Papers of Victor Babin, 1933-1975 (bulk 1942-1945) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection primarily consists of correspondence, but also contains programs, photographs, clippings and other material relating to various aspects of Babin's life and career. A large portion of material relates to Babin's concerts for the U.S. Army during World War II. Letters from Babin during World War II are chiefly V-mail. Correspondents include his wife and musical partner Vitya (Vronsky) Babin, Leonard Bernstein, Witter Bynner, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Aaron Copland, F.C. Coppicus, Jacques Ibert, Goddard Lieberson, Nicolai Medtner, Darius and Madeleine Milhaud, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Serge Prokofiev, Natalie and Sergei Rachmaninoff, Fritz Reiner, Fred C. Schang, Terese Schnabel, Igor and Vera Stravinsky, Alexander Tcherepnin, and Irina Wolkonsky