A.P. Schmidt Company Archives, 1869-1958 Span: 1869-1958 Bulk: 1895-1920 English collection 212 ft. 514 boxes Arthur P. Schmidt was born in Altona, Germany in 1846, and came to the United States in 1866. He worked for the G.D. Russell publishing house in Boston before opening his own retail and foreign music importing business in 1876. The A.P. Schmidt Company soon gained a reputation for publishing works of American composers. With branches in New York from 1894 to 1937, and in Leipzig from 1889 to 1910, it became one of the largest music publishing and importing firms in the United States. Schmidt published large-scale orchestral works of American composers when no one else would, and played a significant role in the development and dissemination of American music. Music, mostly manuscript, some printed (295 boxes); business papers (219 boxes), including correspondence, legal files, financial records, catalogs, iconography, and publications records. A.P. Schmidt Company Archives, Music Division, Library of Congress Schmidt (A.P.) Sheet music and business papers of the A.P. Schmidt music publishing company. Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site. Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply. Music Publishers American Composers Women Composers Schmidt, A.P. Beach, Amy Chadwick, George Whitefield Foote, Arthur Branscombe, Gena Parker, Horatio Paine, John Knowles MacDowell, Edward Torjussen, Trygve Rogers, Clara Kathleen Risher, Anna Priscilla Strong, Templeton Metcalf, John W. Marston, G. W. Lynes, Frank Lang, Margaret Ruthven Harris, Cuthbert Hadley, Henry K. Grant-Schaefer, G. A. Godowsky, Leopold Ganz, Rudolph Friml, Rudolf Dennée, Charles Daniels, Mabel Cole, Rossetter G. Bohm, Carl Bauer, Marion Barbour, Florence Newell Ballantine, Edward Ambrose, Paul MacDowell, Marian ML31.A2 Performing Arts Encyclopedia scdb Music Division, Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/music/eadxmlmusic/eadpdfmusic/mu2005.wp.0035.pdf IHAS 120823 loc.natlib.scdb.200033560