Raymond Valencia Lopez papers, 1950-2012

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Valencia Lopez, Raymond
Abstract:
The Raymond Valencia Lopez papers consist of 30 boxes of books, 7 boxes of serials, and 45 boxes of archival material created and/or collected by Los Angeles educator, performer, and musicologist, Raymond Valencia Lopez. The focus of the collection is on Mexican and Latin American classical music, especially for piano, organ, and Tarahumara music and culture in Mexico. The collection also contains Valencia Lopez's correspondence with Latin American and Iberian musicologist Robert M. Stevenson (1916-2012). Other material in the collection includes printed works created for early bilingual education instruction and various audio recordings, including recordings of Valenica Lopez's own performances.
Extent:
82 Boxes
Language:
English , Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Raymond Valencia Lopez papers, Collection no. 0592, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The Raymond Valencia Lopez papers consist of 30 boxes of books, 7 boxes of serials, and 45 boxes of archival material created and/or collected by Los Angeles educator, performer, and musicologist, Raymond Valencia Lopez. The focus of the collection is on Mexican and Latin American classical music, especially for piano, organ, and Tarahumara music and culture in Mexico. The collection also contains Valencia Lopez's correspondence with Latin American and Iberian musicologist Robert M. Stevenson (1916-2012). Other material in the collection includes printed works created for early bilingual education instruction and various audio recordings, including recordings of Valenica Lopez's own performances.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Raymond Valencia Lopez, 2012.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed. The Boeckmann Center plans to separate the books and serials from the archival material during future processing.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Raymond Valencia Lopez papers, Collection no. 0592, 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