The Inventory of the Victor Seroff Collection #1707 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Seroff, Victor #1707 8/11/05 Preliminary Listing I. Manuscripts. Box 1 A. Books by VS. 1. COMMON SENSE IN PIANO STUDY; includes fragments and notes, TS, pp. 1-29, 1-59. [F. 1] 2. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: THE LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF A SOVIET COMPOSER, 3 drafts, TS with holograph notes and fragments, 154 and 174 p. [F. 2-4] 3. HECTOR BERLIOZ, draft, TS, 165 p., includes revision, 2 copies. [F. 5] 4. HELD CAPTIVE: THE ROMANCE THAT KILLED THE GREAT REVOLUTIONARY, FERDINAND LASSALLE; 3 drafts, TS; includes correspondence; fragments, proposals, chapter notes, list of works, holograph notes. [F. 6-13] 5. "It Happened in Old Lynwood, New York," 2 drafts, TS, 65 p. each; includes notes. [F. 14] 6. MODESTE MOUSSORGSKY. a. Draft, TS, 154 p.; includes holograph notes, revisions. [F. 15] b. Fragments, TS, approx. 350 p. [F. 16] Box2 C. Fragments ( continued). [F. 1] d. Fragment, TS, pp. 3-81. [F. 2] e. Fragments, TS with holograph revisions; includes insertions, approx. 200 p. total. 7. THE MIGHTY FIVE, revision notes. [F. 3] 8. MEN WHO MADE MUSICAL HISTORY, TS with holograph revisions, 148 p.; with fragments, pp. 1-127. [F. 3-4] 9. THE REAL ISADORA. a. Draft of chapter 12; TS with holograph notes and revisions, approx. 500 p. total. [F. 5-6] b. Fragment, pp. 364-648. [F. 7-8] c. Acknowledgments, bibliography, insertions, holograph revisions, and notes; approx. 700 p. total. [F. 9-11] d. 2 draft, approx. 618-620 p.; includes bibliography. [F. 12-15] e. Fragment, pp. 21-363; includes introduction. [F. 16-17] Box 3 f. Draft, TS with holograph notes and revisions, 620 p., includes list of illustrations, bibliography. [F. 1-3] g. Complete draft, TS, 648 p. [F. 4-6] h. Miscellaneous fragments, approx. 100 p. total. [F. 7] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 1 of 19 10. SERGEI PROKOFIEV: A SOVIET TRAGEDY. a. Draft, TS, 52 p. includes insertions and correspondence. [F. 8-10] b. "Part II," 2 copies, TS with holograph notes and revisions, 292 p. [F. 11-12] c. "Part II," 2 unedited drafts, approx. 300 p., TS with holograph notes and revisions, under title I ACCUSE ... ! THE CASE OF SERGEI PROKOFIEV, HIS LIFE AND WORK, HIS CRITICS AND HIS EXECUTIONERS, 8/11/66. [F. 13-15] Box4 d. Draft, TS, 542 p.; includes holograph notes, revisions, correspondence. [F. 1-2] e. "Incomplete III Copy," TS, approx. 350 p. [F. 3-4] f. Incomplete draft, approx. 300 p., TS with holograph notes and revisions. [F. 5-6] 11. Untitled, re: autobiography, includes: [F. 7-8] a. "List of Works," photocopied TS, 3 p., 2 copies. b. "Outline," TS, 26 p., includes 2 p. research, 3 copies. c. "Childhood," TS, 25 p., 3 copies. d. "Kidnapping Case and the Modem Treatment of it in 1908," TS, 10 p., 3 photocopies. e. "Karl Hermann Frank," TS, 27 p., 2 photocopies. f. "Prague," TS, 40 p., 2 copies. 12. Untitled, re: Leopold Mozart, TS, 95 p. [F. 8] 13. Untitled fragments; includes TS, holograph, photocopies of various MS by VS, MS by others re: VS, proposals, and outlines. [F. 9] B. Articles and short stories by VS. 1. "In the Twilight Zone," 10 drafts, approx. 10 p. each, TS with holograph notes. [F. 10] 2. Article re: Karl Hermann Frank, 9 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 20 p.; includes interviews, special supplements. 3. "GiGi" (alternate title of "Gino"), 7 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 23 p. [F. 11] 4. 20 articles for various publications, TS, includes multiple copies. [F. 12-13] 5. "The House Across the Street," short story, draft, holograph notes, 84 p. [F. 14] 6. Untitled draft re: eyesight, 5 p., includes rejection letter from Reader's Digest; 1968-1969. C. Plays by VS. 1. "Each is the Other's Destiny'' (alternate titles: "Held Captive," "Ferdinand Lessalle's Verhangnis"), 6 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 100 p., includes "Drama in Prose." [F. 15-16] Box 5 2. "Each is the Other's Destiny" (continued). [F. 1] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 2 of 19 3. "Prince Igor," 5 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 40 p., 1944. [F. 2] 4. "Uncle Took a Ride," draft, 38 p.; TS with holograph notes; includes correspondence. 5. "What About Love" (alternate title: "Hope of the World"), 4 drafts, TS, approx. 65 p.; includes printed material. [F. 3] D. Miscellaneous. 1. TS notes, approx. 125 p.; includes: correspondence re: "Dream I"; journal, 1959-1971. [F. 4] 2. 10 notebooks, "Volumes II-VI," in French. 3. "Isabella Duncan, an Intimate Portrait," TS notes; includes photocopies and printed material. 4. Proposals. a. "Held Captive," 4 p. b. "Biography of Mathilda Kshessinka," 5 p. c. "Russian Fair," 1 p., 2 copies. 5. 3 notebooks; includes holograph notes. II. Photographs. A. Approximately 400 prints of VS, includes family and friends, travel; black and white unless noted. 1. "Klessheim, Salzberg, 1931/2." [Env.1] 2. "Mirabelle, Schloss." 3. "Lenochka." 4. "Brenda Island Minneapolis." 5. "Ethel Morgan." 6. "Alice." 7. "Margrat / Edith Holzl." 8. "Klessheim / Rudolfinum." 9. "Embree Ranch, Wyoming, '39- '45," includes: postcards, 5 color photos. [Env. 2] 10. "Salzburg (After WWII), Ernest Bour Concert 1948." 11. "New York Studio," includes negatives. [Env. 3] 12. "Mariza Shidlop and Friend, Prague, 1948." 13. "Eva." 14. "Nelda, Roman, 1952." 15. "Vienna, 1921, 22, 23?" 16. Approx. 100 unlabeled prints. [Env. 4] 17. Approx. 145 negatives and various unlabeled prints. [Env. 5] 18. Approx. 20 color prints re: travel to Europe, Hotel Alberg. [Env. 6] 19. Approx. 30 prints, re: childhood, adulthood. B. Approx. 125 professional prints re: autobiography, 2" x 3" to 8" x 10"; includes mini-portraits of VS, passport photos, negatives, head shots, list ofworks. [Env. 7-8] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 3 of 19 1. "Photographs Eva and VS." [Env. 9] 2. 3 tintypes. 3. 2 headshots, negatives. 4. Re: Isadora Duncan. a. "Isadora," 10 negatives and prints. [Env. 10] b. "Isadora," 2 prints, 1 tintype. c. "Isadora Duncan," 5 prints; includes printed material. Box6 5. "Mr. and Mrs. Benes, President of Czechoslovakia, and Leonard Bernstein at Prague Festival, 1946," 4 black and white prints. [F. 1, Env. 1] 8. "Erick Kleiber Rehearsing, Brussels Concert Hall," 6 black and white prints, 6" x 8". C. 10 black and white prints of various people, 1948. D. "Shostakovich Family Photographs," includes handwritten notes, negatives, and approx. 50 black and white prints. E. Untitled; includes: caricature, 4 black and white prints, 1 matted print. F. "Renata Tebaldi Photographs," approx. 50 photos, includes printed material. [F. 2, Env. 2-3] G. Re: Sergei Rachmaninoff, 8 black and white prints, includes printed material. H. 4 black and white prints, mounted. I. 10 framed, 1 unframed autographed prints; includes Poldi Mildner. [No Folder] J. "Arthur Honnegger," 2 black and white prints. [Env. 4] K. "Ida Rubinstein," 1 black and white print, 4" x 6", 1948. L. "Bayreuth, the Most Beautiful Opera House," 3 black and white postcards. M. "Victor as Young Man, 1923," 22 black and white prints, 2" x 3". N. "Verona Italy Romeo and Juliet," 8 black and white postcards. 0. "Venice," 4 black and white, 2 colored postcards. P. "Various photographs and cards," 35 black and white postcards and prints. III. Correspondence. A. General (personal and professional); ALS, TLS, CTL, telegrams, cards, postcards. 1. Approx. 50 items, 1932-1958; includes: [F. 3] a. Steinway, Theodore. [President, Steinway and Sons.] TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 8, 1953. b. Tebaldi, Renata. Telegram to VS, Nov. 20, 1956. c. Letters and telegrams to and about Renata Tebaldi,1957- 1958; includes printed newspaper clippings ofreviews of Tebaldi with translations into Italian (probably by VS). 2. Approx. 25 items, 1960-1969. [F. 4] 3. Approx. 200 items, 1979-1975; includes: [F. 5] a. Puente, Juan Manuel. TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 9, 1970. Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 4 of 19 b. Craig, Edward A. [Son of Edward Gordon Craig.] (i) ALS to VS, 3 p., Jan. 10, 1971. (ii) ALS (photocopy) to "Mrs. Engelson," 1 p, Jan. 10, 1971. c. Mannes, Marya. TLS to VS, 1 p., Jan. 22, 1971. d. Grosbayne, Benjamin. TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 22, 1971. e. Weissenberg, Alexis S. [Pianist.] ALS to VS, 2 p., Nov. 25, 1971. f. Ormandy, Eugene. TLS to VS, 1 p., Feb. 18, 1972. g. Steegmuller, Francis. (i) TLS to VS, 2 p., Jan. 14, 1973; includes envelope. (ii) ALS to VS, 2 p., Jan. 25, 1973; includes envelope. h. Jellinek, George. [Music author and broadcaster.] Postcard (typed/ holograph note signed), Sep. 24, 1975. 4. Approx. 200 items, 1976-1979; includes: [F. 6] a. Shirer, William L. TLS to VS, 1 p., Jan. 25, 1977. b. Lampkin, Charles. TLS to VS, 1 p., June 15, 1978; includes printed items, envelope. 5. Approx. 25 items, undated; includes: [F. 7] a. Sabaneev, Leonid. ALS to VS, 1 p., Aug. 21, no year. b. Seroff, Nancy. 7 ALS, n.d. B. Correspondence with Eyvind and Joan Kennedy Earle, primarily CTLS from VS; approx. 400 p. total; 1973-1981. [F. 8] Box7 C. Personal letters, from various; TLS, ALS, CTL, telegrams; 1936-1979; includes: [F. 1] 1. Seroff, Katherine. Letters to VS, ca. 1940s. [Written while working for the U.S. Office of War Information in London during World War II.] 2. Melis, Carmen. TLS to VS, 3 p., Dec. 7, 1959. 3. Tebaldi, Renata. All letters in Italian. a. ALS to VS, 2 p., Nov. 26, 1959. b. ALS to VS, 1 p., Dec.