Finding Aid for the Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1922-1990 bulk
1958-1986
Processed by Kendra Wittreich.
University of California, Los Angeles, Library
Performing Arts Special Collections, Room A1713
Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Finding Aid of the Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1922-1990 bulk
1958-1986
Collection number: 51
UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Kendra Wittreich.
- Date Completed
- June 2004
- Encoded by:
- UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections staff.
©2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia,
Date (inclusive): 1922-1990 bulk
1958-1986
Collection number: 51
Creator:
Temianka,
Henri
Extent:
154 boxes
(77 linear
ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Materials related to Temianka's career as a
performer, conductor, teacher, musical director and administrator.
Materials in the collection particularly concern concert series activities
with his California Chamber Symphony Orchestra, including: programs, news
clippings, reviews, promotional materials, posters, photographs, music
scores, tape recordings, board meeting minutes, financial statements,
payrolls, patron and fundraising lists, donor histories, rehearsal
schedules, correspondence, etc.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice
is required for access to the collection. Please contact Performing Arts Special Collections
Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights in the physical objects belong to the UCLA Music
Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to
determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or
her heir for permission to publish if the Performing Arts Special Collections does not hold the
copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Henri Temianka Collection of Papers,
Correspondence and Memorabilia, 51, Performing Arts Special Collections,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Henri Temianka; gift; 1982-92.
Processing Information
Processed by: Kendra Wittreich, June 2004
Biography
Temianka was born on Nov. 19, 1906, in Greenock, Scotland; studied
violin with Blitz in Rotterdam (1915-23), Willi Hess at the Berlin
Hochschule (1923-24), Jules Boucherit in Paris (1924-26), and with Flesch
and Rodzinski at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA, from which he
graduated in 1930; toured the world as a violin virtuoso during the 1930s,
gaining international recognition by winning the first Wieniawski Violin
Competition in Warsaw in 1935; was concertmaster of the Scottish Orchestra
(1937-38) and the Pittsburgh Symphony (1941-42); moved to Southern CA;
became US citizen in 1945; founded the Paganini String Quartet (1946-66);
founded the California Chamber Symphony Orchestra in 1961, conducting its
subscription concerts in Royce Hall for over 25 years; founded the Baroque
Virtuosi in 1982; taught at UC Santa Barbara (1960-64), CSU Long Beach
(1964-76), and master classes at various universities; wrote an
autobiography titled, Facing the music (1973); wrote approximately 100
articles on violin technique and personal reminiscences; died on Nov. 7,
1992.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related to Temianka's career as a
performer, conductor, teacher, musical director and administrator.
Materials in the collection particularly concern concert series activities
with his California Chamber Symphony Orchestra, including: programs, news
clippings, reviews, promotional materials, posters, photographs, music
scores, tape recordings, board meeting minutes, financial statements,
payrolls, patron and fundraising lists, donor histories, rehearsal
schedules, correspondence, etc.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
California Chamber
Symphony.
Violinists--United
States--Archival resources
Concerts--California--Los
Angeles.
Conductors (Music)--United
States--Archival resources
Series 1.
Biographical Material and Photographs
Box 125
Biographical material, including publicity photos and other
material. Microfilms (2) of photo album.
Series 2.
Programs and Clippings
Box 138
Correspondence files K-O (location of files A-K
unknown)
Scope and Content Note
filed by correspondant name
Box 139
Correspondence files P-Z
Scope and Content Note
filed by correspondant name
Series 4.
Paganini Quartet
Box 141
Press Clippings 1946-1949
Series 5.
California Chamber Symphony Society
Box 146-148
CCSS Royce Hall Concerts
Scope and Content Note
Files include Programs, contracts, press, ticket sales
and miscellany
Series 6.
Miscellaneous Files
Series 7.
Sound Recordings
Box 173-205
7 inch reel recordings, many of which are of CCSS
concerts
Box 207
Various
Scope and Content Note
Organized in alphabetical order by
author
Box 209
Miscellaneous. Includes teaching methods and
compilations.
