box 1-33
Scores and Manuscripts
Language of Material: Primarily English, includes materials in Russian.
Scope and Contents
Piatigorsky's collection of published and unpublished scores, and his own handwritten manuscripts.
Arrangement
Arranged by unique identifier.
box 1-22
Published Scores
Language of Material: Primarily English (boxes 1-20), includes materials in Russian (boxes 21-22).
Scope and Contents
Piatigorsky's personal collecton of published scores.
Arrangement
Arranged by composer and piece.
box 23-30
Unpublished Scores
Language of Material: Primarily English (boxes 23-29), includes materials in Russian (box 30).
Scope and Contents
Unpublished scores, often sent by composers requesting Piatigorsky perform their pieces.
Arrangement
Arranged by composer and piece.
box 31-33
Music Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
Handwritten music manuscripts written by Piatigorsky, his wife Jacqueline, or a copyist. Includes Piatigorsky's own compositions
and arrangements.
Arrangement
Arranged by unique identifier.
box 34-39
Personal and Work Papers
1924-1996
Language of Material: Primarily English, includes materials in Russian.
Scope and Contents
Papers related to Piatigorsky's life and work. Includes awards, concert fees and commissions, contracts, instrument documentation,
personal notes, and more.
Arrangement
Items arranged either chronologically or alphabetically.
box 39 (oversize), folder 1
box 34, folder 3-6, box 39 (oversize), folder 2
Awards and honors
1947-1975
box 34, folder 7-11
Concert fees and commissions
1939-1972
box 34, folder 12
Contacts
1940-1976
Scope and Contents
Contact information for Piatigorsky friends and colleagues. Includes saved envelopes with addresses, business cards, and handwritten
notes with phone numbers and addresses.
box 34, folder 13
Contracts: agents and managers
1940-1956
box 34, folder 14
Contracts: books
1947-1970
box 34, folder 15-18
Contracts: concerts
1938-1970
box 34, folder 19
Contracts: films
1949-1974
box 35, folder 1
Contracts: music publishers
1942-1972
box 35, folder 2
Contracts: radio and television
1939-1975
box 35, folder 3
Contracts: records
1939-1975
box 35, folder 5
Ford Foundation
1961-1971
box 35, folder 6-7
Gerontology Center, USC
1969-1976
box 39 (oversize), folder 3
box 35, folder 8-9
Instrument construction, repairs, inquiries
1934-1976
box 35, folder 11
Koussevitzky Foundation
1942-1973
box 35, folder 12-15
Memberships and contributions
1940-1976
box 38
Objects: plaques, awards, certificates
box 35, folder 16-17
Personal documents
1938-1976
box 35, folder 21
Piatigorsky Award
1953-1973
box 36, folder 1, box 39 (oversize), folder 4
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline
1940-1999
box 36, folder 2-3
Piatigorsky recordings
1924-1986
box 36, folder 6-7
Posthumous: memorial tributes and programs
1976-1987
box 36, folder 8
Posthumous: music manuscript and transcriptions requests
1976-1987
box 36, folder 9
Posthumous: publication of recordings
1976-1990
box 36, folder 10
Posthumous: Rosen, Nathaniel
1978-1986
box 36, folder 11
Posthumous: Stradivari exhibit
1987-1990
box 36, folder 12
Posthumous: Terry King book
1987-1996
box 36, folder 14
Publications of Piatigorsky's biography
1943-1977
box 36, folder 17
Royalties: Cellist
1957-1969
box 36, folder 18
Royalties: film
1951-1970
box 36, folder 19-20
Royalties: music publishers
1940-1975
box 36, folder 21-24
Royalties: record companies
1934-1975
box 37, folder 1
Schedule and programs
1930-1976
box 37, folder 2
School children letters
1965
box 37, folder 4-7
Student programs
1949-1976
box 40-43, 116
Correspondence
1923-1976
Language of Material: Primarily English and Russian, includes letters in French, German, Italian, and Polish.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to Piatigorsky from friends and colleagues (other musicians and performers), composers, and others. Includes
letters from Piatigorsky to his wife, Jacqueline, while on tour and small amount of letters he wrote to others. A selection
of correspondence has been digitized.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically or alphabetically.
box 40, folder 1
Admiration and congratulations
1941-1976
box 40, folder 2-5
Agents and managers
1940-1976
box 40, folder 6-7
Book publishers
1947-1976
box 40, folder 15-19, box 41, folder 1-6
box 41, folder 7
French correspondence
1940-1976
box 41, folder 8-15, box 42, folder 1-5
Friends and colleagues
1939-1976
box 42, folder 6
From Piatigorsky
1941-1964
box 42, folder 8-13
Gregor to Jacqueline
1939-1958
box 42, folder 16
Italian and Polish correspondence
box 42, folder 17
Jacqueline to Gregor
1940-1971
box 42, folder 18-19
Music manuscripts collection
1954-1976
box 42, folder 20
Music publishers
1939-1965
box 116, folder 1-2
Russian correspondence: composers
1940-1974
box 116, folder 3
Russian correspondence: family (Stogorsky, A.)
1957-1975
box 116, folder 4
Russian correspondence: family (parents)
1939-1961
box 116, folder 5
Russian correspondence: family
1956-1971
box 116, folder 6-13
Russian correspondence: friends and colleagues
1940-1976
box 116, folder 14-15
Russian correspondence: Nicolai
1940-1968
box 116, folder 16
Russian correspondence: Piatigorsky, Gregor
1923-1965
box 116, folder 17
Russian correspondence: Tchaikovsky Competition
1965-1966
box 116, folder 18
Russian correspondence: unidentified letters
box 43, folder 8-14
Universities and schools
1943-1976
box 44
Book Manuscripts
1950-1965
Scope and Contents
Drafts of Piatigorsky's autobiography, "Cellist", published by Doubleday in 1965.
box 44, folder 1-15
Manuscript and drafts of "Cellist"
1950-1965
box 44, folder 16
Manuscript of "Cellist II"
box 46-51
Clippings
1923-1976
Language of Material: Primarily English, inlcudes materials in Russian and French.
Scope and Contents
Newspaper and magazine articles about, by, or related to Piatigorsky. Cut outs, whole newspapers or magazines, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 46, folder 1, box 48 (oversize), folder 1
Articles about Piatigorsky
1936-1977
box 46, folder 2
Articles by Piatigorsky
1957-1976
box 46, folder 3
Awards and honors
1949-1976
box 48 (oversize), folder 2
Cellist book articles and reviews
1949-1976
box 48 (oversize), folder 3-5, box 49 (oversize), folder 1-4
box 49 (oversize), folder 5
box 46, folder 5-7, box 49 (oversize), folder 6
Interviews with Piatigorsky
1939-1976
box 46, folder 8
Jacqueline Piatigorsky
1966
box 50 (oversize), folder 1
Master class, USC
1961-1976
box 46, folder 9-12
Mentions of Piatigorsky
1948-1989
box 47, folder 1-2
Miscellaneous clippings
1940-1976
box 47, folder 5, box 50 (oversize), folder 2
Obituaries, eulogies, and tributes
1976-1997
box 47, folder 7-9
Record ads and catalogs
1942-1975
box 50 (oversize), folder 3
box 50 (oversize), folder 4
Teaching and judging
1948-1976
box 50 (oversize), folder 5
Young Musicians Foundation
1957-1975
box 52
Ephemera
1927-1976
Scope and Contents
Press, concert flyers, announcements, and advertisements for Piatigorsky.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 53-57
Concert Programs
1902-1981
Language of Material: Primarily in English, includes materials in Russian, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese.
Scope and Contents
Programs of Piatigorsky's performances as well as those collected from the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and
concerts in which Piatigorsky did not perform. A selection of the programs have been digitized.
Arrangement
Programs are arranged by General, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Piatigorsky Performances. Organized by date.
box 53, folder 1-4, box 56 (oversize), folder 1
box 57, folder 1
Los Angeles Philharmonic
1920-1963
box 53, folder 6-11, box 54, folder 1-12, box 55, folder 1-17, box 56 (oversize), folder 2
Piatigorsky performances
1920-1976
box 56 (oversize), folder 3
Russian programs
1920-1921
box 58-67
Photographs
Scope and Contents
Approximately 1,800 photographic prints. All items have been digitized.
Arrangement
Arranged roughly chronologically by subject: family, general (friends, colleagues, performers, events), portraits, performance
and rehearsals. Each item has a unique identifier.
box 58, folder 2, box 65 (oversize), folder 1
box 58, folder 3-6, box 59, folder 1-4, box 60, folder 1-4, box 65 (oversize), folder 1-2
box 62, folder 1-4, box 63, folder 1-3, box 65 (oversize), folder 1, box 67 (oversize), folder 1
Performance and Rehearsals
1912-1980
box 64, folder 1-5, box 65 (oversize), folder 1, box 66 (oversize), folder 1-2
box 68-100
Sound and Video Recordings
Scope and Contents
Sound recordings of interviews, performances, and in studio. Includes commercial recordings and Piatigorsky's personal record
collection. Video recordings include performance, commercial film, interviews, home movies, and biographical films.
Arrangement
Arranged by composer or unique identifier.
box 68
Interviews SR.IN.0001 - SR.IN.0024
box 69-75
Test Pressings SR.TP.0001 - SR.TP.0234
box 101-115
Books, Journals, and Catalogs
Language of Material: Primarily English and Russian, inlcludes materials in German, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Scope and Contents
Piatigorsky's personal library of books, music journals, and music catalogs.
Arrangement
Arranged by author and unique identifier.
box 117-133
Supplemental Collections
Scope and Contents
Collections donated to or acquired by the Piatigorsky Archives as supplementary materials.
box 117-118
Adele Freedman Siegal Collection
Scope and Contents
Materials donated by Piatigorsky's unofficial secretary and long-time friend, Adele Freedman Siegal. Includes correspondence
from Piatigorsky, clippings, photographs, and secretarial documents regarding Piatigorsky's work.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 117, folder 1
Cellist book edits and correspondence
1961-1974
box 117, folder 2
Cellist book review clippings
1965
box 117, folder 3-5
Correspondence from Gregor Piatigorksy
1949-1972
box 117, folder 6
Correspondence with Jacqueline Piatigorsky
box 117, folder 7
Financial documents
1954-1972
box 117, folder 9
Piatigorsky clippings
1954-1977
box 117, folder 10
Piatigorsky concert programs
1951-1976
box 117, folder 11
Piatigorsky ephemera
1950-1977
box 117, folder 13
Secretarial documents
1955-1987
box 119-123
Margaret Bartley Collection
Scope and Contents
Research materials donated by biographer, historian, and author of "Grisha". Includes historical research about Russia, Piatigorsky's
travel documents, correspondence with Piatigorsky's peers, and sound and video recordings. Most items are photocopies of originals.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 120, folder 8
Piatigorsky materials (misc.)
box 121, folder 8
Ships manifest and travel documents
box 124
Piatigorsky Scores Collection
Scope and Contents
Published scores composed or arranged by Piatigorsky acquired for the Archives.
Arrangement
Arranged by composer and piece.
box 125-133
CD Collection
Scope and Contents
CDs created by digitizing original recordings, "The Piatigorsky Recordings". 15 full sets (47 volumes each set), one incomplete
set, and miscellaneous CDs.
Arrangement
Arranged by sets.