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The beauty of archival records is not only their uniqueness, but also how they interrelate with other collections. The links below are for resources that complement, enhance, and further contextualize the materials selected for Connecting the Dots.

 

Henry Cowell Papers  |  New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division

Henry Cowell Collection  |  Stanford University Music Library

Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection  |  Music Division, Library of Congress

California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties  |  American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

The Wisconsin Folksong Collection  |  University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries

Richard S. Hill Collection  |  Music Division, Library of Congress

William Lichtenwanger Papers  |  Music Division, Library of Congress

International Association of Music Libraries Archive  |  Special Collections in Performing Arts, University of Maryland

 

About

Connecting the Dots: Henry and Sidney Cowell Writings in the Music Library Association Archives is an online exhibit of archival materials from the Music Library Association. The collection is housed at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library at the University of Maryland, College Park. The Music Library Association (MLA) was founded in 1931 and has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades. In 2011, MLA became the U.S. branch of the International Association for Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML).

Exhibit Banner: Detail of letter envelope, circa 1940s. Original size: 24.1 cm x 10.5 cm.

Exhibit Curator: Melissa E. Wertheimer, MLA Archivist
UMD iSchool Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael J. Kurtz
Curator of SCPA: Vincent J. Novara

Special thanks to the following staff members of the UMD Libraries for their assistance with this project: Cindy Zhao, David Durden, and John Davis.

Contact Us

Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) is located in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library on University of Maryland's College Park campus. We collect, serve, and preserve performing arts materials that document performance practice, instruction, and scholarship.

For more information about visiting SCPA and our collections, please contact us.

For more information about the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library and our resources, please visit our website.

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