Edward MacDowell Papers, 1876-1964

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence & Manuscripts



Box 1 Copland, Aaron


Box 1 Low, Seth


Box 1 MacDowell, Edward Alexander


Box 1 MacDowell, Marian Nevins (Mrs Edward A. )


Box 1 Mason, William


Box 1 Rowland, Orlando (Two drawings in the vault)


Box 1 Wilder, Thornton


Box 1 Miscellaneous



Box 2 Music scores (cataloged & uncataloged) (Der Fichtenbaum, Lieber Schatz, Indian Suite, and Sonata Tragique are all in vault)

Series II: Photographs & printed materials



Box 3 Photographs & printed materials

Series III: MacDowell Exhibition, 1938



Box 4 Bas-relief & portrait


Box 4 Correspondence: A -Z


Box 4 Invitations: Correspondence: A -G (letters of acceptance or regret)


MacDowell Exhibition, 1938:



Box 5 Invitations: Correspondence: H-V (letters of acceptance or regret)



Box 6 Invitations: Correspondence: W­Z (letters of acceptance or regret)


Box 6 Invitations: Mailing lists


Box 6 List of owners


Box 6 Miscellaneous


Box 6 1961 Exhibition


Box 6 Notebooks - catalogs & records


Box 6 Printed materials


Box 6 Speeches & articles


Box 6 Thematic index data


Box 6 Visitor list

Series IV: Oversize


Oversize folder: Music score (Air de Danse in vault)


Music scores (gift of Jack Beeson)


3-Handled Presentation Cup (silver cup made by Tiffanys)

Gift from MacDowells classes May 14, 1904 (in vault on shelf)

Series V: Drawings and Scores



Box 7 Rowland, Orlando (two drawings)


Box 7 Misc. music scores

(removed from Box 2)

Series VI: Additions to the Collection



Box 1 Folder 1 Letter from Mabel E. Chandless to Jean Ashton, 6 May 2010


Box 1 Folder 1 Post card of MacDowell's Log Cabin, Peterborough, NH


Box 1 Folder 1 Letters (1 original and 1 photocopy) from Arnold T. Schwab to Mabel E. Chandless, 29 August 1972 & 3 October 1980


Box 1 Folder 1 Manuscript essay by John Pierce Langs on the teaching method of Edward MacDowell, 14 November 1908


Box 1 Folder 2 MacDowell to Gustave Heinrichs, 1898-1901

(12 letters)


Box 1 Folder 3 Two receipts and two letters to Gustave Heinrichs, 1899-1931