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Harold Bauer papers, 1901-1934 0.42 linear feet
Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951
Harold Bauer was a prominent American pianist of the early and mid-twentieth century. Most of the letters in this collection were written to Isabel Pelham Shaw Lowell (Mrs. Frederick) and Mrs. George R. Shaw during the first World War. They reflect his work as a founder of L'Aide Affectueuse aux Musiciens, an aid organization for French musicians, and his opinions about the war.
Box 1, Folder 5
(taken at the house of Frederick E. Lowell, Concord, Mass.)
The correspondence series consists mostly of letters from Bauer to Isabel Pelham Shaw Lowell (Mrs. Frederick) and Mrs. George R. Shaw. Many of the letters were written during the first World War and concern Bauer's work with L'Aide Affectueuse aux Musiciens, a charitable organization he helped found, as well his opinions about the war. There are also letters from writer Roger Boutet de Monvel to Isabel Shaw Lowell, and one from her to Bauer
This series consists of a photograph of Bauer; a reprint of a biographical sketch of Bauer; some 35 programs of Bauer piano recitals in New York and Boston and 50 miscellaneous concert programs from New York and Boston.