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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence

The Pittsburgh Orchestra, in existence from 1896 – 1910, was Pittsburgh’s world renown, premier orchestra during Andrew Carnegie’s heyday. The Music Department holds the archives of the Pittsburgh Orchestra including correspondence, contracts, concert programs, newspaper clippings, notes, publicity flyers, and other ephemera that have been bound together in 23 volumes. Individuals in this collection include: George H. Wilson, manager of the Pittsburgh Orchestra; William N. Frew, president of the Pittsburgh Orchestra Committee from 1897-1900; Frederic Archer, Victor Herbert, and Emil Paur, conductors of the Pittsburgh Orchestra; orchestral musicians and visiting performers; and many more.

To access this collection, please visit or email the Music Department.

See also:

Pittsburgh Orchestra Concert Programs
Programs of Out of Town Concerts, 1907-1909
George H. Wilson Collection – Pittsburgh Music Archive #66
Pittsburgh Orchestra Tour Programs And Miscellaneous Papers – Pittsburgh Music Archive #32
William C. Hamilton Correspondence – Pittsburgh Music Archive #14
Pittsburgh Orchestra, Out of Town and Extra Concerts, 1901/02 – 1909/10 – Pittsburgh Concert Programs vol. #33

Contact Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Music Department for further questions.
Phone: 412.622.3114
E-mail: musicdept@carnegielibrary.org

Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 1-6

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Volume 1: A-B	1	letter	May 23, 1906	Aldrich, Richard	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	1	letter	May 31, 1906	Aldrich, Richard	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	2	letter	Nov. 1897	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	3	letter	Sept. 24, 1897	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	5	letter	June 28, 1897	Archer, Frederic	Voelher, F.
Volume 1: A-B	6	letter	Dec. 29, 1895	Wolfsohn, Henry	Archer, Frederic
Volume 1: A-B	7	letter	1895(?)	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	8	letter	Feb. 8, 1896	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	9	note	Feb. 11, 1896	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.
Volume 1: A-B	10	letter	Feb. 14, 1896	Archer, Frederic	Wilson, George H.

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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vol. 7 (William N. Frew)

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Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	1	letter	March 25, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Stowell, Myron R.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	2 and 3	letter	April 5, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Wood, W. D.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	4	letter	April 7, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Frick, H. C.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	5	letter	May 6, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Slagle, J. F.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	6	letter	May 12, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Archer, Frederic
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	7	letter	May 26, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Ruhe, C. H. W.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	8	letter	May 26, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Harding, Julia Morgan
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	9	letter	June 7, 1897	Frew, W. N.	Frick, H. C.
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	10	list				price of season tickets [1897-1898 season?]
Volume 7: March 25, 1897-May 20, 1902	11	list				price of single tickets [1897-1898 season?]

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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 8-11

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Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	3	letter	[undated]	Wilson, George H.	McKee, R. Boone
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	4	letter	July 23, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Hastings, Frank
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	5	letter	July 23, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Herbert, Victor
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	6	letter	July 23, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Baker, C. R.
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	7	letter	July 25, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Moore, Nettie
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	8	letter	July 25, 1901	Wilson, George H.	McCoy, A. W.
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	9	letter	July 25, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Bevins, W. H., Mrs.
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	11	letter	[undated]	Wilson, George H.	Hempstead, E. A.
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	11	letter	[undated]	Wilson, George H.	Holt, E. E.
Volume 10: July 23, 1901-Oct. 25, 1901	12	letter	July 25, 1901	Wilson, George H.	Tyler, E. R.

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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 12-15

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Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	1	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Hamilton, S.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	2	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	White, Hamilton, Mrs.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	3	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Franklin, Ben
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	4	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Morrison, C. W.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	5	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Corey, N. J.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	6	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Vogt, A. S.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	7	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Houston, Stewart
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	8	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Stanley, A. A.
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	9	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Mix, Jennie Irene
Volume 12: May 5, 1903-Oct. 24, 1903	10	letter	May 4, 1903	Wilson, George H.	Krous, D. N., Mrs.

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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 16-18

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Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	1	letter	Dec. 6, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Faye, C. M.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	2	letter	Dec. 6, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Halbert, D. M.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	3	letter	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Bennett, J. G., Mrs.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	4	letter	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Stahlberg, Fritz
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	5	letter	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Newton, Elbert
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	6	note	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Woods, Edward A.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	7	note	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Woods, Edward A.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	8	note	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Woods, Edward A.
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	9	letter	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Powell, Maud
Volume 16: Dec. 16, 1904-March 13, 1905	10	letter	Dec. 12, 1904	Wilson, George H.	Martin, James Stephen

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Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence - Vols. 19-23

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Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	1	letter	Nov. 20, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Peck, H. D.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	2	letter	Nov. 20, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Rattigan, Charles F.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	3	letter	Nov. 20, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Stewart, Harry L.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	4	letter	Nov. 20, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Elder, M. M.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	5	letter	Nov. 21, 1905	Martin, Margaret [manager's secretary]	Knight, George Wells, Mrs.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	6	letter	Nov. 21, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Newton, E. S.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	7	letter	Nov. 22, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Rattigan, Charles F.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	8	letter	Nov. 22, 1905	Wilson, George H.	Peck, H. D.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	9	letter	Nov. 23, 1905	Martin, Margaret [manager's secretary]	Gracey, W. A.
Volume 19: Nov. 20, 1905-Feb. 3, 1906	10	letter	Nov. 24, 1905	Martin, Margaret [manager's secretary]	Martin, Edward

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