Philadelphia Area Archives

Isabelle Vengerova memorabilia, 1925-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.05 linear feet ((1) folder)
Abstract:: The Isabelle Vengerova memorabilia collection consists of photos, letters and reminiscenses. It also includes materials relating to the dedication of the Isabella Vengerova room at Curtis in 1989.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

Virginia De Blasiis autograph book, 1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet ((1) volume)
Abstract:: The volume includes autographs and well-wishes from faculty, students, and staff at the Curtis Institute of Music collected during De Blasiis' final months as a student in 1927.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

Henry Siegl scrapbook, 1928-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet ((1) folder)
Abstract:: This collection features programs of student and faculty recitals attended by Siegl at Curtis and elsewhere as well as assorted ephemera.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

Abram Chasins oral history collection, 1977

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet ((7) reels and (4) folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains (7) 7" reel-to-reel tapes and transcriptions of interviews with Chasins about his career and work as director of the WQXR radio station. The interviews were conducted by student Joshua Livingston as part of an oral history program at MIT.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

Marcel Tabuteau memorabilia collection, 1967-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet ((5) folders)
Abstract:: Miscellaneous materials relating to Marcel Tabuteau: correspondence, reminiscences, and a scrapbook documenting the establishment of the Marcel Tabuteau Memorial Fund.

Held at: Curtis Institute of Music Archives [Contact Us]

Julien Levy Gallery records, 1857-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19.0 linear feet (46 containers)
Abstract:: Julien Levy (1906-1981) was a pioneering New York art dealer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was introduced to the art world in Paris by Marcel Duchamp, who he met in New York in 1926. In Paris he met photographers and artists, including Man Ray, Berenice Abbot, and his future wife Joella Haweis, daughter of Dadaist muse Mina Loy. Upon his return to the United States, Levy worked briefly at the Weyhe Gallery before opening the Julien Levy Gallery at 602 Madison Avenue. In 1932, Levy mounted “Surrealisme,” an exhibition that introduced the Surrealist art movement to New York. This collection documents the career of prominent art gallery owner Julien Levy. The records date from 1857 to 1983 and include correspondence, exhibit announcements and invitations, scrapbooks, gallery financial ledgers, audio-visual materials, and personal papers such as letters, diaries, appointment books and calendars. The material in this collection reflects the course of Levy’s life, beginning with childhood...(see more)

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

Museum founding documents, 1875-after 1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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J. Stogdell Stokes Records, 1937-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen Records, 1963-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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George M. Cheston Records, 1968-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21.5 linear feet
Abstract:: None available.

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