Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Roger Nixon Archive,
- Dates:
- 1944-[ongoing]
- Creators:
- Nixon, Roger, 1921-
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Roger Nixon archive, ARCHIVES NIXON 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Roger Nixon Archive was established in 1984. Michael Keller, then Head of the Music Library, and Vincent Duckles, Head of the Music Library (1947-1981) had each approached Roger Nixon because of his association with the Composer's Forum, a Bay Area group of composers which included Roger Sessions among others.
The intention of the composer and founders of the archive is to retain the personal papers of Roger Nixon, as well as all published scores and sound recordings of his works. Manuscript scores will be retained by the composer until the time his estate would be settled.
While he feels free access and photocopying of his archival papers is to be allowed to all interested scholars, Nixon also views this archive as the definitive repository of all his works.
The collection is divided into the following three series: Correspondence and Papers (Boxes 1 and 2), Scores (printed, Boxes 5 and 6), and Programs (Boxes 3 and 4), housed in 5 cartons and 1 flat storage box.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Physical description:
- Number of containers: 5 cartons and 1 storage box
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1997
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. Date of source: ca. 1984; revised Mar. 13, 1986
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Roger Nixon archive, ARCHIVES NIXON 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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Jean Gray Hargrove Music LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- (510) 642-2623