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Atwood (Albert and Elaine) collection on Thilo Becker and Otie Chew
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Series 1. Personal papers

Scope and Content

This series consists primarily of material relating to the careers of pianist Thilo Becker and his wife, violinist Otie Chew.
box 5, folder 1

Biographical information for Thilo Becker and Otie Chew 1895-ca. 1984

Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of Chew's certificate of admission to Windsor Castle; typed anecdotes related by Albert Atwood.
box 5, folder 2

Book manuscript 1932

Scope and Contents

"Thoughts Relating Principally to Music" by Thilo Becker [includes copy of telegram from Ignace Paderewski].
box 5, folder 3

Cards - Richard Wagner undated

Scope and Contents

Twelve cards depicting scenes from Wagner operas; post card for Parsifal.
box 5, folder 4

Correspondence 1891-1944

Scope and Contents

Includes letters from Otie Chew to her parents; copy of a cable from Ignace Paderewski to Thilo Becker.
box 5, folder 5

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1967

Scope and Content

Contains program for world tour by Shibley Boyes [two copies, one inscribed by Boyes].
box 5, folder 6

Photographs

Scope and Content

Includes portrait of Richard Wagner; photos of Paloma Schramm and Shibley Boyes.
box 5, folder 7

Photographs - Otie Chew 1895 and undated

box 5, folder 8

Photographs - Thilo Becker undated

box 5, folder 9

Photographs - Thilo Becker and Otie Chew undated

box 5, folder 10

Programs 1890-1951

Scope and Content

Contains programs for performances by Otie Chew, Thilo Becker, Paloma Schramm, and Olga Steeb; program for memorial service of Los Angeles Times music critic Isabel Morse Jones.
box 5, folder 11

Clippings 1888-1953

box 5, folder 12

Journals of C.F.W. Schramm 1897-1899

 

Series 2. Scrapbooks 1915-1956

box 1

Scrapbook 1915-1951

Scope and Contents

Contains clippings and programs regarding piano concerts in the Los Angeles area, compiled by Marjorie Barker. [unbound]
box 2

Scrapbook 1923-1956

Scope and Content

Contains clippings and programs regarding piano concerts in the Los Angeles area, compiled by Marjorie Baker. [unbound]
box 3

Scrapbook 1933-1937

Scope and Content

Contains clippings and programs regarding Thilo Becker and Otie Chew.
box 4

Scrapbook 1922-1955

Scope and Contents

Contains clippings and programs regarding the students of Thilo Becker [unbound]
box 4

Photocopies 1915-1949

Scope and Content

Contains photocopies of various pages from the scrapbooks in the collection.
 

Series 3. Music manuscripts

Scope and Content

Contains handwritten music manuscripts.
box 3

Caruthers Conway compositions 1944-1945

box 3

Im Walde et. al. [Friedrich von Bodenstedt and others] 1903

box 3

Paloma Schramm compositions 1904

box 3

Thilo Becker compositions [some cowritten with Paloma Schramm-Baruch] undated