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box 1-33

Scores and Manuscripts

Language of Material: Primarily English, includes materials in Russian.

Scope and Contents

previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit collection of published and unpublished scores, and his own handwritten manuscripts.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

previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit 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Unpublished Scores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Unpublished scores, often sent by composers requesting previous hit Piatigorsky next hit perform their pieces.

Arrangement

Arranged by composer and piece.
box 31-33

Music Manuscripts

Scope and Contents

Handwritten music manuscripts written by previous hit Piatigorsky next hit , his wife Jacqueline, or a copyist. Includes previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit own compositions and arrangements.

Arrangement

Arranged by unique identifier.
box 34-57

Papers

box 34-39

Personal and Work Papers 1924-1996

Language of Material: Primarily English, includes materials in Russian.

Scope and Contents

Papers related to previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit life and work. Includes awards, concert fees and commissions, contracts, instrument documentation, personal notes, and more.

Arrangement

Items arranged either chronologically or alphabetically.
box 34, folder 1-2

Art collection 1942-1976

box 39 (oversize), folder 1

Art prints

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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 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 4

Events 1955-1973

box 35, folder 5

Ford Foundation 1961-1971

box 35, folder 6-7

Gerontology Center, USC 1969-1976

box 39 (oversize), folder 3

House blueprints 1949

box 35, folder 8-9

Instrument construction, repairs, inquiries 1934-1976

box 35, folder 10

Invitations 1940-1976

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 18-19

Personal notes

box 35, folder 20

Personal notes (Russian)

box 35, folder 21

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit Award 1953-1973

box 35, folder 22

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit funeral 1976

box 36, folder 1, box 39 (oversize), folder 4

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit , Jacqueline 1940-1999

box 36, folder 2-3

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit recordings 1924-1986

box 39 (oversize)

previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit briefcase

box 36, folder 4

Poetry

box 36, folder 5

Poetry (Russian)

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 13

Press materials

box 36, folder 14

Publications of previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit biography 1943-1977

box 36, folder 15

Radio programs 1946-1976

box 36, folder 16

Record collection 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 3

Stamp collection

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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit from friends and colleagues (other musicians and performers), composers, and others. Includes letters from previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 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 8-9

Book "Cellist" 1944-1974

box 40, folder 10-12

Composers 1939-1974

box 40, folder 13-14

Concerts 1920-1976

box 40, folder 15-19, box 41, folder 1-6

Condolences 1976

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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 1941-1964

box 42, folder 7

German correspondence

box 42, folder 8-13

Gregor to Jacqueline 1939-1958

box 42, folder 14-15

Inquiries 1940-1977

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 42, folder 21-22

Records 1941-1976

box 43, folder 1

Rothschilds 1945-1976

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: previous hit Piatigorsky next hit , Gregor 1923-1965

box 116, folder 17

Russian correspondence: Tchaikovsky Competition 1965-1966

box 116, folder 18

Russian correspondence: unidentified letters

box 43, folder 2-7

Students 1942-1976

box 43, folder 8-14

Universities and schools 1943-1976

box 44

Book Manuscripts 1950-1965

Scope and Contents

Drafts of previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit 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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit . Cut outs, whole newspapers or magazines, and scrapbooks.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 46, folder 1, box 48 (oversize), folder 1

Articles about previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 1936-1977

box 46, folder 2

Articles by previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 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

Concerts 1923-1976

box 46, folder 4

Film 1946-1976

box 49 (oversize), folder 5

Foreign languages

box 46, folder 5-7, box 49 (oversize), folder 6

Interviews with previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 1939-1976

box 46, folder 8

Jacqueline previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 1966

box 50 (oversize), folder 1

Master class, USC 1961-1976

box 46, folder 9-12

Mentions of previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 1948-1989

box 47, folder 1-2

Miscellaneous clippings 1940-1976

box 47, folder 3-4

Music 1948-1976

box 47, folder 5, box 50 (oversize), folder 2

Obituaries, eulogies, and tributes 1976-1997

box 47, folder 6

Radio 1948-1963

box 47, folder 7-9

Record ads and catalogs 1942-1975

box 50 (oversize), folder 3

Record reviews 1943-1975

box 47, folder 10

Rothschilds 1961-1963

box 51

Scrapbooks

box 50 (oversize), folder 4

Teaching and judging 1948-1976

box 47, folder 11

Television 1956-1974

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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit .

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 previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit performances as well as those collected from the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and concerts in which previous hit Piatigorsky next hit did not perform. A selection of the programs have been digitized.

Arrangement

Programs are arranged by General, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and previous hit Piatigorsky next hit Performances. Organized by date.
box 53, folder 1-4, box 56 (oversize), folder 1

General 1902-1981

box 53, folder 5

Hollywood Bowl 1925-1976

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

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 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

Family 1912-1980

box 58, folder 3-6, box 59, folder 1-4, box 60, folder 1-4, box 65 (oversize), folder 1-2

General 1912-1980

box 58, folder 1

Negatives

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

Portraits 1912-1980

box 68-100

Sound and Video Recordings

Scope and Contents

Sound recordings of interviews, performances, and in studio. Includes commercial recordings and previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit 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 76-83

Commercial Recordings

box 84-91

Record Collection

box 92-96

Audio Tape Reels

box 97-100

Video Recordings

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

previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit 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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit Archives as supplementary materials.
box 117-118

Adele Freedman Siegal Collection

Scope and Contents

Materials donated by previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit unofficial secretary and long-time friend, Adele Freedman Siegal. Includes correspondence from previous hit Piatigorsky next hit , clippings, photographs, and secretarial documents regarding previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit 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 previous hit Piatigorsky next hit

box 117, folder 7

Financial documents 1954-1972

box 117, folder 8

Miscellaneous materials

box 117, folder 9

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit clippings 1954-1977

box 117, folder 10

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit concert programs 1951-1976

box 117, folder 11

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit ephemera 1950-1977

box 117, folder 12

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit photographs

box 118

Scrapbook

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, previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit travel documents, correspondence with previous hit Piatigorsky's next hit peers, and sound and video recordings. Most items are photocopies of originals.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 119, folder 1-3

Articles

box 122

Audiovisual materials

box 119, folder 4

Concert programs

box 119, folder 5-9

Correspondence

box 120, folder 1-2

Mr. Blok manuscript

box 120, folder 3-4

Musicians and friends

box 120, folder 5-6

Photographs

box 120, folder 7

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit , Jacqueline

box 120, folder 8

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit materials (misc.)

box 121, folder 1-2

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit writings

box 123

Recordings

box 121, folder 3

Research

box 121, folder 4-7

Russian research

box 121, folder 8

Ships manifest and travel documents

box 124

previous hit Piatigorsky next hit Scores Collection

Scope and Contents

Published scores composed or arranged by previous hit Piatigorsky next hit 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 previous hit Piatigorsky Recordings". 15 full sets (47 volumes each set), one incomplete set, and miscellaneous CDs.

Arrangement

Arranged by sets.