Correspondence

Abstract

The Percy Paul Leveen papers contain the personal papers of Percy Paul Leveen, a violinst in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1919 to 1944, as related to the BSO, including published books about the BSO, his personal recollections of the BSO in the form of unpublished manuscript drafts, correspondence relating to publication, publicity photographs of Leveen, and photographs of Koussevitzky and the BSO during the Koussevitzky years.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials generated and collected by Patricia Crandall relating to the Casadesus Musical Instrument Collection at Symphony Hall. Materials include photographs, instrument appraisals, correspondence, printed programs, BSO tour scripts, and books. Books include: Beranek: Music, Acoustics & Architecture, Perry: Life and Letters of Henry Lee Higginson, Morse: Memoir of Henry Lee, Orcutt: Wallace Clement Sabine, Johnson: Symphony Hall, Manos: Portrait of a Symphony,...

Scope and Contents The Einar Hansen Collection contains materials pertaining to Einar Hansen’s career as a violinist. The material spans from 1897 to 1998 and is representative of Hansen’s career before, during, and after his time with the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1925 to 1965. The collection is grouped into ten series; administrative records, artwork, audio recordings, correspondence, memorabilia, newspaper clippings and journal articles, photos, programs and promotional pamphlets, publications, and...

Scope and Contents This collection contains material pertaining to violinist Betty Ferguson Stewart (1923 – 2016). The Audition sheets are from Ferguson’s audition for the 1941 Junior Musician Competition put on by the National Federation of Music Clubs. The Certificates include various certificates awarded to Ferguson including life insurance certification, certificates acknowledging performances, and her Over the Hill Club certificate. The Creative Arts Studio folder contains newspaper clippings, programs,...