Guide to the Julius J. Spector Collection
Ray Heigemeir
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
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Guide to the Julius J. Spector Collection
Collection number: ARS-0013
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Ray Heigemeir
- Date Completed:
- April 2006
- Encoded by:
- Ray Heigemeir
© 2006 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Julius J. Spector Collection
Dates: 1934-1968
Collection number: ARS-0013
Creator:
Julius J. Spector
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: Consists of correspondence from and signed photographs of musicians, and misc. papers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Preferred Citation
Julius J. Spector Collection, ARS-0013. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by the Spector family in 2004.
Biography / Administrative History
Julius J. Spector attended Fordham University and studied art at Cooper Union, later finding employment in New York-based
advertising agencies; he later gained prominence in the direct marketing industry. Spector once worked as an extra in New
York City Opera productions, played the clarinet, and in the course of his lifetime befriended many prominent musicians.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection includes typed or handwritten correspondence and signed photographs from persons prominent in the classical music
world, a typed script for a speech on Toscanini, and a limited-edition copy of Arthur Schnabel's "Reflections on music," signed
by the author. A significant number of sound and video recordings of broadcast music performances have been trqansferred to
the Archive's Broadcast Recordings Collection.
Arrangement
The arrangement scheme was imposed during processing, in the absence of any indication of original arrangement.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Spector, Julius J.
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
Musicians--Portraits
Separated Material
75 audiocassettes, 45 videocassettes, and 428 reel-to-reel tapes of broadcast music performances transferred to the ARS Collection
of Performance Recordings.
Container List
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence1938-1968
Physical Description: 7 typescript or handwritten letters
Scope and Content Note
Typescript or handwritten letters from Willem Mengelberg, Olga Samaroff Stokowski, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, "Arthur or
Artur" Rubinstein, C. H. Clemens, Walter Toscanini.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mengelberg, WillemSamaroff Stokowski, OlgaCastelnuovo-Tedesco, MarioRubinstein, ArturClemens, C. H.Toscanini, Walter
Box 1, Folder 2
Photographs
Physical Description: 12 photographs : chiefly black and white
Scope and Content Note
12 signed photographs (chiefly black and white) of John Barbirolli, Thomas Beecham, Phyllis Diller, Kirsten Flagstad, Glenn
Ford, Giovanni Martinelli, Lauritz Melchior, Willem Mengelberg, Luciano Pavarotti, Friedrich Schorr, Jean Sibelius, and Bruno
Walter. An additional signed portrait of Mengelberg is located in the ARS Posters/Prints Box #1.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Barbirolli, JohnBeecham, ThomasDiller, PhyllisFlagstad, KirstenFord, GlennMartinelli, GiovanniMelchior, LauritzMengelberg,
WillemPavarotti, LucianoSchorr, Friedrich,Sibelius, JeanWalter, Bruno
Box 1, Folder 3
Schnabel: Reflections on Music1934
Physical Description: 1 v. (63 p.) ; 19 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Copy no. 30 of a limited edition of 200. Signed by the author.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Schnabel, Arthur
Music History and Criticism
Box 1, Folder 4
Chotzinoff speech
Physical Description: 25 leaves (typescript)
Scope and Content Note
Typescript of speech, "Our need for Toscanini," composed for the America-Italy Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chotzinoff, SamuelToscanini, Arturo
America-Italy Society
Box 1, Folder 5
Misc. papersca. 1940-1960
Physical Description: [20?] leaves + 1 booklet
Scope and Content Note
Copies of newspaper reviews; list of Toscanini recordings available on full track tapes; program for Rigoletto, presented
by the San Carlo Opera Co. at the Center Theater (NY) signed by John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Toscanini, ArturoMarsh, Robert C.Kupferberg, HerbertBarrie, Elaine
San Carlo Opera Co.
