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Laurence Lesser

Biographical Sketch | Scope | Provenance | Access & Copyright | Container List

Physical description: This collection consists of eleven record cartons, approximately 11 lin. ft.  The entire collection is made up of paper files, with the exception of one folder of photographs.

Laurence Lesser

Biographical sketch: Laurence Lesser was a top prize winner in the 1966 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and a guest performer in the historic Heifetz-Piatigorsky concerts and recordings of the Tchaikovsky Sextet and Spohr Octet for RCA-Victor. In 1976 he gave the premiere of Menotti’s Fantasia (written for him under a Ford Foundation grant) with the New Japan Philharmonic under Seiji Ozawa; in 1991, he performed the New England premiere with the NEC Symphony conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. He has been a soloist with the BSO, the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New Japan Orchestra and other major orchestras.  In 1966, Lesser was the first to perform the Schoenberg Cello Concerto with orchestra since its 1938 debut by Emanuel Feuermann.  Subsequently, in 1968, Lesser became the first to record this work.

Lesser has appeared at the Casals, Spoleto, Marlboro, Charleston, and Santa Fe festivals as well as London’s South Bank Summer Music Festival.  He has also been actively involved with the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada.  In 2005, Lesser was named a "Chevalier du Violoncelle" by the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center at Indiana University, awarded for distinguished achievements and contributions to the world of cello playing and teaching.

Laurence Lesser served as Artistic Director from 1982-1983 and President of New England Conservatory from 1983 through 1996. During that time he presided over the restoration of NEC's Jordan Hall and successfully completed a capital campaign of $30 million. He added distinguished musicians to the faculty in all areas of study, and initiated the "First Monday at Jordan Hall" concert series, which he continues to direct.

Laurence Lesser occupies a teaching chair endowed by the estate of Walter W. Naumburg. He plays a 1622 cello made by Antonio and Hieroymous Amati in Cremona, Italy.

A.B.,(mathematics)  cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard College. Studies with Gregor Piatigorsky at the University of Southern California. Fulbright Scholar with Gaspar Cassadó in Köln, Germany. Recordings on Columbia, RCA, Melodiya, Desto. Former faculty of Peabody Institute, University of Southern California.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Laurence Lesser are organized into fifteen series:

1) Correspondence, General

2) Correspondence, NEC

3) Academic Department Files

5) Administrative Department Files

5) Committee Records

6) Institutional Planning Records

7) Curriculum / Accreditation Records

8) Preparatory/Extension Division Records

9) Special Event Files

10) Travel Files

11) Trustees/Overseers Records

12) Performance Series Records

13) Subject Files

14) External Files

15) Photographs

Laurence Lesser’s General Correspondence spans the years of his tenure, 1982-1996 and is organized chronologically. The NEC Correspondence includes: correspondence with individual faculty members; memoranda to the faculty community; files concerning faculty governance and sabbaticals; correspondence with NEC students; memoranda to students and parents; and memoranda to the entire NEC Community.  

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The Academic Department Files contain records for each of the academic departments under the college branch of the Conservatory.  These files contain materials such as course descriptions/proposals, evaluations, surveys, reports, correspondence, and course staffing information. Among the larger academic department files are those of the Jazz, Music Education, Orchestra, Theory, and Third Stream Departments. Go to container list.

Series 4 consists of Lesser’s Administrative Department Files. Contained in these files are statistics, budget materials, department organizational materials, staffing materials, financial planning materials, facility materials, and policy materials etc.  Among the topics of note covered in the administrative department files are the capital campaign for the restoration of Jordan Hall and named scholarship/fund records, both contained in the Development Office files.

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Lesser’s files contain records of several NEC Committees active during his tenure including the Ad Hoc 295 Huntington Committee, the Facilities Committee, the Long Range Planning Steering Committee, the Diversity Committee, the Sexual Harassment Committee, and the Technology Think Tank.

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Lesser's Institutional Planning Records document general and long range planning activities, primarily between the years 1983-1988. Go to Container List.

The Curriculum/Accreditation files contain materials involving NEC’s two accrediting boards, NASM and NEASC.  Also included in this series are records pertaining to the Artist Diploma, DMA, and Graduate Diploma degree programs as well as joint programs with Harvard University and Tufts University. Go to container list.

The Preparatory/Extension Division records contain information about the structure and operations of this division in addition to files relating to the large youth ensembles – the Youth Symphony and Youth Philharmonic, the Piano Technology Department, and the Summer School.  This series also documents NEC’s community outreach programs with files relating to the Community Services Department and its events, Project Step, Project Zero, Walnut Hill School, and the Young Audiences program. Go to Container list.

The most significant accomplishment of Laurence Lesser’s presidency was the restoration of Jordan Hall, completed in 1995.  The Special Event files contain documentation about the reopening, as well as several events that took place as fundraisers for the capital campaign.  These included the "Tribute to Jordan Hall", the "Music from the Source" festival, and "Fanfare". Another major event during Lesser’s tenure was the "Making Music Together" program which involved two exchange trips with Moscow Conservatory. There are many files devoted to this exchange program including publicity materials, scheduling, programs, reports, performer biographies, budget records etc. Another exchange program with the Toho Gakuen School in Japan also took place under President Lesser.

Additional happenings involving NEC during this period included: Lesser’s inauguration, the International Conference on Women and Music, Seventeen Magazine’s National Concerto Competition, the New Works Competition, the Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Cello Feast (a Laurence Lesser tribute). In addition to these unique events, annual events included: Spring Festivals at NEC such as a "Festival of American Music", "Brahms-Webern Festival", "Festival of Music with Words", "Musik, a German Heritage", "Ives Festival", and commencements from 1983-1996. Many renowned artists were welcomed to NEC to receive honors or present master-classes while Lesser served as President. Among them were: Anner Bylsma, Michael Colgrass, Lorand Fenyves,Yair Kless, Witold Lutoslawski, Nathan Milstein, Seiji Ozawa, Marc Ponthus, Simon Rattle, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Toru Takemitsu, and Barbara Westphal. Go to Container list.

Also included in the Lesser collection are Travel Files detailing several promotional and recruiting trips that President Lesser made to Asia during his presidency, traveling to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Go to Container list.

The Trustees/Overseers Records document President Lesser's interactions with the Trustees including correspondence with the chairman and the entire board, records of board meetings and visiting committee meetings, and Lesser's reports to the Trustees. Go to Container List.

President Lesser’s records also document his involvement in establishing and continuing several Performance Series produced at NEC during his presidency including: "First Monday", "Lions of New Music", "Enchanted Circle", "July in Jordan", and "Chamber Music East". Go to Container list.

The Subject Files contain information about important topics/projects at NEC during the Lesser presidency. There is a great deal of information regarding the Jordan Hall restoration in these files including correspondence, planning materials, designs, and cost estimates, as well as records concerning acoustics, lighting, and HVAC systems.  There are also several files devoted to the Piatigorsky Competition.  These contain lists of applicants, applicant biographies, historical materials, press releases, news clippings and programs.  Some other topics covered in the subject files include the Krukowski recruiting/marketing study, the George Brown estate, the Voice of Firestone collection, various recording projects, the Jordan Hall organ, the property at 270 Huntington Ave, and the Thelonious Monk Institute.  There is also one file containing biographical materials about Laurence Lesser. Go to Container list.

Laurence Lesser served on the boards of, or was involved with many external organizations during his presidency including: the Boston-Fenway Project, the Boston Music Education Collaborative, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cultural and Scientific Director’s Group, NASM, NEA, MIT, Seven Springs and WGBH.  The External Files contain a good deal of information from each of these organizations. These files also include materials relating to the Emerson Majestic theater, Boston Conservatory; Northeastern University, the Kodaly Center of America, various Massachusetts cultural and educational boards/commissions, the Toho-Gakuen School, the USIA Artistic Ambassadors Program, the US-China Arts Exchange, and the U.S Department of Education.

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The one folder of photographs contains 8 x 10 head shot publicity photos of Laurence Lesser. The only other photograph in the collection is of a group of five men, apparently Boston-Fenway participants, including Laurence Lesser and Boston Mayor Tom Menino. The photo is autographed by Mayor Menino. Go to Container list.

Provenance: This collection includes the materials created by, and belonging to Laurence Lesser from the years 1982-1996.  The materials have been in storage since Lesser’s tenure, and were transferred to the Archives for processing in 2004.

  

Access: Access to the Lesser collection is granted by the Archivist/Records Manager or Director of Libraries. Appointments must be scheduled in advance. Due to the recent nature of this collection, certain portions will have access restrictions, as determined by the Director of Libraries and the Office of the President.

Copyright:  All copyrights to this collection belong to the New England Conservatory. Permission to publish materials from this collection is granted by the Director of Libraries. This collection should be cited as: RG 1.10: Records of Laurence Lesser, President, 1982-1996), New England Conservatory of Music Archives, Boston, MA.

Container List:

Series 1: Correspondence, General

             

              Box 1 - Folder 1

                           1982

              Box 1 - Folder 2

                            Jan. - June 1983

              Box 1 - Folder 3

                            July - Dec. 1983

              Box 1 - Folder 4

                            Jan. - June 1984

              Box 1 - Folder 5

                            July - Dec. 1984

              Box 1 - Folder 6

                            1985

              Box 1 - Folder 7

                            Jan. - June 1986 

              Box 1 - Folder 8

                            July - Dec. 1986

              Box 1 - Folder 9

                            Jan. - May 1987

              Box 1 - Folder 10

                            June - Dec. 1987

              Box 1 - Folder 11

                            Jan. - June 1988

              Box 1 - Folder 12

                            July - Dec. 1988

              Box 1 - Folder 13

                            Jan. - June 1989

              Box 1 - Folder 14

                            July - Dec 1989

              Box 1 - Folder 15

                            Jan. - April 1990

              Box 1 - Folder 16

                            May - Sep. 1990

              Box 1 - Folder 17

                            Oct. - Dec. 1990

              Box 1 - Folder 18

                            Jan. - March 1991

              Box 1 - Folder 19

                            April - July 1991

              Box 1 - Folder 20

                            August - Oct. 1991

              Box 1 - Folder 21

                            Nov. - Dec. 1991

              Box 1 - Folder 22

                            Jan. - March 1992

              Box 1 - Folder 23

                            April - July 1992

              Box 1 - Folder 24

                            August - Dec. 1992

              Box 1 - Folder 25

                            Jan. - July 1993

              Box 1 - Folder 26

                            Aug. - Dec 1993

              Box 1 - Folder 27

                            January - June 1994

              Box 1 - Folder 28

                            July - Dec. 1994

              Box 1 - Folder 29

                            Jan. - June 1995

              Box 1 - Folder 30

                            July - Dec. 1995

              Box 1 - Folder 31

                            1996

              Box 1 - Folder 32

                            1997

              Box 1 - Folder 33

                            Undated

Series 2: Correspondence, NEC

 

              Box 2 - Folder 1

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Abrahams, Frank

              Box 2 - Folder 2

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Allard, Joseph

              Box 2 - Folder 3

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Anderson, Neil

              Box 2 - Folder 4

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Battisti, Frank

              Box 2 - Folder 5

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Berger, Arthur

              Box 2 - Folder 6

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Brooks, Tamara

              Box 2 - Folder 7

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Carr, Colin

              Box 2 - Folder 8

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Ceely, Robert

              Box 2 - Folder 9

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Cogan, Robert

              Box 2 - Folder 10

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Cooke, Francis Judd

              Box 2 - Folder 11

                            Correspondence, Faculty - DeVaron, Lorna Cooke

              Box 2 - Folder 12

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Dunkel, Stuart

              Box 2 - Folder 13

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Epstein, Frank

              Box 2 - Folder 14

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Escot, Pozzi

              Box 2 - Folder 15

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Fine, Burton

              Box 2 - Folder 16

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Firth, Vic

              Box 2 - Folder 17

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Flummerfelt, Joseph

              Box 2 - Folder 18

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Garrett, Margo

              Box 2 - Folder 19

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Haber, Michael

              Box 2 - Folder 20

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hadley, Shelagh

              Box 2 - Folder 21

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hallmark, Anne

              Box 2 - Folder 22

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Halprin, Lee

              Box 2 - Folder 23

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hanks, Toby

              Box 2 - Folder 24

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Heiss, John

              Box 2 - Folder 25

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hoenich, Richard

              Box 2 - Folder 26

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hoffman, Mary Ann

              Box 2 - Folder 27

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Hollenbeck, Patrick

              Box 2 - Folder 28

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Huang, Hsin-yun

              Box 2 - Folder 29

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Jochum, Veronica

              Box 2 - Folder 30

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Kaderavek, Karen

              Box 2 - Folder 31

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Kashkashian, Kim

              Box 2 - Folder 32

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Katz, Martin

              Box 2 - Folder 33

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Kavalovski, Charles

              Box 2 - Folder 34

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Kirchner, Leon

              Box 2 - Folder 35

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Krasner, Louis

              Box 2 - Folder 36

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Labaree, Robert

              Box 2 - Folder 37

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Lafferty, Donald

              Box 2 - Folder 38

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Leisner, David

              Box 2 - Folder 39

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Lewis, Daniel

              Box 2 - Folder 40

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Lister, Rodney

              Box 2 - Folder 41

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Magg, Fritz

              Box 2 - Folder 42

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Maxim, Jacob

              Box 2 - Folder 43

                            Correspondence, Faculty - McKinley, Thomas

              Box 2 - Folder 44

                            Correspondence, Faculty - McPherson, Bruce

              Box 2 - Folder 45

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Manteaux, Claude

              Box 2 - Folder 46

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Moore, Richard

              Box 2 - Folder 47

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Moriarty, John

              Box 2 - Folder 48

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Pash, Margaret

              Box 2 - Folder 49

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Pinkham, Daniel

              Box 2 - Folder 50

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Pittman, Richard

              Box 2 - Folder 51

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Radnofsky, Ken

              Box 2 - Folder 52

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Rabinovitz, Abby

              Box 2 - Folder 53

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Rapier, Wayne

              Box 2 - Folder 54

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Rakich, Christa

              Box 2 - Folder 55

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Roll, Donna

              Box 2 - Folder 56

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Rosenblith, Eric

              Box 2 - Folder 57

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Schaefer, Lois

              Box 2 - Folder 58

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Sharrow, Leonard

              Box 2 - Folder 59

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Sherman, Russell

              Box 2 - Folder 60

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Shure, Leonard

              Box 2 - Folder 61

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Stepner, Daniel

              Box 2 - Folder 62

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Smith, Craig

              Box 2 - Folder 63

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Sturrock, Alan

              Box 2 - Folder 64

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Sutton, Julia

              Box 2 - Folder 65

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Tobias, Paul

              Box 2 - Folder 66

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Trampler, Walter

              Box 2 - Folder 67

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Vitous, Miroslav

              Box 2 - Folder 68

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Walter, David

              Box 2 - Folder 69

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Walters, Mike

              Box 2 - Folder 70

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Webster, Michael

              Box 2 - Folder 71

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Wright, Harold

              Box 2 - Folder 72

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Yang, Yong

              Box 2 - Folder 73

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Yeo, Douglas

              Box 2 - Folder 74

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Yona, Anna

              Box 2 - Folder 75

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Zander, Benjamin

              Box 2 - Folder 76

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Zander, Patricia

              Box 2 - Folder 77

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Zaritzsky, Gerald

              Box 2 - Folder 78

                            Correspondence, Faculty - General

              Box 2 - Folder 79

                            Correspondence, Faculty - Community

              Box 2 - Folder 80

                            Faculty - Governance

              Box 2 - Folder 81

                            Faculty - Sabbaticals

              Box 2 - Folder 82

                            Correspondence - Schuller, Gunther

              Box 2 - Folder 83

                            Correspondence, NEC Community

              Box 2 - Folder 84

                            Correspondence, Student Organizations

              Box 2 - Folder 85

                            Correspondence, Students - 1982-83

              Box 2 - Folder 86

                            Correspondence, Students - 1984

              Box 2 - Folder 87

                            Correspondence, Students - 1985-86

              Box 2 - Folder 88

                            Correspondence, Students - 1987

              Box 2 - Folder 89

                            Correspondence, Students - 1988-1990

              Box 2 - Folder 90

                            Correspondence, Students - 1991

              Box 2 - Folder 91

                            Correspondence, Students - 1992

              Box 2 - Folder 92

                            Correspondence, Students - 1993

              Box 2 - Folder 93

                            Correspondence, Students - 1994

              Box 2 - Folder 94

                            Correspondence, Students - 1995-96

              Box 2 - Folder 95

                            Correspondence, Students - Undated

              Box 2 - Folder 96

                            Correspondence - Mailings to Students & Parents

              Box 2 - Folder 97

                            Correspondence, Students - Individual

Series 3: Academic Department Files

 

              Box 2 - Folder 98

                            Accompanying

              Box 2 - Folder 99

                           Brass & Percussion, 1981-1988

              Box 2 - Folder 100

                           Brass & Percussion, 1989-1996

              Box 2 - Folder 101

                            Chamber Music

              Box 2 - Folder 102

                            Chorus

              Box 2 - Folder 103

                            Early Music

              Box 2 - Folder 104

                            Electronic Music/ Composition

              Box 2 - Folder 105

                            Jazz 1982-87

              Box 2 - Folder 106

                            Jazz 1988-1994

              Box 2 - Folder 107

                            Jazz - Jazz Arranging & Harmony Course Proposal

              Box 3 - Folder 1

                            Large Ensembles, Correspondence/Proposals, 1982-87

              Box 3 - Folder 2

                            Large Ensembles, Correspondence/Proposals, 1988-95

              Box 3 - Folder 3

                            Large Ensembles, Policies/ Repertoire

              Box 3 - Folder 4

                            Liberal Arts, 1984-85

              Box 3 - Folder 5

                            Music Education, 1977-87

              Box 3 - Folder 6

                            Music Education, 1988-93

              Box 3 - Folder 7

                            Music Education, 1994-95

              Box 3 - Folder 8

                            Music Education, Undated

              Box 3 - Folder 9

                            Music History

              Box 3 - Folder 10

                            Opera, 1982-88

              Box 3 - Folder 11

                            Opera, 1989-93

              Box 3 - Folder 12

                            Organ

              Box 3 - Folder 13

                            Piano

              Box 3 - Folder 14

                            Strings

              Box 3 - Folder 15

                            NEC Symphony Orchestra, 1982-94

              Box 3 - Folder 16

                            NEC Symphony Orchestra, 1991, Conductor Search

              Box 3 - Folder 17

                            NEC Symphony Orchestra, Policies, Repertoire, Press

              Box 3 - Folder 18

                            Theory, Undergraduate, 1982-1990

              Box 3 - Folder 19

                            Theory, Undergraduate, Evaluations/Analyses

              Box 3 - Folder 20

                            Theory, Graduate

              Box 3 - Folder 21

                            Third Stream, 1982-1988

              Box 3 - Folder 22

                            Third Stream, 1989-92

              Box 3 - Folder 23

                            Third Stream, Evaluation/ Propsals

              Box 3 - Folder 24

                            Voice

              Box 3 - Folder 25

                            Woodwinds

Series 4: Administrative Depts.

 

              Box 3 - Folder 26

                            Admissions, 1982-89

              Box 3 - Folder 27

                            Admissions, 1990-95

              Box 3 - Folder 28

                            Admissions, 1996

              Box 3 - Folder 29

                            Alumni

              Box 3 - Folder 30

                            Building Operation, General

              Box 3 - Folder 31

                            Building Operations, Jordan Hall Restoration, 1988, 1991

              Box 3 - Folder 32

                            Building Operations, Long Range Planning

              Box 3 - Folder 33

                            Building Operations, 295 Huntington Ave.

              Box 3 – Folder 34

                            Building Operations, St. Botolph Building (Cotting School)

              Box 3 - Folder 35

                            Business Office, Budget FY '90, A-C

              Box 3 - Folder 36

                            Business Office, Budget FY '90, D-G

              Box 3 - Folder 37

                            Business Office, Budget FY '90, H-P

              Box 3 - Folder 38

                            Business Office, Budget FY '90, R-W + Totals

              Box 3 - Folder 39

                            Business Office, Budget FY '90, Faculty

              Box 3 - Folder 40

                            Business Office, Budget FY '91, A-C

              Box 3 - Folder 41

                            Business Office, Budget FY '91, D-G

              Box 3 - Folder 42

                            Business Office, Budget FY '91, H-P

              Box 3 - Folder 43

                            Business Office, Budget FY '91, S-W + Totals

              Box 3 - Folder 44

                            Business Office, Budget FY '91, Faculty

              Box 3 - Folder 44

                            Building Operations

              Box 3 - Folder 45

                            Career Services, 1987-88

              Box 3 - Folder 46

                            Career Services, 1994-96

              Box 3 - Folder 47

                            Dean's Office, 1982-85

              Box 3 - Folder 48

                            Dean's Office, 1987

              Box 3 - Folder 49

                            Dean's Office, 1988

              Box 3 - Folder 50

                            Dean of Students

              Box 4 - Folder 1

                            Development, Capital Campaign - General

              Box 4 - Folder 2

                            Development, Correspondence, 1983-91

              Box 4 - Folder 3

                            Development - Correspondence, 1992-94

              Box 4 - Folder 4

                            Development - Correspondence, 1995-96

              Box 4 - Folder 5

                            Development,  Campaign Activities, 1983-84

              Box 4 - Folder 6

                            Development,  Campaign Activities, 1985-86

              Box 4 - Folder 7

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1987

              Box 4 - Folder 8

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1988

              Box 4 - Folder 9

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1989

              Box 4 - Folder 10

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1990

              Box 4 - Folder 11

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1991

              Box 4 - Folder 12

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1992

              Box 4 - Folder 13

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1993

              Box 4 - Folder 14

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1994

              Box 4 - Folder 15

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1995

              Box 4 - Folder 16

                            Development - Campaign Activities, 1996

              Box 4 - Folder 17

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Alden

              Box 4 - Folder 18

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Bank of Boston

              Box 4 - Folder 19

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Beebe Fund

              Box 4 - Folder 20

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Eva Bitsberger

              Box 4 - Folder 21

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Bose

              Box 4 - Folder 22

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Lili Boulanger

              Box 4 - Folder 23

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Cabot

              Box 4 - Folder 24

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Congleton

              Box 4 - Folder 25

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Coopers & Lybrand

              Box 4 - Folder 26

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Eddy Courts

              Box 4 - Folder 27

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Jessie B. Cox

              Box 4 - Folder 28

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Crabtree

              Box 4 - Folder 29

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - D'Arbeloff

              Box 4 - Folder 30

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Davis Education

              Box 4 - Folder 31

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Digital

              Box 4 - Folder 32

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Ely Trust

              Box 4 - Folder 33

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Filene

              Box 4 - Folder 34

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Firestone

              Box 4 - Folder 35

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Ford Foundation

              Box 4 - Folder 36

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Ruth Frank

              Box 4 - Folder 37

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Bob Fraser

              Box 4 - Folder 38

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Getty

              Box 4 - Folder 39

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Gillespie

              Box 4 - Folder 40

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Marie Gillet

              Box 4 - Folder 41

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Gillette

              Box 4 - Folder 42

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Henderson

              Box 4 - Folder 43

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Houghton Miffin

              Box 4 - Folder 44

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Carl Howard

              Box 4 - Folder 45

                            Development - Jordan Family

              Box 4 - Folder 46

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Eben Jordan Society

              Box 4 - Folder 47

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Kresge

              Box 4 - Folder 48

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Levy

              Box 4 - Folder 49

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Liberace

              Box 4 - Folder 50

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Lombard

              Box 4 - Folder 51

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Morse(Cecily):                                           Raschetzsky

              Box 4 – Folder 51a

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds – Morse, Gertrude (Trudy)

              Box 4 – Folder 51b

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds – Richard and                                          Claire Morse Visiting Artist

              Box 4 - Folder 52

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Morse (Ruth)

              Box 4 - Folder 53

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Josephine Murray

              Box 4 - Folder 54

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Walter Naumburg

              Box 4 - Folder 55

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - New England Telephone

              Box 4 - Folder 56

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Maurice Pechet

              Box 4 - Folder 57

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Phillips

              Box 4 - Folder 58

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Perot

              Box 4 - Folder 59

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Pierce

              Box 4 - Folder 60

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Polaroid

              Box 4 - Folder 61

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Presser

              Box 4 - Folder 62

                            Development, President's Ensemble

              Box 4 - Folder 63

                             Development, Scholarships/Funds - Pucker/ Serenata Fund

              Box 4 - Folder 64

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Rabb

              Box 4 - Folder 65

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Gladys Richards

              Box 4 - Folder 66

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Richardson Fund

              Box 4 - Folder 67

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Riley

              Box 4 - Folder 68

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Shawmut

              Box 4 - Folder 69

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Stare

              Box 4 - Folder 70

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Students House Inc.

              Box 4 - Folder 71

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds - Dorothy Wallace

              Box 4 - Folder 72

                            Development, Scholarships/Funds -Wood

              Box 4 - Folder 73

                            Development, Department Structure

              Box 4 - Folder 74

                            Development, Technology Think Tank

              Box 4 - Folder 75

                            Finance & Administration, Debt Financing, HEFA - 1990-

                            1993

              Box 4 - Folder 76

                            Finance & Administration, Employment Practices

              Box 4 - Folder 77

                            Finance & Administration, Finance Committee, FY '94

              Box 4 - Folder 78

                            Finance & Administration, Financial Planning, FY 1990

              Box 4 - Folder 79

                            Finance & Administration, Financial Planning, FY 1991

              Box 4 - Folder 80

                            Finance & Administration, FY '92 Budget

              Box 4 - Folder 81

                            Finance & Administration, Financial Planning, 1993

              Box 4 - Folder 82

                            Finance & Administration, Financial Planning - FY 1994

              Box 4 - Folder 83

                            Finance & Administration, Financial Statistics - FY '95

              Box 4 - Folder 84

                            Finance & Administration, IRS Audit - 1990

              Box 4 - Folder 85

                            Finance & Administration, Pension Plan