Sidor Belarksy papers
Scope and Contents
Contains biographical sketches, photocopies of newspaper articles, letters of appreciation, songbooks, concert programs, music scores, photocopies of photographs, and information concerning the Belarsky Reception sponsored by University Archives and Friends of BYU Library, September 8, 1981.
Dates
- 1900-1981
Creator
- Belarsky, Sidor (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Sidor Belarsky was a Russian Jew and a vocalist. He taught at Brigham Young University as Professor of Music from 1930 to 1933.
Belarsky was born Israel Mosieevitch Lifschitz in Odessa, Russia in 1900. He studied music at Odessa Conservatory, then studied in Berlin. He graduated from the Leningrad State Conservatory and became a member of the Leningrad State Opera Company. Dr. Franklin S. Harris, President of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, invited Belarsky, who was performing in Moscow, to join the BYU faculty as a professor of music. He taught from 1930 to 1933.
Belarsky went on to present song recitals from coast to coast. In opera, Belarsky was received as leading basso of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, the San Francisco Opera Company, the American Opera Company of Los Angeles, the New York City Center Company, Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.
Belarsky died in 1975 in New York City, New York.
Extent
1 oversize box (1.33 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes biographical information, newspaper articles, songbooks, personal sheet music, letters of appreciation, and recordings (CD).
Other Finding Aids
Unpublished register in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA27.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Isabel Belarsky; 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Sidor Belarsky collection was donated to the Harold B. Lee Library by Isabel Belarsky, Brooklyn, New York, 1980.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Separated Materials
Phono discs and record albums transferred to Sound Archives. Photos transferred to Photo archives.
General
Gift of Isabel Belarsky, 1980.
Processing Information
Processed; Christine R. Marin; October 1982.
- Title
- Register of Sidor Belarksy papers
- Author
- Megan Furcini
- Date
- 2011 May 11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2008 January 23: Run through GilEAD to correct small errors.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US