http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu012004 Modern Music Archives Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress Music Division, Library of Congress
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Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2006571033

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Music Division, 2012 Finding aid written in English. 2012 August This finding aid was updated by Nancy Seeger in August 2012 to include the letter from Stravinsky which was thought to have been lost. Collection Summary Modern Music Archives 1909-1983 (bulk 1924-1983) ML31.M57 League of Composers (U.S.) around 810 items 8 containers 5.75 linear feet Microfilm (93/20012 [MUS]--scrapbooks only) Collection material in English Music Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
The League of Composers was founded in New York in 1923 to promote American composers and introduce audiences to the best in new music through high quality performances. Its quarterly journal, Modern Music, was published from 1924 to 1946, and edited by Minna Lederman Daniel. It is one of the most distinguished collections of criticism and scholarship concerning early twentieth-century musical arts. The archives contains materials documenting the cessation of the journal, correspondence, financial and budget documents, fundraising materials, clippings, committee meeting minutes, photographs and artwork, stage and costume designs, contemporary concert and festival programs, scrapbooks containing promotional materials, publications of the League, and writings by Lederman Daniel. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 People Antheil, George, 1900-1959--Correspondence. Antheil, George, 1900-1959--Portraits. Berg, Alban, 1885-1935--Correspondence. Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Breton, André, 1896-1966. Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921. Chanler, Theodore, 1902-1961--Correspondence. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990--Correspondence. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965--Correspondence. Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995--Correspondence. Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Denby, Edwin, 1903-1983. Ewen, David, 1907-1985--Correspondence. Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964--Portraits. Heinsich, Richard. Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963--Portraits. Jacobi, Frederick, 1891-1952--Correspondence. Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996--Correspondence. Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. Lederman, Minna--Photographs. Lederman, Minna. Lederman, Minna. Life and death of a small magazine (Modern music, 1924-1946). Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974--Portraits. Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973. Piston, Walter, 1894-1976--Correspondence. Piston, Walter, 1894-1976. Rosenfeld, Paul, 1890-1946--Correspondence. Rosenfeld, Paul, 1890-1946. Saminsky, Lazare, 1882-1959--Correspondence. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Correspondence. Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Portraits. Shapero, Harold, 1920- Shapero, Harold, 1920- --Correspondence. Smirnoff, Boris, 1893?-1976. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989--Correspondence. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Organizations League of Composers (U.S.) League of Composers (U.S.) Subjects Avant-garde (Music) Composers--Portraits. Costume design--United States. Music--20th century--History and criticism. Musicology--United States. Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Pictorial works. Titles League of Composers' review. League of Composers' review. Modern music (New York, N.Y.) Modern music (New York, N.Y.) Form/Genre Clippings (Information artifacts) Correspondence. Financial records. Photographic prints. Portraits. Programs (Documents) Promotional materials. Scrapbooks. Administrative Information Provenance

The Modern Music Archives was given by Minna Lederman Daniel to the Library of Congress Music Division on September 30, 1975. Amendments to the instrument of gift were finalized on July 11, 1980. An edited typescript manuscript of Minna Lederman Daniel's book The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946) was added to the collection on March 23, 1984.

 Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

 Processing History

The Modern Music Archives was processed by Peggy Monastra in 1993. Nancy Seeger coded the finding aid for EAD format in 2012.

 Related Material

The Library of Congress Music Division holds the Minna Lederman Daniel Collection which contains correspondence, financial and legal papers, writings, clippings, and photographs belonging to Daniel, who was a founding member of the League of Composers and editor of Modern Music.

 Copyright Status

Materials from the Modern Music Archives are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.

 Access and Restrictions

The Modern Music Archives is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.

As of September 30, 2000, no written permission shall be required for single-copy reproductions of unpublished materials. Other restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.

 Microfilm

The scrapbooks have been preserved on microfilm because of their fragile nature (Microfilm 93/20012 [MUS])

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Modern Music Archives, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Agency Sketch Date Event 1923 League of Composers founded in New York League of Composers seceded from Edgard Varèse's International Composers' Guild 1923 Fall Idea for League of Composers journal was conceived 1924 Feb. First issue of League of Composers' Review published with "intent to rouse the public out of a somnolent tolerance to a live appreciation of the new in music" 1925 Nov. Title changed to Modern Music 1931 Nov. Modern Music published A Guide to Wozzeck by Willi Reich 1944 July Modern Music and League of Composers moved into New York City Center offices Magazine staff comprised of: Minna Lederman, editor; Frani Muser, managing editor; Joel Lifflander, technical director; Donald Fuller, joined later as assistant editor 1944 Sept. Claire Reis withdrew as fundraising chairperson for Modern Music 1945 Modern Music received grants for 1946 operation costs from Ditson Fund, Wyman Fund, Guggenheim Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation 1946 Magazine board formed (independent of League of Composers) Circulation passed 3000 mark 1947, Jan. 11-13 Modern Music ceased publication G. Schirmer offered to take over publication of Modern Music Schirmer agreed to finance publication of index to Modern Music's twenty-three volumes (never completed) 1952 Willi Reich's A Guide to Wozzeck reprinted circa 1953-1954 League of Composers merged with International Society for Contemporary Music 1965 Complete set of Modern Music reprinted by AMS Press 1975 Modern Music Archives deposited at Library of Congress 1976 Modern Music, Published by the League of Composers, 1924-1946 : An Analytic Index, published by AMS Press; compiled by Wayne D. Shirley of the Library of Congress; edited by William and Carolyn Lichtenwanger 1984 The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946) written by Minna Lederman; published by Institute for Studies in American Music Scope and Content Note

Modern Music, the quarterly journal of the League of Composers, was published in New York from 1924 to 1946 and edited by Minna Lederman Daniel. Initially the journal was known as The League of Composers' Review. In 1925, the name was changed to Modern Music, although the journal was still published under the auspices of the League. To this day, Modern Music is considered to be one of the most distinguished collections of criticism and scholarship concerning early twentieth-century musical arts. This publication is credited with nurturing an entire generation of composer-critics and for laying the stylistic groundwork for future generations. The roster of contributors includes composers, critics, scholars and artists, many of whom were in the prime of their careers. Exhibited among the twenty-three volumes of this short-lived yet critically-acclaimed journal are the talents of such noteworthy figures as Alban Berg, Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, Virgil Thomson, Paul Rosenfeld, Edwin Denby, André Breton, Lincoln Kirstein and Pablo Picasso, among others.

The original arrangement and series and subseries titles of this collection, which were designated by Minna Lederman Daniel prior to the collection's transfer, have been retained. The contents of the archives consists of materials documenting the cessation of the magazine. The Closing Activities series includes correspondence, financial and budget documents, fundraising materials, clippings, committee meeting minutes, and other materials that document the demise of Modern Music. In addition, it contains an essay by Minna Lederman Daniel entitled "Modern Music Archives: Footnotes to its History," which serves as an introduction to the archives. The Lederman Manuscripts series contains Lederman Daniel's annotated typewritten manuscript of The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946), which was published in 1983 by the Institute for Studies in American Music. The Correspondence series contains letters between Modern Music and its readers and contributors, and eight typescripts of articles submitted to Modern Music by Bertolt Brecht, André Breton, Henry and Sidney Cowell, Lincoln Kirstein, Harold Shapero, and others. The Iconography series includes photographs and artwork, both originals and reproductions, of composers, authors, and stage and costume designs. Noteworthy original works of art include self-portraits by Darius Milhaud and Arnold Schoenberg, sketches of George Antheil by Boris Smirnoff, a pencil drawing of Louis Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, and a lithograph portrait of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich. The Auxiliary Pamphlets series contains items of historical significance such as contemporary concert and festival programs, and other related lists and publications. The Supplemental Material series contains the final issue of Modern Music, the first issue of The League of Composers' Review, an index, and the monograph A Guide to Wozzeck by Willi Reich. And finally, the Scrapbooks series contains two scrapbooks containing promotional materials dating from 1924 to 1946 and press clippings from 1925 to 1947. The scrapbooks have been microfilmed. Throughout the collection are brief essays and explanations accompanying each series by Minna Lederman Daniel.

The following items described in Minna Lederman Daniel's itemized inventories were not located with the collection as of March 1993: - File of correspondence to and from Hans Heinsheimer - Group photo of "American composers at Copland's home" - Photo of Stefan Wolpe

Peggy Monastra, March 1993

 Organization of the Modern Music Archives

The Modern Music Archives is organized in eight series:

Closing Activities, 1945-1952, circa 1973 Lederman Manuscripts, circa 1983 Correspondence, 1925-1973 Iconography, 1909-1974 Scrapbooks, 1924-1947 Auxiliary Pamphlets, 1925-1938 Supplemental Material, 1924-1946 Oversize Iconography, 1928, 1934 http://lccn.loc.gov/2006571033 Container List Container Contents 1 Closing Activities, 1945-1952, circa 1973

Materials relating to the cessation of Modern Music.

 1/1 Modern Music, 1924-1946: Footnotes to its History, by Minna Lederman, circa 1973 Typewritten manuscript; 22 p.

This document serves as an introduction (with footnotes) to the collection.

 1/2 "The Crisis," written by Minna Lederman, undated

Provides general information.

 1/3 Closing activities: decision to discontinue, by Minna Lederman, 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: auditor's report and supplement, 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: financing report--small magazine budgets, 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: last press release, 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: three New York press clippings (New York Sun, New York Times and the New York Tribune), 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: closing announcement to donors, 1946-1947 1/3 Closing activities: return of money, 1946-1947

Correspondents: Bernstein, Leonard Carpenter, John Alden Harvard University, Music Department: G. Wallace Woodworth Ives, Mrs. Charles E. (photocopies) Jacobi, Frederick Latouche, John and Theodora Moore, Douglas Piston, Walter Raksin, David Rockefeller brothers; Arthur Packard and Arthur Jones, lawyers

1/4 Preliminary letters: correspondence between Minna Lederman and Claire Reis, July-Sept., 1944 1/5 Fundraising: appeals, 1945-1946

Correspondents: American Council for Learned Societies: Donald Goodchild Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague Eastman School of Music: Howard Hanson Field Foundation / Yale University Press: E.M. Church

1/5 Fundraising: grants pledged and received, 1945-1946

Correspondents: Bernstein, Leonard and Helen Coates, secretary Carpenter, John Alden Columbia University: Douglas Moore Harvard University: Walter Piston, G. Wallace Woodworth Ives, Mrs. Charles E. (photocopies) Jacobi, Frederick Latouche, John and Theodora Raksin, David

1/6 Budget proposal, brochure on Modern Music--a plea for funding, 1945-1946 1/7 Grant correspondence from Modern Music to Rockefeller Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and Aaron Copland, 1945-1947 Carbons of letters

Contains original replies and related general information.

 1/8 Minutes of Modern Music committee meetings, 1946 1/9 Proposed acquisition by G. Schirmer, Inc., 1947 1/10 G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, general information by Minna Lederman, 1952 1/10 G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, correspondence, 1952 1/10 G. Schirmer publication of Wozzeck guide, reprint of guide, 1952 1/11-15 Letters of regret, 1947

Correspondents: Bernstein, Leonard Burk, John N. Carpenter, John Alden Chávez, Carlos Einstein, Alfred Frankenstein, Alfred Ginastera, Alberto Harrison, Lou Jacobi, Frederick Moore, Douglas Morton, Lawrence Shepherd, Arthur Smallens, Alexander Thompson, Randall Weinzweig, John Woodworth, G. Wallace Yates, Peter

1 Lederman Manuscripts, circa 1983

An edited typewritten manuscript of The Life and Death of a Small Magazine (Modern Music, 1924-1946), by Minna Lederman. Contains editorial markings and corrections; 136 p. The manuscript is divided into chapters.

 1/16 Manuscript preface: reject pages 15 p.

1/17 Chapter one: "In the Beginning"

1/18 Chapter two: "The Horizon Widens"

1/19 Chapter three: "Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs"

1/20 Chapter four: "War--Before, During and After"

1/21 Chapter five: "Crisis and Closing" and "Envoi"

2 Correspondence, 1925-1973

Includes originals of letters sent to Modern Music, carbon copies of replies, photocopies of letters found in other Library of Congress Music Division collections (collected and copied by Minna Lederman and her assistants), and typescripts of articles submitted to Modern Music.

Arranged alphabetically by name.

 2/1 Antheil, George, 1925-1946

2/2 Berg, Alban, 1930-1935

2/3 Berman, Eugene, 1946

2/4 Blitzstein, Eva G., 1936

2/5 Bowles, Paul, 1943

2/6 Brecht, Bertolt, 1935-1936

2/7 Breton, André, 1944

2/8 Brunswick, Mark, 1937

2/9 Chanler, Theodore, 1946-1961

Columbia University. Office of Radio Research see Office of Radio Research 2/10 Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1938

2/11 Copland, Aaron, 1935-1946

2/12 Cowell, Henry, 1937-1940

2/13 Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1943-1973

2/14 Denby, Edwin, 1943

2/15 Diamond, David, 1939-1940

2/16 Einstein, Alfred, 1928

2/17 Ewen, David, 1930-1935

2/18 Fine, Irving, 1944-1945

2/19 Gatti, Guido, 1945

2/20 Gilman, Lawrence, 1939

2/21 Heinsheimer, Hans, 1939

Contents of this folder not located as of Feb. 1993.

 2/22 Ives, Harmony Twichell, 1945-1947

2/23 Jacobi, Frederick, 1937-1945

2/24 Kirstein, Lincoln, 1934-1937 and 1946-1948

2/25 Kubik, Gail, 1943-1944

2/23 Mason, Redfern, 1928

Filed with Frederick Jacobi.

 2/26 McPhee, Colin, 1943

2/27 Office of Radio Research, 1943

Letter from Paul Lazarsfeld to Dr. John G. Peatman.

 2/28 Partisan Review, 1942-1943

2/29 Piston, Walter, 1945-1946

2/30 Rosenfeld, Paul, 1946

2/31 Saminsky, Lazare, 1925-1940

2/32 Schoenberg, Arnold, 1937

2/33 Shapero, Harold, 1945-1946

2/34 Still, William Grant, 1941

2/35 Stravinsky, Igor, 1944

Includes Minna Lederman's description and related commentary.

 2/36 Stuckenschmidt, H. H., 1930

2/37 Thompson, Randall, 1940

2/38 Thomson, Virgil, 1933-1946

2/39 Villa-Lobos, Heitor, 1940

3-4, 8 Iconography, 1909-1974

Composers

Dates given refer to original portraits, not reproductions.

3/1 General introductory notes by Minna Lederman

8/3 Antheil, George. Original pencil sketch of Antheil by Boris Smirnoff, undated

Signed.

 3/2 Antheil, George. Reproduction of sketch of Antheil by Smirnoff

Reproduced in Modern Music in May 1931.

 3/2 Argentine composers:

Castro, José Maria Castro, Juan José Castro, Washington Ficher, Jacobo Gianneo, Luis Morillo, Robert Garcéa

3/2 Australian composers. Reproduction of drawings by B. Bowker, 1909

Agneo, Roy Hill, Alfred Hutchins, Frank

3/3 Bartók, Bela. Reproduction of sketch of Bartók by J. Kmetty, 1925

3/3 Bartók, Bela. Reproduction of sketch of Bartók, undated

3/3 Berg, Alban. Reproduction of sketch of Berg by B.F. Dolbin, 1935

Includes a photocopy of photo of Berg with Franz Rederer from 1934.

 3/3 Berlin, Irving. Reproduction of sketch of Berlin by Stan[?], 1924

3/3 Blitzstein, Marc. Reproduction of sketch of Blitzstein by Julian Levy, 1946

3/3 Bloch, Ernest. Reproduction of sketch of Bloch by Ralph Stackpole, 1927

3/3 Boulanger, Nadia. Reproduction of drawing of Boulanger by Clarence Brodeur

3/3 Büchner, Georg. Reproduction of sketch of Büchner by HST, undated

3/3 Buffano, Remo. Reproduction of sketch of Buffano by Frueh, 1926

3/4 Canadian composers. Reproduction of drawings by L. Orr, 1941

Applebaum, Louis Ridoud, Geoffrey Weinzweig, John

3/4 Carpenter, John Alden. Reproduction of painting of Carpenter by Glyn Philpot, 1931

3/4 Castro, Washington. Reproduction of line drawing of Castro, initialed "DW," undated

3/4 Caturla, Alejandro Garcia. Reproduction of sketch of Caturla by Garcia Mora, 1940

3/4 Chávez, Carlos. Reproductions of drawings of Chávez by Covarrubias, Rivera and Frueh, undated

3/4 Chávez, Carlos. Reproduction of drawing of Chávez by Tamayo, 1969

3/4 Cocteau, Jean. Photocopy of photo of Cocteau by B. Abbott, undated

3/4 Copland, Aaron. Reproductions of portraits of Copland by Dolbin, Frueh and O'Brien, undated

3/4 Cowell, Henry. Reproduction of drawing of Cowell by C. Trowbridge, undated

3/5 Delaunois, Raymonde. Reproduction of portrait, 1924

3/5 Diaghilev, Serge. Reproduction of sketch of Diaghilev by Larioun [?], 1924

3/5 Falla, Manuel de. Reproductions of drawings of Falla by Picasso, 1920

3/6 Gershwin, George. Reproductions of drawings of Gershwin by Frueh, 1924 and 1935

3/6 Graham, Martha. Photocopy of photo of Graham from Le Sacre du Printemps, 1930

Group photo of American composers at Copland's home

Photograph missing as of February 1993.

 8/6 Groupe des Six (Milhaud, Auric, Honegger, Tailleferre, Poulenc, and Durey) with Jean Cocteau Photograph from published source

8/4 Gruenberg, Louis. Original pencil drawing of Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, 1920

Matted and signed.

 3/7 Harris, Roy. Reproductions of drawings of Harris by Walter Pach and A.M. Lahmer, circa 1933

3/7 Hill, Edward Burlingame. Reproduction of portrait of Burlingame by Kathryn Nason, 1938

Hindemith, Paul. Matted color lithograph of Hindemith by Richard Heinsich, 1934 see Oversize Iconography series 3/7 Hindemith, Paul. Reproduction of Heinsich lithograph

3/7 Honegger, Arthur. Reproduction of portrait of Honegger by Camille Roche, 1925-1926

3/7 Ives, Charles. Reproduction of photograph of Ives, undated

3/7 Kern, Jerome. Reproduction of sketch of Kern by B. Dolbin, 1942

3/7 Krenek, Ernst. Reproduction of painting of Krenek by F.A. Harta, 1930

3/8 Markevitch, Igor. Reproduction of painting of Markevitch by Pavel Tchelitchev, 1933

3/8 Matisse, Henri. Reproduction of drawing "Head of a Dancer," 1939

Located in Composer file in accordance with Minna Lederman's arrangement.

 8/5 Milhaud, Darius. Original ink self-portrait, New York, 1940

Signed and matted.

 3/8 Milhaud, Darius. Reproduction of a portrait of Milhaud by Sotomayor, 1945

3/8 Mills, Charles. Reproduction of painting of Mills by Franz Rederer, circa 1934

3/9 Piston, Walter. Reproduction of portrait of Piston by Kathryn Nason, undated

8/6 Poulenc, Francis Postcard

Prokofiev, Sergei. Original pen and ink drawing by Natalia Gontcharova, 1928 see Oversize Iconography series 3/9 Prokofiev, Sergei. Small reproduction of Gontcharova drawing

3/9 Revueltas, Silvestre. Ink drawing of Revueltas by F. Gamboa, 1940

3/9 Roerich, Nicholas. Reproduction of photograph of Roerich, 1913

3/10 Satie, Erik. Reproduction of drawing of Satie by Pablo Picasso, circa 1920

3/10 Schoenberg, Arnold. Reproductions of works of Schoenberg by Frueh, Sotomayor, and Kokoshka

3/10 Schoenberg, Arnold. Reproduction of self-portrait, 1910

3/10 Schoenberg, Arnold. Original ink-wash self-portrait, 1944

Schuman, William see his entry under "Authors and Subjects" 3/10 Sessions, Roger. Reproduction of drawing of Sessions by Anny Schröder, 1933

3/10 Shostakovich, Dmitri. Reproductions of portraits of Shostakovich by Shoemaker, Schmidt, and N. Akimov

3/10 Stravinsky, Igor. Reproductions of a photo of Stravinsky, circa 1914; Picasso sketches, 1920; drawing by Sotomayor, 1945; and Sacre du Printemps drawing by Cocteau, 1913

3/11 Thomson, Virgil. Reproduction of sketch of Thomson by B. Dolbin, 1942

3/11 Whithorne, Emerson. Reproduction of portrait of Whithorne by Robert W. Chandler, 1927

3/11 Wolpe, Stefan. Magazine reproduction of photograph of Wolpe, undated

Stage and Costume Designs

Photographs, drawings, printer's proofs, and reproductions of stage and costume designs. Most of these items were reproduced in the pages of Modern Music. Minna Lederman's original order has been mostly preserved in the arrangement of these items.

3/12 General information by Minna Lederman

3/13 Antheil, George. Transatlantic, 1930 One reproduction

3/13 Auric, Georges. La Concurrence, 1932-1933 One reproduction

3/14 Bartók, Béla. The Miraculous Mandarin, 1941 One photograph

3/14 Bennett, Robert Russell. Malibran, 1935 One reproduction

3/14 Berg, Alban. Wozzeck (Berlin premiere), 1925 Two photo reproductions of paintings and a photo reproduction of both

3/14 Berg, Alban. Wozzeck, 1931 One photo reproduction of painting

3/14 Bernstein, Leonard. Facsimile, 1946 One photo reproduction of painting

3/14 Bliss, Arthur. Adam Zero, 1946 One photograph

3/14 Bliss, Arthur. Miracle in the Gorbals, 1944 One photograph

3/14 Bliss, Arthur. Portraits of choreographer Robert Helpmann Two photographs

3/14 Blitzstein, Marc. The Cradle Will Rock, 1937 Two reproductions of three drawings

3/14 Blitzstein, Marc. Danton's Tod, 1938 One reproduction

3/14 Blitzstein, Marc. No for an Answer, 1940-1941 One printer's proof photo of ink etching

3/14 Bloch, Ernest. Macbeth, 1938 Two photographs

3/14 Brant, Henry. The Great American Goof, 1940 One sheet of costume drawings

3/14 Britten, Benjamin. Peter Grimes, 1945 One photograph

3/14 Britten, Benjamin. The Rape of Lucretia, undated One photograph

3/15 Carpenter, John. Skyscrapers, 1926 One reproduction of painting

3/15 Chávez, Carlos. HP, 1932

One reproduction of painting by D. Rivera and one page [cast list] from 1932 program.

 3/16 Dallapiccola, Luigi. Volo di Notte, 1940 Photograph of painting

3/16 Falla, Manuel de. El Retablo de Maese Pedro, 1926 Reproduction of drawing by R.E. Jones

3/16 Falla, Manuel de. Three Cornered Hat, 1919 Three reproductions of drawings and painting by P. Picasso

3/16 Gassmann, Remi. Billy Sunday, 1945 One photograph of painting by A. Calder

3/16 Gruenberg, Louis. Emperor Jones, 1933 One reproduction of design by Mielziner

3/16 Hindemith, Paul. Cardillac, 1927 Three photographs of paintings possibly by L. Pasteli

Two photographs may be from Cardillac or Mathis der Maler.

 3/16 Hindemith, Paul. Mathis der Maler, 1938 Two photographs of paintings by R. Clemens

3/16 Hindemith, Paul. Neues vom Tage, 1927 One photograph

3/17 Krenek, Ernst. Jonny Spielt Auf, 1929 One printer's proof

3/17 Krenek, Ernst. Karl V, 1938 One photo reproduction of two paintings

3/17 Krenek, Ernst. Leben des Orest, 1930 Three photographs and one sheet with reproductions of same photographs

3/17 Malipiero, Gian Francesco. The Masque of Venice, 1932 Two printer's proof photographs of ink drawings by O. Walleck

3/17 Malipiero, Gian Francesco. Prodigal Son, 1934 One reproduction of drawing by C. Oppo

3/17 Menotti, Gian Carlo. The Medium, 1946 One reproduction of painting[?] by Oliver Smith

3/17 Mignone, Francisco. Iàra, 1946 One photograph of painting by Portinari

3/17 Milhaud, Darius. Christophe Colomb, 1930 Two printer's proof photographs and one sheet of reproductions of paintings by P. Aravantinos

3/17 Milhaud, Darius. Les Malheurs d'Orphée, undated Text copy and two photographs of costume designs by M.P. Hutchins

3/17 Moore, Douglas. The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1939 One reproduction of painting by R.E. Jones

3/18 Prokofiev, Sergei. Le Pas d'Acier, 1931 Reproductions and photographs of designs by L. Semonson

3/18 Prokofiev, Sergei. Le Pas d'Acier, 1931 Three photographs of designs by L. Semonson

3/19 Revueltas, Silvestre. La Coronela, 1941 One reproduced sheet of drawings by Posada

3/19 Sauguet, Henri. La Chartreuse de Parme, 1939 One sheet of reproductions of designs by J. Dupont

3/19 Sauguet, Henri. Fastes, 1933 Two color reproductions of designs by A. Derain

3/19 Schoenberg, Arnold. Die Glückliche Hand, 1930 Four reproductions of designs by R.E. Jones

3/19 Schoenberg, Arnold. Die Glückliche Hand, 1929 One reproduction of design by J. Schröder

3/19 Schoenberg, Arnold. Pierrot Lunaire, 1930 Two reproductions of designs by R.E. Jones

3/19 Schuman, William. Undertow, 1945 One photograph of painting by R. Breinin

3/19 Shostakovich, Dmitri. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk district, 1934 One photograph of painting and one reproduction of ink design by Dmitriev

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Apollon musagète, 1928 Reproduction and photograph of paintings by Bauchant

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Danses concertantes, 1944 One reproduced sheet of designs by E. Berman

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Firebird, undated One reproduction of photograph

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. L'Histoire du Soldat, 1934 One reproduction of design by R.E. Jones

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Jeu de Cartes, 1937 One reproduction of costume design possibly by Sharaff

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Mavra, 1934 Reproductions of three designs (two sheets) by S. Soudekine

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, 1923 Two reproductions of drawings by Gontcharova

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, 1929 Eight reproductions of designs by S. Soudekine

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Les Noces, circa 1929 One photograph of painting by Soudekine

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Oedipus Rex, 1931 Two reproductions (one sheet) of designs by R.E. Jones

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Pulcinella, 1920 Reproduction of design by Picasso

3/19 Stravinsky, Igor. Le Sacre du Printemps, 1929-1930 Two photographs and two reproductions of designs by N. Roerich

3/20 Thomson, Virgil. Filling Station, 1928 Two reproductions of designs by P. Cadnur[?]

3/20 Thomson, Virgil. Four Saints in Three Acts, 1934 Reproduction of a photograph

3/20 Weill, Kurt. Johnny Johnson, 1936 Reproduction of design by P. Green

3/20 Weill, Kurt. Mahagonny, 1928 Reproduction of a photograph

3/20 Weill, Kurt. Seven Cardinal Sins, 1933 Reproduction of design by C. Neher

Authors and Subjects

4/1 132 Modern Music photographs--introductory information by Minna Lederman

4/1 A list of photographs in alphabetical order with explanation of classification codes and source or location information included, by Minna Lederman

Remarks in pencil by processor.

 4/1 The Modern Music photographs--suggestions for their use and display, by Minna Lederman

4/2 Adorno, Theodor W. Photo of Adorno by Wolfgang Haut [?], undated

4/2 Antheil, George, Hollywood, circa 1950

4/2 Auric, Georges. Reproduction of autographed photograph of Auric, undated

4/3 Balanchine, George. Autographed photograph from New York City Ballet, undated

4/3 Bartók, Béla. Two copies of Bartók photograph, undated

4/3 Bauer, Marion. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated

4/3 Berg, Alban. Three photographs of Berg: one from 1935, an autographed undated one, and an 8x10 undated photograph

4/3 Berger, Arthur. Autographed photo, undated

4/3 Berman, Eugene. Photograph by Man Ray, Hollywood, 1949

Autographed on verso by L. Berman.

 4/3 Bernstein, Leonard. Two photographs: one taken in 1939 and autographed in 1974, the second contains remarks and is undated

4/3 Blitzstein, Marc. Two photographs: one in London, from 1942 and autographed by Blitzstein's sister Jo; the other circa 1940

4/3 Blitzstein, Marc and Eva. Reproduction of photograph sent and autographed by Marc's sister Jo, undated

4/3 Boulanger, Nadia. Reproduction of autographed photo, undated

4/3 Bowles, Paul. Reproduction of photograph, 1950

Autographed December 28, 1973.

 4/3 Brant, Henry. Photograph with autograph attached, undated

4/3 Brecht, Bertolt. Testifying before House Un-American Activities Committee, 1947

Photograph by Martha Holmes Waxman.

 4/3 Breton, André. One photograph, undated

4/3 Britten, Benjamin. Autographed photograph by Clive Strutt, undated

4/3 Brunswick, Mark. Photograph with original signature of his wife Natasha, undated

4/3 Busoni, Ferrucio. Reproduction of photograph, undated

4/4 Cage, John. Photograph by Hans Namuth, circa 1969

4/4 Carpenter, John Alden. Reproduction of photograph autographed by Ellen Carpenter

4/4 Carter, Elliot. Autographed, 1937

4/4 Casella, Alfredo. One photograph, undated

4/4 Chanler, Theodore. Photograph with original signature of Yvonne Le Roux, undated

4/4 Chávez, Carlos. One autographed photograph, Hollywood Bowl, 1937

4/4 Citkowitz, Israel. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, circa 1930

Contains signature of Robert Citkowitz.

 4/4 Cocteau, Jean with Darius Milhaud. Photograph, 1922 see also Milhaud, Darius

Presented to Minna Lederman by Y. de Casa-Fuerte.

 8/6 Cocteau, Jean with Groupe des Six Photograph from published source

4/4 Cone, Edward T. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1970

4/4 Cowell, Sidney Robertson. Photograph by NHK-TV, Tokyo, 1957

Contains original autograph.

 4/4 Cunningham, Merce. Photograph from The Changeling, undated

4/5 Dahl, Ingolf. Photograph by Frank J. Thomas, 1969

4/5 Dallapiccola, Luigi. Photograph taken in Italy, 1940

4/5 Denby, Edwin. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/5 Diamond, David. Photograph by M. Morehouse with original autograph, undated

4/5 Einstein, Alfred. Reproduction of photograph, undated

4/5 Eisler, Hans. Reproduction of photograph, 1947

4/5 Engel, Lehman. Photograph with original autograph taken in London, undated

4/5 Falla, Manuel de. Two different size copies of same photo, undated see also Landowska, Wanda

4/5 Fine, Irving. Photograph taken by Harold Shapero with original signature of Verna Fine Gordon, circa 1941

4/5 Fine, Vivian. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1940

4/5 Foss, Lukas. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated

4/5 Frankenstein, Alfred. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1935

4/5 Fuller, Donald. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1940

4/6 Ginastera, Alberto. Photograph with original autograph, 1974

4/6 Goldbeck, Eva (Blitzstein). Reproduction of photograph with signature (partially illegible), undated

4/6 Goldman, Richard Franko. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/6 Goldsmith, Dr. Alfred N. One photograph, undated

4/6 Goossens, Eugene. One photograph, undated

4/6 Graham, Martha. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/6 Gruenberg, Louis. Photograph with original signature of Louis's wife Irma, undated

4/6 Gutman, Hans. Photograph by Jane Rady with unidentified original signature, 1974

4/7 Hammond, Richard. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1929

4/7 Hanson, Howard. Photograph with original autograph by Byron Morgan, undated

4/7 Harris, Roy. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1930s

4/7 Harrison, Lou. Photograph by Jonathan Williams with original autograph, 1952

4/7 Heinsheimer, Hans. Photograph with original autograph, 1932

4/7 Henry, Leigh. Reproduction of photograph, 1931

4/7 Herrmann, Bernard. Photograph with original autograph dated, Jan. 7, 1975 [?]

4/7 Hindemith, Paul. Photograph sent by Rudolf Hindemith, 1941

4/7 Honegger, Arthur. Photograph from early 1920s

4/7 Hooker, Adelaide. One photograph, undated

4/7 Ives, Charles. One photograph, undated

4/7 Jacobi, Frederick. Photograph with original signature of D. [?] Jacobi, undated

4/6 Jeu de Cartes three collaborators: I. Stravinsky, L. Kirstein, I. Sharaff, 1937

4/8 Kirkpatrick, John. Photograph from the 1940s with original autograph dated Sept. 6, 1974

4/8 Kirstein, Lincoln. Photograph from the early 1930s with original autograph from 1975

4/8 Kodály, Zoltán. One photograph, undated

4/8 Kolodin, Irving. Photograph with original autograph, 1936

4/8 Krenek, Ernst. Photograph by Fritz Kempe with original autograph, undated

4/8 Kubik, Gail. Photograph with original autograph, 1944

4/8 Landowska, Wanda with Manuel de Falla. Photograph attached to paper with original autographs of both subjects, 1926 see also Falla, Manuel de

4/8 Lederman, Minna. Two photographs taken for ASCAP journal article, 1937

8/1 Lederman, Minna. Two photographs of Minna Lederman, taken for ASCAP, 1937 Black and white, 11x14 and 7x5

4/8 Lenya, Lotte with Kurt Weill. Photograph with unidentified dedication, 1935 see also Weill, Kurt

4/8 Lieberson, Goddard. Photograph with original autograph, circa 1930s

4/8 Lifflander, Joel. Reproduction of 1920s photograph

4/8 Lopatnikoff, Nikolai. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/8 Luening, Otto. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/9 Malipiero, Gian Francesco. One photograph, undated

4/9 Manziarly, Marcelle de. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/9 McPhee, Colin. One photograph, undated

4/9 Mellers, Wilfred. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/9 Messiaen, Olivier. Photograph, 1946

4/9 Milhaud, Darius. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated see also Cocteau, Jean

4/9 Mills, Charles. Color photograph with original autograph, undated

4/9 Moore, Douglas. Photograph with original signature of Sarah Moore, undated

4/9 Moross, Jerome. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/9 Morton, Lawrence. Photograph with original autograph, 1951

4/9 Muser, Frani. Reproduction of photograph with original autograph, 1950

4/9 Nancarrow, Conlon. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1952

4/10 Pisk, Paul A. Photograph with original autograph, 1936

4/10 Piston, Walter. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/10 Porter, Quincy. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated

4/10 Prokofiev, Sergei. Photograph, early 1920s

4/10 Ravel, Maurice. Reproduction of "early photo," undated

4/10 Reis, Claire. Photograph by David Berns, 1930

4/10 Revueltas, Silvestre. One photograph, undated

4/10 Rogers, Bernard. Matted photograph with original signature of his wife Elizabeth C. Rogers, 1946

4/10 Rosenfeld, Paul. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, undated

4/10 Ruggles, Carl. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1961

4/6 Russian composers: individual photos of Khatchaturian, Khrennikov, Miaskovsky, Mossolov and Tchemodanov, undated

4/11 Saminsky, Lazare. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated

4/11 Sanborn, Pitts. Reproduction of photograph, undated

4/11 Satie, Erik. Photograph by Brancusi, undated

4/11 Sauguet, Henri. Photograph by P. Leclerc with original autograph, 1974

4/11 Schoenberg, Arnold. One photograph, undated

4/11 Schoenberg studio. Press release photograph of studio replica at Schoenberg Institute at USC, undated

8/2 Schuman, William. One matted and autographed black and white photograph, 1971

4/11 Scriabin, Aleksandr. Reproduction of photograph, undated

4/11 Searle, Humphrey. Reproduction of autographed photograph, undated

4/11 Seeger, Charles. Color photograph by Simpson, 1973

Signed by Jean [?] Seeger, 1974.

 4/11 Seeger, Ruth Crawford. Photograph with original signature of Charles Seeger, undated

4/11 Seldes, Gilbert. Photograph with original signature of daughter Marian Seldes, 1932

4/11 Sessions, Roger. Reproduction of photograph with original autograph, late 1920s

4/11 Shapero, Harold. Photograph with original autograph, March 1974

4/11 Shostakovich, Dmitri. One photograph, undated

4/11 Slonimsky, Nicolas. Photograph with original autograph, 1974

4/11 Smallens, Alexander. One photograph, undated

4/11 Stein, Erwin. Photograph by Roger Wood, undated

4/11 Stravinsky, Igor. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1945 see also Jeu de Cartes three collaborators

Autograph from 1948.

 4/11 Stuckenschmidt, H. H. Photograph by Nina von Jaanson with original autograph, undated

4/12 Tailleferre, Germaine. Photograph with original autograph, early 1920s

4/12 Talma, Louise. Photograph with original autograph, March 1947

4/12 Taylor, Davidson. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/12 Thompson, Randall. Two photographs: one from the 1930s; the other with original autograph, 1973

The autograph from 1974.

 4/12 Thomson, Virgil. Two photographs: one by Harry Dunham with original autograph dated 1936; the other dated 1941

4/12 Varèse, Edgard. Photograph with original signature of Louise Varèse, undated

4/12 Varèse, Louise. Photograph by Stephanie Rancou with original autograph, 1970s

4/12 Villa-Lobos, Heitor, undated

4/13 Ward, Robert. Photograph with original autograph, undated

4/13 Webern, Anton. One photograph, undated

4/13 Weill, Kurt. Photograph with original signature of Lotte Lenya see also Lenya, Lotte

4/13 Weiss, Adolf. Photograph by Alfred Carlson with original signature of sister Mildred Baker, undated

4/13 Wigman, Mary. Reproduction of autographed photograph, 1952

4/13 Wolpe, Stefan

Photograph missing as of February 1993.

 5-6 Scrapbooks, 1924-1947 5 Modern Music promotion book, 1924-1946 Scrapbook with green cover with gold accents; 56 p.

Contains materials used in promotion, advertising and subscription services. All materials are the work of Joel Lifflander, long-time volunteer and technical director at Modern Music.

 6 Modern Music press book, 1925-1947 Scrapbook with black cover; 94 p.

Contains press clippings concerning Modern Music, its contributors and reprints of articles.

 7 Auxiliary Pamphlets, 1925-1938 7/1 Auxiliary Pamphlets - General information by Minna Lederman

7/2 Program from German Staatsoper for production of Berg's Wozzeck, Dec. 1925 24 p.

7/3 Neue Musik-Zeitung, July 1926 28 p.

7/4 Program from Deutsche Kammermusik Baden Baden, 25-28 Juli, 1929 28 p.

7/5 Program from Carlos Chávez's H.P. (Caballos de vapor), the world premiere at Philadelphia Grand Opera Company, Mar. 1932 8 p.

This item is not mentioned in Minna Lederman's "General Information" regarding auxiliary pamphlets.

 7/6 Libretto for Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district or Katerina Izmaǐlova. By Aleksandr Preǐs. Published by A.S. Gilman Co., Cleveland, OH, 1935 24 p.

7/7 Entartete Musik : eine Abrechnung von Staatsrat Dr. Hans Severus Ziegler. Published by Völkischer Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1938 32 p.

Laid in: newspaper clipping from Musical America, July 1938, titled "Düsseldorf Exhibits 'Degenerate Music'," written by Geraldine De Courcy.

 7 Supplemental Material, 1924-1946 7/8 Additional material: List of items added to collection after completion of inventory 2 p.

7/9 Index: Volumes I - XII, November 1924 to June 1935. Published by The League of Composers, Nov. 1935 63 p.

7/10 Reich, Dr. Willi; translated by Adolph Weiss. A Guide to Alban Berg's Opera Wozzeck, 1931

Modern Music Monographs. Published by The League of Composers.

 7/11 Final issue of Modern Music, Volume XXIII, No. 4, Fall 1946 336 p.

7/12 First issue of The League of Composers' Review, Vol I, no. 1, Feb. 1924 28 p.

Published by the League of Composers, Inc., New York, NY.

 Oversize Iconography, 1928, 1934

Housed in the vault.

 A color lithograph (unframed) of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich, 1934 Original pen and ink drawing of Sergei Prokofiev by Natalia Gontcharova, 1928