Re: Vernadsky Library Microfilm

[Judith S Pinnolis <pinnolis...>]

Eliott:
Yes, Brandeis owns both microfilm collections: the Tsentrana nankova biblioteka 
in V.I. Verndskoho.... "Jewish Sheet music from the Central Scientific Library 
of the Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine".... and the other collection from 
Rossiiskaia natsionalnaia biblioteka, ... "Russian Jewish music from 1880-
1990".... from the National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg. The First has 
Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish and other languages... and is  4 reels on microfilm. 
published by Ross in 1992.... it's for vocal and instrumental music. You can 
look up the complete records on our LOUIS catalog.... www.library.brandeis.edu

Brandeis Libraries thought it was worthwhile to buy it. Very good to get the 
catalog and take a look. I haven't heard anything about CDs being released. If 
anyone know, please let me know.

Judy


Quoting Eliott Kahn <Elkahn (at) JTSA(dot)EDU>:

> Judy and all:
> 
> The LofC listing of the library's name is this:
> 
> Natsionalna biblioteka ukrainy im. V.I. Vernadskoho
> 
> or, more common but less official:
> 
> V. Vernadsky National Library of the Ukraine
> or
> Vernadsky National Library of the Ukraine.
> 
> I found nothing under these listings (under corporate authorship) in the
> OCLC worldcat database.
> I'm probably missing another way to search, so please let me know.
> 
> I did call the folks at Norman Ross Publishing yesterday and they are
> sending us a 25 p. photocopy of the printed catalog for the Vernadsky
> sheet music collection. (Please note spelling.) It's in Ukrainian and
> Russian; we have folks here who can read these languages.
> 
> I'll report to this list what one may generally find in the four
> Vernadsky reels. If it's of sufficient interest, our library may
> purchase it. There is also a collection of microfilm from St. Petersburg
> with no printed catalog available.
> 
> All of this material, however, IS NOT the Beregovski Collection, the
> greatest value of which is in the numerous (hundreds) of recorded sound
> cylinders from the An-Ski Expedition of 1913-1914. There are, I believe,
> additional recordings made by Beregovski in the twenties as well as
> numerous transcriptions which Marc Slobin discusses in his book.
> 
> I heard Israel Adler give a talk on the archive in 1997 at NYU as part
> of the Voice of Ashkenaz Conference. As far as I know, he's been trying
> to get permission from the Ukrainians to make audio duplicates for
> years, and was still trying to raise the necessary funds--an enormous
> amount--to do so.
> 
> Unless the Ukranians begin issuing CDs themselves anytime soon, I
> wouldn't hold my breath. But this collection is truly "the motherlode"
> of recorded Jewish folk music and folkways.
> 
> Eliott Kahn 
> 
> 
> At 06:17 PM 7/16/01 -0400, Judith S Pinnolis wrote:
> >Pete:
> >A number of libraries have bought microfilm of the collection. To see
> which
> >ones, best to use worldcat at your library.
> >
> >Best,
> >Judy
> >Quoting Peter Rushefsky <rushefsky_p (at) univerahealthcare(dot)org>:
> >
> > > Found a publishing company (see web site below) offering microfilm
> of
> > > Jewish
> > > music from the Ukraine's Verdansky Library (possibly Beregovski's
> > > transcriptions?).  Anyone know anything about it or if any US
> Libraries
> > > have it
> > > in their holdings? This company seems to be offering all sorts of
> > > interesting
> > > stuff.  
> > > 
> > > http://www.nross.com/music/music2.htm 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Pete Rushefsky
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >
> >
> 
> Dr. Eliott Kahn
> Music Archivist
> Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
> 3080 Broadway
> New York, NY 10027
> WK: (212) 678-8076
> FAX (212) 678-8998
> elkahn (at) jtsa(dot)edu
> 
> 
> 


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