Gorbacheff (Theodore) Collection, [ca. 1932-ca. 1959]

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Summary

Title:
Theodore Gorbacheff Collection,
Dates:
[ca. 1932-ca. 1959]
Creators:
Gorbachev, Feodor
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Theodore Gorbacheff collection, RCHIVES GORBACHEFF 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes musical compositions, programs, notebooks, and other memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Mr. Gorbacheff came to America with a group of refugee students from Russia in 1922. He settled in New York and married Miss Fay Bell, a dance and ballet instructor. In May, 1931, he received a B.A. degree in music from U.C. Berkeley, and in May, 1932 he was granted the M.A. degree; his thesis was a musical composition entitled "The Russian Liturgy, for mixed men's and women's chorus a capella."

Mr. Gorbacheff established his music studio at 1904 Milvia (corner of Hearst) in Berkeley, and taught privately for many years. During the years 1938-39 he studied music at Columbia University. He was widely known throughout the Bay Area in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's as a choral conductor. Among those groups he was associated with were: the Russian Saint Nicholas Church choir in San Francisco, the SVEA Glee Club in Oakland, the Berkeley Men's A Capella Choir, the Serbian Singing Society choir and many others. He was knighted by King Gustav Adolph VI of Sweden in March, 1966 for his contributions toward furthering Swedish culture in the Bay Area. As of January, 1983, he lives in a rest home in Berkeley.

Custodial history:

Mr. Robert M. Bell, Berkeley, June 23, 1982.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
Number of containers: 2 boxes

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The Music Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: Unknown.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Theodore Gorbacheff collection, RCHIVES GORBACHEFF 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 642-2623
music_reference@berkeley.edu
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