These Archives complement other important collections documenting the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia's musical histories. These are open for research and include:
Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Academy of Music Archives
This collection documents the long cultural and institutional histories of two Philadelphia institutions: The Academy of Music and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Archives were donated to the Penn Libraries in 2022. They will be made accessible to researchers and the public after being processed and cataloged. Further information is below.
Collection Overview
Researchers should be aware that materials by and related to Eugene Ormandy are cataloged in a number of different collections, corresponding either to the physical format of the materials or to their source. Following is a list of Ormandy-related collections, with links provided to online finding aids or to search results in the library catalog.
The Penn Libraries also hold the Leopold Stokowski Collection, Ormandy's predecessor at the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Accordion List
Note: Because of format, materials in these collections may have access restrictions or require special permission for use.
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Allen J. Winigrad photographs of performing artists (Ms. Coll. 110): 562 items. Photographs of over 100 musical and dance artists taken by Winigrad between 1973 and 1989 during rehearsals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Mann Music Center or the Academy of Music, and in Saratoga Springs, New York, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
- Stephanie Goldner collection on Eugene Ormandy, 1911-1982 (Ms. Coll. 912): 2 boxes. Letters, miscellaneous items (programs, concert tickets), and photographs documenting Eugene Ormandy and Stephanie Goldner.
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Philadelphia Orchestra 1966 Latin American Tour collection (Ms. Coll. 929): 2 boxes.
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Dr. Irvin Stein collection of Eugene Ormandy material (Ms. Coll. 1249): 1 box.
Related Sites
Accordion Column of Lists
Accordion Column of Lists
- Eugene Ormandy: A Centennial Celebration. Online exhibition, 2011
- Ormandy in China: The Historic 1973 Tour. Online exhibit, 2015
- The Midwest Experience: Ormandy in Minnesota. Online exhibit, 2012
- Coming to the Small Screen: Ormandy and Television. Online exhibit, 2008
- Conducting scores, in Hidden in Plain Sight: Musical Treasures in the Penn Libraries. Online exhibition, 2003.
- Eugene Ormandy Papers, in Hidden in Plain Sight: Musical Treasures in the Penn Libraries. Online exhibition, 2003.
Holding Location
Collection Subject
Date Range
Era / Period
Format
Genre / Type
- Administrative records
- Correspondence
- Ephemera
- Conducting scores
- Financial records
- Orchestral parts
- Photographs
- Programs
Language