Composers' Forum Records, 1947-1983

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Composers' Forum Records,
Dates:
1947-1983
Creators:
Composers' Forum (Northern Calif.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Composers' Forum records, ARCHIVES COMPOSERS' FORUM 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains Music and business papers: programs, newspaper reviews, announcements, scrapbooks, agendas of meetings, reports, membership lists, financial statements, correspondence, etc.

Biographical / historical:

Founded in 1947 as an independent organization called Composers' Forum by Jane Hohfeld and others, centered in Northern California, the group following their third season (1949/50) became affiliated with the International Society for Contemporary Music. It is not associated with the Composers' Forum (U.S.), which is based in New York City.

Custodial history:

The Composers' Forum.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
Number of containers: 3 boxes

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The Music Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: Unknown.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Composers' Forum records, ARCHIVES COMPOSERS' FORUM 1, The Music Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 642-2623