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box 1, folder 1-15

Series 1. Programs 1914-1922 and undated

Scope and Content

This series consists primarily of programs for various classical concerts, operas, and theater performances held in Chicago, Paris, and New York.
box 1, folder 1

Pagliacci, by Leoncavallo May 23rd, 1914

Scope and Contents

Performed at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris.
box 1, folder 2

Parsifal, by Richard Wagner June 15, 1914

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Performed at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris.
box 1, folder 3

Romeo and Juliet, by Charles Gounod Dec. 29, 1914

Scope and Contents

Performed at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, by The Century Opera Company.
box 1, folder 4

William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini Dec. 29, 1914

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Performed at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, by the Century Opera Company,.
box 1, folder 5

Recital of Frieda Hempel and Pasquale Amato Oct. 31, 1915

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Performed at the Orchestral Hall, Chicago.
box 1, folder 6

Concert of the Haydn Choral Society Nov. 22, 1915

Scope and Contents

Performed at the Orchestral Hall, Chicago.
box 1, folder 7

Concert of Yvette Guilbert Mar. 2, 1917

Scope and Contents

Performed at the Orchestral Hall in Chicago.
box 1, folder 8

Concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mar. 9-10, 1917

Scope and Contents

Performed at the Orchestral Hall in Chicago.
box 1, folder 9

Gala Concert by the Chicago Singverein May 1, 1921

Scope and Contents

Perfprmed at the Medinah Temple, Chicago.
box 1, folder 10

The Ravinia Company (Chicago) 1921

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For the 1921 season.
box 1, folder 11

Lake Forest Horse Show July 28-29, 1922

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At the Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill.
box 1, folder 12

The Gold Diggers (play by Avery Hopwood) undated

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At the Lyceuum Theatre, New York, n.d.
box 1, folder 13

Concert of Yvonne de St. Andre, Erenest Groom, and Cecile Chaminde undated

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Place unknown, n.d.
box 1, folder 14

Performance of Orchestre A. Bosc undated

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At the Bal Tabarin, Paris, n.d.
box 1, folder 15

Ma Tante d'Honfleur, by Paul Gavault undated

Scope and Contents

At the Theatre des Varietes, Paris, n.d
box 2, folder 1-29, box 1, folder 16-22

Series 2. Publications 1914-1959 and undated

Scope and Content

This series primarily consists of pamphlets and reprints of journal articles about music theory, history and research. It does not contain any of Seeger's writings.
box 1, folder 16

Bukofzer, Manfred F. Music of the Classic Period, 1750-1827 1943.

Scope and Contents

Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
box 1, folder 17

Cazden, Norman. Dances from Woodland: Music and Calls circa 1955

Scope and Contents

Bridgeport, Conn: N. Cazden. Autographed by Norman Cazden.
box 1, folder 18

Chile 1943

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[Santiago]: Instituto de Extension Musical, Universidad de Chile, 1943.
box 1, folder 19

Drinker. Henry S. Bach's Use of Slurs in Recitativo Secco. undated

box 1, folder 20

Jazz 'n Pops. Vol. 2, no. 10. 1958

Scope and Contents

Autographed [signature indecipherable]
box 1, folder 21

Park Avenue Social Review. 1931

box 1, folder 22

Schindler, Kurt. Arnold Schonberg's Quartet in D Minor: An Introductory note. circa 1914

Scope and Contents

New York: G. Schirmer
box 2, Folder 1

Barbour, J. Murray. "Bach and The Art of Temperament." Jan. 1947.

Scope and Contents

Reprint from The Musical Quaterly, vol. 33, no 1. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 2

Blume, Friedrich. "Goethe", "Hanslick," and "Klassick." Jan. 1959.

Scope and Contents

Reprints of enteries from Die Musik in Geschte and Gegenwart. Kassel: Barenreiter, n.d. One reprint autographed by author.
box 2, folder 3

Brook, Barry S. "Fakaerti: Incognito Symphonist, or, Cutting Down the Anhang" Dec. 1955.

Scope and Contents

Reprint from Fontes Artes Musicae, vol. 2, no. 2.
box 2, folder 4

Cazden, Norman. "The Principal of Direction in the Motion of Similar Tonal Harmonies." Nov. 1958.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of the Journal of Music Theory.
box 2, folder 5

Clarke, Henry Leland. "The Fortune of English Music." Mar. 1953.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Idea and Experiment: A University at Work, vol.11, no 3.
box 2, folder 6

Clarke, Henry Leland. "John Blow: A tercentenary Survey." July 1949.

Scope and Contents

Reprint from The Musical Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3.
box 2, folder 7

Ellinwood, Leonard. Review of Mediaeval Quartal Harmony, by Joseph Yasser. Jan. 1940.

Scope and Contents

Offprint of Speculum, vol. 15, no. 1.
box 2, folder 8

Ferand, Ernest T. "Improvised Vocal Counterpoint in the Late Renaissance and Early Baroque." 1956.

Scope and Contents

Reprint from Annales Musicologiques, vol. 4, published by Societe Musique D'Autrefois, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Autographed by author.
box 2, folder 9

Fokker, A.D. "Equal Temperment and the Thirty-one-Keyed Organ." Oct. 1955.

Scope and Contents

Reprint from The Scientific Monthly, vol. 81, no. 4. With a note by the author.
box 2, folder 10

Grier, Edward F. "Programs in American Civilization." Apr. 1954.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4.
box 2, folder 11

Haydon, Glen. "The Adjustment to the College Student of Teaching Methods in Theory." 1934-1935

Scope and Contents

Reprint of the M.T.N.A. Proceedings. Autographed by author, dated 1935.
box 2, folder 12

Haydon, Glen. "Music Research and Modal Counterpoint." 1934-1935

Scope and Contents

Reprint of the 1934 Yearbook of the Music Educators National Conference. Autographed by the author in 1935.
box 2, folder 13

Haydon, Glen. "On the Problem of the Expression in Baroque Music." 1950

Scope and Contents

Reprint of the Journal of the American Musicological Society, vol. 3. no. 2.
box 2, folder 14

Johnson, H. Earle. "The Need for Research in the History of American Music." undated

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Journal of Research in Music Education. Autogaphed by the author.
box 2, folder 15

King, A. Hyatt. "Mozart: Im Spiegel der Geschichte." 1756-1956

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten, no. 9.
box 2, folder 16

King, A. Hyatt. " The Musical Information Services of the British Museum." Mar. 1957

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Journal of Documentation, vol. 13, no. 1.
box 2, folder 17

King, A. Hyatt. "William Barclay Squire, 1855-1927." Mar. 1957.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Library, Fifth Series, vol. 12, no. 1.
box 2, folder 18

Kinkeldey, Otto. "Bach Embellecido por si Mismo." 1954

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Revista de Estudios Musicales, vol. 3, no. 7.
box 2, folder 19

Kinkeldey, Otto. "Franchino Gafori and Marsilio Ficino." 1947

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Harvard Library Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 3, Autumn.
box 2, folder 20

Kinkeldey, Otto. "The Harmonic Sense: Its Evolution and Its Destiny." 1923

Scope and Contents

Reprint from the M.T.N.A. Proceedings.
box 2, folder 21

LaRue, Jan. "Harmonic Rhythm in the Beethoven Symphonies." Apr. 1959.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Music & Letters, vol. 40, no. 2. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 22

LaRue, Jan. "A New Figure in the Haydn Masquerade." Apr. 1959.

Scope and Contents

Reprinted from Music & Letters, vol. 40, no. 2. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 23

Lowinsky, Edward E. "Adrian Willeart's Chromatic 'Duo' Re-Examined." undated

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Tijdschrift Musiekwetenschap deel XVIII Eerste Stuk. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 24

Lowinsky, Edward E. "Mattaeus Greiter's Fortuna: An Experiment in Chromaticism and in Musical Iconography." Oct. 1956-Jan. 1957.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Musical Quaterly, vol. 42, no.4 and vol. 43, no. 1. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 25

Lowinsky, Edward E. "On Mozart's Rhythm." Apr. 1956.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Musical Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2. Autographed by the author.
box 2, folder 26

Querol, Miguel. "Morales visto por los Teoricos espanoles." 1953.

Scope and Contents

Reprint pf vol. 8 of "Anario Musical" of the Instituto Espanol de Musicologia del C.S.I.S.
box 2, folder 27

Sternfield, Frederick W. "A Song from Campion's Lord's Masque." 1957.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, vol. 20, nos. 3-4.
box 2, folder 28

Werner, Eric. "New Light on the Family of Felix Mendelssohn." 1955

Scope and Contents

Offprint of Hebrew Union College Annual, vol. 26.
box 2, folder 29

Yasser, Joseph. "The Variation Form and Synthesis of Arts." Mar. 1956.

Scope and Contents

Reprint of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 24, no. 3.
box 2, folder 30-34, box 3, folder 1-9

Series 3. Correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera

Scope and Content

This series consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and items sent to Seeger, especially from music educator Jacob A. Evanson about his work in the Pittsburgh public schools. It also includes brochures for various products and opportunities, two scores (not Seeger works), and clippings.
box 2, folder 30

Flexo Transmission undated

Scope and Contents

Advertising brochure published by the Flexo-Motive Corporation, Chicago.
box 2, folder 31

The Webster and the Parkway undated

Scope and Contents

Advertising brochure for hotels.
box 2, folder 32

The People's Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago circa 1920

Scope and Contents

Advertising Brochure for hotels.
box 2, folder 33

The Palmer Trust, Chicago undated, Dec. 21, 1920

Scope and Contents

Advertising brochure for real estate development, includes correspondance.
box 2, folder 34

Mann's Rainbo Gardens Magnificent undated

Scope and Contents

Advertising brochure for dance hall, restaurant, and gardens.
box 3, folder 1

Contents of binder sent to Charles Seeger by Jacob A. Evanson. 1940-1962, undated

Scope and Contents

Contents document Evanson's work as Director of Vocal Music, Pittsburgh Public Schools. Includes cover letter describing contents of binder, dates 7/26/62.
box 3, folder 2

Certificate 1963

Scope and Contents

Awarded to Jacob Evanson by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
box 3, folder 3

Correspondence and Manuscript sent to Charles Seeger by Carl Johann Perl. Jan. 1-30, 1954

Scope and Contents

Manuscript is a carbon copy of type script.
box 3, folder 4

Manuscript by Norman Cazden. "Hindemith and Nature." Apr. 18, 1953

Scope and Contents

Mimeograph of typescript.
box 3, folder 5

Unidentified manuscript

Scope and Contents

Author unknown, missing pages 1-4.
box 3, folder 6

Angels

Scope and Contents

On parchment paper, composer unknown. Arranged for 4 trumpets in C and 2 trombones.
box 3, folder 7

Ballad Airs from Manuscript

Scope and Contents

Reverse photostat of pages from a book or chapter of a book.
box 3, folder 8

This Week in Sarasota Dec. 9th, 1926

box 3, folder 9

Miscellaneous clippings undated