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Title: Carleen Hutchins papers
Identifier/Call Number: M1734
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
40.58 Linear feet
(83 manuscript boxes; 2 flat boxes; 3 map folders, and 1 oversize item)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2010
Abstract: The papers relate primarily to musical acoustics, musical instrument construction, and her invention of the violin octet including
research notes and papers; research notebooks; manuscript and published articles; lectures and lecture notes; charts, graphs,
and drawings relating to musical instruments and acoustics; correspondence; photographs and slides; posters; and sound recordings
on tape and cassette comprising 33 boxes.
Creator:
Hutchins, Carleen Maley
The Carleen Hutchins Papers were a gift of Joseph McNalley and the Hutchins Consort, 2010. Accession 2010-011.
Open for research. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections 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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Records were processed with help from Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford Institute for
Creativity and the Arts (SiCA) and the Violin Society of America. Collection was processed by Andrea Castillo, August 2011.
Carleen Hutchins Papers M1734 Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The Hutchins Collections consisting of 40.58 linear feet, spanning from the 1940s to 2009, documents Carleen Hutchins career
through papers, research notes, clippings, photographs, correspondence, and media materials. Of particular importance are
her notebooks where she recorded many of her acoustical experiments and the details on the construction of new instruments.
The Hutchins Papers are arranged in 7 series: Series 1. Notebooks Series 2. General Files Series 3. Research and Writings
Series 4. Other Authors’ Research and Writings Series 5. Photographic Materials Series 6. Media Series 7. Posters
Related archival Materials note
Related to the Musical Acoustics Research Library (MARL) Records, M1711.