Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 18, 1965
excerpt: "Thinking of you on your birthday..." From: Correspondence Series
Nadia Boulanger to Leonard Bernstein, August 7, 1978
excerpt: "To try to be with you in your incommensurable distrees [sic]. And you knew so well, and for so welll, and for so long May your courage be as great as your sorrow. Forggive [sic] these poor lines, I fe... More
Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "...find out what you've done, if anything, about living quarters for the six weeks." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 21, 1946
excerpt: "Home tuesday middle of night" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.
excerpt: "Please try to get me up at 10:30" From: Correspondence Series
Leonard Bernstein to David Diamond, November 30, 1946
The David Diamond Collection
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 15, 1964
excerpt: "Happy trip happy birthday and many more of both..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "No word from Koussie, so I strongly suspect it's all off--" From: Correspondence Series
Burton Bernstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, May 29, 1958
excerpt: "I attended Jamie's promotion ceremonies this morning with H. Coates she performed magnificently as a "white horse" "
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, 1955
excerpt: "Thrilled with remendous [sic] success Serenade Isaac Marvellous audience love it..." From: Correspondence Series
Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, June 17, 1978
excerpt: "I have loved Felicia ever since we met backstage at Symphony Hall in 1947(?) I'm sorry as hell "
TA ? to Leonard Bernstein, n.d, Leonard Bernstein collection
excerpt: "Lukas called to inquire how you feel and where you are "
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 26, 1...
excerpt: "Have you corrected [the proofs of your new song] yet? When you do, send them to me and I will get them to Schirmer's..." From: Correspondence Series
Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, 1951
excerpt: "In this black Hour of final Exams, How my poor Soul yearns for Thee."
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 11, 1955
excerpt: "I do hope the rumors [Ving Hershon] hears are true and that you will get an Academy Award." From: Correspondence Series
Marcelle de Manziarly to Leonard Bernstein, 1957
excerpt: "Do you know that Nadia BOULANGER is going to be 70? We are planning here to make a special occasion of it If some of her friends and pupils were willing to participate with us in a gift may be you cou... More
William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, September 1, 1957
excerpt: "It's just wonderful news that we hear of the show and Frankie and I are so happy for you all the best for the NY opening "
David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, February 10, 1958
excerpt: " I think that next year you should present Jeremiah or the new symphony or the Serenade since you did not do a work of your own this year "
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Leonard Bernstein, December 11, 1979
excerpt: [Vienna Philharmonic wishes Leonard Bernstein happy holidays and New Year; thanks for gift of Bernstein's book, which is very interesting; in German] "Zur Zeit lese ich in meinen wenigen freien Stunden... More
David Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " please send me, obligation free as per your offer, one full report on what in the god damned hell you are doing."
Nadia Boulanger to Leonard Bernstein, May 31, 1977
excerpt: "Dear Lenny, Quel chagrin a tous egards!..." [Remainder in French]
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 16, 1951
excerpt: "I don't know how to thank you for all your help with this wedding; especially for your sweetness to Felicia..." From: Correspondence Series
Leonard Bernstein to William Howard Schuman and Frankie Schuman, Augus...
excerpt: "I cordially invite you to join an Honorary Committee to pay tribute to one of the outstanding artists of our time -- Isaac Stern a Dinner-Concert to be held on October 23rd, 1960."
Jerome Robbins to Leonard Bernstein, November 12, 1980
excerpt: "Thank you for sending me the tape and score of your latest work I'd love to do it, but I worry about it..."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 1960
excerpt: "I had to have Dr. Horso here fill out an insurance form for the Phil. to cover me on the tour." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 5, 1951
excerpt: "Please retrieve...sketch new song on piano" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Olga Koussevitzky to Leonard Bernstein, October 16, 1956
excerpt: "The news of your nomination as co-director of Philharmonic ...There is a feeling of rightness about it that deeply moves and gladdens my heart." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 1978
excerpt: "The years press on--(46 of them since we met, 34 since you came to be with me in New York)--and things change, rise, fall, vacillate. But one thing remains constant: my love and gratitude..." From: ... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 7, 1958
excerpt: "Approve equitable option price okay cannot answer opera proposition without knowing details but sounds possible..." From: Correspondence Series
Marc Blitzstein to Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, July 19, 1952
excerpt: " what a fine time I have been having recently. The "Regina" concert started, really sparked, the sense of well-being; then Brandeis and the "Threepenny"; then Mina's; then Tanglewood and you-all."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 19, 1974
excerpt: "75 pearls (and a few extra to grow on)..." From: Correspondence Series
Burton and Ellen Bernstein to Jennie and Samuel Bernstein, July 18, 19...
excerpt: "The baby came home from the hospital this morning Karen is the most beautiful, wondrous, fascinating create that ever was "
Letter from Jennie Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, January 15, 1962
excerpt: "Last night we listened on tape to, the last Sundays celebration." From: Correspondence Series
The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York to Leonard Bernstein, Se...
excerpt: " we enjoyed collaborating in tonight's wonderful concert "
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 1965
excerpt: "We are winding up our trip at this beautiful hotel Antumalal in the South of Chile..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, September 9, 1966
excerpt: "...118 adds up to 10 which adds up to ONE, which we are, I hope." From: Correspondence Series
William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, March 20, 1967
excerpt: "The whole dinner was worth it just to get your marvellous letter. It is being framed and will soon be placed in Macy's window."
Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Nevertheless, I've gone ahead and joined the Newspaper Guild working on the assumption that I'll get a job over the summer and won't be drafted."
Jerome Robbins to Leonard Bernstein, April 21, 1987
excerpt: " sorry that I can't be a part of the festivities in your honor tonight "
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to Leonard Bernstein, December 15, 1978
excerpt: [Vienna Philharmonic wishes Leonard Bernstein happy holidays and New Year; looks forward to continuing Beethoven project; In German]"Wir freuen uns besonders auf die Fortsetzung unseres grossen Beethov... More
Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "If the clean copy of the Salon is done we'll take it around to [Boosey &] Hawkes." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "If the barn-studio turns out well, I will be able to have soirees!...Erno Bologh thinks he wants to play tour arrangement of El Salon at his Town Hall Recital on Oct. 15." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.
excerpt: "The broadcast of my fiddle sonata has been changed to Saturday, Feb. 15..." From: Correspondence Series
Lukas Foss to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: "Here is my monster 17 new pages can't wait to have you hear it and tell me what you think of it's overall sound."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 22, 1974
excerpt: "Come to think of it, why did you cancel your trip here?" From: Correspondence Series
Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim, 28 July 1983
excerpt: "Saw George Tues. eve (but not you). It (and you) is brilliant!...Bravo."
Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim, March 16, 1980
excerpt: "This Es/la tritone comes with warmest memories S-L is almost a quarter of a century old, and it seems all wrong that I should not be in attendance on your glorious 50th"
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 3, 1982
excerpt: "Cannot wait to get back to Indiana and my opera, which is all-consuming. the notes are finally flowing." From: Correspondence Series
William Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, March 5, 1986
excerpt: " I received a telephone call from London informing me about the LB Festival They wanted an "authoritative" statement I suggested instead an interview "
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 9, 1986
excerpt: "43 is a magic number this year (1943 and 43 years since)--so the good lucky star will shine on you..." From: Correspondence Series
Louis Edouard Forner to Leonard Bernstein, June 23, 1988
excerpt: "I was one of the earliest, if not the first, recipients of the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship in Conducting wish you an especially happy 70th birthday "
Jerome Robbins to Leonard Bernstein, June 10, 1988
excerpt: "Here's a tape of the On the Town Ballet such as we have put together musically and I have choreographed."
David Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, January 24, 1989
excerpt: " I was delighted to find your very thoughtful donation to the Felicia Montealegre Scholarship Fund."
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, August 4, 1936
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, December 29, 1938
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, July 25, 1938
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, October 20, 1939
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, October 24, 1940
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, February 12, 1940
excerpt: "Sunny Marcus is all right. His nose is just like pinocchios you did not send me any birth-day present...I saw a [broadcast] over the radio."
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, April 23, 1940
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, July 16, 1940
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, November 15, 1943
excerpt: "That was a bueatiful job all the way around you looked so well "
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, September 25, 1944
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
David Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, July 16, 1944
excerpt: "God knows what is in the future for me. France, I hope I'd like to kill a few Germans."
David Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, August 20, 1945
excerpt: " today was the first day of an organized training schedule starting all over as though we were raw recruits."
Leonard Bernstein to David Oppenheim, November 11, 1945
The David Oppenheim Collection
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, February 19, 1945
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 26, 1946
excerpt: " Friede called this morning to tell me that it is ALL SET for our trip to London Ralph Hawkes has heard from the manager of the London Philharmonic...your trip to Prague was announced in Leonard Lyon'... More
Leonard Bernstein to Shirley Bernstein, February 14, 1946
The Shirley Bernstein Papers
Leonard Bernstein to Burton Bernstein, May 27, 1947
excerpt: " we hope you received the camera I bought you our greatest successes are with your George Washington story. It laid them on the floor in Prague Saw a good deal of Shostakovich in Prague."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1948
excerpt: "Excerpts from Lenny's letters" From: Correspondence Series
Leonard Bernstein and Helen Coates to Irving and Verna Fine, 1948
The Irving Fine Collection
Helen Coates to Verna and Irving Fine, January 22, 1949
The Irving Fine Collection
Burton Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, October 4, 1957
excerpt: " A Boy Like That has swept the nation to quote the Daily Worker, "West Side Story has opened up new pathways in the local socio-politico dialectic yesterday was the birthday of Shirley..."
Verna Fine to Helen Coates, n.d
The Irving Fine Collection
Leonard Bernstein to David Oppenheim, April 8, 1988 written on page of...
The David Oppenheim Collection
speech at conferral of Mt. Scopus Award, American Friends of Hebrew Un...
Public domain scan of Hebrew manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Nadia Boulanger to Leonard Bernstein, September 16, 1977
excerpt: "Cher Lenny " [In French]
Leonard Bernstein to David Diamond, September 7, 1981
The David Diamond Collection
Lukas Foss to Leonard Bernstein, October 10, 1990
excerpt: " I can't believe what I just heard it is cancer "
"Candide (1956) : Words, words, words (Martin's laughing song)"
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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 22, 1958
excerpt: "Chile is conquered (the orchestra is thrilled, Felicia is thrilled...I hope the Ivory Soap deal goes through--we could use it well!" From: Correspondence Series
Leonard Bernstein Scrapbook: Vol. 100. Sept. 1, 1981-Nov. 1, 1981
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 55.
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 11, 1...
excerpt: "Gordon and Abe met the other day to go over the MCA contract. Both of them are perturbed by the demands it makes..." From: Correspondence Series
Shirley Bernstein to Leonard Bernstein, n.d
excerpt: " began writing to you Monday when Felicia called, needing aid. She has the famous flu greatly saddened by the impossibility of our contacting each other when you were here feeling of the uninvited gue... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Felicia Bernstein, August 8, 1957
excerpt: "We wrote a new song for Tony [in West Side Story] that's a killer" From: Correspondence Series
David Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, April 15, 1984
excerpt: "There seems to be a big question mark as to whether Joan Peyser has or has not your blessings to write your biography. Helen has no use for Peyser and doubts that you have I have met with her but I wi... More
David Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, January 18, 1943
excerpt: "I didn't get your letters or your card until yesterday I really had no idea (why?) you would write me."
Leonard Bernstein to Mildred Spiegel Zucker, November 9, 1939
The Mildred Spiegel Zucker Collection
Leonard Bernstein Scrapbook: Vol. 58. July 1, 1966-Oct. 14, 1966
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 31.
Leonard Bernstein conducting, Leonard Bernstein collection
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