Suchoff-Antokoletz collection of Bartokiana, 1945-2002, Date acquired: 07/25/2001
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Suchoff, Benjamin, Dr. (1918-2011)
- Antokoletz, Elliott (1942-)
- Abstract:
- A collection of research and other documents concerning composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945).
- Extent:
- 24.8 Linear Feet
- 57 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Benjamin Suchoff Collection of Bartokiana, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection contains research, manuscripts, interviews, articles, and letters concerning composer Béla Bartók (1881–1945), as collected by Dr. Benjamin Suchoff and Dr. Elliott Antokoletz. The collection features 25 boxes of selected works of the composer and includes analyses by Dr. Suchoff as well as full manuscripts of certain works with sheet music. Also contained within the collection are miscellaneous papers and documents pertaining to the Estate of Béla Bartók and Dr. Suchoff's personal papers from his time as Trustee to the Estate after the death of the former Trustee, Viktor Bader. Finally, the collection contains the lecture notes and recordings of Dr. Elliott Antokoletz's work on Béla Bartók and his research for his book Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartók.
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. Benjamin Suchoff (1918-2011) attended Cornell University, Julliard School of Music, and received a doctorate from New York University. During World War II, he served in the United States Army, enlisting in 1941 as a private. He was an accomplished pianist in both classical and jazz. He went on to become Professor of Ethnomusicology at UCLA and a recognized world authority on composer Béla Bartók, for whose estate he served as a curator and trustee. He has written numerous books and articles on Béla Bartók, as well as on topics in Ethnomusicology. He died in Palm Beach, Florida in March of 2011.
Obituary, Palm Beach Post, March 15, 2011. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=benjamin-suchoff&pid=149133562#fbLoggedOut
Note written by Kevin Arms, 2013
- Acquisition information:
Benjamin Suchoff
Donation.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in series by subject:
1. Bartók Estate Records
2. Suchoff Research on Bartók
3. Works of Béla Bartók
4. Antokoletz Research on Bartók
- Accruals:
Benjamin Suchoff interview transcripts and cassette tapes were donated by Carl Leafstedt in 2025.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Suchoff interviews with Leafstedt are only accessible through reading room access. Researchers requesting access much sign a "access agreement" form before using the audio from these interviews.
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Benjamin Suchoff Collection of Bartokiana, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
