Records, Circa 1954-1994
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Records, circa 1954-1994 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Records Identifier: Record Unit 485 Date: circa 1954-1994 Extent: 64.08 cu. ft. (49 record storage boxes) (26 tall document boxes) Creator:: National Museum of American History. Division of Musical History Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 485, National Museum of American History. Division of Musical History, Records Descriptive Entry This record unit consists of curatorial and staff correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the Tower Concert series, exhibitions at the Hall of Musical Instruments, staff research and publications, organ building, acquisition of musical instruments, and funding for seminars and musical performance recordings. Also included are inquiries from private collectors, musicians, universities, and instrument manufacturers; minutes of meetings; floor plans for the Hall of Musical Instruments; recital announcements; audiotapes of Fesperman's organ performances; contracts with publishing companies; Fesperman's research material for the publications Flentrop in America and Organs in Mexico; exhibition proposals, scripts, loan agreements, and brochures from Contemporary Musical Instrument Makers; funding information, progress reports, photographs, and program booklets from Music at the Smithsonian, as well as the Tower Concert series; audiotapes and cassette recordings of concert performances, interviews with musicians, and music used for exhibitions; administrative records; photographs and slides of American and European chamber organs; correspondence between Fesperman and organ builder F. A. Flentrop; and staff research notes. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Museum curators Museum exhibits Music -- History Page 1 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Musical instruments Types of Materials: Audiotapes Black-and-white negatives Black-and-white photographs Black-and-white transparencies Brochures Clippings Floor plans Floor plans Manuscripts Newsletters Posters Videotapes Names: Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Contemporary Musical Instrument Makers (Exhibition) Fesperman, John T. Flentrop, D. A. (Dirk Andries), 1910-2003 Foote, J. Howard Germann, Sheridan Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896 Hawley, Edwin H. Hollis, Helen R. Hoover, Cynthia A. (Cynthia Adams) Hough, Walter, 1859-1935 Krieger, Herbert W. McCoy, George D. McCullough, Elizabeth Music at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (U.S.). Department of Social and Cultural History National Museum of American History (U.S.). Hall of Musical Instruments National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Department of Civil History National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Cultural History National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Musical Instruments Odell, Scott, 1935- Sheldon, Robert E. Shortridge, John D. Sturm, Gary United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology United States National Museum. Department of Arts and Industries United States National Museum. Division of Ethnology United States National Museum. Section of Musical Instruments Weaver, James Merle Worch, Hugo, 1855- Preferred Titles: Flentrop in America Organs in Mexico Tower Concert (Concert series) Page 2 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Container Listing Box 1 Outgoing Correspondence, 1963-1975 Box 1 of 75 A - E (5 folders) Box 1 of 75 Fan Mail Box 1 of 75 F - K (6 folders) Box 1 of 75 Jan LaRue Box 1 of 75 Mark Linsley Box 1 of 75 L Box 1 of 75 Noel P. Lander Box 1 of 75 N.E. Michel Box 1 of 75 Sonya Monosoff Box 1 of 75 Robert P. Multhauf Box 1 of 75 M - S (8 folders) Box 1 of 75 Frank A. Taylor Box 1 of 75 T - U (2 folders) Box 2 Box 2 of 75 Thomas Vennum, Jr. Box 2 of 75 Victoria and Albert Museum Box 2 of 75 V - Z (4 folders) Box 2 of 75 Chronological Files, February 1972-December 1974 Box 3 Box 3 of 75 Miscellaneous Correspondence Box 3 of 75 Public Inquiries/Outgoing Correspondence, 1974-1979, A-Z (25 folders) Box 4 Page 3 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Box 4 of 75 Public Inquiries/Outgoing Correspondence and 8x10 Photographs of Musical Instruments, 1952, 1962-1975 (11 folders) Box 5 Box 5 of 75 Visitors' Correspondence Box 5 of 75 Photos - Requests, Permission to Publish Box 5 of 75 History of Entertainment Box 5 of 75 Organ Builders Box 5 of 75 Security Box 5 of 75 Hall of Musical Instruments Box 5 of 75 Exhibit - Renwick - American Makers of Instruments Box 5 of 75 Recordings Box 5 of 75 Exhibits Box 5 of 75 Fellowships (2 folders) Box 5 of 75 Library Box 5 of 75 Library of Congress Box 5 of 75 Library - Miscellaneous Box 5 of 75 Conservator Training Box 5 of 75 Filming Box 5 of 75 Audio Equipment Box 5 of 75 "There's A Good Time Coming" (film) Box 5 of 75 Slide Show Box 5 of 75 Annual Reports, 1975-1978 Box 5 of 75 Office of Fellowships & Grants and Academic Programs (9 folders) Box 5 of 75 Public Inquiries, 1979-1981 (5 folders) Box 5 of 75 Demonstrations Box 5 of 75 Research Box 6 Page 4 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Box 6 of 75 General Correspondence, A-W, 1976-1980 (23 folders) Box 6 of 75 Volunteers Box 6 of 75 Docents Box 6 of 75 Haydn Conference, 1975 Box 6 of 75 Performance/US in the World Conference Box 6 of 75 Performance/SI Chamber Players Touring 1977 Box 6 of 75 SI Chamber Players Box 6 of 75 Women's Committee - SI Box 6 of 75 National Symphony Box 6 of 75 Foundations: Guinness (Watson) Box 6 of 75 Fund-Raising: Tax Deductions Box 6 of 75 Audio-Equipment, 1975 Box 6 of 75 Publications Box 6 of 75 Proposed Publications Box 6 of 75 Publications - Director's Conference Room Box 6 of 75 Publications - Procedures Box 6 of 75 Publications: MI Brochure Box 6 of 75 Publicity - Stamps, 1976 Box 6 of 75 Publicity, 1977 Box 6 of 75 Bicentennial (re: Landowska) Box 6 of 75 Staff Memos Box 6 of 75 Office Space Box 6 of 75 Steinway (NMHT), 1892 Piano Box 6 of 75 Exhibits 1976 Box 6 of 75 Smithsonian: Curators Association Box 6 of 75 Resident Associates Page 5 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Box 6 of 75 Hall of Musical Instruments: Renovation Box 7 Box 7 of 75 Division of Music Concerts, 1966-1967 Box 7 of 75 Division of Music Concerts, 1967-1968 Box 7 of 75 Concert Announcements, 1966-1968 Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1968-1969 Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1969-1970 Box 7 of 75 Concerts Pending, 1970-1971 Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1970-1971 Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1971-1972 Box 7 of 75 March 28, 1977, Sonya Monosoff Box 7 of 75 March 13-14, 1975, Ricercare/Piguet Box 7 of 75 March 18, 1977, Tommy Jarrell Box 7 of 75 February 28, 1977, Oberlin Baroque Ens. Box 7 of 75 February 21, 1977, Kuijken/Kohner Box 7 of 75 January 24, 1977, Louis Bagger Box 7 of 75 January 21, 1977, Carter Event Box 7 of 75 January 17, 1977, Ars Musica Box 7 of 75 December 13, 1976, David Bean Box 7 of 75 November 22, 1976, Wenzinger/Muellis/Conant Box 7 of 75 October 11, 1976, Van der Mear Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1976-1977 Box 7 of 75 Concerts, 1972-1973 Box 7 of 75 Musical Weekend, 1973 Box 7 of 75 Friends of Music Tour, 1972 Box 7 of 75 Performance Funds Page 6 of 83 Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217051 Box 7 of 75 Banchetto Musicale Box 7 of 75 John Gibbons, Harpsichord Box 7 of 75 Malcolm Bilson, SI Chamber Players Box 7 of 75 Parlor Songs, April 2, 1978 Box 7 of 75 James Tyler, March 27, 1978 Box 7 of 75 Quado Hotteterre, March 20, 1978 Box 7 of 75 February 17, 1978 Swing Band Box 7 of 75 Michael Piguet/J. Weaver, February 13, 1978 Box 7 of 75 Lionel Party--Harpsichord, January 30, 1978 Box 7 of 75 SI Chamber Players, Jaap Schroeder, J. Weaver, January 22, 1978 Box 7 of 75 Christmas, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Catharina Mejuts, Doris Ornstein, December 12, 1977 Box 7 of 75 "The Singing Master's Assistant," November 28, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Plank Roads, String Band, November 18, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Bradford Tracey, Rolf Junghanns, October 17, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Popular American Entertainment, November 17-20, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Aston Magna, November 14, 1977 Box 7 of 75 7th Army Symphony Chamber Concert, Renwick Gallery, October 1, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Jan De Gaetani, Leslie Quinn, Gilbert Kadish, Renwick,. October 1, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Howard Bass, James Bowman, August 14, 1977 Box 7 of 75 "Religious Committees for the Arts," June 30, 1977 Box 7 of 75 Musical Weekend,