Records of the Washington Square Music Festival
Campbell, Margaret T.
Washington Square Music Festival
Friedman, Margaret
Materials primarily in English.
This collection is comprised of the administrative records of the Washington Square Music Festival. It includes files on grant applications, development campaigns, and budget reports, as well as the correspondence of the organization's chairman, coordinator, and executive director. Additionally, there is some correspondence from the early period of the Music Festival between members of the public and members of the Washington Square Association, especially H. Stanley Hillyer (chairman of the Concert Committee) and Association secretary Elsa Gray Steinert.
The collection also documents the planning of Festival concerts held in Washington Square Park and other Greenwich Village locations, including press releases and clippings, correspondence with musicians and conductors, drafts of programs, musical and equipment selections, and promotional material.
The 2022 accretion to the Records of the Washington Square Music Festival (1953-2019) include some administrative records, correspondence, performance programs, citations and proclamations from the City of New York, scrapbooks, photographic materials (photographs, negatives, and contact sheets), and audio-visual materials (audiocassettes, VHS cassettes, CDs, and DVDs) mostly of performances during the festival.
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Language: Finding aid in English.
New York University Archives
Series I
Advertisements, 1954-1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
After Dinner Opera Company - "Buxom Joan", 1975-1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1976, 1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1977, 1977, inclusive
1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1978, 1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1979, 1979, inclusive
1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1980, 1980, inclusive
1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1981, 1981, inclusive
1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1982, 1979-1982, inclusive
1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1983, 1983, inclusive
1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1984, 1984, inclusive
1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1985, 1985, inclusive
1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1992-1993, 1992-1993, inclusive
1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1994, 1994, inclusive
1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Benefit 1995, 1995, inclusive
1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Bloom, Arthur (Conductor)], circa 1974-1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Bogin, Abba (Pianist)], 1985-1988, inclusive
1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bookkeeping 1975, 1973-1975, inclusive
1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bookkeeping 1976, 1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Budgets 1989, 1988, inclusive
1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Buketoff, Igor], circa 1970s, inclusive
1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Bychkov, Semyon], 1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chairperson's Letters 1975, 1974-1975, inclusive
1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chairperson's Letters 1976, 1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chairperson's Letters 1977-1978, 1977-1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chairperson's Letters 1978-1983, 1978-1983, inclusive
1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Children's Events, 1981-1982, inclusive
1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Citibank - Music Fund Account and Funding, 1953-1985, inclusive
1, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1956, inclusive
1, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1957-1958, inclusive
1, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1960-1963, inclusive
1, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Clippings, Correspondence, and Reports], 1953-1980, inclusive
1, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Comments on Concerts, 1953-1954, inclusive
1, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Community Board #2], 1980-1984, inclusive
1, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Concert Folders [Promotional Materials], 1954-1959, inclusive
1, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Concerts, 1954, inclusive
1, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Concerts (1 of 2), 1955, inclusive
1, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Concerts (2 of 2), 1955, inclusive
1, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Concerts [Clippings], undated, 1960-1967, inclusive
1, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Contracts and Insurance, 1975, inclusive
1, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Contreras, Jose], 1978-1979, inclusive
1, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cooper Union, 1983, inclusive
1, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinator's Letters, 1975, inclusive
1, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coordinator's Letters, 1976, inclusive
1, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Darden, Charles], 1978-1984, inclusive
1, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Department of] Cultural Affairs, 1976-1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Department of Cultural Affairs, 1977-1979, inclusive
1, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Department of Cultural Affairs, 1980-1984, inclusive
1, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Department of Cultural Affairs, 1993-1994, inclusive
1, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[De Tar, Vernon (choirmaster, organist) and Schuman, Henry (oboist, conductor)], 1977-1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Director's Letters, 1977-1978, inclusive
1, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Director's Letters, 1977-1979, inclusive
1, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Director's Letters, 1979-1985, inclusive
1, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Dunkel, Paul], 1977-1984, inclusive
2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Endowment [National Endowment for the Arts], 1959-1978, inclusive
2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Equipment, circa 1984, inclusive
2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Estrin, Harvey], 1977-1981, inclusive
2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Executive] Director's Correspondence, 1983-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fact Sheets and Information, circa 1972-1980, inclusive
2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foundations, 1973-1975, inclusive
2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Foundations [and] Fundraising, 1974-1978, inclusive
2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Frazor, Terence (conductor)], 1972-1974, inclusive
2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Funding Ideas, 1982-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising, 1977-1979, inclusive
2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising, 1981-1982, inclusive
2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising, 1983, inclusive
2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising, 1984, inclusive
2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising, 1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fundraising Information, 1981-1983, inclusive
2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Gilbert, David], 1983, inclusive
2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grant Applications, 1990-1994, inclusive
2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Grossman, Herb], 1977, inclusive
2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"In Memory of..." Concert Donations, 1984, inclusive
2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
IRS Financial Forms, 1984-1991, inclusive
2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Jenkins, Newell], 1979-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Jenkins, Newell and Davis, Douglas], 1972-1976, inclusive
2, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Kaiser, Amy], 1982-1983, inclusive
2, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters of Appreciation, 1954, inclusive
2, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Manahan, George], circa 1970s, inclusive
2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Maull, George Marriner], 1973-1980, inclusive
2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Michalak, Thomas], 1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Music Performance Trust Fund [American Federation of Musicians] Local 802, 1975-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
National Endowment for the Arts, 1976-1978, inclusive
2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Natural Heritage Trust, 1993-1995, inclusive
2, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New School for Social Research, 1976-1982, inclusive
2, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1974-1975, inclusive
2, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1976, inclusive
2, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1977, inclusive
2, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1978, inclusive
2, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1981-1983, inclusive
2, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1984-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York State Council on the Arts, 1991-1993, inclusive
2, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York University, 1973-1977, inclusive
2, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York University, 1978-1985, inclusive
2, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1975, inclusive
2, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1976, inclusive
2, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1977, inclusive
2, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1987, inclusive
2, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1988, inclusive
2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Bills, 1990, inclusive
2, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid and Unpaid Bills, 1994, inclusive
2, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid and Unpaid Bills, undated
2, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Paid Check Notices, 1954, inclusive
2, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Panama Francis and the Savoy Sultans, 1993-1994, inclusive
2, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Parks, 1954-1986, inclusive
2, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Parks and Cultural Affairs], 1975, inclusive
2, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Plans for Concerts, 1953, inclusive
3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press [Clippings], 1986, inclusive
3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press [Clippings], 1988, inclusive
3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press [Clippings], 1989, inclusive
3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press Releases, 1958, inclusive
3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Program Contracts [Department of Cultural Affairs], 1991-1992, inclusive
3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Programs, 1953-1966, inclusive
3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Programs, 1967-1979, inclusive
3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Programs, 1980-1987, inclusive
3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Programs, 1988-1997, inclusive
3, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Programs, 1998-2000, inclusive
3, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1971-1975, inclusive
3, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1976, inclusive
3, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1977, inclusive
3, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1978, inclusive
3, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1979-1981, inclusive
3, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1982, inclusive
3, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1983, inclusive
3, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Publicity, 1984-1985, inclusive
3, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Rain Policy - Insurance, 1953, inclusive
3, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Receipts, 1971-1977, inclusive
3, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Research - [American] Music, 1972-1976, inclusive
3, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Rikko, Fritz (conductor)], 1973-1977, inclusive
3, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Salute to Kansas City - McGlaughlin, 1989-1990, inclusive
3, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Schuman, Henry (conductor)], 1973-1978, inclusive
3, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Schuman, Henry (conductor)], 1979-1988, inclusive
3, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Schwarz, Gerard (conductor)], 1977, inclusive
3, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Somary, Johannes], 1974-1985, inclusive
3, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Stein, Andrew (Borough President)], 1974-1980, inclusive
3, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tax Changes, 1976, inclusive
3, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Taxes, 1969-1975, inclusive
3, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tax Papers, 1955-1973, inclusive
3, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tax Paperwork and Budget, 1959-1984, inclusive
3, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Tunicka, Maria], 1980-1981, inclusive
3, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Vincent [Astor] Foundation, 1981-1982, inclusive
3, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
[Weisberg, Arthur (conductor)], 1976, inclusive
3, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unprocessed restricted items pulled from other boxes
4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)