Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials

LC control no.	2011570508
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman. » More like this
Main title	Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials, 1893-1996 (bulk circa 1920-circa 1950).
Variant title	Artur Schnabel - Mary Virginia Foreman LeGarrec collection, 1893-1996
Related names	Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. Selections. » More like this Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials. 1893-1996. » More like this
Description	926 items (11 boxes, 5.0 linear feet)
Organized/Arranged	Organized into the following series: I. Music Scores, 1893-1986, II. Correspondence, III. Writings, 1942-1996, IV. Concert Programs and Tours, 1933-1951, V. Biographical Materials, VI. Press Clippings, Published Articles, and Monographs, circa 1920-circa 1990, VII. Books and Libretti, 1934-1972, VIII. Iconography, circa 1934-1952.
Rights advisory	Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory	Open to research. Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact>
Biography/History note	Artur Schnabel (b. Apr. 17, 1882, in Lipnik; d. Aug. 15, 1951, in Axenstein, Switzerland) was an Austrian-born American pianist, pedogogue, and composer. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec (b. Apr. 5, 1908, in Minneapolis, Minn.) was Schnabel's student and confidante.
Summary	The collection includes holograph manuscript and published music scores by Schnabel as well as published scores by other composers, some of which contain annotations and performance indications in the hands of Schnabel, Le Garrec, and others. The collection also contains Schnabel's and Le Garrec's correspondence with music figures such as Clifford Curzon, Rudolf Firkušný, Pierre Fournier, René Liebowitz, Leopold Mannes, and Dmitri Mitropoulos. In addition, there are writings by both Schnabel and Le Garrec; concert programs featuring Schnabel as both pianist and composer; biographical material; press clippings, published articles, and monographs regarding Schnabel and his circle; books and libretti, some with annotations; photographs; and miscellaneous iconography, including caricatures and cartoons.
Notes	Materials in English, German, and French. Acetate disc: transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress. The Library of Congress Music Division holds the Artur Schnabel Collection.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011014>
Cite as	Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec Collection of Artur Schnabel Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Acquisition source	Gift; Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec; 1997.
Related item	Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. Artur Schnabel collection (DLC) 2011570507 » More like this
Subjects	Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. » More like this Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951--Manuscripts. » More like this Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951--Correspondence. » More like this Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951--Photographs. » More like this Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman. » More like this Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman--Correspondence. » More like this Music--Manuscripts. » More like this Pianists--Correspondence. » More like this Pianists--United States. » More like this Curzon, Clifford, 1907-1982--Correspondence. » More like this Firkušný, Rudolf, 1912-1994--Correspondence. » More like this Fournier, Pierre, 1906-1986--Correspondence. » More like this Mannes, Leopold, 1899-1964--Correspondence. » More like this Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960--Correspondence. » More like this
Form/Genre	Articles. » More like this Artifacts (Object genre) » More like this Clippings (Information artifacts) » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Programs (Documents) » More like this Promotional materials. » More like this
LC classification	ML31 .L4
Language code	eng fre ger
Repository	Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011014> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011014.3>