General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date22.10.1948
RecipientJirák, Karel Boleslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationChicago, Illinois
LanguageCzech
Acquiredgift from Blanka Jiráková donated to Martinů Foundation in 1990s; in 2018 returned from K. Maýrová to the Martinů Library
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Former owner- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMJirK 1948-10-22
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů apologizes to Karel Boleslav Jirák for not answering his letters earlier, but he was in Europe and that kept him busy. BM teaches at Princeton and likes the work, even though it is demanding. He saw [Karel] Šebánek in Prague [! probably a mistake] and was lured back and offered a professorship at the Academy of Performing Arts. BM is surprised by [the emigration of Rafael] Kubelík, he thought that RK had an exceptional position in the Czechoslovakia. BM starts sending food parcels home again. [Ferdinand] Peroutka is due to arrive in New York. BM sees only [Rudolf] Rikusny and [Charles] Munch, who is also coming to Chicago. BM thinks the people in France have changed, but the stay was otherwise great. BM congratulates KBJ on the top spot. BM also teaches at the Mannes School of Music and is surprised at how interested he is in teaching.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript and handwritten signature
Attachmentsenvelope attached
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atIBM
Date of digitisation2018

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Location as subject
France
Paris
Prague
Switzerland
Person as subject
Firkušný, Rudolf
Jiráková, Blanka
Kubelík, Rafael
Munch, Charles
Peroutka, Ferdinand
Šebánek, Karel
Corporation as subject
Akademie múzických umění v Praze
Mannes School of Music
Princeton University
Roosevelt University
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