Collections : [University of Hartford -Archives and Special Collections]

The photographs is this collection document performances at the Hartt School.

The collection contains reference files on individuals and topics associated with the University of Hartford.

The collection consists of William S. Millard's Civil War diary, a letter Millard wrote to his mother, his certificate of membership for the 14th Regiment of the New York State Militia (which became New York's 84th Infantry Regiment), as well as a letter from Joseph Millard to his mother, a copy of an etching of Colonel Ellsworth, and a newspaper clipping (undated, but post-civil war).

This is a small collection of original material documenting the life of Julius Hartt, founder of the Hartt School of Music. The contents of this collection are mostly personal, reflecting the family and social activities of Julius Hartt.

This collection consists mostly of personal and family correspondence, including letters written by Moshe to Pauline while he was in the military during World War I and letters from Myra Hess to Pauline Paranov, among others. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, performance programs, and photographs pertaining to the Paranov family members and their involvement with the Julius Hartt Musical Foundation. The collection also includes some materials pertaining to the Julius Hartt family, of which Pauline was also a part, as well as audio recordings of a few children's operas performed by the Julius Hartt School of Music and an oral history recorded by Pauline Paranov.

This collection documents the early history of the University of Hartford, beginning with the original talks held by the founders. The collection contains original legal documents, blueprints, correspondence, memos, receipts, and photographs. There are also several written and oral histories written about the founding from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

This collection contains material related to the activities of administrators and faculty of the Hartt School. These materials include programs, correspondence, writings, compositions, newspaper clippings, photographs, and faculty data.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence and photographs from 1900-1956, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1928-1951. The correspondence is mostly between Harold Bauer and Moshe Paranov. The photographs are primarily portraits and group photographs of his master classes, but also includes a few photographs of Bauer with members of the Julius Hartt School of Music.

This collection consists primarily of documents pertaining to Julius Smith Augur from the year of 1901 to 1941. Most of the documents are from his time at Hillyer Evening School as Director and later as Dean of Hillyer Junior College including notes, course catalogs, memorandums, provisional policy, and a report. There are also newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, a Hillyer Junior College patch, a Hillyer Junior College Diploma for Gertrude Augur, and photographs of his family as well as his days as a student.

The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Ernest Bloch from 1918-1952 (bulk 1918-1928), as well as various biographies, reviews, and lists of Ernest Bloch's work. The collection also contains other materials about memorials and tributes to Ernest Bloch including the Ernest Bloch Society.

The collection contains a variety of professional and personal items including correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs. Many of the photographs are of Kahn and her family members, particularly her husband and Hartt Professor Samuel Berkman, as well as of colleagues, students, and visiting performers. Many of the photographs have inscriptions and autographs.

The majority of the collection consists of materials pertaining to the creation of opera sets and costumes designed by Elemer Nagy throughout his career as an opera director and stage designer. These materials include colorful drawings, sketches, and tracings of set and costume designs, as well as production notes and large lantern slides he created to project scenery.

This collection covers the musical compositions of Timothy Cheney from 1926 to 1999. The majority of this collection includes Cheney's compositions with a small portion dedicated to his poetry, correspondence, and other publicity materials.

Collection contains documents collected by Bess Graham Educational Secretary of the Hartford YWCA regarding the History of Mt. Holyoke and the establishment of the Hartford Junior College. Contents span from 1939 to 1970.

These materials consist primarily of the minutes of the Julius Hartt Musical Foundation Board of Trustees and its committees. The collection also contains some supplementary material which may have been used by the board.

The collection consists of the artwork, papers, and photographs of Alan Tompkins during his career as an artist and teacher from the 1930s to 2007. Tompkins artwork in this collection consists of a wide variety of mediums including drawings, sketches, studies, as well as final versions of illustrations, prints, paintings, pastels, and watercolors. These works vary in style and subject matter. His papers consist primarily of his writings which consist of journal entries, notes, and his written thoughts on art and art education. His papers also include some lectures, speeches, research materials, publicity materials, correspondence, as well as items pertaining to his work and family history. The photographs in the collection are often of his artwork. These include photographs of works in progress in his studio and completed murals. However, there are also personal photographs of Tompkins and people who were close to him.

Collection of materials related to Mt. Holyoke in Hartford and Hartford College for Women created by Dorothy Mylchreest Redmond. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and other ephemera from 1935-1988, with the bulk of materials from 1935-1940.

The collection contains minutes, brochures, concert programs, photographs, accreditation/self-study reports, and other material documenting the Hartt School Community Division.

The Hartt School phonograph records consists of phonograph recordings which feature Hartt School students, faculty, and alumni as performers, conductors, and/or composers in recordings from 1938-1986. The collection was initially started by Moshe Paranov, and has been added to over the years. Recordings include Hartt ensembles, albums featuring Hartt faculty and alumni, as well as radio, festival, and other live recorded performances. The live recorded events oftentimes feature Moshe Paranov as the conductor and are frequently for non-Hartt School ensembles. Some recordings in the collection were accompanied with materials such as programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, performer information, and other ephemera.

The Isadore Freed collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, press releases, compositions, and concert programs pertaining to Isadore Freed at the Julius Hartt School of Music and the Hartt College of Music. The collection also includes short bios, resumes, and completed questionnaires which provide background information on Freed's career.