Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970
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)
George Antheil Ballet Mécanique player rolls (MSS 61)
Jane Hill Meyer collection
Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Curtis Institute of Music, its faculty, and students.
Josef Hofmann collection (MSS 50)
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.
Mary Bok charity materials collection (MSS 47)
Mary Curtis Zimbalist memorial concert scrapbook (MSS 45)
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.
Mary Louise Curtis Bok and the Curtis String Quartet at Eell's Boat Barn, Rockport, ME, 1941
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.
Mary Louise Curtis Bok printing block, 1927
Mary Louise Curtis Bok in academic gown and mortar board
Mary Louise Curtis Bok / Settlement Music School collection (MSS 39)
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.