Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward Lawton Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1938-1965
Collection number: ARCHIVES LAWTON 1
Creator:
Lawton, Edward B.
Extent: Number of containers: 2 boxes (6 folders)
Repository: The
Music Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Donor:
Mrs. Helena Lawton, Berkeley.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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], Edward Lawton collection, ARCHIVES LAWTON 1, The Music Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Biographical Sketch
Lawton, Edward Bosworth, Jr. was born in Newport, Rhode Island, August 30, 1911. He died
in Berkeley, February 21, 1967.
Scope and Content
Collection includes biographical material; faculty correspondence at Berkeley, 1938-1941;
programs of choral concerts conducted by Mr. Lawton between 1939 and 1965; and his choral
compositions and music for voice.