Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: Philharmonic Hall
Philharmonic Hall: Meeting Minutes
See: Minutes of the Philharmonic Subcommittee under Lincoln Center: Meeting Minutes.
Philharmonic Hall: Correspondence
Correspondence titles have been supplied. See also: Philharmonic Hall Acoustics: Correspondence.
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Congratulatory letters 1962-1963, 1966
Letters to MA and his acknowledgements
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Lobmeyr
1967-1969
Correspondence between MA and Hans Harald Rath of the Austrian firm J. & L. Lobmeyr regarding possible commission of a crystal
chandelier for the Philharmonic. Also includes correspondence to and from the acoustical consultant Heinrich Keilholz. Original
folder inscribed by MA: MA Correpondence Lobmeyr/Hilman re crystal chandeliers for Philharmonic Abandoned Lippold chosen later.
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Miscellaneous correspondence
1957-1960 (bulk 1960)
Topics covered include financial matters and acoustics. Correspondence between the firms of H&A and Bolt Beranek and Newman,
letter to MA from Hugh Bagenal, paper on auditorium acoustics by Russell Johnson of BBN, and other documents relating to acoustics.
File includes minutes of Building Committee meetings, press releases, and a gag press release, "Philharmonic Hall Enlarged!"
drafted by Arthur Houghton. Also, notes, memoranda, and itemized lists devoted to budgetary issues. Original folder labeled:
Lincoln Center - Philharmonic - Mscl. 1957-1960.
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Moses, Robert to Charles M. Spofford
1960 Feb. 2
Copy of letter regarding criticism of the Philharmonic
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Thank you letters
1969 Sept. 20
Copies of letters from MA to Donald Oenslager and Abe Feder. Ink annotations in upper right hand corner:Thank you.
Philharmonic Hall: Photographs
The Philharmonic photographs are divided into three sections: Albums,
Photographs by Ezra Stoller and Loose Photographs.All photographs are black and white unless otherwise noted. See also: Lincoln Center. Philharmonic Hallin the Project Photographs Index
Photograph Albums
Album 12
Life magazinealbum
Title page reads:
From the editors and photographers of Life.Contains 27 photographs of construction views, opening night and model. In red ringbinder.
Album 13
Renderings and models
49 photographs in album labeled: For Columbia Univ. Also includes 15 loose photos (1 col.), plans, clipping, and 2 pencil sketches of Lincoln Center. In black ringbinder.
Photographs By Ezra Stoller
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Exterior and interior views
1962
3 photos
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Exterior and interior views
[1962]
5 col. transparencies
Album 14
Exterior, interior, and construction views, 1962, n.d.
20 photos
Album 15
Exterior, interior, and construction views, 1962
9 photos
Loose Photographs
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MA with model, 1959
1 photo
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MA portratit
1961 or 1962
1 photo
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Models (exterior and interior)
1957-1960, n.d
67 photos, 44 negatives, 3 col. transparencies
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Models (exterior and interior)
1958-1960, n.d
27 photos, 5 col. transparencies
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Exterior and interior views
1962
3 photos
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Avery Fisher Hall (interior view) n.d.
3 photos
Philharmonic Hall: Scrapbooks
Scrapbook 9
Philharmonic scrapbook
1962-1970, n.d.
21 pp
Includes program covers, clippings and photographs.
Scrapbook 10
Philharmonic scrapbook, 1959-1960, 1962, 1964-1967,
1973-1974, n.d.
20 pp.
Includes programs, clippings, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and two sketches.
Philharmonic Hall: Public Relations
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Publicity folder with correspondence
1959-1963 (bulk
1962)
Original folder contains two pockets. Left hand pocket holds: photographs of the architects with models, luncheon of May
12, 1961, and groundbreaking ceremonies. Also, ten congratulatory letters (1961-1963) to and replies from MA. Right hand
pocket holds: Philharmonic booklet, letter of July 26, 1962 from Alvar Aalto to Harrison requesting plans and sections of
the concert hall. Also, invitation to and schedule of events for the Seat Endowment Campaign luncheon of May 12, 1961.
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Opening week of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts :
Philharmonic Hall, September, 23-30, 1962
Publication containing a poem of dedication for Lincoln Center and concert programs. 38 pp.
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Opening night at Lincoln Center on the CBS television
network, Sunday, Sept. 23, 1962
Broadcast tape and public relations kit in styrofoam box.
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MA biographical data sheet, [ca. 1962]
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Leo Beranek public relations folder
1962
Includes photo, biographical sketch and statement by Leo Beranek, Philharmonic acoustical consultant.
Philharmonic Hall: Clippings
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Clippings, 1959
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Clippings, 1962
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Clippings, 1963
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Clippings, 1964
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Clippings, 1969
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Clippings, n.d.
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Clippings, n.d.
Philharmonic Hall: Acoustics
Material on the acoustics of Philharmonic Hall is grouped into two categories. The first category is Reports and Reseach, the second is Correspondence.
Philharmonic Hall Acoustics: Reports and Research
Reports, research and related documentation from the acoustical consultants: Bolt, Bernak, and Newman; Paul S. Veneklasen
& Associates; Vern O. Knudsen; and Heinrich Keilholz. Also included is a research file based on the Rug Concerts of 1974
and a commentary by H&A designer Vincent Rousseau.
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Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, 1956-1959
Minutes of meetings, memoranda, and correspondence between H&A and the acoustical consulting firm, Bolt, Beranek and Newman.
Other documents include BBN sketches and calculations as to concert hall volume. File also contains other correspondence,
notes, and a report by Hugh Bagenal. Folder inscribed by MA: Minutes Meetings 1957-1959.
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Bolt Beranek, and Newman 1960, 1962-1966 (bulk 1962)
Letters, dated April and June 1962, from Leo Beranek of BBN to Abramovitz, Leopold Stokowski and others. Mimeograph copy
with handwritten annotations of the first draft of chapter 15, Philharmonic Hall, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, from Beranek's book, Music, Acoustics & Architecture (New York : Wiley, 1962). File also contains BBN's Detailed Plans for the Tuning Period, May 1, 1962. Primarily devoted to acoustics, the file also includes materials on other topics such as Philharmonic seating plans. Included
are memoranda, clippings, and transparencies. Original file labeled: M.A. Phil Mscl 1962, 1963-5 and inscribed by MA: MA File* Misc 62/65 Acoustics etc.
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Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, 1962-1963, 1965, n.d.
Report of Dec. 18, 1962, Acoustics of Philharmonic Hall Recommended Adjustments. BBN correspondence for the period 1962-1963. Undated report by M.R. Schroeder and others of Bell Telephone Laboratories,
Acoustical Measurement in Philharmonic Hall. Original folder inscribed: Philharmonic Hall, Acoustics, Bolt Beranek & Newman 62-63-65.
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Veneklasen & Assoicates, 1963
Three acoustical studies of Philharmonic Hall issued by the acoustical consulting firm, Paul S. Veneklasen & Associates.
The reports are numbered 2 (26 June 1963), 3 (16 August 1963), and 4 (12 December 1963). Correspondence consists primarily
of letters from Veneklasen to Abramovitz. File also includes Veneklasen plans of the orchestra layout and riser segmentation.
Original folder inscribed: Philharmonic Hall Acoustics Veneklasen Reports & Correspondence 1963.
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Dr. Knudsen 1963-1964
Consultant Vern O. Knudsen's Report on the Acoustical Improvement Program for Philharmonic Hall dated July 8, 1963 with supplements. Additional reports are dated Nov. 12, 1963 (with cover letter of Nov. 18, 1963) and
Nov. 19, 1963. Correspondence
consists chiefly of letters from Knudsen to MA. File also includes a summary-analysis of the reports, clippings, handwritten
notes, Building Committee meeting minutes, and drafts of new releases. Original folder inscribed: Philharmonic Hall Dr. Knudsen Reports & Correspondence 1963-/64/.
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Keilholz, 1963-1966, 1968
Contains two reports issued by the Austrian acoustical consultant, Heinrich Keilholz. The first report, Feststellungen der Mangel und Empfehlungen zur Verbesserung der Horsamkeit in der Philharmonic Hall (Examinations of Deficient Acoustics in Philharmonic Hall and Recommendations for Improvement), is dated Nov. 17, 1963. The
second report authored by Keilholz is dated Oct. 25, 1965. Here he discusses measures taken to improve the acoustics and
an evaluation of those measures. He also includes recommendations for further acoustical and interior decoration improvements.
Correspondence is primarily between Abramovitz and Keilholz. File also includes meeting minutes, clippings, and a 1965 Lincoln
Center press release. English translations accompany all Germany documents. Folder inscribed: Philharmonic Hall Keilholz Reports & Correspondence 1963-68.
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Beranek article
1964 July
Leo Beranek's article, "Acoustics of Philharmonic Hall, New York, during its first season," in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol 36, July 1964, p. 1247-1262.
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Rug Concerts
1974-1975
Excerpts from reviews of the Rug Concerts, minutes of meetings regarding Avery Fisher Hall acoustics, and memoranda from the
theatrical consultant Peter Wexler with comparative physical data for standard performances, promenades, and rug concerts.
Original folder inscribed:
Philharmonic -Rug Concerts -Research based on Rug Concerts July-Aug 1974
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Vincent Rousseau Commentary
1975
Commentary written by Rousseau, an H&A designer who worked with Leo Bernaek on Philharmonic Hall. Entitled "Inconsistencies
in Accounts of the Design of Philharmonic
Hall," the commentary is a rebuttal of Leo Beranek's 1975 article, "Changing role of the expert" in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (vol. 58, Sept. 1975, p. 547-555).
Philharmonic Hall Acoustics: Correspondence
Correspondence and related documents concerning Philharmonic acoustics. 1963 correspondence was housed in a folder inscribed:
Philharmonic Hall, Acoustics 1963, General Correspondence. It includes a 1963 Analysis Report, Experimental Test Philharmonic Hall, by the acoustical consultant, Christopher Jaffee, and M.R. Schroeder's translation of H. Kuttruff's report of Dec. 9, 1963,On the Acoustics of Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Also, William Schuman correspondence regarding the acoustical "clouds".
Correpondence for the years 1964-1969, and 1975 were housed in a single folder inscribed:Philharmonic Hall, General Correspondence, Acoustics & Improvements, 1964-1969. It contains letters from the engineering firm regarding testing of the diffusers, suggestions for acoustical improvements,
and a letter from Abramovitz to William Schuman, President of Lincoln Center, Inc., summarizing the consultants reports.
Draft of an article by M.R. Schroeder of Bell Telephone Laboratories, "Architectural Acoustics : Need for More Basic Testing."
Photocopy of Philharmonic section of Bernanek's article, "Changing role of the expert," in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol 58, Sept. 1975, p. 547-555), with handwritten annotations.
For general correspondence regarding Philharmonic Hall see: Philharmonic Hall: Correspondence.
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Correspondence regarding acoustics, 1963
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Correspondence regarding acoustics, 1964
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Correspondence regarding acoustics, 1965
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Correspondence regarding acoustics, 1966-1967
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Correspondence regarding acoustics, 1968-1969, 1975
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