Evgenii Gunst Papers, 1915-1951

Collection context

Creator:
Gunst, E., 1877-1950, Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, 1865-1936, Grechaninov, Aleksandr Tikhonovich, 1864-1956, Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943, and Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915
Extent:
87 items (1 box)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The collection consists largely of letters to Gunst from other Russian emigre musicians, including Nikolaĭ Cherepnin, Aleksandr Glazunov, Aleksandr Grechaninov, Nikolaĭ Medtner, and Sergeĭ Rakhmaninov. Other items include a photograph of Aleksandr Skri︠a︡bin's funeral procession, performance programs, and printed material relating to the Russian conservatory in Paris.

Biographical / historical:

A composer and also the director of the Nizhniĭ Novgorod conservatiory before the Revolution; and in the 1920s one of the founders of the Russian conservatory in Paris.

Access and use

Restrictions:

One packet of letters (kept in office file) not to be opened until January 1, 1986.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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Contact:
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