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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 1937

excerpt: "I'm having a splendid time here at camp..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 2, 1955

excerpt: "Florence desperate news Edward Smith please call have him send details cast sets etc..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1959

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 22, 1946

excerpt: "I'm toying with the notion of becoming engaged to Felicia...Kouss has me in circles. He wants me to marry immediately, he says movies are fine, 'but not now', whatever 'now' is, and he doesn't want m... More

[Composite of 8 bust photos of Brig. Generals Benjamin F. Coates, Geor...

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Bernstein with his secretary Helen Coates and his assistant Charlie Ha...

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Bernstein around time of Harvard graduation, 1939. Inscribed to Helen ...

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 3, 1953

excerpt: "[Paris is] a glorious city: and really, I must conduct there one day...Israel is like coming home again...I am to dedicate the Ein-Gev auditorium with a concert on the 13th...I've been considering th... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 12, 1946

excerpt: "I've an idea which may make this picture a phenomenal thing for Hollywood...then I can finish it in June, assuming that the Soviet invitation doesn't go through...As to the Facsimile, I hope to have t... More

Alb. Coates coat of arms - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 20, 1977

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 7, 1942

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1957

excerpt: "Happy and well magnificent weather charming hotel" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 22, 1946

excerpt: "I'm toying with the notion of becoming engaged to Felicia...Kouss has me in circles. He wants me to marry immediately, he says movies are fine, 'but not now', whatever 'now' is, and he doesn't want m... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, 1981

excerpt: "No one here seems to know whether you will be giving a concert at the Vatican...I hope all went well and that you were pleased with the premiere of your 'Halil'. I hear it was a great success..." Fro... More

Coates coat of arms - Public domain portrait photograph

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 18, 1965

excerpt: "A word from Oslo, where I've just arrived to see West Side, after a most triumphant night in Copenhagen." From: Correspondence Series

W.S. Monroe, J.G. Coates, Stanley Bruce, General B. Hertzog, W.T. Cosg...

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J. Coates coat of arms - Public domain portrait photograph

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Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.

excerpt: "For your birthday I can only wish you what I have been wishing you for fifty-three years--health, happiness, peace of mind, and the fulfillment of all your dreams." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 11, 1955

excerpt: "I am now rehearsing the new cast for Boheme, which is glorious...I am not au courant of the jazz field at the moment...Munch cabbled me asking to make an enormous cut in the last movement [of the Sere... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 9, 1946

excerpt: "This is the greatest day in Czech history." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 19, 1943

excerpt: "I've suddenly made an unexpected debut at Town Hall!...Virgil Thomson stood there on that stage and acclaimed me publicly for five minutes." From: Correspondence Series

[Moffat from Coates Hill, Scotland] view, photochrome print postcard.

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905. Print no. "13069". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at... More

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 24, 19...

excerpt: "...cousin uncle both fine..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1951

excerpt: "Stopped off for two lovely days with the Marcuses. Glorious people." From: Correspondence Series

J. Coates coat of arms - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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Coates coat of arms - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1943

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 31, 1979

excerpt: "The concerts have all been smashing: The Israel Orchestra has never played better; our recording's of Mendhelsohn & Prokofieff are astonsihing; & the Beethoven Ninth was as never before--" From: Corr... More

[Coates Memorial Church, Paisley, Scotland]. Photochrom print, 1880-18...

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Birds eye view, west bottoms from Cursy Coats [i.e., Kersey Coates] Dr...

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 31, 1945

excerpt: "...the orchestra is fine, works very responsively." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 16, 1955

excerpt: "Love from Trieste--fascinating town--orchestra surprisingly good..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 12, 1933

excerpt: "Added to your pride in me: I am almost positive that I am to do my concerto with Sevitzky's Young musicians' orchestra. From: Correspondence Series

Bernstein conducts Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat at an informal Ta...

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 1, 1944

excerpt: "Arrived safely staying with friends..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 6, 1953

excerpt: "Beautiful trip Helen send biography photos pronto Felicia muladu" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 9, 1945

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 17, 19...

excerpt: "Salzburg greatest triumph yet..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 21, 1950

excerpt: "I just wondered if you had ever had this reproduction" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 3, 1950

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1957

excerpt: "Still no mail please cable all or contact Jerry Robbins immediately about Riffs" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 15, 1974

excerpt: "Welcome home, with love from beautiful Warwickshire." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.

excerpt: "...Mischa Tulin wants me to play again next month. He suggests the concerto with you at second piano." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 29, 1947

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.

excerpt: "Your news is wonderful and I'm getting more eager by the day to hear and see you." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1941

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, October 1, 1953

excerpt: "If you should give [the Venice Festival] your violin piece, I think you would have to make sure first as to which orchestra would perform it, and I think you should be there to conduct it yourself." F... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 25, 1951

excerpt: "Have just gotten installed." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, May 19, 1955

excerpt: "...they accept your fee of $2,000 a week [in Washington], so see how much they want you...[Paul Feigay] said then they wanted you to do several things on Omnibus this season and they were looking for ... More

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 23, ...

excerpt: "Safe sound miss Nina..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.

excerpt: "It seems just incredible to me that all this time has passed without my having seen you." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 11, 1976

excerpt: "In flight from Frankfurt to Hamburg, mighty weary but courageously plugging on. So far, much success." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 6, 1951

excerpt: "...please have piano sent immediately..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, March 18, 195...

excerpt: "To sum up what we need to know at once about your Hollywood Festival plans..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 16, 1958

excerpt: "...what MacDowell is there (shorter than the Indian Suite which is 32 min. and too long) that expresses MacD.'s nationalist trend through using Indian material? Ask Jack to find out." From: Correspon... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Sam & Jennie Bernstein, November 4, 1948

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, July 21, 1940

excerpt: "I know this summer will lead to all kinds of wonderful things and you deserve all of them. No one is happier for you and no one could be more proud of you than I am." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 10, 1938

excerpt: "Perhaps I have told you that I shall probably be affiliated with the School of the Dance which is to take up residence at Mills College next summer." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 3, 1...

excerpt: "Peter Pan closed a week ago in Chicago..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 1, 1945

excerpt: "Rehearsals are fine, and I am tight, having just returned from a gay dinner party." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 18, 1953

excerpt: "The orchestra [in Rio] is only so-so, but I've worked like a horse with them, & the progress they have made is astonishing...I think I may even finish the Symposium on this trip...It's fun to conduct ... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, March 1, 1955

excerpt: "I finally succeeded in getting a reservation for Felicia on the ANDREA DORIA, sailing March 3rd." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 24, 1960

excerpt: "...I'm always most in need when I begin to conduct after a period of inactivity." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 2, 1952

excerpt: "Dr. Sachar wanted to find out where we stand on all the Festival plans and we went over all of them in detail." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 30, 1952

excerpt: "Let's not forget that every item on this festival is dedicated to a point; and that as soon as we lose sight of that point we are simply running a series of performances." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 11, 1948

excerpt: "The Munich concert was the greatest success...Especially because I had three obstacles to overcome -- youth, Americanism & Jewishness...It means so much...since music is the German's last stand in the... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 27, 1955

excerpt: "Boheme was a bad experience...I have also been having a bad time about Marc's REGINA...Tahitis is off in Florence...I have accepted, at long last, to go to Argentina." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 7, 1939

excerpt: "I'm more pleased about the plan of Copland, Harris and Schuman to make you America's Great Conductor..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, April 8, 1955

excerpt: "I had just received from Lois Frisch copies of a contract between Dorothy Parker, you, Lenny, and Lillian...Your ASCAP check arrived today and is for the sum of $3,058.52, the largest you have ever ha... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 16, 1...

excerpt: "As to a tour all next summer, instead of Tanglewood, it's a wonderful idea. I spoke to Bruno and he said 'Wonderful', but that he is not your European manager...Nothing can be done about the Omnibus ... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 29, 1945

excerpt: "...had an uninspired rehearsal, which is rare for me..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 20, ...

excerpt: [Brandeis festival] From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 13, 1945

excerpt: "Fancy Free coming along, and, of course, not half enough time remaining to make a finished product." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, January 15, 1...

excerpt: "...I received the wonderful news that you (PLURAL) are pregnant...[John Mehegan] feels the Jazz Symposium is very important...Marc [Blitzstein's] version of the Threepenny Opera...I am amazed that you... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, n.d.

excerpt: "[Irving] thinks it would be wonderful to have either Marc's or the Threepenny Opera, although he feels that Brandeis would not want it if it were running on Broadway at the same time." From: Correspon... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 13, 1935

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1955

excerpt: "There has been a lot of talk this week in Rome about Serenade (Cain, not LB) and Lollobrigida seems practically set to do it...It seems a shame to keep basing a conception of Tahiti on the one funny a... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 6, 1958

excerpt: "I think Columbia is on its way to democracy. The only problem is the altitude, which makes the concerts very difficult to do..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 4, 1960

excerpt: "Would you call Jamies teacher, Mrs. Bishop, & explain that we are taking Jamie by doctor's orders; that we don't mean to be taking her schooling lightly, etc." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 18, 1940

excerpt: "I've already conducted my first concert! The piece was the longest, most difficult of the program, besides, significantly enough, being a modern American work -- Randall Thompson's 2nd Symphony." Fro... More

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 21, 1952

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 3, 1948

excerpt: "The big news is that I may have two concerts in Paris -- the other with the Conservatoire..." From: Correspondence Series

Moses Coates, January 12, 1804, Sawmill Improvement

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Alf. Coates coat of arms - Public domain portrait photograph

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 29, 1933

excerpt: "I have created quite a stir with the piano, and am even giving musicales." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 28, 1945

excerpt: "Could you reserve two tickets for Artur Rubenstein (for `On the Town', Natch)..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 18, 1946

excerpt: "Arriving TWA 1230 tuesday afternoon Prague marvelous success" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 7, 1984

excerpt: "AT LAST a moment to sit and breathe and enjoy the Capri sun..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 23, 1947

excerpt: "Such beautiful flowers..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 13, 1981

excerpt: "Thinking of you (and Gordon F.) mid-air between Munich & Paris--" From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1968

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 21, 1941

excerpt: "For your safekeeping -- it's the one way I know this [announcement of first broadcast of a performance that Bernstein conducted] will remain intact." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, November 13, 1968

excerpt: "Another milestone to celebrate today and one that changed the whole course of my life as well as yours. My heart is full of gratitude for all the joy and happiness these years with you have given me.... More

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, 1974

excerpt: "A thousand wishes for health and happiness in the coming year..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1975

From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1987

excerpt: "Thinking of you much and lovingly on the old Terra-Sancta--" From: Correspondence Series