Box 1

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1. 48 autograph letters signed, some with musical quotations and/or sketches/drawings. 2. 28 typed letters signed, many with autograph notes and corrections. 3. 1 separate autograph musical quotation to Ilse. In German and French.

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1. Approximately 35 autograph and typed letters (signed and unsigned) to his mother (“N”), father, grandparents, and brother (Victor). 2. Approximately 150 typed copies of letters, most on ca. 8.5 x 11 carbon-copy paper, 1940-1947, unsigned, apparently copies of letters typed by Konrad at a later date. In German, English, and French.

Scope and Contents 1. 1 autograph letter signed to Liesel (Ziegelstein), who may have helped Konrad and Ilse emigrate to the United States 2. Typewritten letters signed and unsigned to Konrad’s friends, colleagues, and students, some with autograph notes and/or corrections (some unsigned letters appear to be copies typed by Konrad at a later date) 3. Letter of recommendation on behalf of Paul Landsberg 4. Photocopies of two letters In German, English, and French Several letters treat musical matters in great...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with publishers R. Piper, Faber and Faber Ltd., Indiana University Press, and W.W. Norton concerning the publication of Konrad’s books and articles (especially The Teaching of Artur Schabel and Masters of the Keyboard). Includes: Autograph and typed letters signed and unsigned to and from the publishers (some letters with copies); book contracts; royalty statements; invoices; book reviews (printed and photocopied); letters from colleagues who read or reviewed the books;...

Scope and Contents Correspondence from Konrad’s friends, colleagues, and students on stationery, postcards, and holiday and greeting cards with some, especially from academic colleagues, including supplementary material such as CVs, articles, etc. 1. 1 letter of recommendation for Konrad from Dr. Richard Stoehr. 2. 1 autograph letter signed from the renowned Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel (b. 1931), with original autograph envelope. 3. 1 typed letter signed from the distinguished American Bach scholar,...

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1. Autograph (and other) musical quotations, examples, and short compositions. 2. Early autograph and typed concert programs (from his youth or student days?). 3. Portion of a typed essay on Beethoven, with autograph corrections and notes to verso. 4. Autograph note entitled “Process of Learning”.

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Programs, for recitals featuring Konrad as pianist, including several with reproductions of photographs by Ilise Bing.

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1.Typed drafts, published copies, and photocopies of scholarly articles and essays by Konrad and others, several with corrections or annotations, presumably in Konrad’s hand. 2.Typed outlines of a book, “Problems of musical interpretation… in collaboration with Artur Schnabel,” one with autograph corrections.