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James Shomate 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
James Shomate was a coach and accompanist who studied accompaniment at the Curtis Institute of Music. He graduated in 1939.
The collection is arranged into the following series: 1. Clippings 2. Programs 3. Photographs and memorabilia
Gift of James Harden 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
General, 1938-1976.
Box 1
Folder 1
Accompanist to Richard Bonelli, 1938; undated .
Box 1
Folder 2
Accompanist to Anna Moffo, 1963-1987.
Box 1
Folder 3
Accompanist to Gerard Souzay, 1950-1953.
Box 1
Folder 4
Accompanist to Margaret Spears, 1943, 1946.
Box 1
Folder 5
Accompanist to Rice Stevens, 1953-1962.
Box 1
Folder 6
Accompanist to Jennie Tourel.
Box 1
Folder 7
Accompanist to miscellaneous musicians, 1938-1979.
Box 1
Folder 8
Accompanist to Richard Bonelli, 1938-1945.
Box 1
Folder 9
Accompanist to Kathryn Hinton, 1965-73.
Box 1
Folder 10
Accompanist to Anna Moffo, 1963-78 (including miscellenaneous papers).
Box 1
Folder 11
Accompanist to Gerard Souzay, 1949-53.
Box 2
Folder 1
Accompanist to Margaret Spears, 1942-1946.
Box 1
Folder 2
Accompanist to Rise Stevens, 1949-1963.
Box 2
Folder 3
Accompanist to Jennie Tourel, 1945-46.
Box 2
Folder 4
Programs of recitals and workshops by Shomate and people he represented, 1934-1968.
Box 2
Folder 5
Miscellenaneous programs, 1939-1952.
Box 2
Folder 6
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1942 - 1994.
Box 1
Folder 7
Photographs, 1945 - 1962; undated .
Box 2
Folder 8
High school documents, 1935.
Box 2
Folder 9