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Finding Aid for the Irving Ritterman Collection of Autographs and
Musical Memorabilia 1901-1961
112-M
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Title: Irving Ritterman Collection of Autographs and Musical
Memorabilia,
Date (inclusive): 1901-1961
Collection number: 112-M
Creator: Ritterman,
Irving
Extent:
2 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The majority of the collection consists of autographs
and autographed photographs of famous composers, conductors, and vocalists from
the early 20th century.
Language of Material: Collection materials in
English
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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 where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Irving Ritterman Collection of Autographs and
Musical Memorabilia, 112, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of
California, Los Angeles.
Irving Rittman was a sophisticated music lover and avid concert-goer, and as
a result, was able to meet many reknowned musicians who performed in the Los
Angeles area.
Over the period of fifty years, he gathered autographed letters, postcards,
programs, photographs and momentos relating to these musicians.
The Irving Ritterman Collection consists of autographed photographs and
musical memorabilia collected from 1904 through 1961.
Ritterman collected autographs from vocalists, composers and conductors. Some
of the more notable autographs are from composers: Cecil Chaminade, Giacomo
Puccini, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, and Jean Sibelius; vocalists: Enrico
Caruso, Marcella Sembrich, Luisa Tetrazzini, and Richard Tucker, and conductors:
Cleofonte Campanini, Walter Damrosch, and Alfred Hertz.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Autographs
- Series 2. Miscellaneous Items
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Autographs --Collectors and collecting --Archival resources.
Musicians --Autographs.
Composers --Autographs.