Harry Kaufman Papers, 1900-1961

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Summary

Creators:
Kaufman, Harry, 1894-1961
Abstract:
Harry Kaufman (1894-1961)was a pianist and music teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. He was also a successful piano soloist with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe, and accompanied such artists as Joseph Szigeti, Toscha Seidel, Nathan Milstein, George London, William Primrose, and others. The collection consists of correspondence between Harry Kaufman and his family, but mostly with people in the world of classical music. The collection also contains photographs of musical personalities, programs, clippings and scrapbooks.
Extent:
23 boxes (11.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence between Harry Kaufman and his family, but mostly with people in the world of classical music. Also contains photographs of musical personalities, programs, clippings, scrapbooks, 34 issues of Overtones, personal financial material, and a copy of Great Ballet Prints of the Romantic Era by Parmenia Migel (c. 1981). Correspondents include: Wilhelm Backhaus, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Van Wyck Brooks, Mario Castelnuevo-Tedesco, Dorothy Chandler, Will and Ariel Durant, Pierre Fournier, George and Ira Gerschwin, Joseph Hofmann, Sol Hurok, Eric Leinsdorf, Joseph Lhevinne, Lawritz Melchior, Gian Carlo Menotti, Henry Miller, Eugene Ormandy, William Primrose, Fritz Reiner, Jean Renoir, Arthur Rodzinski, Mikl? Rozsa, Arthur Rubenstein, Elizabeth Schuman, Gertrude Stein, William Steinberg, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Joseph Szigeti, Henri Temianka, Virgil Thomson, Lilly Toch, Louis Untermyer, Alfred Wallenstein, Meredith Willson, and Efrem Zimbalist.

Biographical / historical:

Kaufman was born on September 6, 1894 in New York City; he was a pianist and music teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; for 17 years he headed the Department of Accompanying, during the time his former piano teacher Joseph Hofman was director of the Institute; he had a career as a piano soloist with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe, and accompanied such artists as Joseph Szigeti, Toscha Seidel, Nathan Milstein, George London, William Primrose, and others; he died on Aug. 21, 1961.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Lillian Kaufman, 1963-1982.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-5,17,20-23).
  2. Photographs (Box 6).
  3. Ephemera (Boxes 7-11,15-16,18-19).
  4. Scrapbooks (Boxes 12-13).
  5. Overtones, the monthly publication of the Curtis Institute of Music (Box 14).
  6. Great ballet prints of the romantic era (Box 21).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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