Guide to the Ernst Bacon Papers, 1926-1990
Processed by Mara Holian; machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Quimby.
Department of Special Collections
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Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
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Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
© 2002
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Ernst Bacon Papers, 1926-1990
Collection number: M0943
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Mara Holian
- Encoded by:
- Sean Quimby
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Bacon, Ernst. Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1926-1990
Collection number: M0943
Creator:
Bacon, Ernst, 1898-
Extent:
.75 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Primarily incoming correspondence, with only 4 retained carbons of Bacon's outgoing letters including one to Charles Ives.
There is a high concentration of letters from the 1930s-1940s.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation:
Papers, 1926-1990. M0943. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 1996.
Biography
This collection represents a compilation of correspondence received by Ernst Bacon, and a few carbons of letters by him, between
1910 and 1989. During this time Bacon was an active participant in the musical community of the U.S., while maintaining friendships
and collaborations with a variety of artists and musicians, both domestically and in Europe. Bacon and his wife were also
active in the late 1920s and early 1930s in assisting artists and musicians to escape the growing Nazi movement.
Bacon worked as a conductor and composer, as well as a professor of music. He directed the San Francisco Federal Music Project
from 1935-1937. The majority of the correspondence, however, postdates this period and is generally of a more personal than
professional nature. Some of the letters involve either soliciting recommendations or forwarding copies of recommendations
for various honors among Bacon and his colleagues. Bacon's own accomplishment of achieving a Guggenheim Fellowship is recorded
in a letter from the Guggenheim Foundation included in the collection.
Scope and Content
Most of Bacon's correspondents were involved in the music community in some fashion, from composers, to musicians, to critics.
Notable correspondents include Ernest Bloch, Eugene Goosens, Otto and Ethel Luening, and George Szell. However, Bacon fostered
friendships with other artists as well, including author Henry Cowell and his wife, Sidney. The letters in this collection
date from Cowell's incarceration in San Quentin. There are also letters from Tillie Olsen and Upton Sinclair.
Since the collection is made up entirely of correspondence, it has not been divided into Series. Whenever possible, items
have been processed by individual names, resulting in 93 folders arranged alphabetically by individual, and 2 remaining folders
arranged by date.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ameling, Amy.
Barnes, Matt.
Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951.
Bloch, Ernest, 1885-1977.
Boyle, Kay, 1902-
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970.
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968.
Corcoran, Thomas.
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965.
Cowell, Sidney Robertson.
Curtain, Phyllis.
Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946.
Donat, Peter, 1928-
Downes, Edward, 1911-
Eloesser, Leo.
Erskine, John, 1879-1951.
Faurâe, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
Field, Sara Bard, 1882-1974.
Foldes, Andor, 1913-
Gautier, Eva.
Glenn, Carroll.
Goosens, Boonie.
Goosens, Eugene, Sir, 1893-1962.
Goldman, Maurice.
Gould, Morton, 1913-
Hanson, Howard, 1896-
Huntington, Hartford, 1911-
Horgan, Paul, 1903-
Houston, George F.
Hurd, Henrietta.
Hurd, Peter.
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954.
Jalowetz, Heinrich.
Kindler, Hans, 1892-1949.
Krasner, Louis, 1903-
Kurenko, Maria.
Lehmann, Lotte, 1888-1976.
Lee, Russel.
Lockwood, Normand, 1906-
Loesser, Arthur, 1894-1969.
Lomax, Alan, 1915-
Lorenz, Adolf, 1854-1946.
Lubin, Ernest.
Luening, Otto, 1900-
Luening, Ethel.
MacDowell, Edward, Mrs.
Martino, Donald, 1931-
Harrison, Guy Fraser, 1894-1986.
Harrison, Lou, 1917-
Moe, Henry Allen, 1894-1975.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-
Newhall, Nancy Wynne.
Nies-Berger, Edouard.
Nordoff, Paul, 1909-
Nowak, Lionel, 1911-
Olsen, Tillie.
Piazzini, Gottardo.
Pinza, Ezio.
Pleasants, Henry.
Ross, Hugh, 1898-
Rowell, Margaret Avery, 1900-
Saben, Mowry.
Saminsky, Lazare, 1882-1959.
Schumann, Elisabeth.
Sebastian, John, 1944-
Sharp, Cecil, 1859-1924.
Shaw, Robert, 1916-
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.
Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-
Sokoloff, Vladimir.
Sowerby, Leo, 1895-1968.
Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973.
Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942.
Szell, George, 1897-1970.
Szigeti, Joseph, 1892-1973.
Thompson, Randall, 1899-
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-
Tinayre, Yves, 1891-1972.
Toch, Ernst, 1887-1964.
Warfield, William.
Weigl, Karl, 1881-1949.
Whedon, Harriet.
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944.
American literature--20th century.
Art, Modern--20th century--California.
Music--20th century--California.
Box 1, Folder 1
Ameling, Elly - soprano (1979)
Box 1, Folder 2
Bacon, Ernst - photos and carbons of letters (1939)
Box 1, Folder 3
Barnes, Matt - artist (1944)
Box 1, Folder 4
Bauer, Harold - pianist (1931-44)
Box 1, Folder 5
Baumberger, Carl (1945-46)
Box 1, Folder 6
Bloch, Ernest - composer (1956)
Box 1, Folder 7
Boyle, Kay - American expatriate author (1962)
Box 1, Folder 8
Bufano, Ben - artist (1933)
Box 1, Folder 9
Chasins, Abram (1962, 1981)
Box 1, Folder 10
Corocan, Thomas - student of Paul Horgan (1972-73)
Box 1, Folder 11
Cowell, Henry - composer (1938-39, 1953)
Box 1, Folder 12
Cowell, Sidney [Mrs. Henry] (1952, 1983)
Box 1, Folder 14
Dixon, Maynard - artist (n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 15
Donat, Peter - actor (1977)
Box 1, Folder 16
Downes, Edwin - music critic (1940-46)
Box 1, Folder 17
Eloesser, Leo - thoracic surgeon (1932-74, including some n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 18
Erskine, John - author & critic (1941, 1943)
Box 1, Folder 19
Fairbank, Janet - soprano (n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 20
Fauré, Gabriel - French composer - cover (1910)
Box 1, Folder 21
Field, Sara Bard - poet (1931-49, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 22
Foldes, Andor - pianist (1946-63)
Box 1, Folder 23
Gautier, Eva - singer (1948, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 24
Glenn, Carroll - violinist (1945, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 25
Goldman, Maurice (1947, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 26
Goldman, Richard Franko - bandmaster & composer (1966)
Box 1, Folder 27
Goossens, Boonie [Mrs. Eugene] - including photo (1926, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 28
Goossens, Eugene - composer & conductor (1928-47)
Box 1, Folder 29
Gould, Morton - president of ASCAP (1987, 1989)
Box 1, Folder 30
Hanson, Howard - composer (1975)
Box 1, Folder 31
Harris, Roy - director of Int'l Institute of Music (1961)
Box 1, Folder 32
Harrison, Guy - musical director (1946, 1955)
Box 1, Folder 33
Harrison, Lou - composer (1987)
Box 1, Folder 34
Hartford, Huntington - critic (1964)
Box 1, Folder 35
Horgan, Paul - friend & colleague (1978, 1982)
Box 1, Folder 36
Houston, George - singer (1927, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 37
Hurd, Henrietta [Mrs. Peter, sister of Andrew Wyeth] (n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 38
Hurd, Peter - artist (1980)
Box 1, Folder 39
Jalowetz, Heinrich - music professor (1942)
Box 1, Folder 40
Kindler, Hans - conductor (1941)
Box 1, Folder 41
Krasner, Louis - violinist (1926)
Box 1, Folder 42
Kurenko, Maria - singer (1946, 1953)
Box 1, Folder 43
Lang, Paul Henry (1950, 1981, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 44
Lehman, Lotte - singer (1968)
Box 1, Folder 45
Lee, Russel - founder Palo Alto Clinic (1956, 1973-74, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 46
Lockwood, Normand - composer (1948-81)
Box 1, Folder 47
Loesser, Arthur - conductor (1941)
Box 1, Folder 48
Lomax, Alan - musicologist (1945)
Box 1, Folder 49
Lorenz, Adolf - inventor (1921)
Box 1, Folder 50
Lubin, Ernest - music book editor (1968-72)
Box 1, Folder 51
Luening, Otto [composer & conductor] & Ethel [musician] (1930-91)
Box 1, Folder 52
MacDowell, Mrs. Edward - wife of composer (1936-55, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 53
Martino, Don - composer (1952, 1972)
Box 1, Folder 54
Moe, Henry Allen - secretary, Guggenheim Foundation (1939, 1941)
Box 1, Folder 55
Mumford, Lewis - author (1963)
Box 1, Folder 56
Newhall, Nancy [Mrs. Beaumont] (1952-66)
Box 1, Folder 57
Nies-Berger, Eduoard - concert pianist (1948)
Box 1, Folder 58
Nordoff, Paul - composer & author (1971-72, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 59
Nowak, Lionel - composer & pianist (1932-90)
Box 1, Folder 60
Olsen, Tillie - author (n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 62
Piazinni, Gottardo - painter (1939, photo 1938)
Box 1, Folder 63
Pinza, Ezio - opera singer (1945)
Box 1, Folder 64
Pleasants, Henry - composer (1963)
Box 1, Folder 65
Reis, Claire - chairwoman, League of Composers (1941, 1975, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 66
Rethberg, Elizabeth (photo, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 67
Ross, Hugh - organist & conductor (1938-1950)
Box 1, Folder 68
Rowell, Margaret [Mrs. Galen] (1985, n.d.)
Box 1, Folder 69
Saben, Mowry - writer (1935-40)
Box 1, Folder 70
Saminsky, Lazare - composer, conductor, & writer (1951)
Box 1, Folder 71
Schuman, Elizabeth - singer (1939)
Box 1, Folder 72
Sebastian, John - pianist (1948, n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 1
Sharp, Cecil - muiscologist (1954)
Box 2, Folder 2
Shaw, Robert - chorale director (1954-57, n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 3
Sinclair, Upton - author (1941)
Box 2, Folder 4
Slominsky, Nicholas - editor (1950, 1970, 1974)
Box 2, Folder 5
Sokoloff, Vladimir - director, Curtis Institute of Music (1962-87)
Box 2, Folder 6
Sowerby, Leo - organist & composer (1933-66)
Box 2, Folder 7
Stackpole, Ralph - artist (1952)
Box 2, Folder 8
Stock, Frederich - violinist, conductor, & composer (1939-40)
Box 2, Folder 9
Szell, George - conductor (1944, 1955)
Box 2, Folder 10
Szigeti, Joseph - violinist (1944-46)
Box 2, Folder 11
Thomas, John Charles - baritone (1939)
Box 2, Folder 12
Thompson, Randall - composer (1939)
Box 2, Folder 13
Thomson, Virgil - composer (1953)
Box 2, Folder 14
Tinayre, Yves - tenor, research scholar (1948-57)
Box 2, Folder 15
Toch, Ernst - composer & pianist (1954)
Box 2, Folder 16
Ussher, Bruno David - colleague through the San Francisco Federal Music Project (1939, n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 17
Warfield, William - bass singer (1950)
Box 2, Folder 18
Weigl, Karl - composer (1938-45, n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 19
West, Marie - poet (picture and poem from The Otherwise, published 1976)
Box 2, Folder 20
Whedon, Harriet - artist (1938-51, n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 21
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott - poet (picture 1928, poem "O! Alabama" n.d.)
Box 2, Folder 22
General Correspondence (1932-60)
Box 2, Folder 23
General Correspondence (1961-89, n.d.)
