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Container
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Title
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UWM Manuscript Collection 30
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Records, 1916-2018
10.6 cubic ft. (13 boxes, 2 oversize scrapbooks, and 3 oversize
folders); 6 digital files (18.6 GB)
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Series: 1. General Records of the Quartet, 1940-2016
: This series contains almost all of the collection. It includes clippings from
American and European newspapers and magazines (1948-1981) which are reviews of FAQ
concerts and feature stories on the FAQ and its members. Programs of FAQ concerts
(1940-2016) thoroughly document the locales of concerts and choices of music. The
promotional materials (1949-1982) consist of press releases and handbills about the
quartet as a whole and its individual members. The collection also includes concert
posters. The FAQ's management and financial records (1945-1989) document the financial
and management history of the quartet as well as Leonard Sorkin's role as leader of
the group. Of particular importance is the 1969-1979 file on the European tour which
documents how the FAQ arranged its European tours. The correspondence folder from
1945-1980, 1989 documents communications with fans, as well as arrangements for
concerts in the United States. There are financial records, correspondence, and
contracts with record companies such as Concertapes Concert Disc (1962-1966) and Vox
Productions, Inc. (1966-1978) and management companies such as Colbert Artists
Management (1960-1966) and Melvin Kaplan, Inc. (1970-1980). There is also a folder
documenting the effort of New York Review Presentations to represent the FAQ
(1968-1969). There are few records after 1983 due to Leonard Sorkin's retirement. The
scrapbooks contain feature stories and reviews similar to the reviews of FAQ concerts
and feature stories on the FAQ and its members. The one exception is a scrapbook
containing a narrative history of the first year of the quartet written in the second
year of the FAQ's history.
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Berkowitz, Ralph, 1967-1969
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Biographies, Fine Arts Quartet Members, undated
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Box
1
Folder
3
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British Broadcasting Company, 1965-1971
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Box
7
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Career Summaries
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Colbert Artists Management, 1960-1966
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Composers, 1971-1980
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Oversize Folder
1-2
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Concert Posters, 1962-1980
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Oversize Folder
3
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Concert Posters, 1996-2010
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Box
1
Folder
6-9
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Concert Reviews, 1941-1970
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Box
2
Folder
1-3
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Concert Reviews, 1971-1985
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Box
11
Folder
21
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Concert Reviews, 1986-1999
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Concert Reviews, undated
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Concert Tours
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Box
11
Folder
22
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Cruise, Alaska to Japan, 2006
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Europe, 1965
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Europe, 1969-1970
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Box
2
Folder
7-10
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Europe, 1975-1979
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Latin America, 1965
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Concertapes Concert Disc
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Box
2
Folder
14
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Financial Statements, 1962-1966
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Box
2
Folder
15
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Photographs, undated
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Box
2
Folder
16
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Contracts, Performance, 1954-1979
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Box
2
Folder
17-19
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Correspondence, 1945-1975
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Box
2
Folder
20
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Correspondence, 1976-1980, 1989
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Box
2
Folder
21
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Decca Records, 1966-1968
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Box
2
Folder
23
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Features, 1948-1990
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Box
2
Folder
24
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Features, undated
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Box
2
Folder
25
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Financial Records, 1971-1979
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Box
2
Folder
26
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Fine Arts (Quartet) Music Foundation, 1969-1978
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Fine Arts Quartet Plays Beethoven, undated
: Broadcast on WTTW in the 1950s. Produced by Vincent Park; Music Associate Herman
Clebanoff; Staging and Lighting William Manschot; Art Robert Kostka; Recording Ralph
Seitle; Directed by R.A. Gale and Vincent Park; Operating Supervisor Richard
Dearborn; Video Recording Dick Helder; Audio Jack Campbell; Produced for the
Educational Television and Radio Center.
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Quartet in D Major, Opus 18, No. 3
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Film 1
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1 16mm film reel (24 min., 33 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_1
1 digital file (24 min., 33 sec.)
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Quartet in C Minor, Opus 18, No. 4
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Film 2
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1 16mm film reel (23 min., 48 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_2
1 digital file (23 min., 48 sec.)
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Quartet in C Major, Opus 59, No. 3
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Film 3
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1 16mm film reel (30 min., 48 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_3
1 digital file (30 min., 48 sec.)
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Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95
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Film 4
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1 16mm film reel (24 min., 04 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_4
1 digital file (24 min., 04 sec.)
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Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 130
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Film 5
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1 16mm film reel (39 min., 00 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_5
1 digital file (39 min., 00 sec.)
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Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
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Film 6
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1 16mm film reel (27 min., 27 sec.)
: The original film is restricted; users must use network access copy available
in the Archives.
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Electronic Folder
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UWMMss030_Fine_Arts_Quartet_Plays_Beethoven_6
1 digital file (27 min., 27 sec.)
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1946-1949
Oversize Scrapbook
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Box
5
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1958-1959
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Box
5
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1961-1962
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Box
5
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1962-1966
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Box
6
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1966-1971
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Box
6
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1971-1975
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Box
6
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Fine Arts Quartet Scrapbooks, 1975-1977
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Fine Arts Quartet, Narrative History, 1946-1947
Oversize Scrapbook
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Box
2
Folder
27
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Four Score Television Series, 1961
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Box
2
Folder
28
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Gasparo (Recording Company), 1980
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Box
2
Folder
29
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Gravina, Peter, 1973-1974
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Box
2
Folder
30
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History of Fine Arts Quartet, 1951-1976, undated
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Box
2
Folder
31
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Honors and Awards, 1954-1984, undated
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Box
2
Folder
32
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Husa, Karel, 1963-1971
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Box
2
Folder
33
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Ilmer, Irving, 1969-1970
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Itineraries, 1958-1980
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Box
2
Folder
34
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Melvin Kaplan, Inc., 1970-1978
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Box
2
Folder
35
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Moravian Music Foundation, 1966-1970
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Box
2
Folder
36
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New York Review Presentations, 1968-1969
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Box
2
Folder
37-39
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Photographs, undated
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Box
7
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Photographs, Oversize, undated
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Box
11
Folder
23
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Press Materials and Concert Reviews,
1985-2010
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Box
2
Folder
40-43
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Programs, 1940-1949
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Box
3
Folder
1-28
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Programs, 1950-1973
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Box
4
Folder
1-13
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Programs, 1974-1984
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Box
8
Folder
1-18
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Programs, 1985-1989
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Box
12
Folder
1-2
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Programs, 1990
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Box
9
Folder
1-19
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Programs, 1991-1999
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Box
10
Folder
1-20
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Programs, 2000-2006
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Box
11
Folder
1-20
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Programs, 2007-2016, undated
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Programs, undated
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Box
13
Folder
1-2
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Programs Related to Ralph Evans, 1972-1984
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Box
4
Folder
15-19
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Promotional Material 1949-1982, undated
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Box
13
Folder
3
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Promotional Material, 1984-1990, undated
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Box
4
Folder
20
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Record Reviews, 1981, undated
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Box
4
Folder
21
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Record Royalties, 1963-1981
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Box
4
Folder
22
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Samtida Musik, 1968-1970
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Tax Records, 1959-1962
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Box
4
Folder
23
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United States Cultural Exchange, 1966-1967
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Box
4
Folder
24
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UWM Friends of Music, 1981-1988
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Box
4
Folder
25
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UWM Friends of Music, Leonard Sorkin Violin Scholarship,
1982-1983
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Box
4
Folder
26
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Viola Search, 1980
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Box
4
Folder
27
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Vox Productions, Inc., 1966-1978
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Box
4
Folder
28
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Webcor (Recording Company), 1954
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Box
4
Folder
29
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Wilfred Van Wyck, Ltd., 1970-1972
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Series: 2. Leonard Sorkin Papers, 1910-1985
: This series contains the personal papers of Leonard Sorkin. There are two scrapbooks
(1930-1944) and a subseries of soloist programs (1930-1984) which document his life
before he formed the quartet and also recount some of the events that led to the
founding of the group. They also document the contacts he made with other musicians
before and during World War II.
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Box
4
Folder
30
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Biographical Materials, undated
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Box
4
Folder
31
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Dolnick, Max A., 1910-1928
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Box
4
Folder
32
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Memorials, 1985
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Box
4
Folder
33
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Newspaper Clippings, 1938-1952
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Box
4
Folder
34
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Personal Correspondence, 1931-1985
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Box
7
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Plaques and Certificates, 1967, undated
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Box
5
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Scrapbooks, 1930-1944
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Box
4
Folder
35
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Soloist Programs, 1930-1984
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Box
4
Folder
36
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1979-1981
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Accession 2017-041
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Audio Recordings , 1950-2018
Additions of 1/4" audio recordings dating from 1950 to 2018.
9 cubic ft. (9 boxes)
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