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Series I: Correspondence, Office Files, Teaching Files, Writings, 1950s-2010s
Series II: Conducting and Publicity Files, 1950s-2014
Series III: Address Books, Appointment Books, Journals, Passports, 1960s-2015, undated
Series IV: Correspondence (Alphabetical)
Series V: Programs, 1960s-2010s
Series VI: Bernstein Mass Scrapbook Materials, circa 1971
Series VII: Photographs, 1950s-2000s, undated
Series VIII: Historical Materials
Series IX: Duke Ellington Files
Series X: Clef Club Reconstruction, 1989 July
Series XI: George Antheil Reconstruction of US Debut of George Antheil, January 23, 1943, 1989 July
Series XII: Paul Whiteman Reconstruction of Aeolian Hall Concert 1924 (The Birth of Rhapsody In Blue), 1980s
Series XIII: Leonard Bernstein
Series XIV: George Gershwin
Series XV: Aaron Copeland
Series XVI: John Lewis, Sergey Prokofiev
Series XVII: Jimmy Heath
Series XVIII: Earl Robinson
Series XIX: John Corigliano, Morton Feldman
Series XX: Bruce Saylor
Series XXI: David Amram, Joel Mandelbaum
Series XXII: Morton Gould, Benjamin Lees, Jan Meyerowitz
Series XXIII: Samuel Adler, Will Marion Cook, Alberto Ginastera
Series XXIV: Other Scores
Series XXV: Other Peress Arrangements
Series XXVI: Posters
Series XXVII: Books
Series XXIX: Performance Clothes
Series XXX: Peress Memorabilia and Other Items
Series XXXI: Index of Repertoire

Maurice Peress papers, 1898-1923, 1950s-2017

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Series I: Correspondence, Office Files, Teaching Files, Writings, 1950s-2010s


Box 1 Chamber Brass

Box 1 Contracts


Box 14 Contracts, Grants


Box 15 Contracts, Grants, Tyger Publications


Box 1 Correspondence--Early Correspondence

Box 1 Correspondence--Fan Mail


Box 13 Landmarks of Jazz Series, Carnegie Hall, 1989 July

Ellington, Antheil, Clef Club


Box 6 Lectures


Box 3 Lectures Notes


Box 1 Notes


Box 2 Notes

Box 2 Promotional Materials

Box 2 Queens College

Syllabi, Notes


Box 6 Queens College

Appointment records, etc.


Box 2 Published Articles


Box 6 Articles


Box 3 Working Notes


Box 4 Working Files--Ellington, Grainger, Capenter, Gershwin


Box 5 Working Files--Antheil, Robinson


Box 6 Working Files


Box 7 Books By Peress


Box 8 Working Files--Dvorak to Ellington


Box 9 Working Files--Dvorak to Ellington


Box 10 Working Files--Dvorak to Ellington


Box 11 Working Files--Dvorak to Ellington


Box 12 Third Book Files (On Conducting)

Includes drafts, manuscript materials.


Box 99 Native American Research

Envelope of notes on cards


Box 3 Reference Materials