Leonard Bernstein collection, circa 1900-1995 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Leonard Bernstein collection, circa 1900-1995
Span Dates circa 1900-1995
Bulk Dates (bulk 1933-1990)
Call No. ML31.B49
Creator Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Extent around 400,000 items
Extent 1,723 boxes
Extent 710 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.mu998001
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2009536078
Summary Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, writer, lecturer, and pianist. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, writings, personal business papers, the archives from his corporate identity, Amberson Inc., scrapbooks, clippings and press materials, programs, datebooks and schedules, iconography, address books, and fan mail. In addition, it contains music manuscripts for many of his compositions, including The Age of Anxiety (Symphony no. 2); Candide; Chichester Psalms; Fancy Free; Jeremiah (Symphony no. 1); On the Waterfront; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade after Plato's "Symposium"; Trouble in Tahiti; West Side Story; and Wonderful Town.
Online Content Digitized images along with identifying information and a narrative introduction are also available through the Library of Congress Web site under the title: The Leonard Bernstein Collection at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/collmus.mu000003.