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  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Separated Materials
  • Acquisition

  • Title: Richard Lert papers
    Collection number: 0210
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 58.51 Linear feet 70 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1900-1981
    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.
    creator: Lert, Richard, 1885-1980

    Biographical Note

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Conditions Governing Access

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

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Separated Materials

    The books donated as a part of the Richard Lert Papers were separated from the collection and transferred to USC's Rare Books Library, as were some of the oldest scores. There are cataloging sheets from Rice University that indicate the presence of more items than the collection currently consists of; it is unclear when (or where) those items were separated from the collection.
    The accession files for the Richard Lert Papers contain the cataloging records created by Rice University upon its receipt of the Lert Collection as well Rice University's University's correspondence with researchers and Wolfgang Lert about the collection.

    Acquisition

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
    Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
    Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
    Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
    Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
    Fondren Library. Music Library.
    Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
    Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
    Lert, Richard, 1885-1980 -- Archives
    Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911
    Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
    Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
    Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856
    Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
    Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
    Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
    Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
    Audiotapes
    Conducting--Archival resources
    Conductors (Music)--Germany--Archival resources
    Conductors (Music)--United States--Archival resources
    Music--Performance--Archival resources
    Scores
    Sound recordings
    Videotapes