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Abram Chasins oral history collection
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Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]1720 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Curtis Institute of Music Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
Russian-born pianist and composer Abram Chasins studied piano at Curtis under Josef Hofmann from 1926 to 1934 while simultaneously teaching elementary piano from 1927 to 1934. He was associated with the WQXR radio station in New York from 1941 to 1965, serving as the station's director from 1946.
Donated by Joshua Livingston in 2002.
- Publisher
- Curtis Institute of Music Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Kristina Wilson
- Finding Aid Date
- 2016
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
Collection Inventory
audiotapes, 22-31 August 1977.
Reel 1-7
Session 1 transcript, 22 August 1977.
Box MSS C
Session 2 transcript, 23 August 1977.
Box MSS C
Session 3 transcript, 29 August 1977.
Box MSS C
Session 4 transcript, 31 August 1977.
Box MSS C