Vitak-Elsnic Company Business Records

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This series contains correspondence between the Vitak-Elsnic Company and various publishers, composers, arrangers, musicians, and other companies. Correspondence primarily consists of royalty agreements, copyright claims, and negotiations with sheet music printers and other manufacturing companies. A few folders also contain proofs or copies of sheet music, photographs, and other related materials.

Contains correspondence with the A. B. Dick Company; Abbott, Puller and Myers; ABC Music Corporation; Abbey and Hall; Acuff-Rose Publications; The Accordian World; Advanced Music Corporation; The Aeolian Company; Ager, Yellen and Bornstein Inc.; Alfred Music Co.; Algonquin Music, Inc.; The American Accordionists' Association; American Music, Inc.; American Record Corporation; Apolsky and Bukantis Music Publishing Co.; Ardmore Music Corp.; Associated Composers Incorporated; and Associated Music Publishers, Inc.

Contains correspondence with Balkan Music Company; The Bandman and Orchestra Musician; Basta's Music Store; Barton Music Corporation; Bartos, Leon H.; Bauer, Frederick J.; Beacon Music, Co. Beechwood Music Corporation; Bejnar, M. M.; Belvedere Music Company; Belwin Mills Publishing Corp.; Bell Music Company; Anton J. Benjamin A.G.; Bertelli, Ray ; Big Bells Incorporated; Biltmore Music Corporation; Blasco Music, Inc.; Bob Miller, Inc.; Bonetti, Dario C.; Bourne, Inc.; Braun Music Company; Broadway Music Corporation; Brunswick Record Corporation; Brush, G. F.; Bureau of Water, City of Chicago; Burke and Van Heusen, Inc.; and Burlington Music Corporation.

Contains correspondence with the Big Three Music Corporation, which was founded as the result of a merger between Robbins Music Corporation, Miller Music, and Leo Feist, Inc. 2 folders.

Contains correspondence with Campbell Music Co.; Campbell-Porgie, Inc.; Capitol Records, Inc.; Cardilli, Mauro V.; Century Distributors; Chas. K Harris Music Publ. Co., Inc.; Cheerio(Cherio) Music Publishers, Inc.; Chermak, Frankie; Choice Music, Inc.; Ciepielowski, Jerzy; Clark Orchestra Roll Co.; Collin's Music House; Colonial Music Publishing Company, Inc.; Columbus Music Company; Con Conrad Music Publisher, Ltd.; Continantal Record Company Inc.; Copar(-Forrest) Music Corp.; Copyright and Allied Services; Cornell Music, Inc.; Country Music Publishing Company; Criterion Music Corporation; Cromwell Music, Inc.; Cuca Record Company; Curnor Music Publishing Co., Inc.; Currier, L. J.; Curtis, L. B.; and the Czech-American National Alliance.

Contains correspondence with the Chas. H. Hansen Music Company, also known as Hansen Publications, Inc.; the Charles H. Hansen Music Co.; and Charles Hansen Music and Books, Inc.

Contains correspondence with the Columbia Recording Corporation, also formerly known as the Columbia Phonograph Company.

Contains correspondence with Dana Music Company, Inc. (Dana Publishing Company); Davis, Coots and Engel Inc.; De Sylvia, Brown and Henderson, Inc.; Diamond, Joseph; Disc Jockey Records; Dixon-Lane Music Publishing Co.; Dombkowski, Walter; Dombrowski, Joseph; Donaldson, Douglas and Gumble, Inc.; Donjon, Paul; Dostal, Jerry; Drake, Hoffman, and Livingston; Drewes, Richard E.; Dreyer Music Corp.; Duchess Music Corporation; Due, Clinton; Dukli (Dukla), Frank; and Dvorsky, R. A.

Contains correspondence with Lawrence Duchow and Clayton Hopfensperger, as well as other composers and arrangers with whom Duchow shared royalties (Fred Ruck, Gene Heier, Johnny Check, Emil Guenther). 2 folders.

Contains correspondence with Eastman, Leopold; Economy Advertising Company; Edition Standard; Edward A. Stege Printing Co.; Edward Schuberth and Co.; Edwards Music Co.; Elsnic, Joe (from Emil); Encore Music Publications, Inc.; Engel, Paul; Erwin-Howard Music Co.; and Exclusive Publications, Inc.

Contains Correspondence with F. Pancner; Famous Music Corporation; Fisher, Thomas; Forrest Music Corporation; Forster Music Publishers, Inc.; Frank Music Corporation; Fred Fisher, Inc.; and Freudenthal, Joe.

Includes correspondence with G. A. Mavon and Company; Gallatin Music Corp.; Gebruder Oczenascheck; General Accordion Mfg. Co.; Genossenschaft "Merker"; George Pincus and Sons Music Corp.; George Simon, Inc.; Gerardi Accordion School; Gold Clef Music Publishing Co.; Goldman, Irving; Goodman and Rose, Inc.; Grand Music Corporation; and Grand Rapids Store Equipment Company.

Contains correspondence with H. Chiron Co.; Harman Music, Inc.; Harry Tenney, Inc.; Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co.; Henry Spitzer Music Publishing Co., Inc.; Hill and Range Songs, Inc.; Hollis Music, Inc.; and Hughes, Edward J.

Contains correspondence with the Illinois District Telegraph Company; Imperial Accordion Studio; Imperial Industrial Corporation; International Metal Engravers Union; Interstate Dispatch, Inc.; Iowa Broadcasting Company; Irving Caesar, Inc.; and Italo American Accordion Manufacturing, Inc.

Contains correspondence with J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co.; Jackson, Fred; Jefferson Music Co., Inc.; Jenkins Music Company; Jerome H. Remick and Co.; Jewel Music Publishing Company; Joe Morris Music Company; John Krachtus Accordion Music Publishers; Josef Lidl; Joy Music, Inc.; and Jungman, Henry.

Contains correspondence with K-Tel International, Inc.; Kalmar and Ruby Music Corporation; Karl Pauli Corporation; Kassel, Art; Katz, Jack J.; Keit-Engel Inc.; Kesting Music; Kibbey Mfg. Co.; Kist, Joe; Knickerbocker Songs, Inc.; Kolman, John M.; Kostere, Marty; Kovarik, Ferry; Kramer-Whitney, Inc.; Krolikowski, Ed; Kuhfuss, V. L.; Kula, Joseph L.; Kuperman and Del Guercio, Inc.

Contains correspondence with La Salle Music Publishers, Inc.; Lacy, Florence; Lang, John; Laszewski, John; Laurel Music Corporation; LaVigne, Dick; Lawndale National Bank; Lazarz, Joe; Lenard, John; Leo. Feist, Inc.; Leslie Music Corporation; Lewis Music Publishing Company, Inc.; Library of Congress; H. Lichtenwanger Music Store; Liebl, Sylvester; Lincoln Music Corp.; Lindeman, Pete; Lingua-Musica; Lo Duca Bros. Accordion Company; Lombardo Music, Inc.; London Music Corporation; Lucas, Joseph J.; Luttbeg, Max; and Lyon and Healy, Inc.

Contains correspondence with M. Witmark and Sons Publishers; Madison Accordion and Piano Center; Maestro Music Company; Main Street Songs, Inc.; Marchant Music Publishers; Marlo Music Corporation; Martin Block Music; Martin Music; Massey Music Company, Inc.; Max Gordon Accordion and Piano Center; Mayfair Music Corp.; Meidl Music Store; Meinel, Richard; Mellin Music Incorporated; Melody Lane Publications, Inc.; Melody Record Supply, Inc.; Melrose Music Corp.; Mercer and Morris, Inc.; Metzler, Art; Michael Music Company, Inc.; Miconi, Chester; Milene Music, Inc.; Miller Music, Inc.; Mills Novelty Company; Milton Weil Music Co.; Minchella Accordion Studios; Mosti, Mario; Marini, Frank; Murphy, E. H.; Music Makers Publishing Co.; Music, Music, Music, Inc.; Music Publishers of America; Music Publishers Protective Association; Music Trade News; Music World Publishing Co.; and Mutual Music Society, Inc.

Contains copies of sheet music discontinued by Vitak-Elsnic because of a copyright dispute with Mills Music.

Contains correspondence with the Music Publishers' Holding Corporation, mostly with its president (Victor Blau) on behalf of M. Witmark and Sons, Remick Music Corporation, and Harms, Inc.

Contains correspondence with Neubauer, George ; Noty Kudelik; Oahu Publishing Company; Ochranny Svaz Autorsky; Ochs, Peter (Jr.); O'Donnell, Hugh.; Oleski, Lorraine; Olman Music Corporation; Orenstein, Harold; Orzechowski, Henry; Osiecki, Stanley; and Oxford Music Corporation.

Contains correspondence with Pablo, Don; Pacific Music Sales; Paige, B. H.; Pajakowski, Matthew V.; Palmer Accordion Studio; Paramount Music Corp.; Parker Music Company; Pastoria, Pietro ; Patti Music Company; Paul A. Schmitt Music Company; Paulbrook Music Corporation; Paull-Pioneer Music Corp.; Pelkonen, Matt; Penkson's Music House; Peshtigo Public Schools; Petrik, Thomas; Pfau Sound and Recording Studio; Pickwick Music Corporation; Piersanti, Leo; Pietro Deiro Accordion Headquarters; Plymouth Music House; Poppe Accordion Company; Porgie Music Corporation; Posey Manufacturing Company; Potts, Joshua R. H.; Prchal, Joseph G.; and Ptak's Incorporated.

Contains correspondence with the Q. R. S. Music Company; and Quattrociocche, B.

Contains correspondence with the Railway Express Agency; Randles, Bruno; Rayner, Dalheim and Co., Inc. (also known as the Rayner-Dalheim Company or Rayner Lithographinc Co.); Red Star Music Company, Inc.; Register of Copyrights; Remick Music Corp.; Renella, Nick; Republic Music Corporation; Richardson, Ray; Richmond Music Supply Corp.; Ridgeway Music, Inc.; Rite-Way Music Supply Corp.; Robel, Jack; Robert Teller Sons and Dorner; Roberts, Bernie; Rohrer Music Co., Inc.; Roma Music Company; Roncom Music Company; Rondo Records; Ross, Bob; Rossiter, Will; Rozanek, Adolph; Rozsavolgyi and Comp.; Rudolph Wurlitzer Mfg Co.; Rush Music Corp.; Russ Hull's Country Music; Russell Music School; Russian Music Company; and Rutkowski, Thaddeus.

Contains correspondence with the RCA Victor Company (also known as the Victor Talking Machine Company and the RCA Manufacturing Company, Inc.)

Contains correspondence with Sajewski, Alvin C.; Saller, Anton; Sam Fox Publishing Co.; Santly Bros. Joy, Inc. (also known as Santly-Joy-Select, Inc. and Santly-Joy, Inc.); Saunders Publications; Schumann Music Publishing Co.; Schuster and Miller, Inc.; Schwartz, Ruben E.; Sedlom, J. H.; Select Music Publications, Inc.; Shapiro, Bernstein and Co. Inc.; Sheldon Music, Inc.; Sherman, Clay, and Company; Silberhorn, Ernest; Silberhorn, Henry; Simanek, Arthur; Smeage, Frederick; Society of the Divine Word; Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, Inc.; Song Writers Protective Association; Spencer Music Corp.; Spier music Company (also Larry Spier, Inc.); Spirito's School of Music; St. Nicholas Music Inc.; Stella Music Co. Inc.; Stevens Music Corp.; Stirling Music Publishing Co.; Stretansky, Michael; Sun Music Co., Inc.; and Susan Publications, Inc.

Contains correspondence with Shawnee Press, Inc., formerly known as Paull-Pioneer Music Co.

Contains correspondence with the Summy-Birchard Company, also known as: Summy Music Co.; Clayton F. Summy Co.; and Summy-Birchard Music.

Contains correspondence with the T. B. Harms Company; Talbot, M. F.; Tobias and Lewis Music Publishers; Top Music Publishers, Inc.; Tops Music Enterprises; Treasury Department- Internal Revenue Service; Triangle Music Corp.; The Richmond Organization (also known as TRO-Essex Music, Inc.); Tulman, Louis M.; Tuma, Frank; and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

Contains correspondence with Uggen, Elmer G.; United Publishing Company; the United States Post Office; and Urban Music Company.

Contains correspondence with V. F. Cerveny and Synove; Valando Music Corp.; Valiant Music Co.; Vanguard Songs, Inc.; Vann, Al; The Vogel-Mueller Company; Vogel Music Company; and Vogue Music Corp.

Contains correspondence with Walt Disney Music Company; Walter Kane and Son, Inc.; Warock Music, Inc.; Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Co.; Watters Distributing Company; Welk, Lawrence; West Coast Publications, Inc.; Westpar Music Corp.; West'rn Music Publishing Co.; Wilfahrt, John; William Morris Agency; Williams Brass Foundry; Williamson, Oliver H.; Wilson, Meredith; Winona Radio Service; Witkowski, Leon; Wolf, Betty; and Wolfe, Crittendon C.

Contains correspondence with Zagreb, Jugoton; Zielinski, Max; and Zitzka, (no first name).

The General Correspondence series primarily includes correspondence relating to local accordion contests with limited materials about other aspects of the Vitak-Elsnic's business. The accordion contest materials mostly include correspondence, though some folders contain promotional materials for the contests or festivals. The series also contains correspondence and purchase orders from retailer J.W. Pepper and accordion music publisher Sweden AB.

Catalogs, song lists, and publications from Vitak Elsnic. Each catalog folder contains versions, proofs, and drafts of the catalog list or song list. Of particular note is the V-E Publication Log Book, which contains a list of tunes by date, containing title and instrumentation information. Catalogs and publications from other publishers have also been collected at the end of this series, which mostly includes magazines and pamphlets; of note is an extensive list of Northwest Ohio Polka Bands compiled by Marylin Wachtman in the 1990s.

VE Publication, book with list of song title by song and instrumentation with inventory by date

Signed by performers.

The Manuscripts series contains drafts for original songs and arrangements of existing music. These drafts include both handwritten scores and printing proofs. Some folders also contain published scores and correspondence related to the tunes and their publishing.

Arranger and instrument isn't listed

Instruments not listed with letters regarding receiving the songs and inquiry of interest

Proofs and negatives of the song

Printing proof of various title pages for various instruments

Proofs of title pages and samples

For concertina; Sample of songs- Polka for Concertina, Smutna Chvile Polka, Bagpipe Polka, Basket Picnic Polka, Pine Tree Polka, Adela Polka, Szalona Blondynka, Zbladla Kasia Zbladla, Jolly Bachelors, Virginia Polka, Cecilia Polka, France Polka, Bull Frog Polka, Tu-Tu-Tu Polka, Devotion Polka, W Zelaznej fabryce, Pampilona; Sheet Music Devotion

Score manuscript for various instruments

Printing proofs of song title pages for various instruments

Printing proofs

Handwritten music, from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Handwritten music, from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Handwritten music, from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Handwritten music, from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Handwritten music, from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Handwritten music, copyright of John Krachtus Co. from the documents relating to the purchase of the John Krachtus catalog

Printing proofs of various songs

Music manuscript of the song

Music manuscript and printing proofs

Printing proofs and negatives

Printing proofs

Poster of sheet music; published by Georgi & Vitak Music Co.; with two autographs

Manuscripts for College Medley, Stoola Plimpa, and My Song of Love.

This series is organized by tune, in that each folder contains correspondence, drafts, manuscripts, correspondence, royalties, invoices, information on sales and profit, and published scores associated with a specific tune. Where noted, folders also contain sound recordings. Also included in this collection are materials relating to Red Raven Polka, one of the company’s most popular numbers. Likely in original order.

Publisher unknown; includes sound recording (Metrenome MT 110)

Publisher unknown; includes sound recordings.

Publisher unknown; includes sound recording (Metrenome MT 107).

Publisher unknown; includes sound recording (Metrenome MT 106)

Publisher unknown; includes sound recording (Metrenome MT 109)

Series contains some state documentation of Vitak-Elsnic, correspondence and receipts for royalties from the music rights organization SESAC, statements and purchase orders, and some additional corporate records.

Folder contains scant documentation regarding the history of the company: photocopies of all documents filed with or by the Illinois Secretary of State with respect to Georgi and Vitak Music Co. and Vitak-Elsnic Co; one piece of correspondence about the company's name change from Georgi and Vitak to Vitak Elsnic; and a receipt for Bill Brown's 1986 downpayment of the purchase of the Vitak-Elsnic catalog.

The Realia series mainly contains promotional material created by the Vitak-Elsnic company. It also contains a trumpet and a Pearl Queen concertina made by the company.

Autographed by the band members; from the BGSU event A Celebration of Polish-American Polka