Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992

By Maristella Feustle

Collection Overview

Title:	Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992
Predominant Dates:	1916-1967
ID:	06/ 014
Primary Creator:	Bucharoff, Simon (1881-1955)
Extent:	50.0 Boxes
Arrangement:	Organized into ten series: (1) Scores; (2) Oversized scores; (3) Published works by Simon Bucharoff; (4) Libretti and other writings; (5) Correspondence and papers; (6) Photographs, clippings, and publicity; (7) Works by other authors and composers; (8) Isadore Buchhalter; (9) Realia; and (10) Documentation from the University of Houston.
Date Acquired:	00/00/2010
Subjects:	Composition (Music) Opera.
Languages:	English German

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of fifty boxes, mainly of the compositions and papers of Simon Bucharoff (1881-1955), along with materials related to Bucharoff's brother, Isadore Buchhalter, papers related to activities of Bucharoff's estate, one piece of realia, and the documentation that accompanied the collection from the University of Houston. Bucharoff's papers consist mainly of correspondence, but also include clippings, photographs, concert programs, promotional materials, and writings on non-musical subjects. The materials are predominantly from 1916 through 1967, with a smaller number of materials from before and after that period.

The scores comprise the most complete collection of Bucharoff's works that has yet been assembled and organized. His papers chronicle the his rise to prominence as a pianist, and then as a composer, the struggles of the 1920s and onward, his attempts to promote and publish his works, and reflect the personality, worldview, and spirituality that informed his works.

Biographical Note

Pianist, educator, composer, and writer. Born Simon Buchhalter in Berdychiv (in present-day Ukraine) in 1881, Bucharoff initially rose to prominence as a pianist in Wichita before moving to Chicago, and achieving a measure of success as a composer in Europe in the 1920s. Amid a protracted legal battle over compositions of his which were held by German publishers, Bucharoff returned to the United States and worked as an orchestrator for Warner Bros. with composers such as Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Dmitri Tiomkin from 1937 until his death in 1955.

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Repository:	Music Library
Acquisition Source:	University of Houston

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Box and Folder Listing
Series 1: Scores Series 2: Oversized scores Series 3: Published works by Simon Bucharoff Series 4: Libretti and other writings Series 5: Correspondence and papers Series 6: Photographs, clippings, and publicity Series 7: Works by other authors and composers Series 8: Isadore Buchhalter Series 9: Realia Series 10: Documentation from the University of Houston All

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Series 5: Correspondence and papers
- Sub-Series 1: General correspondence
  - Box 1 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 400736.
    - Folder 1: General correspondence, 1912-1929 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 2: General correspondence, 1930-1935 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 3: General correspondence, 1943-1955 November 18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Correspondence up to the point of Bucharoff's death on November 24, 1955.
    - Folder 4: General correspondence, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Includes letter from Charles Wakefield Cadman (ca. 1930s), and endorsement of Bucharoff's piano method book by Erich Korngold.
    - Folder 5: General correspondence, 1955 November 25 - 1977 July 18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Correspondence continued by Bucharoff's estate, primarily by his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Buchhalter.
- Sub-Series 2: Dispute with publishers in Germany
  - Box 1 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 400737.
    - Folder 1: Dispute with publishers, 1924-1929 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 2: Dispute with publishers, 1930-1938 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 3: Dispute with publishers, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 4: Dispute with publishers / War Claims Act, 1950-1955 November 16 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Continuation of dispute and attempts to receive restitution under the War Claims Act of 1948 until Bucharoff's death.
    - Folder 5: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, 1955-1958 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 6: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, 1964-1979 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 7: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Sub-Series 3: Correspondence with specific parties
  - Box 1 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 400739.
    - Folder 1: 20th Century Fox Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 2: Allegro Musical Art League Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 3: Associated Music Publishers Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 4: Metropolitan Opera Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 5: Padovano, John Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 6: G. Schirmer, Inc. Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 7: Professional organizations, 1929 - 1955 February Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      ASCAP, Songwriters Protective Association, American Federation of Musicians, and others.
    - Folder 8: Professional organizations cont'd., 1955 December - undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Sub-Series 4: Personal documents
  - Box 1 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 400738.
    - Folder 1: Vital statistics and records Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 2: Will and estate-related documents Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 3: Pay stubs and receipts Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 4: Copyright and related documents Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
    - Folder 5: Chemistry / pharmacology textbook from Bucharoff's youth, 1893 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
      
      Surawicz, S. Asymmetrische Amylverbindungen und ihre Beziehungen zum Fuselalkohol. Stamped "Simon Buchhalter, New York City."
- Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous and uncategorized
  
  Assorted envelopes, Chicago Symphony schedule, small slips of paper, and other items.
  - Box 1 Request Reading Room Access
    
    Barcode 85019.

Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992

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Series 5: Correspondence and papers

Sub-Series 1: General correspondence

Box 1 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: General correspondence, 1912-1929 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: General correspondence, 1930-1935 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: General correspondence, 1943-1955 November 18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: General correspondence, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: General correspondence, 1955 November 25 - 1977 July 18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Sub-Series 2: Dispute with publishers in Germany

Box 1 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: Dispute with publishers, 1924-1929 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: Dispute with publishers, 1930-1938 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: Dispute with publishers, 1943-1949 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: Dispute with publishers / War Claims Act, 1950-1955 November 16 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, 1955-1958 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, 1964-1979 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: War Claims / Bucharoff estate, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Sub-Series 3: Correspondence with specific parties

Box 1 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: 20th Century Fox Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: Allegro Musical Art League Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: Associated Music Publishers Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: Metropolitan Opera Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: Padovano, John Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: G. Schirmer, Inc. Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: Professional organizations, 1929 - 1955 February Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 8: Professional organizations cont'd., 1955 December - undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Sub-Series 4: Personal documents

Box 1 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: Vital statistics and records Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: Will and estate-related documents Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: Pay stubs and receipts Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: Copyright and related documents Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: Chemistry / pharmacology textbook from Bucharoff's youth, 1893 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous and uncategorized

Box 1 Request Reading Room Access

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