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Summary Information
Fine Arts Quartet Records
1910-1989
UWM Manuscript Collection 30
6 cubic ft. (7 boxes, 2 oversize scrapbooks, and 2 oversize folders )
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records (mainly 1940-80) of a fine arts quartet documenting its
concerts and management, and also containing personal papers of its leader, Leonard Sorkin.
The general records of the quartet include reviews of FAQ concerts and feature stories on
the FAQ and its members (1948-81); and programs of FAQ concerts and promotional materials
(1940-86) which thoroughly document the locales of concerts and choices of music. The FAQ's
management and financial records (1945-89) document the financial and management history of
the quartet, including activities with recording companies, as well as Leonard Sorkin's role
as leader of the group. Also contains the personal papers of Leonard Sorkin, including two
scrapbooks (1930-44) and soloist programs (1930-84) concerning 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.
English
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