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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music Collection
Creator:
Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music
Identifier/Call Number: SC.SWM
Physical Description:
29.69 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1985-1990
Abstract: The Library of the Institute for the
Study of Women in Music was established in the Music Department by Jeannie Poole, Head of
the Music Library and Professor Beverly Grigsby in 1985 to collect the music of women
composers. The collection is devoted to the musical works of women composers both published
and unpublished. While predominately printed and manuscript music scores, it also contains
some biographical information and correspondence.
Language of Material: English
The Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music was established in the Music
Department by Jeannie Poole, Head of the Music Library and Professor Beverly Grigsby in 1985
to collect the music of women composers.
The
Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music
Collection
is devoted to the musical works of women composers both published and
unpublished. The collection consists primarily of printed and manuscript music scores.
However, it also contains some biographical information and correspondence. The core
collection remains the International Congress on Women in Music (ICWM), which continues to
grow with subsequent donations. Over 300 composers are represented in the collection. Most
significantly, the Library includes the collection of books and recordings gathered by Aaron
I. Cohen, editor of the International Encyclopedia of Women Composers and the ICWM. This
collection is divided into two series: Music Scores and Composer Files: Correspondence,
Photographs, And Biographies. Both of these series are arranged alphbetically by
composer.
Series I: Music Scores
Series II: Composer Files: Correspondence, Photographs, And Biographies
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music, 1990s.
1990s
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Tony Gardner
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