Guide to the Robert Helps collection, 1928-2001 Descriptive Summary Title : Robert Helps collection Creator: Helps, Robert (1928-2001) Dates : 1928-2001 ID Number : H58 Size: 94 boxes Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of compose Robert Helps. Language(s): English Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary Provenance: Helps, Robert, 1928-2001 Acquisition Donation. Information: Access Conditions: The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's Website at http://www.copyright.gov/for more information. There is one box containing restricted documents (Series 1: Biographical Materials; Sub-series 5: Restricted documents). Use Conditions: Restrictions on reproduction of published scores and audio recordings due to copyright. Processing processed History: Preferred Citation: Robert Helps Collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Biographical Note Robert Helps (1928-2001) was an American pianist and composer. He studied under Abby Whiteside, piano, and Roger Sessions, composition. Helps served as Professor of Piano at the New England Conservatory, the San Francisco Conservatory, Princeton University, Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Manhattan School of Music. He was Professor of Music at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida from 1980 until his death at 72 in 2001. He performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. He composed piano, chamber, and symphonic works. Most of them were published by C. F. Peters, Associated Music Publishers, E. B. Marks, and the American Composers Edition. His music was recorded and released by CRI, Decca, Gramaphone, etc. In 1996, Robert Helps received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Scope Note This collection primarily consists of sketches, manuscripts, and printed scores composed by Robert Helps. Scores published by other composers (predominantly piano) also make up a significant portion of the collection. The Helps music scores span from the early 1950s to 2001, and include sketches, manuscript scores, proof copies, corrections, published scores, and additional corrections on Helps' own performance copies. There are unpublished works in the collection, in addition to numerous performance programs, newspaper articles, and performance reviews. The performances included were recorded on reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes, LPs, and digital audio tapes as well as VHS and Beta video tapes. Professional and personal correspondence, the bulk of which dates from the 1930s to 2000, is also present, in addition to professional and personal photographs. Arrangement Note: The collection is arranged by type of material within the following series: biographical materials, concert programs, publicity materials, correspondence, teaching materials and notes, sketches, manuscript scores, published scores, scores for performance and study, and audio and video recordings. Arrangement The collection is arranged by type of material within the following series: biographical materials, concert programs, publicity materials, correspondence, teaching materials and notes, sketches, manuscript scores, published scores, scores for performance and study, and audio and video recordings. Subject Headings Personal Names: Helps, Robert Subject Terms: Composers -- United States Music--United States--20th century COLLECTION CONTENTS Series 1 : Biographical Materials Sub-Series : Personal Documents BOX 1 FOLDER 1 : Assorted documents Part 1 FOLDER 2 : Assorted documents Part 2 FOLDER 3 : Birth Certificate FOLDER 4 : Curriculum vitae FOLDER 5 : Death Certificate FOLDER 6 : Resumes FOLDER 7 : Tribute Sub-Series : Photographs BOX 2 : Personal Photographs 1 BOX 3 : Personal Photographs 2 BOX 4 : Professional Photographs Sub-Series : Scrapbooks BOX 5 : Baby Book, 1928 BOX 6 : Scrapbook 1, 1935-1950 BOX 7 : Scrapbook 2, 1950-1962 BOX 8 : Robert Helps Memorial Service Guestbook, 2001 Sub-Series : Artifacts BOX 9 ITEM : Ceremonial Graduation Hood ITEM : Helps Mint Box Sub-Series : Restricted Documents BOX 10 ITEM : Death certificate ITEM : Medical documents ITEM : Florida State Retirement Document ITEM : Legal Documents ITEM : Documents related with University of South Florida ITEM : Phone Numbers ITEM : Personal Notes Series 2 : Concert Programs Sub-Series : Robert Helps Performances, 1938-2001 BOX 11 : Programs 1, 1938-1971 FOLDER 1 : Programs, 1938 FOLDER 2 : Programs, 1941-1949 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1950-1957 FOLDER 4 : Programs, 1960-1963 FOLDER 5 : Programs, 1963-1964 FOLDER 6 : Programs, 1964-1965 FOLDER 7 : Programs, 1967 FOLDER 8 : Programs, 1968-1969 FOLDER 9 : Programs, 1970-1971 BOX 12 : Programs 2, 1972-1990 FOLDER 1 : Programs, 1972 FOLDER 2 : Programs, 1973-1977 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1980-1986 FOLDER 4 : Programs, 1987-1988 FOLDER 5 : Programs, 1988 FOLDER 6 : Programs, 1989-1990 BOX 13 : Programs 3, 1980-1990 (USF) FOLDER 1 : Programs, 1980-1981 FOLDER 2 : Programs, 1981-1982 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1982-1983 FOLDER 4 : Programs, 1984 FOLDER 5 : Programs, 1985-1986 FOLDER 6 : Programs, 1986-1987 FOLDER 7 : Programs, 1988-1990 BOX 14 : Programs 4, 1990-2001 FOLDER 1 : Programs, 1990 FOLDER 2 : Programs, 1991-1992 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1993-1995 FOLDER 4 : Programs, 1996 FOLDER 5 : Programs, 1997-1998 FOLDER 6 : Programs, 2000-2001 Sub-Series : General Concert Programs, 1948-2001 BOX 15 : Programs, 1948-1989 FOLDER 1 : Program, 1948 FOLDER 2 : Programs, 1951-1957 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1960-1969 FOLDER 4 : Programs, 1970-1979 FOLDER 5 : Programs, 1981-1986 FOLDER 6 : Programs, 1986-1988 FOLDER 7 : Programs, 1988 FOLDER 8 : Programs, 1989 BOX 16 : Programs, 1990-2001 FOLDER 1 : Programs 1, 1990-1992 FOLDER 2 : Programs 2, 1993-1995 FOLDER 3 : Programs, 1996-1997 FOLDER 4 : Programs 4, 1997-1999 FOLDER 5 : Programs 5, 2000 FOLDER 6 : Programs 6, 2001 Sub-Series : Assorted Undated programs BOX 17 FOLDER 1 : Programs, Unknown Date FOLDER 2 : USF Programs, Unknown Date FOLDER 3 : Assorted Program Notes FOLDER 4 : Robert Helps Competition Festival FOLDER 5 : General Programs, Undated Series 3 : Publicity Sub-Series : Announcements and Press Releases, 1930-2000 BOX 18 FOLDER 1 : Publicity Packet FOLDER 2 : Press Release, 1997 FOLDER 3 : Assorted Announcements FOLDER 4 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1930 FOLDER 5 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1940 FOLDER 6 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1950 FOLDER 7 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1960 FOLDER 8 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1970 FOLDER 9 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1980 FOLDER 10 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 1990 FOLDER 11 : News Paper Articles-Robert Helps, 2000 FOLDER 12 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1918 FOLDER 13 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1920 FOLDER 14 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1930 FOLDER 15 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1950 FOLDER 16 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1960 FOLDER 17 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1970 FOLDER 18 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1980 FOLDER 19 : News Paper Articles-Other, 1990 FOLDER 20 : News Paper Articles-Other, 2000 FOLDER 21 : News Paper Articles-Other, n.d. Sub-Series : Concert Reviews, 1930-2000 BOX 19 FOLDER 1 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1930 FOLDER 2 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1940 FOLDER 3 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1950 FOLDER 4 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1960 FOLDER 5 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1970 FOLDER 6 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1980 FOLDER 7 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 1990 FOLDER 8 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, 2000 FOLDER 9 : Performance Reviews-Robert Helps, n.d. FOLDER 10 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1930 FOLDER 11 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1940 FOLDER 12 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1950 FOLDER 13 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1960 FOLDER 14 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1970 FOLDER 15 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1980 FOLDER 16 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1990 FOLDER 17 : Performance Reviews-Others, 1990 FOLDER 18 : Performance Reviews-Others, 2000 FOLDER 19 : Performance Reviews-Others, n.d. Sub-Series : Recording Release Notes and Reviews BOX 20 FOLDER 1 : Assorted Release Notes and Reviews 1 FOLDER 2 : Assorted Release Notes and Reviews 2 Sub-Series : Reviews in Periodicals-Robert Helps BOX 21 FOLDER 1 : Music Journal, 1971 FOLDER 2 : Intermezzo, 1977 FOLDER 3 : The MacDowell Colony Newsletter, 1974, 1975, 2000 FOLDER 4 : The Roger Sessions Society, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998 FOLDER 5 : University of St. Thomas Bulletin, 1996 FOLDER 6 : USF Department of Music News, 1988-1995 FOLDER 7 : Assorted Articles, 1970-1999 Sub-Series : Posters and Flyers BOX 22 : Concert Posters FOLDER 1 : Robert Helps and Bethany Beardslee Flyers, n.d. Scope/Content: Biographical information and reviews. FOLDER 2 : Symphony No. 1 Record Jacket Graphic, n.d. Scope/Content: Columbia ML 6201 LP record jacket graphic. FOLDER 3 : Assorted Concert Posters, 194?, 1950, 1973, 1996 Scope/Content: 1. The Danbury Choral Society Concert: May 18th, 194?. 2. University of California, Berkeley, University Symphony Orchestra Concert: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4. November 27, 1950. 3. Bernhard Abramowitsch and Robert Helps Concert of Four Hand Music. March 4, 1973. 4. Token Creek Chamber Music Festival Opening Concert. University of Wisconsin-