http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft0z09n428 No online items Ernst Toch papers, ca. 1835-1988 Finding aid prepared by UCLA Library Special Collections staff and Kendra Wittreich; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575 (310) 825-4988 [email protected] ©2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Ernst Toch papers, ca. 1835-1988 PASC-M 1 1 Title: Ernst Toch papers Collection number: PASC-M 1 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Language of Material: German Physical Description: 44.0 linear ft.(88 boxes) Date (inclusive): ca. 1835-1988 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. Language of Materials: Materials are in English. Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Creator: Toch, Ernst 1887-1964 Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object 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 where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ernst Toch Papers (Collection PASC 1-M). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Acquisition Information Gift of Lilly Toch, 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. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233872 Ernst Toch papers, ca. 1835-1988 PASC-M 1 2 Organization and Arrangement The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Photographic Material. 5 boxes Series 2. Sound Recordings Series 3. Correspondence 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 Subjects and Indexing Terms Toch, Ernst, 1887-1964--Archives. Toch, Lilly, 1892-1972. Composers--Archives. Music--Manuscripts. Music--Scores. Sound recordings. Photographic Material. Series 1. Physical Description: 5.0 boxes Toch - Graf family photos. Subseries 1. Physical Description: 1.0 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. Ernst Toch papers, ca. 1835-1988 PASC-M 1 3 Photographic Material. Series 1. Ernst Toch youth. Subseries 2.1887-1910. Ernst Toch youth. Subseries 2. 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. Musical Patrons. Subseries 3. 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. Lilly Zwack. Subseries 4. 1912-1920. Scope and Content Note Mrs. Toch. The series includes early photographs. Ernst Toch papers, ca. 1835-1988 PASC-M 1 4 Photographic Material. Series 1. Lilly Zwack. Subseries 4.1912-1920. 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. Military. Subseries 5. 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.