George Antheil papers, 1919-1959

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Series I: Correspondence, 1919-1959

Series I contains letters exchanged between George Antheil and his colleagues. Many of the correspondents are conductors, music directors, and other individuals involved in the music business. There are also letters from some of George's companions during his time in Europe, such as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, and Kurt Weill. The correspondence with Constantin von Sternberg illustrates Sternberg's admiration for Antheil as a young musician while the letters with Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist illustrate Antheil's financial strain and his need for recognition. Several of the letters are from or to his wife, Böske.



Box 1 Folder 1 A, 1930-1931, 1949-1957, 1930-1931, 1949-1957


Box 1 Folder 2 Antheil Family, 1956-1957


Box 1 Folder 3 Baker through Boddy, 1920-1926, 1934-1956, 1920-1926, 1934-1956


Box 1 Folder 4 Bomhard through Butts, 1933-1956


Box 1 Folder 5 C, 1929-1955


Box 1 Folder 6 D, 1937-1956


Box 1 Folder 7 Dyne, Michael, 1954-1957


Box 1 Folder 8 E, 1929, 1939-1955, 1929, 1939-1955


Box 1 Folder 9 F, 1945-1957


Box 1 Folder 10 G, 1930-1957



Box 2 Folder 1 Golschmann, Vladimir, 1937-1959


Box 2 Folder 2 H, 1932-1958


Box 2 Folder 3 to 4 Heinsheimer, Hans, 1928-1931, 1942-1957, 1928-1931, 1942-1957, (2 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 5 J, 1930-1941, 1952-1955, 1930-1941, 1952-1955


Box 2 Folder 6 K, 1932-1957


Box 2 Folder 7 L, 1940-1956


Box 2 Folder 8 Levine, Joseph and Mary, 1952-1959



Box 3 Folder 1 Levy, Edwin, 1954-1957


Box 3 Folder 2 Lewis, E. Henry, 1955-1957


Box 3 Folder 3 M, 1931-1959


Box 3 Folder 4 Mills, Ted, 1940-1941


Box 3 Folder 5 N, 1946-1955


Box 3 Folder 6 O, 1930, 1945-1949, 1930, 1945-1949


Box 3 Folder 7 P, 1938-1955


Box 3 Folder 8 Perry, Elaine and Alfred, 1953-1955


Box 3 Folder 9 R, 1925-1957


Box 3 Folder 10 Sabatini through Siegel, 1923-1958


Box 3 Folder 11 Signal through Szell, 1923-1958



Box 4 Folder 1 Sternberg, Constantin Ivanovich Edler von, 1919-1921


Box 4 Folder 2 Stokowski, Leopold, 1926-1932, 1943-1949, 1926-1932, 1943-1949


Box 4 Folder 3 T, 1930-1956


Box 4 Folder 4 U through V, 1928-1930, 1945, 1928-1930, 1945


Box 4 Folder 5 W through Z, 1930, 1941-1957, 1930, 1941-1957


Box 4 Folder 6 Weintraub, Eugene, 1951-1956


Box 4 Folder 7 Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1933-1945, 1955, 1933-1945, 1955


Box 4 Folder 8 Unidentified Correspondence, 1941