Latin American popular and folk music collection, late 19th century-1994

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Summary

Title:
Latin American popular and folk music collection
Dates:
late 19th century-1994
Abstract:
This small collection contains sheet music of Latin American popular and folk music dating from the late 19th century. There are 44 pieces representing eight countries: Argentina (1 item), Cuba (4 items), Guatemala (7 items), Honduras (1 item), Mexico (21 items), Nicaragua (1 item), Spain (5 items), and the United States (4 items), as well as one international volume published by Uniao Pan-Americana.
Extent:
1.69 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Language:
Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Latin American popular and folk music collection, Collection no. 0511, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This small collection contains sheet music of Latin American popular and folk music dating from the late 19th century. There are 44 pieces representing eight countries: Argentina (1 item), Cuba (4 items), Guatemala (7 items), Honduras (1 item), Mexico (21 items), Nicaragua (1 item), Spain (5 items), and the United States (4 items), as well as one international volume published by Uniao Pan-Americana. There is also a single issue of the Mexican monthly music magazine "Partitura" (March 1956).

Arrangement:

The sheet music is arranged by the country of publication. Within the country sub-series, individual items are arranged alphabetically by title. When known, the name of the composer/lyricist and the publisher follow the title in parentheses.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Diann Benti
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-31 11:33:58 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Latin American popular and folk music collection, Collection no. 0511, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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