Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Aaron Copland collection, 1841-1991 |
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Span Dates | 1841-1991 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1911-1990) |
Call No. | ML31.C7 |
Creator | Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 |
Extent | around 400,000 items ; 564 boxes ; 306 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | The Aaron Copland Collection consists of published and unpublished music by Copland and other composers, correspondence, writings, biographical material, datebooks, journals, professional papers including legal and financial material, photographs, awards, art work, and books. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Nadia Boulanger, which extent over 50 years, and with his long-time friend, Harold Clurman. Other significant correspondents are Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chávez, David Diamond, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, Claire Reis, Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Virgil Thomsom. The photographic collection of Copland's friend and confidant Victor Kraft, a professional photographer, forms part of the collection. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002006 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/2003561015 |