Box 8

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1900 December 15, 3 pages, in French, with envelope. Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1902 December 20, 2 pages, in French, with envelope. Autograph postcard signed, Rapperswil, 1904 August 25, 1 page, in French. Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1908 April 19, 1 page, in French. Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1908 June 24, 1 page, in French, with envelope. Autograph note signed, Paris, 1908 June 27, 1 page, in French, with...

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed, Le Vésinet, 1908 July 13, 2 pages, in French, on mourning stationery. Autograph letter signed, Le Vésinet, 1910 June 19, 3 pages, in French, on mourning stationery. Autograph letter signed, Tamaris-sur-Mer, 1930 June 13, 2 pages, in French, with envelope. Autograph letter signed, Tamaris-sur-Mer, 1930 September 5, 1 page, in French, with envelope. Autograph letter signed, Tamaris-sur-Mer, undated, 3 pages, in French, with envelope. Autograph...

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Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1902 February 14, 3 pages, in French, on mourning stationery.
Autograph postcard signed, Vienna, 1903 March 28, 1 page, signature and address only.
Envelope, from Paris, postmarked 1921 August 9, to "E. H. Wannemacher Jr" of Philadelphia, USA.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French, on mourning stationery.

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Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1827 January 31, 1 page, in French.
Letter signed, Paris, 1838 February 17, 1 page, in French.

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Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.

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Autograph letter signed, Paris[?], 1861 April 25, 1 page, in French.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.
Autograph manuscript, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.
Autograph note signed (3rd person), location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.

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A musical joke inscribed to "Mr Mendès."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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Autograph letter signed, location unknown, 1827 September 12, 1 page, in French.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 4 pages, in French.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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Autograph letter signed, Cologne, 1864 December 5, 2 pages, in German.
Autograph letter signed, Cologne, 1867 November 22, 3 pages, in German.
Autograph letter signed, Stuttgart, 1873 November 13, 2 pages, in German.
Autograph letter signed, Coblenz, 1887 February 14, 2 pages, in German, with envelope.
Autograph letter signed, Bad Landeck, 1887 August 7, 4 pages, in German.
Autograph letter signed, Breslau, 1888 April 29, 3 pages, in German.

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Autograph letter signed, Berlin, 1896 February 6, 4 pages, in Italian.
Autograph postcard signed, Verviers, 1897 February 1, 1 page, in Italian.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autograph music manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors, several dozen signed musical quotations, and a small amount of ephemera including portraits and cartes de visite. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor...

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Autograph letter signed, location unknown, [year unknown] December 4, 2 pages, in French.
Letter (3rd person, in the hand of Mme. Delibes), Paris, undated, 1 page, in French.

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Autograph letter signed, location unknown, 1907 July 6, 3 pages, in French.
Autograph note signed, Royan, 1923 August 18, 1 page, in French.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, [year unknown] February 3, 3 pages, in French.
Autograph letter signed, location unknown, undated, 1 page, in French.

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Autograph letter signed, London, 1912 December 15, 2 pages, in English.
Autograph letter signed, London, 19(21?) October 15, 2 pages, in English.
Autograph letter signed, Malvern, [year unknown] March 1, 4 pages, in English.

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Autograph letter signed, Paris, 1920 February 2, 1 page, in French. With photocopy of letter, and transcription and translation.
Autograph letter signed, Granada, 1922 September 18, 2 pages, in Spanish.