Jane Carlson Collection
Collection
0031-IPAM
A pianist and music educator, Jane Carlson (?-1998) was best known for her performances of Hindemith’s "Ludus Tonalis". She also performed in the U.S. and around the world, including in places such as Korea, England, Iceland, Norway, Holland, and Belgium. In addition, Carlson taught at the Juilliard School, The University of California-Berkeley, and Dartmouth College. The collection consists of 18.75 linear feet of both personal and professional papers, including programs, reviews, scrapbooks, press clippings, correspondence, contracts, publicity flyers, biographical outlines, notes, repertoire lists, awards, photographs, recordings, scores, bulletins, itineraries, receipts, and books related to Carlson’s career, the organizations she was involved in, and her relationships with her close colleagues, including her piano teachers, Carl Friedberg and Myra Hess, and composer Paul Hindemith.
This collection is open for research use.
18.75 Linear Feet
The Jane Carlson Collection covers the period from Circa 1919 to 1998; the bulk of the materials date from 1937 to 1985. The collection consists of 18.75 linear feet of both personal and professional papers, including programs, reviews, scrapbooks, press clippings, correspondence, contracts, publicity flyers, biographical outlines, notes, repertoire lists, awards, photographs, recordings, scores, bulletins, itineraries, receipts, and books related to Carlson’s work as a performer and music educator, including her performances at Shenandoah Conservatory , her performances, lectures, and private instruction at both the Juilliard School and at Dartmouth College, and her involvement with Foundation Hindemith.
This collection is arranged into seven series.
Gift of Jeanne Partington (friend of Jane Carlson's?), received on May 6th, 1998.
An item-level inventory of scores and recordings is available upon request.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library