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Digital Collections Preview
Discover Carnegie Hall’s history by exploring a selection of materials from the Digital Collections, including programs, flyers, photographs, and more. Through various digital initiatives, the Carnegie Hall Archives aims to provide broader access to historical content, sharing the Hall’s rich history with the widest possible audience.
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Selections from the Digital Collections
Since it opened in 1891, Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for musical excellence as the destination for the world’s finest artists. Start here to view a selection of archival treasures from the Digital Collections.
Carnegie Hall Programs
Explore printed concert programs from 1891 to the 1920s, documenting performances from four of Carnegie Hall’s historic stages: the Main Hall, Recital Hall, Chamber Music Hall, and Carnegie Lyceum. Information in these program pages includes artists, repertoire, advertisements, and much more.
Flyers, Posters, and Window Cards
Discover the items that were originally intended to advertise upcoming performances and gatherings. The printed ephemera in this collection documents a variety of events on Carnegie Hall’s stages from the 1890s to 1920s, including concerts and non-musical events such as lectures, meetings, and political rallies.
Louis Salter Autograph Book and Photographs
Louis Salter was an employee of Carnegie Hall from 1893 to 1925 in roles that ranged from assistant electrician to superintendent. This collection includes more than 100 signatures captured in his autograph book and a series of autographed artist photos, principally from 1912 to 1925.
Isaac A. Hopper Scrapbook
Isaac A. Hopper—the original contractor for the Music Hall and for later improvements and additions—kept this nearly 300-page scrapbook of newspaper clippings, essays, photographs, and other material. The pages chronicle his life in New York City politics and the city’s construction and building industries, circa 1890s to 1920s.
Geiger Collection of Modern Composers
Explore formerly unpublished questionnaires and correspondence from 60 composers—including Alban Berg, Jean Sibelius, Anton Webern, and Edgard Varèse—compiled for the 1934 edition of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. The collection was gifted to Carnegie Hall by the family of Robert Geiger, one of the dictionary's editors.
Carnegie Hall Films Company Collection
Four promotional films from the 1950s were shot on stage in the Main Hall and featured prominent musicians of that era. Watch performances by harpsichordist Ralph Kirkpatrick, pianist Claudio Arrau, mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel (accompanied by Ralph Kirkpatrick), and violinist Michael Rabin (accompanied by David Garvey).
Carnegie Hall Booking Ledgers
The booking ledgers recorded every event that took place in Carnegie Hall’s various auditoriums and were used to schedule performances from 1955 to 2007. These ledgers include rare documentation of the great artists, managers, and events of various genres that have taken place at the Hall.
Digital Collections Survey
Help Carnegie Hall Archives grow its Digital Collections by taking a brief survey. Your feedback is important to help improve access to historic material.
The Digital Collections has been generously funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation.
Public support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and a Save America’s Treasures grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through its partnership with the National Park Service.
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