"Concerts" - Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections Search Results

Highlight: concerts, and a host of other activities. Carlotta continued working as an actress and later as a stage
newspapers. In 1928 his opera Voodoo was produced at the 52nd Street Theater, and a concert performance of
concert halls. The Freemans' work was largely suspended during World War II, but Valdo's efforts were
Creator: Freeman, H. Lawrence (Harry Lawrence), 1869-1954
Abstract Or Scope: The original scores, clippings, correspondence and ephemera in this collection document the lives and careers of Harry Lawrence, Carlotta, and Valdo Freeman, a family of African-American performing artists involved in opera, theatre, and music in early-twentieth-century New York.

Highlight: news clippings that document performances of his works as well as concerts he attended, especially
Creator: Ussachevsky, Vladimir, 1911-1990
Abstract Or Scope: The Vladimir Ussachevsky Papers document the academic and professional career of pioneering electronic-music composer Vladimir Ussachevsky. This collection contains teaching and administrative materials, correspondence with other composers, writings and compositions by Ussachevsky and others, and programs, publicity materials, and personal documents.

Highlight: groups in 50 countries, and over 500,000 members. The organization also used music concerts to raise its
Creator: Amnesty International USA. National Office
Abstract Or Scope: The records document the founding and development of Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. (AIUSA) and its national office. AIUSA is the largest national section of Amnesty International, an international human rights non-governmental organization (NGO). The records include material related to the board of directors, executive directors, administration, operations, campaigns, casework, publicity, special projects, and the work of the organization and its membership on human rights issues.

Highlight: Concert for New York following the attacks on the World Trade Center. "Iris", Albert Maysles' final
Creator: Maysles, Albert
Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, memoranada, agreements, notes, contracts, posters, clippings, financial files covering the entire career of the Maysles brothers.

Highlight: American composer of film scores, concert works, and music for ballet and theater.
Creator: Moross, Jerome, 1913-1983
Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, manuscript music scores, copies of scores, playscripts, scenarios, watercolor drawings and other stage designs, contracts, legal papers, programs, clippings and other printed materials, microfilms, records, tape recordings, and photographs. Among Moross's work are the musical play, "The Golden Apple"(1954), dance music for "Ballet Ballads"(1945) and for "Frankie and Johnny"(1938), the film score for "The Big Country"(1958) and for "The Cardinal"(1963), and his Symphony No. 1 (1943). There are some financial papers and production records for the staging of his works. Among the cataloged correspondents are Aaron Copland, Agnes George De Mille, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, and Thornton Wilder.

Highlight: a group of ministers and educators concerned over the lack of concerted continuing education
Creator: Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry
Abstract Or Scope: The Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry (SACEM) was created in 1967 by a group of ministers and educators concerned over the lack of concerted continuing education programs for the nation's pastors. The collection contains reports, articles and books by SACEM memebers, correspondence, an oral history transcript, and other materials.

Highlight: ages of seven and fourteen – were collected from throughout Spain in a concerted effort by the Spanish
Creator: Spanish Child Welfare Association of America
Abstract Or Scope: Avery's collection of Spanish children's drawings of the civil war consist of 153 drawings made by children aged 7 to 14 between the years 1936 and 1938. The drawings were willed to the Department of Art History and Archaeology of Columbia University by Martin Vogel, a lawyer, who died on May 20, 1938 at the age of 59. He made several bequests to Columbia University in a will dated March 16, 1938. From the date of this will and of his death, it is likely the drawings he purchased were those exhibited at Lord & Taylor's in February 1938. His name, however, does not appear among the patrons of the exhibition.

Highlight: primarily as a fundraising organization. It raised money through the organization of fairs, concerts and
Creator: Columbia University
Abstract Or Scope: Records documenting Columbia University's activities prior to, during and immediately following World War II represent the focus of the collection. The collection contains material generated by a variety of groups and offices on campus evidencing the varied activities undertaken by the Columbia community during this time of world crisis.

Highlight: Birthday Celebration/Carnegie Hall, 1995; Concert/Lincoln Center., N.Y.C., Ella, 1997; assisted in creation
Creator: Jacobs, Phoebe
Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, documents, photographs, posters, clippings relating to the professional career of Phoebe Jacobs and notable jazz musicians, especially Louis Armstrong.

Highlight: Horizons" for concert band. Commissioned by Thor Johnson and performed by the New York Philharmonic, its
Concert given at the time of his retirement in 1989. But while these records document some of Kay's
Creator: Kay, Ulysses, 1917-1995
Abstract Or Scope: Ulysses Kay (1917-1995) was a noted twentieth-century American composer. The collection includes audio reels, biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, phonograph records, photographs, programs, and scores.

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