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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft0z09n428 No online items Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch Archive ca. 1835-1988 Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; Kendra Wittreich. UCLA Library, UCLA Library Special Collections University of California, Los Angeles, Library UCLA Library Special Collections, Room A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Phone: (310) 825-4988 Fax: (310) 206-1864 Email: [email protected] http://www2.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/performingarts/index.cfm ©2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch PASC-M 1 1 Archive ca. 1835-1988 Descriptive Summary Title: Ernst Toch Archive, Date (inclusive): ca. 1835-1988 Collection number: PASC-M 1 Creator: Toch, Ernst 1887-1964 Extent: 88 boxes (44 linear ft.) Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Library Special Collections Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Abstract: The Collection consists of materials relating to the Austrian-American composer, Ernst Toch. Included are music manuscripts and scores, books of his personal library, manuscripts, biographical material, correspondence, articles, essays, speeches, lectures, programs, clippings, photographs, sound recordings, financial records, and memorabilia. Also included are manuscripts and published works of other composers, as well as Lilly Toch's letters and lectures. Physical location: SRLF Language of Material: Collection materials in German, English, French Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish if the UCLA Library Special Collections does not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ernst Toch Archive, PASC-M 1, UCLA Library Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. Acquisition Information Lilly Toch; gift; 1966-1970. Biographical Note Ernst Toch was born on Dec. 7, 1887 in Vienna; taught himself piano in his grandmother's pawnshop; learned musical notation from a local violinist, and copied Mozart's string quartets for practice; began to compose chamber music, and at age 17 had a quartet performed; in 1909 he won the prestigious Mozart Prize and a scholarship to study at the Frankfurt Conservatory, where he studied piano with Willy Rehberg and composition with Iwan Knorr; won the Mendelssohn Prize in 1910 and the Austrian State Prize four times in succession; in 1913 he was appointed teacher of composition at the Mannheim Musikhochschule; married Lilly Zwack in 1916; earned Dr. phil. degree in 1921; taught piano and composition in Berlin from 1929-33, leaving at the onset of the Nazi regime for Paris, London, and finally the US, where he taught at the New School for Social Research in New York (1934-36); taught at the Univ. of Southern CA (1937-48), afterward giving private instruction; lived in Vienna and Switzerland from 1950-58, then spent the remainder of his life in LA; won the Pulitzer and Huntington-Hartford Prizes for his Third Symphony (1956), was elected to the American National Institute of Arts and Letters (1956), received honorary citations from the German and Austrian governments, and won a Grammy Award (1960); publications include Melodielehre (1923) and The shaping forces in music (1948); his compositions encompass all genres and include Fuge aus der Geographie (1930), Seven symphonies, 13 string quartets, several chamber operas, and music for films; he died on Oct. 1, 1964 in LA. Scope and Content The collection consists of materials relating to the Austrian-American composer, Ernst Toch. Includes music manuscripts and scores, books of his personal library, manuscripts, biographical material, correspondence, articles, essays, speeches, lectures, programs, clippings, photographs, sound records, financial records, and memorabilia. Also included are manuscripts and published works of other composers, and Lilly Toch's letters and lectures. Organization and Arrangement The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Photographic Material. 5 boxes Series 2. Sound Recordings Series 3. Correspondence Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch PASC-M 1 2 Archive ca. 1835-1988 Series 4. Clippings and Programs Series 5. Miscellaneous Printed Material Series 6. Articles, Essays, Speeches, Lectures Series 7. Music Manuscripts Series 8. Toch Published Works Series 9. Toch's Library: Books and Journals Series 10. Toch's Library: Scores Series 11. Interviews Series 12. Realia and Miscellanous Series 13. Lawrence Weschler Collection Series 14. Toni Weschler Collection Series 15. Recent Acquisitions Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Toch, Ernst, 1887-1964--Archives. Toch, Lilly, 1892-1972. Composers--Archival resources. Music--Manuscripts Music--Scores Genres and Forms Sound recordings Series 1. Photographic Material Physical Description: 5 boxes Subseries 1. Toch - Graf family photos Physical Description: 1 box Box 4, Folder 1 Siegfried Toch Box 4, Folder 2 Dr. Johann Toch Box 4, Folder 3 Grossmutter Rosalia Toch Box 4, Folder 4 Grossvater Elkan Toch Box 4, Folder 5 unidentified Box 4, Folder 6 Grossmama Johanna Graf Box 4, Folder 7 Grosspapa Gerson Lueb Graf Box 4, Folder 8 Mama, 19 years old Box 4, Folder 9 none Box 4, Folder 10 Papa Box 4, Folder 11 Grossmama, 14 years old Box 4, Folder 12 Gisela, 7 years old Box 4, Folder 13 group photo: 1 - Tante Hinterstein, 2 - Mama, 3 - Ernst, 4 - me, 5 - Eugene, 6 - Erna, 7 - Edith Box 4, Folder 14 Grossmama Graf Box 4, Folder 15 Grosspapa Graf Box 4, Folder 16 meine Eltern 1884 Box 4, Folder 17 enlarged group photo (duplicate of 13) Box 4, Folder 18 Tuni 1907 Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch PASC-M 1 3 Archive ca. 1835-1988 Series 1.Photographic Material Subseries 2.Ernst Toch youth 1887-1910 Subseries 2. Ernst Toch youth 1887-1910 Box 2, Folder 3 School photo Scope and Content Note Toch is center, 2nd row from top. Box 2, Folder 8 Toch playing piano Physical Description: 10" x 12" Scope and Content Note Enlarged copy of Box 4, Item 24. Matted Box 4, Folder 19 Family portrait Box 4, Folder 20 Ernst Toch Box 4, Folder 21 Ernst with mother and sister 1898 Scope and Content Note 3 photos and duplicate Box 4, Folder 22 Toch at piano Scope and Content Note Photo and duplicate Box 4, Folder 23 Toch at the keys Scope and Content Note photo and duplicate Box 4, Folder 24 Toch playing piano Scope and Content Note photo and duplicate. Enlarged copy: Box 2, Item 8. Box 4, Folder 25 After graduation from High School, after Mozart prize Scope and Content Note group photo Box 4, Folder 26 Ernst, age 21 Box 4, Folder 27 Ernst and Elsa 1900 Scope and Content Note Subseries 3. Musical Patrons 1910-1920 Scope and Content Note The Amlingers Box 4, Folder 28 Bodausky, 1915 Box 4, Folder 29 Willy Rekberg, Toch's piano teacher in Frankfurt Box 4, Folder 30 Henri Petri of Dresden, leader of the Petri-Quartett Box 4, Folder 31 Amlinger Box 4, Folder 32 Paul Amlinger Box 4, Folder 33 Mr. Amlinger Box 4, Folder 34 Mr. Amlinger Box 4, Folder 35 The Amlingers, Ferdinand and Paul (sons), Mr. and Mrs. Amlinger Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch PASC-M 1 4 Archive ca. 1835-1988 Series 1.Photographic Material Subseries 4.Lilly Zwack 1912-1920 Subseries 4. Lilly Zwack 1912-1920 Scope and Content Note Mrs. Toch. The series includes early photographs. Box 2, Folder 7 Toch and Lilly 1916 Physical Description: 10" x 12" Scope and Content Note Toch with his fiancee, Lilly, around the time of their wedding July 23, 1916 (?). Picture of Mozart on table he carried with him everywhere, even to the trenches. Enlarged duplicate of Box 4, Item 47. Matted. Box 4, Folder 36 Austrian lake resort (Altersee): Lilly Toch with her sister Marianne and a friend. 1916 Box 4, Folder 37 Lilly 5 years old, Marianne 3 years old 1897 Box 4, Folder 38 house in Galicea, requisitioned by Army during truce with Russia 1917 Box 4, Folder 39 World War I picture Box 4, Folder 40 Lilly as nurse in World War I. Box 4, Folder 41 Lilly Toch and sister Marianne on mountain excursion with guides before 1914 Box 4, Folder 42 Lilly as nurse in World War I. Box 4, Folder 43 Ernst and Lilly Box 4, Folder 44 Ernst and Lilly with Ernst's mother and uncle in courtyard of Heidelberg Castle 1921 Box 4, Folder 45 Ernst and Lilly posing in a tree with friend Box 4, Folder 46 Ernst and Lilly Box 4, Folder 47 Ernst and Lilly 1916 Scope and Content Note Toch with his fiancee, Lilly, around the time of their wedding July 23, 1916 (?). Picture of Mozart on table he carried with him everywhere, even to the trenches. 2 copies. Enlarged copy: Box 2, Item 7. Box 4, Folder 48 Lilly and her sister Marianne, 4 and 7 years old Scope and Content Note 3 copies. Box 4, Folder 49 Elsa Zwack, Lilly's mother Subseries 5. Military 1912-1918 Box 4, Folder 50 Ernst in uniform Scope and Content Note 3 copies Box 4, Folder 51 small portrait 1916 or 1917 Scope and Content Note 2 copies Box 4, Folder 52 group photo in a pig yard Box 4, Folder 53 standing at attention Box 4, Folder 54 relaxing on a hill 1916 Box 4, Folder 55 portrait with a fellow officer Box 4, Folder 56 relaxing behind a desk Scope and Content Note 2 copies Box 4, Folder 57 group photo, postcard sent to Gisela Toch Finding Aid for the Ernst Toch PASC-M 1 5 Archive ca.