TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence - Outgoing, 1923-1949
Series 2: Correspondence - Incoming, 1894-1957
Series 4: Personal and Miscellaneous, 1878-1968
Series 5: Family Materials, 1841-1995
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Inventory of the Felix Borowski Papers, 1841-1995, bulk 1896-1956
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Alison Hinderliter, 2007. ©2007. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 |
| Title | Felix Borowski Papers |
| Dates | 1841-1995 |
| Dates | bulk 1896-1956 |
| Extent | 11.3 linear feet (10 boxes and 6 oversize boxes) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, writings, photographs, sound recordings, clippings scrapbooks, and some biographical material documenting the life of Felix Borowski, Chicago composer, musicologist, critic for the Chicago Evening Post and Herald, and music bibliographer for the Newberry Library. The papers include letters from prominent American and European composers such as Mili Balakirev, Edvard Grieg, Paul Hindemith, John Alden Carpenter, and John Philip Sousa. There is also a substantial body of love letters written between Felix and his second wife, Elsa (Kanne) Borowski. |
| Language | Materials are primarily in English, with some letters in French, German, and Polish. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS Borowski |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 37 4-5 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Felix Borowski Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift, Elsa Borowski, ca. 1981.
Processed by
Alison Hinderliter, 2007.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Access
The Felix Borowski Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Felix Borowski Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Felix Borowski
Felix Borowski was born at Burton-in-Kendal, Westmoreland, England, on March 10, 1872. Borowski studied violin, music theory, and composition in England as well as at the Cologne Conservatory in Germany. After graduation from Cologne he began his career as a violin teacher in Aberdeen, Scotland. Borowski was invited to move to the United States by Florenz Ziegfeld, who was president of the Chicago Musical College at the time. He offered Borowski an instructorship of composition and violin at his school, and Borowski moved to Chicago in 1897 and lived there until his death. From 1916 to 1925 he was the president of the Chicago Musical College and from 1937 to 1942 was Professor of Musicology at Northwestern University. In 1905 he became music reviewer for the Musical Courier. Later he served in similar posts with the Chicago Evening Post, Chicago Record-Herald, the Christian Science Monitor, and in 1942 he became music editor of the Chicago Sun. He was for 48 years the author of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's program notes, starting in 1908. As a composer, Borowski wrote three symphonies, tone poems, a piano concerto, three string quartets, three ballets, one opera, organ works, and numerous pieces for piano, violin, and voice.
Borowski married former violin student Edith Frances Grant of Aberdeen, Scotland in 1897 and had two children, Olga and Leopold. Grant died in 1916. Borowski then married Elsa Kanne of Peoria, IL (another violin student of his) in 1920, and the two lived happily in Chicago until Borowski's death on Sept. 6, 1956. Elsa Borowski died April 23, 1981.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence, typescripts of works, musical examples, family-related materials, photographs, and sound recordings documenting the personal and professional life of Felix Borowski. The bulk of the correspondence in the collection is between family members, and primarily between Felix Borowski and his second wife, Elsa Kanne Borowski. Both correspondence and photographs document Felix Borowski's close affiliation with the classical music culture in Chicago and worldwide. A few sound recordings are also within the collection, some of which were never commercially released (consult with curator for access to these recordings, which are on fragile and/or obsolete formats).
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence - Outgoing, 1923-1949. Box(es) 1
- Series 2: Correspondence - Incoming, 1894-1957. Box(es) 1
- Series 3: Works, 1928-1956. Box(es) 2-16
- Series 4: Personal and Miscellaneous, 1878-1968. Box(es) 5-6
- Series 5: Family Materials, 1841-1995. Box(es) 6-8
- Series 6: Photographs, ca. 1850s - 1970s, bulk 1890-1956. Box(es) 8-10
- Series 7: Sound Recordings, ca. 1945-1954. Box(es) 11
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Balakirev, Milii Alekseevich, 1837-1910
- Borowski, Elsa
- Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956
- Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951
- Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961
- Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907
- Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963
- Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931
- Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
- Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Subjects
- Audiotapes -- 1901-1950
- Audiotapes -- 1951-2000
- Clippings -- 1851-1900
- Clippings -- 1901-1950
- Clippings -- 1951-2000
- Composers -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Composition (music)
- Daguerreotypes
- Dance critics -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Husband and wife -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Love-letters
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Music critics -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Music teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Phonograph records-- 1901-1950
- Phonograph records-- 1951-2000
- Photographs -- 1851-1900
- Photographs -- 1901-1950
- Photographs -- 1951-2000
- Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950
- Scrapbooks -- 1951-2000
- Sound recordings -- 1901-1950
- Sound recordings -- 1951-2000
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Container List
Series 1: Correspondence - Outgoing, 1923-1949 |
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| Small collection of letters from Felix Borowski, primarily to publishers and some individuals, such as composer Paul Hindemith, regarding rights to include musical quotations in his book Encyclopedia of the Symphony (never published). | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Allen, Towne and Heath (publishers), 1928, 1947-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Anderson Brothers (music printers), 1948-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Arthur P. Schmidt Company (music publishers), 1923 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. (publishers), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Cooke, Francis J., 1935 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Editions Salabert, 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | G. Schirmer, Inc. (music publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Hindemith, Paul, 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | J. Curwen and Sons (publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Landy, Joseph, 1918 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Morros, Boris (Paramount Productions Co.), 1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Novello & Co. (publishers), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Philosophical Library, Inc., 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Samossoud, Jacques, 1935 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Stainer and Bell (publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
Series 2: Correspondence - Incoming, 1894-1957 |
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| Letters to Felix Borowski from publishers, composers, conductors, musicians, newspaper editors, and others. Notable composer correspondents include Mili Balakirev, John Alden Carpenter, Vincent d'Indy, Percy Grainger, Edvard Grieg, Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud, John Philip Sousa, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Many letters from the late 1940's from publishers concern permissions to quote from musical works for Borowski's unpublished book Encyclopedia of the Symphony. Telegrams and letters from 1952 tend to be birthday wishes for Borowski's 80th birthday. Two years previous, there was a testimonial dinner held in honor of Borowski on Jun. 1, 1950, and many letters and tributes came to Borowski; those materials are collected together in one folder near the end of the series. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically, with letters and testimonials celebrating Borowski and unidentified correspondents at the end. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (publishers), 1941, 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Allen, Towne and Heath, Inc. (publishers), 1947-1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Anderson Brothers - Music Typographers, Engravers, n.d., 1948-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Arthur P. Schmidt Co. (music publishers), 1924 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Balakirev, Mili (in French), 1909 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. (publishers), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Boosey, Hawkes, Belwin, Inc. (publishers), 1941-1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Breisach, Paul, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Carpenter, John Alden, 1941, 1945 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Casella, Alfredo, 1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Chicago Sun, The, 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Chicago Sun-Times, The, 1950 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Henry Voegeli), 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Cormack (?), John, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Composers' Music Corporation, 1920 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Crown Publishers, Inc., 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Dean, W.L., Southern California Federal Music Project, 1938 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Dunkelberger, Gustav, 1950 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Editions Salabert (publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Elgar, C. Alice (Mrs. Edward Elgar), 1909 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Fergusson, M.A., n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | Firkusny, Rudolf, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | Fischer, Carlo, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | Furst (?), Vincent, Wilson G. Smith's School of Piano Playing, 1902 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44 | G. Schirmer, Inc. (music publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 45 | Grainger, Percy, 1941, 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 46 | Grieg, Edvard (in German and English), 1896-1902 | |||||||||
| 1 | 47 | Gronner, Georgina and Robert, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 48 | Guilmant, Alex, 1903-1904 | |||||||||
| 1 | 49 | Halloran, Jack and Ella Rose, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 50 | Harris, Roy, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 51 | Harty, Hamilton, 1936 | |||||||||
| 1 | 52 | Henschel, George, 1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 53 | Hindemith, Paul, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 54 | Indy, Vincent d', 1908 | |||||||||
| 1 | 55 | J. Curwen and Sons (publishers), 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 56 | Jensen, Gustav, 1894 | |||||||||
| 1 | 57 | Kappa Gamma Psi Fraternity, 1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 57a | Knight, Frances M., to Elsa Borowski, 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 58 | Kubelik, Mr. and Mrs. Rafael (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 59 | Kurt, Raya (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 60 | Leschetizky, Theodore, 1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 61 | Lippincott, Martha Shepard, 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 62 | Ludgin, Earle, to Elsa Borowski, 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 63 | Maurel, Victor, 1908 | |||||||||
| 1 | 64 | [McKim], Leonora Jackson, 1900 | |||||||||
| 1 | 65 | Milhaud, Darius, 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 66 | Monteux, Pierre, to Elsa Borowski, 1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 67 | Newberry Library staff (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 68 | Novello & Co. (publishers), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 69 | Oberndorfer, Marx E., 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 70 | Oldenburg, Mr. and Mrs. (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 71 | Ormandy, Eugene (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 72 | Oxford University Press, 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 73 | Palmer, John, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 74 | Pearce, C.W., 1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 75 | Pick, Ida Krehn (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 76 | Prout (?), Ebenezer, 1897 | |||||||||
| 1 | 77 | Reuter, Paul (telegram), 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 78 | Rieti, Vittorio, 1950 | |||||||||
| 1 | 79 | Saturday Review of Literature, 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 80 | Sauer, Emil, 1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 81 | Schick, George, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1952, 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 82 | Simon and Schuster (publishers), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 83 | Simon and Schuster (publishers), to Miss Jennings, Saturday Review, 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 84 | Sousa, John Philip, 1911 | |||||||||
| 1 | 85 | Thomson, John M., 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 86 | Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 87 | Wolff, Johannes, n.d. | |||||||||
| [1] | [88] | [no folder 88; left blank] | |||||||||
| 1 | 89 | Birthday wishes and testimonials (includes wishes from Rudolph Ganz, the National Association of Negro Musicians, Vladimir Horowitz, Arne Oldberg, and Claire Dux Swift), 1950 | |||||||||
| 1 | 90 | Unidentified, n.d., 1896-1949 | |||||||||
Series 3: Works, 1928-1956 |
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| Program notes and musical work synopses, teaching notes and materials for Northwestern University music classes, and reviews and articles. The newspaper articles include reviews and announcements of classical and some popular musical performances, as well as dance performances. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by title or type of work. Copies of newspaper articles by Elsa Borowski are at the end of the alphabetic sequence, and the bulk of the newspaper clippings are in scrapbooks housed in flat boxes at the end of the collection. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 2 | 91 | Flying Dutchman, synopsis, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 92 | Frederick A. Stock: A Biography (printed in Stock's memorial program), 1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 93 | Girl of the Golden West, program notes (?), n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 94 | Kentucky Romeo, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 95 | Music and the Movies, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 96 | Northwestern University - Lecture music examples (see also oversize box), ca. 1931-1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 97-99 | Northwestern University - Lecture notes, ca. 1931-1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 100 | Northwestern University - Music Examination Questions, ca. 1931-1938 | |||||||||
| 2 | 101 | "Orchestral Works by Felix Borowski" (program notes/synopses), n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 102 | Reviews and articles by Borowski (For clippings scrapbook, see boxes 12-17 listed at end of this series), n.d., 1942-1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 103 | Sacrifice, The, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 104 | Speech, notes, unidentified (acceptance speech), n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 105 | Symphony, The, n.d. | |||||||||
| 3 | 106-111 | Symphony, The, Its Composers and Their Music, n.d. | |||||||||
| 4 | 112-115 | Symphony, The, Its Composers and Their Music, n.d. | |||||||||
| 4 | 116 | Want to be Music Critic? Better Read this First (printed in the Chicago Sun), Sept. 20, 1942 | |||||||||
| 4 | 117 | Borowski, Elsa, Articles, 1928, 1944-1946 | |||||||||
| 12 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 1, Sept. 1942 - Aug. 1943 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 2 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1943 - Oct. 1944 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 3 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1944 - Sept. 1945 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 4 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1945 - Aug. 1946 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 5 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1946 - Aug. 1947 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 6 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1947 - Sept. 1948 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 7 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1948 - Sept. 1949 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 8 (indexed at end of book), Sept. 1949 - Aug. 1950 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 9 (indexed at end of book), Oct. 1950 - Aug. 1951 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 10 (indexed at end of book), Aug. 1951 - Aug. 1952 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Clippings Scrapbook Vol. 11, Sept. 1952 - Mar. 1953 | ||||||||||
Series 4: Personal and Miscellaneous, 1878-1968 |
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| Personal effects and mementos of Borowski, as well as publicity about him and his career, and scattered legal documents concerning him and his works. Includes newsclippings and a clippings scrapbook of his early career and contracts for publishing his works. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 5 | 118 | Address books (3), n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 119 | Artwork - portraits of Borowski (see also Photographs Series, and oversize folder), n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 120 | Biographical Summaries, n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 121 | Clippings about Borowski, n.d., 1896-1968 | |||||||||
| 5 | 122 | Clippings scrapbook and accompanying loose materials, 1878-1916 | |||||||||
| 5 | 123 | Flower from Borowski's grave (sealed in envelope), 1956 | |||||||||
| 5 | 124 | Identification cards, nameplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 | 125 | Legal documents re: Musical Works, 1920-1957 | |||||||||
| 5 | 126 | Legal documents re: Textual Works, 1947 | |||||||||
| 5 | 127 | Missal book, given to Borowski by his mother, n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 128 | Passport, 1927-1928 | |||||||||
| 6 | 129 | Publicity about Borowski, ca. 1896-1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 130 | Programs featuring Borowski's compositions, 1937-1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 131 | Will and other legal and financial documents, 1921-1956 | |||||||||
Series 5: Family Materials, 1841-1995 |
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| Correspondence, clippings, and genealogical material by and about the Borowski family and the Kanne family. The bulk of the series consists of love letters between Felix and Elsa Borowski (married 1920-1956), both courtship letters and letters written when one or the other was away on business or family-related travel. | |||||||||||
| Designation in parentheses show relationship to Felix Borowski. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 6 | 132 | Borowski Family - clippings and miscellaneous materials (see also oversize box), n.d., 1841-1995 | |||||||||
| 6 | 133 | Borowski, Elsa - Legal and financial documents, obituary, 1907-1981 | |||||||||
| 6 | 134 | Correspondence - Borowski, B.B.F. (father), to Felix and Elsa, n.d., 1892-1928 | |||||||||
| 6 | 135 | Correspondence - Borowski, Clara (mother), to Felix and Elsa, 1920-1926 | |||||||||
| 6 | 136 | Correspondence - Borowski, Clara (mother), to Mrs. Alice M. Wigwall, 1896 | |||||||||
| 6 | 137-143 | Correspondence - Borowski, Elsa, to Felix Borowski, n.d., 1919-1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 144 | Correspondence - Borowski, Elsa, to William M. Onan, Oxford University Press, n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 145 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to "dearest Father" (B.B.F. Borowski), 1926 | |||||||||
| 6 | 146 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to "dearest Mother" (Clara), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 147 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to Elsa Borowski (includes poems), n.d. | |||||||||
| 6 | 148 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to Elsa Borowski, 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 7 | 149-157 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to Elsa Borowski, 1921-1955 | |||||||||
| 7 | 158 | Correspondence - Borowski, Felix, to Dr. A.J. Kanne (father-in-law), 1920 | |||||||||
| 7 | 159 | Correspondence - Borowski, Leopold (son), to Mother and Father, and to Elsa, 1918-1928 | |||||||||
| 7 | 160 | Correspondence - "Joe" to Elsa Borowski, May 1936 | |||||||||
| 8 | 161 | Correspondence - Kanne, Dr. Aloyisious J. (father-in-law) to Felix and Elsa Borowski, n.d., 1909-1927 | |||||||||
| 8 | 162 | Correspondence - Kanne, George (brother-in-law), 1924 | |||||||||
| 8 | 163-166 | Correspondence - Kanne, Grace (mother-in-law), n.d., 1920-1928 | |||||||||
| 8 | 167 | Kanne family - clippings and miscellaneous materials, 1880-1979 | |||||||||
Series 6: Photographs, ca. 1850s - 1970s, bulk 1890-1956 |
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| Prints, negatives, color transparencies, and one daguerreotype of Borowski, his wife and extended family, and some vacation and travel photographs. Also includes one folder of autographed photos from musicians and celebrities, such as Jascha Heifetz, Albert Schweitzer, Percy Grainger, Frederick Stock, Pierre Monteux, and Eugene Ormandy. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by subject. Unidentified print and daguerreotype at the end of the series. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 8 | 168 | Borowski, Elsa (young girl), ca. 1901-1912 | |||||||||
| 8 | 169 | Borowski, Elsa, ca. 1920s - 1970s | |||||||||
| 8 | 170 | Borowski, Felix - portraits, ca. 1890-1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 171 | Borowski, Felix - portraits (see also oversize box), ca. 1920-1939 | |||||||||
| 8 | 172 | Borowski, Felix - portraits, ca. 1940-1956 | |||||||||
| 8 | 173 | Borowski, Felix - portraits (color transparencies), ca. 1950s | |||||||||
| 9 | 174 | Borowski, Felix and Elsa, album, 1920-1923 | |||||||||
| 9 | 175 | Borowski, Felix and Elsa, ca. 1920s - 1950s | |||||||||
| 9 | 176 | Borowski, Felix and Elsa, with Bruno Walter, 1946 | |||||||||
| 9 | 177 | Borowski, Felix and Elsa - Vacation, England, 1924 | |||||||||
| 9 | 178 | Borowski, Felix and Elsa - Vacation , Italy, 1928 | |||||||||
| 9 | 179 | Borowski, Felix, with family members, ca. 1920s - 1930s | |||||||||
| 9 | 180 | Event - Testimonial Dinner for Felix Borowski (see oversize box), Jun. 1, 1950 | |||||||||
| 9 | 181 | Family - Borowski family (prints and miniature portrait painting in case), n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 182 | Family - Kanne, Aloyisious J., n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 183 | Family - Kanne, George, n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 184 | Family - Kanne, Grace, n.d. | |||||||||
| 9 | 185 | Family - Kanne children, ca. 1900s | |||||||||
| 9 | 186 | Family - Kanne family - Elsa Kanne Borowski with family members, ca. 1920s - 1930s | |||||||||
| 9 | 187-188 | Family - Kanne family, unidentified and miscellaneous, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 189 | Miscellaneous - Autographed photos, musicians and other celebrities, 1944-1956 | |||||||||
| 10 | 190 | Miscellaneous - Bust of Borowski, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 191 | Miscellaneous - Chicago Symphony Orchestra portrait (see oversize folder), 1905 | |||||||||
| 10 | 192 | Miscellaneous - Kanne house, Peoria, Illinois (?), n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 193 | Miscellaneous - Travel, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 194 | Miscellaneous - Photonegatives, various, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 195 | Miscellaneous - reproduction of announcement for ballet Boudour, performed at the Teatro Colon by the Pavley-Oukrainsky ballet, 1924 | |||||||||
| 10 | 196 | Miscellaneous - unidentified - daguerreotype, n.d. | |||||||||
| 10 | 197 | Miscellaneous - unidentified - print ("Princesse F. Pominska" penciled on back), n.d. | |||||||||
Series 7: Sound Recordings, ca. 1945-1954 |
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| Open-reel tapes and glass and acetate disc recordings, primarily of works composed by Borowski and performed by various musical groups and orchestras. Also includes set of test pressings, probably for the recording “Sacred Songs” (RCA Victor LCT 1005), for which Borowski wrote the program notes. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by format and alphabetically by work thereunder. | |||||||||||
| Note: Many of these recordings are on fragile media, or they are in formats for which the Library may not have the equipment readily available for playback. Please consult the curator before requesting these materials. | |||||||||||
| Box | Item | Contents | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Fantasie-Overture: Youth. Nicolai Malko, conductor, Grant Park, Chicago, Jul. 11, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 5 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Mirror. Performed by the Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney, conductor, Nov. 27, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Quartets, strings, no.3, D minor. String Quartet No. 3. Performed by the Fine Arts Quartet, May 28, 1950 | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | [Symphony No. 2]. Unlabeled reel with number 10938, which matches a sound disc, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | [Symphony No. 2]. Unlabeled reel in mailing box, postmarked Mar. 15, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Symphony No. 2. Performed by the San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux, conductor, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Ecce Homo. Performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Fantasie-Overture: Youth, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound disc : analog ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 9-10 | Mirror. Performed by the Louisville Orchestra, 1954 | |||||||||
| 2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 11-13 | [Quartets, strings, no.3, D minor. String Quartet No. 3.] Performed by the Fine Arts Quartet, May 28, 1950 | |||||||||
| 3 sound discs : analog ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 14-15 | Requiem for a Child. Performed by the NBC Symphony, Desiré Defauw, conductor, Mar. 15, 1945. | |||||||||
| 2 sound discs : analog ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 16-17 | Symphony No. 2. Master number 10938 n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 18-22 | Symphony No. 2. Performed by the San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux, conductor, n.d. | |||||||||
| 5 sound discs : analog; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 23-26 | [set of test pressings, possibly for the recording “Sacred Songs” (RCA Victor LCT 1005), for which Borowski wrote the program notes], ca. 1950-1959 | |||||||||
| 4 sound discs : analog; 12 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 27 | [unidentified]. RecorDisc label, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound disc : analog ; 10 in. | |||||||||||
| 11 | 28 | [unidentified]. Reavis Recording Studio, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 sound disc : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in. | |||||||||||