Research Catalog

Title

George Copeland papers, ca. 1910-1967.

Author

Copeland, George, 1882-1971.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia.

Description

.6 cubic ft.

Subjects

• Pianists
• Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia
• Copeland, George, 1882-1971
• Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
• Photoprints
• Musical scores
• Autobiographies
• Biographies
• Portraits
• Articles
• Drafts (preliminary versions)
• Letters

Genre/Form

• Articles.
• Autobiographies.
• Biographies.
• Drafts (preliminary versions).
• Letters.
• Musical scores.
• Photoprints.
• Portraits.

Additional Formats (note)

• Available also in microfilm as part of the George Copeland papers collection (JPB 91-135 : Box 2, f. 19);

Source (note)

• McCall, Monica

Biography (note)

• An American pianist, George Copeland introduced the works of Debussy to the United States and also specialized in the works of Spanish composers. His many friends and associates included John Singer Sargent, Mary Garden, Isadora Duncan, Mrs. Fiske, Sarah Bernhardt, Melba, Calvé, Lina Cavaliere, Maggie Teyte, Mrs. Jack Gardner, Debussy, De Falla, Laurette Taylor, and Marie Dressler. Shortly after World War I, Copeland stayed in Kronberg with the family of Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm.

Language (note)

• Chiefly in English ; the letter from De Falla is in French.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid in the repository.

Processing Action (note)

• Will microfilm;
• Cataloged

Contents

Scrapbooks [not included in finding aid]: Scrapbook 1 [box 3], September 1887-April 1917 -- Scrapbook 2 [box 4], October 1912-February 1950 -- Scrapbook 3 [box 5], January-March 1915.

Call Number

JPB 91-135

OCLC

NYPW91-A132

Author

Copeland, George, 1882-1971.

Title

George Copeland papers, ca. 1910-1967.

Summary

Biographical and autobiographical writings, letters, photoprints and drawings, 3 musical scores, and other items relating to the career of George Copeland. The collection includes drafts of a biographical essay about Copeland by Frederic Bradlee; drafts of Copeland's autobiography; Copeland's essay "Debussy, the Man I Knew" from The Atlantic Monthly, Jan. 1955; 14 letters from Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia (signed "Margaret") and 7 letters from other members of her family, 1922-30, 1952-54; 2 letters from Mary Garden; 1 letter from Manuel de Falla; 41 photographs and 3 other portraits of Copeland, 26 photographs of Copeland with others of whom 15 are unidentified; 6 photographs of Copeland's mother; 17 photographs of Copeland's friends and colleagues of whom 9 are unidentified; a reproduction of a pencil drawing of Debussy by B. Solofareff; and a manuscript score of the song A Doctor's Advice by Copeland.

Biography

An American pianist, George Copeland introduced the works of Debussy to the United States and also specialized in the works of Spanish composers. His many friends and associates included John Singer Sargent, Mary Garden, Isadora Duncan, Mrs. Fiske, Sarah Bernhardt, Melba, Calvé, Lina Cavaliere, Maggie Teyte, Mrs. Jack Gardner, Debussy, De Falla, Laurette Taylor, and Marie Dressler. Shortly after World War I, Copeland stayed in Kronberg with the family of Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm.

Language

Chiefly in English ; the letter from De Falla is in French.

Additional Formats

Music my life, drafts of George Copeland's autobiography. Available also in microfilm as part of the George Copeland papers collection (JPB 91-135 : Box 2, f. 19); service copy classmark: *ZB-4371.

3 scrapbooks available on microfilm: classmark *ZB-2751 no. 2.

Indexes

Finding aid in the repository.

Occupation

Pianists.

Added Author

Margarethe of Hesse, Princess of Prussia.

Research Call Number

JPB 91-135

*ZB-4371 [Microfilm]