Arnold T. Schwab Collection, 1876-1988 Span: 1876-1988 Bulk: 1929-1955 English collection 16 ft. 58 boxes Arnold T. Schwab was born in Los Angeles in 1922, and spent most of his career as professor of English at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Schwab developed an interest in Edward and Marian MacDowell in the 1960s while working on a biography of the critic James G. Huneker, a great admirer of Edward MacDowell's music. For almost thirty years, Schwab collected material for a biography of Mrs. MacDowell, encompassing a history of the MacDowell Colony, the artists' colony that the MacDowells established on their farm in New Hampshire in 1907, shortly before Edward MacDowell's death. The book was never completed due to other writing projects, and in 2000, Schwab donated his research collection to the Library of Congress to join its already significant MacDowell holdings. Mostly correspondence (photocopies); photographs and scrapbooks; index cards. 1 open-reel tape transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division. Arnold T. Schwab Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress Schwab, Arnold T. A collection of research materials relating to Marian Nevins MacDowell. 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. Women in the Performing Arts Schwab, Arnold T. MacDowell, Marian MacDowell, Edward MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) ML31.S37 Performing Arts Encyclopedia scdb Music Division, Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu2005.wp.0059 IHAS 120821 loc.natlib.scdb.200033572