Series 6: Bartók Society of Australia records

MLMSS 11595/Boxes 106-113

series

1955-1989

Textual Records, Ephemera, Clippings, Posters

9665591

1.28 metres of textual material (8 boxes)
4 posters

A. CORRESPONDENCE
BOX 106
File ‘Bartók Society: Incoming mail from inception to 31 July 1958’, being correspondence addressed to Secretary Anita Rose, President Nancy Salas, Honorary Secretary R.J. Roberts, 1955-1958.
File ‘Bartók Society: Incoming from August 1958 to February 1961’, being correspondence mainly addressed to Secretary Anita Rose.
File ‘Bartók Society: Inward correspondence from November 1964’, being correspondence mainly addressed to Secretary Anita Rose, November 1964 - March 1965.

BOX 107
File ‘Bartók Society: Outward correspondence from October 1958 to February 1960’.
File ‘Bartók Society: Outward from September 1964’, being copies of letters sent by Secretary Anita Rose, September 1964-March 1965.
Folder Bartók Society correspondence, 1950s.
Folder Bartók Society correspondence, 1960s.
Folder Bartók Society correspondence, 1970s.

BOX 108
Folder Bartók Society correspondence, 1980s.
Folder Bartók Society correspondence, undated.
File ‘Bartók Society Circulars’, 1955-1961.
File ‘Bartók Society: Circulars etc. to Members and Friends’, 1962-1965.
Folder Bartók Society circulars, 1966-1973 & undated.

B. GENERAL FILES
BOX 109
File ‘Reports of Committee Meetings’, 1958-1977, including Rules of the Bartók Society of Australia, 1955.
Register of members, 1955-1957.
Membership list address book, 1955.
Membership lists and subscriptions.
File concerning Bartók Society competitions, 1956-1962.
File concerning the formation in Melbourne of the Béla Bartók Society of Australia, including constitution and correspondence with Dr S. Edvi-Illes, 1955.
Folder concerning Bartók Society library.
Folder concerning Goossens Memorial Concert, 1965, presented by the Bartók Society of Australia.

BOX 110
Scrapbook, 1972-1973, mainly concerning the first and second Bartók Youth Festivals.
Folder concerning Bartók Youth Festivals, 1972-1989.
Folder concerning Bartók Youth Festival entries, 1976.
Folder concerning Bartók Society Younger Set, 1966-1967 & undated.
File concerning Bartók Centenary Exhibition and book launch, March 1981, held in the Exhibition Hall of the Sydney Opera House.
File ‘Interesting letters, Bartók Society notices etc.’, 1957-1980 & undated, each mounted on cardboard for display in Bartok Centenary Exhibition, 1981.
Files (3) concerning Bartók Centenary Festival, 1981.

BOX 111
Folders (3) General papers, 1955-1987.

C. FINANCIAL RECORDS
BOX 112
Cash book, 1955-1961.
Petty cash and stamp book, 1955-1959.
Bartók Society ‘Pay in book’, 1958-1961.
Cash book, 1959-1962.
Income and expenses book, 1972-1974.
Account book, 1972-1977.
Folder of bank statements, 1955-1985.
Folder of correspondence and papers concerning financial matters, 1955-1981.
Folder of financial statements, 1958-1976.

D. NEWSCUTTINGS AND CONCERT PROGRAMS COLLECTED
BOX 113
Scrapbook of newscuttings, 1959-1962, including 3 press photographs of Yehudi Menuhin with Galina Solodchin, 1962.
Scrapbook of newscuttings, August-September 1963.
Scrapbook of newscuttings, August-September 1963.
Folder of loose newscuttings, 1958-1981.
File ‘Programs and program notes’, 1955-1981 & undated.

E. POSTERS - transferred to poster collection
1. Alfred Stein presents for the Bartok Society of Australia the brilliant violinist Maurice Clare and Marta Zalan (piano), Conservatorium, 21 November [year unknown]. Located at POSTERS/2022/7.
2. Concours international de piano Liszt-Bartók, Budapest, September 1961. Located at POSTERS/2022/10.
3. Bartók Szeminárium, Szombathely, 28 July – 11 August 1979. Located at POSTERS/2022/8.
4. Béla Bartók 1981 Centenary Exhibition, Sydney Opera House Exhibition Hall, 8-30 March 1981. Located at POSTERS/2022/11.

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