School of Creative Arts Collection, 1952-2013 | Brandeis University
Collection Overview
Title: School of Creative Arts Collection, 1952-2013
ID: 00/MWalB00285A
Extent: 2.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Arranged in three series: 1. Artsfest, 1997-1998; 2. Beaux Arts Ball, 1954-1955; 3. Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, 1952-2005. Organized under subseries, then chronological. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Files in this collection were created from 1952-2005. Most of the materials include programs, schedules, reviews, press guides, and speeches. Of note are the Beaux Arts Ball sourvenir artbooks (1954-55), which contain original advertisements for companies that made donations to the School of Creative Arts. Also included is President Sachar's speech [in print and sound] inaugurating the Festival of the Arts in 1952, and other materials documenting the first Festival such as photographs, sound recordings, and a video of the four-day event.
Administrative Information
Alternate Extent Statement: 1 record center box, 3 document boxes, 1 irregular box, 1 oversized folder
Access Restrictions: Some material is restricted; please consult the University Archivist. Audio-visual and sound recordings cannot be reproduced without permission of the creators or their estates.
Use Restrictions: Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Related Materials: For more information about the Festival of the Arts, see Poses Institute for the Arts: Creative Arts Awards records.
Preferred Citation: School of Creative Arts Collection, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Finding Aid Revision History: Collection processed by Jeremy Naidus in March 2004; finding aid revised by K.A. Abramson in June 2004.
Other Note: Louis Lindauer created the CDs as well as the silent video. He has edited the silent print, and added sound; this version was previewed by selected members of the Brandeis community at the end of 2003, and was still being edited as of March 2004. Mr. Lindauer has agreed to send a copy of the finished sound print to the University Archives, along with his unedited footage. Finished sound print [2 DVD copies] received in October 2004. Ben Webber/Irving CD, interview source materials for film, and contact sheets from 1952 Festival received from Louis Lindauer in January 2005. 1952 uncut raw film footage received in February 2011 from Lou Lindauer [1 DVD; 1 16mm film].
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Artsfest, 1997-1998],
[Series 2: Beaux Arts Ball, 1954-1955],
[Series 3: Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, 1952-2013],
[All]
- Series 1: Artsfest, 1997-1998
- This series contains schedules from each ArtsFest event.
- Series 2: Beaux Arts Ball, 1954-1955
- This series contains an invitation to one of the Balls, as well as two commemorative artbooks.
- Series 3: Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, 1952-2013
- This series contains programs, schedules, reviews, press guides, and speeches pertaining to many of the festivals, as well as a T-shirt from the 1991 event. It also includes photographs taken at the 1952 Festival of the Creative Arts, which document rehearsals and performances of the major operas, plays, and concerts at the event. For selected photographs, some negatives are available in the University Archives. This series also contains sound and audio-visual recordings (in multiple formats), all pertaining to the 1952 Festival of the CreativeArts.
- Folder 1: Poster [Map Drawer 2], 1995
- Box 1
- Box 2
- Box 3
- Item 1: Art exhibit, photographs, 1952
- Item 2: Audiences, photographs, 1952
- Item 3: Dance, photographs, 1952
- Item 4: Faculty, administrators, and creative artists, photographs, 1952
- Item 5: Music, photographs, 1952
- Item 6: Opening ceremony, photographs, 1952
- Item 7: Rehearsals and theater dressing rooms, photographs, 1952
- Item 8: Staff, photographs, 1952
- Item 9: Theater and opera, photographs, 1952
- Item 10: Ullman Amphitheater, photographs, 1952
- Item 1: Art exhibit, photographs, 1952
- Box 4
- Item 1: Index to recordings, 1952
- Item 2: Conference on poetry, sound recording [3 folders; 3 reel-to-reel tapes, 2 cassette tapes, 2 CDs], 1952
- Item 3: Copland, Aaron - Speech and Schuman's Symphony, sound recording [3 folders; 3 reel-to-reel tapes, 1 cassette tape], 1952
- Item 4: Final discussion and review, sound recording [3 folders; 3 reel-to-reel tapes, 2 cassette tapes, 2 CDs], 1952
- Item 5: Inauguration, sound recording [3 folders; 3 reel-to-reel tapes, 2 cassette tapes, 2 CDs], 1952
- Item 6: Jazz concert, sound recording [4 folders; 4 reel-to-reel tapes, 2 cassette tapes, 2 CDs], 1952
- Item 7: "Noah," sound recording [1 CD], 1952
- Item 8: "Noah" playbill, 1952
- Folder 2: "Three Penny Opera," sound recording [2 LPs], 1952
- Item 9: "Three Penny Opera," sound recording [2 CDs], 1952
- Item 10: Webber, Ben and Irving Fine compositions, sound recording [1 CD], 1952
- Item 11: Festival of the Creative Arts film, Silent work print, audio/visual recording [VHS], circa 2002
- Item 12: Festival of the Creative Arts film, Final sound print, audio/visual recording [2 DVDs], 2004
- Item 1: Index to recordings, 1952
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Poster [Map Drawer 2], 1995
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Artsfest, 1997-1998],
[Series 2: Beaux Arts Ball, 1954-1955],
[Series 3: Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, 1952-2013],
[All]