Finding Aid to the Albert Israel Elkus Papers, 1893-1976

Series 1: Correspondence. 1908-1975, undated

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with incoming and outgoing interfiled.

Content/Description

Contains correspondence (and related material) chiefly pertaining to Elkus' career. Correspondents include music educators, musicologists and scholars in related fields, including colleagues at the University of California, music critics, performers, composers and individuals and organizations involved in promoting music and the arts. Also includes a limited number of letters to his wife, Elizabeth.

Principal correspondents include Arthur Bliss, Leo Eloesser and Frederick Jacobi. Other significant correspondents include: Monroe Deutsch, Edwin Grabhorn, Dame Myra Hess, Werner Janssen, Luther Marchant, Moshe Menuhin, Pierre Monteux, Douglas Moore, Max Pirani, Paul Pisk, Roger Sessions, Isaac Stern, Virgil Thompson, Mrs. Benjamin Ide (Amay W.) Wheeler, Cedric Wright, and Harold Zellerbach.

Additional correspondence is located in Series 4 (re Cornel Lengyel) and Series 5 (re UC Loyalty Oath).

box 1, folder 1

A Miscellany. 1935-50

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 1, folder 2

Allen, Warren Dwight (1885-1964). 1944

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 3

American Composers Alliance . 1941-44

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 1, folder 4

American Musicological Society . 1939-41

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 5

American Scandinavian Review . 1943

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 6

American Society for Aesthetics . 1941-44

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 1, folder 7

Amyx, Darrell A. (1911-). 1950

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 8

Anderson, Katherine M. 1948

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 9

Armsby, Leonora Wood. 1943

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 10

Aschenbrenner, Karl. 1943

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 11

B Miscellany. 1914-50

Physical Description: 19 letters

box 1, folder 12

Barkan, Hans. 1938-48

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 1, folder 13

Barryte, Maurice. 1939-42

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 1, folder 14

Bauer, Marian (1887-1955). 1947-50

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 15

Beckett, Wheeler. 1938

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 16

Berdahl, Arthur C. 1938-45

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 17

Bertha K. Elkus Music Fund . 1948

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 18

Bing, Rudolph, Sir (1902-). 1950

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 19

Blanding, Gordon. 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 20

Blinder, Naoum (1889-1965). 1942

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 21

Bliss, Arthur. 1942-49

Physical Description: 10 letters

box 1, folder 22

Blom, Eric (1888-1959). 1938-39

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 23

Bonsack, Danie. 1947

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 24

Boosey, Hawkes, and Belwin . 1940

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 25

Bos, Coenraad Valentyn (1875-1955). 1943

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 26

Boyden, David Dodge (1910-). 1940, undated

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 27

Boyle, Edgar, Rev. 1938-39

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 1, folder 28

Brandenstein, M.J. (Mrs.). 1939

Physical Description: 1 letters

box 1, folder 29

Bremmer, Anne (1872-1923). 1914

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 30

Brennan, Robert Edward (1897-). 1939

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 31

Brescia, Domenico. 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 32

Broude Bros. . 1943

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 33

Brunswick, Mark. 1941

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 34

Buck, Barbara [to Elizabeth]. ca. 1930s

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 35

Burk, John Naglee (1891-). 1945

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 36

Bynner, Witter (1881-1968). undated

Physical Description: 2 poems

box 1, folder 37

C Miscellany. 1939-51

Physical Description: 10 letters

box 1, folder 38

The Carmel Cymbal . 1940

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 39

Carruth, William W. 1913

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 40

Chopin Centennial National Committee . 1949

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 41

City College of San Francisco . 1950

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 42

Commonwealth Club of California . 1939-47

Physical Description: 12 letters

box 1, folder 43

Composers' Forum . 1941-50

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 44

Coop, Squire. [1939?]- 40

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 45

Cooper, W.A. 1936-42

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 46

Couper, Howard E. 1939

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 47

Cowell, Henry. [1940?]

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 48

D Miscellany. 1939-47

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 1, folder 49

Davison, Archibald T. (1883-1961). 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 50

Dayton, Clara. 1948

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 1, folder 51

Denny, William. 1940-44

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 52

de Ridder, Allard. 1939-44

Physical Description: 9 letters

box 1, folder 53

Deutsch, Monroe E. 1943 Oct. 8

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 54

Dickinson, G.S. 1938

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 55

Dominic, Sister Mary. 1938-40

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 56

Dutton, Charles. 1938-39

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 57

E Miscellany. 1939-49

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 1, folder 58

Ehlers, Alice. 1939

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 59

Einstein, Alfred. 1941-51

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 60

Elkus, Charles and Marjary de Y. 1938-48

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 61

Eloesser, Leo. 1936-75

Physical Description: 38 letters

box 1, folder 62

Eloesser, Leo. 1938-75

Physical Description: 21 items

box 1, folder 63

Engel, Carl. 1944

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 64

Enos, Helen A. 1942-46

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 1, folder 65

Evans, Griffith Conrad. 1944

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 66

F Miscellany. 1939-50

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 1, folder 67

Fallows-Hammond, Patricia. 1948

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 1, folder 68

Family Club (San Francisco) . 1950

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 69

Federal Music Project (W.P.A.) . 1935-36

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 1, folder 70

Frankenstein, Alfred V. 1939-44

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 71

Fredericks, Jessica. 1950

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 1, folder 72

Friedberg, Annie. 1941-44

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 1, folder 73

Friskin, James. 1948

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 1

G Miscellany. 1939-49

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 2, folder 2

Gainsborough Music Foundation . 1945-46

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 2, folder 3

Goldberg, Bob. 1945

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 4

Goldschmidt, Nicholas. 1942-46

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 5

Gordon, Marcus. 1935-42

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 6

Grabhorn, Edwin. 1939-43

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 2, folder 7

Grabhorn, Marjorie[to Elizabeth]. 1948

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 8

Grout, Donald. 1942-43

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 9

Guenther, Felix. 1944

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 10

H Miscellany. 1935-51

Physical Description: 22 letters

box 2, folder 11

Hannas, Ruth. 1939

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 12

Harcourt, Brace, and Company . 1941-45

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 2, folder 13

Harris, Roy (1898-). 1942

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 14

Hayes, Harrison Olaf. 1945

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 15

Heil, Walter. 1944

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 16

Hess, Myra. 1936-41

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 2, folder 17

Hibberd, Lloyd. 1941-43

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 18

Hindesmith, Paul. 1942

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 19

Hodghead, Lilian King. 1938

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 20

Hohfield, Edward. 1948

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 21

Hollinrake, Horace. 1948-49

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 2, folder 22

Howe, Winifred. 1941-50

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 23

Hughs, Anselm. 1935

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 2, folder 24

Huttenbach, Dorothy. 1938-48

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 2, folder 25

International Society for Contemporary Music . 1942

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 2, folder 26

J Miscellany. 1939-51

Physical Description: 11 letters

box 2, folder 27

Jacobi, Frederick. 1938-48

Physical Description: 15 letters

box 2, folder 28

Janssen, Werner. 1942-46

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 2, folder 29

Jorda, Audrey [to Elizabeth]. 1962

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 30

K Miscellany. 1938-[56?]

Physical Description: 11 letters

box 2, folder 31

Kahn, Ivan. 1939-40

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 2, folder 32

Kanitz, Ernest. 1949

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 33

Keane, Augustin C. 1939-42

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 34

Kim, Earl. undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 35

Kirchner, Leon. undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 36

Kneucker, Alfred W. 1950

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 37

Kohs, Ellis B. 1948

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 38

Kosmos Club . 1938

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 39

Krenck, Earnst. 1941

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 40

Kuypers, John M. 1949-51

Physical Description: 11 letters

box 2, folder 41

L Miscellany. 1908-50

Physical Description: 23 letters

box 2, folder 42

Lamont, Corliss (1902- ). 1942

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 2, folder 43

Lange, Dorothea[to Elizabeth]. 1954-63, undated

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 44

Legge, Rene Farjeon. undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 45

Lehman, Henriette Goodrich Durham (nee Blandine) (1891-1973). 1957

Physical Description: 1 letter

Lengyel, Cornel

see: SERIES 4

box 2, folder 46

Leplin, Emanuel. 1938-44

Physical Description: 12 letters

box 2, folder 47

Lewis, Austin (1865-1944). undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 48

Lifschey, Samuel. 1939-48

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 49

Locke, Arthur Ware (1883- ). 1942

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 2, folder 50

Lomas Reciprocal Concerts, Inc. . 1942-43

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 51

Lowinsky, Edward E. (1908-1985). 1944

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 2, folder 52

M Miscellany. 1936-49

Physical Description: 24 letters

box 2, folder 53

Mackay-Cantell, Lilia. 1948-49

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 2, folder 54

Mansfeldt, Mabel. 1948-49

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 55

Marchant, Luther. undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 56

Margen, Jeanne. 1943

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 57

Mason, Daniel G. 1935-49

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 58

Matthews, George. 1941

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 59

May, Elizabeth. 1941-48

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 60

McClatchy, Ellery. 1943-50

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 61

McClatchy, V.S. 1927

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 62

McManus, George S. 1939-44

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 63

Meiklejohn, Alexander and Helen. 1952

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 64

Menuhin, Moshe and Marutha. 1960, undated

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 65

Meylan, Edward Ferdinand (1903- ). 1949

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 66

Mitchell, William John (1906- ). 1948

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 67

Montalvo Foundation . 1940-41

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 2, folder 68

Monteux, Pierre. 1939-49

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 2, folder 69

Moore, Douglas. 1939-51

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 2, folder 70

Morrell, Katherine. 1940

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 71

Music Press, Inc. . 1940

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 2, folder 72

Music Teachers' National Association . 1943-49

Physical Description: 15 letters

box 2, folder 73

Musicians Club of San Francisco . 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 2, folder 74

N-O Miscellany. 1940-50

Physical Description: 12 letters

box 3, folder 1

Nagin, Helen. 1947-48

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 2

National Association of Schools of Music . 1940

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 3

National Committee for Music Appreciation . 1939-40

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 3, folder 4

National Federation of Music Clubs. 1940

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 5

Oldfield, Otis. 1940

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 6

P Miscellany. 1936-50

Physical Description: 16 letters

box 3, folder 7

Pacific House . 1940-42

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 3, folder 8

Pacifica Foundation . 1949-50

Physical Description: 10 letters

box 3, folder 9

Parrish, Carl. 1950

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 10

Pazmor, Radiana. 1948

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 11

Pirani, Max. 1940-48

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 3, folder 12

Pisk, Paul. 1939-43

Physical Description: 9 letters

box 3, folder 13

Plaat, Otto. 1950

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 14

Pochon, Alfred (1878-1959). 1942

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 15

Poladian, Sirvart. 1939-43

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 16

Popper, Jan and Beta. 1960-61

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 17

Q-R Miscellany. 1938-49

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 3, folder 18

Quinan, Francis G., Father. 1947-49

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 3, folder 19

Reutinger, Joan (Mrs. Otto). [1939?]-1949

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 3, folder 20

Rinder, Reuben R. 1938

Physical Description: letters

box 3, folder 21

Rosen, Jerome (1921- ). 1949

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 22

S Miscellany. 1935-50

Physical Description: 25 letters

box 3, folder 23

Sacramento Saturday Club . 1947

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 24

Sadowski, Reah. 1945

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 25

Salinger, Herbert H. 1944-45

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 26

San Francisco Art Commission . 1945

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 27

San Francisco Chronicle . 1940-43

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 28

San Francisco Conservatory of Music . 1944-50

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 29

San Francisco Musical Club . 1940

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 30

San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department . 1939-51

Physical Description: 38 items

box 3, folder 31

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra . 1936-50

Physical Description: 12 letters

box 3, folder 32

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Young People's Concert . 1942-50

Physical Description: 22 letters

box 3, folder 33

Santa Barbara College . 1950-51

Physical Description: 46 letters

box 3, folder 34

Saxton, Earl. 1948-49

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 3, folder 35

Schmidt, Harold C. 1950

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 36

Schmitz, E. Robert. 1940-48

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 37

Schuessler, Selma. 1945-46

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 38

Schweitzer Committee . 1940-42

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 39

Seidel, Toscha (1899-1962). 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 40

Sessions, Roger. 1938

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 41

Shepherd, Arthur (1880-1958). 1949

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 42

Silva, Giulio. 1939

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 43

Sparks, Edgar. 1939-48

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 3, folder 44

Spivacke, Harold (1904- ). 1941

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 45

Standard School Broadcasts . 1939-50

Physical Description: 15 letters

box 3, folder 46

Stanford University . 1940

Physical Description: 6 letters

box 3, folder 47

Stassen, Harold Edward (1907- ). 1945

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 48

St. Edmunds, John. 1939-41

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 49

Stern, Isaac. 1943

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 50

Stricklen, Edward G. 1938-45

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 51

Symphony League . 1943

Physical Description: 2 letters

box 3, folder 52

T Miscellany. 1936-50

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 3, folder 53

Tansman, Alexander (1897- ). 1942

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 54

Taylor, Ross. 1943

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 55

Temple Emanu-El . 1947-48

Physical Description: 11 letters

box 3, folder 56

Thompson, Meredith. 1944-45

Physical Description: 12 letters

box 3, folder 57

Thomson, Virgil. 1944-45

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 58

Toch, Ernst (1887-1964). 1945

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 59

Tullis, Walter. 1945-48

Physical Description: 8 letters

box 3, folder 60

Turner, Bernice. 1940-44

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 61

Turner, Godfrey B. [1939?]-1949

Physical Description: 7 letters

box 3, folder 62

Turner, Robert. 1938-50

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 63

V-Z Miscellany. 1935-51

Physical Description: 15 letters

box 3, folder 64

Vincent, John Nathanial (1902- ). 1949

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 65

Violin, Moriz. 1941-42

Physical Description: 4 letters

box 3, folder 66

Weitzner, Lillian [to Elizabeth]. 1967

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 67

Wheeler, Amay W. (Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler). 1929

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 68

Whiton, Sherrill. undated

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 69

Williams, Marie (Mrs. Homer L.). 1936-39

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 70

Winchell, Anna Cora. [1938?]-44

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 71

Wood, Charles Erskine Scott (1852-1944). 1939

Physical Description: 1 letter

box 3, folder 72

Wright, Cedric (1889-1959). 1939-49

Physical Description: 3 letters

box 3, folder 73

Young People's Symphony Orchestra . 1940-50

Physical Description: 5 letters

box 3, folder 74

Zellerbach, Harold L. 1950

Physical Description: 2 letters

Series 2: Papers. 1940-1945

Content/Description

Chiefly Papers presented at conferences, but including Elkus' foreword to the W.P.A. Federal Music Project's publication, Early Master Teachers of San Francisco, containing short biographies of Hugo Mansfeldt, Oscar Weill, and Henry Heyman. Some of the files include correspondence pertaining to the conferences or related subjects.

carton 1, folder 1

[Comparing music education in conservatories and colleges and universities]. 1941 May 3

carton 1, folder 2

Changing Values in Interpretation . 1945

carton 1, folder 3

Early Master Teachers of San Francisco, Introduction. 1940-45

carton 1, folder 4

Richard Wagner from a Contemporary Point of View . undated

carton 1, folder 5

The Teaching of Counterpoint from the Contemporary Point of View . 1940-41

carton 1, folder 6

[Tonality, influences of past styles on modern styles]. undated

Series 3: Exams. 1938-1961, undated

Content/Description

Exams for courses in music appreciation taught by Elkus at UC Berkeley from 1938-1945, and at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1960-61.

carton 1, folder 7

Exam dates (no course name). 1938-45

carton 1, folder 8

Exam (no course name). undated

carton 1, folder 9

Music 27A, 27B. 1938-40

carton 1, folder 10

Music 27A, 27B. 1941-42

carton 1, folder 11

Music 27A, 27B. 1942-43

carton 1, folder 12

Music 27A, 27B. 1945-46

carton 1, folder 13

Music 27A, 27B. 1947-48

carton 1, folder 14

Music 27A, 27B. 1948-49

carton 1, folder 15

Music 27A, 27B. 1949-50

carton 1, folder 16

Music 27C, 27D, 27E. 1943-45

carton 1, folder 17

Music Literature 1A. 1960-61

Series 4: Cornel Lengyel. 1937-1976, undated

Content/Description

Correspondence, letters of recommendation, reviews, resumes, articles, and programs concerning internationally known author Cornel Lengyel and his wife Teresa. Also includes typescripts and drafts of many of Lengyel's works, plays such as The Atomic Clock and Jonas Fugitive, as well as collections of poetry and prose.

Correspondence

carton 1, folder 18

Correspondence Lengyel-Albert Elkus. 1937-61

carton 1, folder 19

Correspondence Lengyel-Elizabeth Elkus. 1952-76

carton 1, folder 20

Correspondence Lengyel-Others. undated

Miscellany

carton 1, folder 21

Recommendations Elkus for Lengyel. 1939-61

carton 1, folder 22

Recommendations Others for Lengyel

carton 1, folder 23

Programs and Announcements

carton 1, folder 24

Reviews, Resumes, Articles

carton 1, folder 25

Teresa Lengyel, Articles

Writings

Plays

carton 1, folder 26

Miscellaneous

carton 1, folder 27

The Atom Clock

carton 1, folder 28

The Atom Clock, Book jacket

carton 1, folder 29

Deephaven

carton 1, folder 30

Doctor Franklin

carton 1, folder 31

Jonas Fugitive

carton 1, folder 32

Jonas Fugitive, Illustration

carton 1, folder 33

Olin Baal

carton 1, folder 34

The Master Plan

carton 1, folder 35

Prima Donna

carton 1, folder 36

S.O.S. From Easter Island

Poems

carton 1, folder 37

Collected

carton 1, folder 38

Four Dozen Songs

Prose

carton 1, folder 39

Uncollected

carton 1, folder 40

Prose

Miscellany

carton 1, folder 41

Published Selections

Poetry, prose, drama

carton 1, folder 42

Miscellany

Other correspondence, programs, notes, and more

Series 5: Miscellany. 1938-1952, undated

Content/Description

Various family and professional papers. These include an address by Monroe Deutsch; reports from the UC Berkeley Dept. of Music; information on the U.C. loyalty oath controversy; a eulogy for Nathan Firestone; material on various speaking engagements, etc. Additions to the collection have been incorporated here, and include family correspondence, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia, chiefly converning Albert Elkus, Jr. and Sr.

Additional Note

Additions are housed in box 4, v. 1-6, and oversize folders 1A-2A.

carton 1, folder 43

Clippings and letters re. Albert Elkus, Sr. (father)

carton 1, folder 44

U.C. Berkeley, Department of Music reports. 1938-49

carton 1, folder 45

Draft and typescript of eulogy for Nathan Fireston, written by Elkus. 1943

carton 1, folder 46

Typescript of nomination of Edwin Grabhorn for Honorary Degree, 1949 Feb. 19. 1949-02-19

carton 1, folder 47

Deutsch, Monroe.

Address: The Preservation of the University

Correspondence re. Deutsch eulogy

carton 1, folder 48

Speaking Engagements. 1941-50

carton 1, folder 49

U.C. Loyalty Oath, Letters. 1949-50

carton 1, folder 50

U.C. Loyalty Oath, Newspaper Clippings. 1949-51

carton 1, folder 51

U.C. Loyalty Oath, Published Materials. 1947-52

oversize-folder 1A

Klavierstuck, printed sheet music

written by Elkus

oversize-folder 2A

What herb will cure a melancholy,

autograph mss. score, signed:

To Elizabeth Elkus / with remorse /

Cornel Lengyel /. June 1935

box 4, folder 1

Postcard written by Albert Elkus to his mother while he was travelling in Europe. 7 Aug. 1921

box 4, folder 2

Transcription of letter written by Albert Elkus to the U.S. Attorney in Billings, Mont., concerning his friend, T. Z. Shiota, a Japanese resident in San Francisco. 1 Jan. 1941

box 4, folder 3-6

Letters written to Albert Elkus by various family members and friends, while he was studying in Berlin. 1908 Mar.-May

box 4, folder 7-10

Letters written to and from Albert Elkus, Sr. by various family members and friends. 1896-1936

box 4, folder 11

School theme book. undated

box 4, folder 12

Time books, San Francisco [lessons?]. 1927-28

box 4, folder 13

Description of the Chicago World's Fair by Albert Elkus, Sr. 1893

box 4, folder 14-15

Log books of the Red Raven [boat of Albert Elkus, Sr.]. 1912-15

box 4, folder 16

Albert Elkus, Sr., Certificate of election as Director of 3rd ward, Sacramento Municipal Utility District. 1942 Dec. 11

box 4, folder 17

Train ticket from Sacramento, Calif., to Council Bluffs, Iowa. [1880s ?]

box 4, folder 18-24

Loose items removed from scrapbooks. undated

Scrapbooks relating to family activities. 1870s-1920s

Physical Description: Volumes 1-6, oversize-folder 3B.

volumes 1-2

1871-1905

Content/Description

Newspaper clippings, menus, greeting cards, programs, and other items.

oversize-folder 3B

The Sunday News, vol. 2 no. 22. 1895 Sept. 8

Note:

Removed from volume 2.

volume 3

1880-1896

Content/Description

Primarily related to the theater.

volume 4

1902-1921

Content/Description

Regarding Elkus ordinance regarding alcohol and other political issues in Sacramento.

volume 5

1918-1921

Content/Description

Regarding Elkus's campaign as mayor and other political issues.

volume 6

Circa 1880s.

Content/Description

Bertha Elkus scrapbook of greeting and advertising cards.

oversize-folder 1A

"Klavierstuck," printed sheet music, written by Elkus. undated

oversize-folder 1A

"What herb will cure a melancholy," autograph mss. score, signed: To Elizabeth Elkus / with re morse / Cornel Lengyel / June 1935. 1935

oversize-folder 1A

Issue of Emanu-El, with article on Sacramento Jews. 1903 Sept. 18

oversize-folder 1A

San Francisco Music and Drama, vol. 1 no. 40. 1884 Mar. 15

oversize-folder 2A

Masonic Certificate, Albert Elkus [Sr. ?]. 1907 Dec. 24

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