The Alice M. Ditson Fund was established at Columbia University in 1940 with a bequest from Alice M. Ditson, the widow of the noted Boston music publisher Oliver Ditson. Mrs. Ditson’s will stipulated that income from the bequest be used for non-academic fellowships, public concerts, and publications in support of music. The initial Advisory Committee she appointed directed her intentions toward contemporary music. The Fund has continued this focus, with emphasis on funding of performances and recordings of music by emerging American composers.
