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M-M, 1982-1988, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 43
Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_1_Subseries_6_Folder_43

-Letter from Ma Si-Hon to friends. May 1, 1983. Printout, signed. Si-Yo Music Society Foundation, Inc. Announcement of three more concerts in that season (Note 2)

-M.I.T. sports medicine referral of Rulan Pian. 4/1 (Note 1)

-Directions for brain wave examination. Appointment for EEG. 5/19. 2:15 (Note 2)

-「國家樂團」的文化意義──從「演奏形式」談起。明立國。明報雜誌。一八六期。七十二年六月二十六日-七月二日。頁58–59 (Note 2)

-Postcard from Lindy to Iris. 9/12/83. Holograph, signed. Recent updates from Chengdu (Note 2)

-Notes from Victor to Iris. 1/28/83. Holograph, signed. Enquiry about Wang Lih’s recent article about her father’s simplified Romanization system for ancient chimes in 1973 (Note 2)

-Card from Lindy to Iris & Ted. 1/10/84. Holograph, signed. Congratulations on becoming grandparents and about recent publications (Note 2)

-Notes from Lindy to Iris. 3/4/84. Holograph, signed. Enquiry about the access to the library and the dormitory space at 14 Brattle Circle (Note 2)

-Letter from Harvey Wheeler to Pian. March 19, 1984. Typescript, signed. Inviting to referee an article on the ethnomusicology of ancient China by Ernest McClain (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Harvey Wheeler about refereeing an article by Ernest McClain

-Notes from Victor to Rulan. 4/03/84. Holograph, signed. About his writing for Chinoperl and Guan’s lecture notes (Note 2)

-Notes from Victor to Iris. 4/27/84. Holograph, signed. About 梅紹武 (Note 2)

-Brings works from Michael Mao and retrospective pieces from the repertory. Program in spring. Michael Mao, artistic director, Dinosaur Dance Co. (Note 2)

-Lindy 致 Iris 信函。8/31。手稿。有關 Chinoperl 紙及學生 Hanna Kim 到 Harvard 念書 (Note 2)

-Letter from Philip J. McNiff to Rulan. 7 April 1982. Typescript, signed. Thank you letter for her contribution to the library’s program highlighted the people and culture of the city of Hangzhou (Note 2)

-Si-Yo Music Society Foundation, Inc. In coorperation with Pace Univeristy. Program for Sunday afternoon concerts on October 9, 1983, February 5, 1984, April 1, 1984. 3:00 p.m. The Schimmel center for the arts, Pace University in New York (Note 2)

-Letter from Lindy Li Mark to Eugene Wu. March 14, 1984. Typescript, signed. Enquiry about permission to spend several days perusing the collection of 曲譜 in its collection as discussed by Ms. Isabel Wang’s article. Attached a piece of notes from Leufune to Rulan. 3/19/84. Holograph, signed. About the permission for Lindy to use the collection (Note 2)

-Lindy 致 Iris 信函。10/9/84。手稿。多謝送給爸爸和她的趙伯伯的「通字方案」及有關在台灣印行 Shadick 慶賀刊的事 (Note 2)

-矦寶林、吳曉鈴信函。一九八三年秋初。手稿(毛筆、影印本)。附拼音 (Note 2)

-Letter from Victor to Iris. 1/15/85. Holograph, signed. Enquiry for someone to write an original article on GR (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Victor. Feb. 23, 1985. Typescript (carbon copy). About writing a review of the Romanization systems and about Lindy Mark’s panel

-Letter from Anita Miller to Pian. January 3, 1983. Typescript, signed. Asking for advice concerning music programs in ethnomusicology (Note 2)

-Letter from The editors, Shin Tarng, New China to friend. December 28, 1984. Typescript. With handwritten notes from Victor to Iris. Financial support and an article request (Note 2)

-《文字改革》。包括:
 1) 關於 Rozin 閱讀實驗的來信。《文字改革》 1984 年第三期。頁23–26, 45 (Note 2)
 2) 成才的金鑰匙──提前讀寫。《文字改革》 1984 年第4期。頁20–21, 23–24 (Note 2)

-Letter from Victor to Rulan. 2/27/85. Holograph, signed. Thanks for the copy of the 1926 pamphlet on GR by the Shuhsen Heung and his plan with it (Note 2)

-Letter from Victor to Rulan. 2/28/85. Holograph, signed. About receiving the booklets on 新訂國語羅馬字 and his plan with it (Note 2)

-Letter from Yoko Mitani to Pian. 18 July, 1985. Typescript, signed. With handwritten notes. About his itinerary (Note 1) (Note 2)

-The Travel Company of Minnesota, Incorporated. With itinerary of 27 Sep and 29 Sep. With envelop. “Minnesota Ticket Stubs”

-繆天瑞致趙如蘭信函。九月十八日。手稿。查問有關可以翻譯的有關 Ethnomusicology 方面和有關中國音樂方面近期出版的英文書目 (Note 2)

-Letter from the editors, Shin Tarng/Xin Talng, to friends of Xin Tang. November 15, 1985. Typescript. With handwritten notes from Victor to Iris. Donation request (Note 2)

-Michael Mao. Dinosaur dance company. “the sun died slow the earth went heavy and the rain fell blue.” Performance information (Note 2)

-祖麟致 Iris 信函。12月23日。手稿。有關哈佛要請主管中文教學的人 (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Letter from Myra to Rulan. March 10, 1986. Holograph, signed. Thank you notes for the photographs and greetings (Note 2)

-繆天瑞致趙如蘭信函。86.3.21。有關編輯一本《簡明音樂百科詞典》所提出的問題 (Note 2)

-趙如蘭致繆天瑞信函。1986.5.9。手稿。有關一些有關家父趙元任的日期

-趙如蘭致馬中欣信函。1956年7月23號。手稿。如果馬先生準備登一篇那一次的訪問,查問可以先把稿子寄給她看過再登

-Notes from David to Rulan. May 29, 1986. Holograph, signed. Thanks for the photographs and looking forward to being at the SEM meeting and seeing her there (Note 2)

-馬中欣致趙博士信函。1986.8.21。手稿。有關訪問稿一事 (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan “Iris” Chao Pian to Morrison. Typescript. Expressing the deep gratitude to Morrison for everything that he had done for Bella through all those years and wishing him a wonderful celebration

-Philip Morrison. This includes:
 1) Letter from Kenneth Brecher, Herman Feshbach, George Clark, and Alan Lazarus or Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, to colleague. 2 September 1986. Typescript (photocopy), signed. Describing the final arrangements for the events honoring Philip Morrison on September 26 and 27, 1986 (Note 2)
 2) Letter from Alan Lazarus to colleague. 12 September 1986. Typescript (photocopy), signed. About the cost of accompanying persons to attend the dinner (Note 2)
 3) The worlds of Philip Morrison. September 26–27, 1986. Accommodations. About the block of rooms reserved at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge for celebration guests (Note 2)
 4) Map for the world of Philip Morrison celebration. September 26–27, 1986 (Note 2)
 5) Form for the world of Philip Morrison. September 26–27, 1986 (Note 2)
 6) Preliminary agenda for the worlds of Philip Morrison. September 26–27, 1986 (Note 2)
 7) An envelope addressing to Bella Chiu. Sept10’86 (Note 2)

-淑慧致趙老師信函。2.25。手稿。謝謝老師指點和扶持及有關在3月5日再 visit 美國 (Note 2)

-Letter from Lindy to Iris. 3/3/1987. Typescript, signed. Requesting Iris to write a letter of recommendation on her behalf for her application for a position in the Anthropology department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Attached the curriculum vitae of Lindy Li Mark (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Birthday Party. A. Tillman Merritt. March 20, 1987. 4–6 p.m. (Note 2)

-Lindy 致 Iris 信函。4/25/87。手稿。有關近況 (Note 2)

-Letter from Lindy to Iris. 5/10/87. Holograph, signed. 5/10/87. Answering her queries about names of people and recent updates (Note 2)

-明代戲曲小說國際研討會出席學人名單 (Note 2)

-神話與音樂的會面。明立國。頁20–23 (Note 2)

-Iris 致 Lindy 信函。Sept 1, 1987。手稿(碳紙副本)。有關李伯伯去世的消息和感受

-Letter from Lindy to Iris. 9/13/87. Holograph, signed. Recent updates (Note 2)

-明立國致 Rulan Chao Pian 信封。20.9.87 (Note 2)

-The Prudential. Claim for dental expense benefits. Pian, Rulan Chao

-繆天瑞致趙如蘭信函。87.10.2。手稿。有關趙老先生全集的錯字、轉給周文中的信、詞典及編輯的音樂詞典 (Note 2)

-Mellon Fellowships in the humanities. Purpose, eligibility, benefits, number, criteria, and procedures (Note 2)

-Excerpts from The peony pavilion by Tang Xianzu. I. Characters : Du Liniang the young mistress; Fragrance her maid. Text in English (Note 2)

-Letter from Lindy to Iris. 7/23/88. Holograph, signed. About the comments on her program notes, the invitation to the symposium, the trip to Taiwan and China with meeting with 昆曲會, letter about 馬龍文, and recent updates (Note 2)

-Appointment card with the endodontics Philip J. Molloy (Note 2)

-Invitation card from Michael to Pian for The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Dance Express. May 4, 1988. 6:00 pm (Note 2)

-Payment slip for dental service at Philip J. Molloy. 9/21/88 and 9/15/88

-Letter from Dorothy A. Straub to Rulan Chao Pian. January 8, 1988. About the planning of a conference to be held on Boston, March 2 through 5, 1989 and invitation to the planning meeting on January 22nd and 23rd (Note 2)

-Memorandum from Dorothy A. Straub to Eastern division Planning meeting participants. Invitation to participate in the planning meeting of the MENC Eastern Division Conference to be held in Boston, March 2 to 5, 1989. Attached the reply slip and hotel information for the planning meeting, with handwritten notes (photocopy) (Note 2)

-Letter from Carol to Iris and Ted. Nov. 16, 1988. Holograph, signed. About availability of their house for stay in order to go for interviews at Boston (Note 2)

-Letter from Myra to Rulan. 11/7/88. Holograph, signed. Appreciation for photos of the farewell party (Note 2)

-17th annual golden door award dinner honoring Yo-yo Ma. December 14, 1988. Symphony Hall, Boston. With duplicate copies (Note 2)

-Letter from Rosamond W. Allen to Christoph Wolff. October 19, 1988. Typescript (photocopy), signed. With handwritten notes. Invitation for Woff and his colleagues to represent the Harvard University at the 17th Golden Door Award Dinner honoring Yo-Yo Man to be held on Wednesday, December 14th at Symphony Hall in Boston (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Rosamond W. Allen. Nov.28, 1988. Typescript (carbon copy), signed. Purchasing two tickets for the Golden Door Award Dinner honoring Yo-Yo Man at Symphony Hall on Dec. 14th

-“屋頂上的蕃茄樹” 生詞表

-The Medicare Handbook 1989. Including official information for beneficiaries on medicare benefits, new provisions under the medicare catastrophic coverage act of 1988, participating physicians and suppliers, health insurance to supplement medicare, and limits to medicare coverage (Note 2)

-Medicine prescription slip of Chia-Han Huang. 05-18-88. Typescript, signed by Ernst J. Meyer, M.D. (Note 1) (Note 2)

-The Questing Cellist. Yo-Yo Ma. VIS à VIS. Face to face: Music. November 1987. Attached a portrait of Yo-Yo Ma (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Chinese popular culture project c/o Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Feb. 21,1989. Typescript (photocopy), signed. Recommendation letter of Lindy Li Marh for the Postdoctoral residential fellowship of the Chinese Popular culture project for 1989-90 (Note 1)

-Kunqu clubs and non professionals in cultural perspective: a research proposal. By Lindy Li Mark, Dept. of Anthropology, Calif. State University, Hayward (Note 2)

-Chinese popular culture project postdoctoral fellowships (Note 2)

-Notes from Ernst J. Meyer, M.D. January 27, 1989. Obtaining sedimentation rate and complete blood count for Rulan Pian (Note 2)

-Time for endodontic check-up reminder for Rulan Chao Pian

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Victor Mair. July 12,1989. Typescript (photocopy), signed. Sharing with Victor a publication in 1976 on Peking drum song which would be appropriate for his collection, with explanation for the modification, and about the request for permission from Prof. Han Man-young of the Korean Musicological Society

-Letter from Victor H. Mair to Iris. 5/VI/89. Typescript, signed. Invitation for participating in A reader of Chinese folk and popular literature (Note 2)

-Map of 14 Brattle Circle. With duplicate copy

-Letter from Rulan to Victor Mair. Sept 26,1989. Typescript (carbon copy), signed. Sending in the Introduction and about the different kind of delivery which she witnessed in Beijing in 1981

-Letter from Victor to Rulan. 29/VIII/89. Holograph, signed. Request for writing a brief introduction explaining the genre and anything else about the piece that Rulan thought a general reader ought to know (Note 2)

-Letter from Mary Ellen Miller to Pian. Oct. 16, 1989. Holograph, signed. Her updates and about her shakuhachi teacher Nakajima Seizan Sensei (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Letter from Victor to Rulan. 19/X/89. Typescript, signed. About the anthology (Note 2)

-馬中欣致 Pian 信函。Nov. 17, 1989。手稿。有關近況和在台灣的連繫辦法 (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Letter from Austin F.S. Lee and Catherine T. Chan to Ma. Feb 10, 1989. Typescript (photocopy), signed. About the newly formed non-profit organization The Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Inc. and the first event that the Foundation would sponsor (a concert for Chinese pianist Yin Cheng-Zong at 8pm on October 21, 1989 at the Harvard Sanders Theatre) (Note 2)

-Letter from Anne Gelman to Pian. May 11, 1989. May 11, 1989. Enquiry about the scope of the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts and its goals, and the activities that Yo-Yo is going to be involved (Note 2)

-MIT Music & Theater Arts. February/March 1990. Leaflet (Note 2)

-An important message from Medicare, Department of Health & Human Services, USA (Note 2)

-Department of Humanities and Social Science. Program and course details. People. Pages 189-190, 193–196 (Note 2)

-Letter from Terry E. Miller to Pian. 1/20/90. Typescript, signed. Requesting to forward Terry E. Miller the review as quickly as possible if Dr. Pian wish to have it published (Note 2)

-Reply from Rulan Chao Pian to Miller. Jan 27, 1990. Holograph, signed. Updates about the Liang Brok review

-Letter from Victor H. Mair. Typescript, holograph. With handwritten notes. About Iris’s sharing of the translation of the Peking drum song “Tzu ch’i listening to the Ch’in” and asking if she can choose something else for publication (Note 2)

-捷特快遞。廣告卡 (Note 2)

-Medicine prescription slip of Rulan Pian. 1.27.89. Holograph, signed by E, Meyer, M.D. (Note 1)

-Letter from Lindy to Iris. 9/26/90. Typescript, signed. About the fee for “manuscript preparation” (Note 2)

-Reminder card for a endodontic check-up (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Dick. About some more revisions which she hope could still be made on her manuscript

-A service of thanksgiving for the life of Tazuko Ajiro Monade. Memorial Church, Harvard University. 6 March 1991. Three o’clock. Program (Note 2)

-Card from Victor to Rulan & Ted. 26/IV/91. Thank you for the generous contribution to the Festschrift (Note 2)

-Letter from Joan O’Donnell to Chao. August 8, 1990. Typescript, signed. About the supply of Mandarin primer: an intensive course in spoken Chinese (Note 2)

-Letter from Joan O’Donnell to Pian. October 4, 1990. Typescript, signed. About the supply of A syllabus for Mandarin primer (Note 2)

-Letter from Michael & Yeou-cheng to Pian. Sept. 5th, 1991. Typescript, signed. About the death of their father H.T. Ma, the arrangement of a private family cremation and a memorial service (Note 1) (Note 2)

-毛緁增致趙如蘭信函。1992年1月14日。手稿。代表《音樂研究》請求寫一篇稿子關於趙元任先生 (Note 1) (Note 2)

-Card from A. Tillman Merritt to Rulan. 20 Feb, ’92. Holograph, signed. Greetings. Attached the envelop (Note 2)

-Card from Loura (Laurence K. Marshall) to Rulan. Holograph, signed. Greetings (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Mat Walters. Oct.30,1991. Typescript (photocopy), signed. Inquiry for permission to make the paused tapes of Mandarin primer available to students for home use. With duplicate copy

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Milioto. Nov. 5, 1991. Typescript (carbon copy), signed. About the Milioto’s plan to approach the field of Asian Ethnomusicology as part of her MA program through Japanese arts and religions

-Music 185r. Tape List. Tape No.I. Fall 1988. Flower Songs of Northwest China

-Letter from Jennifer M Milioto to Rulan C. Pian. November 3, 1991. Typescript, signed. Showing her interest in Japanese culture and ideology and her special interest in combining two disciplines, Japanese and Music, into one field of study during her study, and wondering if she may emphasize Asian Ethnomusicology as part of her MA program (Note 2)

-Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Lindy. Feb 6, 1992. Typescript, signed. Wondering if Lindy could write a letter of invitation for Wang Ch’iu-kui, to help him make the trip for Chinoperl possible. Also asking when the Chinoperl meeting would begin

-Dance express : The Boston-Manhattan Dance Company (Formerly Dinosaur Dance) (Note 2)
 1) 7 photographs: black and while. Dance/Express: cancion, riddles, Andante Amoroso (Note 2)
 2) Michael Mao: 1. Brief narrative account of career, 2. List of works, 3. Statement of plans, Review quotes (Note 1)
 3) Dance. Eva Krøvel. Michael Mao. Dance express. Outstanding express. Reprint: May 27, 1988. In English and Norwegian (Note 2)
 4) Uniting technique and emotion: symbols and movement are the resources for his choreography that have at the same time unpredictable duration with innovative technical means. By Dinorah Basanez. El Norte. October 17, 1990. In Spanish and English. English translated by Laura Malkin-Stuart (Note 2)
 5) Dance Express a review. Hans-Chr. Sørensen. Michael Mao. Dance express. Reprint: May 30, 1988. In English and Norwegian (Note 2)
 6) Mao from New York. Dance: Dance express the Boston-Manhattan dance company black box oslo. Michael Mao. Dance express. Mao from New York. Reprint: May 28, 1988. In English and Norwegian (Note 2)
 7) Dance Express, choreography from united states. Victor Manuel Gasca. El Nacional. October 24, 1990. In English and Spanish (Note 2)
 8) Pain, Zeal and Boxing Gloves at Riverside. By Jose-Luis Benitez. Columbia Daily Spectator. October 11, 1990 (Note 2)
 9) Jealousy and murder at the Black Box. Hans-Chr. Sørensen. Arbeiderbladet. April 21, 1990. In English and Norwegian (Note 2)
 10) Dance combines imagery, narrative. By James Wierzbicki. St. Louis Post-dispatch. Dance. October 26, 1986 (Note 2)
 11) Cervantino’s contrasts. Patricia Vásquez Hall. El Nacional. October 29, 1990. Dance week. In Spanish and English. English translated by Laura Malkin-Stuart (Note 2)
 12) Beyond simple movement. El Heraldo. October 26 1990. In Spanish and English. English translated by Laura Malkin-Stuart (Note 2)
 13) Dance express and a murder in Buenos Aires. By Patricia Velazquez Yebra. Universal. October 26 1990. In Spanish and English. English translated by Laura Malkin-Stuart (Note 2)
 14) Dance express and Dolores Pradera, the best of the 18th season of Festival International Cervantino. Veronica Flores Aguilar. El día: vocero del pueblo mexicano. October 26, 1990. In Spanish and English. English translated by Laura Malkin-Stuart (Note 2)

-毛渾光致趙教授信函。81.5.4。手稿。奉上拙著二冊請趙教授賜教 (Note 2)

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