Eugene Ormandy Photos, 1964

Sub-Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Fonds:

Photography has always been important to the National Music Camp, and photos exist from the earliest years of the Camp. Beginning in circa 1944, a concerted effort was made each year to fully document camp life. A professional photographer was on site throughout the season, taking high quality, usually staged, photographs. These consisted of group shots of each of the camper cabins, and numerous individual shots of campers and instructors. These photos were developed on-site in the campus darkroom.

The campers at NMC were divided into age groups called Junior, Intermediate and High School. There was also a University contingent from the University of Michigan for many years. The sequence of negatives reflects these divisions. Two other typical divisions are General camp photos and Post-camp photos. General photos are often simply of the High Schoolers who constituted the majority of the campers at NMC, but also include more generic and candid shots of camp life. Post-camp indicates that camp had concluded, and these photos document the routines associated with closing down the camp for the summer.

When the Arts Academy began in the 1962-63 school year, the tradition of photography was continued, and similar high-quality shots were taken of the students. Theses are generally all numbered sequentially, and not divided into the four classes of Freshman, Sophomore, etc. It was around this time that the 4 x 5 large format was supplemented, and then supplanted, by the 120 film medium format, approximately 2.25" x 2.25".

Dates

1964

Biographical / Historical

Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was an Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. The maestro's 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

Extent

16 Photographic Prints : 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; headshot of Eugene Ormandy with inscription: "For Mr. T. P. Giddings, with hearty thanks for his wonderful co-operation, in admiration, Eugene Ormandy" 2 photos; 8x10"; black & white; two copies of headshot of Eugene Ormandy, one with "Eugene Ormandy, Conductor, The Philidelphia Orchestra" stamped on back 3 photos; 8x10"; black & white; three copies of headshot of Eugene Ormandy, one with "Eugene Ormandy, Music Director, The Philadelphia Orchestra" written on back 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; Eugene Ormandy conducting 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; Eugene Ormandy conducting 2 photos; 8x10"; black & white; two copies of photo of Eugene Ormandy conducting in Kresge Auditorium 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; Eugene Ormandy conducting 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; Eugene Ormandy conducting 1 photo; 8x10"; black & white; cropped photo of Eugene Ormandy conducting 2 photos; 8x10"; black & white; two copies of photo of Eugene Ormandy conducting contact sheet of 3 photos; 8x10"; black & white; group shots of Eugene Ormandy with High School Orchestra; printed on back of photo: "High School Orchestra Under the Direction of Eugene Ormandy, 1964: Violin I: Kathy White, Amalia Joanoa, Ani Kavafian, Bruce Berg, Angela Davis; Violin II: Vicki Matosich; Viola: Sue Vreeland, Peter Pecha; Clarinet: Norm Letvin", written on back of photo: "Sue Vreeland (viola) under baton; bass: Bill Blossom; ho: Marc Lipnik; horn: Bob Carlisle; bassoon: Louie Lipkin; clar: princ. clar., Cleveland Orch. (name?); Trumpet: Cathie Cowperthwaite; Flutes: Jane Lenoir, Janine Halford; Bassoon: Lewis Lipnick; Viola: Charlotte Allshouse; Trumpet: Ralph Hall"