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Philadelphia Orchestra Association records (administrative records)

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
Ms. Coll. 1479.1
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Extent:
133 linear feet (160 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Philadelphia Orchestra Association records, 1900-2023, Ms. Coll. 1479, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
Date:
1900-2023 (inclusive)
Creator:
Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Form:
Account books, Administrative records, Advertisements, Bylaws (administrative records), Clippings (information artifacts), Concert programs, Contracts, Correspondence, Financial records, Legal documents, Minutes (administrative records), Notes, Photographs, Posters, Press releases, Reports, Scrapbooks, and Sound recordings
Abstract:
The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. This portion of the collection comprises administrative records. These materials document the organizational operations of the Orchestra, covering its governance; personnel management; financial management and development; artistic leadership; promotional activities; labor relations; legal activities; building and facilities maintenance, renovations and construction; and all of the logistical operations regarding performances, tours, broadcasts, and recordings. This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled "unavailable," remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As soon as additional portions of the collection are completed they will be made available via additions to this finding aid. The last addition of completed materials occurred on September 20, 2024.

The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. The Orchestra's roots date to 1893, when Gustav Hinrichs, Henry Gordon Thunder and William Gilchrist founded the amateur Philadelphia Symphony Society, which performed a series of concerts conducted by Fritz Scheel. In 1899 Scheel assembled a more professional group, which formed the basis of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Fundraising efforts allowed it to achieve permanent status in 1900. Backed financially by wealthy Philadelphians and the supportive efforts of its Women's Committee, The Philadelphia Orchestra grew and established itself under Scheel's leadership, performing regularly at the Academy of Music, traveling to give concerts in nearby cities, and drawing prominent guest conductors such as Richard Strauss (1904) and soloists such as Arthur Rubenstein (1906). When Scheel died in 1907, he was followed briefly by Karl (sometimes "Carl") Pohlig, who was forced out in 1912 after a romantic affair caused a public scandal. At this point the Board of Directors recruited Leopold Stokowski, whose nearly three decades as music director saw its rise in status, its active production of early orchestral sound recordings – culminating in the soundtrack to Disney Studios' Fantasia (1940) – its undertaking of North American tours, and its creation of special concert series for children. Stokowski and the Orchestra also strove to premier orchestral works in the United States, including those by Gustav Mahler, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jean Sibelius and Igor Stravinsky. Stokowski's musical direction of the Orchestra developed what came to be known as the "Philadelphia Sound," which was further shaped by his successor.

In 1931, Eugene Ormandy stepped in as a last-minute replacement for acclaimed New York Philharmonic music director Arturo Toscanini, who had been engaged as a guest conductor for The Philadelphia Orchestra while Stokowski was on vacation and had fallen ill. Although he had guest-conducted The Philadelphia Orchestra at Robin Hood Dell the prior two summers, Ormandy was virtually unknown to regular concert audiences, having only served as a guest conductor of symphonic orchestras following an earlier career playing violin in a movie theater pit orchestra and conducting radio broadcast performances for the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The success of this engagement launched his career as a conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and subsequently led to his return to Philadelphia to share the role of conductor with Stokowski beginning in 1936, and then assume musical leadership of the Orchestra from 1941 until 1980.

During Ormandy's long tenure, The Philadelphia Orchestra became the most-recorded symphonic orchestra in the United States, producing over 1,200 recordings. It also undertook major international tours – including its historic 1973 People's Republic of China Tour – and continued its summer residency at Robin Hood Dell and Robin Hood Dell West (later the Mann Music Center) in Philadelphia, and established an additional summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. Ormandy also strengthened the Orchestra's relationship with Sergei Rachmaninoff, initially established by Stokowski, by performing and recording works composed by and, in some instances, performed or conducted by the renowned composer and pianist.

In 1957 The Philadelphia Orchestra Association purchased the Academy of Music, which up to that point was privately owned and operated; the Orchestra had leased performance and practice space each concert season. On finalizing its purchase, the Orchestra restored and renovated the Academy – built in 1857 – and established a separate administration to manage it. The 1960s were rocked by labor disputes and strikes, punctuated by the landmark contract generated in 1963 which guaranteed Orchestra musicians fifty-two weeks of employment each year and paid vacations. In January 1973 the Orchestra played at President Richard Nixon's second inauguration, a performance which a number of musicians vehemently opposed due to Nixon's role in the Vietnam War. In 1980, after serving as a regular guest conductor for the Orchestra for eight years, Riccardo Muti was named music director, and Ormandy assumed the position of conductor laureate, which he maintained until his death in 1985.

Muti served as the Orchestra's music director until 1992, and was succeeded by Wolfgang Sawallisch, who in turn became conductor laureate when Christoph Eschenbach assumed the role in 2003. During the 1980s, 1990s and the 2000s, the Orchestra continued its tradition of extensive touring with its 50th Anniversary transcontinental tour in 1986 and anniversary tours of China in 1993 and 2008; it also became the first American orchestra to visit Vietnam in 1999. Through the turn of the century, it continued its focus on recording, producing albums including a 1988 recording of all nine Beethoven symphonies – the first by an American orchestra – on compact disc (CD), as well as outreach, establishing a series of neighborhood concerts in 2000 to connect with communities outside of traditional performance venues. In 2001 the Orchestra moved into its new primary performance venue at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Philadelphia.

Charles Dutoit began a brief term as chief conductor in 2008, followed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin's appointment as music director designate in 2010 and music director in 2012. He assumed leadership responsibilities amidst the Orchestra's declaration of chapter 11 bankruptcy in the spring of 2011, from which it emerged the following summer after reorganizing. As of July 2024, Nézet-Séguin remains the music and artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Reference sources consulted:

Ardoin, John, editor. The Philadelphia Orchestra: A Century of Music. Temple University Press, 1999.

"History of The Philadelphia Orchestra." The Philadelphia Orchestra, September 2022. https://www.philorch.org/about-us/meet-your-orchestra/. Accessed August 1, 2023.

"History of the Philadelphia Orchestra." Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians, September 6, 2016. http://www.pomusicians.org/news/history-of-the-philadelphia-orchestra. Accessed August 1, 2023.

Wakin, Daniel J. "Details Emerge of an Orchestra's Bankruptcy Plea." The New York Times, April 20, 2011. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/arts/music/philadelphia-orchestra-papers-give-bankruptcy-details.html. Accessed August 1, 2023.

Wakin, Daniel J. "Philadelphia Orchestra Submits Reorganization Plan." The New York Times, May 23, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/arts/music/philadelphia-orchestra-submits-reorganization-plan.html. Accessed August 1, 2023.

Wister, Frances A. Twenty-Five Years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925. Published under the auspices of the Women's Committees for the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1925.

The records of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association document its history. This portion of the collection contains the Orchestra's administrative records. Collectively, these materials document the organizational operations of the Orchestra, covering its governance; personnel management; financial management and development; artistic leadership; promotional activities; labor relations; legal activities; building and facilities maintenance, renovations and construction; and all of the logistical operations regarding performances, tours, broadcasts, and recordings.

Materials include: internal governance documents (charters, agreements, resolutions and meeting minutes); correspondence (letters, memorandums, telegrams, faxes and emails); financial records (account statements, bills, receipts and vouchers); legal documents; labor and union policies and agreements; architectural materials (plans, schematics, diagrams and renderings); press coverage (clippings, photocopies and printouts); and schedules (calendars, itineraries and datebooks).

To view access points for the entirety of the Gift of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, see: Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Academy of Music Archives

This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the approximately 570 linear feet of the collection, labeled "unavailable," remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As soon as additional portions of the collection are completed they will be made available via additions to this finding aid. The last addition of completed materials occurred on September 20, 2024

The collection is arranged into 14 series. Series 1-11 are found here. Please see links below for the other available areas of the collection.

1. Organizational governance

2. Administrative records arranged chronologically

3. Financial management and accounting

4. Ticket sales and subscriptions, box office and patrons

5. Legal

6. Labor unions

7. Buildings, real estate, facilities and equipment

8. Tours, out-of-town performances and venues

9. Radio and television broadcasts, recordings and films (administrative files)

10. Organizations, companies and institutions external to The Philadelphia Orchestra Association

11. Studies, surveys, statistics, reports and research inquiries

12. Personnel files

13. Publicity, outreach and promotional material

14. Audiovisual recordings

The arrangement of different groups of materials varies. Most groups are arranged either alphabetically, chronologically by creation date, or chronologically by event date. When consulting files arranged by performance date, please note that full performance seasons commenced in the fall of one year and ended the spring of the next year. For example, a file relating to the 1950-1951 performance season is understood to have commenced in September 1950 and concluded in June 1951. Please see the Arrangement notes for specific areas of the collection for more detailed accounts of how they are organized.

Gift of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association's staff have created and organized files in many different ways over a century of recordkeeping. Wherever collection materials possessed a discernible organizational logic or belonged to an obvious filing system, the original order has been maintained by the processor. Where no obvious order existed, the processor has imposed organizational order to facilitate access and use.

All material from the Gift of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association can be found here: Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Academy of Music Archives

All archival material relating to the Philadelphia Orchestra at Penn Libraries can be found here: Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kislak Center

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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding Aid Author
Anna Juliar
Access Restrictions

This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled "unavailable" remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As additional portions of the collection are completed they will be made available via additions to this finding aid. The last addition of completed materials occurred on September 20, 2024.

The majority of this collection is open for research use. However, access to some files is restricted per the gift agreement made between The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Penn Libraries. Materials are restricted at the file level, and the year the restrictions will be lifted is included in the file titles.

Patrons wishing to access restricted material must request permission from The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, and provide written proof of the permission to Penn Libraries. Patrons should write to archives@philorch.org, and send permissions to kislak@pobox.upenn.edu along with their full name and contact information. Please note that this only applies to files that are Restricted. Material listed as Unavailable is not processed and therefore not accessible to any researcher.

Use Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may exist. For most library holdings, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania do not hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the requester to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.

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Scope and Contents

The files in this area of the collection document the organizational governance of the Orchestra from its formation in 1900 through the 1990s, and include its charter, by-laws, amendments, records of the Board of Directors, and records of its various committees.

A large area of this series comprises thorough documentation of the Board of Directors' activities from 1901 through 1980, with over 130 files containing correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, schedules, resolutions, reports and presentations. These materials reveal the history and evolution of the people who led the organization and provide insights into the relationship between the Orchestra's governing leaders and its musical directors, administrative staff, musicians and external stakeholders over the course of 80 years.

Committees represented include the Administration Committee (1918-1934), Advisory Board (1935-1937), Executive Committee (1901-1959), Long-Range Planning Committee (1977-1993), Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee (1959-1987), and Volunteer Committees (1982-1989), as well as numerous smaller groups. Researchers should note that this group of documents does not include the records of the Orchestra's Finance Committee, Development Committee, Pension Committee or Endowment Committee. These can be found in Series 5. Financial management and accounting.

The final area of this portion of the collection comprises the papers of C. Wanton Balis, Jr. who served on the Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association for a 35-year span in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. He served as the President of the Academy of Music, and both Chairman and President of the Orchestra. He maintained a close relationship with Eugene Ormandy, and played a key role in union negotiations, fundraising, tour planning, recording agreements and the Orchestra's performances at Robin Hood Dell in Philadelphia and in Saratoga Springs, New York. Balis travelled with the Orchestra on its historic People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973). Files in this group were likely created and maintained by Balis or his staff. They trace Balis's extensive involvement with and work on behalf of the Orchestra from 1957 through 1979. A majority of the materials consist of correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, agendas and legal documents. Of note are his files regarding the People's Republic of China Tour, which include a detailed journal he kept and various materials and items he and his wife collected on the trip.

Reference sources consulted:

Wallace, Andy. "C. Wanton Balis, Jr., 86; He led the Phila. Orchestra Association." The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 1993.

Arrangement

This series is divided into four groups: A.) By-laws and governance policies; B.) Board of Directors; C.) Committees, groups and departments; and D.) C. Wanton Balis, Jr. papers.

Arrangement

Chronological

Charter of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (copy) and excerpts from Board minutes, 1902, 1935.
Box 37 Folder 1
Charters and bylaws, sheets and booklets, 1902 November 1, 1905 May 9.
Box 37 Folder 2
By-laws adopted at the meeting of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1917.
Box 37 Folder 3
Letter to G. Heide Norris (counsel) and draft of by-laws, 1917 September 17.
Box 37 Folder 4
Letter from G. Heide Norris (counsel) to Arthur Judson (manager) regarding proposed changes to the by-laws, 1917 September 20.
Box 37 Folder 5
By-laws adopted at a 1918 meeting of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, draft and letter from G. Heide Norris (counsel) to Arthur Judson (manager), 1918 April 5.
Box 37 Folder 6
By-laws (booklets, include annotated copies), 1920, 1928, 1935, 1938.
Box 37 Folder 7
By-laws (amended), 1954 November 1.
Box 37 Folder 8
By-laws (booklet), 1954 November 1.
Box 37 Folder 9
By-laws (booklets), 1958, 1977.
Box 37 Folder 10
By-laws (amended), 1973 November 26.
Box 37 Folder 11
By-laws (amended), 1977 October 25.
Box 37 Folder 12
By-laws (printout), 1991 November 20.
Box 37 Folder 13
Arrangement

Chronological

Board meeting minutes (book of sheets glued to pages), 1901-1906.
Box 37 Folder 14
Van Rensselaer, Alexander, lists of names and addresses, between 1901-1933.
Box 6 Folder 17
McCollin, Edward Garrett and Alice Graham ("Mrs. Edward G. McCollin"), correspondence regarding contracts, insurance, programming, tickets and subscriptions, 1905 December 8-1908 July 9, 1914 April 2-1916 October 14, 1921 November 16-1925 May.
Box 2 Folder 1
Van Rensselaer, Alexander, correspondence regarding Board activities and general Orchestra management, 1906 September 11-1929 December 31, 1931 April 18, 1935 June 26.
Box 6 Folder 16
Board resolutions, circa 1910s.
Box 37 Folder 15
Board meeting minutes, Philadelphia Orchestra Association meeting reports and financial reports, 1910-1916.
Box 37 Folder 16
Synopsis of meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee and The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1910-1916.
Box 37 Folder 17
Bok, Edward, "The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Subscribers Certificate" (9 copies), 1912-1915.
Box 162 Folder 6
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding budgets, committees, facilities, performers, promotional material, scheduling and subscriptions, 1912 December 13-1915 May 10, undated.
Box 1 Folder 7
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding budgets, committees, facilities, performers, promotional material, scheduling and subscriptions, 1915 July 21-1916 December 14.
Box 1 Folder 8
Board meeting minutes, Philadelphia Orchestra Association meeting reports and financial reports (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1916-1922.
Box 37 Folder 18
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding anonymous donation for payment to Leopold Stokowski, Arthur Judson and Louis Mogan, 1916, 1935.
Box 53 Folder 21
Board correspondence, 1917 January 2-1928 June 13.
Box 37 Folder 19
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding budgets, committees, facilities, performers, promotional material, scheduling and subscriptions, 1917 January 2-1918 October 30.
Box 1 Folder 9
Board correspondence regarding Endowment Fund donations and fundraising (includes letters of Alexander Van Rensselaer, Anne Thomson and Effingham Morris), 1917 January 25-May 14.
Box 37 Folder 20
Correspondence regarding resignation of G. Heide Norris from the Board and appointment of Thomas McKean, 1919 June 5-6.
Box 37 Folder 21
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding budgets, committees, facilities, performers, promotional material, scheduling and subscriptions, 1919 December 1-1920 November 27.
Box 1 Folder 10
Cassatt, Robert K., correspondence regarding salary contracts for Orchestra personnel, 1920 June 29-1928 October 27, undated.
Box 1 Folder 12
Bok, Edward, correspondence regarding budgets, committees, facilities, performers, promotional material, scheduling and subscriptions, 1921 February 5-1929 December 26.
Box 1 Folder 11
Board meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1922-1928.
Box 37 Folder 22
Turner, William Jay, correspondence regarding finances, funds and budgets, 1922 December 1-1930 August 29.
Box 6 Folder 14
Barba, William P., correspondence, 1926 November 24-1933 April 19, undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
Board meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1928-1931.
Box 37 Folder 23
Turner, William Jay, correspondence regarding Board activities (includes correspondence of Helen C. Turner ("Mrs. William Jay Turner"), 1928 November 14-1931 September 28, 1941 January 11-16.
Box 6 Folder 13
Turner, William Jay, vouchers and related material, 1929 January 1-1930 April.
Box 6 Folder 15
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1929 April 19-December 27.
Box 37 Folder 24
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1930 January 2-June 25.
Box 37 Folder 25
Bok, Curtis, correspondence regarding budgets, conductors, leases, legal matters and unions, 1930 January 13-1932 July 25.
Box 1 Folder 4
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1930 May 31-December 31.
Box 37 Folder 26
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1931 January 1-July 9.
Box 37 Folder 27
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1931 January 2-December 30.
Box 37 Folder 28
Board meeting minutes and reports (1931-1932 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1931 October-1932 May.
Box 37 Folder 29
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski and Arthur Judson), 1932 January 11-July 20.
Box 37 Folder 30
Board correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, schedules, lists and notes (includes letters of Leopold Stokowski, Arthur Judson, Mary Louise Curtis Bok and Curtis Bok), 1932 March 12-December 30.
Box 37 Folder 31
Wister, Frances A. (president, Women's Committee), correspondence with the Board, 1932 July 7-September 27.
Box 37 Folder 32
Board meeting minutes and reports (1932-1933 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1932 October-1933 May.
Box 37 Folder 33
Report on the state of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association with recommendations, 1933.
Box 37 Folder 34
Board correspondence (last names and organizations A-R), 1933-1934.
Box 37 Folder 35
Board correspondence (last names and organizations S-Z), 1933-1934.
Box 38 Folder 1
Board meeting minutes, reports, drafts and related correspondence, 1933-1934.
Box 38 Folder 2
Board meeting minutes, reports, drafts and related correspondence, 1933 January 5-June 2.
Box 38 Folder 3
Bok, Curtis, correspondence regarding budgets, conductors, leases, legal matters and unions, 1933 January 25-December 20.
Box 1 Folder 5
Suggested plan for Music in Philadelphia (1934-1935 season), presentation to the Board, approximately 1933-1934.
Box 38 Folder 4
Board meeting minutes and reports (1933-1934 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1933 July-1934 May.
Box 38 Folder 5
Ludlow, Benjamin H., correspondence regarding Board of Directors, broadcasting, Stokowski contracts, finances, legal issues and subscriptions, 1933 October 17-1939 May 23.
Box 1 Folder 30
Stokowski, Leopold, correspondence with the Board, 1933 December 21-1934 May 31.
Box 38 Folder 6
Board correspondence (last names and organizations A-F), 1934-1935.
Box 38 Folder 7
Board correspondence (last names and organizations G-Z), 1934-1935.
Box 38 Folder 8
Board meeting notices and minutes, reports, proposals, agendas, procedures and financial statements, 1934-1935.
Box 38 Folder 9
Rosenbaum, Samuel R. (Board member), correspondence (includes material regarding the position of Music Director given to Leopold Stokowski), 1934-1935.
Box 38 Folder 10
Suggested plan for Music in Philadelphia (1934-1935 season), presentation to the Board, 1934.
Box 38 Folder 11
Suggested plan for Music in Philadelphia (1934-1935 season), presentation to the Board, drafts of reports and notes, 1934.
Box 38 Folder 12
Youth Concerts, correspondence between concert organizers and the Board, 1934-1935.
Box 38 Folder 13
Bok, Curtis, correspondence mainly regarding budgets, conductors, leases, legal matters and unions, 1934 January 3-December 19.
Box 1 Folder 6
Board meeting minutes and reports (1934-1935 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1934 October-1935 May.
Box 38 Folder 14
Special Board meeting (January 30, 1935), notice, correspondence and related material regarding organizational restructuring and other changes, 1934 November 30-1945 February 25.
Box 38 Folder 15
Special Board meeting (January 30, 1935), meeting minutes, 1935.
Box 38 Folder 16
Bullitt, Orville (Board president and chair), correspondence, 1935-1937.
Box 38 Folder 17
Board meeting minutes and reports (1935-1936 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1935 October-1936.
Box 38 Folder 18
Board correspondence, annual reports and personnel lists, 1936-1937.
Box 38 Folder 19
Board meeting minutes and reports (1936-1937 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1936 June-1937 May.
Box 38 Folder 20
Board correspondence (last names and organizations A-S), 1937-1938.
Box 38 Folder 21
Board meeting notices and minutes, reports, proposals, agendas, procedures and financial statements, 1937-1938.
Box 38 Folder 22
Board meeting minutes and reports (1937-1938 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1937 June-1938 June.
Box 38 Folder 23
Board correspondence, annual reports and personnel lists, 1938-1939.
Box 38 Folder 24
Board annual reports, ticket subscription plans, meeting minutes and financial statements, 1938-1941.
Box 38 Folder 25
Board correspondence (last names and organizations A-W), 1938-1941.
Box 38 Folder 26
Bullitt, Orville (Board president and chair), correspondence, memorandums and reports, 1938-1939.
Box 38 Folder 27
Board meeting minutes and reports (1938-1939 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1938 June-1939 June.
Box 38 Folder 28
Bullitt, Orville (Board president and chair), correspondence, memorandums, reports and meeting minutes, 1939-1941.
Box 38 Folder 29
Ludlow, Benjamin (Board secretary), correspondence with Board, 1939-1940.
Box 39 Folder 1
Board meeting minutes and reports (1939-1940 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1939 October-1940 June.
Box 39 Folder 2
Board recommendation form, circa 1940s.
Box 39 Folder 3
Board meeting minutes and reports (1940-1941 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1940 October-1941 June.
Box 39 Folder 4
Board correspondence and meeting minutes, reports and memorandums, 1941 May 6-1943 June 16.
Box 39 Folder 5
Board meeting minutes and reports (1941-1942 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1941 July-1942 June.
Box 39 Folder 6
Robin Hood Dell Concerts, Inc., correspondence with Board, 1942 January 23-1943 May 28.
Box 39 Folder 7
Board meeting minutes and reports (1942-1943 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1942 September-1943 June.
Box 39 Folder 8
Board correspondence (last names and organizations A-W), 1943-1947.
Box 39 Folder 9
Ludlow, Benjamin (Board member), correspondence with Board, 1943-1946.
Box 39 Folder 10
Rosenbaum, Samuel R. (Board member) and G. Ruhland Rebman (Board secretary), correspondence, 1943-1947.
Box 39 Folder 11
Board meeting minutes and reports (1943-1944 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1943 August-1944 June.
Box 39 Folder 12
Bullitt, Orville (Board president and chair), correspondence, memorandums, schedules, 1944-1947.
Box 39 Folder 13
Board meeting minutes and reports (1944-1945 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1944 October-1945 June.
Box 39 Folder 14
Board meeting minutes and reports (1945-1946 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1945 September-1946 June.
Box 39 Folder 15
Board notices, petitions and ticket price sheets, 1946.
Box 39 Folder 16
Board meeting minutes and reports (1945-1946 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1946 September-1947 June.
Box 39 Folder 17
Board meeting attendance lists, 1947-1958.
Box 39 Folder 18
Bullitt, Orville (Board president and chair), correspondence, meeting minutes and reports, 1947-1950.
Box 39 Folder 19
Board meeting minutes and reports (1947-1948 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1947 October-1948 June.
Box 39 Folder 20
Board meeting minutes and reports (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1948 September-1949 December.
Box 39 Folder 21
Board meeting minutes and reports (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1950 January-1951 June.
Box 39 Folder 22
Invitation to the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (June 15, 1950), 1950 June 1.
Box 39 Folder 23
Board meeting minutes and reports (1951-1952 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1951 October-1952 June.
Box 39 Folder 24
Louchheim, Stuart F. (president, Academy of Music and Orchestra Board member), letter regarding royalties, 1952.
Box 53 Folder 57
Board meeting minutes and reports (1952-1953 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1952 September-1953 June.
Box 39 Folder 25
Board meeting minutes and reports (1953-1954 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1953 October-1954 June.
Box 39 Folder 26
Board meeting minutes and reports (1954-1955 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1954 September-1955 October.
Box 39 Folder 27
Board meeting minutes and reports (1955-1956 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1955 October-1956 June.
Box 39 Folder 28
Board meeting minutes and reports (1956-1957 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1956 June-1957 June.
Box 39 Folder 29
Louchheim, Stuart F. (president, Academy of Music and Orchestra Board member), letter regarding royalties, 1958.
Box 53 Folder 57
Board meeting minutes and reports (1957-1958 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1957 September-1958 September.
Box 39 Folder 30
Annual meeting notices (September 22, 1958) and annual report (1957-1958 season), 1958.
Box 39 Folder 31
Board meeting minutes and reports (1958-1959 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1958 September-1959 April.
Box 39 Folder 32
Annual report (1958-1959 season), 1959.
Box 39 Folder 33
Board meeting minutes and reports (1959-1960 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1959 September-1960 September.
Box 39 Folder 34
Annual report (1959-1960 season), 1960.
Box 40 Folder 1
Board meeting minutes and reports (1960-1961 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1960 September-1961 September.
Box 40 Folder 2
Louchheim, Stuart F. (president, Academy of Music and Orchestra Board member), correspondence, reports, press releases, contracts and meeting minutes, 1960 November-1962 May.
Box 53 Folder 59
Annual meeting notices (September 22, 1958), 1961.
Box 40 Folder 3
Board meeting minutes and reports (1961-1962 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1961 September-1962 September.
Box 40 Folder 4
Louchheim, Stuart F. (president, Academy of Music and Orchestra Board member), correspondence, reports, press releases, contracts and meeting minutes, 1962 June-1964 February.
Box 53 Folder 60
Annual meeting notice (September 24, 1962), 1962.
Box 40 Folder 5
Board meeting minutes and reports (1962-1963 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1962 September-1963 September.
Box 40 Folder 6
Board meeting minutes and reports (1963-1964 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1963 September-1964 April.
Box 40 Folder 7
Louchheim, Stuart F. (president, Academy of Music and Orchestra Board member), correspondence, reports, press releases, contracts and meeting minutes, 1964 April-1971 March.
Box 54 Folder 1
Board meeting minutes and reports (1964-1965 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1964 September-1965 May.
Box 40 Folder 8
Annual meeting notice (September 27, 1965), 1965.
Box 40 Folder 9
Annual reports, 1965-1972.
Box 40 Folder 10
Board meeting minutes and reports (1965-1966 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1965 September-1966 July.
Box 40 Folder 11
Board meeting minutes and reports (1966-1967 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1966 September-1967 September.
Box 40 Folder 12
Annual meeting notices (October 23, 1967) and annual report (1966-1967 season), 1967.
Box 40 Folder 13
Board meeting minutes and reports (1967-1968 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1967 October-1968 October.
Box 40 Folder 14
Board meeting minutes and reports (1968-1969 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1968 October-1969 October.
Box 40 Folder 15
Potential Board members, lists and profiles, 1969.
Box 40 Folder 16
Board meeting minutes and reports (1969-1970 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1969 October-1970 October.
Box 40 Folder 17
Board meeting minutes and reports (1970-1971 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1970 October-1971 October.
Box 40 Folder 18
Board meeting minutes and reports (1971-1972 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1971 October-1972 October.
Box 40 Folder 19
Board meeting minutes, personnel lists, reports and news releases, 1972 January 10-December 11.
Box 40 Folder 20
Board meeting minutes (duplicates, without signatures, attendance sheets and reports), 1972 October-1976 October.
Box 40 Folder 21
Board meeting notices and reports from committees (including Public Relations Committee), 1972 October-1973 November.
Box 40 Folder 22
Board meeting notices and reports from committees (including Public Relations Committee), 1973 January-November.
Box 40 Folder 23
Board meeting minutes and reports (1973-1974 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1973 November-1974 October.
Box 40 Folder 24
Board meeting minutes and reports (1974-1975 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1974 October-1975 October.
Box 40 Folder 25
Board meeting notice (October 29, 1974), 1974 October 7.
Box 40 Folder 26
Annual report (1974-1975 season), 1975.
Box 40 Folder 27
Board meeting minutes and reports (1975-1976 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1975 October-1976 October.
Box 40 Folder 28
Board meeting minutes and reports (1976-1977 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1976 October-1977 October.
Box 40 Folder 29
Board meeting minutes and reports (1977-1978 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1977 October-1978 June.
Box 40 Folder 30
Board meeting minutes and reports (1978-1979 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1978 September-1979 June.
Box 40 Folder 31
Cooke, M. Todd (president), correspondence, 1979, 1985-1988.
Box 53 Folder 31
Board meeting minutes and reports (1979-1980 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1979 September-1980 June.
Box 40 Folder 32
Board meeting minutes and reports (1980-1981 season) (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1980 September-1981 June.
Box 40 Folder 33
Sell, Stephen (executive director), biographies, news releases, expense sheets, invoices and contract, 1982 June-December.
Box 55 Folder 29
Sell, Stephen (executive director), biographies, reports, expense sheets, invoices and meeting notes, 1983 January-December.
Box 55 Folder 30
Drake, William (chair of the Board of Directors), correspondence, 1984-1993.
Box 53 Folder 33
Sell, Stephen (executive director), correspondence, expense sheets and meeting notes, 1984 January-December.
Box 55 Folder 31
Kluger, Joseph (executive director), biographical material, 1985-2005.
Box 88 Folder 10-12
Sell, Stephen (executive director), correspondence, expense sheets and meeting notes, 1985 January-December.
Box 55 Folder 32
Kluger, Joseph H. (executive director), correspondence regarding requests from the public, 1986.
Box 53 Folder 52
Sell, Stephen (executive director), expense reports and invoices, 1986-1987.
Box 55 Folder 33
Sell, Stephen (executive director), correspondence, biographies, reports, expense sheets, invoices and meeting notes and interview transcript, 1986 January-December.
Box 55 Folder 34
Sell, Stephen (executive director), tour and travel per diems and correspondence [Restricted until 2062], 1987.
Box 55 Folder 35
Sell, Stephen (executive director), correspondence, biographies, reports, expense sheets, invoices and meeting notes and interview transcript, 1987 January-November.
Box 55 Folder 36
Board of Directors (1987), by-laws, responsibilities of standing committees, statement of operations, member list, directory, notes and pamphlet, 1987 August-October.
Box 40 Folder 34
Burtis, Theodore (president), correspondence regarding meetings, committees and office space, 1988-1989.
Box 53 Folder 25
Sell, Stephen (executive director), correspondence, address book (copy), expense reports, invoices and clippings, 1988 January-1989 March.
Box 56 Folder 1
Special Board meeting (February 25, 1988), presentation scripts (resolutions, Pension Foundation, site acquisition, new hall design, Academy renovations, costs and financing), 1988 February 5-25.
Box 40 Folder 35
Orchestra governance, memorandums, drafts and correspondence regarding the roles of president and chairman of the Board, elections and annual meeting, 1988 April 29-June 13.
Box 40 Folder 36
Sell, Stephen (executive director), obituaries, clippings and correspondence regarding memorial, 1989 May-October.
Box 56 Folder 2
Annual report (1989-1990 season), 1990.
Box 40 Folder 37
Board of Directors Handbook (2019-2020 season) [Restricted until 2045], 2019-2020.
Box 40 Folder 38
Arrangement

Alphabetical

Administrative Committee, meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written notes), 1918-1926.
Box 40 Folder 39
Administrative Committee, meeting notices, 1924 October 16-17.
Box 40 Folder 40
Administrative Committee, meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written notes), 1926-1929.
Box 41 Folder 1
Administrative Committee, meeting minutes, resolutions, memorandums and financial statements, 1926-1929.
Box 41 Folder 2
Administrative Committee, correspondence, meeting minutes and financial statements, 1930-1934.
Box 41 Folder 3
Administrative Committee, meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written notes), 1932-1934.
Box 41 Folder 4
Advisory Board, correspondence, 1935 February 12-December 12.
Box 41 Folder 5
Advisory Board, correspondence, 1937 March 30-October 29.
Box 41 Folder 6
Artistic Advisory Committee, memorandum of meeting regarding audition policies and procedures, and related correspondence, 1987 November 24-1988 March 15.
Box 41 Folder 7
Artistic Advisory Committee, charter outlining suggested scope of responsibility, 1992 February 28.
Box 41 Folder 8
Budget Committee, report to the Administrative Committee, 1924 October 14.
Box 41 Folder 9
Children's Concerts' Committee, letters regarding meetings, 1949-1950.
Box 41 Folder 10
Contemporary Music Institute, The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, correspondence regarding proposal to establish Institute and request for funding, 1985 October 3-November 4.
Box 41 Folder 11
The Entertainment Committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra Club, invitation to Third Annual Party, circa 1950.
Box 41 Folder 12
Executive Committee, meeting minutes (disbound hand-written pages), extracts, 1901-1904.
Box 41 Folder 13
Executive Committee, meeting minutes, resolutions, announcements and correspondence (disbound book of sheets glued to pages), 1905-1910.
Box 41 Folder 14-16
Executive Committee and Women's Committee, payroll lists, annual reports and payroll lists, 1905 November 8-1906 June 11, 1910-1912.
Box 41 Folder 17
Executive Committee, meeting minutes and financial reports (disbound binder of type-written sheets), 1910-1916.
Box 41 Folder 18
Executive Committee, meeting minutes and financial reports (disbound binder of type-written sheets), 1916-1918.
Box 41 Folder 19
Executive Committee, "Suggested Administrative Reorganization" (report), circa 1938.
Box 41 Folder 20
Executive Committee, meeting agendas and minutes, reports and correspondence, 1938-1946.
Box 41 Folder 21
Executive Committee, meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1938 April 21, July 1.
Box 41 Folder 22
Executive Committee, meeting minutes (disbound binder of type-written pages), 1959 June 22.
Box 41 Folder 23
Grievance Committee, reports, lists, notes and correspondence, 1968-1981.
Box 41 Folder 24
Junior Committee, member guide and letter regarding ticket subscriptions, 1950 April 3, undated.
Box 41 Folder 25
Special Board meeting (February 25, 1988), presentation scripts (resolutions, Pension Foundation, site acquisition, new hall design, Academy renovations, costs and financing), 1956 June 21-1963 September 23.
Box 41 Folder 26
Junior Committee, "S" Plan ticket sales, lists and correspondence, 1963, 1968.
Box 41 Folder 27
Long-Range Planning Committee, meeting minutes, plans, reports, memorandums and mission statements, 1977 July 14-1982 December 30.
Box 41 Folder 28
Long-Range Planning Committee, Boston Symphony summary report, 1982-1983.
Box 41 Folder 29
Long-Range Planning Committee, Houston Symphony Society for five year plan (1982-1983 through 1986-1987 seasons), 1982-1983.
Box 41 Folder 30
Long-Range Planning Committee, meeting minutes, plans, reports, memorandums and mission statements, 1983 January 10-1985 February 28.
Box 41 Folder 31
Long-Range Planning Committee, memorandums, agendas, reports, proposals and surveys, 1983 February-August.
Box 41 Folder 32
Long-Range Planning Committee, meeting minutes, agendas and notes, 1983 March-September.
Box 41 Folder 33
Long-Range Planning Committee, memorandums, 1983 March-September.
Box 41 Folder 34
Long-Range Planning Committee, reports to the Board and other committees, drafts, 1983 April-October.
Box 41 Folder 35
Long-Range Planning Committee, reports to the Board and other committees, drafts, 1983 October.
Box 41 Folder 36
Long-Range Planning Committee, "Long-Range planning document - first phase," report to the Board, 1983 October 18.
Box 41 Folder 37
Long-Range Planning Committee, letters to J. Lawrence Shane (chair of the committee), 1990 November 20, 1991 January 22.
Box 41 Folder 38
Long-Range Planning Committee, "Long Range Plan, 1993-1997: Board of Directors, Philadelphia Orchestra Association", 1991 March.
Box 41 Folder 39
Marketing Committee, meeting minutes, memorandums and correspondence, 1979 January 30-1987 June 8.
Box 42 Folder 1
Men's Committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra, letter, 1950 January 31.
Box 42 Folder 2
Opera Committee, The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, correspondence, meeting minutes, personnel lists and reports, 1934-1935.
Box 9 Folder 8
The Orchestra League for the Philadelphia Orchestra, member lists, member guide and correspondence regarding ticket subscription sales, 1954-1967.
Box 42 Folder 3
The Orchestra League for the Philadelphia Orchestra, member lists and ticket sales sheets for Friday Quarterly series, 1963-1970.
Box 42 Folder 4
Philadelphia Orchestra Club, Board of Directors meeting minutes, member lists and correspondence, 1937-1945.
Box 9 Folder 17
Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee, notices, agreements, memorandums and correspondence [Restricted until 2051], 1959-1976.
Box 42 Folder 5
Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee, notices, agreements, memorandums and correspondence [Restricted until 2057], 1977-1982.
Box 42 Folder 6
Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee, labor agreements, legal documents, policies, pension documents, meeting minutes, notes, correspondence [Restricted until 2062], 1982-1987.
Box 42 Folder 7
Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee, notices, agreements, memorandums and correspondence [Restricted until 2061], 1982-1986.
Box 42 Folder 8
Philadelphia Orchestra Member's Committee, notices, agreements, memorandums and correspondence [Restricted until 2062], 1985-1987.
Box 42 Folder 9
Philadelphia Orchestra Pops, Inc., Board of Directors meeting minutes and by-laws, 1967 November 27.
Box 42 Folder 10
Public Relations Committee, reports and report drafts for Board meetings, 1973-1974, undated.
Box 42 Folder 11
Staff meeting minutes (includes Operating Group, External Affairs Group and Monthly Group), 1989-1991.
Box 42 Folder 12
Steering Committee, correspondence and lists regarding Challenge Program prospective donors, 1967.
Box 42 Folder 13
Steering Committee, member lists and resumes, meeting minutes and memorandums, 1967-1968.
Box 42 Folder 14
Volunteer Committees, newsletter, 1982 April.
Box 42 Folder 15
The Volunteer Committees for the Philadelphia Orchestra, correspondence, meeting minutes, proposals and reports, 1985-1991.
Box 42 Folder 16-17
Volunteer Committee, Auxiliary, memorandum and staff assistance request form, 1989.
Box 42 Folder 18
West Philadelphia Committee, letters regarding proposal and establishment of concertmaster solo appearances fund, 1982.
Box 42 Folder 19
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, correspondence (includes monthly reports from Orchestra manager), 1928 November 5-1937 December 9.
Box 10 Folder 14
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, correspondence (includes monthly reports from Orchestra manager), 1938 January 10-1942 April 7.
Box 10 Folder 15
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra (1939-1940 season) correspondence and meeting minutes, 1939 January 18-1940 April 19.
Box 10 Folder 16
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra (1940-1910 season) correspondence and meeting minutes, 1940 April 25-1941 January 29.
Box 10 Folder 17
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra (1941-1942 season) correspondence (includes monthly reports from the Orchestra manager), 1941 June 12-1942 May 14.
Box 10 Folder 18
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth H. Arnett ("Mrs. William W. Arnett"), correspondence regarding ticket sales and seat reservations, 1943 June 15-1947 August 24.
Box 10 Folder 19
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Frances A. Wister, correspondence and reports, 1905 May-1932 December 12.
Box 10 Folder 20
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Frances A. Wister, correspondence and reports, 1922 January 8-1925 July 30.
Box 10 Folder 21
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Frances A. Wister, correspondence and reports, 1926 May 25-1929 May 28.
Box 10 Folder 22
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vanguard Committee, correspondence, 1945 February 28-September 15.
Box 10 Folder 23
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vanguard Committee, correspondence, 1949 March 15-September 22, 1950 February 15.
Box 10 Folder 24
The Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vanguard Committee, correspondence, 1950 March 23-November 13.
Box 10 Folder 25
Arrangement

Chronological

Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy and correspondence regarding Ormandy's activities as Music Director (includes letters from Ormandy during European Tour, May-July 1958), 1957 January 3, 1958 January 7-December 30.
Box 36 Folder 1
Letter of thanks and recognition from Dwight D. Eisenhower regarding European tour (May-July 1958), 1958 July 30.
Box 36 Folder 2
Correspondence regarding Robin Hood Dell, tours and out-of-town venues, finances and fundraising campaigns, 1963 December 9-1968 December 31.
Box 36 Folder 3
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), booklets, pamphlets and bulletins promoting the Chinese government, military, industry, arts and culture, 1965-1973.
Box 36 Folder 4
Academy of Music, Board of Trustees meeting minutes, 1965 December 27-1966 November 28.
Box 36 Folder 5
Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Academy of Music, correspondence, financial reports, budget and expense sheets, and income statements, 1965 December 30-1966 December 30.
Box 36 Folder 6
Academy of Music, financial reports, 1966 January-April.
Box 36 Folder 7
Correspondence regarding the Ford Foundation grant of endowment and expendable funds, 1966 January 3-December 15.
Box 36 Folder 8
Correspondene regarding general Philadelphia Orchestra Association administration, 1966 January 4-December 21.
Box 36 Folder 9
Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy and copied correspondence by Ormandy regarding his activities as Music Director, 1966 January 12-December 19.
Box 36 Folder 10-11
Latin American tour (May-June 1966), correspondence regarding labor rules and disputes, personnel complaints and tour events (includes correspondence with Hubert Humphrey), 1966 January 13-November 30.
Box 36 Folder 12-13
Correspondence with the Women's Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Old York Road Committee and and Baltimore Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1966 January 4-November 30.
Box 36 Folder 14
Philadelphia Orchestra Association v. University of Washington and Philadelphia Orchestra Association v. Veda Reynolds, et. al., correspondence, transcripts and legal briefs, 1966 January 17-December 27.
Box 36 Folder 15-16
Correspondence with and regarding guest artists and special events, 1966 January 20-December 20.
Box 36 Folder 17
Correspondence regarding insurance policy from Lukens, Savage & Washburn, 1966 January 25, 1966 January 27.
Box 36 Folder 18
Academy of Music, correspondence regarding the formation and organization of the Academy of Music Foundation, 1966 August 10-November 17.
Box 36 Folder 19
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), booklets, pamphlets and maps (includes Shanghai and Shanghai Industrial Exhibition), circa 1970-1979.
Box 36 Folder 20
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), clippings, circa 1970-1979.
Box 36 Folder 21
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), "The Philadelphia Orchestra People's Republic of China Tour" booklet (annotated) and typewritten sheets describing sites visited, circa 1970-1979.
Box 36 Folder 22
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), "China Pictorial" booklet promoting Chinese government, military, industry, arts and culture, 1973.
Box 36 Folder 23
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), journal transcriptions and airline tickets, 1973 September.
Box 36 Folder 24
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), journals by Deborah Balis ("Debbie Balis," "Mrs. Wanton Balis"), correspondence, photograph and lecture invitation, 1973 September-November.
Box 36 Folder 25
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), scrapbook by Deborah Balis ("Debbie Balis, "Mrs. Wanton Balis"), 1973.
Box 199 Folder 9
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), postcards and invitations collected by Deborah Balis ("Debbie Balis," "Mrs. Wanton Balis"), 1973 September.
Box 36 Folder 26
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), programs for "The White-Haired Girl: A Modern Revolutionary Dance Drama" (The Shanghai Dance School) and a concert presented by The Central Philharmonic Society, 1973 September.
Box 36 Folder 27
People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), Gala Opening Concert and Homecoming Salute (September 27, 1973), programs and invitation, 1973 September-November.
Box 36 Folder 28
Program (1973-1974 season), with essay describing the People's Republic of China Tour (September 10-23, 1973), 1973.
Box 36 Folder 29
Finance Committee, correspondence, meeting minutes, account statements, asset statements and lists of securities, 1974 November 1-1976 January 2.
Box 36 Folder 30
Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1974 November 25-1975 November 24.
Box 36 Folder 31
Academy of Music, Board of Trustees meeting minutes, 1974 December 23-1975 November 24.
Box 36 Folder 32
Correspondence, news releases and related materials regarding the National Committee for Symphony Orchestra Support, National Committee for Cultural Resources and American Symphony League, 1974 December 27-1975 June 27.
Box 36 Folder 33
Endowment Fund statements and reports of funds and assets, 1974 December 31-1975 November 21.
Box 36 Folder 34
Academy of Music, correspondence regarding analysis of acoustics and construction of an acoustical shell, diagram of acoustical shell and clippings, 1975 January 1-November 10.
Box 36 Folder 35
Academy of Music, correspondence regarding committee for and invitations to the Anniversary Concert and Ball (January 24, 1976), 1975 January 3-October 24.
Box 36 Folder 36
Board of Directors, correspondence, personnel lists, meeting notes and minutes, 1975 January 7-December 22.
Box 36 Folder 37
Membership campaign (1975), correspondence regarding solicitations for contributions, 1975 February 3-December 15.
Box 36 Folder 38
Philadelphia Bicentennial Celebration (1976), correspondence regarding Orchestra's participation, 1975 February 14-September 16.
Box 36 Folder 39
Philadelphia Orchestra Association Musician's Union, correspondence, financial records, trade agreements, legal documents and proposals, 1975 February 17-September 15.
Box 36 Folder 40
Development Committee, correspondence, 1975 February 21, 1975 November 25.
Box 36 Folder 41
Correspondence from the National Committee on United States-China Relations, 1975 February 24-December 11.
Box 36 Folder 42
Pension Committee, meeting minutes and financial records, 1975 February 25-December 5.
Box 36 Folder 43
Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy and copied correspondence by Ormandy regarding his activities as Music Director, 1975 March 3-December 14.
Box 36 Folder 44
Academy of Music, correspondence regarding planned purchase and renovation of space in The Academy House (1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia), 1975 March 18-May 5.
Box 36 Folder 45
European tour (May 5-June 1, 1975), correspondence regarding travel, travel documents, itineraries, schedules and clippings, 1975 March 19-June 30.
Box 36 Folder 46
Correspondence regarding general Orchestra administration, 1975 March 21-November 12.
Box 36 Folder 47
Nominating Committee, memorandums and announcements, 1975 April 8-December 10.
Box 36 Folder 48
Correspondence regarding musicians' salaries [restricted until 2050], 1975 July 1-November 14.
Box 36 Folder 49
"Academy of Music of Philadelphia, Inc. Report on Examination with Supplementary Information, Years ended August 31, 1975 and 1974" (Main Lafrentz & Co.), financial report, 1975 October 22.
Box 36 Folder 50
Annual meeting (October 28, 1975), agenda and minutes, 1975.
Box 36 Folder 51
Artistic Policy Committee, correspondence and meeting minutes, 1975 November 4-December 2.
Box 36 Folder 52
"Briefing Update on China" (Jim Lily, Henry Kissinger and Mike Oksenberg), photocopy, 1977 August 4.
Box 36 Folder 53

Scope and Contents

Files in this series collectively encompass the entire range of administrative activities of the Orchestra from the 1900s through the 2010s. Major subjects covered are: Children's, Junior, Youth and Student concerts; pops concerts and free public concerts; fundraising events such as the Academy Anniversary Ball, Opening Gala and fashion shows and reviews; tours and out-of-town performances; repertoire selection, rehearsals and performance operations; ticket sales and box office reporting; and student competitions.

Types of documents in these files include correspondence, meeting minutes and notes; datebooks, schedules, itineraries and calendars; season announcements, news releases, clipping and promotional material; performance licenses and contracts; employee and guest artist contracts and agreements; financial documents including budgets, income and expense sheets; awards; call sheets, performance reports and personnel lists.

The files in this series preserve an area of the Orchestra's record-keeping practices that grouped mixed administrative documents into folders arranged chronologically. While broad in scope, these files are not inclusive of all of the Orchestra's activities. Therefore, researchers wishing to locate materials regarding specific subjects or events covered in this series should also peruse other areas of the collection for additional information.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically by the date of performance or event, or by creation date.

Music orders (1902-1903 season), lists and correspondence (German language), 1902.
Box 42 Folder 20
Schedule (1903-1904 season), 1903.
Box 42 Folder 21
Datebooks, 1905-1910.
Box 42 Folder 22
Printed material (1909-1910 season), 1909-1910.
Box 42 Folder 23
Datebooks, 1910-1915.
Box 42 Folder 24
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1910-1911 season), 1910-1911.
Box 42 Folder 25
Sunday concerts, correspondence regarding Sunday Laws of Pennsylvania, clippings and related material, 1911-1921.
Box 42 Folder 26
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1911-1912 season), 1911-1912.
Box 42 Folder 27
Announcement of performances (1912-1913 season), 1912.
Box 42 Folder 28
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1912-1913 season), 1912-1913.
Box 42 Folder 29
Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus, correspondence, forms, member lists and cards, 1912-1919.
Box 9 Folder 13-14
Public concerts of works by Manuscript Music Society Members (April 2, 1913), announcement, 1913.
Box 42 Folder 30
Printed material (1913-1914 season), 1913-1914.
Box 42 Folder 31
Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus, correspondence, member lists, forms, rules and related materia, 1914-1921, 1923, 1933-1934.
Box 9 Folder 15-16
"Symphony No. 8" (Eighth Symphony) (Gustave Mahler), correspondence regarding 1914 performance (cancelled), 1914 August 31-September 12.
Box 42 Folder 32
Printed material (1914-1915 season), 1914-1915.
Box 42 Folder 33
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1915-1916 season), 1915-1916.
Box 43 Folder 1
Datebooks, 1915-1920.
Box 43 Folder 2
"Symphony No. 8" (Eighth Symphony) (Gustave Mahler), contracts and correspondence regarding rights of performance in Philadelphia and New York (1915 and 1916), 1915-1920.
Box 43 Folder 3
"Alpine Symphony," (Richard Strauss), correspondence (includes letters between Stokowski and music publishers), 1915 August 23-1916 November 11.
Box 6 Folder 1934
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1916-1917 season), 1916-1917.
Box 43 Folder 4
Programs (1917-1918 season), enlarged photocopies, 1917-1918.
Box 162 Folder 11
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1917-1918 season), 1917-1918.
Box 43 Folder 5
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1918-1919 season), 1918-1919.
Box 43 Folder 6
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1919-1920 season), 1919-1920.
Box 43 Folder 7
Datebooks, 1920-1925.
Box 43 Folder 8
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1920-1921 season), 1920-1921.
Box 43 Folder 9-10
Children's concerts (1921-1922 season), announcements and programs, 1921-1922.
Box 43 Folder 11
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1921-1922 season), 1921-1922.
Box 43 Folder 12
Programs and announcements (1921-1922 season), 1921-1922.
Box 43 Folder 13
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia (1926), correspondence regarding performances, 1921 November 14-1926 August 30.
Box 10 Folder 8
Children's concerts (1922-1923 season), announcements and programs, 1922-1923.
Box 43 Folder 14
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1922-1923 season), 1922-1923.
Box 43 Folder 15
Children's concerts (1923-1924 season), announcements and programs, 1923-1924.
Box 43 Folder 16
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1923-1924 season), 1923-1924.
Box 43 Folder 17-18
Twenty-fifth anniversary season (1924-1925 season), announcement and pamphlet, 1924.
Box 43 Folder 19
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1924-1925 season), 1924-1925.
Box 43 Folder 20
Announcement (1925-1926 season), 1925.
Box 43 Folder 21
Datebooks, 1925-1930.
Box 43 Folder 22
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, celebration planning material and letters of congratulation, 1925.
Box 10 Folder 12
Announcement (1926-1927 season), 1926.
Box 43 Folder 23
Announcement (1927-1928 season), 1927.
Box 43 Folder 24
"Le Sacre du Printemps" ("The Rite of Spring") (Igor Stravinsky), and "Die Gluckliche Hand" ("The Hand of Fate") (Arnold Schoenberg), correspondence regarding performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, articles and interviews, 1929 May 5-1930 May 15.
Box 10 Folder 1-2
Children's concerts (1929-1930 season), announcements, 1929-1930.
Box 43 Folder 25
Datebooks, 1930-1935.
Box 43 Folder 26
Children's concerts (1930-1931 season), announcements and schedules, 1930.
Box 43 Folder 27
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1930-1931 season), 1930-1931.
Box 43 Folder 28
Regular season performances and children's concerts (1931-1932 season), announcements and programs, 1931-1932.
Box 43 Folder 29
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1931-1932 season), 1931-1932.
Box 44 Folder 1
Concerts for Youth (Young People's Concerts) (1932-1933 season), announcements and programs, 1932-1933.
Box 44 Folder 2
Concerts for Youth and Young People's Concerts (1932-1933 season), photocopied program sheets and notes listing soloists and press coverage, 1932-1945, undated.
Box 44 Folder 3
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1932-1933 season), 1932-1933.
Box 44 Folder 4
Wired transmission concerts, diagrams, notes, publications and correspondence (includes American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Bell Telephone Laboratories) , 1932 December 8-1933 May 29.
Box 10 Folder 13
Concerts for Youth (1933-1934 season), announcements, 1933-1934.
Box 44 Folder 5
Concerts for Youth (1933-1934 season), news releases and articles, announcements, publicity speech transcripts and programs, 1933.
Box 44 Folder 6
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1933-1934 season), 1933-1934.
Box 44 Folder 7
Auction Dinner (October 11, 1933), correspondence regarding planning, invitations and responses, 1933 June 23-October 1, undated.
Box 6 Folder 35
Auction Dinner (October 11, 1933), correspondence regarding planning, invitations and responses, 1933 June 23-October 1, undated.
Box 7 Folder 1
Auction Dinner (October 11, 1933), correspondence regarding seat orders and thank you notes, 1933 October 12-November 10.
Box 7 Folder 2
Auction Dinner (October 11, 1933), planning material (includes drafts of letters, guest lists, invitation material and programs), 1933 July 3, 1933 August 8, 1933 September 28, undated.
Box 7 Folder 3-4
Concerts for Youth (1934), news releases and articles and announcements, 1934.
Box 44 Folder 8
Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, scenery for productions, expenses, inventories, lists and related correspondence, 1934, 1938.
Box 9 Folder 6
Opera and ballet, Philadelphia Orchestra, correspondence regarding artists, programming, scheduling and managerial issues, 1934 April 18-1935 March 12.
Box 9 Folder 7
Announcements (1934-1935 season), 1934.
Box 44 Folder 9
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1934-1935 season), 1934-1935.
Box 44 Folder 10
Datebooks, 1935-1940.
Box 44 Folder 11
Regular season performances and youth concerts (1935-1936 season), announcements, 1935-1936.
Box 44 Folder 12
Printed material and mixed administrative records (1935-1936 season), 1935-1936.
Box 44 Folder 13
Regular season performances and youth concerts (1936-1937 season), announcements and programs, 1936-1937.
Box 44 Folder 14
Philadelphia Orchestra Ballet Week (February 1937-March 1938), announcement, 1937.
Box 44 Folder 15
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (November 19, 1938), announcement, 1938.
Box 44 Folder 16
Rachmaninoff Festival (1939), correspondence and planning material, 1938 January 13-1939 December 28.
Box 9 Folder 22-23
Concerts for youth (1939-1940 season), announcement, 1939.
Box 44 Folder 17
Datebooks, 1939-1940.
Box 44 Folder 18
Abington Friends School, correspondence regarding concert tickets, 1939 October 6-28.
Box 6 Folder 18
"Special concert for Wilkie" (June 23, 1940), letter regarding payment, 1940 June 23.
Box 44 Folder 19
Concerts for children (1940-1941 season), announcements, 1940.
Box 44 Folder 20
The Philadelphia Bar Association concert (September 11, 1940), venue contract, 1940 February 2.
Box 44 Folder 21
University of Pennsylvania Bicentennial Celebration concert (September 19, 1940), venue contract, 1940 August 19.
Box 44 Folder 22
"St. Matthew Passion" (Johann Sebastian Bach), correspondence regarding performances with the Westminster Choir (March and April 1941) , 1941 January 2-April 14.
Box 10 Folder 9
Children's concerts (1941-1942 season), announcements, 1941.
Box 44 Folder 23
Children's concerts (1941-1942 season), announcements and programs, 1942-1943.
Box 44 Folder 24
"Servicemen," United States of America Armed Forces, correspondence regarding benefit concerts (includes U.S.O Camp Shows, Inc., United Service Club and Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation), 1942 April 14-1943 April 28 .
Box 10 Folder 5
Concerts for youth (1942-1943 through 1949-1950 seasons), photocopied program sheets and notes listing soloists and press coverage, 1942-1950, undated.
Box 44 Folder 25
Officer Club boxes, plans, subscriber lists, seating charts, 1943-1946.
Box 9 Folder 5
"Servicemen," United States of America Armed Forces, correspondence regarding benefit concerts (includes U.S.O. Camp Shows, Inc., and American Red Cross), 1943 August 25-1952 December 18 .
Box 10 Folder 6
Children's concerts (1943-1944 season), announcements, 1943.
Box 44 Folder 26
Music orders (1944-1945 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence, 1943-1945.
Box 8 Folder 14
Regular season performances and children's concerts (1944-1945 season), announcements, 1944.
Box 44 Folder 27
"Servicemen," United States of America Armed Forces, correspondence regarding free tickets (includes U.S.O. and American Red Cross), 1944 September 15-1950 September 26.
Box 10 Folder 7
Regular season performances, children's concerts and concerts for youth (1946-1947 season), announcements, 1946-1947.
Box 44 Folder 31
Datebooks, 1945-1950.
Box 44 Folder 28
Other orchestras, correspondence regarding contracts, musicians, scheduling and other managerial issues, 1945 March 23-1947 June 24.
Box 9 Folder 9
Music orders (1945-1946 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (A-F) , 1945-1946.
Box 8 Folder 15
Music orders (1945-1946 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (G-Z), 1945-1946.
Box 8 Folder 16
Regular season performances and children's concerts (1945-1946 season), announcements, 1945.
Box 44 Folder 29
Letter to Philip Klein reporting inability for Orchestra to perform a Sunday concert in Philadelphia, 1945 December 10.
Box 44 Folder 30
Music orders (1946-1947 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (A-F), 1943-1947.
Box 8 Folder 17
Music orders (1946-1947 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (G-S) , 1943-1947.
Box 8 Folder 18
Music orders (1947-1948 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (A-G) , 1947-1948.
Box 8 Folder 19
Music orders (1947-1948 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (L-W), 1947-1948.
Box 8 Folder 20
"Symphony No. 8" ("Eighth Symphony") (Gustav Mahler), correspondence regarding performance (cancelled), 1947 April 17-1948 April 12.
Box 10 Folder 11
Regular season performances, children's concerts and concerts for youth (1947-1948 season), announcements, 1947-1948.
Box 44 Folder 32
Other orchestras, correspondence regarding contracts, musicians, scheduling and other managerial issues, 1948-1949.
Box 9 Folder 10
Children's concerts and concerts for youth (1948-1949), announcements, 1948.
Box 44 Folder 33
Music orders (1948-1949 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (A-L) , 1947-1949.
Box 9 Folder 1
Music orders (1948-1949 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (M-Z), 1947-1949.
Box 9 Folder 2
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon performance (June 28, 1949), letter granting permission to broadcast without a union fee, 1949 June 23.
Box 44 Folder 34
Children's concerts and concerts for youth (1949-1950), announcements, 1949-1950.
Box 44 Folder 35
Fiftieth season (1949-1950 season), season schedule and promotional pamphlets regarding soloists and guest conductors, 1949.
Box 44 Folder 36
Music orders (1949-1950 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (A-O), 1949-1950.
Box 9 Folder 3
Music orders (1949-1950 season), expenses, lists, receipts and related correspondence (P-U), 1949-1950.
Box 9 Folder 4
Datebooks, 1950-1955.
Box 44 Folder 37
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Exhibit and Convention Halls concerts (May 10-13, 1950), license and contracts, 1950.
Box 44 Folder 38
Letter from Harl McDonald (manager) to Orchestra musicians regarding 1950-1951 season planning, 1950 August 30.
Box 44 Folder 39
Children's concerts (1950-1951 season), program notes, 1950.
Box 44 Folder 40
Children's concerts and student concerts (1950-1951 season), announcements, 1950.
Box 44 Folder 41
Student concerts (1950-1951 and 1951-1952 seasons), photocopied program sheets and notes listing soloists and press coverage, 1950-1952, undated.
Box 44 Folder 42
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Exhibit and Convention Halls concerts (May 9-12, 1951), license and contracts, 1951.
Box 44 Folder 43
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1951-1952 season), announcements, 1951.
Box 44 Folder 44
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Exhibit and Convention Halls concerts (May 7-10, 1952), license and contracts, 1952.
Box 44 Folder 45
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1952-1953 season), announcements, 1952-1953.
Box 44 Folder 46
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1952), correspondence, lists of participants and publicity material, 1952 April 7-November 18.
Box 44 Folder 47
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Convention Hall concerts (1953), contracts, 1952-1953.
Box 44 Folder 48
Philadelphia Civic Center, Convention Hall concerts (May 6-9, 1953), correspondence and contracts, 1952-1953.
Box 44 Folder 49
Children's concerts and student concerts (1953-1954 season), announcements, 1953.
Box 44 Folder 50
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Convention Hall concerts (1953-1954 season), license and contracts, 1953-1954.
Box 45 Folder 1
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1953), correspondence regarding planning, scheduling and publicity, and photographs, 1952-1953.
Box 45 Folder 2
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1953), correspondence regarding publicity, events and general inquiries, 1953-1954.
Box 45 Folder 3
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1953), list of participants, schedules and form letters, 1953.
Box 45 Folder 4
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1953), letters of thanks, 1953.
Box 45 Folder 5
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (September-October 1953), photographs and photograph order forms, 1953.
Box 45 Folder 6
Children's concerts and student concerts (1954-1955 season), announcements, 1954-1955.
Box 45 Folder 7
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Convention Hall concerts (1954-1955 season), license, contracts and related correspondence, 1954-1955.
Box 45 Folder 8
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (October 1954, cancelled), applications and related correspondence, 1954.
Box 45 Folder 9
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (October 1954, cancelled), correspondence with music publishers, 1952, 1954.
Box 45 Folder 10
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (October 1954, cancelled), correspondence regarding planning, scheduling and cancellation, 1954.
Box 45 Folder 11
Conductor's Symposium, Philadelphia (October 1954, cancelled), correspondence regarding planning, music publishers and letters of invitation, 1954.
Box 45 Folder 12
Datebooks, 1955-1957.
Box 45 Folder 13
Sibelius Festival: Honoring the 90th Birthday of Jean Sibelius (1955), correspondence regarding planning and promotion, 1954-1955.
Box 45 Folder 14
Children's concerts and student concerts (1955-1956 season), announcements, 1955-1956.
Box 45 Folder 15
Conductor's Symposium (proposed September 1955), correspondence regarding planning, scheduling and participants, 1955.
Box 45 Folder 16
Philadelphia Civic Center, Convention Hall, Philadelphia concerts (1956), contract and license, 1955-1957.
Box 45 Folder 17
Children's concerts and student concerts (1956-1957 season), announcements, 1956-1957.
Box 45 Folder 18
Datebooks, 1957-1959.
Box 45 Folder 19
Children's concerts (1957-1958 season), announcement, 1957.
Box 45 Folder 20
Performance costs (1957-1958 season), ledger sheets [Restricted until 2033], 1957-1958.
Box 45 Folder 21
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1957-1958 season), announcements, 1957.
Box 45 Folder 22
Children's concerts (1958-1959 season), announcement, 1958.
Box 45 Folder 23
Datebook (1958-1959 season), 1958.
Box 45 Folder 24
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1958-1959 season), announcements, 1958.
Box 45 Folder 25
Datebooks, 1959-1962.
Box 45 Folder 26
Children's concerts and student concerts (1959-1960 season), announcements, 1959.
Box 45 Folder 27
Friday afternoon concerts ("A Philadelphia Orchestra Day") (1959-1960 season), correspondence and lists regarding women's clubs, college and university students, 1959-1960.
Box 45 Folder 28
Organ recitals (Academy of Music), correspondence, programs, expense sheets and bills, 1960-1964.
Box 45 Folder 29
Student concerts and children's concerts, memorandum regarding management responsibilities, 1960 June 27.
Box 45 Folder 30
Mixed administrative records (1960-1961 and 1961-1962 seasons), (includes correspondence, lists, ledger sheets, budgets, schedules), 1960-1962.
Box 45 Folder 31
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1960-1961 season), announcements, 1960.
Box 45 Folder 32
Office memorandums (1960-1961 season) regarding public relations, programming, scheduling, medical insurance, music orders and special events, 1960-1961.
Box 45 Folder 33
Regular season performances, children's concerts and student concerts (1961-1962 season), announcements, 1961.
Box 45 Folder 34
Correspondence and related financial documents (1961-1962 season), regarding personnel, contracts and labor unions [Restricted until 2037], 1961-1962.
Box 45 Folder 35
Correspondence and related financial documents (1961-1962, 1962-1963 and 1963-1964 seasons), regarding personnel, contracts and labor unions [Restricted until 2039], 1961-1964.
Box 45 Folder 36
Datebooks, 1962-1965.
Box 45 Folder 37
Philadelphia Civic Center, Convention Hall concerts (summer 1962), correspondence, 1961.
Box 45 Folder 38
Announcements (1962-1963 season), 1962.
Box 45 Folder 39
Children's concerts and student concerts (1962-1963 season), announcements, 1962.
Box 45 Folder 40
Souvenir booklet (1962-1963 season), 1962.
Box 45 Folder 41
Union League of Philadelphia Centennial Celebration concert (November 1962), correspondence, 1961.
Box 45 Folder 42
"One Christmas Long Ago" (William Mayer), correspondence regarding planned performance, patron complaints, copyright issues and billing, 1962 October 23-1965 February 19.
Box 45 Folder 43
Academy of Music 106th Anniversary Concert and Ball (January 26, 1963), correspondence regarding promotion and publicity, 1962-1963.
Box 45 Folder 44
Academy of Music 106th Anniversary Concert and Ball (January 26, 1963), correspondence regarding soloists, conductors and scheduling, 1961-1962.
Box 45 Folder 45
First Chair Concerts (January 1963, January 1964, March 1965, March 1966 and April 1967), programs and related correspondence, 1963-1967.
Box 45 Folder 46
Announcements (1963-1964 season), 1963.
Box 45 Folder 47
Children's concerts and student concerts (1963-1964 season), 1963.
Box 45 Folder 48
Datebook sheets (1963-1964 through 1979-1978 seasons; 1985-1986 season; 1991-1992 season), 1963-1992.
Box 45 Folder 49
Announcements (1964-1965 season), 1964.
Box 45 Folder 50
Children's concerts and student concerts (1964-1965 season), announcements, 1964.
Box 46 Folder 1
Rehearsal schedule (December 1964), 1964.
Box 46 Folder 2
Announcements (1965-1966 season), 1965.
Box 46 Folder 3
Children's concerts and student concerts (1965-1966 season), announcements, 1965.
Box 46 Folder 4
Children's concerts and student concerts (1966-1967 season), announcements, 1966.
Box 46 Folder 5
Gala Concert for the benefit of the Philadelphia Orchestra Pension Fund (February 9, 1967), invitation material, 1966-1967.
Box 46 Folder 6
Special Children's Concert (April 14, 1967), correspondence and program, 1967.
Box 46 Folder 7
Announcements (1967-1968 season), 1967.
Box 46 Folder 8
Children's concerts and student concerts (1967-1968 season), announcements, 1967.
Box 46 Folder 9
Philadelphia Civic Center, Convention Hall concerts (1967-1968 season), correspondence, seating diagrams, license agreements, schedules and news releases, 1967-1968.
Box 46 Folder 10
Announcements (1968-1969 season), 1968.
Box 46 Folder 11
Children's concerts and student concerts (1968-1969 season), announcements, 1968.
Box 46 Folder 12
Philadelphia Civic Center, Convention Hall concerts (1968-1969 season), correspondence regarding sponsorship, promotion and outreach, 1968.
Box 46 Folder 13
New concert format (1968-1969 season), recommendations, ticket price lists, proposed schedules and related correspondence, 1966-1968.
Box 46 Folder 14
Student concerts and concerts performed at Philadelphia high schools, correspondence regarding planning, programs and clippings, 1968, 1971-1984.
Box 46 Folder 15
Special concerts, correspondence regarding proposals, planning, programming and scheduling (includes out-of-town venues), 1969-1971, 1982-1983, 1986-1987.
Box 46 Folder 16
Academy Anniversary Concert (January 25, 1969), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, programming, schedules and rehearsals, 1967-1969.
Box 46 Folder 17
Announcements (1969-1970 season), 1969.
Box 46 Folder 18
Children's concerts and student concerts (1969-1970 season), announcements, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 19
Children's concerts (1969-1970 and 1970-1971 seasons), correspondence regarding sponsorships, flyers, programs and drafts, 1969-1971.
Box 46 Folder 20
City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation (1969-1970 season), contract for concerts, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 21
Datebooks and related correspondence regarding scheduling (1969-1970 season), 1969-1970.
Box 46 Folder 22
Fee concerts (1969-1970 season), ticket sales statements, venue contracts, invoices, checks and related correspondence, 1969-1970.
Box 46 Folder 23
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), correspondence, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 24
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), correspondence and clippings, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 25
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), expenses incurred, receipts, invoices and correspondence, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 26
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), income list, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 27
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), letters, programs, invitations and drafts, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 28
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), notes, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 29
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), "patronesses," lists and correspondence, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 30
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), publicity, correspondence and clippings, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 31
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), special requests, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 32
Fashion Review (September 17, 1969), tickets, lists and patron cards, 1969.
Box 46 Folder 33
Gala concerts (1970 and 1971), ledger sheet, 1970-1971.
Box 46 Folder 34
Academy Anniversary Concerts and Balls (January 1970, January 1971 and January 1972), budget comparison sheets, 1970-1972.
Box 46 Folder 35
Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to Eugene Ormandy (January 24, 1970), transcripts of speeches, material regarding the medal and a letter of thanks, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 36
Wilkes College music building dedication (April 10, 1970), speech delivered by Boris Sokoloff (Orchestra manager), correspondence and clippings, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 37
Children's concerts and student concerts (1970-1971 season), announcements, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 38
Datebooks and related correspondence regarding scheduling (1970-1971 season), 1970-1971.
Box 46 Folder 39
"The Philadelphia Orchestra Seventy-First Season, 1970-1971, Resume," (booklet), 1970.
Box 46 Folder 40
Opening Gala (September 16, 1970) and Fashion review (September 21, 1970), ticket sales lists, income and expense records and related material, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 41
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), donations, lists and patron cards, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 42
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 43
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 44
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), expenses incurred, correspondence, receipts and invoices, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 45
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), "hostesses," lists, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 46
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), income lists, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 47
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), invitation material and drafts, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 48
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), publicity, clippings, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 49
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), sponsors and patrons, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 50
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), ticket requests, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 51
Fashion review (September 21, 1970), tickets, lists, patron cards, diagrams and related correspondence, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 52
Datebooks and related correspondence regarding scheduling, 1970-1973.
Box 46 Folder 53
Pops Concerts (1971-1976), correspondence with other orchestras regarding guest artists and soloists, scheduling, programming and contracts, 1969-1979.
Box 46 Folder 54
Public school concerts (January 21-February 23, 1971), letter regarding schedule, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 55
Academy of Music concert (January 23, 1971), venue contract, 1971.
Box 46 Folder 56
Wolf Trap American University for the Performing Arts auditions (April 10, 1971), correspondence regarding Orchestra personnel serving as judges for youth summer programs (summer 1971), 1971.
Box 46 Folder 57
Announcements (1971-1972 season), 1971.
Box 46 Folder 58
Children's concerts and student concerts (1971-1972 season), announcements, 1971.
Box 46 Folder 59
Philadelphia city officials, invitations to performances (1971-1972 season), 1971.
Box 47 Folder 1
Philadelphia city officials, invitations to performances and special events (1971-1972 and 1972-1973 seasons), 1971-1973.
Box 47 Folder 2
"The Philadelphia Orchestra Seventy-Second Season, 1971-1972, Resume," (booklet), 1971.
Box 47 Folder 3
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), correspondence, meeting minutes and time sheets, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 4
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), donations, income and expenses incurred, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 5
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), "hostesses," lists, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 6
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), invitation material and drafts, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 7
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), press invitations, advance mailings to schools and requests for seats, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 8
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), publicity material, radio announcements and clippings, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 9
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), tickets, lists, seating lists for sponsors, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 10
Fashion review (September 17, 1971), tickets, seating diagrams and lists, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 11
Second Annual Gala Opening Concert for the 1971-1972 season (September 22, 1971), announcement, schedule of events and ticket prices, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 12
Concert celebrating Artur Rubenstein (November 15, 1971), announcement, 1971.
Box 47 Folder 13
Temple University Music Festival and Institute (June 23-July 27, 1972), schedule, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 14
Announcements (1972-1973 season), 1972.
Box 47 Folder 15
Children's concerts and student concerts (1972-1973 season), announcements, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 16
Children's concerts, student concerts, and junior student concerts (1972-1973 through 1977-1978 seasons), correspondence regarding concert formats, guest artists and soloists, meetings, funding, scheduling and programming, 1971-1977.
Box 47 Folder 17
Children's concerts and junior student concerts (1972-1973 season), program sheets, box office reports, and correspondence regarding guest artists [Restricted until 2048], 1972-1973.
Box 47 Folder 18
Children's and student concerts (1972-1973 season), schedule, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 19
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), complimentary tickets, sponsor seating list and responses to program advertisement, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 20
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), correspondence regarding planning, invitation and program, 1971-1972.
Box 47 Folder 21
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), correspondence, lists, reports, mailing counts, invitation material and drafts, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 22
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), donations, income and bank orders, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 23
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), expenses incurred and refunds, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 24
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), "hostesses" and volunteers, lists, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 25
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), income and expense statements, ledger sheets and ticket lists, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 26
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), publicity and press, newspapers and clippings, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 27
Fashion review (September 12, 1972), tickets, seating diagrams and complimentary tickets, 1972.
Box 47 Folder 28
Academy of Music Anniversary Concerts and Balls (January 1973, January 1974 and January 1975), budget comparison sheets, 1973-1975.
Box 47 Folder 29
Academy of Music Anniversary Concerts and Balls (January 1973, January 1974 and January 1975), budget comparison sheets regarding Stuart F. Louchheim Restoration Fund, 1973-1975.
Box 47 Folder 30
WFLN 25th Anniversary Gala Concert (May 10, 1973), program, pamphlet and material regarding ticket sales, 1972-1973.
Box 47 Folder 31
June Jubilee (June 4-9 and 11-16, 1973), announcement, contract and invoices, 1972-1973.
Box 47 Folder 32
Announcements (1973-1974 season), 1973.
Box 47 Folder 33
Children's and student concerts (1973-1974 season), announcements, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 34
Datebook (1973-1974 season), 1973.
Box 47 Folder 35
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), bank deposits, including tickets and donations, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 36
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), correspondence regarding planning, 1972-1973.
Box 47 Folder 37
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), correspondence, lists, letters requiring a signature, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 38
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), financial report, deposit statements and related correspondence, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 39
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), invitation material, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 40
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), lists of new names, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 41
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), Old York Road Committee, press and publicity, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 42
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), promotional material, plans, budgets, expenses and funds, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 43
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), sponsors and patron lists, Wanamaker's and First Pennsylvania Corporation, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 44
Fashion review, "Cole: A Musical Fable of Fashion" (September 12-13, 1973), tickets and seating, complimentary tickets, donations and expenses, 1973.
Box 47 Folder 45
Datebooks and related correspondence regarding scheduling (1974-1975 season), 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 1
Academy Anniversary Gala Concert (January 24, 1974), expense sheets and correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, programming, contracts, meetings and tickets [Restricted until 2049], 1971-1974.
Box 48 Folder 2
"Requiem" (Dvorak) performances (April 1974), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, scheduling and rehearsals (includes out-of-town venues), 1971-1974.
Box 48 Folder 3
William Penn Award, awarded to Eugene Ormandy (April 27, 1974), news release and programs, 1974.
Box 48 Folder 4
Announcements (1974-1975 season), 1974.
Box 48 Folder 5
Children's concerts and student concerts (1974-1975 season), announcements, 1974.
Box 48 Folder 6
Special concerts (1974-1975 season), contracts with Albert M. Greenfield Company, Pennsylvania AAA Federation and IU International, 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 7
Opening Gala (September 18, 1974), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, 1972-1973.
Box 48 Folder 8
Opening Gala (September 18, 1974), Fashion review (September 11, 1974) and Pension Concerts (November 27, 1974 and April 14, 1975), ticket sales lists, income and expense sheets and correspondence regarding advertising, 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 9
IU International Management Corporation concert ("Ormandy International Concert") (October 27, 1974), correspondence regarding broadcasting, payment, contracts and scheduling [Restricted until 2049], 1974.
Box 48 Folder 10
Datebooks and related correspondence regarding scheduling, 1975-1978.
Box 48 Folder 11
The Philadelphia Orchestra 75th Anniversary Commemorative Medal (1975), correspondence, promotional material and forms, 1975-1976.
Box 48 Folder 12
Philadelphia Orchestra 75th Anniversary, letter regarding commemorative medal and vocal score for "The Anniversary Schmaltz", 1975.
Box 48 Folder 13
Academy Anniversary Concert (January 25, 1975), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists and committee meetings, 1972-1974.
Box 48 Folder 14
Centre Square Galleria concert (March 7, 1975), agreement and correspondence regarding scheduling and programming, 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 15
Pension concerts (April 14, 1975; February 26, 1976; November 1, 1976; March 10, 1977; and February 27, 1978), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists and scheduling [Restricted until 2053], 1974-1978.
Box 48 Folder 16
Pops concerts with Peter Nero (conductor and soloist) (June 5, 1975), correspondence, clippings and promotional material [Restricted until 2050], 1973-1975.
Box 48 Folder 17
Announcements (1975-1976 season), 1975.
Box 48 Folder 18
Children's concerts and student concerts (1975-1976 season), announcements, 1975.
Box 48 Folder 19
Philadelphia city officials, invitations to performances and special events (1975-1976 season), 1975.
Box 48 Folder 20
Gala opening concerts (September 17, 1975 and September 22, 1976), correspondence regarding broadcasting, scheduling, guest artists and soloists, contracts and programming [Restricted until 2051], 1974-1976.
Box 48 Folder 21
"Symphony No. 8" (Mahler) performances (proposed 1975-1976 or 1976-1977 seasons), correspondence regarding scheduling, venues, expenses, guest artists and soloists, 1973-1974.
Box 48 Folder 22
"Mass in B minor" (Bach) performances with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem (December 4-6, 1975), correspondence regarding scheduling, rehearsals, travel, instrumental arrangements, guest artists and soloists, 1973-1975.
Box 48 Folder 23
Bicentennial celebration (1976), correspondence of John Healy (director of development) and clippings, 1972-1973.
Box 48 Folder 24
Academy of Music Anniversary Concert and Ball (January 24, 1976), meeting minutes and correspondence regarding guests and invitations, guest artists and soloists, 1973-1974.
Box 48 Folder 25
Academy of Music 119th Anniversary Concert and Ball (January 24, 1976), program book, accounting and budgeting ledger sheets and lists, 1975-1976.
Box 48 Folder 26
"Symphony No. 2" and "Symphony No. 3" (Mahler) performances (January-March 1976), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, 1974.
Box 48 Folder 27
American Institute of Architects benefit concert (May 5, 1976 "voided"), correspondence regarding potential commission from Morton Gould, 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 28
American Institute of Architects benefit concert (May 5, 1976 "voided"), correspondence negotiating contract terms, 1974-1975.
Box 48 Folder 29
Scheie Eye Institute Benefit Concert (May 11, 1976), financial report, contracts and correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, 1974-1976.
Box 48 Folder 30
Scheie Eye Institute Benefit Concerts (May 11, 1976; May 9, 1977; and April 30, 1980), correspondence regarding planning, programming, ticket sales and promotion, 1975-1980.
Box 48 Folder 31
International Eucharistic Congress concert (proposed August 2, 1976), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, scheduling, labor arbitration and legal proceedings [Restricted until 2051], 1975-1976.
Box 48 Folder 32
Announcements (1976-1977 season), 1976.
Box 48 Folder 33
Call sheets (1976-1977 season), 1976-1977.
Box 48 Folder 34
Children's concerts and student concerts (1976-1977 season), announcements, 1976.
Box 48 Folder 35
University Surgeons Tripartite Meeting concert (September 27, 1976), correspondence regarding programming, contract and advertising, 1975.
Box 48 Folder 36
"Psalm 47" (Florent Schmitt) performances (October 7-9 and 12, 1976), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists, contracts and scheduling [Restricted until 2051], 1974-1976.
Box 48 Folder 37
"Messiah" (Handel) performances (December 19-20, 1976; December 18-19, 1977; and December 17-18, 1978), correspondence regarding guest artists and soloists and sponsorships [Restricted until 2053], 1975-1978.
Box 48 Folder 38
Datebooks, 1977-1980.
Box 48 Folder 39
Leopold Stokowski Conducting Fellowship (Philadelphia Orchestra Women's Committees and Auxiliary), news release, clippings, form letters and applicant list, 1977-1978.
Box 48 Folder 40
Academy Anniversary Concert (January 29, 1977), correspondence regarding scheduling, guest artists and meetings, 1974-1977.
Box 49 Folder 1
"Symphony No. 9" (Beethoven) performances (May 5-7 and 10, 1977), correspondence regarding guest artists, and contracts [Restricted until 2050], 1975.
Box 49 Folder 2
Scheie Eye Institute Benefit Concert (May 9, 1977), contract and correspondence regarding recording, expenses, guest artists and meetings, 1976-1977.
Box 49 Folder 3
Announcements (1977-1978 season), 1977.
Box 49 Folder 4
Children's concerts and student concerts (1977-1978 season), announcements, 1977.
Box 49 Folder 5
Philadelphia city officials, invitations to performances and special events (1977-1978 season), 1978.
Box 49 Folder 6
Special concerts (1977-1978 season), correspondence regarding guest artists, contracts, programming and scheduling [Restricted until 2053], 1975-1978.
Box 49 Folder 7
Gala opening concerts (September 19, 1977 and September 21, 1978), correspondence regarding broadcasting, scheduling, guest artists and soloists, contracts and programming [Restricted until 2053], 1976-1978.
Box 49 Folder 8
"Requiem" (Brahms) performances (October 13-15 and 18, 1977), correspondence regarding scheduling and guest artists, 1976.
Box 49 Folder 9
"Symphony No. 4" (Mahler) performances (October 21, 22 and 25, 1977), correspondence regarding guest artists, 1976.
Box 49 Folder 10
"Requiem" (Verdi) performances (December 9, 10 and 13, 1977), correspondence regarding guest artists, and contracts [Restricted until 2053], 1976-1978.
Box 49 Folder 11
Todd Cooke International Arts Festival (date unknown), letters, 1978 January.
Box 49 Folder 12
Academy Anniversary Concert (January 28, 1978), meeting minutes and correspondence regarding scheduling, guest artists, contracts and payment [Restricted until 2053], 1976-1978.
Box 49 Folder 13
"Ivan the Terrible" (Prokofieff) performances (March 2-4 and 7, 1978), correspondence regarding scheduling and guest artists, 1976-1978.
Box 49 Folder 14
"Die erste Walpurgisnacht" (Felix Mendelssohn) performances (May 6-7, 1978) and recording (May 10, 1978; RCA), correspondence regarding scheduling and guest artists, 1976-1978.
Box 49 Folder 15
Announcements (1978-1979 season), 1978.
Box 49 Folder 16
Children's concerts and student concerts (1978-1979 season), announcements, 1978.
Box 49 Folder 17
Mixed administrative records (1978-1979 season), includes performance schedules, personnel lists, artist fees, budgets and related correspondence [Restricted until 2054], 1978-1979.
Box 49 Folder 18
Pension concerts (November 2, 1978 and May 23, 1979), correspondence regarding guest artists, fees and programming [Restricted until 1953, 1977-1978.
Box 49 Folder 19
"Alexander Nevsky" (Prokofieff) performances (November 24, 25 and 28, 1978), correspondence regarding guest artists, 1977-1978.
Box 49 Folder 20
Eugene Ormandy Award for Distinguished Service (1979), design drawing and photograph of medal, 1979.
Box 49 Folder 21
Academy Anniversary concert (January 27, 1979), committee meeting minutes and correspondence regarding programming, guest artists and instruments, 1977-1978.
Box 49 Folder 22
"The Creation" (Haydn) performances (February 16, 17 and 20, 1979), correspondence regarding guest artists, contracts, scheduling and rehearsals [Restricted until 2053], 1977-1978.
Box 49 Folder 23
"Star Child" (George Crumb) performances (May 17-19 and 22, 1979), correspondence regarding scheduling and guest artists, 1978-1979.
Box 49 Folder 24
Announcements (1979-1980 season), 1979.
Box 49 Folder 25
Children's concerts and student concerts (1979-1980 season), announcements, 1979.