International Piano Archives at Maryland Collection on the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, bulk 1910-1988

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Summary

Title:
International Piano Archives at Maryland Collection on the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association
Dates:
bulk 1910-1988
Creators:
International Piano Archives at Maryland
Extent:
10 Linear Feet : (9) box(es); (1) oversize folder
Language:
English , German , Dutch; Flemish .
Preferred citation:

International Piano Archives at Maryland Collection on the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, ARS-0241. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection, compiled by the International Piano Archives at Maryland, contains periodicals, organizational files, piano roll performing artist files, and miscellaneous documentation of the activities and studies of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association.

Acquisition information:
The International Piano Archives at Maryland Collection on the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association was transferred by the former repository to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound in 2019.
Arrangement:

This collection is organized into nine series: (I) Journals, Newsletters and Catalogs for Various Mechanical Musical Instrument Associations; (II) Files Pertaining to the Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors' Association (AMICA); (III) AMICA Conventions; (IV) AMICA Local Chapter Meetings; (V) Manufacturers Files; (VI) Roll Artists; (VII) Mechanical Organs and Miscellaneous Files; (VIII) Patent Indices; (IX) Photographs.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-24 11:32:23 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound, Braun Music Center, Stanford, California 94305. Consent is given on behalf of the Archive of Recorded Sound as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

International Piano Archives at Maryland Collection on the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, ARS-0241. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Location of this collection:
Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3076, US
Contact:
(650) 723-9312
soundarchive@stanford.edu
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