2021-06-28 Guide to the Harvey S. Whistler Papers, 1890-1976, 2008, bulk 1960-1976 SPEC.TRI.HSW Finding aid prepared by Ashleigh Minor Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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2021 June This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2021-06-28T16:41-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Harvey S. Whistler Papers SPEC.TRI.HSW Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 13.418 Cubic feet Bulk, 1960-1976 1890-1976, 2008 Harvey S. Whistler was an American violinist, music educator, composer, writer, appraiser and collector of musical instruments, particularly violins and bows. Whistler compiled research on the history of bows and bow makers for an unfinished book, "Bow Makers of the World," with assistance from his wife, Georgeanna Whistler. The Harvey S. Whistler Papers primarily contain research and drafts related to this incomplete book, as well as photographs, publications, correspondence, documents, notes, and other research compiled throughout his life and career as a musician. The collection is dated 1890-1976, and 2008, with the bulk of materials dated 1960-1976. (26) 5" letter document boxes; (8) flat boxes; (4) card boxes; (1) 2.5" legal document box; (1) oversize document box; (1) oversize folder English, some incidental French and German Whistler, Harvey S. (Harvey Samuel), 1907-1976 Arrangement of Materials

The Harvey S. Whistler Papers are arranged in seven series; Series 1 and 2 are further divided into subseries.

Series 1: Writing on the History of Violins and Bows Series 2: Music Instruction and Pedagogy Series 3: Musical Compositions and Arrangements Series 4: Collecting and Appraising Series 5: Education Series 6: Violin Performances Series 7: Personal

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Georgeanna Whistler, 2011 February; Accession No. TRI.2014.0098: Georgeanna Whistler, 2014 September; Accession No. TRI.2021.0012: Georgeanna Whistler, 2021 May; some accessions unknown

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[identification of item], Harvey S. Whistler Papers, SPEC.TRI.HSW, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

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Processed by: Ashleigh Minor, 2021 May; Finding aid written by: Ashleigh Minor, 2021 June

Biographical Note 1907 September 7 Born in Fresno, California 1925 Graduated from Fresno High School 1925-1930 Concert-master, Fresno State College Symphony Orchestra 1929-1930 Supervisor of Instrumental Music, Fresno State College Assistant conductor, Fresno State College Symphony Orchestra Music instructor, Fresno City Schools 1930 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education, Fresno State Teachers' College 1930-circa 1932 Studied violin with Josef Borissoff 1930-1938 Head of Music Department at Selma-Union High School 1933 Married Evelene "Lillian" Olson Began attending University of Southern California 1934-1935 President of the California Western School Music Conference (Central section) 1935 Master of Science Degree in School Administration from University of Southern California, Los Angeles 1938-1939 Music instructor at Pasadena City Schools 1939 Composer, arranger, and editor for Rubank, Inc. Began attending Ohio State University 1940 Doctor of Music Honorary Degree, Mendelssohn Conservatory of Music, Chicago 1942 Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Music and Educational History, Ohio State University Divorced from Evelene Drafted into United States Army 1945 Honorably discharged from United States Army 1955 December 1 Married Georgeanna Beaver 1960 Began appraising full-time 1962 Retired from Rubank, Inc. 1976 March 17 Died in Ventura, California Scope and Contents

The Harvey S. Whistler Papers primarily contain research, notes, images, correspondence, and published and unpublished writing on the history of violins and bows. Most of this research and related materials were compiled for Harvey Whistler's unpublished book about bow makers, with assistance from his wife, Georgeanna Whistler. The collection also contains photographs, yearbooks, and teaching credentials related to Harvey Whistler's activities as a music instructor and band director at public schools in California, particularly at Selma-Union High School. Notes and drafts about musical aptitude assessment and the relationship between psychology and musical abilities from shared research projects with musician and psychologist, Louis P. Thorpe, can be found in the collection. Also included are published music compositions and arrangements, as well as instructional methods and exercises for individual instruments by Whistler, many of which were collaborations with others. Records, correspondence, and related materials from Whistler's activities as a collector and appraiser of violins, bows, and antiques are included in his papers. Photographs and records from his high school, undergraduate, and graduate education, as well as his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation are also included. Additionally, concert programs, clippings, and photographs from Whistler's performances as a violinist, and personal photographs, correspondence, military records, and records such as birth, death, and marriage certificates are in the collection. The collection is dated 1890-1976, and 2008, with the bulk of materials dated 1960-1976.

Custodial History

Materials included with Accession No. TRI.2021.0012 were loaned to a researcher by Georgeanna Whistler at an unknown date prior to 2011, and remained in their possession for an unknown period of time before they were transferred by Whistler to the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute in 2019. Most of the materials included in the accession relate to "Bow Makers of the World" and can be found in subseries 1.1.

Whistler, Georgeanna Whistler, Harvey S. (Harvey Samuel), 1907-1976 Appraisers--United States--20th century Arrangement (Music)--United States--20th century Articles Bowed stringed instruments--Collectors and collecting--20th century Composers--United States--20th century Composition (Music)--20th century Composition (Music)--Collaboration--United States--20th century Composition (Music)--United States--20th century Correspondence Drafts (documents) Music books Music literacy--Psychological aspects--20th century Music literacy--Research--20th century Music teachers--California--20th century Music--Instruction and study--California--20th century Musical instrument makers--History Musical instrument makers--Research--20th century Musicians as authors--United States--20th century Negatives (photographs) Photographs Research (documents) Scores (documents for music) Stats (copies) Stringed instrument bows--Collectors and collecting--20th century Stringed instrument bows--History Stringed instrument bows--Research--20th century Violinists--California--20th century Writing on the History of Violins and Bows Series 1 1890-1897, 1925-1976 Scope and Contents

The Writing on the History of Violins and Bows series includes research and notes compiled by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler for the unpublished book about the history of bows, bow making, and bow makers: "Bow Makers of the World." Also included are articles Harvey Whistler wrote about bow makers, violins, and violin bows, most of which were published in the magazine Music Journal, and written in collaboration with Georgeanna.

This series dates 1890-1897, and 1925-1976, and is arranged into two subseries:

Subseries 1.1: "Bow Makers of the World" Book Subseries 1.2: Published Articles

"Bow Makers of the World" Book Subseries 1.1 Bulk, 1960-1976 1890-1897, 1925-1976 Scope and Contents

The "Bow Makers of the World" Book subseries contains research and notes compiled by Harvey Whistler, with assistance from his wife, Georgeanna, for the unpublished book about the history of bows, bow making, and bow makers. It is unknown in what capacity Georgeanna contributed to the book.

Whistler labeled his work on the project with five primary groupings: administrative, bibliography, bow makers, special bow write-ups, and write-ups. Materials in the "administrative" grouping primarily include outlines, correspondence, questionnaires, and contact information used by Whistler in planning the work of promoting, researching, and writing the book. Additional correspondence with some bow makers, dealers, and studios can be found in series 4 with Whistler's collecting and appraisal activities. The "bibliography" grouping contains lists of resources used or intended to be used, as well as a few specific publications, photocopies, and photostats. The bulk of Whistler's research notes are compiled in the "bow makers" group, including notes about bows and bow makers at the beginning of the section, followed by notes on bow makers Whistler grouped by nationality or time period. The notes are primarily for French, English, and German makers. The "illustrations" group includes photographs, photostats, negatives, and photocopies of images intended to be used in the book, as well as notes about additional images needed. Images depict bows, bow frogs and tips, bow maker portraits, advertisements, bow certificates, and correspondence. Both the "special bow write-ups" and the "write-ups" groups contain drafts and notes for entries and topics to be included in the book; "special bow write-ups" include information about specific bows and kinds of bows; "write-ups" also include information about specific bows and types, as well individual makers, and bow making in general.

Materials in this subseries are dated 1890-1897, and 1925-1976. The bulk of materials are dated 1960s-1976. Harvey Whistler compiled some of the research throughout his career, including a few primary resources that pre-date his life. Correspondence between Whistler and others indicate that the majority of work on this project was completed beginning in the 1960s, when he began to solicit information from bow owners, collectors, and makers via questionnaires. He appeared to continue work on this project until his death in 1976.

Materials in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by Whistler's groupings, and further arranged alphabetically by topic or format within each grouping.

Administrative: Bass bows list 1 1 1960s-1976 Administrative: Biographies recieved list 1 2 1960s-1976 Administrative: Bow axioms notes 1 3 1960s-1976 Administrative: Bow makers and collections notes to be recorded 1 4 1968 Administrative: Bow makers who never existed notes 1 5 1960s-1976 Administrative: Bow restoration notes 30 1 1960s-1976 Administrative: Bows requests list 1 6 1960s-1976 Administrative: Chapter and lecture resources photostats 1 7 1960s-1976 Administrative: Check lists 1 8 1960s-1976 Administrative: Collectors and makers questionnaire forms 1 9 1960s-1976 Administrative: Correspondence 1 10 1950, 1966-1969 Administrative: Correspondence 1 11 1966-1968 Administrative: Curtis Institute of Music correspondence 1 12 1967 Novemeber-December Administrative: Dubbs (John B.) biographical notes 1 13 1960s-1976 Administrative: Doring (Ernest N.) biographical notes 1 14 1960s-1976 Administrative: Editorial fillers notes 1 15 1960s-1976 Administrative: Expositions notes 1 16 1960s-1976 Administrative: Extra copies and photostats 1 17 1960s-1976 Administrative: "Form writing to fix for photostating" 1 18 1960s-1976 Administrative: Formats notes 1 19 1960s-1976 Administrative: Handbook for bow manuscript notes 30 2 1960s-1976 Administrative: Lachmann (Erich) biographical sketch and correspondence received 1 20 1950-1959 Administrative: Lachmann (Erich) notes 1 21 1960s-1976 Administrative: Lachmann (Erich) photograph and biographical information 1 22 1946, 1952 Administrative: Letters to write 1 23 1961-1970 Administrative: Major bow makers list 1 24 1960s-1976 Administrative: Museum, Chamber of Commerce, universities, and consulates lists 1 25 1960s-1976 Administrative: Notes to be filed 1 26 1960s-1976 Administrative: "Odds and ends" notes 1 27 1960s-1976 Administrative: Owner names list 1 28 1960s-1976 Administrative: Owners, collectors, and dealers list 1 29 1960s-1976 Administrative: Patented bows correspondence 1 30 1967 Administrative: Imprints on bows notes 1 31 1960s-1976 Administrative: Preludes and postludes notes 1 32 1960s-1976 Administrative: Pre-publication biographical manuscripts 1 33 1960s-1976 Administrative: Prolegomenon and acknowledgments notes 1 34-36 1960s-1976 Administrative: Promotional fliers 1 37 1960s-1976 Administrative: Roda (Joe) correspondence 1 38 1968 August 12 Administrative: Russian Czars research 1 39 1960s-1976 Administrative: Selling points of the book notes 1 40 undated Administrative: Szeryng (Henryk) correspondence 1 41 1964, 1967 Administrative: Szeryng (Henryk) counterfeit bows contract 1 42 1965 January 25 Administrative: Tables of bow prices (appendices) 1 43 1960s-1976 Administrative: Title page notes 1 44 1960s-1976 Administrative: Tragedies notes 1 45 1960s-1976 Administrative: Violin and bow makers, collectors, and dealers contact cards 38 1960s-1976 Administrative: Warren (Kenneth) correspondence 1 46 1967 August 24 Administrative: Wobble (Henry) correspondence 1 47 1969 April 30 Administrative: Writing notes 2 1 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Books list 2 2 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Bow articles from various sources list 2 3 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Catalogues list 2 4 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Correspondence list 2 5 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Dissertations, theses, and abstracts list 2 6 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Dykes (Arthur W.) articles from The Strad 2 7 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Encyclopedias and dictionaries list 2 8 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Essai de Lutherie Decorative a L'Exposition Universelle de Bruxelles by Albert Jaquot 28 1 1897 Bibliography: Journals, periodicals, etc. list 2 9 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Letters list 2 10 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Monographs list 2 11 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Newspaper articles list 2 12 1960s-1976 Bbiliography: Pamphlets, booklets, prospectuses, and circulars list 2 13 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Patents, methods, and files list 2 14 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Piper (Towry) articles from The Strad 2 15 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Programs list 2 16 1960s-1976 Bibliography: Resource photostats 2 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Checklist notebook A-O 40 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Checklist notebook P-Z 40 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Finkel (Sigfried) notes 2 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Gillmer notes 2 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Ivanoff notes 2 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Kittel and others notes 2 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Martins notes 2 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers: "Miscellaneous" notes 2 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Moller notes 2 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Pikadoulak notes 2 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Stradivari notes 2 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Vandermeer notes 2 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Vidoudez notes 2 28 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Werro notes 2 29 1960s-1976 Bow makers: Zimmerman notes 2 30 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Albert notes 3 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Case (Clinton A.) notes 3 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Fletcher (Victor) notes 3 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Fletcher (Victor) vocabulary notes 3 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Friedrich (J.) notes 3 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Gillmar (R.A.) notes 3 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Keil (A.) notes 3 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Lyon & Healy notes 3 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Notes 3 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, American: Wurlitzer (Rudolph) notes 3 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, Contemporary: Notes 3 11-13 1966-1970 Bow makers, Contemporary: Wunderlich notes 3 14 1968-1969 Bow makers, English: Balmforth (L.P. and Sons) notes 3 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Beare (Goodwin and Co.) and Beare (J. and A.) notes 3 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Betts notes 3 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Black (F. W. and Co.) notes 3 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Boosey and Hawkes notes 3 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Briggs notes 3 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Brown notes 3 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Chadwick notes 3 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Channon (F.W.) notes 3 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Chanot, Chardon, and Chanot-Chardon notes 3 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Confirmation notes 4 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Corsby notes 4 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Darbey (George) notes 4 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Day (William Samuel, Jr.) notes 4 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Dodd (John K.) notes 4 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Dodd (others) notes 4 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Dykes (Harry) notes 4 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Fentum notes 4 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Forsters notes 4 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Hart and Sons notes 4 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Hawkes and Son notes 4 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Haynes and Co., Ltd. notes 4 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Notes 4 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Ostrovsky Flexible Nut notes 4 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Panormo (Louis) notes 4 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Porter (Charles) notes 4 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Price (A.J.) notes 4 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Simpson notes 4 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Smith (Thomas) notes 4 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (C.E.) notes 4 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) biographical notes 4 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) bows as prizes notes 4 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) bows notes 4 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) introduction notes 4 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) notes 4 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (James) notes 4 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs notes 4 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs stamp notes 4 28 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (Thomas) notes 4 29 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Tubbs (William) notes 4 30 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Vaus (W.) notes 4 31 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Watson notes 4 32 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: W.E. Hill and Sons notes 5 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: W.E. Hill and Sons workmen notes 5 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Wilson (J.J.) notes 5 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, English: Withers notes 5 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Adam (Jean Dominique) notes 5 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Adam (Jean) notes 5 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Adam Le Grande (Grandadam) notes 5 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Adam notes 5 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Addresses notes 5 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Bazin notes 5 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Bernardel notes 5 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Blanchard (Paul Francois) notes 5 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Blondelet notes 5 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Buthod (Charles) notes 5 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Clasquin notes 5 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Collin-Mezin notes 5 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Confirmation notes 5 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Cuniot-Hury notes 5 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Darche (Hilarre) notes 5 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Dupuy notes 5 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Eulry (Clement) notes 5 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Eury notes 5 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Fetique notes 5 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Fonclause notes 5 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Freres (Simon) notes 5 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Gand and Bernardel notes 5 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Gand notes 6 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Gandfreres style notes 6 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Germain notes 6 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Hel notes 6 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Henri (T.) notes 6 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Henry (Eugene) notes 6 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Henry (J.) notes 6 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Henry stamp notes 6 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Husson notes 6 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Jombar (Paul) notes 6 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Laberte notes 6 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Lafleurs notes 6 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Lamy (Alfred) notes 6 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Lamy notes 6 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: LaPierre (Marcel) notes 6 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers. French: Lenoble notes 6 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Lotte notes 6 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Lupot notes 6 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Maire notes 6 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Maline notes 6 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Maucotel and Deschamps notes 6 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Meauchand notes 6 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Millant notes 6 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Monzot Family notes 6 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Ouchard (Emile) notes 6 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Pajeot notes 6 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Paquotte notes 6 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte advertising notes 7 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte auction notes 7 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte biographical notes 7 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte (Charles) notes 7 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte (Dominique) bows notes 7 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte firms worked for notes 7 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte (Francois) notes 7 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte notes 7 8-9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte opening - historical notes 7 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte owners, dealers, and collections notes 7 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccaatte stamps and copies notes 7 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte style notes 7 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Peccatte vocabulary notes 7 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Persois notes 7 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Piat notes 7 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Piernot (Marie-Louis) notes 7 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Pillot notes 7 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Poirson notes 7 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Sartory (Eugene) notes 7 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Serdet (Paul) notes 7 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Silvestre and Maucotel notes 7 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Silvestre (H.C.) notes 7 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Simon notes 7 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Sirjean (Louis) notes 7 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thibouville-Lamy notes 7 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin biographical notes 7 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin notes 7 28 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin opening notes 7 29 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin (Victor) notes 7 30 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin vocabulary notes 7 31 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Thomassin workmen and style notes 8 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tournier (Joseph Alexis) notes 8 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte bows examined 8 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte (Francois) notes 8 4-6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte l'Aine notes 8 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte notes 8 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte Pere 8 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte Stamp notes 8 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Tourte vocabulary notes 8 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Toussaint Nicolas notes 8 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vigneron notes 8 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin fakes notes 8 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vairin (F.N.) auctions notes 8 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vairin (F.N.) bows listed in journal advertisements notes 8 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (F.N.) bows owners, collections, dealers notes 8 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (F.N.) opening section 8 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (F.N.) notes 8 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (F.N.) style notes 9 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (F.N.) viola and cello bows notes 9 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin (Joseph) notes 9 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Voirin stamp and copies notes 9 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) awards, expositions, and honors notes 9 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) bows notes 9 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) bow styles notes 9 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) dealers and collectors notes 9 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) description and shop notes 9 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) first section notes 9 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) inventions notes 9 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) notes 9 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) picture bows notes 9 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) self-hairing bows notes 9 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) steel bows notes 9 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) stentor bows notes 9 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume (J.B.) violin bow correspondence 9 17 1925, 1935 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume notes 9 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, French: Vuillaume stamps and cpoies notes 9 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Bausch notes 9 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Dolling notes 9 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Durrschmidt (Otto) notes 9 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Fritsch (Albert) notes 9 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Fritsch (Jean) notes 9 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Glass notes 9 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Gotz notes 9 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Grunke (Richard) notes 9 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Gunther (Franz) notes 9 28 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Hamming notes 9 29 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Heberlein notes 9 30 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Hermans notes 9 31 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Hoyers notes 9 32 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Knopfs notes 10 1 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Knorr notes 10 2 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Kreusler (Ernest) notes 10 3 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Kuehnl (Emil) notes 10 4 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Leicht (Berlin) notes 10 5 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Lowendall notes 10 6 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Micelli (Carlo) notes 10 7 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Muller (Friedrich Karl) notes 10 8 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Neuner (Ludwig) notes 10 9 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Nurnbergers notes 10 10 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Paulus family notes 10 11 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Penzel family notes 10 12 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Pfretzschner notes 10 13 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Prager notes 10 14 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Rau notes 10 15 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Reiter (Juliann) notes 10 16 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Schmidt notes 10 17 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Seifert notes 10 18 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Steinel (G. Rudi) notes 10 19 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Suss notes 10 20 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Thoma notes 10 21 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Voights notes 10 22 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Wichold notes 10 23 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Weidhaas (Paul) notes 10 24 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German: Winkler notes 10 25 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German and Dutch: Confirmation notes 10 26 1960s-1976 Bow makers, German, Saxon, Austrian: Notes 10 27 1960s-1976 Bow makers, Italian: Notes 10 28 1960s-1976 Bow makers, Russian: "From Paul Gregory" notes 10 29 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Beilke (Martin) bow collection photographs 10 30 1968 Illustrations: Bow collectors notes 11 1 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bow makers notes 11 2 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bow makers prints 11 3 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bow photographs 28 2-3 11 4-7 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bow photographs and negatives 11 8 29 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bow notes 11 9 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Bruno catalogue trade bows negatives 11 10 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Capurso (Alexander) bow made in Denmark photographs 28 4 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Documents photostats 11 11 1935-1938 Illustrations: Extra photographs 28 5 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Fentum (Jonathan) bow maker negative 11 12 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Fentum (Jonathan) portrait print and Nicolo Paganini portrait negative 11 13 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Frog ferrules prints 11 14 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Frogs notes 11 15 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Frogs prints 11 16 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Frontispiece and prefatory notes 11 17 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Gand, DeBeriot, and Vieuxtemps letters photostats, bow negative 11 18 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Happ (Eugene) rejected bow photographs 11 19 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Henderson bow collection photographs 11 20 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Hutton (Truman) bow photographs and letter 11 21 1966 Illustrations: Lafleur (Jacques) negative 11 22 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Lamy (Alfred) negative and photographs 11 23 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Laurie (David) Tourte bow from Hipkins and Gibbs negatives 11 24 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Lupot bow maker negative 11 25 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Lupot, Maline, and Blish bows photographs 11 26 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Martin (J.J.) bow photographs 11 27 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Matis bow collection photographs 11 28 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Miller (R.J.) bow photographs 11 29 1960s-1976 Illustrations: "Misscellanies" prints 11 30 1960s-1976 Illustrations: "Mr. Keith" bow photographs 28 6 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Pecatte bows owned by concert violinist Henryk Szeryng photographs 11 31 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Peccatte (Dominique) bow photographs and negatives 11 32 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Polnauer (Frederick Francis) bow collection photographs 11 33 1968-1969 Illustrations: Portraits negatives 11 34 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Prince Caraman de Chimay Vuillaume bow photographs 11 35 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Randall Photography bow illustration photographs 11 36 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Remeny; violinist negative 11 37 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Roda bow collection photographs 11 38 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Roda (Joseph) and Ernest Doring letters 12 1 1944-1950, 1968 Illustrations: Rogeri (Giovanni Battista) 1696 violin article from The Strad 12 2 1955 Illustrations: Sartory bow maker negative 12 3 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Sartory letter negative 12 4 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Schroeder and his bow negative 12 5 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Szeryng Peccattes negatives 12 6 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Tavermiti bow collection photographs 12 7 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Thomas (Theodore) violinist negative 12 8 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Tintoretto frontispiece negative 12 9 1960s-1976 Illustrations: "To be photographed" Koolach correspondence and Mr. Collins portrait print 12 10 1927, 1941 Illustrations: "Torem" Voirins negative 12 11 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Tourte bow maker negative 12 12 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Tubbs bow advertisements in magazines 12 13 1890, 1936 Illustrations: Violinists notes 12 14 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Violinists prints 12 15 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Vuillaume bow negative and photographs 12 16 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Wunderlich bow frog photographs and negative 12 17 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Wunderlich (Frederich) negative 12 18 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Wunderlich (Gustav) and Carl Albert Numberger negative 12 19 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Wunderlich photographs 12 20 1960s-1976 Illustrations: Zimmerman catalogue trade bows negatives 12 21 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Anonymous (un-named) bows notes 12 22 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Antique bows notes 12 23 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bargains in bows notes 12 24 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bejewelled bows notes 12 25 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bow collecting, collections, and trades notes 12 26 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bow hair notes 12 27 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bowed tones notes 12 28 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bows in disgrace notes 12 29 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Bows in paintings notes 12 30 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Counterfeit presentation bows and pen holder bows notes 12 31 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Court trials and fake bows notes 12 32 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Despoiled bows notes 12 33 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Exposition and exhibition bows notes 12 34 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Floral sprig bows notes 12 35 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Frogs (nuts) for the bows notes 12 36 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: The golden rot notes 12 37 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Inlaid violins notes 12 38 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Lightweight bows notes 12 39 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Metal bows notes 12 40 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Patented bows notes 12 41 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Personalized and presentation bows notes 12 42 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Profanation by musicians notes 12 43 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Queen Victoria bow notes 12 44 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Short bows notes 12 45 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Swam head bows notes 12 46 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Trade bows notes 13 1 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Transitional bows notes 13 2 1960s-1976 Special bow write-ups: Wood for the bow notes 13 3 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "The 23 Most Valuable Makes of Rare Old Violins" manuscript and notes 13 4-5 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Additions to make to completed entries 13 6 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Allen notes 13 7 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bayreuth Festival bow and Library of Congress bow notes 13 8 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Berve (Henry) notes 13 9 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow descriptions volume 1 notebook 39 1 1960s-1976 Wrire-ups: Bow descriptions volume 2 notebook 39 2 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow descriptions volume 3 notebook 39 3 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow descriptions volume 4 notebook 39 4 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow desciptions technical notebook 39 5 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow maker entries drafts and notes 13 10 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow makers and bows entries drafts and notes 13 11 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bow shapes notes 13 12 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Bows and their owners notes 13 13 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Carbons, extras, and unused notes 13 14 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Corelli bows 13 15 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "Do overs" notes 13 16 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Dummy material taken from major magazine articles 14 1 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Engraved bows 14 2 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "A" 14 3 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "B" 14 4 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "C" 14 5 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "D" 14 6 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "E" 14 7 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "F" 14 8 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "G" 14 9 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "H" 14 10 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "I" 14 11 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "J" 14 12 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "K" 14 13 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "L" 14 14 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "M" 14 15 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "N" 14 16 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "O" 14 17 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "P" 14 18 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "Q" 14 19 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "R" 14 20 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "S" 15 1 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "T" 15 2 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "V" 15 3 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "W" 15 4 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries drafts "Y-Z" 15 5 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Entries to be sorted and re-evaluated 15 6 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Excelsior Eclipse 15 7 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Famous artists' bows notes 15 8 1960s-1976 Write-ups: First to stamp their names on bows notes 15 9 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Front matter drafts 15 10 1960s-1976 Write-ups: German and French style imprints notes 15 11 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Golden age of bow making 15 12 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Grimm revision notes 15 13 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Manuscript draft with edits 15 14 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Metal bow additions 15 15 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Napoleonic bows draft and notes 15 16 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Ole Bull bow (Duke of Devonshire) editorial 15 17 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Peccatte (Dominique) editorial 15 18 1969 Write-ups: Prosper Colas notes 15 19 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Quick and minor rewrites notes 15 20 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Remenyi bows notes 15 21 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Royalty in disguise notes 15 22 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Schusters notes 15 23 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Sieffert notes 15 24 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "Sixteen selected" drafts 16 1 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "Sixteen Selected bow makers leftover dummies" photostats 16 2 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "Sixteen Selected - yet to do" notes 16 3 1960s-1976 Write-ups: "To be read" draft 16 4 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Trade bows of quality notes 16 5 1960s-1976 Write-ups: Wurlitzer letter 16 6 1960s-1976 Published Articles Subseries 1.2 1931-1975 Scope and Contents

The Published Articles subseries includes articles written by Harvey Whistler about bow makers, violins, and violin bows, most of which were published in the magazine Music Journal between 1965-1975, and written in collaboration with his wife, Georgeanna. This subseries also includes correspondence with William Lewis & Son between 1942-1956, a music store in Chicago that also published the magazine Violins & Violinists, which Whistler contributed articles to; this subseries only contains one article by Whistler that was published by William Lewis & Son. Some articles, particularly the ones about bows and bow makers, were reused by the Whistlers while compiling the "Bow Makers of the World" book, and photocopies and photostats of these can also be found in Subseries 1.1.

Materials in this series are dated 1931-1975, and are arranged chronologically.

"In the World of Music" by Harvey S. Whistler 16 7 1931 August-September William Lewis & Son correspondence 16 8 1942-1956 "Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume and His Master Workmen" by Harvey S. Whistler reprinted in Violins and Violinists series of violin makers 16 9 1961 "Fake Bows: To Be or Not to Be" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler manuscript 16 10 1965 "Francois Tourte: Bow Maker Supreme" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 16 11 1965 May-September "Nikolaus Ferder Kittel: The Russian Tourte" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 16 12 1966 May-June "Nikolaus Ferder Kittel: The Russian Tourte" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 31 1 1966 May-June "The Musical Collector's Desideratum: Violin Bows" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler manuscript and published article in Hobbies 16 13 1966-1968 "Fake Bows: To Be or Not To Be" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 16 14 1967 May "Guest Editorial" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler photocopy from Music Journal 16 15 1968 May "Violin Bows" bound articles by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Hobbies 31 2 1968 June-July "Dominique Peccatte: From Barber to Bow Maker" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler part 1 published in Music Journal 16 16 1969 May "Nikolaus Ferder Kittel: The Russian Tourte" by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in The Strad 16 17 1969 May-June "Dominique Peccatte: From Barber to Bow Maker" bound articles by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 31 3 1969 May-September The Glory of the Violin by Joseph Wechsberg book review by Harvey S. Whistler published in Music Journal 16 18 1975 September Music Instruction and Pedagogy Series 2 1930-1965 Scope and Contents

The Music Instruction and Pedagogy series includes materials related to Harvey Whistler's career as a music instructor and band director with Fresno County Public Schools, and as a private music instructor. Also included in this series are materials compiled by Harvey Whistler in collaboration with Louis P. Thorpe related to assessing musical aptitude in potential students, and the correlation between psychology and musical abilities.

The series dates from 1930-1965, and is arranged into two subseries:

Subseries 2.1: Teaching and Directing Subseries 2.2: Musical Aptitude Research Collaboration with Louis P. Thorpe

Teaching and Directing Subseries 2.1 1930-1964 Scope and Contents

The Teaching and Directing subseries includes certificates, teaching credentials, resumes, yearbooks, concert programs, photographs and correspondence related to Whistler's work as a music instructor and band director at Fresno County Public Schools, primarily at Selma-Union High School. The yearbooks from Selma-Union High School did not belong to Harvey Whistler, and most of them include names and signatures from the students they originally belonged to. It is unknown how or when these items were acquired by Whistler, or if they were acquired after his death. Also included is a business card for Whistler's work as a private music instructor, correspondence with the California State Teachers Retirement System, a program for a teaching conference, and a supplemental handout for a violin string clinic he taught. Materials are dated 1930-1964, and are arranged chronologically with one undated folder at the end of the subseries.

Music program objectives 17 1 1930s Musical West private instructor business card 17 2 1930s Selma Union High School 33 1 1930 Whistler's violin pupils photograph 17 3 1930 California State Board of Education credentials 17 4 1930, 1935 Fresno Country Board of Education Secondary School Certificates 17 5 1930, 1936 Fresno Public Schools employment offers, contracts, and salary schedule 17 6 1930-1938 Selma Union High School Band photographs 17 7 1930-1938 State of California Teachers' Retirement Salary Fund forms, correspondence, contributions receipts 17 8 1931-1938 Selma Union High School yearbook 34 1 1932 California Teachers Association membership cards 17 9 1932-1934 Musical programs scrapbook 32 1 1932-1937 Selma High School Band concert programs 17 10 1932-1938 Selma Union High School yearbook 33 2 1933 Selma Union High School yearbook 33 3 1934 Correspondence 17 11 1934-1935 Selma Union High School yearbook 33 4 1935 Kaplan Musical String Company correspondence 17 12 1935-1936 California State Teachers Retirement System correspondence 17 13 1935-1939 State of California Board of Education life diplomas 17 14 1936-1937 Correspondence 17 15 1937-1938 Selma Union High School yearbook 34 2 1938 Pasadena City High School employment offer 17 16 1938 July 18 Resumes 17 17 circa 1939 Hummel (Herman A.) affidavit 17 18 1944 California-Western School Music Conference Program 28 7 1953 April 14-17 California State Teachers' Retirement System correspondence 17 19 1955-1964 Conference on Music Education program 17 20 1959 January 23-24 Violin String Clinic supplement handout 28 8 undated Musical Aptitude Research Collaboration with Louis P. Thorpe Subseries 2.2 1940s-1965 Scope and Contents

The Musical Aptitude Research Collaboration with Louis P. Thorpe subseries includes advertisements, research, notes, and drafts compiled by Harvey Whistler for the Musical Aptitude Test he developed in collaboration with Louis P. Thorpe, a musician, psychologist, and professor at the University of Southern California. The test was first published in 1950, and was intended to measure a student's aptitude for music study. The subseries includes a published test booklet as well. Whistler and Thorpe expanded their research on the correlation between psychology and musical abilities into the 1950s, and were researching and writing an incomplete book on the psychology of music. This subseries includes notes, charts and illustrations, drafts for chapters, and correspondence related to the unfinished book project. Additionally, published articles written by Whistler and Thorpe, and a manuscript for a string symposium study they conducted with Georgeanna Whistler can be found in this subseries. Materials are dated from the 1940s-1965, and are arranged chronologically. Materials with the same date are further arranged alphabetically.

Musical aptitude notes 17 21 1940s-1950s Musical Aptitude Test royalty contract and statement 17 22 1947, 1954 Musical Aptitude Test brochures 17 23 circa 1950 Musical Aptitude Test advertisement in Science Digest 17 24 1950 April Musical Aptitude Test booklet, promotional brochure, California Test Bureau standardized test catalogs 28 9 1950-1961 "Testing for Musical Talent" article by Harvey Whistler and Louis P. Thorpe published in Educational Music Magazine 17 25 1952 March-April La Forge (Frank) correspondence to Louis Thorpe 17 26 1952 May 26 Psychology of music: Absolute pitch notes 17 27 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Beethoven notes 17 28 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Charts and illustrations 17 29 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Exceptional talent: Performance and instruction chapter draft 17 30 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Exceptional talent: The prodigy draft 18 1 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Genius chapter: Idiosyncracies of composers notes and drafts 18 2 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Genius chapter: Notes to add in 18 3 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Knowledge tests 18 4 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Memorizing music chapter draft, notes, and revisions 18 5 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Music performance tests 18 6 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: The nature of musical talent: Hereditary vs. environment chapter draft 18 7 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Notes and clippings 18 8 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Other composers and their idiosyncracies (after Beethoven) notes 18 9 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Genius chapter: Other paragraphs notes 18 10 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Outlines and psychological concepts in music education 18 11 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Pages transferred from Thorpe genius to present draft 18 12 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Preface notes and footnote format 18 13 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Prodigy chapter notes and drafts 18 14 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Testing for musical achievement chapter draft 18 15 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Testing for musical aptitude chapter draft 18 16-17 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Violin prodigy chart first edition 18 18 circa 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Violin prodigy charts 18 19 circa 1956-circa 1960 American String Teachers Association correspondence 19 1 1956 February 19 Psychology of music: Notes to file with each chapter as it is taken to re-write 19 2 1956-circa 1960 Psychology of music: Musical talent clippings and correspondence 19 3 1957-1959 Psychology of music: Exceptional talent: The genius photographs, tables, illustrations, correspondence, outline 19 4 1959 "Memorizing Piano Music" article by Harvey S. Whistler and Dr. Louis P. Thorpe photocopy 19 5 1959 July-October Psychology of music: Photo services to supply book pictures lists 19 6 1959-1960 Psychology of music: Musical talent notes 19 7 1959-1965 "String Symposium Study" with Georgeanna Whistler and Louis P. Thorpe manuscript 19 8 circa 1961 Musical Compositions and Arrangements Series 3 1930s-1975 Scope and Contents

The Musical Compositions and Arrangements series primarily includes scores and sheet music for compositions and arrangements written or edited by Whistler in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel, and published by Rubank, Inc. between 1942-1959. The series also contains other musical publications from Rubank, Inc. and Carl Fischer, Inc., including instructional methods and exercises for individual instruments by Whistler, and scores for other compositions and arrangements, some of which he collaborated with others on. Related advertisements, correspondence, catalogs and price schedules, earnings statements, and membership agreements for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers can also be found in this series, as well as a few handwritten scores by Whistler. Materials in this series date from the 1930s-1975, and are arranged chronologically, with one undated item listed at the end of the series. Materials with the same date are further arranged alphabetically. Collaborative works are indicated in the folder titles with the name of the collaborator.

"Over There to Hinkey Dinkey and Back Again" parade march handwritten piano-conductor score 28 10 1930s-1940s "Glorious Youth" march full band score 19 9 1933 "Spirit of the Day" march full band score and advertisement flyer 19 10 1934 "Glorious Youth" march listed on Madera Concert Band program 19 11 1934 August 25 "Stadium Triumph" advertisement flyer 19 12 1935 "Banners Flying" march piano-conductor and full band scores 19 13 1939 Beginning Strings arranged in collaboration with Arthur C. Nord advertisement pamphlet 19 14 1939 Beginning Strings arranged in collaboration with Arthur C. Nord cello instrumentation 19 15 1939 Beginning Strings arranged in collaboration with Arthur C. Nord piano-conductor score 19 16 1939 Beginning Strings arranged in collaboration with Arthur C. Nord string-bass instrumentation 19 17 1939 Beginning Strings arranged in collaboration with Arthur C. Nord violin and viola instrumentation 19 18 1939 Fanfares of the Air: For Trumpets or Cornets score 19 19 1939 Beginning Bell Lyra (It Leads the Way): An Elementary Method for Individual or Class Instruction 19 20 1940 Elementary Method: Bell Lyra 19 21 1940 Solos for Strings scores 19 22 1940 "Varsity Victory March" piano-conductor score 19 23 1940 Easter Dawn Reverie score 28 11 1941 Klose-Lazarus Method for Clarinet 19 24 1941 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Clarinet 20 1 1941 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraharp or Vibraphone written in collaboration with Art Jolliff 20 2 1941 Pares Scales for Clarinet 20 3 1941 First Steps in Band Playing arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel piano-conductor score 20 4 1942 Modern Arban-St. Jacome: Comprehensive Course for Cornet or Trumpet 20 5 1942 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Cornet or Trumpet 20 6 1942 Pares Scales for Cornet or Trumpet 20 7 1942 Pares Scales for French Horn Eb Alto or Mellophone 20 8 1942 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers membership application and curriculum vitae 20 9 1942 October 3 Ensemble Time for Instrumental Trio and Quartet Playing arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 20 10 1943 Essentials of Band Playing arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel piano-conductor score 20 11 1943 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Trombone or Baritone 20 12 1943 Pares Scares for Oboe 20 13 1943 Pares Scales for Saxophone 20 14 1943 Pares Scales for Trombone or Baritone 20 15 1943 Introducing the Positions for Violin, Volume 1: Third and Fifth Positions 20 16 1944 Modern Hohmann-Wohlfahrt Beginning Method for Violin Volume 1 20 17 1944 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Flute 20 18 1944 Pares Scales for Flute or Piccolo 20 19 1944 Modern Instrumentalists' Series of Methods and Studies advertisement pamphlet 20 20 circa 1945 Elementary Method: Tympani 20 21 1945 Pares Scales for Bassoon 20 22 1945 Advanced Method: Drums 21 1 1946 Introducing the Positions for Violin, Volume 2: Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Positions 21 2 1946 Modern Arban-St. Jacome: Comprehensive Course for Trombone or Baritone 21 3 1946 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Bassoon 21 4 1946 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for BBb Bass 21 5 1946 Modern Pares: Foundation Studies for Eb Bass 21 6 1946 Pares Scales for BBb Bass (Tuba-Sousaphone) 21 7 1946 Pares Scales for Eb Bass (Tuba-Sousaphone) 21 8 1946 Reviewing the Rudiments: The Twenty-Six Rudiments of Drumming and How to Play Them 21 9 1946 Correspondence complimenting Whistler's compositions and arrangements 21 10 1946-1954 Developing Double Stops for Violin 21 11 1947 From Violin to Viola: A Transitional Method 21 12 1947 Introducing the Positions for Cello, Volume 1: The Fourth Position 21 13 1947 Introducing the Positions for Cello, Volume 2: Second, Second-and-a-Half, Third and Third-and-a-Half Positions 21 14 1947 Modern Hohmann-Wohlfahrt Beginning Method for Violin Volume 2 21 15 1947 "California Gold Centennial" march composed by Harvey S. Whistler and arranged by Herman A. Hummel full band score 21 16 1948 Christmas Time for Violin with Piano Accompaniment score 21 17 1948 Ensembles for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 21 18 1949 String Time arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 21 19-20 1949 Rubank publications advertisements 28 12 1950s-1960s Rubank catalogs 22 1 1950s-1970s Twenty Elementary Compositions Grand for Beginning Orchestras arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel first violin A instrumentation 22 2 1950 "Chromatic Fingering Chart for Violin" 28 13 1952 Preparing for Kreutzer, volume 1: An Intermediate Course of Violin Study 22 3 1952 Preparing for Kreutzer, volume 2: An Intermediate Course of Violin Study 22 4 1952 Rubank Band Music complete list and price schedule 22 5 1952 September 1 Introducing the Positions for Viola, Volume 1: Third and Half Positions 22 6 1953 Violin Masters' Duet Repertoire compiled, arranged, and edited in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 7 1953 Challenger Concert Folio for Band arranged in collaboration with Fred A. Frank and Herman A. Hummel conductor score 22 8 1954 Challenger Concert Folio for Band arranged in collaboration with Fred A. Frank and Herman A. Hummel first Bb cornet instrumentation 22 9 1954 Christmas Serenade violin and piano score 22 10 1954 Concert and Contest Collection for Viola with Piano Accompaniment arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 11-12 1954 Essential Exercises and Etudes for Viola 22 13 1954 First Duet Album for Two Violins arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 14 1954 First Etude Album for Violin arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 15 1954 First Quartet Album for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 16 1954 First Solo Album for Violin with Piano Accompaniment arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 17 1954 First Trio Album for Three Violins arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 18 1954 Introducing the Positions for Viola, Volume II: Second, Fourth and Fifth Positions 22 19 1954 Program Album for String Trio arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 20 1954 Selected Duets for Violin, Volume 1: First Position - Medium arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 21 1954 Selected Duets for Violin, Volume 2: First Position - Advanced arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 22 1954 String Companions Duet Collection, Volume 1: Violin in First Position; Viola in First Position arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 23 1954 String Companions Duet Collection, Volume 2: Violin and Viola arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 22 24 1954 Correspondence complimenting Whistler's compositions and arrangements 23 1-2 1954-1957 Rubank "Publications for Viola" advertisement pamphlet 23 3 circa 1955 Apollo Album for Violin Duet with Piano Accompaniment arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 23 4 1955 Dorian Album for String Trio (Violin-Cello-Piano) arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel cello instrumentation 23 5 1955 Dorian Album for String Trio (Violin-Cello-Piano) arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel first violin instrumentation 23 6 1955 Dorian Album for String Trio (Violin-Cello-Piano) arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel piano accompaniment 23 7 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel cello instrumentation 23 8 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel full score 23 9 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel piano accompaniment 23 10 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel string bass instrumentation 23 11 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel viola instrumentation 23 12 1955 Elementary Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel violin instrumentation 23 13 1955 Lydian Album for String Trio arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 23 14 1955 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel cello instrumentation 23 15 1957 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 23 16 1957 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel piano accompaniment 23 17 1957 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel string bass instrumentation 23 18 1957 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel viola instrumentation 23 19 1957 Intermediate Scales and Bowings for Strings arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel violin instrumentation 23 20 1957 Lyric Album for Violin Duet arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel score 23 21 1957 Melodies in First Position for Violin and Piano score 23 22 1957 Pares Scales for Marimba, Xylophone, or Vibes arranged in collaboration with Art Jolliff 23 23 1957 Pre-Ensemble Folio for Strings score 23 24 1957 Scales in First Position for Violin 23 25 1957 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publihers membership certificate 28 14 1957 July 25 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers membership agreement 23 26 1957 September First Concert Folio for Band arranged in collaboration with Fred A. Frank and Herman A. Hummel conductor score 23 27 1958 First Concert Folio for Band arranged in collaboration with Fred A. Frank and Herman A. Hummel first Bb cornet instrumentation 23 28 1958 Pathway Orchestra Folio arranged in collaboration with Herman A. Hummel first violin instrumentation 23 29 1959 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers membership card and agreement 23 30 1966 April-May Rubank catalogs and order forms 23 31 circa 1970-1976 Pares Scales for French Horn Eb Alto or Mellophone 24 1 1970 Rubank correspondence 24 2 1973 Rubank statements of earnings 24 3 1973 January-October American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers membership agreement 24 4 1975 November 11 Carl Fischer, Inc. published compositions advertisement fliers 24 5 undated Collecting and Appraising Series 4 1923-1976 Scope and Contents

The Collecting and Appraising series contains certificates, correspondence, appraisals, and documentation pertaining to instruments and music books collected by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler. Materials related to Harvey Whistler's activities as an appraiser, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, and application and membership materials for the American Society of Appraisers are also included in this series. Correspondence found in this series suggests that Whistler used information and business connections from his own collecting activities as a musician and instructor in his work as an appraiser, and was consulted by music stores and studios he patronized to assess the authenticity of instruments and bows. Whistler sometimes earned commission from these businesses for his role in connecting musicians to instruments as well. Additionally, this series includes some sample forms and promotional ephemera for Whistler & Whistler, the appraisal company Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler owned and operated together.

Materials in this series are dated 1923-1976, and are arranged chronologically. Some materials from 1976 were created after Harvey Whistler's death, including inventories and appraisals of his estate that detail the instruments, bows, and books he collected throughout his life, and an article he wrote about appraising bows published posthumously.

Studio of J.N. Aschow correspondence and receipts 24 6 1923-1947 Bow certificates 28 15 1923-1958 Bow certificates and correspondence 24 7 1923-1961 Klotz violin certificate 24 8 1927 September 15 G.B. Rogeri violin certificates, clippings, and correspondence 24 9 1929-1945 Correspondence 24 10 1934-1942 Correspondence 24 11 1935-1955 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company correspondence 24 12 1936-1945 Violin bow certificates 24 13 1937-1946 Bisiach (Leandro) correspondence 24 14 1938-1939, 1953 Kenneth Warren & Son correspondence 24 15 1942-1951 Roda (Joseph) correspondence 24 16 1942-1955 Sindelar (Frank) correspondence 24 17 1943 October 4 Ballard (Francis Dranker) correspondence 24 18 1943-1945 Stackhouse (C.W.) correspondence 24 19 1944 November 7 Chelsea Fraser Hand-Made Violins correspondence 24 20 1944-1945 Dalaglio Mantua 1932 viola certificate 24 21 1945 September 19 Mantegatia 1783 violin certificate, receipts, correspondence 24 22 1945-1946 Bow certificates and receipts 24 23 1945-1947 Violin certificates and appraisals 24 24 1945-1974 Bausch viola bow receipt, correspondence, damage claims forms 24 25 1946, 1959 Whistler (Georgeanna) violin certificate 24 26 1946 June 18 R.N. Chittolini, Inc. correspondence 24 27 1946-1951 Tubbs violin bow invoice and receipt 24 28 1947 January 2-6 William Lewis & Son antique violin bow receipts 24 29 1947 April 4-16 Violin bows insurance endorsement slip 24 30 1947 July 17 Beel (Sigmund) correspondence 24 31 1949 September-December Whistler & Whistler appraisal form samples 28 16 1950s-1976 Ames (E.R.) vs. Erich Lachmann case subpeona to testify 28 17 1950 March 15 Violin certificates 24 32 1954-1958, 1974 Weisshaar & Hassen Musical Instruments correspondence 24 33 1954-1960 G.B. Rogeri violin photographs 24 34 circa 1955 G.B. Rogeri violin article 24 35 1955 March Whistler & Whistler announcement flyer 24 36 1960s-1976 Letters of recommendation as an appraiser 24 37 circa 1962 Newspaper clippings 24 38 1965-1975 Russian Tourte violin article, G.B. Rogeri violin certificates copies 28 18 1969, circa 2008 Whistler bow collection comments by Charles Beure 24 39 1970s Correspondence and notes 24 40 1972 "The Art of Violin Making" guest lecture program 24 41 1974 November 24 Appraisel activities newspaper clippings 24 42 1974-1975 The Appraising of Bows for Musical Instruments by Whistler monograph photocopy 25 1 circa 1975 February American Society of Appraisers monograph submission for advancement to senior member 25 2 1975 February 5 American Society of Appraisers advancement application and addenda 25 3 1976 Whistler Estate inventory 25 4 1976 Whistler Collection appraisals 28 19 1976 Appraising Bows for Musical Instruments article by Whistler in Valuation 25 5 1976 March-April Whistler Estate probate inventory 28 20 1976 April 6 American Society of Appraisers newsletter 25 6 1976 June Whistler Estate appraisal 25 7 1976 October 29 Education Series 5 1925-1946, 1968 Scope and Contents

The Education series includes photographs, newspaper clippings, commencement programs, transcripts, diplomas and certificates from Harvey Whistler's high school, undergraduate, and graduate education, and affiliated Greek fraternity activities. The series also includes his thesis from his master's degree at the University of Southern California, as well as his dissertation and a small selection of other written assignments for his doctoral degree at the Ohio State University. Materials are dated 1925-1946, and 1968, and are arranged chronologically.

Fresno High School newspaper clippings 25 8 1925, 1931 Fresno High School commencement program, invitation, miniature diploma copy, and graduation photograph 25 9 1925 June University of Californa summer session of Berkeley certificates of record 25 10 1928-1929 Fresno State Teachers College graduating class photograph 1 1930 Fresno State Teachers College graduation photograph 25 11 1930 Fresno State Teachers College "Circular of Information" and commencement program 25 12 1930 March, June 13 Fresno State Teachers College and University of Southern California completed courses list 25 13 circa 1935 Phi Kappa Phi University of Southern California Chapter member certificate 28 21 circa 1935 "The Organization and Administration of Music Departments in Secondary School" master's thesis 34 3 1935 June University of Southern California commencement program 25 14 1935 June 8 Fresno State Teachers College transcript 25 15 1935 June 26 University of Southern California Annotated Index of Theses and Dissertations in Education, 1911-1935 25 16 1936 "Music in the Education of Ancient Greece (600 B.C.-300 A.D.)" term paper 25 17 1940 February Phi Delta Kappa Sigma Chapter membership card 25 18 1940 March 14 Mendelssohn Conservatory of Music Doctor of Music Honorary Degree miniature diploma copy 25 19 1940 August 15 "The Life and Works of Theodore Thomas" doctoral dissertation 35 1 1942 "Preliminary and General Written Examinations" for doctoral degree 34 4 1942 The Ohio State University commencement program 25 20 1942 June 15 The Ohio State University Doctor of Philosophy diploma 26 1 1942 June 15 The Ohio State University graduation announcement 26 2 1942 June 15 "The Life and Work of Theodore Thomas" dissertation abstract and "Theodore Thomas as a Violinist" reprinted article 26 3 1944 The Ohio State University transcript 26 4 1946 March 5 The Ohio State University College of Education alumnus letter 26 5 1968 October Violin Performances Series 6 1920s-1930s, 1968-1973 Scope and Contents

The Violin Performances series includes photographs and concert programs from Harvey Whistler's performances, as well as an editorial article he wrote in collaboration with his wife, Georgeanna, about the process of selecting music for performances. Materials are arranged chronologically and are dated from the 1920s-1930s, and 1968-1973.

Ensemble photographs 26 6 1920s-1930s Fresno Music Club solo performance program 26 7 1924 October 21 Violin recital program 26 8 1925 December 19 "Guest Editorial" regarding music selection for violin performance by Harvey and Georgeanna Whistler published in Music Journal 26 9 1968 May Santa Maria Symphony Orchestra concert program 26 10 1973 December 9 Personal Series 7 circa 1907-1976, 2008 Scope and Contents

The Personal series includes photographs of Harvey Whistler, his parents, and his wife, Georgeanna Whistler, as well as his baby book, personal correspondence, and a scrapbook and newspaper clippings about his life and career achievements. Marriage and divorce papers, his will and death certificate, obituaries, and the guest book from his memorial service are also included; items that were created after his death were collected by Georgeanna Whistler. Materials from Whistler's time in the United States Army can be found in this series, including yearbooks, correspondence, and photocopies of his 1943 military service records acquired in 2008 by Georgeanna Whistler. Several handwritten notebooks related to grammar and writing, and a bookplate used in Whistler's personal library are also included. Materials are dated circa 1907-1976, and 2008, and are arranged chronologically, with undated materials listed alphabetically at the end of the series. Materials with the same date are further arranged alphabetically.

Access to Materials

Materials in box 27 have restricted access due to the presence of personally identifiable information and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent. The remainder of materials in this series are available for patron research.

Family, childhood, and portrait photographs 37 26 11 circa 1907-1976 Baby book 26 12 1907-1908 Baby portrait photograph 28 22 1907-1908 Hotel Kern-Kay stationary with image of Whistler as a child 26 13 circa 1910 Fresno Boys Choir composite photograph 28 23 1920-1921 Scrapbook 36 circa 1925-circa 1938 Scope and Contents

This scrapbook was dismantled due to the fragility of the binding and pages. Pages have been put into sleeves in a binder to preserve the original order of the pages, beginning with the cover of the scrapbook. A few loose clippings that were found in the back of the scrapbook are in a folder after the scrapbook pages.

Borissoff (Josef) correspondence 26 14 1931-1932 First marriage certificate and divorce papers 28 24 1933, 1942-1943 Correspondence 26 15 1933-1973 Army correspondence and forms 26 16 1942-1945 Army Administration School Class 3 yearbook 26 17 1943 The Adjunct General's School (TAGS) Class 23 yearbook 26 18 1943 August Membership cards, identification cards, and other wallet contents 27 1 1946-1976 Access to Materials

Restricted due to the presence of personally identifiable information.

Affidavit of birth and correspondence 28 25 1949, 1972-1974 Doring (E.N.) correspondence 26 19 1952-1953 Bering (Kornelis) correspondence 26 20 1954-1955 Jones (Edwin F.) correspondence 26 21 1954 Marriage service program, wedding invitation, church newsletter, marriage certificate and newspaper announcement 26 22 1955 December Biographical clippings 26 23 1955-1971 Wedding card photocopies 26 24 1956 January Biographical article clipping 26 25 1965 March 13 Biographical clippings 26 26 1966-1975 Passport 26 27 1974-1975 Last will and testament, first codicil to the will, death certificate photocopy 27 2 1975-1976 Access to Materials

Restricted due to the presence of personally identifiable information.

Obituaries clippings 26 28 1976 Memorial service guest book 26 29 1976 March 20 Military service records (1943) photocopies 27 3 2008 Access to Materials

Restricted due to the presence of personally identifiable information.

Foreign words and phrases reference notebook 40 1 undated Grammar reference notebook 40 2 undated Letter writing reference notebook 40 3 undated Whistler music library book plate 26 30 undated