Music Library Administrative Files, 1939-[ongoing]

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
University of California, Berkeley. Music Library
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

The Music Library administrative files are particularly valuable for their indications on sources of the Music Library holdings whether purchased as a collection, acquired through a dealer or donated as a gift. Accessions lists document the development of the music collection since ca. 1950.

Annual reports, budget requests, statistics and other correspondence provide some historical documentation of the Library since 1947 to present.

The Music Library administrative files are particularly valuable for The Music Library administrative files are particularly valuable for The Music Library administrative files are particularly valuable fortheir indications on sources of the Music Library holdings, whether purchased as a collection, acquired through a dealer, or donated as a gift. Accessions lists document the development of the Library since ca. 1950, as do acquisitions lists beginning with 1939, and data concerning various collections acquired over the years. There is also extensive correspondence with dealers and other individuals concerning Library holdings, surveys, statistics, and information concerning technical processing, which provide some historical documentation of the Library since 1947 to the present.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
Number of containers: 23 boxes.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 642-2623