Marc Blitzstein Papers, 1918-1989

Container Title
Series: Personal Papers
U.S. Mss 35AN/Micro 1049
Correspondence
General
Box/Folder   1/1-9
Reel-frame   1/1-1161
1919 January 26-1929 December 26
Box/Folder   2/1-7
Reel/Frame   2/1-1262
1930 January 12-1932 December 29
Box/Folder   2/8
Reel/Frame   3/1-154
1933 January 5-December 31
Box/Folder   3/1-8
Reel/Frame   3/120-1177
1934 January 9-1941 December 3
Box/Folder   3/9-11
Reel/Frame   4/1-355
1942 March 30-1955 October 22
Box/Folder   4/1-6
Reel/Frame   4/356-940
1956 May 4-1964 January 31
Box/Folder   4/7
Reel/Frame   5/1-23
Memorials Made at Blitzstein's Death, 1964
Box/Folder   4/8
Reel/Frame   5/24-127
1964 February 1-1978 January 20
Box/Folder   4/9
Reel/Frame   5/128-178
undated
Box   105
Reel/Frame   67/52-578
Address card file
Finances
Box/Folder   5/1
Reel/Frame   5/179-277
Personal investments, insurance, 1925-1964
Box/Folder   5/2
Reel/Frame   5/278-357
Eva Goldbeck, 1929-1934
Box/Folder   5/3
Reel/Frame   5/358-501
Correspondence and contracts, 1934 May 19-1961 August 22
Box/Folder   5/4
Reel/Frame   5/502-613
Arrow Press correspondence and contract, 1949 November 12-1956 August 31
Box/Folder   5/5
Reel/Frame   5/614-680
Chappell and Company correspondence and contract, 1938 March 21-1963 July 25
Box/Folder   5/6
Reel/Frame   5/681-744
Spoken Arts Inc. correspondence, contracts, notes, 1956 January 31-May 4
Box/Folder   5/7
Reel/Frame   5/745-805
Royalty statements, 1941 March 31-1961 October
Box/Folder   5/8
Reel/Frame   5/806-850
Copyright materials, 1937 April 13-1963 May 17
Box/Folder   5/9
Reel/Frame   5/851-880
Writer performance records, 1955-1961
Biographical and Family Materials
Box/Folder   6/1
Reel/Frame   5/881-1011
Military papers, marriage and death certificates, wills, 1921 July 12-1945 June 26
Box/Folder   6/2
Reel/Frame   6/1-183
Passports, journals and notebooks, address book, international drivers licenses, including photographs and papers of Eva Goldbeck
Box/Folder   6/3
Reel/Frame   6/184-260
Work résumés and biographical sketches, 1918-1958
Box/Folder   6/4
Reel/Frame   6/261-715
Journals, 1933-1934, 1950, 1963
Note: Journals from 1933-1934 are incomplete.
Box/Folder   6/5
Reel/Frame   6/716-843
Miscellaneous notes
Box/Folder   6/5
Reel/Frame   6/968-997
Miscellaneous notes of Eva Goldbeck
Box/Folder   6/6
Reel/Frame   6/844-932
Miscellaneous notes and memos of Eva Goldbeck
Eva Goldbeck's Journals
Box   112
Reel/Frame   71/1-106
1921 December-1924 August
Box   112
Reel/Frame   107-203
1924 August-1925 June
Box   112
Reel/Frame   204-311
1925 July-December
Box   112
Reel/Frame   312-418
1929 January-1932 December
Box   112
Reel/Frame   419-542
1930 January-December
Box   112
Reel/Frame   543-569
1932 December-1936 February
Answering You Americans to Americans, 1943 July 29
Note: British Broadcasting Corporation, New York Studios
1049A/10
Parts 3-4
Note: Original: Disc 161A/23

Physical Description: Portions damaged; poor quality 
1049A/10
Part 5, including Blitzstein interview
Note: Original: Disc 161A/24
1049A/10
Part 6
Note: Original: Disc 161A/24
1049A/11
Part 4
Note: Original: Disc 161A/23
American Composers at the Piano, 4 record set, undated
1049A/27
Lukas Foss - “Rondo Fantasy,” beginning
Note: Original: Disc 161A/61
1049A/27
Lukas Foss - “Rondo Fantasy,” conclusion
Note: Original: Disc 161A/62
1049A/27
Leo Smit - “Rondel for a Young Girl,” “Tonata Breakdown”
Note: Original: Disc 161A/63
1049A/27
Marc Blitzstein - “Variation III” (from “The Guests”)
Note: Original: Disc 161A/64
1049A/27
Marc Blitzstein - “Three, Four Dance;” Finale (from “The Guests”)
Note: Original: Disc 161A/64
1049A/28
Norman Dello Joio - “Prelude: To a Young Musician”
Note: Original: Disc 161A/63
1049A/28
Norman Dello Joio - “Prelude: To a Young Dancer”
Note: Original: Disc 161A/62
1049A/28
Henry Cowell - “Jig,” “Aeolian Harp,” Advertisement
Note: Original: Disc 161A/61
1049A/5
Radio interview with Lina Abarbanell, recorded from Mr. and Mrs. Opera show
Note: Original: Disc 161A/14-15

Scope and Content Note: Abarbanell speaks about her life in music, how she became interested in music, and her early studies.
1049A/17
News broadcast, 1947 March 7,
Note: Original: Disc 161A/31

Scope and Content Note: Stephen Davis, Columbia School of Journalism, with international and national news of the day.
U.S. Mss 35AN/Micro 1049
Travels
Box/Folder   6/7
Reel/Frame   6/934-967
Russian trip notebook, 1922-1927
Box/Folder   6/8
Reel/Frame   7/1-208
European trip journal, 1960 November 1-1962 January 3
Box/Folder   6/9
Reel/Frame   7/209-354
European trip notes and diaries, 1959-1960
Box/Folder   6/10
Reel/Frame   7/355-444
Israeli trip correspondence, notes, and materials, 1962 June-August
Awards
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
Box/Folder   7/1
Reel/Frame   7/445-507
Marc's applications and correspondence, 1928-1942
Box/Folder   7/2
Reel/Frame   7/508-519
Eva's application and correspondence , 1929
Box/Folder   7/3
Reel/Frame   7/520-528
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) materials and award, 1942-1963
Box/Folder   7/4
Reel/Frame   7/529-560
Miscellaneous awards, 1946-1963
Organizations
Composers' Organizations
Box/Folder   7/5
Reel/Frame   7/561-625
ASCAP memos to members, papers, 1953-1958
Composers' Collective
Box/Folder   7/6
Reel/Frame   7/626-730
Purpose, correspondence, minutes, publicity, 1935 March 30-1936 January 31
Town Hall Club
Box/Folder   7/7
Reel/Frame   7/731-751
Correspondence, program, script, 1954 May-September
Rockefeller Brothers' Fund
Box/Folder   7/8
Reel/Frame   7/752-836
Correspondence and reports, 1963 June-July
Box/Folder   7/9
Reel/Frame   7/837-852
Miscellaneous
Writers' Organizations
Federal Theatre Project
Living Newspaper Project
Box/Folder   7/10
Reel/Frame   7/853-983
“Injunction Granted” script, 1936
Box/Folder   7/11
Reel/Frame   8/1-156
“Power” script, 1937
WPA Theatre Project
Box/Folder   7/12
Reel/Frame   8/157-200
Louis M. Simon clippings, 1936-1937
Box/Folder   7/13
Reel/Frame   8/201-213
Citizen Kane souvenir book, 1939
Fourth American Writers' Congress
Box/Folder   7/14
Reel/Frame   8/214-305
Notes, itinerary, program, script, 1941 June 6-8
Box/Folder   8/1-4
Reel/Frame   8/307-504
Biographical clippings, 1922-1980, undated
Box/Folder   8/5
Reel/Frame   8/505-541
Miscellaneous clippings