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Collection Summary
Title | Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992 |
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Span Dates | 1901-1992 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1936-1990) |
Call No. | ML31.C78 |
Creator | Cowell, Sidney Robertson |
Extent | 5067 items ; 29 containers ; 13 linear feet |
Language | Material in English |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995) was a folksong and ethnic music collector and recordist, ethnographer, ethnomusicologist, teacher, writer, and wife of composer Henry Cowell. The collection consists of her personal papers which document all aspects of her life and work. The collection includes correspondence relating to personal and professional matters; fieldwork reports, fieldnotes, song lists and other materials from her field recording projects and trips; articles, essays, reviews, and papers written by Sidney Robertson Cowell; articles and narratives by and about Henry Cowell; autobiographical narratives and essays, clippings, family histories and other materials relating to her professional career and personal life; photographs; teaching materials; and song sheets and song books. In addition, the collection contains photocopies of a selection of Henry Cowell holographs, several annotated by Sidney Robertson Cowell, and a selection of folk songs with piano settings by Henry Cowell in his own hand. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010010 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/2006560750 |