Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Auer, Leopold, 1845-1930
2. Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fannie, 1863-1927
3. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920
4. Burmester, Willy, 1869-1933
5. Flesch, Carl, 1873-1944
6. Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936
7. Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972
8. Gardini, Etelka, 1855-1920
9. Hartmann, Arthur, 1881-1956
10. Heerman, Hugo, 1844-1935
11. Hutcheson, Ernest, 1871-1951
12. Kaun, Hugo, 1863-1932
13. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951
14. Manén, Juan, 1883-1971
15. Philipp, Isidore, 1863-1958
16. Scharwenka, Xaver, 1850-1924
17. Schauffler, Robert Haven, 1879-1964
18. Schwab, Arnold T.
19. Sinding, Christian, 1856-1941
20. Spiering, Theodore, 1871-1925
21. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
22. Hoya, Amadeo von der, 1874-1922
23. Witek, Anton, 1872-1933

Description

1. 6 cubic ft.

Summary

1. Correspondence (chiefly 1905-1958) including ca. 1000 autograph letters collected by Mr. Abell; mss. of articles and book chapters; concert programs; newspaper and magazine clippings; calling cards; photographs and other pictures including more than 150 portraits of musicians, many of them autographed; and other material.

Subject

1. Abell, Arthur M

Genre/Form

1. Autographs.
2. Calling cards.
3. Clippings.
4. Correspondence.
5. Photoprints.
6. Portraits.
7. Programs.

Call number

1. JOB 88-4

Source (note)

1. Abell, Louise (Miller)

Biography (note)

1. American music critic Arthur M. Abell, 1868-1958, was Berlin correspondent for the Musical Courier from 1893 to 1918 and later published Talks with Great Composers, his reminiscences of conversations with Brahms, Strauss, Puccini, Humperdinck, Bruch, and Grieg. He knew many musicians both obscure and famous, and as a former violinist himself, especially befriended other violinists.

Language (note)

1. Chiefly in German and English; some letters in French and Russian.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid in the repository.

Provenance (note)

1. Bequest of Louise (Miller) Abell, 1980.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Abell, Arthur M., 1868-1958.

Title

1. Arthur M. Abell papers, 1829-1976 (inclusive), 1905-1958 (bulk).

Biography

1. American music critic Arthur M. Abell, 1868-1958, was Berlin correspondent for the Musical Courier from 1893 to 1918 and later published Talks with Great Composers, his reminiscences of conversations with Brahms, Strauss, Puccini, Humperdinck, Bruch, and Grieg. He knew many musicians both obscure and famous, and as a former violinist himself, especially befriended other violinists.

Language

1. Chiefly in German and English; some letters in French and Russian.

Indexes

1. Finding aid in the repository.

Provenance

1. Bequest of Louise (Miller) Abell, 1980.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid
2. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material

Occupation

1. Music critics.
2. Musicians.
3. Violinists.

Added author

1. Auer, Leopold, 1845-1930.
2. Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fannie, 1863-1927.
3. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920.
4. Burmester, Willy, 1869-1933.
5. Flesch, Carl, 1873-1944.
6. Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936.
7. Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972.
8. Gardini, Etelka, 1855-1920.
9. Hartmann, Arthur, 1881-1956.
10. Heerman, Hugo, 1844-1935.
11. Hutcheson, Ernest, 1871-1951.
12. Kaun, Hugo, 1863-1932.
13. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951.
14. Manén, Juan, 1883-1971.
15. Philipp, Isidore, 1863-1958.
16. Scharwenka, Xaver, 1850-1924.
17. Schauffler, Robert Haven, 1879-1964.
18. Schwab, Arnold T.
19. Sinding, Christian, 1856-1941.
20. Spiering, Theodore, 1871-1925.
21. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
22. Hoya, Amadeo von der, 1874-1922.
23. Witek, Anton, 1872-1933.
24. Abell, Arthur M., 1868-1958.

Research call number

1. JOB 88-4