Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The series includes letters, drafts of letters, telegrams, postcards, and emails to and from individuals, music publishers, organizations, and academic institutions. The Correspondence series comprises approximately 50% of the collection. The academic correspondence contains several letters to and from Queens College music faculty. This series contains evidence of his dedication to his work as educator and composer.
Please see “Related Names” for a more complete list of correspondents associated with this series.
Dates
- 1933 - 2013
Creator
- Rathaus, Karol, 1895-1954 (Correspondent, Person)
Language
The collection is almost entirely in English. The correspondence series contains small selection of letters in French.
Conditions Governing Access
Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance. Please e-mail QC.archives@qc.cuny.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet (11 boxes including 2 flat boxes) : Correspondence is the largest series, comprising approximately 50% of the collection, located in five boxes. The Performances series contains programs and performance reviews that are located in three boxes, comprising approximately 30% of the collection. The Contracts, Personal, and Oral Exercises series complete the remaining 20% of the collection. *A box of music manuscripts was added to the collection at a later date, comprising box 11.
Arrangement of Materials
Materials in this series are arranaged chronologically. Any items that do not include specific dates are noted with estimated date ranges.
Creator
- Rathaus, Karol, 1895-1954 (Correspondent, Person)
- Thompson, Randall, 1899-1984 (Correspondent, Person)
- Boulanger, Nadia, 1887-1979 (Correspondent, Person)
- Berkowitz, Sol, 1922-2006 (Correspondent, Person)
- Rochberg, George, 1918-2005 (Correspondent, Person)
- Novack, Saul, 1909-1998 (Correspondent, Person)
- Fontrier, Gabriel, 1918-1998 (Correspondent, Person)
- Perle, George, 1915-2009 (Correspondent, Person)
- Rathaus, Gerta (Correspondent, Person)
- Brings, Allen (Correspondent, Person)
- Saylor, Bruce (Correspondent, Person)
- Schubel, Max, 1932-2010 (Correspondent, Person)
- Musgrave, Thea (Correspondent, Person)
- Freed, Isadore, 1900-1960 (Correspondent, Person)
- Castellini, John, 1905-2002 (Correspondent, Person)
- Forte, Allen, 1926-2014 (Correspondent, Person)
- Wolff, Lester L. (Correspondent, Person)
- Zur, Menachem (Correspondent, Person)
- Hallmark, Rufus E., 1943- (Correspondent, Person)
- Ghezzo, Dinu, 1941-2011 (Correspondent, Person)
- Reilly, John H. (Correspondent, Person)
- Sperry, Paul (Correspondent, Person)
- Levy, Kenneth, 1927-2013 (Correspondent, Person)
- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers (Correspondent, Organization)
- Theodore Presser Company (Correspondent, Organization)
- W.W. Norton and Company, Incorporated (Correspondent, Organization)
- Carl Fischer Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated (Correspondent, Organization)
- Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (Correspondent, Organization)
- Edward B Marks music corporation (Correspondent, Organization)
- The Viking Press (Correspondent, Organization)
- G. Ricordi and Company, Incorporated (Correspondent, Organization)
- Galaxy Music Corporation (Correspondent, Organization)
- Elkan-Vogel Company (Correspondent, Organization)
- Wadsworth Publishing Company (Correspondent, Organization)
- Mills Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- Lawson-Gould (Correspondent, Organization)
- Golden Music Publishers (Correspondent, Organization)
- G. Schirmer Incorporated (Correspondent, Organization)
- Benderly, Jill (Correspondent, Person)
- Indiana University Press (Correspondent, Organization)
- Cherry Lane Music Company (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Music Center (Correspondent, Organization)
- C.F. Peters Corporation (Correspondent, Organization)
- New World Records (Correspondent, Organization)
- Seesaw Music Corp (Correspondent, Organization)
- Leonarda Productions (Correspondent, Organization)
- Composers Concordance, Inc. (Correspondent, Organization)
- Capstone Records (Correspondent, Organization)
- Soundspells (Correspondent, Organization)
- League-ISCM (Correspondent, Organization)
- New York Flute Club (Correspondent, Organization)
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Correspondent, Organization)
- Society for the Publication of American Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- Brevard Music Center (Correspondent, Organization)
- Free Library of Philadelphia (Correspondent, Organization)
- New York Philharmonic (Correspondent, Organization)
- Composers and Choreographers Theatre (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Ballet Theatre (Correspondent, Organization)
- MCA Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- National Council on the Arts (Correspondent, Organization)
- Pennsylvania Ballet (Correspondent, Organization)
- World Library Publications (Correspondent, Organization)
- Contemporary Music Project (Correspondent, Organization)
- Meet the Composer, Inc. (Correspondent, Organization)
- League of Composers in Israel (Correspondent, Organization)
- Israel Music Institute (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Society for Jewish Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Society of University Composers (Correspondent, Organization)
- Sapp, Allen, 1922-1999 (Correspondent, Person)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Correspondent, Organization)
- Oratorio Society of New York (Correspondent, Organization)
- Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra (Correspondent, Organization)
- National Association of Composers, U.S.A. (Correspondent, Organization)
- Da Capo Press (Correspondent, Organization)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (Correspondent, Organization)
- College Music Society (Correspondent, Organization)
- SESAC, Inc. (Correspondent, Organization)
- Society for Music Theory (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (Correspondent, Organization)
- Society for New Music (Correspondent, Organization)
- New York Foundation for the Arts (Correspondent, Organization)
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Correspondent, Organization)
- Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Correspondent, Organization)
- Queens Symphony Orchestra (Correspondent, Organization)
- American Composers Orchestra (Correspondent, Organization)
- Washington Square Contemporary Music Society (Correspondent, Organization)
- New York New Music Ensemble (Correspondent, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
