TY  - GEN
AU  - Carpenter,John Alden
AU  - Carpenter,John Alden
TI  - John Alden Carpenter collection,
AV  - ML31 .C34
KW  - Carpenter, John Alden,
KW  - Chadwick, G. W.
KW  - Grainger, Percy,
KW  - Stock, Frederick,
KW  - Stokowski, Leopold,
KW  - Damrosch, Walter,
KW  - G. Schirmer, Inc
KW  - Correspondence
N1  - John Alden Carpenter Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
N2  - The papers of the John Alden Carpenter Collection, which span the years 1891 to 1961, consist of music, correspondence, writings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other printed materials. The bulk of the collection is the music materials, primarily holograph manuscripts of Carpenter's songs, orchestral pieces, and dramatic works. The holograph manuscripts of the songs include not only his better-known works but also many that have never been published. Carpenter's chamber and orchestral works are well represented also. For many works that Carpenter later arranged or revised, the collection contains both the original and at least one revision. A number of the printed scores of Carpenter's music in the collection feature holograph annotations or alterations. The bulk of the correspondence in the collection consists of letters from Carpenter to Ellen Borden (Mrs. John Borden, also addressed as Mrs. Waller Borden), who became Carpenter's second wife in 1933. This correspondence dates from approximately 1910 to 1935, and although the letters are largely personal in nature, they do contain mention of various specific compositions and productions. The remaining correspondence is that written to Carpenter by various colleagues and friends, including George Whitefield Chadwick, Percy Grainger, Frederick Stock, Leopold Stokowski, and Walter Damrosch. There is also considerable correspondence from the 1940's between Carpenter and his publisher, G. Schirmer. Carpenter's writings in the collection consist primarily of his program notes for works such as Adventures in a perambulator, Skyscrapers, The eeven ages, and the song cycle Gitanjali, as well as the stage works Krazy Kat and The birthday of the infanta. Many of the typescript texts for songs and dramatic works include emendations in Carpenter's hand as well. Numerous photographs and watercolors of the sets and costumes of Carpenter's stage productions are included. The remainder of the collection consists of a variety of biographical materials, programs, and clippings. Three large scrapbooks include not only clippings and programs but also photographs from the stage productions and letters received by Carpenter
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003001
ER  -