Appleton Sheet Music collection, 1925-1955

Summary Information

Abstract

A collection of sheet music of musical theater works from 1925-1955.

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1998
Bib ID:
14364697 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

Description

Content Description

Approximately five hundred pieces of jazz and classical musc. Includes works by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Ziegfield Follies, Harold Arlen, Noel Coward, Africal American productions, etc.

Arrangement

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Appleton Sheet Music Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William Appleton, 2019.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Sheet music CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
African American composers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
African American musicians CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
African Americans -- Music CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jazz CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Musical theater CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID