| Span Dates |
1786-1991 |
| Bulk Dates |
(bulk 1911-1974) |
| Call No. |
ML31.H4 |
| Creator |
Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987 |
| Extent |
approximately 17, 500 items |
| Extent |
280 boxes |
| Extent |
52 linear feet |
| Language |
Collection material in English |
| Location |
Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink |
Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003008 |
| LCCN Permalink |
LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003561024 |
| Summary |
Russian-American musician Jascha Heifetz was a virtuosic violinist who became a dedicated teacher. The collection includes his personal music library of original compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions. Concert programs document his performances from 1911 to 1974, and photographs, photo albums, and scrapbooks span the violinist's entire life. The correspondence contains letters from significant twentieth-century musical figures such as Leopold Auer, Benjamin Britten, Sergei Prokofiev, George Bernard Shaw, and Sir William Walton. |