, Randall, 1940
Thomson, Virgil, 1933-1946
Villa-Lobos, Heitor, 1940
Iconography, 1909-1974
subseries
Composers
Dates given refer to original portraits, not reproductions.
General introductory notes by Minna Lederman
Antheil, George. Original pencil sketch of Antheil by Boris Smirnoff, undated
Antheil, George. Reproduction of sketch of Antheil by Smirnoff
Argentine composers:
Australian composers. Reproduction of drawings by B. Bowker, 1909
Bartók, Bela. Reproduction of sketch of Bartók by J. Kmetty, 1925
Bartók, Bela. Reproduction of sketch of Bartók, undated
Berg, Alban. Reproduction of sketch of Berg by B.F. Dolbin, 1935
Berlin, Irving. Reproduction of sketch of Berlin by Stan[?], 1924
Blitzstein, Marc. Reproduction of sketch of Blitzstein by Julian Levy, 1946
Bloch, Ernest. Reproduction of sketch of Bloch by Ralph Stackpole, 1927
Boulanger, Nadia. Reproduction of drawing of Boulanger by Clarence Brodeur
Büchner, Georg. Reproduction of sketch of Büchner by HST, undated
Buffano, Remo. Reproduction of sketch of Buffano by Frueh, 1926
Canadian composers. Reproduction of drawings by L. Orr, 1941
Carpenter, John Alden. Reproduction of painting of Carpenter by Glyn Philpot, 1931
Castro, Washington. Reproduction of line drawing of Castro, initialed "DW," undated
Caturla, Alejandro Garcia. Reproduction of sketch of Caturla by Garcia Mora, 1940
Chávez, Carlos. Reproductions of drawings of Chávez by Covarrubias, Rivera and Frueh, undated
Chávez, Carlos. Reproduction of drawing of Chávez by Tamayo, 1969
Cocteau, Jean. Photocopy of photo of Cocteau by B. Abbott, undated
Copland, Aaron. Reproductions of portraits of Copland by Dolbin, Frueh and O'Brien, undated
Cowell, Henry. Reproduction of drawing of Cowell by C. Trowbridge, undated
Delaunois, Raymonde. Reproduction of portrait, 1924
Diaghilev, Serge. Reproduction of sketch of Diaghilev by Larioun [?], 1924
Falla, Manuel de. Reproductions of drawings of Falla by Picasso, 1920
Gershwin, George. Reproductions of drawings of Gershwin by Frueh, 1924 and 1935
Graham, Martha. Photocopy of photo of Graham from Le Sacre du Printemps, 1930
Group photo of American composers at Copland's home
Groupe des Six (Milhaud, Auric, Honegger, Tailleferre, Poulenc, and Durey) with Jean Cocteau
Gruenberg, Louis. Original pencil drawing of Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, 1920
Harris, Roy. Reproductions of drawings of Harris by Walter Pach and A.M. Lahmer, circa 1933
Hill, Edward Burlingame. Reproduction of portrait of Burlingame by Kathryn Nason, 1938
Hindemith, Paul. Matted color lithograph of Hindemith by Richard Heinsich, 1934 see Oversize Iconography series
Hindemith, Paul. Reproduction of Heinsich lithograph
Honegger, Arthur. Reproduction of portrait of Honegger by Camille Roche, 1925-1926
Ives, Charles. Reproduction of photograph of Ives, undated
Kern, Jerome. Reproduction of sketch of Kern by B. Dolbin, 1942
Krenek, Ernst. Reproduction of painting of Krenek by F.A. Harta, 1930
Markevitch, Igor. Reproduction of painting of Markevitch by Pavel Tchelitchev, 1933
Matisse, Henri. Reproduction of drawing "Head of a Dancer," 1939
Milhaud, Darius. Original ink self-portrait, New York, 1940
Milhaud, Darius. Reproduction of a portrait of Milhaud by Sotomayor, 1945
Mills, Charles. Reproduction of painting of Mills by Franz Rederer, circa 1934
Piston, Walter. Reproduction of portrait of Piston by Kathryn Nason, undated
Poulenc, Francis
Prokofiev, Sergei. Original pen and ink drawing by Natalia Gontcharova, 1928 see Oversize Iconography series
Prokofiev, Sergei. Small reproduction of Gontcharova drawing
Revueltas, Silvestre. Ink drawing of Revueltas by F. Gamboa, 1940
Roerich, Nicholas. Reproduction of photograph of Roerich, 1913
Satie, Erik. Reproduction of drawing of Satie by Pablo Picasso, circa 1920
Schoenberg, Arnold. Reproductions of works of Schoenberg by Frueh, Sotomayor, and Kokoshka
Schoenberg, Arnold. Reproduction of self-portrait, 1910
Schoenberg, Arnold. Original ink-wash self-portrait, 1944
Schuman, William see his entry under "Authors and Subjects"
Sessions, Roger. Reproduction of drawing of Sessions by Anny Schröder, 1933
Shostakovich, Dmitri. Reproductions of portraits of Shostakovich by Shoemaker, Schmidt, and N. Akimov
Stravinsky, Igor. Reproductions of a photo of Stravinsky, circa 1914; Picasso sketches, 1920; drawing by Sotomayor, 1945; and Sacre du Printemps drawing by Cocteau, 1913
Thomson, Virgil. Reproduction of sketch of Thomson by B. Dolbin, 1942
Whithorne, Emerson. Reproduction of portrait of Whithorne by Robert W. Chandler, 1927
Wolpe, Stefan. Magazine reproduction of photograph of Wolpe, undated
Stage and Costume Designs
Photographs, drawings, printer's proofs, and reproductions of stage and costume designs. Most of these items were reproduced in the pages of Modern Music. Minna Lederman's original order has been mostly preserved in the arrangement of these items.
General information by Minna Lederman
Antheil, George. Transatlantic, 1930
Auric, Georges. La Concurrence, 1932-1933
Bartók, Béla. The Miraculous Mandarin, 1941
Bennett, Robert Russell. Malibran, 1935
Berg, Alban. Wozzeck (Berlin premiere), 1925
Two photo reproductions of paintings and a photo reproduction of both
Berg, Alban. Wozzeck, 1931
Bernstein, Leonard. Facsimile, 1946
Bliss, Arthur. Adam Zero, 1946
Bliss, Arthur. Miracle in the Gorbals, 1944
Bliss, Arthur. Portraits of choreographer Robert Helpmann
Blitzstein, Marc. The Cradle Will Rock, 1937
Blitzstein, Marc. Danton's Tod, 1938
Blitzstein, Marc. No for an Answer, 1940-1941
One printer's proof photo of ink etching
Bloch, Ernest. Macbeth, 1938
Brant, Henry. The Great American Goof, 1940
Britten, Benjamin. Peter Grimes, 1945
Britten, Benjamin. The Rape of Lucretia, undated
Carpenter, John. Skyscrapers, 1926
Chávez, Carlos. HP, 1932
Dallapiccola, Luigi. Volo di Notte, 1940
Falla, Manuel de. El Retablo de Maese Pedro, 1926
Falla, Manuel de. Three Cornered Hat, 1919
Three reproductions of drawings and painting by P. Picasso
Gassmann, Remi. Billy Sunday, 1945
Gruenberg, Louis. Emperor Jones, 1933
Hindemith, Paul. Cardillac, 1927
Three photographs of paintings possibly by L. Pasteli
Hindemith, Paul. Mathis der Maler, 1938
Two photographs of paintings by R. Clemens
Hindemith, Paul. Neues vom Tage, 1927
Krenek, Ernst. Jonny Spielt Auf, 1929
Krenek, Ernst. Karl V, 1938
Krenek, Ernst. Leben des Orest, 1930
Three photographs and one sheet with reproductions of same photographs
Malipiero, Gian Francesco. The Masque of Venice, 1932
Two printer's proof photographs of ink drawings by O. Walleck
Malipiero, Gian Francesco. Prodigal Son, 1934
Menotti, Gian Carlo. The Medium, 1946
One reproduction of painting[?] by Oliver Smith
Mignone, Francisco. Iàra, 1946
Milhaud, Darius. Christophe Colomb, 1930
Two printer's proof photographs and one sheet of reproductions of paintings by P. Aravantinos
Milhaud, Darius. Les Malheurs d'Orphée, undated
Text copy and two photographs of costume designs by M.P. Hutchins
Moore, Douglas. The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1939
One reproduction of painting by R.E. Jones
Prokofiev, Sergei. Le Pas d'Acier, 1931
Reproductions and photographs of designs by L. Semonson
Three photographs of designs by L. Semonson
Revueltas, Silvestre. La Coronela, 1941
One reproduced sheet of drawings by Posada
Sauguet, Henri. La Chartreuse de Parme, 1939
One sheet of reproductions of designs by J. Dupont
Sauguet, Henri. Fastes, 1933
Two color reproductions of designs by A. Derain
Schoenberg, Arnold. Die Glückliche Hand, 1930
Four reproductions of designs by R.E. Jones
Schoenberg, Arnold. Die Glückliche Hand, 1929
One reproduction of design by J. Schröder
Schoenberg, Arnold. Pierrot Lunaire, 1930
Two reproductions of designs by R.E. Jones
Schuman, William. Undertow, 1945
One photograph of painting by R. Breinin
Shostakovich, Dmitri. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk district, 1934
One photograph of painting and one reproduction of ink design by Dmitriev
Stravinsky, Igor. Apollon musagète, 1928
Reproduction and photograph of paintings by Bauchant
Stravinsky, Igor. Danses concertantes, 1944
One reproduced sheet of designs by E. Berman
Stravinsky, Igor. Firebird, undated
Stravinsky, Igor. L'Histoire du Soldat, 1934
One reproduction of design by R.E. Jones
Stravinsky, Igor. Jeu de Cartes, 1937
One reproduction of costume design possibly by Sharaff
Stravinsky, Igor. Mavra, 1934
Reproductions of three designs (two sheets) by S. Soudekine
Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, 1923
Two reproductions of drawings by Gontcharova
Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, 1929
Eight reproductions of designs by S. Soudekine
Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, circa 1929
Stravinsky, Igor. Oedipus Rex, 1931
Two reproductions (one sheet) of designs by R.E. Jones
Stravinsky, Igor. Pulcinella, 1920
Stravinsky, Igor. Le Sacre du Printemps, 1929-1930
Two photographs and two reproductions of designs by N. Roerich
Thomson, Virgil. Filling Station, 1928
Two reproductions of designs by P. Cadnur[?]
Thomson, Virgil. Four Saints in Three Acts, 1934
Weill, Kurt. Johnny Johnson, 1936
Weill, Kurt. Mahagonny, 1928
Weill, Kurt. Seven Cardinal Sins, 1933
Authors and Subjects
132 Modern Music photographs--introductory information by Minna Lederman
A list of photographs in alphabetical order with explanation of classification codes and source or location information included, by Minna Lederman
The Modern Music photographs--suggestions for their use and display, by Minna Lederman
Adorno, Theodor W. Photo of Adorno by Wolfgang Haut [?], undated
Antheil, George, Hollywood, circa 1950
Auric, Georges. Reproduction of autographed photograph of Auric, undated
Balanchine, George. Autographed photograph from New York City Ballet, undated
Bartók, Béla. Two copies of Bartók photograph, undated
Bauer, Marion. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated
Berg, Alban. Three photographs of Berg: one from 1935, an autographed undated one, and an 8x10 undated photograph
Berger, Arthur. Autographed photo, undated
Berman, Eugene. Photograph by Man Ray, Hollywood, 1949
Bernstein, Leonard. Two photographs: one taken in 1939 and autographed in 1974, the second contains remarks and is undated
Blitzstein, Marc. Two photographs: one in London, from 1942 and autographed by Blitzstein's sister Jo; the other circa 1940
Blitzstein, Marc and Eva. Reproduction of photograph sent and autographed by Marc's sister Jo, undated
Boulanger, Nadia. Reproduction of autographed photo, undated
Bowles, Paul. Reproduction of photograph, 1950
Brant, Henry. Photograph with autograph attached, undated
Brecht, Bertolt. Testifying before House Un-American Activities Committee, 1947
Breton, André. One photograph, undated
Britten, Benjamin. Autographed photograph by Clive Strutt, undated
Brunswick, Mark. Photograph with original signature of his wife Natasha, undated
Busoni, Ferrucio. Reproduction of photograph, undated
Cage, John. Photograph by Hans Namuth, circa 1969
Carpenter, John Alden. Reproduction of photograph autographed by Ellen Carpenter
Carter, Elliot. Autographed, 1937
Casella, Alfredo. One photograph, undated
Chanler, Theodore. Photograph with original signature of Yvonne Le Roux, undated
Chávez, Carlos. One autographed photograph, Hollywood Bowl, 1937
Citkowitz, Israel. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, circa 1930
Cocteau, Jean with Darius Milhaud. Photograph, 1922 see also Milhaud, Darius
Cocteau, Jean with Groupe des Six
Cone, Edward T. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1970
Cowell, Sidney Robertson. Photograph by NHK-TV, Tokyo, 1957
Cunningham, Merce. Photograph from The Changeling, undated
Dahl, Ingolf. Photograph by Frank J. Thomas, 1969
Dallapiccola, Luigi. Photograph taken in Italy, 1940
Denby, Edwin. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Diamond, David. Photograph by M. Morehouse with original autograph, undated
Einstein, Alfred. Reproduction of photograph, undated
Eisler, Hans. Reproduction of photograph, 1947
Engel, Lehman. Photograph with original autograph taken in London, undated
Falla, Manuel de. Two different size copies of same photo, undated see also Landowska, Wanda
Fine, Irving. Photograph taken by Harold Shapero with original signature of Verna Fine Gordon, circa 1941
Fine, Vivian. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1940
Foss, Lukas. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated
Frankenstein, Alfred. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1935
Fuller, Donald. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1940
Ginastera, Alberto. Photograph with original autograph, 1974
Goldbeck, Eva (Blitzstein). Reproduction of photograph with signature (partially illegible), undated
Goldman, Richard Franko. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Goldsmith, Dr. Alfred N. One photograph, undated
Goossens, Eugene. One photograph, undated
Graham, Martha. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Gruenberg, Louis. Photograph with original signature of Louis's wife Irma, undated
Gutman, Hans. Photograph by Jane Rady with unidentified original signature, 1974
Hammond, Richard. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1929
Hanson, Howard. Photograph with original autograph by Byron Morgan, undated
Harris, Roy. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1930s
Harrison, Lou. Photograph by Jonathan Williams with original autograph, 1952
Heinsheimer, Hans. Photograph with original autograph, 1932
Henry, Leigh. Reproduction of photograph, 1931
Herrmann, Bernard. Photograph with original autograph dated, Jan. 7, 1975 [?]
Hindemith, Paul. Photograph sent by Rudolf Hindemith, 1941
Honegger, Arthur. Photograph from early 1920s
Hooker, Adelaide. One photograph, undated
Ives, Charles. One photograph, undated
Jacobi, Frederick. Photograph with original signature of D. [?] Jacobi, undated
Jeu de Cartes three collaborators: I. Stravinsky, L. Kirstein, I. Sharaff, 1937
Kirkpatrick, John. Photograph from the 1940s with original autograph dated Sept. 6, 1974
Kirstein, Lincoln. Photograph from the early 1930s with original autograph from 1975
Kodály, Zoltán. One photograph, undated
Kolodin, Irving. Photograph with original autograph, 1936
Krenek, Ernst. Photograph by Fritz Kempe with original autograph, undated
Kubik, Gail. Photograph with original autograph, 1944
Landowska, Wanda with Manuel de Falla. Photograph attached to paper with original autographs of both subjects, 1926 see also Falla, Manuel de
Lederman, Minna. Two photographs taken for ASCAP journal article, 1937
Lederman, Minna. Two photographs of Minna Lederman, taken for ASCAP, 1937
Lenya, Lotte with Kurt Weill. Photograph with unidentified dedication, 1935 see also Weill, Kurt
Lieberson, Goddard. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1930s
Lifflander, Joel. Reproduction of 1920s photograph
Lopatnikoff, Nikolai. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Luening, Otto. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Malipiero, Gian Francesco. One photograph, undated
Manziarly, Marcelle de. Photograph with original autograph, undated
McPhee, Colin. One photograph, undated
Mellers, Wilfred. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Messiaen, Olivier. Photograph, 1946
Milhaud, Darius. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated see also Cocteau, Jean
Mills, Charles. Color photograph with original autograph, undated
Moore, Douglas. Photograph with original signature of Sarah Moore, undated
Moross, Jerome. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Morton, Lawrence. Photograph with original autograph, 1951
Muser, Frani. Reproduction of photograph with original autograph, 1950
Nancarrow, Conlon. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1952
Pisk, Paul A. Photograph with original autograph, 1936
Piston, Walter. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Porter, Quincy. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated
Prokofiev, Sergei. Photograph, early 1920s
Ravel, Maurice. Reproduction of "early photo," undated
Reis, Claire. Photograph by David Berns, 1930
Revueltas, Silvestre. One photograph, undated
Rogers, Bernard. Matted photograph with original signature of his wife Elizabeth C. Rogers, 1946
Rosenfeld, Paul. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, undated
Ruggles, Carl. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1961
Russian composers: individual photos of Khatchaturian, Khrennikov, Miaskovsky, Mossolov and Tchemodanov, undated
Saminsky, Lazare. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated
Sanborn, Pitts. Reproduction of photograph, undated
Satie, Erik. Photograph by Brancusi, undated
Sauguet, Henri. Photograph by P. Leclerc with original autograph, 1974
Schoenberg, Arnold. One photograph, undated
Schoenberg studio. Press release photograph of studio replica at Schoenberg Institute at USC, undated
Schuman, William. One matted and autographed black and white photograph, 1971
Scriabin, Aleksandr. Reproduction of photograph, undated
Searle, Humphrey. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated
Seeger, Charles. Color photograph by Simpson, 1973
Seeger, Ruth Crawford. Photograph with original signature of Charles Seeger, undated
Seldes, Gilbert. Photograph with original signature of daughter Marian Seldes, 1932
Sessions, Roger. Reproduction of photograph with original autograph, late 1920s
Shapero, Harold. Photograph with original autograph, March 1974
Shostakovich, Dmitri. One photograph, undated
Slonimsky, Nicolas. Photograph with original autograph, 1974
Smallens, Alexander. One photograph, undated
Stein, Erwin. Photograph by Roger Wood, undated
Stravinsky, Igor. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1945 see also Jeu de Cartes three collaborators
Stuckenschmidt, H. H. Photograph by Nina von Jaanson with original autograph, undated
Tailleferre, Germaine. Photograph with original autograph, early 1920s
Talma, Louise. Photograph with original autograph, March 1947
Taylor, Davidson. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Thompson, Randall. Two photographs: one from the 1930s; the other with original autograph, 1973
Thomson, Virgil. Two photographs: one by Harry Dunham with original autograph dated 1936; the other dated 1941
Varèse, Edgard. Photograph with original signature of Louise Varèse, undated
Varèse, Louise. Photograph by Stephanie Rancou with original autograph, 1970s
Villa-Lobos, Heitor, undated
Ward, Robert. Photograph with original autograph, undated
Webern, Anton. One photograph, undated
Weill, Kurt. Photograph with original signature of Lotte Lenya see also Lenya, Lotte
Weiss, Adolf. Photograph by Alfred Carlson with original signature of sister Mildred Baker, undated
Wigman, Mary. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1952
Wolpe, Stefan
Scrapbooks, 1924-1947
Modern Music promotion book, 1924-1946
Scrapbook with green cover with gold accents; 56 p.
Modern Music press book, 1925-1947
Auxiliary Pamphlets, 1925-1938
Auxiliary Pamphlets - General information by Minna Lederman
Program from German Staatsoper for production of Berg's Wozzeck, Dec. 1925
Neue Musik-Zeitung, July 1926
Program from Deutsche Kammermusik Baden Baden, 25-28 Juli, 1929
Program from Carlos Chávez's H.P. (Caballos de vapor), the world premiere at Philadelphia Grand Opera Company, Mar. 1932
Libretto for Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district or Katerina Izmaǐlova. By Aleksandr Preǐs. Published by A.S. Gilman Co., Cleveland, OH, 1935
Entartete Musik : eine Abrechnung von Staatsrat Dr. Hans Severus Ziegler. Published by Völkischer Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1938
Supplemental Material, 1924-1946
Additional material: List of items added to collection after completion of inventory
Index: Volumes I - XII, November 1924 to June 1935. Published by The League of Composers, Nov. 1935
Reich, Dr. Willi; translated by Adolph Weiss. A Guide to Alban Berg's Opera Wozzeck, 1931
Final issue of Modern Music, Volume XXIII, No. 4, Fall 1946
First issue of The League of Composers' Review, Vol I, no. 1, Feb. 1924
Oversize Iconography, 1928, 1934
Housed in the vault.
A color lithograph (unframed) of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich, 1934
Original pen and ink drawing of Sergei Prokofiev by Natalia Gontcharova, 1928