Lert (Richard) papers, 1900-1981

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Summary

Title:
Richard Lert papers
Dates:
1900-1981
Creators:
Lert, Richard, 1885-1980
Abstract:
This collection consists of Richard Lert's video and audio recordings of performances, rehearsals and lectures, personal papers and his music score library. Lert was born in Vienna and trained as an orchestral conductor in Germany. He moved to the United States in 1932 with his family and was the conductor of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra from 1932 until his retirement in 1972.
Extent:
58.51 Linear feet 70 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Richard Lert papers, Collection no. 0210, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes Richard Lert's personal papers, his annotated music score library and sound and video recordings of his lectures, performances and rehearsals. Please see the Scope and Content notes of individual series for more information.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Lert was born September 19, 1885, in Vienna, Austria. He trained as an orchestral conductor under Arthur Nikisch and began his career in Darmstadt, Germany, where he met and married his wife, Vicki Baum, in 1916. They had two sons. Lert held posts in Frankfurt, Kiel and Hannover before becoming the music director of the Berlin National Opera. Lert and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1932, where he became the music director of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his work with the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, Lert also conducted at the Hollywood Bowl. From 1957 on, he spent his summers at the American Symphony Orchestra League's training camps in Asilomar, California and Orkney Springs, Virginia. Lert passed away in Mountain View, California on April 25, 1980.

Acquisition information:
The Richard Lert papers were donated to USC by Rice University's Fondren Library in 1998. The collection was donated to Rice University by Lert's son, Wolfgang Lert, in the early 1980s.
Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into four series: Personal Papers, Music Scores, Sound Recordings and Video Recordings. Music scores are arranged alphabetically in the finding aid; however, their physical arrangement is largely determined by size. Please consult the finding aid for box information for specific scores.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hirsch
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Date Prepared:
June 2010
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-01-07T03:13-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Richard Lert papers, Collection no. 0210, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G-24
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1822, US
Contact:
(213) 740-0183
ajustice@usc.edu
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