Frederick Barry papers, 1910-1943

Collection context

Creator:
Barry, Frederick, 1876-1943 and Barry, Frederick, 1876-1943
Extent:
21 linear feet (127 volumes in 56 boxes + 14 CMI boxes with duplicative nos # 7-20 (70 items in Voyager). CMI boxes listed below: Box 7: The Alcayde: Manuscript in Process Box 8: The Alcayde: Souvenirs: Pieces for the Piano, Viola and Piano, etc. Box 9: The Alcayde: Completed Man. And Songs Box 10: The Alcayde: Completed Manuscripts Box 11: The Alcayde: Souvenirs - Original Score of "The Pledge" Box 12: The Alcayde: Theme Book I Box 13: The Alcayde: Rehearsal Copies Box 14: The Alcayde: Drum Song - Personal Copy Box 15: The Alcayde: Souvenirs - Original Score of "The Buccaneer" Box 16: The Alcayde: Scraps Box 17: The Alcayde: Rejected Numbers and Fragments Box 18: The Alcayde: [illegible] Personal Copies Box 19: The Alcayde: Old MSS Box 20: The Alcayde: No. 4 and 20 (Gypsy Trio and Friar's Song) Box A: The Alcayde Personal Copy (2 folders))
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Manuscripts and lectures notes. The lecture notes are filed in 127 volumes arranged by subject. Professor Barry's interest in music is represented by the holograph manuscript of a voluminous musical composition"The Alcayde" composed in the late 1890s.

Biographical / historical:

Professor of the History of Science at Columbia University, 1938-1943, author of THE SCIENTIFIC HABIT OF THOUGHT (New York, 1927).

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frederik Barry papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
Contact:
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