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Primary collectionsThe Kapralova Estate. Brno, Czech Republic. This important private collection divided between heirs and other relatives contains Kapralova's correspondence with her parents and oncle Bohumil Kapral from the period of 1935-1940 (originals), correspondence with Hanus Weigl, Ota Vach, Rudolf Kopec, Zdenka Duchoslavova, Theodor Schaefer, Bohuslav Martinu, Alois Haba, Vaclav Talich, K.B. Jirak, Karel Solc, Frantisek Vrana, Vladimir Helfert, Jarmila Vavrdova, Rudolf Firkusny, Otakar Sourek, Jan Loewenbach, Viktor Kripner, Jan Carek, Lenka Vojtiskova, Marketa Vachova, V.D. Hlubocky, Karel Stikar, Michel Dillard, and Lucien Tesniere. The collection also includes letters of Vaclav Kapral to Viktorie Kapralova, letters of Jiri Mucha to Vaclav Kapral and Viktorie Kapralova, and official correspondence from the French Consulate, the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Czechoslovak Ministry of Education, the Czechoslovak Academy of Arts and Sciences, OSA, Radio France, La Sirène Editions Musicales, Universal Edition and other institutions.The Moravian Museum Department of Music | Moravske zemske muzeum, odd. dejin hudby, Smetanova 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Central to the collection are letters that were donated to the Museum by her husband Jiri Mucha (1988), her friend Ota Vach (1995?), and several other donors. The collection contains Kapralova's correspondence with her parents (copies of a small portion of the family collection held by Kapralova's estate), Ota Vach, Jiri Mucha, Bohumil Kapral (copies), Rudolf Kopec (copies), senator Plaminkova, Vitezslav Novak, Stanislav Novak, Theodor Schaefer, Otakar Sourek, J. Stepanova, B. Helfertova, Emil Axman (copy), Hanus Weigl, and others. This museum also houses a collection of the original letters of Bohuslav Martinu to Kapralova. For details see this page.
Other collectionsBohuslav Martinu Memorial, Tylova 114, 572 01 Policka, Czech Republic.The Bohuslav Martinu Collection. This extensive collection of Martinu's correspondence and documents also includes typewritten transcripts of Bohuslav Martinu's letters to Kapralova (written during the fall and winter of 1938). Other Kapralova related correspondence and documents are part of the Fond Vitezslavy Kapralove collection that contains Kapralova's letter to her father (dated 23.3.1939), letters of Jan Loewenbach to Vaclav Kapral, and a series of postcards Kapralova received from Bohuslav Martinu in early 1938.
Ochranny svaz autorsky (Authors' Rights Organization), Cs. armady 20, 160 56 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Czech Museum of Music. Hudebne-historicke oddeleni, Karmelitska 2, 118 00 Prague 1 - Mala Strana, Czech Republic.
Museum Antonina Dvoraka, Ke Karlovu 20, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
The Moravian Museum Department of Music | Moravske zemske muzeum, odd. dejin hudby, Smetanova 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
San Diego State University, Malcolm A. Love Library, Special Collections and University Archives.
The Bohuslav Martinu Institute, Boranovicka 14, 182 00 Praha 8
Muzeum Ceskeho krasu, Husovo namesti cp. 87, 88; 266 01 Beroun, Czech Republic.
Samples of Kapralova's correspondence to her parents. We wish to thank the Bohuslav Martinu Memorial in Policka and the Kapralova Estate for making these letters available. The Bohuslav Martinu Memorial, Tylova 114, 572 01 Policka, Czech Republic. | Fond Vitezslavy Kapralove contains a unique collection of photographs of Kapralova and her relatives and friends from all periods of her life. Photographs of relatives, classmates, Vera Placherova-Vojtechovska, Theodor Schaefer, Vitezslav Novak, Emil Hradecky, Stanislav Hauner, Rudolf Kopec, Jaroslav Stein, Audrey Love, and Janci Stark, among others. Donated to the memorial by Vaclav Kapral. The Moravian Museum Department of Music Smetanova 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. | Central to the collection are the photographs donated to the Museum by Kapralova's mother, Vitezslava (Viktorie) Kapralova (1957, 1959). This small collection contains photographs from Kapralova's childhood, Paris period (1938-40), her Monaco trip in 1938, and the summers in Tri Studne. It also contains photos of her grave in Montpellier. Photographs of Theodor Schaefer, Bohuslav Martinu, Ota Vach, Jirinka Cernusakova, Liba Houzvickova, Rudolf Kopec, Petr and Jaroslav Kricka, Zdenka Duchoslavova, Vladimir Materna, and others. The Duchoslav Family Collection. Toronto, Canada. | A small collection of photographs of Kapralova with her friends, taken during her various stays in Tri Studne.
The Kapralova Estate. Brno, Czech Republic. | This collection divided between heirs contains Kapralova's parents' marriage certificate, Kapralova's school certificates and records; Kapralova's notebook of poems (1925-1934); a drawing book; a school notebook with Vitezslava's early essays and other school notes; a phone book; a notebook (1940) in which Vitezslava recorded her spendings; a few pages from a diary describing her first impressions of seminars with Vitezslav Novak.
The Jiri Mucha Estate, Prague, Czech Republic. | This private collection includes the autograph of Kapralova's last song Dopis (Letter), several photographs of Kapralova, Kapralova's wedding ring, the original drawing of Kapralova by Rudolf Kundera [5.5.1939] and possibly other material.
Other documents:Historicky ustav Armady Ceske republiky. U Pamatniku 2, 130 05 Praha 3. | This institute houses Ceskoslovensky boj / La Cause Tchécoslovaque - Ustredni list zahranicnich Cechu a Slovaku, an official publication of Czechs and Slovaks in exile, for which Kapralova wrote several articles and reviews. This weekly was published in France during 1939-1940 (first issue was published on April 28, 1939 and the last on June 7, 1940). The collection housed at the institute is incomplete (for information on a complete collection see further) and contains the following issues: Vol.I/Nos. 10-17, 19-20, 24-36 (out of 36); Vol.II/Nos. 1-13, 15-22 (out of 22). One of the complete collections is held by the University of Washington Suzzallo Library which has a microfilm of the two volumes. For selected Kapralova reviews and articles printed in Ceskoslovensky boj see this page.National Archives, Archivni 4, Praha 4-Chodov. This institution houses documents of the National Women's Council ("Zenska narodni rada 1923-1940, c.fondu 627"). Particularly interesting for Kapralova scholars will be the minutes of the NWC Executive Committee that mention Kapralova's participation in the Council's annual concert (November 26, 1937).
The Kapralova Society Documentation Centre is a project of the Kapralova Society to preserve and protect the memory of Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova. |