BURRILL PHILLIPS COLLECTION

Series 4: Correspondence

Sub-series 1: Correspondence on compositions

Box 30 [cont.]

folder 8 The Age of Song.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of The Age of Song:

  • Lloyd Pfautsch to Burrill Phillips. 7 letters (6 typescript, 1 ink); dated between July 29, 1952, and March 9, 1954; 2 undated. 10 pages.
folder 9 American Dance.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of American Dance:

  • 4 letters (4 typescript); dated between February 2, 1933, and January 10, 1951. 5 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: David Mauver, Robert L. Sanders (Chairman, Brooklyn College), Charles Seeger (Chief, Division of Music and Visual Arts, Pan American Union), Josephine White.
folder 10 Concerto Grosso.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to Concerto Grosso and performances of the work:

  • 18 letters (14 typescript, 4 ink); dated between January 27, 1951, and March 22, 1972. 19 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard Bales (Assistant to the Director, National Gallery of Art) (4 letters), Irma I. Ersenberg, John Garnes(?) (Cornell University), Robert Hull (Cornell University) (2 letters), Harry Kownatsky (Acting Curator, Edwin. A. Fleisher Music Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) (2 letters), Howard Shanet (Columbia University in the City of New York) (4 letters), Anne Stern, Bela Urban (Associate Chairman, Julius Hartt Musical Foundation), Virginia Wallenstein, Paul Wolfe.
folder 11 Conversations and Colloquies.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Conversations and Colloquies:

  • 6 letters (4 typescript, 2 ink); dated between November 17, 1952, and March 7, 1963. 7 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: George Grossman, Marjorie Lundin (Assistant Music Director, WUOM, University of Michigan) (3 letters), Mariette Simpson (College of Emporia), Teddy Strongin.
folder 12 Canzona III.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances and recordings of Canzona III:

  • 4 letters (3 typescript, 1 ink); dated between May 25, 1965, and June 22, 1971. 5 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Carter Harman (Executive Vice President, Composers Recordings) (2 letters), Carl Wolz (2 letters).
folder 13 Canzona IV.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Canzona IV:

  • Bob Wykes to Burrill Phillips. 3 letters (3 ink); dated July 20, 1965, and December 27, 1966; 1 undated. 6 pages; accompanied by 3 envelopes.

Oversized item (1 letter) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 14 Canzona V.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to the composition of Canzona V and its performances:

  • 11 letters (8 typescript, 3 ink), 1 postcard (ink); dated between April 16, 1971, and November 15, 1972. 19 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Harry Carter (California State University, Hayward), Harold A. Decker (Chairman, Choral Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) (6 letters), Claire Richards (4 letters, 1 postcard).
  • Letter from Harry Carter (dated November 15, 1972) accompanied by purchase order from California State Colleges; dated November 1, 1972. 1 page.
folder 15 Concert Piece for Bassoon and Strings.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to the performance and publication/printing of Concert Piece for Bassoon and Strings:

  • 17 letters (16 typescript, 1 ink); dated between April 28, 1947, and May 5, 1966. 19 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Arthur Cohn (Head, Music Department, Free Library of Philadelphia), Hugh J. Curry (Major-Leader, Commanding, US Army Band), Marion A. Davis (Financial Secretary, Eastman School of Music), Shirley Ferchand (Program Department, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Gunther Jacobius (Denver Symphony Orchestra), H. Owen Reed, Sol Schoenbach (2 letters), Arthur M. See (Executive Director, Eastman School of Music) (3 letters), Margaret H. Stanton (Music Librarian, Michigan State College) (2 letters), Litchard Toland (Librarian, Eastman School of Music) (2 letters), Hellmuth Christian Wolff, Kerie [illegible], [illegible] (Financial Secretary, Eastman School of Music).
folder 16 Courthouse Square.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Courthouse Square:

  • Arthur Cohn (Director, Settlement Music School) to Burrill Phillips. 2 letters (2 typescript); dated April 22, 1953, and May 21, 1953. 2 pages.
folder 17 Declaratives.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Declaratives:

  • Henry Veld (Conductor, Augustana Choir) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (1 typescript); dated February 7, 1958. 1 page.
folder 18 Divertimento for String Orchestra.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Divertimento for String Orchestra:

  • 7 letters (7 typescript); dated between October 12, 1951, and July 27, 1964. 7 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard Bales (Assistant to the Director, National Gallery of Art) (2 letters), Guy Fraser Harrison (Music Director and Conductor, Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra), Harry Kownatsky (Acting Curator, Free Library of Philadelphia), Theodore A. Seder (Curator, Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia).
folder 19 Don’t We All?
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips pertaining to performances of Don’t We All?, including requests for examination copies:

  • 84 letters (68 typescript, 16 ink), 2 drafts of replies from Burrill (2 pencil); dated between October 7, 1948, and April 15, 1957. 114 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Karl Ahrendt (Director, College of Fine Arts, Ohio University) (2 letters), James Aliferis (Associate Professor, University of Minnesota), Lloyd Anderson (Associate Producer, After Dinner Opera Company), Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (Texas Technological College), Kenneth Ballenger (Director, Opera Workshop, Stetson University), Betty Randolph Bean, Marguerite Brickman, Francis Buebendorf (Conductor of the Orchestra, Conservatory of Music, Kansas City, MO), Amelia Cardwell (Business Manager, Music Theatre Repertory Group) (5 letters, 1 draft reply), Aaron Copland, Harris Danziger (Manhattan School of Music), Ned Donahoe, Wayne Dunlap (Conductor, University Orchestra, University of Michigan), Carlton Eldridge, Katherine Danforth Fisher, Laura N. Ford (Southwestern College) (2 letters, 1 draft reply), Elaine A. Fry (Music Assistant, Music Branch, US Information Agency) (2 letters), Hayes M, Fuhr (Director, Hastings College Conservatory of Music) (2 letters), Charlotte Gaines, Thomas Gorton (Dean, School of the Arts, University of Kansas) (4 letters), Vernon Hammond (Academy of Vocal Arts) (2 letters), LeRay Hamp, Harold G. Hawn (College of William and Mary) (6 letters), Richard B. Hecht (General Manager, Opera Futures) (2 letters), Adolph Heller, Barre Hill (2 letters, 1 publicity circular), Charles Loyd Holt (Assistant Director, University Theatre, University of Kansas), Warner Imig (Dean, College of Music, University of Colorado), Arthur E. Jones (Director, College Choir, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction), Craig McHenry (Chairman, Applied Music, Ithaca College) (4 letters), Robert Minser (University of Wichita), “M. M.,” John Newfield (Director, University Theatre, University of Kansas), Clint Norton (Salt ‘N Pepper Opera Co.) (1 letter, 1 publicity brochure), Willard Rhodes (Columbia University) (3 letters), Ariel Rubstein (Director, Portland School of Music) (3 letters), Janet D. Schenck (Director, Manhattan School of Music), Daniel Scott (Director of Opera Workshop, East Texas State College), Robert E. Shafer (Chairman, Music Department, West Virginia Wesleyan College) (4 letters), Charlotte L. Shockley (President, Cincinnati Music Drama Guild) (2 letters), Richard D. Spear (Business Manager, University of Minnesota), Wesley Swanson (Supervising Director, Illini Theatre Guild) (2 letters), Leonard Treash (University of Rochester) (2 letters), Charles E. Vogan (College of William and Mary), Charles J. Warner (St. Lawrence University) (3 letters), Thomas E. Wilson (Conductor, Hoosier Symphony Orchestra and Choral Foundation) (3 letters), Ludwig Zirner (5 letters).

Box 31

folder 1 Fanfare.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Fanfare:

  • 2 letters (2 typescript); dated February 12, 1957, and June 16, 1961. 2 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Allan H. Bone (Chairman, Department of Music, Duke University), Gurney Kennedy (Chairman, Composers’ Forum Committee, University of Alabama).
folder 2 Fantasia.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to commission and performances of Fantasia:

  • 12 letters (12 typescript); dated between January 21, 1966, and October 20, 1970. 16 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: James Berdahl (Director of Bands, University of California, Berkeley), Guy M. Duker (Assistant Director, University of Illinois Bands), Mark H. Hindsley (Director, University of Illinois Bands) (9 letters).

Stephen Fisher (Manager, Editorial Department, C. F. Peters Corporation) to Vera Brodsky Lawrence. 1 letter (typescript); dated December 27, 1971. 1 page.

  • Letter pertains to submission of Fantasia [for a Centennial] for publication.
folder 3 The First Day of the World.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to The First Day of the World (request for examination copy):

  • Ward Woodbury to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated February 6, 1959. 1 page.
folder 4 Go Bar the Door.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to use of the score and parts to Go Bar the Door:

  • Samuel Jones to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated May 8, 1962. 2 pages.
folder 5 If I am Persephone.
Correspondence pertaining to Burrill Phillips If I am Persephone (request for score):

  • Linda Smith (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) to Burrill Phillips. 2 letters (2 typescript); dated February 26 and April 2, 1974. 2 pages.
folder 6 The Ivory Campus.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of excerpts from The Ivory Campus:

  • Jean Lunn to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript), 1 draft of response (ink); dated November 24, 1962. 3 pages.
folder 7 Music for Strings.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Music for Strings:

  • 4 letters (4 typescript); dated between November 21, 1952, and February 16, 1960. 4 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Arthur Cohn (Director, Settlement Music School), Theodore A. Seder (Curator, Free Library of Philadelphia).
folder 8 Music for This Time of Year.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Music for This Time of Year:

  • 1 postcard (ink), 3 letters (3 typescript); dated between April 14, 1961, and March 15, 1963. 4 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Mason Jones, Sol Schoenbach (Director, Settlement Music School), Edward N. Waters (Acting Chief, Music Division, Library of Congress).
folder 9 Partita.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Partita:

  • 1 postcard (ink), 20 letters (9 ink, 12 typescript); dated between October 30, 1948, and September 19, 1967. 25 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Frank Costanzo (1 postcard, 1 letter), Isadore Freed (2 letters), John Garvey (3 letters), Frances C. Gewehr (Editorial Assistant, Coolidge Foundation, Library of Congress), Helen L. Gunderson (Chairman, Festival of Contemporary Music, Louisiana State University), Marian J. Kern, Caroline Lloyd (2 letters), Marjorie Lundin (Music Director, WUOM, University of Michigan), Merle Montgomery, Halsey Stevens (University of Southern California) (2 letters), Glenn Swan, Carol Truax (Executive Director, Fine Arts Departments, Colorado College) (4 letters).

Mildred Saunders (Norman Music Club) to John Garvey. 1 letter (ink), with envelope; dated January 29, 1959. 2 pages.
Also in folder:

  • Typescript transcript of press clipping; dated March 1, 1954. 1 page.
  • Facsimile of concert program (mimeograph); dated August 15. 1 page.
folder 10 Perspectives in a Labyrinth.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to score examination of Perspectives in a Labyrinth:

  • Walter Hendl (University of Rochester) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 28, 1967. 1 page.
folder 11 Piano Concerto.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to Piano Concerto:

  • 3 letters (1 typescript, 2 ink); dated April 1954; 1 undated. 6 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Frank C. Campbell (Notes), Margaret Tolson, 1 unidentified.
folder 12 Piano Quartet.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Piano Quartet:

  • 4 letters (2 ink, 2 typescript); dated between August 25, 1948, and October 28, 1953. 5 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: John Celentano (Rochester Civic Music Association), Arthur Cohn (Director, The Settlement Music School), Lawrence Leonard (Committee for the Promotion of New Music).
folder 13 Piano Quintet.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Piano Quintet:

  • Robert Ward (League of Composers) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated October 3, 1951. 1 page.
folder 14 Piece for Six Trombones.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Piece for Six Trombones:

  • 4 letters (2 typescript, 2 ink); dated between January 18, 1950, and November 11, 1957. 5 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: John Bitter (Dean, University of Miami School of Music), Ernest Glover (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music), Robert King (Editor-Publisher, Music for Brass), Ernest Lyon (Director, Department of Bands, University of Louisville).
folder 15 Play Ball.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Play Ball:

  • 3 letters (3 typescript); dated February 12-21, 1952. 3 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Arthur Cohn (Head, Music Department, Free Library of Philadelphia), Ralph O’Connor (Music Coordinator, Department of Public Relations, Standard Oil Company of California).
folder 16 Quartet for Oboe and Strings.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to commission of Quartet for Oboe and Strings:

  • Victor Swillens (Het Nederlands Hobo Quartet) to Burrill Phillips. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated between February 26, 1966, and April 24, 1968. 3 pages.
folder 17 Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello (request for parts):

  • Francis Tursi to Burrill Phillips. 2 letters (2 ink); dated December 12-31, 1953. 2 pages.
  • [N.B. Composition misidentified in correspondence as Divertimento].
folder 18 Return of Odysseus.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to commission, publication, and performance of Return of Odysseus:

  • 10 letters (7 typescript, 3 ink); dated between December 11, 1956, and December 5, 1967; 2 undated. 10 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Harold A. Decker (Chairman, Choral Department, University of Illinois) (2 letters), Paul Fromm (Fromm Music Foundation), Vera Brodsky Lawrence, Robert Mabley (Assistant to the President, Galaxy Music Corporation), Michael E. Murray, Bink Noll, Robert Shaw, Georgia G. Turner (Executive Secretary, Fromm Music Foundation) (3 letters).

“Edie” to Alberta Phillips. 1 letter (ink); postmarked April 26, 1957. 2 pages.
Paul Fromm to Galaxy Music Corporation. Facsimile of 1 letter (typescript); dated December 1, 1967. 1 page.
Also in folder:

  • Manuscript transcription of press clippings; dated June-July 1957. 3 pages.
folder 19 Sancti Mei.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Sancti Mei:

  • Russell Mathis (Director of Choral Activities, University of Oklahoma) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated November 29, 1963. 1 page.
folder 20 Scena.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips pertaining to Scena:

  • 5 letters (3 typescript, 2 ink); dated between June 28, 1947, and April 30, 1951. 6 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Rafael Kubelik (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Harold Newman (4 letters).
folder 21 Selections from McGuffy’s Reader.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to the orchestration, performances, and recording of Selections from McGuffy’s Reader:

  • 4 letters (3 typescript, 1 ink); dated between February 11, 1954, and December 1957. 4 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard E. Duncan (Musical Director, Omaha Symphony Orchestra), Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music), D. W. Stauffer (Director of Band, USN Receiving Station), Shirlee Westers (Secretary, Berkeley Theatre Arts Ballet Co.).
folder 22 La serva padrona.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of La serva padrona:

  • Charles J. Warner (St. Lawrence University) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated December 14, 1950. 1 page.
folder 23 Serve bone.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Serve bone:

  • Kenneth Gaburo (Director, New Music Choral Ensemble) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated “14 June.” 1 page.
folder 24 A Set of Three Informalities.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of A Set of Three Informalities:

  • 11 letters (5 ink, 6 typescript); dated between February 7, 1947, and January 4, 1965. 12 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Elma Adams, Ainslie Bricker, Frances Buzton (Chairman, Department of Theory and of Violin, Stetson University), Ruth Duncan (2 letters), José Echaniz, Amita Kowisto, Ted Lange (Baldwin Piano Company), Ellen McCullough (Mary Baldwin College), Ylda Novik, Dorothy Ziegler.
folder 25 Sinfonia Brevis.
Correspondence pertaining to recording of Sinfonia Brevis:

  • Wesley K. Morgan (Southern Illinois University) to Burrill Phillips. 8 letters (8 typescript); dated between March 1, 1963, and October 26, 1964. 8 pages.
  • W. Gray Co., Inc. to Wesley K. Morgan. Facsimile of 1 letter (typescript); dated November 29, 1963. 1 page.

Also in folder:

  • Will Bottje to “UCEr.” Facsimile of 1 letter (mimeograph); dated October [illegible]. 1 page.
  • Musical excerpt from unidentified source. Typescript Ozalid master, with annotations in ink. 1 page.
folder 26 Soleriana Concertante.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to Soleriana Concertante (request for examination score):

  • Dieter Kober (Music Director, Chicago Chamber Orchestra Association) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated July 9, 1966. 1 page.
folder 27 Sonata da Camera.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to recording of Sonata da Camera:

  • Wesley [Morgan] (Southern Illinois University) to “Ludwig” [Burrill Phillips]. 1 letter (typescript); dated October 10, 1967. 1 page.

Also in folder:

  • Excerpt of letter addressed to “Phillips” (typescript); dated August 23, 1965. 1 page.
folder 28 Sonata for Cello and Piano.
Correspondence to/from Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips pertaining to the composition, performance, recording, printing, and appraisal of Sonata for Cello and Piano:

  • 37 letters (9 typescript, 28 ink), 1 postcard (ink); dated between January 6, 1950, and February 2, 1966. 62 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Arnold Broido (Editor, Boosey & Hawkes), Lawrence H. Cook (Larry Cook Music Center), Robert B. Davis (Syracuse University), Lewis B. Hilton (Washington University, St. Louis), John Kirkpatrick (Cornell University) (3 letters), Marianne Kneisel (Director, Kneisel Hall), Howard Scott (Music Director, Masterworks) (2 letters), Ethel Lou Staneck (Willamette University), Carl Stern (21 letters, 1 postcard), Hans Tischler (Secretary-Treasurer, International Society for Contemporary Music), David Wells, Robert Wykes (Washington University, St. Louis), “Anne” (2 letters).
folder 29 Sonatas for Piano (Nos. 1-4).
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips pertaining to Phillips’s piano sonatas:

  • 11 letters (9 typescript, 2 ink), 2 postcards (2 typescript); dated between April 15, 1950, and November 12, 1972.
  • Correspondents represented: Jess Anderson, Harry Cumpson, Rudolph Ganz (Chicago Musical College), “GHL and Mrs.,” Benjamin Owen (University of Louisville), Dean Sanders, Marorie R. Schlamp (University of Kansas) (2 letters), Warren and Lisbet Thew (2 letters), John Watts (1 postcard, 1 letter), Oliver J. Yost (2 letters).

Also in folder:

  • Manuscript note (ink). 1 page.
folder 30 Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance and analysis of Sonata for Violin and Piano:

  • 14 letters (4 ink, 10 typescript), 1 postcard (ink); dated between February 28, 1950, and April 11, 1963. 17 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Mary Ellen Campbell, Harry Cumpson, Elinor Ferrell, John Ferrell, Hugo Grund (Pro Arte Antiqua), Jo Harris, Frank N. Jones (Director, Peabody Institute), Jerome L. Landsman, Ellen Loeb, George A. Michael (Head, Department of Music, Wesleyan College), Orvis Ross, Celia Sucgang (Music Librarian, Peabody Institute), February 28, 1950.
folder 31 String Quartets (Nos. 1-2).
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips pertaining to commission, copying, and performance of Phillips’s string quartets:

  • 20 letters (19 typescript, 1 ink), 1 draft of reply (pencil); dated between July 8, 1957, and May 3, 1974. 23 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard Bales (Assistant to the Director, National Gallery of Art), Wayne Barlow (Eastman School of Music), David Hall (President, Composers Recordings) (3 letters), Bob Palmer, Homer Schmitt (Walden Quartet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Wayne D. Shirley (Manuscript Librarian, Library of Congress), Harold Spivacke (Chief, Music Division, Library of Congress) (10 letters, 1 draft of reply), Edward N. Waters (Acting Chief, Music Division, Library of Congress), Jim Willey (SUNY Geneseo).
folder 32 Suite.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Suite:

  • 2 letters (2 typescript); dated March 18, 1954, and November 2, 1956. 2 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard E. Duncan, Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music).
folder 33 Ten Divertimenti for Piano.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performance of Ten Divertimenti for Piano:

  • Alma Sandra Munsell (Manager, Music Education Division, Federal Works Agency) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated April 18, 1940. 1 page.
folder 34 Theater Dances.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances and review of Theater Dances:

  • 4 letters (4 typescript); dated May-June 1967. 4 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Richard Bales (Conductor, National Gallery Orchestra), Theodore A. Seder (Curator, Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) (2 letters), “John” (Ithaca High School).
folder 35 Toccata.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Toccata:

  • 2 letters (1 typescript, 1 ink); dated February 21, 1947, and March 10, 1954. 3 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Gladys Pinkston (Wesleyan College), Jerome Sheffield.
folder 36 Tom Paine Overture.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances and review of Tom Paine Overture:

  • 5 letters (5 typescript); dated between January 3, 1947, and October 12, 1953. 5 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Karl Ahrendt (Director, School of Music, Ohio University), Henry M. Lester (President, Thomas Paine National Historical Association), Gustave Reese (Director of Publication, Carl Fischer, Inc.), Halsey Stevens (University of Southern California), George Szell (Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra).
folder 37 Triple Concerto.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Triple Concerto:

  • 24 letters (8 ink, 16 typescript), 1 postcard (ink); dated between April 1, 1952, and June 6, 1966; 1 undated. 28 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Daniel Barach (6 letters), Frederick Fennell (Eastman School of Music), David Glazer, Thomas Gorton (Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Kansas at Lawrence), Robert Hale (Cornell University) (2 letters), Anton Hartman, George Irwin (7 letters), Ruth LeBaron (Secretary to Manager, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), Louise Rood, Theodore A. Seder (Curator, Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) (2 letters), Robert V. Sutton (University of Rochester).
folder 38 Trumpet Trio.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips pertaining to performances of Trumpet Trio:

  • 6 letters (2 ink, 4 typescript), 1 postcard (typescript); dated between August 1, 1950, and February 21, 1954. 7 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Frank W. Baird (Intramural Music Department, University of Colorado Bands), Ernest Glover (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music), Robert D. King (Editor-Publisher, Music for Brass) (1 postcard, 1 letter), P. Slates (George Peabody College for Teachers), W. P. Snyder (Oklahoma Symphony) (2 letters).

Sub-series 2: General correspondence

Box 31 [cont.]

folder 39 Carl Fischer.
Correspondence between Burrill Phillips and employees at Carl Fischer, Inc.:

  • 12 letters (10 typescript, 2 ink); dated between July 2, 1948, and March 20, 1963. 14 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Agnes M. Fleming (Publication Department), Robert C. Geiger (Manager, Rental Library), Eric von der Goltz (Vice President) (2 letters), Merle Montgomery (National Educational Representative) (5 letters), Gustave Reese (Director of Publication) (3 letters).

Contracts between Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips and Carl Fischer, Inc. regarding copyright, publication, and rental of score. 5 contracts and carbon copies; dated January-February 1952. 9 pages.
folder 40 Elkan-Vogel Co.
Correspondence between Burrill Phillips and employees at Elkan-Vogel Co.:

  • 35 letters (35 typescript); dated between June 22, 1948, and September 29, 1964. 35 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Suzanne Axworthy, J. Elraemson, Henri Elkan (4 letters), Bernard A. Kohn, Vincent Persichetti (Editor) (15 letters), Adolph Vogel (13 letters), 1 unsigned.

Royalty and rental statements; dated between 1948 and 1963; 1 undated. 23 documents.
folder 41 Interlochen Press.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from employees at Interlochen Press:

  • 7 letters (7 typescript); dated between March 14, 1958, and June 7, 1961. 8 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Don Gillis (Vice-President), Lyman A. Starr (Executive Vice-President and Treasurer) (6 letters).
folder 42 C. F. Peters.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from employees at C. F. Peters Corp. pertaining to publication of Sonata for Cello and Piano:

  • Walter Hinrichsen to Burrill Phillips. 2 letters (2 typescript); dated April 23 and November 12, 1964. 4 pages.
    • Letter dated November 12, 1964, accompanied by typescript document: “Remarks to the sample page of Burrill Phillips’ cello sonata.” 2 pages.
folder 43 Robert King Music.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from Robert King pertaining to printing and publication of Piece for Six Trombones and Trumpet Trio:

  • Robert D. King to Burrill Phillips. 6 letters (6 typescript), 3 postcards (3 typescript); dated between March 25, 1953, and March 2, 1962; 2 undated. 9 pages.
folder 44 G. Schirmer, Inc.
Correspondence between Burrill Phillips and employees at G. Schirmer pertaining to printing and publication of Don’t We All?, Sonata for Violin and Piano, and A Set of Three Informalities:

  • 28 letters (26 typescript, 2 ink), 2 drafts of replies (2 pencil); dated between May 17, 1943, and April 11, 1960; 4 undated. 40 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Nathan Broder (Publication Department) (17 letters and drafts), H. W. Heinsheimer (Department of Symphonic and Dramatic Repertory) (9 letters), Agnes Moynihan (Copyright Division), Gustave Reese (Publication Department) (2 letters), John Verrall (Instrumental Editor).

Contract between Burrill Phillips and G. Schirmer pertaining to Violin Sonata; dated September 1945. 3 pages.
folder 45 Southern Illinois University Press.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from employees of Southern Illinois University Press pertaining to recording of Sonata da Camera:

  • 2 letters (2 typescript); dated February 28-May 24, 1968. 2 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Vernon Sternberg, Linda Ward.
  • Letter from Linda Ward dated May 24, 1968, accompanied by typescript press release concerning Pleiades Press. 2 copies. 2 pages, each.

Royalty statements; dated between June 30, 1970, and June 30, 1976. 13 pages.
Statements of sales; dated June 6, 1968. 3 pages.
folder 46 Summy-Birchard Publishing Co.
Correspondence between Burrill Phillips and employees of Summy-Birchard Publishing Co. pertaining to various publications:

  • 11 letters (11 typescript); dated between October 24, 1956, and December 16, 1959. 11 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Robert G. Olson (Choral Editor) (6 letters), Roberta Savler (Piano Editor) (5 letters).
folder 47 Theodore Presser Company.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from employees at Theodore Presser Co. pertaining to various publications:

  • 6 letters (6 typescript); dated between February 12, 1960, and September 29, 1971. 6 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Calvert Bean, Jr. (Director of Publications) (5 letters), George Rochberg (Director of Publications).
folder 48 Miscellaneous Publishers.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from various publishers:

  • 14 letters (14 typescript); dated between May 20, 1952, and November 4, 1970. 15 pages.
  • Correspondents represented:
    • Boosey and Hawkes Inc.: Arnold Broido (Editor) (2 letters).
    • Galaxy Music Corporation: Vera Brodsky Lawrence (Editor) (2 letters).
    • Hargail Music Press: “Chewman,” “Harold,” Lynn F. Olson.
    • Mills Music Inc.: Arthur Cohn, Don Malin (Educational Director).
    • Music Journal: Robert Cumming (Associate Editor).
    • Music Print Corporation: Cecil Effinger.
    • Oxford University Press: Alan Frank (2 letters).
    • Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.: Ronald Freed.

Box 32

folder 1 ASCAP.
Correspondence to Burrill Phillips from various employees at ASCAP:

  • 8 letters (8 typescript); dated between October 9, 1946, and March 15, 1954. 12 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Mabel Gregory (Membership Department) (3 letters), Otto A. Harbach (President), Joel Newman (Serious Music Department), Rudolf Nissim (Serious Music Department), John G. Paine (General Manager), Sylvia Rosenberg (Secretary to Deems Taylor).

“Agreement between Burrill Phillips and ASCAP.” Contract; dated December 13, 1946. 4 pages.
Typescript agreement; dated December 31, 1938. 3 pages.
“Record of the Unpublished Works of Phillips, Burrill.” Photostat negative of typescript document. 1 page.
“Application for Publisher-Membership,” with accompanying documents (blank forms). 7 pages.
folder 2 Library of Congress Copyright Office.
Correspondence between Burrill Phillips and the Library of Congress Copyright Office:

  • 4 letters (4 typescript); dated between October 16, 1963, and May 11, 1964. 4 pages.

Certificate: Registration of a Claim to Copyright. 6 documents; dated between October 30, 1963, and March 20, 1968. 6 pages.

  • Includes registrations for: Qui vult venire, Sancti Mei, Serve bone (2 forms), Sonata da Camera for Organ, Sonata in Two Movements for Violin and Harpsichord.

Copyright Office forms and guidelines (2 documents). 4 pages.
folder 3 Sigma Alpha Iota.
Correspondence from Rose Marie Grentzer (Director, Sigma Alpha Iota) to Burrill Phillips. 8 letters (8 typescript); dated between July 9, 1949, and May 8, 1950; 2 undated. 12 pages.
Manuscript notes [in the hand of Burrill Phillips?] (pencil). 2 pages.
folder 4 Correspondence: John Anderson to Burrill Phillips.
6 letters (4 typescript, 2 ink); dated between 1970 and June 2, 1972. 6 pages.
folder 5 Correspondence: James Houlick to Burrill Phillips.
5 letters (5 typescript); dated between April 6, 1973, and March 19, 1974. 5 pages.

  • Letter dated April 6, 1973, accompanied by publicity brochure for James Houlik.
folder 6 Correspondence, 1940s.
Professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips:

  • 18 letters (17 typescript, 1 ink); dated 1940 and 1949. 21 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Betty Randolph Bean (Executive Secretary, American-Soviet Music Society) (6 letters), Nathan Broder (G. Schirmer), Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music), Mark A. Schubart (Director of Public Activities, Juilliard School of Music) (2 letters), Charles Seeger (Conference on Inter-American Relations in the Field of Music), Carl [Stern], Reginald Stewart (Director, Peabody Conservatory of Music) (5 letters), Mildred Vloedman (National Secretary, Sigma Alpha Iota).
folder 7 Correspondence, 1950s.
Professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips:

  • 65 letters (11 ink, 54 typescript), 1 postcard (ink); dated 1950 and 1959. 93 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: James A. (University of Minnesota), Duane A. Branigan (Director, School of Music, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nathan Broder (The Musical Quarterly), C. Lynn Brown (State Teachers College) (3 letters), Elliott Carter (3 letters), Harry Cumpson, David Glazer (2 letters), Margaret Grant, Grinnell College (“Ned D.,” Elbert M. Smith, Howard R. Bowen) (4 letters), Betsy Hall, Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music) (2 letters), Roy Harris (Executive Director, Pittsburgh International Contemporary Music Festival) (6 letters), Lewis B. Hilton (Washington University, St. Louis), George Irwin, Newell Jenkins (Musical Director, Clarion Concerts), Arthur E. Jones, Marian J. Kerr (Director of the Music School, Punahou School) (3 letters), Marilyn Mason (University of Michigan) (2 letters), Ruth McGregor (2 letters), David Oppenheim (Director, Masterworks Artists and Repertoire, Columbia Records), Alice Proctor (3 letters, 1 postcard), Engelbert Roentgen, Kathleen M. Ruckman (Gift and Exchange Librarian, University of Illinois Library), Sol Schoenbach, Arthur M. See (Financial Secretary, Eastman School of Music), Philip M. Slates (George Peabody College for Teachers) (3 letters), Elbert M. Smith, SPA Records (Society of Participating Artists, Inc.), Carl Stern, Walter Trampler (2 letters), US Information Agency (Thomas L. Cannon, Henry B. Kranz, Harold H. Sours) (5 letters), Mildred Voedman (National Secretary, Sigma Alpha Iota), Charles “Chuck” Warner, Edward N. Waters (Acting Chief, Music Division, Library of Congress), “Bernie,” “Jack,” [illegible] (Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina Greensboro).
folder 8 Correspondence, 1960s.
Professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 35 letters (22 typescript, 13 ink); dated 1950 and 1959. 47 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Paul R. Allen (Assistant Director of Music, University of Rochester), Harold A. Decker (Chairman, Choral Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Paul Fromm, Frances C. Gewehr (Editorial Assistant, Coolidge Foundation, Library of Congress), Bradford Gowen, Margaret Grant (Executive Secretary, Koussevitzky Music Foundation), Rose Marie Grentzer (University of Maryland, College Park), Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music), Jessie N. Hawkes, Edward Krenz (Director of Instrumental Music, Hayward High School), H. W. Kulenkampff (Hessischer Rundfunk), Library of Congress, Exchange and Gift Division, Marilyn Mason (University of Michigan), Peter Mennin (Juilliard School of Music), Wesley K. Morgan (Southern Illinois University) (4 letters), Vincent Persichetti (Juilliard School of Music), Lloyd Pfautsch (Conductor, Southern Methodist University Choir), Dean Sanders, Celia Sucgang (Music Librarian, Peabody Institute), B. E. Shaw, Carl and Anne Stern (5 letters), Litchard Toland (Eastman Publications) (2 letters), George Townsend (Western Illinois University), Paul W. Whear (Chairman, Department of Music, Doane College), Charles Whittenberg, “Anastasia,” [illegible].

Also in folder:

  • Publicity flyer for the “Council for Nebraska’s Cultural Resources: Music Competition.” 1 item.
folder 9 Correspondence, 1970s.
Professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 5 letters (4 ink, 1 typescript); dated 1974-1976. 9 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Charles Fussell (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Nancy Hanks (Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts), Dorothy Ornest (3 letters).
folder 10 Correspondence, 1980s.
Personal and professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips:

  • 1 card (ink), 2 letters (2 ink); dated 1980-1985. 6 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Gordon and Patty Binkerd, Ruth Shaw Wylie, “Bob and Roz.”
folder 11 Correspondence, undated.
Personal and professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 15 letters (9 ink, 3 typescript, 3 pencil), 1 card (ink); undated. 27 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: James Adair, Jack Beeson, David Glazer, Ruth McGregor (2 letters), Larry Murphey (President, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Southern Colorado State College), Kenneth Lee Richmond, Walter Trampler, “A.,” “Bob,” “Brian,” “Hollace” (Ohio University), “Jo” (3 letters); card from group (Tom Fredrickson, Claire Richards, Jim Campbell, et al.).
folder 12 Correspondence (various to Alberta Phillips).
Professional correspondence to Alberta Phillips:

  • 6 letters (6 typescript), 1 mailgram (typescript); dated between March 10, 1948, and March 5, 1977. 10 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Carol M. Alexander, James L. Buckley and Jacob K. Javits, Rose Marie Grenzer (2 letters), Mark A. Schubart (2 letters), Charles “Chuck” [J. Warner] (St. Lawrence University)

Individual Grant Application, National Endowment for the Arts (completed in ink). 3 pages.
folder 13 Letters from family (to Burrill and Alberta Phillips).
Ann Phillips Basart [daughter] to Burrill and Alberta Phillips. 2 letters (2 ink); dated January 25-30, 1961. 6 pages.
Michael B. Phillips [grandson] to Burrill and Alberta Phillips. 1 letter (ink); dated January 1, 1967. 2 pages.
Stephen Phillips [son] to Burrill and Alberta Phillips. 42 letters (32 typescript, 7 ink, 3 pencil), 4 postcards (4 ink); dated between April 12, 1966, and December 15, 1971; 43 undated. 70 pages.

  • Undated postcard consists of photograph [of Stephen Phillips?]. 1 black and white photograph, 2.5” x 4.5”. Affixed to postcard.

“Freddie” to [Burrill and Alberta Phillips]. 1 card (ink); dated August 9, 1972. 2 pages.
Also in folder:

  • 3 photographs of unidentified women:
    • Unidentified woman. 1 black and white photograph, 3” x 4.25”. On reverse: “con cariño de Maria.”

Unidentified woman in wheelchair. 2 black and white photographs, 3.25” x 4.25”.
folder 14 Postcards.
Postcards addressed to Burrill and Alberta Phillips:

  • 18 postcards (10 ink, 8 typescript); dated between March 19, 1947, and May 14, 1974. 18 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: John Anderson (3 postcards), E. B., Amelia Cardwell (3 postcards), Dave Glazer, James Houlik, Ruth McGregor, Harold [Newman] (Hargail Music Press) (2 postcards), Carl Stern and Harry Cumpson, [Charles] “Chuck” Warner (3 postcards), Thomas E. Wilson.
folder 15 Telegrams.
Telegrams addressed to Burrill and Alberta Phillips:

  • 10 telegrams (10 typescript); dated between February 15, 1929, and September 1, 1960. 10 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Lloyd Browning, Thurston J. Davies (President, Colorado College), Ray Green (American Music Center), Howard Hanson, Mrs. Adolph Herseth, Robert Hull (Cornell University), John M. Kuypers, Carl [Stern], “Claire,” “Esther.”
folder 16 Copies and drafts of letters (from Burrill Phillips).
Drafts and carbon copies of letters from Burrill Phillips:

  • 22 letters (18 typescript, 2 pencil, 2 ink), 2 sealed envelopes; dated between November 24, 1952, and May 15, 1972; 17 undated. 32 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Keith Beecher (American Broadcasting Co.), Richard Duncan (Conductor, Omaha Symphony Orchestra), Peter Farrell (Eastman School of Music), David Glazer (4 letters, 1 sealed envelope), Howard Hanson, Mr. Hinrichsen, Newell Jenkins (3 letters, 1 sealed envelope), Mr. Linan, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Oppenheim, Vincent [Persichetti], Marietta Simpson (College of Emporia), Walter [Trampler], “Jack,” “John,” 1 unidentified.
folder 17 Correspondence, music-related (A-G).
Provenance: Aretakis.
Professional and personal correspondence to/from Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 40 letters (26 typescript, 14 ink), 1 postcard (typescript); dated between May 4, 1935, and January 31, 1964. 60 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Victor Alessandro (Conductor, Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra), Franco Autori (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society) (3 letters), Erno Balogh (5 letters), Bill Bergsma and Warren Fox, Martin Bernstein (New York University), Duane A. Branigan, Nathan Broder (G. Schirmer) (2 letters), Miriam Campbell (3 letters), Jean W. Carey (Manager, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society), Morris Carter (Assistant to the Director, School of Music, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Arthur Cohn (Project Head, Music Copying Project #24086, Free Library of Philadelphia), Helen DeJager, Wayne Dunlap (2 letters), Arnold Elston and Theodore Kratt (University of Oregon), David Ewen, Lee Fairley (2 letters), Kurt Frederick, Justine Garwood (Copy Editor, Amerika), Robert C. Geiger (Manager, Rental Library, Carl Fischer), Leopold Godowsky (3 letters), Eugene Goossens (Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) (2 letters), Margaret Grant (Secretary, Koussevitzky Music Foundation), William Parks Grant (Head of Music Department, Northeast Junior College of LA, Sate University), Dillon Greenle (University of Missouri), Benjamin Grosbayne (2 letters), Gustav von Gumpert (Associate Editor, Musical Digest) (2 letters).
folder 18 Correspondence, music-related (H-O).
Provenance: Aretakis.
Professional and personal correspondence to/from Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 41 letters (28 typescript, 13 ink), 2 postcards (1 pencil, 1 ink), 1 card (ink); dated between July 24, 1939, and February 1, 1956. 63 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Howard Hanson (Director, Eastman School of Music) (2 letters), Roy Harris (Music Section, Radio Program Bureau, Office of War Information), Weldon Hart (Western Kentucky State Teachers College) (6 letters, 1 postcard), Arthur A. Hauser (Vice-President and Sales Manager, Carl Fischer), George Henry, Marjorie Hornbein (2 letters), Robert Hull (Duke University), Horace Johnson and Milton J. Brown (Federal Works Agency, WPA Music Project), Hans Kindler (Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra), Hunter Johnson (3 letters, 1 card), John M. Kuypers (Cornell University) (5 letters), Normand Lockwood (American Music Center) (4 letters), Earl Lowry, Harry Marlatt (Associate Editor, Musical Digest), Duncan McKenzie (Educational Director, Carl Fischer) (2 letters), Peter Mennim, Modern Music, Douglas Moore (Columbia University), Music Print Corporation, Frani Muser (Managing Editor, Modern Music) (2 letters), Herman Neuman (Musical Director, WNYC), Harold Newman, Paul M. Oberg (University of Minnesota).

Box 33

folder 1

Correspondence, music-related (P-Y; other correspondents).
Provenance: Aretakis.
Professional and personal correspondence to Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips:

  • 39 letters (10 ink, 29 typescript), 3 telegrams (3 typescript), 2 postcards (2 ink); dated between January 29, 1937, and April 4, 1964. 62 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Bob Palmer (Cornell University) (7 letters, 1 postcard), Radiana Razmor, Mrs. Frances McFarland (Manager, Music Education Division, New York Music Project, WPA), Alberta Phillips (from Burrill Phillips), Ralph A. Pixley (Iowa Federation of Music Clubs), Quincy Porter, James I. Powell, F. H. Price (Librarian, Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) (2 letters), Sigmund M. Rascher (2 letters), Gustave Reese (G. Schirmer/Carl Fischer) (2 letters), Claire R. Reis (1 telegram, 8 letters, 1 concert program), W. F. Rettler (Assistant Manager, Eastern Division, American Book Co.), Artur Rodzinski (Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra), Charles Siverson (Program Director, WHAM), Gertrude Smith (Associated Music Publishers), Mildred Souers (Iowa Federation of Music Clubs), Donald Stauffer, Walter D. Stein, Carl Stern, Sylvia Symington (Mu Phi Epsilon), Charles J. Warner, Paul M. Weiss (Rental Library, Carl Fischer) (3 letters), Thomas W. Williams (Knox College), Yaddo Music Committee (1 telegram, 1 letter).

Other correspondence:

  • Correspondence to Erno Balogh. 9 letters (9 typescript); dated between October 30, 1945, and July 24, 1947. 9 pages.
    • Correspondents represented: Mildred Beconorich (Secretary, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra), Vladimir Golschmann (Conductor, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra), Saneria Jenkins (Publications Department, G. Schirmer), Karl Krueger (Music Director, Detroit Symphony Orchestra) (3 letters), Artur Rodzinski (Musical Director, Philharmonic Society of New York) (3 letters).
folder 2 Correspondence, family and personal (Burrill to Alberta).
Provenance: Aretakis.
Burrill Phillips to Alberta Phillips. 19 letters (16 ink, 3 pencil), 4 postcards (4 ink); dated between September 12, 1945, and December 19, 1947; 2 undated. 57 pages.
Wedding announcement and invitation for Alberta and Burrill Phillips; dated November 17, 1928. 2 pages, with envelope.
Deed warranty for land in Yates County, NY; dated June 7, 1946. 4 pages.
folder 3

Correspondence, family and personal.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Correspondence between Burrill and Alberta Phillips and other family members and friends:

  • 23 letters (19 ink, 2 typescript, 2 pencil), 1 postcard (ink); dated between August 6, 1934, and February 22, 1947. 70 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Le Roy G. Phillips and Anna E. Burrill [Burrill’s parents] (9 letters, 1 postcard), Stephen Phillips (2 letters), Huelda H. Eduards, Mildred Hart, Amy McCoy (4 letters), Alice Palmer, Petunia and Bernard Rogers, “Louis/Peter and Louis” (4 letters), “Gladys.”

Also in folder:

  • Marriage announcement for Le Roy G. Phillips and Anna E. Burrill; dated March 6, 1901. 1 page, with envelope.
  • James W. Watts (Assistant Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank) to Agostino Vitali (Manager, Credito Italiano). 1 letter (pertaining to introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Basart); dated September 21, 1956. 1 page.
  • Alden K. Small (Assistant Treasurer, Chase Manhattan Bank) to Carlo Ruggieri (Representative, Chase Manhattan Bank) (pertaining to introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Basart); dated September 21, 1956. 1 page.
folder 4

Correspondence: e. e. cummings.
Provenance: Aretakis.
   e. e. cummings to Burrill Phillips. 1 postcard (ink); dated June 3, 1944. 1 page.

  • Correspondence pertains to permission to use poem.
folder 5

Correspondence: Guggenheim Fellowship.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Correspondence to/from Burrill Phillips pertaining to his application to and receipt of a Guggenheim Fellowship:

  • 14 letters (14 typescript), 1 postcard; dated between September 24, 1941, and June 30, 1963. 17 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Josephine Leighton (Administrative Assistant, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation), James F. Mathias (Associate Secretary, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation), Henry Allen Moe (Secretary General, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation) (1 postcard, 10 letters), Edwin J. Stringham (Chairman, Music Department, Queens College) (2 letters).

Also in folder:

  • “Burrill Phillips: Statement of Plans, 1955-56.” Typescript document. 3 pages.
  • Various application materials, memoranda, and other documents pertaining to the Guggenheim Fellowship. 23 pages.
folder 6

Correspondence: Ulysses Kay.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Ulysses Kay to Alberta Phillips and family. 13 letters (10 typescript, 3 ink), 9 postcards (5 typescript, 4 ink); dated between March 2, 1945, and December 20, 1963. 38 pages.
Also in folder:

  • Howard Hanson to Ulysses Kay. 1 letter (typescript); dated August 13, 1946. 1 page.
  • “Salute to Youth.” Manuscript draft of reduced score (pencil). 4 pages.
  • “Ulysses Kay,” Wikipedia, accessed September 30, 2014. Printout of website. 3 pages.
folder 7 Correspondence: Adlai E. Stevenson.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Adlai E. Stevenson (Governor of Illinois) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated November 26, 1952. 1 page.
folder 8 Correspondence: Leopold Stokowski.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Leopold Stokowski to Burrill Phillips. 2 telegrams (typescript), 3 letters (3 typescript); dated between April 2, 1937, and September 20, 1945. 5 pages.
Marguerite Coyne (Assistant to Mr. Stokowski) to Burrill Phillips. 7 letters (7 typescript); dated between July 1, 1936, and April 15, 1937. 7 pages.
folder 9 Correspondence pertaining to Ann Todd.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Albert Ulysses Mayfield [Alberta’s father] to/from Alberta Phillips. 3 letters (3 typescript); dated July 8-22, 1940. 5 pages
folder 10

Record of correspondence, October 1940 through March 1945.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Bound volume. 29 leaves.
Also in folder:

  • Press clipping (wedding announcement for Burrill and Alberta Phillips); dated November 18, 1928. 1 item.

Series 5: Miscellaneous papers

Box 33[cont.]

folder 11 Bills and invoices.
Bills, invoices, cancelled checks, and deposit slips; dated between September 3, 1952, and August 14, 1984. 12 items.
folder 12 University of Massachusetts-Amherst (concert and lecture, 1975).
Charles [Fussell] to Burrill and Alberta Phillips. 2 letters (2 ink); dated March 14-19, 1975. 4 pages.
Manuscript notes (pencil). 1 page.
Lecture notes (typescript). 5 pages.
Concert program, with typescript program notes; dated April 2, 1975. 2 pages. 4 copies of each.
Facsimile of press clipping; undated. 1 page.
Postcard, with image of “The Lord Jeffery in Winter—Amherst, Massachusetts.” 1 item.
Oversized item (poster) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 13 Miscellaneous memoranda and notes.
Miscellaneous notes, invitations, schedules, agendas, etc. (typescript, pencil, and ink). 28 items/pages.
folder 14 Fulbright in Spain (1960-61).
Correspondence pertaining to Burrill Phillips’s Fulbright Grant and lectureship in Spain:

  • 20 letters (20 typescript), 3 drafts (pencil and ink); dated between January 2, 1960, and March 6, 1961. 37 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: Carlos de Azevedo (Luso-American Educational Commission) (2 letters, 1 draft), Ramón Bela (Executive Director, Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States of America and Spain) (14 letters, 2 drafts), J. Manuel Espinosa (Chief, Professional Activities Division, International Educational Exchange Service) (2 letters), Trusten W. Russell (Executive Associate, Conference Board of Associated Research Councils), Francis A. Young (Executive Secretary, Conference Board of Associated Research Councils).

Grantee Voucher for Payment of Expenses Incident to Grant; dated between September 12, 1960, and May 1961. 11 documents. 11 pages.
“American Fulbright Grantees in Spain, Academic Year 1960-61.” Typescript document. 10 pages.
“Information for American Fulbright Grantees in Spain.” Typescript document. 12 pages.
“Supplementary information for American Grantees.” Typescript document. 18 pages.
Additional documents, guidelines, and materials related to the Fulbright Grant program. 7 documents. 47 pages.
folder 15 Lecture at Conservatorio Superior.
Script for lecture, labeled “U5.” Versions in English and Spanish. 7 pages.
Summary of lectures, in Spanish. 5 documents (typescript). 6 pages. Documents titled:

  • “La composition de la musica en los Estados Unidos.”
  • “La composition de la musica en los Estados Unidos, actualmente.”
  • “Conferencia-recital en el Instituto Norteamericano.”
  • “La musica de Pedro Mennin.”
  • “La vida y la musica de Ulysses Kay.”

Invitation to lecture “La música tradicional y la música experimental en los Estados Unidos de hoy.” 4 copies. 1 page, each.
American Club: Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos. Newsletter. Nos. 117, 118 (2 copies), 123 (2 copies), 125. 12 pages.
Lecture program (“La música tradicional y la música experimental en los Estados Unidos de hoy”). 2 copies. 3 pages, each.
Oversized items (6 press clippings) separated; see Box 55, Folder 7.
folder 16 Biographical Materials
Stephen L. Schlesinger (Secretary, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated September 20, 1976. 1 page.

  • Accompanied by:
  • “Additional Instructions for Applicants in the Arts.” Typescript document. 4 pages.
  • “John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, 1977” brochure. 26 pages.

Biographical sketches, essays, drafts, and information (ink and typescript documents). 112 leaves.
Excerpts from concert notes (composer biographies). 3 typescript documents. 14 pages.
Facsimile of Burrill Phillips’s biography from Baker’s Biographical Dictionary, 6th ed. 1 page.
Evelyn Sun, “American Music Since 1920’s: Burrill Phillips.” Typescript essay; dated January 18, 1965. 11 pages.
folder 17 Lists of music, compositions, published music, and works performed.
Alberta Phillips to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (ink); dated June 11, 1984. 2 pages.
Lists of compositions by Burrill Phillips, including lists of published music. Typescript documents and manuscript drafts (pencil and ink). 33 pages.

Box 34

folder 1 List of works and performances.
Manuscript notes and typescript lists. 20 pages.
folder 2 Career information (contracts, vitae, etc.).
Professional correspondence to Burrill Phillips:

  • 14 letters (13 typescript, 1 ink), 1 draft of response (pencil); dated between October 3, 1957, and October 10, 1967. 25 pages.
  • Correspondents represented: June Allis, Sister M. Camilla RSM (Villa Mercy), Samuel Hope, Richard Howe (Grinnell College), Kermit Hunter (1 letter, 1 draft of response), Henry B. Kranz (Cultural Affairs Specialist, US Information Agency) (2 letters), Juan A. Orrego-Salas (Director, Latin American Music Center), Gordon N. Ray (Secretary General, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation), Bernard Rogers, Mildred Souers, Harold Spivacke (Chief, Music Division, Library of Congress) (2 letters), Clair Van Ausdall (Publicity Department, Mercury Record Corporation).

Eastman School of Music contracts, correspondence, and other related documents; dated 1939-1949 and 1962-1966. 14 items. 15 pages.
University of Illinois contracts, correspondence, and press release pertaining to Burrill Phillips’s resignation; dated 1952-1964. 7 items. 8 pages.
“Burrill Phillips: Biographical Information.” Typescript document (includes duplicate pages). 9 pages.
“Music of Burrill Phillips.” Typescript document. 2 copies. 4 pages, each.
Music Today, vol. 1, no. 2 (January-March 1958). 8 pages.
Excerpt from unidentified publication (Burrill Phillips included on p. 12). 4 pages
folder 3 Contracts, University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Employment contracts, federal and state tax returns, pay stubs, and other financial documents; dated 1934-1946. 47 items.
folder 4 Contracts, other.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Employment contracts, correspondence, and royalty statements. Employers represented:

  • Juilliard School of Music: 5 documents; dated 1946. 6 pages.
  • University of Illinois: 2 letters of appointment; dated 1949-1950. 4 pages.
  • American Composers Alliance: 1 letter (from Shirley Brandt); dated August 12, 1943. 1 page.
  • Elkan-Vogel Co.:
    • 12 letters; dated 1945-1946. 12 pages. Correspondents represented: Henri Elkan (9 letters), A. Vogel (3 letters).
    • 5 contracts; dated 1943-1945. 5 pages.
    • 2 royalty statements; dated 1946-1947. 2 pages.
  • Schirmer: 1 letter (from Gustave Reese), 1 royalty agreement; dated June 29, 1943. 5 pages.
  • Hargail Music Press: 4 contracts; dated 1947-1948. 5 pages.

Oversized item (contract with Carl Fischer) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 5 Articles [about Burrill Phillips], 1940s.
Phillip Gordon, “America in American Music.” Reprint of article from Common Ground (Spring 1947). 4 pages.
“Music Literature Outline: The Music of Burrill Phillips.” Prepared by George Thaddeus Jones (typescript); dated March 1949. 3 pages.
A Tempo (Festival Extra) (June 1, 1948). 10 pages.
folder 6 Articles [by and about Burrill Phillips], 1950s.
“A List of American Compositions Performed at the University of Illinois School of Music, September 1947 thru August 1951.” Typescript document. 5 pages.
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, “Music: February is the Month for the American Festival,” Cue (February 4, 1950): 29. 1 page.
Virginia Shirley, compiler, “Musical and Literary Works of the Faculty of the School of Music.” Typescript document; dated January 1951. 11 pages.
“Musical and Literary Works of the Faculty of the School of Music, Supplement No. 1.” Typescript document; dated February 1954. 8 pages.
Press release: “University of Illinois: Eighth Festival of Contemporary Arts.” Typescript document; dated March-April 1957. 11 pages.
“WGBH-FM, Our American Music, Series IV, Season 1959-60.” Typescript summary of program content. 4 pages.
Southwestern Composers Journal, vol. 1, no. 2 (1955-1956). 20 pages.

  • Brief article on Burrill Phillips on page 17.

American Music Teacher, vol. 2, no. 3 (January-February 1953). 32 pages.

  • Includes article by Burrill Phillips: “American Music Today,” pp. 3, 30.

Pan Pipes, vol. 49, no. 2 (January 1957). 80 pages.

  • Cover features excerpt from score of The Return of Odysseus by Burrill Phillips. Summary of Burrill Phillips’s recent work on page 63.

Pan Pipes, vol. 50, no. 2 (January 1958). 88 pages.

  • Summary of Burrill Phillips’s recent work on page 67.
folder 7 Articles [about Burrill Phillips], 1960s.
Excerpt from Musical America (June 1960): 27.

  • Includes entry about Burrill Phillips’s activities in 1960-61. 1 page.

Frances C. Gewehr, compiler, “Coolidge Foundation Program for Contemporary Chamber Music Preliminary Checklist of Works Available for Loan, November 1961.” Typescript document. 39 pages.

  • Accompanied by booklet: Jay C. Rosenfeld, “Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge” (1964).

Music Today: Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 1 (September/October 1965). 8 pages.

  • Includes entry about Burrill Phillips’s activities in 1964, page 3.
folder 8 Music in American Life (1963).
Music in American Life, USIS Feature (F-63-121) (1963). 93 pages.

  • Includes article by Burrill Phillips: “Leading American Symphony Composers.”
folder 9 Publishers’ Catalogues.
26 items. Publishers represented: The Bill of Rights Journal, Carl Fischer (University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music Publications), Elkan-Vogel Co., Interlochen Press (2 catalogues), Southern Music Publishing Co./Peer International Corporation (17 catalogues and supplements), Pleiades Records, Robert King Music Co./Music for Brass (3 catalogues), The Washington Spectator.
folder 10 Items separated from recordings. 13 items:
“Phillips Concert.” 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 39, Item 5.
Concert program (The University Chorale); dated December 5, 1971. 1 item.
Sonata in Two Movements. 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 39, Item 8.
Wesley [Morgan] (Southern Illinois University) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated August 8, 1967. 1 page.
Improvisation in Conversations. 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 39, Item 9.
Manuscript notes (ink and pencil). 1 page.
[No information.] 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 39, Item 13.
Wesley [Morgan] (Southern Illinois University) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated June 23, 1967. 1 page.
Intrada for Seven Instruments; Music for This Time of Year; Concentrics. 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 39, Item 14.
Track list (typescript). 1 page.
Piano Sonata No. 3. 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 40, Item 3.
Recital program (Barbara Bossert Jones, piano); dated April 25, 1975. 1 item.
Intrada; Eve Learns a Little. 7” audio reel.
Separated from Box 40, Item 11.
Track list (ink). 1 page.
Two Motets: Sancti Mei; Qui vult venire. 5” audio reel.
Separated from Box 42, Item 3.
Concert program (Cornell Chamber Singers); dated December 6, 1974. 1 item.
Quartet for Oboe and Strings. 5” audio reel.
Separated from Box 42, Item 7.
Victor Swillens (Het Nederlands Hobo Quartet) to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (typescript); dated August 10, 1968. 1 page.
Canzona V. 5” audio reel.
Separated from Box 42, Item 10.
Track list (ink). 1 page.
Declaratives; Where is Fancy Bred. 5” audio reel.
Separated from Box 42, Item 12.
Excerpt from concert program, with annotations in pencil. 1 item.
Sonata No. 2 for Piano. 5” audio reel.
Separated from Box 42, Item 16.
University of Illinois Recording Service Work Order. Carbon copy of invoice for sale of tape reels; dated February 8, 1964. 1 page.
University of Rochester Men’s Glee Club Concert 1967. 12” phonograph disc.
Separated from Box 45, Item 47.
Concert programs (University of Rochester Men’s Glee Club); dated March 6 and 12, 1971; 2 items.
folder 11 Sundry other papers.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Pocket notebook recording expenditures.
Prospectus of the Yaddo estate. 7 pages.
Two ink drawings à la cartoons/caricatures. 2 pages.
“Souvenir Book of the Eastman School of Music and Eastman Theater (Rochester, N.Y.).” Published booklet. 24 pages.
Burrill Phillips’ birth certificate. 1 page.
Bernard Van Enden, “Burrill Phillips: Contemporary Composer and Teacher.” Biographical paper on Mr. Phillips, written by University of Arizona student (1957). 12 pages.

  • Accompanied by letter from Bernard Van Emden to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter (ink); dated May 5, 1957. 1 page.

“America’s Young Men, Volume Three (1938-39).” Typescript survey. 4 pages.
“Spanish Fulbright Grantees, 1961-1962.” Typescript document. 4 pages.
Letters to Burrill Phillips. 2 letters (2 typescript); dated February 26, 1940, and December 15, 1958. 2 pages. Correspondents represented: Arthur Rosenberg, N. Wilson).
Invoices; dated 1917, 1941. 2 pages.
Manuscript note (“Music for Strings”) (pencil). 1 page

Box 35

folder 1 Composing.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Materials pertaining to various composing ideas and/or intentions (whether realized or unrealized). Items include:

  • Spiral composition notebook containing penciled notes for a movie scenario; dated May 7, 1941. 16 leaves with text.
  • Manuscript notes on a Suite for Orchestra [Selections from McGuffy’s Reader] (ink). 8 pages.
    • Accompanied by typescript transcription of notes. 5 pages.
  • “Diary of papers on the opera.” Manuscript notes (ink); dated 1937. 4 pages.
    • Accompanied by typescript transcriptions of notes. 3 pages.
  • Untitled document [synopsis on an opera or other stage work] (typescript). 4 pages.
  • Notes for Studies in Contemporary Form [textbook] (typescript). 11 pages.
  • Manuscript notes on teaching (pencil). 44 pages.
    • Accompanied by typescript transcription of excerpt of notes. 2 pages.
  • “Diary of Overture (tentatively, ‘Midcontinent’).” Manuscript note (ink); dated October 9, 1935. 2 pages.
    • Accompanied by typescript transcription. 1 page.
  • Manuscript notes on a Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Small Orchestra (ink); dated 1938. 2 pages.
    • Accompanied by typescript transcription. 2 pages.
  • Correspondence between Duane Branigan (Director, School of Music, University of Illinois, Urbana) and Burrill Phillips. 3 letters (1 incomplete), 1 draft of letter; dated July 31, 1957, and August 16, 1957 (1 letter, 1 draft); 1 undated. 8 pages.
    • Letter dated July 31, 1957, incomplete; consists of first page of letter only.
    • Correspondence pertains to teaching music theory.
  • “List of Compositions since 1927.” Typescript document; undated. 2 pages.
folder 2 Journal, 1923-43.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Typescript journal entries; dated between March 1923 and September 1, 1942 (“First official day of the Guggenheim Fellowship”). 143 leaves of text.

  • First 124 leaves are numbered; 19 leaves unnumbered.
  • Nearly all of the leaves bear content on one side only; numerous leaves are scrap paper discarded or remaindered from various purposes.
folder 3 Journal, December 9, 1942–February 8, 1943.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Composition notebook containing 18 leaves (i.e., 36 pages) of MS entries in ink. Accompanied by three loose leaves, i.e. 4 four pages of MS entries in ink.
folder 4 Articles about miscellaneous performers.
Publicity flyers and circulars for various musicians, including facsimiles of press reviews. 4 items.

  • Performers represented: Duetri Ensemble (Frank Glazer, piano; David Glazer, clarinet; Irving Ilmer, violin and viola), David Glazer, Frank Glazer, Walter Trampler.
  • Oversized items (2 publicity posters) separated; see Box 55, Folder 8.

Publicity brochure for the University of Illinois School of Music. 1 item.
folder 5 Manuscripts etc. of Burrill Phillips from Office of Ruth Wantanabe.
Materials originally labeled (7/9/1998): “These came to her either shortly before his death, or afterwards, presented by Ann Basart.”
Mallorcan Prelude. For piano. Score. Facsimile of typescript score (from Ozalid master); dated December 12, 1963. 3 pages.
Oculus non vidit (2 items):

  • Layout of front cover and front matter (typescript). 5 pages.
  • Manuscript notes on layout (pencil). 1 page.

Qui vult venire. Motet for mixed chorus. First page of published score (Branchport, NY: Italy Hill Press, 1963). 1 page.
Sancte mei. Motet for mixed chorus. 2 items:

  • Excerpt of score (page 1 and 6). Typescript Ozalid master, with annotations in ink and colored pencil. 1 page.
  • Published score (Branchport, NY: Italy Hill Press, 1963). 7 pages.

Serve bone. Motet for mixed chorus. Score. Publisher’s proofs (Branchport, NY: Italy Hill Press, 1964), with annotations in pencil and colored pencil. 10 pages.
Music sketches and written notes (pencil and typescript). 9 pages.

Series 6: Newspaper clippings

Box 35[cont.]

folder 6 1940s.
Press clippings and facsimiles; dated between November 17, 1943, and December 21, 1949. 11 items.
Oversized items (7 press clippings) separated; see Box 55. Folder 9.
folder 7 1950s.
Press clippings and facsimiles; dated between February 16, 1950, and January 16, 1958; 23 undated. 84 items.
Oversized items (20 press clippings) separated; see Box 55. Folder 9.
folder 8 1960s.
Press clippings, press release, and facsimiles; dated between July 20, 1962, and May 3, 1968; 2 undated. 26 items.
Oversized items (4 press clippings) separated; see Box 55. Folder 9.
folder 9 1970s.
Press clipping and duplicate facsimile; dated May 8, 1978. 1 item.
folder 10 1940s-60s.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Press clippings and facsimiles; dated between October 8, 1941, and March 19, 1960; 4 undated. 15 items.
Oversized items (4 press clippings) separated; see Box 55. Folder 9.
folder 11 Undated.
Press clippings; undated. 65 items.
folder 12 Articles about A Bucket of Water.
Press clippings pertaining to performance of A Bucket of Water; dated December 11, 1952; 2 undated. 3 items.
folder 13 Articles about Canzona V.
Press clippings and facsimiles pertaining to performances of Canzona IV and Canzona V; dated February 13, 1967, and December 6, 1971; 1 undated. 3 items.
folder 14 Articles about Don’t We All.
Press clippings pertaining to performances of Don’t We All; dated between March 4, 1954, and January 18, 1955; 2 undated. 7 items.
Oversized item (1 press clipping) separated; see Box 55, Folder 9.

Series 7: Programs

Box 36

folder 1 The Age of Song.
Concert and tour programs; dated between March 1954 and April 1958. 5 items.
folder 2 American Dance.
Concert program; dated October 1, 1953. 1 item.
folder 3 A Bucket of Water.
Concert and festival programs and duplicates; dated November 1952. 3 items.
folder 4 Commentaries for Piano Solo.
Concert programs; dated April 8, 1983, and July 5, 1983. 2 items.
folder 5 Canzona III.
Concert flyer, program notes and draft, and text of Canzona III; dated March 21, 1964. 4 items.
folder 6 Canzona IV.
Concert flyer and draft; dated between 1966 and February 12, 1967. 2 items.
folder 7 Canzona V.
Concert programs (and duplicates) and program notes (including drafts); dated between December 5, 1971, and Spring 1973. 5 items.
folder 8 Concerto Grosso.
Concert and festival programs (and duplicates); dated between March 8, 1951, and April 28, 1968; 1 undated. 8 items.
folder 9 Concert Piece for Bassoon and Strings.
Concert programs and publicity flyers; dated between April 25, 1940, and May 5, 1966; 2 items. 13 items.
folder 10 Concerto for Piano.
Concert programs (and duplicates) and flyers; dated between April 29, 1941, and March 14, 1954; 1 undated. 5 items.
folder 11 Conversations and Colloquies.
Concert programs and flyer and program notes; dated between August 20, 1954, and February 26, 1957; 1 undated. 4 items.
Oversized item (publicity flyer) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 12 Courthouse Square.
Alumni bulletin (contains programs for the Eastman School Festival) and concert programs; dated between May 1937 and May 1953; 1 undated. 4 items.
folder 13 Declaratives.
Concert and festival programs; dated between April 26, 1944, and March 1, 1953. 8 items.
folder 14 Divertimento for String Orchestra.
Concert and festival programs; dated between May 1951 and July 14, 1952. 4 items.
folder 15 Dr. Faustus.
Concert program; dated October 1957. 1 item.
folder 16 Don’t We All?
Concert programs (and duplicates), publicity materials, radio broadcast schedule, and program notes; dated between May 1949 and February 1956; 3 undated. 16 items.
folder 17 Fanfare for 10-Part Brass Choir with Percussion.
Concert programs; dated April 1957 and December 18, 1958. 2 items.
folder 18 Fantasia for a Centennial.
Concert programs; dated between March 1967 and February 15, 1970. 3 items.
folder 19 The First Day of the World.
Concert program; undated. 1 item (3 copies).
folder 20 The Flies. Incidental music for the play by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Concert programs and program notes; dated March 1957; 2 undated. 3 items.
folder 21 Four Figures in Time.
Concert program; dated December 13, 1953. 1 item.
folder 22 Grotesque Dance.
Concert program; dated January 29, 1933. 1 item  (2 copies).
folder 23 Letters from Italy Hill.
Concert program and publisher’s publicity flyers (Fallen Leaf Press); dated September 23, 1984, and May 1985; 1 undated. 3 items.
folder 24 Music for Piano.
Concert programs and flyers; dated between January 14, 1958, and May 5, 1963. 4 pages.
folder 25 Music for Strings.
Concert programs and brochures; dated between October 1939 and January 18, 1953. 3 items.
folder 26 Music for This Time of Year.
Concert programs and flyer; dated between March 18, 1958, and March 13, 1959. 4 items.
folder 27 Nine Latin Motets.
Concert program and manuscript note; undated. 2 items.
folder 28 Partita for Piano Quartet.
Concert and festival programs and flyers; dated between May 7, 1948, and March 1963. 1 undated. 17 items.
folder 29 Perspectives in a Labyrinth.
Concert and festival programs; dated March 1963. 3 items.
folder 30 Piece for Six Trombones.
Concert programs; dated between May 23, 1941, and March 3, 1959. 7 items.
folder 31 Prelude to a Brief Drama.
Concert program; dated August 13, 1952. 1 item (2 copies).
folder 32 Princess and Puppet.
Commencement programs; dated June 1933. 1 item.
folder 33 Quartet for Oboe and Strings.
Festival program and publicity circular; dated November 1972. 2 items.
folder 34 Quintet for Piano and Strings.
Concert program; undated. 1 item.
folder 35 The Return of Odysseus.
Concert and festival programs and schedules, radio program listing, and program notes; dated between March 1957 and October 5, 1986; 2 undated. 8 items.
Oversized item (program notes) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 36 A Rondo of Rondeaux.
Concert programs; dated between February 5, 1955, and February 17, 1962; 1 undated. 6 items.
folder 37 Scena.
Concert programs; dated between May 4, 1947, and July 17, 1958. 5 items.
Oversized item (concert flyer) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 38 Scherzo for Orchestra.
Concert and festival programs; dated between April 1946 and November 26, 1963. 3 items.
folder 39 Selections from McGuffey’s Reader.
Concert and festival programs; dated between May 3, 1934, and October 26, 1956. 4 items.
folder 40 Serenade for Piano, Four Hands.
Concert program; dated November 14, 1957. 1 item.
folder 41 A Set of Three Informalities.
Concert programs; dated between February 2, 1943, and January 19, 1966. 18 items.
folder 42 Sinfonia Brevis.
Concert programs; dated December 30, 1958, and May 31, 1962. 2 items.
folder 43 Soleriana Concertante.
Festival program; dated May-June 1966. 1 item.
folder 44 Sonata for Cello and Piano.
Concert programs and flyers; dated between and May 1973. 17 items.
folder 45 Sonata for Organ.
Concert program; dated November 1964. 1 item.
folder 46 [Sonatas for piano.]
Concert programs and flyers (for Sonatas for Piano Nos. 1-4, some programs feature additional works by Burrill Phillips for various instrumentation); dated between May 1950, and October 17, 1976; 2 undated. 13 items.
Also in folder:

  • Program for MTNA 1955 Convention (includes presentation by Burrill Phillips in joint session). 1 item.

Box 37

folder 1 Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Concert and festival programs; dated between September 1946 and November 29, 1964; 3 undated. 26 items.
folder 2 Sonata in Two Movements.
Concert programs; dated between March 22, 1966, and July 20, 1968. 3 items.
folder 3 Step into My Parlor.
Concert program; dated May 2, 1947. 1 item.
folder 4 [String Quartets].
Concert and festival programs (for String Quartets Nos. 1-2); dated between April 21, 1940, and November 1964. 10 items.
Also in folder:

  • Draft of composer biography and program notes for String Quartet No. 2 (ink). 1 page.
  • Invitations to receptions at the Library of Congress, description of gift to the Library of Congress (holograph score of String Quartet No. 2), and brochure on Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. 4 items.

Oversized items (2 concert posters) separated; see Box 55, Folder 8, and Oversized Iconography Shelf B6.
folder 5 Symphony Concertante.
Concert programs; dated between April 30, 1941, and May 11, 1966. 4 items.
folder 6 Ten Divertimenti.
Concert program; dated April 15, 1953. 1 item.
folder 7 Three Strategic Fragments.
Concert program; dated May 2, 1941. 1 item (2 copies).
folder 8 Theater Dances.
Concert programs, press release, and draft of program notes; dated between April 21, 1967, and December 4, 1975; 1 undated. 5 items.
Oversized item (concert poster) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 9 The Thumb. Incidental music for the play by S. P. Zitner.
Concert program; dated April 1960 and May 22, 1963. 2 items.
Also in folder:

  • “The Jackal’s Uncle’s Poem.” Typescript poem. 1 page.
folder 10 Toccata for Piano.
Concert and festival programs; dated between August 1, 1946, and February 4, 1959. 12 items.
folder 11 Tom Paine Overture.
Concert and festival programs and publicity materials; dated between May 1948 and April 1952. 7 items.
Also in folder:

  • Materials from the Thomas Paine National Historical Association (brochures and newsletters). 5 items.
folder 12 Trio for Trumpets.
Concert programs; dated between November 1951 and April 1962. 5 items.
folder 13 Triple Concerto.
Concert programs; dated between November 21, 1952, and May 1966. 8 items.

  • Oversized items (3 publicity items) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 14 Two Songs for Soprano Voice from “The Ivory Campus.”
Concert program; dated March 7, 1957. 1 item.
folder 15 Variations in Time.
Concert program; dated May 7, 1963. 1 item.
folder 16 What Will Love Do.
Concert and tour programs; dated between May 18, 1950, and Spring 1957. 7 items.

  • Program by the Allegheny Chapel Choir (“1957 Spring Concert”) accompanied by letter from W. S. Wright North to Burrill Phillips. 1 letter; dated May 29, 1957. 1 page.
  • Program by the University of Maryland Singers accompanied by letter from Rose Marie Grentzer. 1 letter; undated. 1 page.
folder 17 Yellowstone, Yates and Yosemite.
Concert program; dated June 13, 1974. 1 item.
folder 18 Yerma. Incidental music for the play by Federico Garcia Lorca.
Concert program; dated May 1965. 1 item.
folder 19 “Burrill Phillips One Man Show.”
Concert and lecture programs, program notes, and flyers for performances featuring multiple compositions by Burrill Phillips; dated between November 12, 1950, and April 30, 1990; 2 undated. 18 items.
folder 20 Miscellaneous programs 1 (including festivals).
Concert, conference, and festival programs; dated between August 1946 and February 14, 1978; 1 undated. 17 items.
folder 21 Miscellaneous programs 2 (composer’s works not included).
Concert and festival programs and publicity materials; dated between August 2, 1946, and March 10, 1972; 2 undated. 35 items.
folder 22 Programs, 1930s.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Concert, festival, and convention programs; dated between January 1930 and April 25, 1939. 10 items.

  • Program dated April 29, 1938, accompanied by press clipping. 1 item.
folder 23 Programs, 1940s.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Concert and festival programs, publicity materials, and guidelines for directors; dated between April 25, 1940, and October 25, 1949. 33 items.
Oversized item (1 concert program) separated; see Box 55, Folder 5.
folder 24 Programs, 1950s.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Publicity brochures and flyers; dated between August 1954 and May 1959. 3 items.
folder 25 Programs, undated.
Provenance: Aretakis.
Concert programs and publicity materials; undated (full dated lacking). 6 items.

Series 8: Photographs

Box 35[cont.]

folder 15

Howard Hanson, Burrill Phillips and others.
2 sleeves (2 photographs):

  1. Burrill Phillips with a music typewriter. 1 black and white photograph, 3.75” x 5”. For more on Phillips’s typewriter, see press clippings from April 1957 in Box 35, Folder 7.
  2. Howard Hanson with Hans Spialek, A. Walter Kramer, Bernard Rogers, Mark Wessel, Edward Royce, Martha Alter, Jerry McGanahan, and Burrill Phillips. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”.
    • See also Box 32, Folder 21, Photograph 4, for duplicate print.
    • Image is identical to ESPA 27/8 (8×10”) in the ESM Archives.
folder 16

Triple Concerto.
1 sleeve (1 photograph):

  • Photograph of the soloists and conductor of Triple Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, Piano, and Orchestra: Earl Bates (clarinet), John Garvey (viola), Dorothy Ziegler (piano), George Irwin (conductor), and Burrill Phillips. 1 black and white photograph, 5” x 7”. On reverse: “from Quincy, Il.”
folder 17

Canzona IV. Original staged version (later titled Concentrics).
1 sleeve (1 photograph):

  • Photograph of performance of Canzona IV (original staged version): performers unidentified. 1 black and white photograph, 7.75” x 10”.
folder 18

Canzona V.
1 sleeve (1 photograph):

  • Photograph of [Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips] (?) at a piano. 1 black and white photograph, 5.75” x 6.5”. On reverse: “Canzona V.”
folder 19

Don’t We All.
7 sleeves (29 photographs):

  1. Stage photographs from unidentified performance. 11 black and white photographs, 4” x 5”. On reverse of photograph 1: “Jane, Jean, Mac, Kincaid, Cram, Lutes.”
  2. Stage photographs from performance by the University of Minnesota Theatre; music directed by James Aliferis; staged by Frank M. Whiting. 1 black and white photograph, 5” x 7.25”.
  3. Stage photographs from performance [at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY]. 3 black and white photographs, 8” x 10”. Photographs attributed to Rowe Commercial Photographers.
  4. Stage photographs from performance by the Music Theatre Repertory Group (Greensboro, NC). 3 black and white photographs, 8” x 10”. Photographs attributed to Jean Cunningham.
  5. Stage photographs from unidentified performance. 4 black and white photographs, 8” x 10”.
  6. Stage photographs from unidentified performance (see also sleeve 7). 4 black and white photographs, 8” x 10”.
  7. Stage photographs from unidentified performance (see also sleeve 6). 3 black and white photographs, 8” x 10”.
folder 20

Photographs (1 of 3).
Provenance: Aretakis.
8 leaves from a photo album, the album disbound and the covers now lacking; contains various black and white photographs affixed to each side of each leaf. 56 photos altogether.

  • Primarily consists of family photographs.
folder 21

Photographs (2 of 3).
Provenance: Aretakis.
1 sleeve (4 photographs):

  • Burrill Phillips. 1 black and white photograph, 7.75” x 10”.
  • Burrill Phillips. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”. Attributed to Phillips Photography Studio.
  • Burrill Phillips and Ernö Balogh. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”.
  • Howard Hanson with Hans Spialek, A. Walter Kramer, Bernard Rogers, Mark Wessel, Edward Royce, Martha Alter, Jerry McGanahan, and Burrill Phillips. 1 black and white photograph, 8” x 10”.
    • See also Box 32, Folder 15, Sleeve 2 for duplicate print.
    • Image is identical to ESPA 27/8 (8×10”) in the ESM Archives.
folder 22

Photographs (3 of 3).
Provenance: Aretakis.
5 sleeves (22 photographs, 1 negative, 1 pencil drawing):

  1. 9 family photographs, including 7 black and white photographs and 2 color photographs. Sizes range from 1.5” x 2” to 3.5” x 3.5”.
  2. Photographs of Alberta Phillips. 5 black and white photographs, 3.5” x 5”.
  3. 7 family photographs, including 4 black and white photographs and 3 color photographs. Sizes range from 3.25” x 4.5” to 3.5” x 5”.
  4. Photograph of two unidentified men. 1 black and white photograph, 3.25” x 4.5”.
    • Accompanied by black and white negative, 2.75” x 3.5”.
  5. Pencil drawing of Burrill Phillips and Alberta Phillips on cardstock. 1 black and white drawing, 5” x 6.5”.

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