Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Paganini Collection [collection]

Title

Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Paganini Collection [collection]

Form

collection

Language

Italian

Abstract

The archive assembled by Maia Bang Hohn for a projected biography of violinist Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840) was purchased in 1944 with Whittall Foundation funds. Kept as a distinct unit within the Whittall Collection, the Paganini material includes correspondence, notebooks, music manuscripts, personal documents, clippings, early biographies, posters, and prints. Many items were originally owned by the Paganini family. The collection is described by former Music Division chief Harold Spivacke in the 1947 pamphlet titled Paganiniana, which is available online.

Subjects

Violinists

Violin Music

Hohn, Maia Bang

Paganini, Nicolò

Whittall, Gertrude Clarke

Contents note

Correspondence, notebooks, music manuscripts, clippings, early biographies, posters, prints, and other personal papers.

Preferred citation note

Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Paganini Collection

Repository

Music Division, Library of Congress