Pittsburgh Music Archives
This table is an index to the archival material of Pittsburgh composers, music organizations and societies, music educators and administrators, music critics and journalists, and musicians, created primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The archives consist of scrapbooks, recordings, concert programs, original correspondence, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, posters, photographs, meeting minutes from music societies, legal documents, and much more.
For further information about the content of the Pittsburgh Music Archives, contact Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Music Department:
412.622.3114 or musicdept@carnegielibrary.org.
| Name | Reference Number | Finding Aids and Notes | Location – Music Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer/ Frederic Archer’s Binder’s Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #25 | Frederic Archer’s Binder’s Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Archer, Harry G. | see: Correspondence To And From Pittsburgh Musicians | Case 1 – bottom | |
| Bakaleinikoff/ Vladimir Bakaleinikoff Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #1 | Vladimir Bakaleinikoff Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Balter/ Lucy Doockler Balter Scrapbook | Pittsburgh Music Archive #12 | Lucy Doockler Balter Scrapbook | Case 1 – top |
| Bernthaler/ Carl Bernthaler Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #2 | Carl Bernthaler Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Bidwell/ Marshall Bidwell Lecture Notes | Pittsburgh Music Archive #3 | Marshall Bidwell Lecture Notes | Case 1 – top |
| Boyd/ Charles N. Boyd Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #53 | Charles N. Boyd Collection | Case 4 – top; Case 4 – bottom; Case 5 – bottom |
| Brautigam/ Paul Brautigam Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #18 | Paul F. Brautigam Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Cadman, Charles Wakefield | see: William C. Hamilton Correspondence; Correspondence To And From Pittsburgh Musicians; and Carl Bernthaler Collection | ||
| Calvé, Emma | see: George H. Wilson Collection | ||
| Composer Forums 1959 – 1961 – Scrapbook compiled by Donald Steinfirst | Pittsburgh Music Archive #36 | Composer Forums 1959 1961, Scrapbook | Case 2 – bottom |
| Correspondence to and from Pittsburgh Musicians | Pittsburgh Music Archive #14 | Correspondence To And From Pittsburgh Musicians | Case 1 – bottom |
| Da Capo Radio Programs on WQED, 1980’s | Da Capo Radio Programs | Music Department file cabinets | |
| Damrosch Opera Co., 1897 Season | see: George H. Wilson Collection | ||
| Dawson, Mary Cardwell / National Negro Opera Company – Clippings file | Pittsburgh Music Archive #40 | Mary Cardwell Dawson And The National Negro Opera Company Clipping File | Case 2 – bottom |
| Eakin/ Vera Eakin Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #5 | Vera Eakin Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Evanson/ Jacob A. Evanson Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #7 | Jacob A. Evanson Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Evens/ William Evens Scrapbook Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #33 | William Evens Scrapbook Collection | Case 2 – top |
| Fearon/ Robert Fearon Autograph Book | Pittsburgh Music Archive #21 | Robert Fearon’s Mother’s Autograph Book | Case 1 – bottom |
| Foerster/ Adolph M. Foerster Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #52 | Adolph M. Foerster Collection | Case 3 – bottom |
| Frew, William N. | see: Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence | ||
| Friends of Harvey Gaul | Pittsburgh Music Archive #20 | Friends Of Harvey Gaul Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Gardner Family Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #6 | Gardner Family Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Gaul / Harvey Gaul Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #60 | Harvey B. Gaul Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Grand Opera Seasons 1900, 1901, 1902 | see: George H. Wilson Collection | ||
| Gretton Family Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #50 | Gretton Family Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Hamilton/ William C. Hamilton Correspondence | Pittsburgh Music Archive #14 | William C. Hamilton Correspondence | Case 1 – bottom |
| Harris/ Roy Harris Manuscripts | Pittsburgh Music Archive #28 | Roy Harris Manuscripts | Case 1 – bottom |
| Heinroth/ Charles Heinroth Organ Recital Clippings Scrapbooks | Pittsburgh Music Archive #49 | Charles Heinroth Organ Recital Clippings Scrapbooks | Case 3 – top |
| Herbert, Victor | see: Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence | ||
| Huybrechts/ Lode (Louis H.) Huybrechts Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #11 | Lode (Louis) H. Huybrechts Collection | Case 1 – top |
| In-and-About Pittsburgh Music Educators Club Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #8 | In And About Pittsburgh Music Educators Club Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Jansen, Roy | see: Correspondence To And From Pittsburgh Musicians | ||
| Kennedy/ Reed Kennedy Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #51 | Reed Kennedy Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Lee/ Cynthia Cozette Lee Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #9 | Cynthia Cozette Lee Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Leich/ Roland Leich Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #10 | Roland Leich Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Lemare/ Charlotte (Mrs. Edwin H.) Lemare Autograph Book | Pittsburgh Music Archive #22 | Charlotte (Mrs. Edwin Henry) Lemare Autograph Book | Case 1 – bottom |
| Lewando, Ralph | see: Who’s Who in Pittsburgh Music Circles – 1941 to 1954 | Case 5 – top | |
| Lewis/ Mahlon E. Lewis Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #4 | Mahlon E. Lewis Collection | Case 1 – top |
| MacKee/ Chester MacKee Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #39 | Chester Kennedy MacKee Collection | Case 2 – bottom |
| Martin/ Anne K. (Mrs. James Stephen) Martin Scrapbook | Pittsburgh Music Archive #24 | Anne K. (Mrs. James Stephen) Martin Scrapbook | Case 1 – bottom |
| McClintock/ Walter McClintock Scrapbook | see: Poia Collection | Case 3 – top | |
| Mellor/ Charles C. Mellor Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #41 | Charles C. Mellor Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Mellor/ John H. Mellor Scrapbooks | Pittsburgh Music Archive #46 | John H. Mellor Scrapbooks | Case 3 – top |
| Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #64 | Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Millen/ Irene Millen Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #56 | Irene Millen Collection | Case 5 – top |
| Muscaro/ Nicholas Martino Muscaro Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #38 | Nicholas Martino Muscaro Collection | Case 2 – bottom |
| Music in Pittsburgh – Organizational Records | Pittsburgh Music Archive #35 | Music In Pittsburgh, Organizational Records | Case 2 – top |
| Music Manuscript Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #63 | Music Manuscript Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Musical Forecast 1921 – 1948 | See: Musical Forecast | Music Department, Locked Case | |
| Nevin, Arthur | see: Poia Collection | Case 3 – top | |
| O’Brien/ J. Vick O’Brien Manuscript Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #59 | J. Vick O’Brien Music Manuscript Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Paur, Emil | see: William C. Hamilton Correspondence; George H. Wilson Collection and Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence | ||
| Pittsburgh Choral Society Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #65 | Pittsburgh Choral Society Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Pittsburgh Concert Programs | Pittsburgh Concert Programs | Case 8 | |
| Pittsburgh Concert Society Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #48 | Pittsburgh Concert Society Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Pittsburgh International Contemporary Music Festival, 1952 | Pittsburgh Music Archive #58 | Pittsburgh International Contemporary Music Festival, 1952 | Case 5 – bottom |
| Pittsburgh Letter Carriers Band Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #19 | Pittsburgh Letter Carriers Band Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Pittsburgh Music Information File | Contains a large collection of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other ephemera. | Music Department file cabinets | |
| Pittsburgh Music Newsletters | Historic holdings | Music Department file cabinets | |
| Pittsburgh Musical Institute Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #54 | Pittsburgh Musical Institute Collection | Case 4 – bottom |
| Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Collection – Music Lives! 1986 | Pittsburgh Music Archive #26 | Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Collection Music Lives 1986 | Case 1 – bottom |
| Pittsburgh Orchestra | see: George H. Wilson Collection; William C. Hamilton Correspondence; Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence; and Pittsburgh Orchestra Tour Programs And Miscellaneous Papers | ||
| Pittsburgh Orchestra Correspondence | See also: George H. Wilson Collection | Music Department, Locked Case | |
| Pittsburgh Orchestra – Tour Programs and Miscellaneous Papers | Pittsburgh Music Archive #32 | Pittsburgh Orchestra Tour Programs And Miscellaneous Papers | Case 2 – top |
| Pittsburgh Philharmonic Society – Organizational Records | Pittsburgh Music Archive #29 | Pittsburgh Philharmonic Society, Organizational Records | Case 1 – bottom |
| Poia Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #47 | Poia Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Retter/ Carl Retter Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #42 | Carl Retter Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Russell/ Dallmeyer Russell Colletion | Pittsburgh Music Archive #45 | Dallmeyer Russell Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Saudek/ Victor Saudek Musical Scrapbook | Pittsburgh Music Archive #23 | Victor Saudek Musical Scrapbook | Case 1 – bottom |
| Siegfried Festival at Forbes Field Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #27 | Siegfried Festival At Forbes Field Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA) – Pittsburgh Chapter Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #34 | SPEBSQSA Pittsburgh Chapter Collection | Case 2 – top |
| The Spectator, Annual Musical Number, 1910 – 1912 | The Spectator Annual Musical Number | Music Department, Pittsburgh Shelf | |
| Steinfirst/ Donald Steinfirst Scrapbooks | Pittsburgh Music Archive #37 | Donald S. Steinfirst Scrapbook Collection | Case 2 – bottom |
| Stolarevsky/ Mihail Stolarevsky Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #13 | Mihail Stolarevsky Collection | Case 1 – top |
| Swan/ The Swan Chorale and Ralph J. Swan Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #30 | The Swan Chorale And Ralph J. Swan Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Toerge/ George and Fred Toerge Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #27 | Toerge Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Tuesday Musical Club Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #55 | Tuesday Musical Club Collection | Case 5 – top |
| Webster, Beveridge | see: Correspondence To And From Pittsburgh Musicians | ||
| Wentzell/ William Wentzell Manuscript Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #63 | William Wentzell Manuscript Collection | Case 6 – top |
| Westinghouse Male Chorus Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #44 | Westinghouse Male Chorus Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Whitmer/ T. Carl Whitmer Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #62 | T. Carl Whitmer Collection | Case 2 – top |
| Who’s Who in Pittsburgh Music Circles – 1941 to 1954 | Pittsburgh Music Archive #57 | Case 5 – top | |
| Wichmann/ Russell G. Wichmann Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #15 | Russell G. Wichmann Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Wickline/ Homer C. Wickline Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #16 | Homer C. Wickline Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Wilson/ George H. Wilson Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #66 | George H. Wilson Collection | Case 6 – bottom; Case 7 |
| Wilson/ Kate DeN. Wilson Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #17 | Kate DeN. Wilson Collection | Case 1 – bottom |
| Yost/ Gaylord Yost Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #43 | Gaylord Yost Collection | Case 3 – top |
| Zitterbart/ Fidelis Zitterbart Manuscript Collection | Pittsburgh Music Archive #61 | Fidelis Zitterbart Collection | Case 6 – top |