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Summary Information
Fine Arts Quartet Records
1910-2016
UWM Manuscript Collection 30; Accession 2017-041
- 11 cubic ft. (13 boxes, 2 oversize scrapbooks, 6 films, and 3 oversize folders)
- 6 digital files (18.6 GB)
- plus additions of 9 cubic ft. (9 box)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records 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; and programs of FAQ concerts and promotional materials which thoroughly
document the locales of concerts and choices of music. The FAQ's management and financial
records (1945-1989) 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
(1930-1944) and soloist programs (1930-1984) 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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