Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection, 1861-1960 [collection]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress

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Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection, 1861-1960 [collection]

Title: Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection, 1861-1960 [collection]
Dates Created: Span: 1861-1960; Bulk: 1900-1956
Language: English
Form: collection
Physical Description: 25 ft.; 73 boxes
Abstract: In 1903, Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) gave the Library of Congress the manuscript of his Zweite (indianische) Suite, op. 48, a gift that inspired Music Division chief Oscar Sonneck to begin collecting the celebrated composer's original music manuscripts and first editions. After MacDowell's untimely death in 1908, his widow, Marian MacDowell (1857-1956), promised his papers to the Library. Marian MacDowell accumulated her own impressive archive through her work for the MacDowell Colony, the artists' colony the MacDowells founded in 1907 on their farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire, which continues today as a leading artists' residency program. Her papers join those of her husband to form the Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection. The collection is organized into three sections: the papers of Edward MacDowell, the papers of Marian MacDowell, and the early papers of the MacDowell Colony.
Contents Note: Music manuscripts, correspondence, biographical materials, writings, programs, press clippings, business papers, and photographs.
Note: There are MacDowell materials in Manuscripts Division, Prints and Photographs Division, and Motion Pictures/Broadcasting/Recorded Sound Division.
Microfilm available: Microfilm 92/20009 <mus>, Microfilm 92/20010 <mus>
Preferred Citation: Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
Access Permissions: 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.
Copyright: Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Subjects: American Composers; Piano Music; Songs; Women in the Performing Arts; Strong, Templeton; MacDowell, Edward; MacDowell, Marian; Bernstein, Leonard; Cather, Willa; Copland, Aaron; Carreño, Teresa; MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.)
Call Number: ML31.M198
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress
Finding Aid: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu2005.wp.0024

Last Updated: 08-30-2012

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