Scope and Contents
The collection contains sheet music, contracts, photographs, and papers concerning the artists he managed.
The papers concerning artists he managed are organized by the artist's name and include: Guido Cantelli, Massimo Freccia, Vladimir Horowitz, and Oscar Shumsky.
Sheet music includes published piano numbers by Alfred Mirovitch.
There is also a manuscript (engraver's copy) of Samuel Barber's "Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra" (op. 22), and a letter from Peter Adler.
Dates
- 1935-1961
Creator
- Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (Person)
- Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 (Person)
- Mirovitch, Alfred (Person)
- Merovitch, Alexander (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Alexander Merovitch was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an impresario, and managed the early American and European careers of Vladimir Horowitz, Nathan Milstein, and Gregor Piatigorsky. He was a representative, promoter, and adviser to Vladimir Golschmann, Guido Cantelli, Peter Herman Adler, Massimo Freccia, Paul Strauss, and Oscar Shumsky.
Extent
3.25 linear feet (3 containers, 1 oversize folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Alexander Merovitch of St. Petersburg, Russia, was an impressario, and managed, represented, promoted and/or advised the musicians: Vladimir Horowitz, Nathan Milstein, Gregor Piatigorsky, Vladimir Golschmann, Guido Cantelli, Peter Herman Adler, Massimo Freccia, Paul Strauss, and Oscar Shumsky. The collection (1935-1961) contains sheet music, contracts, photographs, and papers concerning the artists he managed.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Physical Description
1 record storage box, 1 flat box, 1 oversize flat box, 1 oversize folder.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990
- Cantelli, Guido
- Conductors (Music) -- Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Conductors (Music) -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Freccia, Massimo
- Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989
- Impresarios -- Russia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Merovitch, Alexander
- Music Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Music -- Europe -- 20th century -- History and criticism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music trade -- Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music trade -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Musicians -- Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Musicians -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Piano music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheet music Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Shumsky, Oscar
- Title
- Guide to the Alexander Merovitch Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
