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Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970

 Person

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: MSS33
Dates: 1925-1987

Jane Hill Meyer collection

 Collection
Identifier: PPCI-MSS05
Abstract

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

Dates: 1926-1974

Josef Hofmann collection (MSS 50)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS50
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

Mary Bok charity materials collection (MSS 47)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS47
Dates: 1916-1924

Mary Curtis Zimbalist memorial concert scrapbook (MSS 45)

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS45
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

Mary Louise Curtis Bok and the Curtis String Quartet at Eell's Boat Barn, Rockport, ME, 1941

 Item — Box AV 1: Series AV2 [Barcode: 31234000389666], Media/Data Case: 6
Identifier: 0006
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This record group contains audio- or audiovisual recordings relating to the Curtis Institute of Music and its alumni, some of which are available in digital format. Recordings of student and faculty performances from 1937 can be searched through the John de Lancie Library’s online catalog and remain under copyright and are only available to students, faculty, and alumni.

Dates: 1941

Mary Louise Curtis Bok printing block, 1927

 Item — Box A1: [Barcode: 31234000389195], Compartment: 2, Object: 2
Identifier: ar_002
Scope and Contents

Mary Louise Curtis Bok in academic gown and mortar board

Dates: 1927

Mary Louise Curtis Bok / Settlement Music School collection (MSS 39)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS39
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a scrapbook, administrative records, photographs, and miscelleneous materials that document the history of Philadelphia's Settlement Music School during Mary Louise Curtis Bok's tenure as president.


Dates: 1912-1968

Mary Louise Curtis portrait printing block, undated

 Item — Box A2: [Barcode: 31234000389773], Compartment: 6, Object: 15
Identifier: ar_015