Descriptive Summary
Restrictions on Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Related Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: John and Anna Gillespie research files for Notable twentieth-century pianists
Dates: 1900-1995
Collection number: PA Mss 68
Creator:
Gillespie, John, 1921-
Creator:
Gillespie, Anna.
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: Research files on twentieth century pianists compiled by John and Anna Gillespie for the book "Notable twentieth-century pianists:
a bio-critical sourcebook" (Greenwood press, 1995). Files include photocopied clippings of articles, books and concert reviews,
programs, publicity materials, photographs, and correspondence.
Extent: 13 linear ft. 9 boxes
Physical location: Boxes 1-8 are stored off-site at SRLF. Advanced notice is required for access to these materials. Box 9 is available in the
Special Collections department. Please contact the UCSB Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging
information.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
German
Italian
French
Restrictions on Access
PARTS OF COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE at SRLF. Advance notice required for access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
John and Anna Gillespie research files for Notable twentieth-century pianists. PA Mss 68, Department of Special Collections,
University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Anna Gillespie, 2006.
Biography / Administrative History
John E. (Jack) Gillespie (1921-2003) was professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara for over 40 years.
He authored "Five Centuries of Keyboard Music" (1964), "The Musical Experience" (1968), "Nineteenth-Century European Piano
Music," "Nineteenth-Century American Piano Music," "Notable Twentieth-Century Pianists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook," (1995)
and numerous articles. He also made a series of recordings of harpsichord music. His wife, Anna Gillespie, collaborated with
her husband on many of his projects.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is made up of research files on twentieth century pianists compiled by John and Anna Gillespie for their book
"Notable twentieth-century pianists: a bio-critical sourcebook" (Greenwood press, 1995). The collection is organized into
the following series: I. Artists, II. Educators, III. Instruments, IV. Photographs. Series I, which includes the great majority
of the materials, is organized alphabetically by pianist. These files contain a mix of clippings of articles, books, concert
reviews, programs, publicity materials and correspondence featuring artists (primarily pianists). Series I has three subseries
containing research materials devoted to a pianist, multiple pianists, and prominent harpsichordists. Series II contains
research material on piano educator Tobias Matthay. Series III includes articles and book excerpts on the development of
musical instruments; specifically player pianos, harpsichords and organs. Series IV includes the photographs published in
the Gillespies’ book “Notable Twentieth Century Pianists.”
Arrangement
Organized into the following series: I. Artists, II. Educators, III. Instruments, IV. Photographs.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Pianists--Biography
Photographs
Clippings
Related Material
Related materials including research files for John and Anna's book "Nineteenth-Century American Piano Music" can be found
in the John and Anna Gillespie Collection, housed at the Music Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder.