Charles Shere Papers Series 1: Career Scope and Contents: Series consists of early encouragements, résumés, grant applications and projects relating to Duchamp’s Bride, including programs, publicity and press reviews relating to performances of Shere’s works, of his speaking engagements, some scripts and reviews, together forming an overview of his many activities found in more specific form elsewhere in the archive. Box Folder Contents Date 1 1 Letter of recommendation by William D. Darrow to Prof. Cushing Dec. 19, 1977 1 2 “Art Scene” 1954 1 3 “Charles Schere. A Berkeley Humanist and his Collection.” Exhibition and concert. 1960s-1970s & 1 4 Chez Panisse. Jerry Budrick; others 1987undated 1 5 “Culture Gulch” 1980 & 1990s 1 6 Duchamp, “Bride.” Correspondence (including Mme. Duchamp) 1971, undated 1 7 Duchamp, “Bride.” Duchamp Exhibit late 1970s-1980s 1 8 Duchamp, “Bride.” Fundraising. 1980s 1 9 Duchamp, “Bride.” Margaret Fisher performannce. Applications for N.E.A. grant with 1984, undated résumés (Margaret Fisher, Robert Hughes, Sarah Skillman Lutman) 1 10 Festival of Contemporary Music, Mills College (including pats of the “Bride”) 1980s 1 11 Festtval [of local music including Shere’s] 1971 1 12 Grantts. N.E.A. Art Greant correspondence 1975 & 1981 1 13 Grants. N.E.A. Grant. Bride [granted] 1977 1 14 Grants. N.E.A. Grant. Bride. Backup. Chamber music compositions 1977-1978 1 15 Grants. N.E.A. Grant. Documentation. Résumés, C.V.s, chronologies to 1978 1 16 Grants. Dead to 1978 1 17 Grants. Pending 1980s 1 18 Grants. Rejects 1980s 1 19 Grants. Successful 1970s-1980s 1 20 Handler of Gravity (organ and percussion) 1980s 1 21 Performances of Dad’s [?] music, with press mentions of it 1982, undated, re. 1971 1 22 Press mentions: Speaking engagements, appearances, overall descriptions of career 1970s-1980s 1 23 Press and publicity about local collelagues, events 1980s, undated 1 24 Programs from my Performances 1970s-1980s, undated 1 25 Programs from my Performances 1960s, undated 1 26 Programs from my Performances 1970s 1 27 Programs from my Performances 1980s 1 28 Résumés and overview of careers (Shere memo to Janice Braun) 1990s 1 29 Reviews of my Music, I 1987,1990 & 1992 1 30 Reviews of my Music, II 1958-1976, undated 1 31 Printed Scores (from floppy disks) 1977-1990 1 32 Scripts for KQED 1979 1 33 Some Shere Tribune and other reviews (some under Remoliv) 1972 1 34 Writings on music 1966-1978 1 35 Where my scores have been 1974, undated 1 36 Career materials 1980, undated Series 2: Compositions Scope and Contents: This series consists of scores, notes, production and publicity. Subseries 1. The Bride Stripped Bare of Her Bachelors, Even directional scores, original artwork, black lines, parts. October 1967 performance. Subseries 2. Other works including major pieces and other mature work; juvenilia; works by colleagues. Subseries 3. Other mature works including Symphony in Three Movements and miscellany. Subseries 1: The Bride Stripped Bare of Her Bachelors, Even directional scores, original artwork, black lines, and parts. Materials also realted to the October 1967 performance. Includes oversize materials. Box Folder Description Date 2 1 Music. Act I Scene 1 “The Box of 1914” — end of Act I undated 2 2 Music. Act I Scene 2 “The Jura - Paris Road” — Act II Scene 1 undated 2 3 Music. Act I Scenes 2 & 3. Not final. no date 2 4 Music. Act I Scenes 2 & 3. Working copy no date 2 5 Music. Act I. Finished sketches 1978 June-1979 2 6 Music. Act I Scene 3. “Toward the Title...” noJanuary date 2 7 Music. Act II. Notes no date 2 8 Music. Act II. Introduction no date 2 9 Music. Act II Scenes 1 & 2 with annotations no date 2 10 Music. Act II Scene 2 with early notes no date 2 11 Music. Act II Scenes 1-5 no date 2 12 Music. Act II Scene 3 with early notes on apparatus no date 2 13 Music. Act II Scenes 3 & 5 no date 2 14 Music. Act II Scene 4 Violin concerto masters. “Dance of the sex-wasp and the desire 1980 July 21 2 15 Music.magneto” Act II Scene 4 “Ballet of the Pendu (excerpt); Violin Concerto No.2 1981 February 10 2 16 Music. Act II, Scene 4 to end of opera. Chorus masters (pp..35-71) no date 2 17 Music. Act II, Scene 4. Chorus submasters (misc; pp.35-70) undated 2 18 Music. Act II Scene 5 “The Top Inscription” no date 2 19 Music. Act II Scene 6 with annotations no date 2 20 Music. Act II Scene 7 (epilogue) with notes and sketches no date 2 21 Music. Act III with rough plan of scenes no date 2 22 Music. “Bride in Progress Act III” no date 2 23 Music. Act III Scene 1 no date 2 24 Music. Act III Texts no date 2 25 Music. Act III (pp.125-181) undated 2 26 Music. “Ballet: Handler of Gravity” in parts. 1976 2 27 Music. Conductor’s notes no date 2 28 Music. Duchamp’s “Mariée” and related artwork (reproductions) undated 2 29 Music. General descriptions of Duchamp’s work and the opera 1977-1987, undated 2 30 Music. Gordon Getty:The White Election 1984 2 31 Music. Introductory material and supplementary scores. 1971, 1976, 1979, undated 2 32 Music. Libretto; annotations 1984, undated 2 33 Music. Ma Fish Co. The Bride Ten Years After, Even 1993-1994 2 34 Music. Notes and notation. Miscellaneous 1980s, undated 2 35 Music. Notes, tables, plans undated 2 36 Music. Orchestral ideas. Overture undated 2 37 Music. Original notation, sketches and diagrams 1971 March, undated 2 38 Music. Parts undated 2 39 Music. Parts. Bass undated 2 40 Music. Parts. Bassoon undated 2 41 Music. Parts. Cello undated 2 42 Music. Parts. Chorus. Masters undated 2 43 Music. Parts. Chorus. (3 copies) undated 2 44 Music. Parts. Chorus. Act I - Act II, complete (11 copies, with personalized annotations) undated 2 45 Music. Parts. Chorus. Act Ii, Scene 4 - Act III, complete (9 copies, 6 with personalized undated annotations) 3 46 Music. Parts. Clarinet in A undated 3 47 Music. Parts. Compère undated 3 48 Music. Parts. Glock undated 3 49 Music. Parts. Harp. Act I & Act II undated 3 50 Music. Parts. Horns undated 3 51 Music. Parts. Flute & piccolo undated 3 52 Music. Parts. Oboe undated 3 53 Music. Parts. Percussion. Act I & Act II, scenes 1, 2, 3 undated 3 54 Music. Parts. Piano (and harp) undated 3 55 Music. Parts. Timpani undated 3 56 Music. Parts. Trumpet undated 3 57 Music. Parts. Tuba & trombone undated 3 58 Music. Parts. Viola undated 3 59 Music. Parts. Violin 1 undated 3 60 Music. Parts. Violin 2 undated 3 61 Music. Parts. Violin (solo) undated 3 62 (?) Music. Photographs. Actors 1984 November 3 63 Music. Photographs. Musicians and singer. Practice circa 1967 3 64 Music. Photographs. Posed participants undated 3 65 Music. Programs and flyers 1983-1987 3 66 Music. Project description 1983 April 11 3 67 Music. Scenes from Bride. October 27, 1967 concert 1967 3 68 Music. Sonata: “Bachelor Machine.” published 1990 3 69 Music. Structural synopsis 1986 July 18 3 70 Music. Synopsis of scenario undated 3 71 Music. Unidentified notation (incomplete frags) undated 3 72 Music. Unidentified sketches undated 3 73 Music. “Why Duchamp, Even?” 1993 December 3 74 Production & publicity. Addresses undated 3 75 Production & publicity.Announcements for Orchestra and Chorus 1984 November 12 3 76 Production & publicity. Articles 1984 3 77 Production & publicity. Budget 1984-1986 3 78 Production & publicity.Correspondence. Marcel Duchamp [copies] 1964-1985 3 79 Production & publicity. Correspondence. Deborah O’Grady / Museum of Modern Art 1985-1986 3 80 Production & publicity. Correspondence. Production 1984-1986 3 81 Production & publicity. Donations 1984-1986, 1993-1994 3 82 Production & publicity. Fund-raising no date 3 83 Production & publicity. International Performance Network 1985; 1994 3 84 Production & publicity. Items that cost. undated 3 85 Production & publicity. Legalities 1986 3 86 Production & publicity. Media alert 1986 3 87 Production & publicity. Miscellaneous bits 1980s 3 88 Production & publicity. National Endowment for the Arts 1985 May 1 3 89 Production & publicity. Press packet, Mills College production 1984 3 90 Production & publicity. Production notes 1976-1985 3 91 Production & publicity. Reservation list undated 3 92 Production & publicity. Schedules. Rehearsals 1986, 1994, undated 3 93 Production & publicity. Schedules. Miscellaneous. 1984 3 94 Compositions. The Bride and other pieces. CD labels. 1989-1996 4 1 Oversize. Marcel Duchamp. À l’Infinitif. Manuscript notes of Marcel Duchamp 1912-1920. 1966 English tr., NY: Cordier and Ekstrom, 1966. Photocopy 4 2 Oversize. Scores. Act 1 (pp.1-84). Stapled copy undated 4 3 Oversize. Scores. Pp.1-118, with annotations and alterations. Spiral-bound with black covers undated 4 4 Oversize. Scores. Pp. 119-217, unannotated.Spiral-bound with beige covers undated 4 5 Oversize. Scores. Pp. 1-217, annotated. Spiral-bound with beige covers undated 4 6 Oversize. Scores. Earlier unannotated pages to Act I undated 4 7 Oversize. Scores. Earlier unannotated pages to Act II undated 4 8 Oversize. Scores. Some pages from 230 through 320 undated 4 9 Oversize. Scores. Miscellaneous fragments with red annotations undated 4 10 Oversize. Scores. Unidentified miscellany undated 4 11 Oversize. Scores. Variant p.185 [for Mills College performance]: “November - December 1984 1984 Continue without pause to Ballet: Handler of Gravity” Oversize. Roll: original master artwork on parchment paper for directional score/stage circa 1967 Oversize.directions Port. w/ ties, “Bride October 27 1967 October 10-20 Unitarian Church Berkeley” 1967 blacklines from master; one w/annot, “extra score for percussion I...”; extra pieces Oversize.