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Collection Inventory
married name Cole
married name Petersen
married name Caston
married name Dwyer
married name Pelletier
married name Frengut. Married Leon Frengut (Viola, 1932)
married name MacManus
married name Sokoloff
married name Gardner
married name Aldrich
professional name Ann Bomar; married name McVey
married name Barnes
married name Folkman
married name Bookbinder
married name Almstead
married names Salzedo and Boutnikoff
married name Goldovsky. Wife of Boris Goldovsky
married name Dannenbaum
Curtis was the father of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, the founder of the Curtis Institute
married name Harris
married name Gray
name variation Bernard Eichen
married name Bailey
married name Hoadley
married name Leeds
married name de Nin
married name Dick
married name Holden
married name Miller
married name Elkanova
married name Snyder
married name Thompson
Born Samuel Geschicter
married name Gregory
Gibson was the secretary for the Chamber Music Department prior to her marriage in May 1936
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(2) cards: official Curtis absence card for Virginia Gibson (secretary for Chamber Music Department) signed by faculty and students ordering her to 'get married and stay married'; separate handwritten congratulations from the viola department. On the absence card signatures include: H.W. Eastman, Florence Lockhart, Ethel Kingsley Nice, Josephine White, Dorothy Lynch, Frederick Senn, Jane Fairfax Hill, William Strasser, and Helen Hoopes On viola department congratulatory card: Casimir Quartet, Trio Classique, Sammy Mayes, Richard Goodman, Harry Gorodetzer, Gene Csircsu, Norman Serlsen, Noah Bielski, Esther Rabinoff, and Leonard Moss
married name Goodstein
married name Newman
Younger brother Robert also studied violin Curtis at the same time
Sister Celia Gomberg studied violin at Curtis at the same time
Brother is Harry Gorodetzer (Cello, 1937)
married name Goldie
married name McCurdy. She was the wife of longtime Curtis organ instructor Alexander McCurdy
married name Masséna
Chief of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Withdrew from Curtis
married name Furnas
withdrew from Curtis to join the Indianapolis Symphony
married name Rosezarian
Curator of the Leopold Stokowski collection while it was still at Curtis
married name Saslav
Married name Gillingham
married name Hatsuko
married name Gardner
Married name Bowers
Married name Lippincott
Married name Balkcom
married name Gold
married name Dellera
married name Freeman
married name Richmond
married name Mazda
married name Keppel
Professional name Lucas Ernst
married name Girvan
married name Druian
married name Avis
married to Carlos Salzedo
married name Wagner
married name Abbott
married name Azar
married name Schwartz
married name Jansen
Martinis was a receptionist at Curtis in the early years, leaving after her marriage in 1934.
married name Epstein
married name Barton
married name Laredo
married name Potamkin
married name Sarnoff
married name Collier
married name Geller
married name Harrison
married name Tipton
married name Neftel
married name Berkowitz
married name Lieberman
married name Hoving
married name Spivy
married name Robbins
married name Rockmore
married name Watkins
married name Cannon
married name Hines
married name Stokowski
first name variations include Jacob, Jay, and Jan
1943-1985
name later changed to Robert Searcy
married name Parker
married name Purnell
contains a copy of 'The Negative Emotion' by Cuban composer Aurelio de la Vega
married name Glasser
married name Wagner
married name Masoudnia
married name Dickstein
married name Tarlow
married name Johnson
married name Brown
married name Hoierman
married name Stevenson
married name Batchelder
married name Marshall
married name Palmer
married name Palmer
married namer Ehret
married name de Schaunesee
married name Seder
name variation Hans Wohlmuth/Wohlmut
Yellin designed and executed the metalwork on the main doors at 1726 Locust St. as well as provided various smaller decorative items including music stands, lighting fixtures, and desk accessories.
Letters, documents, and other materials removed from the vertical files due to size, condition, or uniqueness