Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970

Person

Staff Only

Biography

Mary Louise Curtis was the daughter of Cyrus Curtis (of Curtis Publishing Co.) and Louisa Knapp. She founded the Curtis Institute of Music in 1924.

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Florence Frantz Snyder collection (MSS 33)

Collection

Identifier: MSS 33

Dates: 1925-1987

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives

George Antheil Ballet Mécanique player rolls (MSS 61)

Collection

Identifier: MSS 61

Dates: 1925

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives

Jane Hill Meyer collection

Collection

Identifier: PPCI-MSS 05

Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Curtis Institute of Music, its faculty, and students.

Dates: 1926-1974

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives

Josef Hofmann collection (MSS 50)

Collection

Identifier: MSS 50

Scope and Contents

Letters from Hofmann to Mary Louise Curtis Bok prior to his appointment as director of Curtis as well as letters and postcards to Bok's sons Curtis and Cary, photographs, and publicity materials.

Dates: 1906-1998

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives

Mary Bok charity materials collection (MSS 47)

Collection

Identifier: MSS 47

Dates: 1916-1924

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives

Mary Curtis Zimbalist memorial concert scrapbook (MSS 45)

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSS 45

Scope and Contents

The scrapbook includes correspondence, photographs, press releases, and clippings concerning a memorial concert held in honor of Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist on 3 July 1970 in Camden, Maine.

Dates: 1970

Found in: Curtis Institute of Music Archives