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Collection
Identifier: MS-0556
Abstract
Kent D. Currie was an expert of printing and typography who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. The bulk of the collection is formed by Currie's collection of type samples. It includes brochures from Europe, in particular Holland and United States, with a significant attention to Baltimorean type designers. Noteworthy is also Currie's correspondence. The papers span the 1920s to 1950s.
Dates:
1920s-1950s
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0081
Abstract
Pianist, conductor, and teacher Leon Fleisher (1928-2020) had a career in music stretching more than 70 years, including nearly 50 years as a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. After making his debut at age 16 with Pierre Monteux conducting, Fleisher toured internationally as a soloist until a neurological condition caused him to lose the full use of his right hand. After three decades of focusing on performing the piano repertoire for the left hand, conducting various...
Dates:
1875 - 2021
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0068
Abstract
Leslie Frick was a mezzo-soprano who performed in the United States and Europe from the 1920s to 1960s. Her papers include photographs, an obituary, and two scrapbooks.
Dates:
1928-1979
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0004
Abstract
The most sought-after soprano of the 1920s and 1930s, Rosa Ponselle (née Rosa Ponzillo, 1897–1981) began her musical career in a vaudeville act with her sister Carmela Ponselle. Upon hearing Rosa Ponselle for the first time, Enrico Caruso took her under his wing and they appeared on the Metropolitan Opera stage together in La Forza del Destino and La Juive. She would go on to sing the title role in the Metropolitan's revival...
Dates:
1907 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1918-1938
Collection
Identifier: MS-0487
Abstract
Lloyd Logan was a chimst and Johns Hopkins professor born in Nova Scotia in 1890. The collection consists of material relating to Lloyd Logan's days as a student at Johns Hopkins, his service in World War I, and his research and patents spanning 1918-1939.
Dates:
1918-1939
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0033
Abstract
The Marion Rosette papers contain scores, working documents, personal papers, and recordings from Rosette’s career as a composer and arranger of children's music.
Dates:
Approximately 1935-1990
Collection
Identifier: MS-0630
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of the personal papers of Martin L. Millspaugh from 1947-2014 (bulk 1953-2011), a Baltimore, Maryland based international real estate developer and consultant. The majority of the collection consists of working and research files related to the field of urban economic development and a number of major urban development projects, most notably the Charles Center – Inner Harbor (CC-IH) projects in Baltimore, Maryland. The collection also contains files dating from...
Dates:
1947-2014; Majority of material found within 1953 - 2011
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0015
Abstract
This collection contains Mary C. Walker’s papers acquired throughout her time working at Peabody and years thereafter. The collection consists of personal correspondence, working documents, programs, newspaper clippings of music events, photographs, and personal items.
Dates:
1912 - 2012
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0007
Abstract
Mihály Virizlay (1931-2008) was a Hungarian-born cellist who had an international career as a concerto and recital soloist, was principal cello of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for 40 years, and taught at the Peabody Institute. The Mihály Virizlay papers contain published and manuscript musical scores, chiefly for cello, including Virizlay’s own compositions and arrangements. The collection also includes recordings, concert programs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Dates:
1912 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1962-2004
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0099
Abstract
Anne Wiggins Brown was a soprano who is best known for creating the role of Bess in George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess and starring in its initial stage run in 1935. The Peabody Institute Anne Brown collection contains press clippings about Brown, photographs, an autographed 78-rpm album jacket of Porgy and Bess highlights, and a videotape of highlights from her visit to the Peabody Institute in 1998 to receive the...
Dates:
1940 - 2002
