Robert Commanday Papers 985.016

Boxes 1-6

Articles and Press Clippings, 1967-1987

Scope and Contents note

This series includes news articles and other writings by Robert Commanday. The bulk of the items are from the San Francisco Chronicle. Commanday had organized some of the articles into the following subseries: Chamber Music and Recitals; Dance; Festivals; New Music; Opera; and Symphonies and Music. Some columns were sorted according to what he had labeled as "Best" or by day of week published. All the remaining articles are in chronological order. Also included at times are galley copies and working drafts. There may be duplication across the different categories.

Chamber Music, Recitals, 1978-1988

Scope and Contents note

This subseries includes information from chamber performances, choral and solo recitals, and other related events.

Box 3, Folder 7

Columns, 1971-1975

Box 3, Folder 8

Columns, 1978

Box 3, Folder 9

Columns and drafts, 1978-1979

Box 3, Folder 10

Columns, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 11

Columns, 1981

Box 3, Folder 12

Columns, 1982

Box 3, Folder 13

Columns, 1983

Box 3, Folder 14

Columns, 1984

Box 3, Folder 15

Columns, 1985

Box 3, Folder 16

Columns, 1986

Box 3, Folder 17

Columns, 1988

Dance, 1971-1987

Scope and Contents note

This includes articles from various dance performances Commanday reviewed in San Francisco. The bulk of the articles pertain to the San Francisco Ballet, but other visiting companies are highlighted as well.

Box 3, Folder 18

Columns, 1971-1975

Box 3, Folder 19

Columns, 1977-1978

Box 3, Folder 20

Columns, 1978

Box 3, Folder 21

Columns, 1978-1979

Box 3, Folder 22

Columns, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 23

Columns, 1981

Box 3, Folder 24

Columns, 1982

Box 3, Folder 25

Columns, 1983

Box 3, Folder 26

Columns, 1984

Box 3, Folder 27

Columns, 1985

Box 3, Folder 28

Columns, 1986

Box 3, Folder 29

Columns, 1987

Festivals, 1971-1975, 1981

Scope and Contents note

This subseries includes articles on the Carmel Bach Festival among others.

Box 4, Folder 1

Columns, 1971-1975

Box 4, Folder 2

Columns - Carmel Bach Festival, 1980

New Music, 1967, 1970-1974, 1978-1980

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains items Commanday labeled as New Music.

Box 4, Folder 3

Columns, 1967, 1970-1974

Box 4, Folder 4

Columns, 1978-1979

Box 4, Folder 5

Columns, 1970-1980

Opera, 1965-1987

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains clippings and articles regarding opera performances, major opera company auditions, and performances by opera singers outside of a company performance. The bulk of the articles pertain to San Francisco Opera.

Box 4, Folder 6

Columns and drafts, 1965-1967

Box 4, Folder 7

Columns, 1966-1975

Box 4, Folders 8-9

Columns, 1970-1974

Box 4, Folder 10

Columns, 1971-1975

Box 4, Folder 11

Columns - out of town Opera, 1972-1973

Box 4, Folder 12

Columns, 1977

Box 4, Folder 13

Columns, 1977-1979

Box 4, Folders 14-15

Columns, 1978-1979

Box 4, Folder 16

Columns, 1979-1980

Box 4, Folders 17-18

Columns, 1981

Box 4, Folder 19

Columns, 1982

Box 4, Folder 20

Columns and notes, 1983

Box 4, Folder 21

Columns, 1984

Box 4, Folders 22-23

Columns, 1985

Box 4, Folder 24

Columns, 1986

Box 4, Folder 25

Columns, 1987

Symphonies and Music, 1971-1987

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains articles and clippings related to symphony performances and related items. The bulk of the articles relate to various aspects of the San Francisco Symphony. There are also several articles regarding the Oakland Symphony and other groups local to the San Francisco Bay Area and other out-of-town touring companies.

Box 5, Folder 1

Columns - Misc. San Francisco Symphony, 1971-1975

Box 5, Folder 2

Columns - Oakland Symphony, 1972-1975

Box 5, Folder 3

Columns, 1974

Box 5, Folder 4

Columns, 1977-1978

Box 5, Folder 5

Columns, 1978-1979

Box 5, Folder 6

Columns, 1979

Box 5, Folder 7

Columns, 1980

Box 5, Folder 8

Columns - Oakland, Marin, and other non-San Francisco symphonies, 1980

Box 5, Folder 9

Columns, 1981

Box 5, Folder 10

Columns, 1982

Box 5, Folder 11

Columns - San Francisco Symphony, 1983

Box 5, Folder 12

Columns, 1984

Box 5, Folder 13

Columns - San Francisco Symphony, 1984

Box 5, Folder 14

Columns - San Francisco Symphony, 1985

Box 5, Folder 15

Columns - San Francisco Symphony, 1986

Box 5, Folder 16

Columns - San Francisco Symphony, 1987

Box 1, Folder 1

Columns, 1964-1965

Box 1, Folder 2

Columns, 1966

Box 1, Folder 3

Columns, 1966-1968

Box 1, Folders 4-7

Columns, 1967

Box 1, Folders 8-14

Columns, 1968

Box 1, Folders 15-20

Columns, 1969

Box 1, Folders 21-23

Columns, 1970

Box 1, Folder 24

Columns, circa 1970-1974

Box 2, Folder 1

Columns, 1970-1975

Box 2, Folders 2-3

Columns, 1971-1973

Box 2, Folders 3-4

Columns, 1971-1975

Box 2, Folder 5

Columns, 1972-1975

Box 2, Folders 6-8

Columns, 1975-1976

Box 2, Folder 9

Columns, 1976-1977

Box 2, Folder 10

Columns, 1977

Box 2, Folder 11

Columns, 1977-1978

Box 2, Folder 12

Columns, 1978

Box 2, Folder 13

Columns, 1978-1979

Box 2, Folder 14

Columns, 1979

Box 2, Folder 15

Columns, 1982

Box 2, Folder 16

Columns, 1983-1985

Box 2, Folder 17

Columns, 1986

Box 2, Folder 18

Columns, 1987

Box 2, Folder 19

Columns - "Best", 1984

Box 2, Folder 20

Columns - "Best", 1986

Box 2, Folder 21

Columns - Tuesdays, 1979-1981

Box 2, Folder 22

Columns - Wednesdays, 1983-1984

Box 2, Folder 23

Columns - Sundays, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 1

Columns - Sundays, 1981

Box 3, Folder 2

Columns - Sundays, 1982

Box 3, Folder 3

Columns - Sundays, 1983

Box 3, Folder 4

Columns - Sundays, 1984

Box 3, Folder 5

Columns - Sundays, 1985

Box 3, Folder 6

Columns - Sundays, 1986

Box 5, Folders 19-20

Clippings scrapbook, circa 1964-1965

Box 5, Folders 21-23

Clippings scrapbook, circa 1965-1966

Box 5, Folders 24-25

Clippings scrapbook, circa 1966

Boxes 7-10

Reference Materials and Working Documents, 1911- circa 2000

Scope and Contents note

This series contains working documents and materials Commandy may have used for reference purposes. It has been divided into the following subseries: Annotated Programs and Notes, Correspondence, and Reference Materials by Subject. The first two subseries are arranged in chronological order. Reference Materials by Subject are first arranged within subcategories derived from how Commanday's materials were organized upon accession to maintain original order. The materials are then arranged in alphabetical order and then in chronological order if needed. The bulk of the materials in this series pertain to the San Francisco Symphony followed by the San Francisco Opera.

Annotated Programs and Notes, 1964-1970

Scope and Contents note

This subseries includes programs from various performances Commanday attended annotated heavily with notes inscribed in the programs with attached handwritten notes.

Box 6, Folder 1

1964

Box 6, Folders 2-4

1965-1966 1965-1966

Box 6, Folder 5

1966

Box 6, Folder 6

1966-1967

Box 6, Folders 7-8

1967

Box 6, Folders 9-10

1968

Box 6, Folders 11-12

1969

Box 6, Folder 13

1970

Box 10, Folder 16

San Francisco Symphony Programs, 1971-1973

Box 10, Folder 8

San Francisco Symphony Program, 1973 May-June

Box 10, Folder 9

San Francisco Symphony Program, 1975 December

Box 10, Folder 10

San Francisco Symphony Programs, 1976

Box 10, Folder 13

San Francisco Symphony Programs, 1978-1979

Correspondence, Notes, and Related Documents, 1964-1970, 1975, 1982, 1987-1988

Scope and Contents note

This subseries includes correspondence, work related documents such as expense reports, and other related documents.

Box 6, Folder 14

1964-1965

Box 6, Folder 15

Circa 1967

Box 6, Folder 16

1968

Box 6, Folder 17

1969

Box 6, Folder 18

1969, 1979, 1988

Box 5, Folder 17

Germany trip itinerary and columns, 1970

Box 6, Folder 19

1970

Box 6, Folder 20

1975

Box 6, Folder 21

1982, 1987-1988

Reference materials by subject

Scope and Contents note

This subseries includes reference materials from various individuals, groups, companies, or events Commanday wrote about or made reference to in his articles. This includes writings by other individuals or groups, press releases, collected programs and promotional materials, drafts and notes by Commanday, and other related materials. Materials have been further subdivided to the following categories: Dance, Opera, Symphonies and Music/Musicians, and Other Subjects and Collected Publications.

Dance

Box 7, Folder 1

Arigang - Dance and Song Group of Korea (folklore)

Box 7, Folder 2

Bolshoi Ballet, The

Box 7, Folder 3

Dutch National Ballet

Box 7, Folder 4

Bali Dancers and Musicians

Box 7, Folder 5

Ballet West

Box 7, Folder 6

de Coteau, Denis - San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conductor

Box 7, Folder 7

Houston Ballet

Box 7, Folder 8

Kathakali - Dance Theatre from India

Box 7, Folder 9

Murray Louis Dance Company

Box 7, Folder 10

Oakland Ballet

Box 7, Folder 11

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Box 7, Folder 12

Romanian Folk Ballet, The

Box 7, Folder 13

Royal Ballet, The

Box 7, Folder 14

Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The

Box 7, Folders 15-16

Stuttgart Ballet, The

Box 7, Folder 17

Tamburitzams - Slavic Folk Group of Duquesne University

Box 7, Folder 18

Yugoslav Folk Ensemble

Opera

Box 7, Folder 19

Adler, Kurt Albert

Box 7, Folder 20

Dalis, Irene

Box 7, Folder 21

Kraus, Alfredo

Box 7, Folder 22

Kupfer, Harry

Box 7, Folder 23

Lawrence, Eugene

Box 7, Folders 24-25

Los Angeles Opera Theatre circa 1979-1984

Box 7, Folder 26

Mansouri, Lofti

Box 7, Folder 27

Metropolitan Opera - NYC Opera, Texaco/Metropolitan Opera Radio Network

Box 7, Folder 28

Metropolitan Opera - Metropolitan Opera Centennial information

Box 7, Folder 29

Metropolitan Opera - San Francisco Auditions and Related Docs, 1982-1983

Box 7, Folder 30

Music Center Opera, Los Angeles, 1985

Box 7, Folder 31

Posz, Paul

Box 7, Folder 32

Rosenberg, Pamela

Box 7, Folder 33

Royal Opera, The

Box 7, Folder 34

San Francisco Opera, circa 1960s-1980s

Box 7, Folder 35

San Francisco Opera, circa 1970s-1990s

Box 7, Folder 36

San Francisco Opera - 50th Season, 1973

Box 7, Folder 37

San Francisco Opera, circa 1980s

Box 7, Folder 38

San Francisco Opera, 1987-1998

Box 7, Folder 39

San Francisco Opera - Opera Chorus Lockout, 1987-1988

Box 9, Folder 1

San Francisco Opera, 1989-1990

Box 9, Folder 2

San Francisco Opera - Correspondence, circa 1990s

Box 9, Folder 3

San Francisco Opera, 1990-1991

Box 8, Folder 49

Western Opera Theatre, circa 1990s

Symphonies and Music/Musicians

Box 8, Folder 1

Agnes, Albert

Box 8, Folder 2

American Symphony Orchestra League, 1986

Box 8, Folder 3

Anders, Detler

Box 8, Folder 4

Bernstein, Leonard

Box 8, Folder 5

Blomsted, Herbert

Box 8, Folder 7

Boulez, Pierre

Box 8, Folder 7

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Box 8, Folder 8

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1982

Box 10, Folder 1

Contra Costa Symphony, 1978-1979

Box 8, Folder 9

De Waart, Edo

Box 8, Folder 10

Fath, Phil

Box 8, Folder 11

Miscellany

Box 8, Folder 12

Helps, Robert

Box 8, Folder 13

Hertz, Alfred

Box 8, Folder 14

Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, circa 1965-1966

Box 8, Folder 16

Khuner, Felix

Box 8, Folder 17

Koussevitzky, Serge

Box 8, Folder 18

Krasner, Louis

Box 8, Folder 19

Krips, Josef

Box 8, Folder 20

Lehmer, Derrick Norman

Box 8, Folder 21

Lifschey, Mark

Box 8, Folder 22

London Symphony Orchestra, 1979-1980

Box 8, Folder 23

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Box 8, Folder 24

May T. Morrison Festival of Music, 1958

Box 8, Folder 25

Menuhin, Yehudi

Box 8, Folder 26

Milhaud, Darius and Les Six

Box 8, Folder 27

Minnesota Orchestra, 1974

Box 8, Folder 28

Monteux, Pierre

Box 8, Folder 29

National Choir of Helsinki, 1965

Box 8, Folder 30

New York Philharmonic

Box 8, Folder 31

Oakland Symphony, 1984-1985

Box 10, Folder 2

Oakland Symphony Programs, 1967-1978, 1971-1972, 1975

Box 8, Folder 32

Peterson, Wayne

Box 8, Folder 33

Pittsburgh Symphony

Box 8, Folder 34

Rowell, Margaret

Box 8, Folder 35

San Diego Symphony

Box 9, Folder 4

San Francisco Midsummer POPS, Fiedler, Arthur, 1965

Box 9, Folder 5

San Francisco Symphony Programs (copies), 1911-1979

Box 9, Folder 6

San Francisco Symphony photographs, 1911, 1947

San Francisco Symphony - Programs, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969

Box 9, Folder 7

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, circa 1960s

Box 9, Folder 8

San Francisco Symphony - Notes for articles, circa 1960s-1970s

Box 9, Folder 9

San Francisco Symphony - Promotional materials, circa 1960s-1970s

Box 9, Folder 10

San Francisco Symphony - Programs, program excerpts, notes

Box 10, Folder 6

San Francisco Symphony - Programs, 1966-1970

Box 9, Folder 11

San Francisco Symphony - Repertories, circa 1963-1978

Box 9, Folder 12

San Francisco Symphony - Youth Program circa 1966-1974

Box 9, Folder 13

San Francisco Symphony - Labor crisis 1967-1968

Box 9, Folder 14

San Francisco Symphony - Master Agreement with AFM Local 6, 1968

Box 9, Folder 15

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and Related Documents, 1969-1970

Box 9, Folder 16

San Francisco Symphony - History circa 1970s

Box 9, Folder 17

San Francisco Symphony - Master Agreement with AFM Local 6, 1971-1972

Box 9, Folder 18

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1971-1972

Box 9, Folder 19

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases and related documents, 1971-1974

Box 9, Folder 20

San Francisco Symphony - SFS Association Board of Governors Annual Meeting, 1972 October 19

Box 9, Folder 21

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases and other news, 1972-1973

Box 10, Folder 3

San Francisco Symphony - Newsletters, 1972-1974

Box 9, Folder 22

San Francisco Symphony - Europe Tour, 1972

Box 9, Folder 23

San Francisco Symphony - Jones, Elayne case 1974

Box 9, Folder 24

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, history, 1974-1975

Box 9, Folder 25

San Francisco Symphony - Japan Tour, 1975

Box 9, Folder 26

San Francisco Symphony - SFS Association Board of Governors Annual Meeting, 1976 November 17

Box 9, Folder 27

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1976-1977

Box 10, Folder 11

San Francisco Symphony - Program excerpts, 1976-1977

Box 9, Folder 28

San Francisco Symphony - Correspondence, 1977 June 8

Box 9, Folder 29

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1976-1982

Box 10, Folder 12

San Francisco Symphony - Program excerpts, 1978

Box 9, Folder 30

San Francisco Symphony - Contract with AFM Local 6, 1978-1981

Box 9, Folder 31

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1978-1979

San Francisco Symphony - Monthly Mozart newsletter, 1979

Box 9, Folder 32

San Francisco Symphony - Programs, 1979-1980

Box 9, Folder 32, Box 10, Folder 7

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1979-1980

Box 9, Folder 33

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1979-1981

Box 9, Folder 34

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1980

Box 9, Folder 35

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1982

Box 9, Folder 36

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1983

Box 9, Folder 37

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1984

Box 9, Folder 38

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1984-1985

Box 9, Folder 39

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1985-1986

Box 9, Folder 40

San Francisco Symphony - History, 1986

Box 9, Folder 41

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1986-1987

Box 8, Folder 36

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1987-1988

Box 8, Folder 37

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1989-1990

Box 8, Folder 38

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1990-1991

Box 8, Folder 39

San Francisco Symphony - Press releases, news, and related documents, 1991-1992

Box 8, Folder 40

Scafidi, Joseph

Box 8, Folder 41

The Standard Hour program, circa 1950s

Box 8, Folder 42

The Standard Hour photographs, circa 1950s

Box 8, Folder 43

Summers, Patrick

Box 8, Folder 44

Susa, Conrad

Box 8, Folder 45

There's Music in Germany, 1965

Box 8, Folder 46

Usigli, Gastone

Box 8, Folder 47

Vienna Philharmonic

Box 8, Folder 48

von Karajan, Herbert, 1989

Other subjects and collected publications

Box 8, Folder 52

Book News - Johns Hopkins University Press, circa 1976

Box 10, Folder 5

Davies Symphony Hall - Inauguration Week, 1980 September 13-21

Box 8, Folder 50

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

Box 8, Folder 15

Kingsley, Leonard

Box 8, Folder 53

Moor, Paul authored article, 1962

Box 5, Folder 18

New York Times articles, circa 1974

Box 10, Folder 4

National Endowment of the Arts - Endowment Cuts, 1981

Box 8, Folder 54

Music News from Prague, 1974

Box 8, Folder 55

Parrott, John

Box 8, Folder 56

Proposal for Earthquake Safety Program for City-Owned Buildings Phase II, 1990

Box 6, Folder 23

Pulitzer Prize nomination related documents, 1965

Box 8, Folder 57

Recommendations Regarding the Yerba Buena Gardens Cultural Facilities to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 1983 May

Box 6, Folder 24-25

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum (SFPALM) related materials, circa 1991-2000s

Box 6, Folder 22

Searches done by Commanday, circa 1980s, 1997

Box 8, Folder 51

War Memorial Opera House

Box 8, Folders 58-63

Photographic Materials, circa 1960s-1990s, undated

Scope and Contents note

This series includes photographs collected by Commanday as part of his work. This series is largely unsorted and primarily contains promotional photography.