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Philip Frank collection (MSS 42)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS42

Scope and Contents

The collection includes scrapbooks and programs documenting the early career of Philip Frank. The scrapbooks themselves contain clippings, programs, and performance information.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929-1949

Creator

Language of Materials

English; Dutch; German

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

1.0 Linear feet ((1) photo box)

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Bob Harrington in 2005.

Related Materials

Publicity materials and clippings about Philip Frank can be found in the Vertical Files collection.

Related Materials

Philip Frank studied violin with Lacy Coe, Leopold Auer, and Eddy Brown before his acceptance to Curtis as a student of Efrem Zimbalist from 1929-1934. Later in his career Frank was a member of the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini and concertmaster of the North York Symphony Orchestra until his retirement in 1990.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Philip Frank collection (MSS 42)
Status
Completed
Author
Kristina Wilson
Date
2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
revised 2017

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Curtis Institute of Music Archives Repository

https://www.curtis.edu/learn/library/
Contact:
1720 Locust St
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States

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