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Young People's Concerts Scripts: The Genius of Paul Hindemith [typescr...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: Alumni Reunion [typescript on pink pa...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, May 29, 1943

excerpt: "I hear rumors all the time about my coming connection with the Philharmonic...I still anticipate eagerly next year...conducting my symphony with the Boston orchestra...I go on doing my horrible chores... More

Bernstein with his children, son-in-law David Thomas, and granddaughte...

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, September 1940

excerpt: "This summer to me was beauty...these last six weeks have been the happiest and most productive of my life...Seeing in you my own concepts matured is a challenge to me which I hope to fulfill in your g... More

Young People's Concerts Scripts: The Road to Paris [typescript with em...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Thursday Evening Previews Scripts: After Berg Prelude [pencil on yello...

From: General Writings Chronology Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: Charles Ives: American Pioneer [type...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. La...

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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, June 17, 1946

excerpt: "First concert fine success despite bad program..." From: Correspondence Series

[Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., between...

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[Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., between...

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Bernstein with Felicia, Alexander, Jamie, and Nina. Photographer unide...

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Irving Fine conducting, Leonard Bernstein on piano, Tanglewood, 1947

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Bernstein with Felicia, Jamie and Alexander at piano. 1956. (Music Div...

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Bernstein with brother Burton, 1958. Photographer unidentified. (Music...

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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

Aaron Copland 70th birthday celebration: Copland and Leonard Bernstein...

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Lillian Hellmann at Leonard Bernstein's summer home in Martha's Vineya...

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Burton Bernstein going for a swim

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On the streets of Moscow, 1959, Leonard Bernstein collection

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David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, April 24, 1940

excerpt: "The rehearsal came off today very hard piece "

Samuel and Jennie Bernstein dance at the opening party of the New York...

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Commencement at Brandeis, June 7, 1959. Bernstein received an honorary...

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Stage images from the original production of Wonderful Town

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Images of the original production of On the Town

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Leonard Bernstein Scrapbook: Book 3. Sept. 1944-Jan. 15, 1945

The Leonard Bernstein scrapbooks have been preserved on microfilm which is available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room under Microfilm 99/20002 [MUS]. On microfilm: reel 63.

A QUIET PLACE (Chorale and Sam�s aria Holograph sketches in pencil)

HARVARD MUSIC COURSEWORK (Music notebook)

Leonard Bernstein Scrapbook: Book 7. Sept. 1946-

The Leonard Bernstein scrapbooks have been preserved on microfilm which is available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room under Microfilm 99/20002 [MUS]. On microfilm: reel 63.

HARVARD MUSIC COURSEWORK (Music notebook)

Leonard Bernstein Scrapbook: Vol. 112. Oct. 30, 1984-May 27, 1985

The Leonard Bernstein scrapbooks have been preserved on microfilm which is available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room under Microfilm 99/20002 [MUS]. On microfilm: reel 59.

The absorption of race elements into American music Harvard thesis, 19...

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Shirley Bernstein, May 19, 1948

excerpt: "...I've been offered the orchestra [in Budapest] as permanent conductor. This also happened in Milano...I'm doing my share of Bartok here too. And they say no Hungarian conductor has ever understood... More

Young People's Concerts Scripts: Holst: "The Planets" [pencil on yell...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: Berlioz Takes a Trip [pencil on yello...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: The Road to Paris [typescript with em...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Young People's Concerts Scripts: What Is a Mode? [typescript on pink p...

From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series

Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, August 30, 1979

excerpt: " it was your 61st birthday five days ago congratulate you on that signal event "

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

Dimitri Mitropoulos to Leonard Bernstein, November 8, 1938

excerpt: " my only happiness is just to believe and to feel myself enslaved in my work is a spiritual slavery I mean "

Letter from Serge Koussevitzky to Leonard Bernstein, September 5, 1940

excerpt: "Nothing could have made me happier than to know that your work this summer has really given you beauty and strength and a better understanding of the gifts with which nature has endowed you." From: Co... More

Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, January 1940

excerpt: "Watch out for Mice & Men in Philadelphia. You're probably the only one alive who will hear the background music I wrote. 40 minutes of it." From: Correspondence Series

Leonard Bernstein to David Diamond, October 11, 1940

The David Diamond Collection

Aubrey Williams to Serge Koussevitzky, August 26, 1941

excerpt: "I am calling his merit to the attention of those states where we maintain symphony orchestras"

Dimitri Mitropoulos to Leonard Bernstein, November 25, 1941

excerpt: " glad you are going to play the concerto of Chavez in Boston "

Serge Koussevitzky to Mrs. Edward Bok, September 21, 1941

excerpt: " he is very anxious to be of service to his country, and suggests the U.S.O ."

Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, October 25, 1941

excerpt: "Finished the Sonata! Played the world premiere in B.A. Slonimsky was there. Musicians said nice things." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, September 4, 1943

excerpt: "Marvelous news just finishing my last ten thousand notes will be coming home end of this month..." From: Correspondence Series

Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, 1943

excerpt: "Enclosing is Dick Tracy which I will send you every Sunday"

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, October 7, 1945

excerpt: "A most wonderful perform [sic] and a very moving speech..." From: Correspondence Series

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Shirley Bernstein, June 24, 1945

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

Leonard Bernstein to Olga Koussevitzky, November 23, 1946

excerpt: " Gabriel Selig...will be a third bassoon vacancy in the Boston Symphony next year asked me to recommend him for it..."

William Howard Schuman to Apartment Locating Bureau, Charles S. Weinga...

excerpt: "Mr. Leonard Bernstein is one of America's distinguished musicians..."

William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein with written comments, Mar...

excerpt: "I had a tantalizingly brief glance at your "Age of Anxiety" score Roussel's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Mr. Joseph Bloch of our faculty has performed this "

Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 14, ...

excerpt: "Dear Jamie couldn't wait home Wednesday TWA flight 907" From: Correspondence Series

David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, April 7, 1949

excerpt: "The picture deal came through not All the King's Men could not have done it and still keep my Salzburg commitment I will "Credit" for a Hollywood score by doing Anna Lucasta "

David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, October 3, 1954

excerpt: "By now, you must be right back in the CANDIDE vortex swirling up and up and not down and down. I hope for wonderful things in this show."

Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, n.d

The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection

William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, October 7, 1949

excerpt: " I made it an unalterable practice not to lend my name to any committee of the kind you envision unless I have the free time it would be foolhardy of me to take on any other commitment "

Leonard Bernstein at the opening of West Side Story at the National Th...

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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

William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, February 26, 1954

excerpt: " if you are not free to accept the commission I proposed, we would like to make use of the funds being held for other commissions."

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

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

Bernstein and Felicia in evening dress at Philharmonic Pension Fund Co...

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Admittance card to remembrance for Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, n.d

The David Diamond Collection

John J. Daverio to Leonard Bernstein, June 28, 1988

excerpt: " my summer as a Bernstein Fellow (1973) as one of the most exciting, inspiring (and fun) times of my life and will performance of Don Juan and Mahler's 9th that you conducted."

The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York to Leonard Bernstein, No...

excerpt: " best wishes upon your appointment as our musical director "

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 Leonard Bernstein to Shirley Bernstein, September 11, 1969

Leonard Bernstein and David Oppenheim, ready to leave after recording ...

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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

William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, May 21, 1982

excerpt: " I want to tell you without delay how truly moved I was by your extraordinary presentation on Wednesday. Our relationship is for me absolutely special..."

Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, 1974

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

Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d

excerpt: "Enclosed please find one manuscript, untitled...I'm as nervous as a flatulent librarian about your reactions "

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, January 5, 1950

excerpt: "Regret extremely you did not" From: Correspondence Series

Stephen Sondheim, Bernstein, Adolph Green, and Roddy McDowall, June 19...

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Candide (1956) : Gambling scene (Paris)

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Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, August 30, 1979

excerpt: " it was your 61st birthday five days ago congratulate you on that signal event "

A talk with Leonard Bernstein interview by Phillip Ramey re religious ...

letter to David M. Keiser re appointment as co-principal conductor of ...

Jennie Tourel to Leonard Bernstein, November 5

excerpt: "Jackson, Michigan, with its grey looking people, for whom I have to sing tonight - becomes a different place right now, after I got your wonderful letter "

Eric Gordon to Leonard Bernstein, April 13, 1987

excerpt: "I want to thank you very much for your time on Saturday to talk about Marc .I find there are three questions I we didn't have time for and that I really would like to ask "

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Serge Koussevitzky, February 22, 1944

excerpt: "Please express to the members of the [Boston Symphony] my endless gratitude for their complete cooperation." From: Correspondence Series

Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim, April 25, 1985

excerpt: "It's particularly hard to apologize to today's Pulitzer Winner for a bit of Thoughtlessness so carried away by the fun of presaging the Gym-swing-music that I neglected to consult you "

Marc Blitzstein to Leonard Bernstein, July 4, 1956

excerpt: "I'm working fine; some MAHAGONNY, mostly the choral work. I occasionally wonder how you manage balancing the CANDIDE-WEST-SIDE-STORY-CARMEN-MOZART-MASS-AND-CONCERTO-TELEVISION-SCRIPTS-ST. LOUIS-WHAT-H... More

Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.

excerpt: "I still haven't gotten to the Berkshires." From: Correspondence Series

David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, August 9, 1981

excerpt: "I love TOUCHES. The overall structure works beautifully, and the re-capped variation in toto is a real stroke. It's all YOU."

Leonard Bernstein plays a drum and enjoys a local concert with former ...

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Letter from Jennie Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, 1978

excerpt: "Have a happy chanukah dear son. Today I played a little Beethoven and a little Bernstein." From: Correspondence Series

Jerome Robbins to Leonard Bernstein, March 10, 1987

excerpt: " heard about Jamie's baby. Mazeltov!..."

Jennie Tourel to Leonard Bernstein, September 10

excerpt: "Congratulations and best wishes. I wish I could be there and hear you screaming of joy!...I gave my first recital September 5, and it was incredible."

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Leonard Bernstein, March 4, 1987

excerpt: "The Vienna Philharmonic grandfathers, fathers sons and grandsons alike - not to forget Aunt Brigitta - send their heartfelt congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter."

David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, December 25, 1976

excerpt: "Your recent concerts gave me much joy, as you know. Your greatness is greater than ever."

Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1975

From: Correspondence Series

William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, August 23, 1982

excerpt: "How I loved your loving Wee-Aw-Kee birthday greetings! And you, dear friend, are about to celebrate your own."