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A
- Aaron Copland collection, 1841-1991.
- Adolph Bolm collection, 1895-1982.
- Alan Jay Lerner papers, 1880-1997.
- Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman collection, 1933-1997.
- Alberto Nepomuceno collection, 1887-1988.
- Alex North music for documentary film, theater, dance, and concert, 1910-1984.
- Alexandra Danilova collection, 1920-2000.
- Alfred Drake papers, 1892-2004.
- Alma Gluck scrapbooks and other materials, 1902-1940.
- Almeida, Laurindo. Laurindo Almeida papers, 1912-1995.
- Amateur Hour collection, 1934-1950s.
- American Ballet Caravan music scores, 1935-1947.
- American Ballet Theatre. American Ballet Theatre archive, 1940-2014.
- American Ballet Theatre archive, 1940-2014.
- American / Century Play Company scripts and business papers, 1894-2006.
- American Play Company. American / Century Play Company scripts and business papers, 1894-2006.
- Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1922-1984.
- Anita O'Day papers, 1937-2004.
- Antheil, Böske. George and Böske Antheil papers. 1875-1984.
- Antheil, George, 1900-1959. George and Böske Antheil papers, 1875-1984.
- Antheil, George, 1900-1959. George Antheil correspondence to Stanley Hart, 1919-1931.
- Antheil, George, 1900-1959. George Antheil correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1921-1940.
- A.P. Schmidt Company. A.P. Schmidt Company archives, 1869-1958.
- A.P. Schmidt Company archives, 1869-1958.
- Arne Oldberg collection, circa 1887-1962.
- Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale collection of music manuscripts, 1948-1965.
- Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale piano music.
- Arthur Laurents papers, circa 1900-2011.
- Arthur Schwartz papers, 1900-1983.
- Artur Rodzinski collection, 1868-1989.
- Artur Rubinstein correspondence, 1921-1984.
- Artur Schnabel collection, 1899-1950.
- Artur Schnabel - Mary Virginia Foreman LeGarrec collection, 1893-1996.
- Ashman, Howard. Howard Ashman papers, 1973-2010.
- Ayestarán, Lauro. Lauro Ayestarán collection, 1830-1966.
B
- Bacon collection, 1907-1990.
- Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990. Ernst Bacon collection, 1907-1990.
- Baker, Chet. Chet Baker materials from the papers of Diane Vavra, 1970-1989.
- Ballets russes. Serge Grigoriev / Ballets Russes archive. 1909-2009.
- Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Samuel Barber collection, 1852-2000.
- Barnet, Charlie. Charlie Barnet collection of big band arrangements, 1939-1949.
- Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951. Harold Bauer collection, 1886-1951.
- Beach, Ed. Edward Beach collection, 1940-1975.
- Belle Brown collection, 1865-1912.
- Benjamin Garber papers, 1916-2009.
- Berle, Milton. Milton Berle papers, 1906-2002.
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Irving Berlin collection, 1895-1990.
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Leonard Bernstein collection, circa 1900-1995.
- Billy Byers collection, 1964-1980.
- Billy May arrangements, 1939-1995.
- Billy Strayhorn music manuscripts and estate papers, 1918-2015.
- Billy Taylor papers, 1942-2004.
- Bloch collection, 1888-1981.
- Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. Eric Johnson collection of Ernest Bloch photographs. 1896-2008.
- Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. Ernest Bloch collection, 1888-1981.
- Boas, Franziska, 1902-1988. Franziska Boas collection, 1920-1988.
- Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon collection, 1920-1991.
- Bob Hope collection, music from the collection, 1932-1997.
- Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951. Adolph Bolm collection, 1895-1982.
- Boris Koutzen collection, 1889-2005.
- Boulanger, Nadia. Harriet Winslow collection of Nadia Boulanger materials. 1956-1964.
- Boyar, Burt. Burt Boyar collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. biographical materials, 1954-2000.
- Bradbury collection, 1846-1928.
- Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868. William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928.
- Brown, Belle. Belle Brown collection, 1865-1912.
- Bruce Lundvall papers, 1946-2012.
- Burl Ives collection, 1919-1965.
- Burt Boyar collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. biographical materials, 1954-2000.
- Bush, Jeffrey C. Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush Eye on the Arts archive. 1994-2009.
- Butterworth, Jack L. Jack Butterworth collection of silent film cues, 1917-1929.
- Byers, Billy, 1927-1996. Billy Byers collection, 1964-1980.
C
- Carmen McRae collection of musical arrangements and other materials, 1931-1993.
- Carmen McRae papers, 1931-1993.
- Carpenter collection, 1891-1961.
- Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951. John Alden Carpenter collection, 1891-1961.
- Carrie Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944.
- Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Elliott Carter music manuscripts and other papers, 1933-1971.
- Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario, 1895-1968. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco papers, 1822-1998.
- Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush Eye on the Arts archive, 1994-2009.
- Century Play Company. American / Century Play Company scripts and business papers. 1894-2006.
- Cesi Kellinger collection of dance materials, 1842-1994.
- Cesi Kellinger dance collection.
- Champion, Marge. Marge Champion collection, 1897-2014.
- Charles Hambitzer music manuscripts, circa 1910-1918.
- Charles Mingus collection, 1939-1979.
- Charles Tournemire collection, circa 1868-1962.
- Charlie Barnet collection, 1939-1949.
- Charlie Barnet collection of big band arrangements, 1939-1949.
- Chazin-Bennahum, Judith. Judith Chazin-Bennahum photograph collection relating to Antony Tudor, 1932-1971.
- Chet Baker materials from the papers of Diane Vavra, 1970-1989.
- Chordettes collection of musical arrangements, 1938-1995.
- Chordettes (Musical group). Chordettes collection of musical arrangements, 1938-1995.
- Christopher Dodrill - John Philip Sousa papers, 1876-1992.
- Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996. Peggy Clark papers, 1880-1997.
- Claudio Spies papers, 1939-2012.
- Coburn dance program collection, 1934-1988.
- Coburn, Herbert H., 1917-2001. Coburn dance program collection, 1934-1988.
- Cole, Miriam. Miriam Cole papers, 1923-1997.
- Cole Porter collection, 1912-1957.
- Coleman, Susannah Armstrong. Susannah Armstrong Coleman collection, 1912-1953.
- Colwell, Larry. Larry Colwell dance photographs, 1944-1966.
- Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection, 1894-1953.
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Aaron Copland collection, 1841-1991.
- Copland collection, 1841-1991.
- Correspondence from the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection, 1894-1953.
- Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Henry Cowell music manuscripts, 1909-1965.
- Cowell, Sidney Robertson, 1903-1995. Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992.
- Craft, Robert. Igor Stravinsky / Robert Craft collection. 1912-1966.
- Cross, Julia Vincent. Julia Vincent Cross papers, 1854-1991.
- Crumb, George. George Crumb papers, 1956-2011.
D
- Dallapiccola / Dwight collection, 1936-1995.
- Dallapiccola, Luigi, 1904-1975. Dallapiccola / Dwight collection, 1936-1995.
- Damrosch, Frank, 1859-1937. Damrosch - Tee Van Collection. 1856-1969.
- Damrosch, Leopold, 1832-1885. Damrosch - Tee Van collection, 1856-1969.
- Damrosch, Leopold, 1832-1885. Mannes - Damrosch collection. 1948-1986.
- Damrosch - Tee Van collection, 1856-1969.
- Daniel Nagrin collection, circa 1920-2006.
- Daniel, Oliver. Oliver Daniel papers, 1759-1997.
- Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997. Alexandra Danilova collection, 1920-2000.
- Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection, 1918-1992.
- David Diamond papers, 1915-2003.
- David Lewin papers, 1945-2011.
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990. Burt Boyar collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. biographical materials. 1954-2000.
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990. Sammy : an autobiography.
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990. Yes I can.
- Denishawn School of Dancing. Grace McCrea papers relating to Denishawn. 1913-1969.
- Dexter Gordon collection, circa 1940-1996.
- Di Domenica, Robert, 1927-2013. Robert Di Domenica collection, 1948-1998.
- Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929. Serge Diaghilev/Serge Lifar collection, 1750-1950.
- Diamond, David, 1915-2005. David Diamond papers, 1915-2003.
- Dodrill, Christopher. Christopher Dodrill - John Philip Sousa papers. 1876-1992.
- Dolphy, Eric. Eric Dolphy collection, 1939-1964.
- Don Walker collection, 1932-1984.
- Dorothea Dix Lawrence collection, 1856-1980.
- Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992. Alfred Drake papers, 1892-2004.
- Dudley, Jane. Jane Dudley papers, 1909-2001.
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Vernon Duke collection, 1918-1968.
- Dunham, Katherine. Katherine Dunham collection, 1920-2006.
- Dwight, Margaret. Dallapiccola / Dwight collection. 1936-1995.
E
- Edison sheet music collection, 1830-1958.
- Edward and Clara Steuermann collection, 1922-1981.
- Edward Beach collection, 1940-1975.
- Edward Jablonski papers, 1942-2003.
- Elinor Remick Warren papers, 1872-2004.
- Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection, 1894-1953.
- Ella Fitzgerald collection, 1956-1992.
- Elliott Carter music manuscripts and other papers, 1933-1971.
- Epstein, Selma. Selma Epstein collection, 1931-1987.
- Eric Dolphy collection, 1939-1964.
- Eric Johnson collection of Ernest Bloch photographs, 1896-2008.
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold collection, 1889-2008.
- Ernest Bloch collection, 1888-1981.
- Ernst Bacon collection, 1907-1990.
- Ethel L. Voynich papers, 1928-1948.
- Evett, Robert, 1922-1975. Robert Evett collection, 1942-2001.
F
- Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967. Geraldine Farrar papers, 1895-1960s.
- Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948.
- Federal Music Project (U.S.). Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948.
- Federal Music Project (U.S.) George Allen Foster collection. 1935-1948.
- Federal Theatre Project collection, 1932-1943.
- Federal Theatre Project (U.S.). Federal Theatre Project collection, 1932-1943.
- Feist collection, 1880-1930.
- Feist, Leo, 1869-1930. Leo Feist collection, 1880-1930.
- Ferde Grofé collection, 1890-1960.
- Ficher, Jacobo, 1896-1978. Jacobo Ficher collection, 1864-1997.
- Fine, Irving, 1914-1962. Irving Fine collection, 1930-1993.
- Fine, Sylvia. Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection. 1918-1992.
- Fine, Vivian, 1913-2000. Vivian Fine music manuscripts, 1927-2004.
- Fitzgerald, Ella. Ella Fitzgerald collection, 1956-1992.
- Florence Klotz costume designs, 1971-1985.
- Florence Parr-Gere papers, 1856-1964.
- Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009. Lukas Foss papers, circa 1926-2000.
- Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987. Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon collection, 1920-1991.
- Foster, George Allen. George Allen Foster collection. 1935-1948.
- Francis Maria Scala collection, 1816-2013.
- Francis Maria Scala papers, 1816-2013.
- Francis Scala papers, 1816-2013.
- Franko Goldman family papers, 1886-1972.
- Franko, Nahan. Franko Goldman family papers. 1886-1972.
- Franko, Sam, 1857-1937. Franko Goldman family papers. 1886-1972.
- Franziska Boas collection, 1920-1988.
- Frederick Loewe collection, 1923-1988.
- Fritz Kreisler collection, 1845-1969.
G
- Garber, Benjamin Franklin, 1927-2001. Benjamin Garber papers, 1916-2009.
- George and Böske Antheil papers, 1875-1984.
- George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008.
- George Antheil collection, 1875-1984.
- George Antheil collection, 1919-1931.
- George Antheil collection, 1921-1940.
- George Antheil correspondence to Stanley Hart, 1919-1931.
- George Antheil correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1921-1940.
- George Crumb papers, 1956-2011.
- George Hodges collection, circa 1790-circa 1909.
- George L. Tracy collection of music manuscripts, 1877-1920.
- George S. Kaufman and Anne Kaufman Schneider papers, circa 1892-1998.
- George S. Kaufman collection, circa 1892-1998.
- George Zoritch collection, 1914-2002.
- Geraldine Farrar collection, 1895-1943.
- Geraldine Farrar papers, 1895-1960s.
- Gerry Mulligan collection, circa 1940-1994.
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. George and Ira Gershwin collection, 1895-2008.
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. George and Ira Gershwin collection. 1895-2008.
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe. 1935-1967.
- Gilbert Miller collection, 1916-1981.
- Gilbert Miller papers, 1916-1981.
- Glenn Dillard Gunn collection, 1874-1961.
- Glorsky, Maxine. Maxine Glorsky papers relating to Martha Graham, 1940-2019.
- Gluck, Alma, 1884-1938. Alma Gluck scrapbooks and other materials, 1902-1940.
- Gold and Fizdale collection.
- Gold, Arthur. Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale collection of music manuscripts, 1948-1965.
- Gold, Julius, 1884-1969. Julius Gold collection, 1858-1964.
- Goldman, Edwin Franko, 1878-1956. Franko Goldman family papers. 1886-1972.
- Goldman, Richard Franko, 1910-1980. Franko Goldman family papers, 1886-1972.
- Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990. Dexter Gordon collection, circa 1940-1996.
- Gould, Morton, 1913-1996. Morton Gould papers, 1920-1996.
- Grace McCrea papers relating to Denishawn, 1913-1969.
- Graham, Martha. Appalachian spring.
- Graham, Martha. Martha Graham collection, 1896-2003.
- Grigorʹev, S. L. (Sergeĭ Leonidovich), 1883-1968. Diaghilev ballet, 1909-1929.
- Grigorʹev, S. L. (Sergeĭ Leonidovich), 1883-1968. Serge Grigoriev / Ballets Russes archive, 1909-2009.
- Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972. Ferde Grofé collection, 1890-1960.
- Gumm, H. Harold. Von Tilzer / Gumm collection. 1878-1959.
- Gunn, Glenn Dillard, 1874-1963. Glenn Dillard Gunn collection, 1874-1961.
H
- Halsey Stevens papers, circa 1920-1987.
- Hambitzer, Charles, -1918. Charles Hambitzer music manuscripts, circa 1910-1918.
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Oscar Hammerstein II collection, 1847-2000.
- Harold Bauer collection, 1886-1951.
- Harold Prince papers, 1935-2010.
- Harold Rome papers, 1936-1967.
- Harold Spivacke collection, 1923-1984.
- Harriet Hoctor collection, 1868-1977.
- Harriet Winslow collection of Nadia Boulanger materials, 1956-1964.
- Harris, Roy, 1898-1979. Roy Harris papers, 1893-1998.
- Harry and Sara Lepman collection, 1890-1945.
- Hart, Stanley. George Antheil correspondence to Stanley Hart. 1919-1931.
- Haymes, Joe, 1907-1964. Joe Haymes big band arrangements, 1920-1960.
- Heifetz collection, 1802-1987.
- Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987. Jascha Heifetz papers, 1786-1991.
- Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003. Luther Henderson papers, circa 1930-2003.
- Henry Cowell music manuscripts, 1909-1965.
- Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s.
- Henryk Szeryng collection, 1933-1988.
- Herbert L. Kirk collection, circa 1870-1993.
- Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924. Victor Herbert collection, 1880-1939.
- Herman Langinger music publishing files, 1889-1972.
- Herta Moselsio photographs of Martha Graham's Lamentation, circa 1939.
- Hessler Dance Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio. 1929-2010.
- Hill, Joan Armstrong. Joan Hill tap notation collection, 1983-1989.
- Hoctor, Harriet. Harriet Hoctor collection, 1868-1977.
- Hodges collection, circa 1790-circa 1909.
- Hodges family collection, circa 1790-circa 1909.
- Hodges family. Hodges family collection, circa 1790-circa 1909.
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003. Music from the Bob Hope collection, 1932-1997.
- Horton, Lester, 1906-1953. Lester Horton Dance Theater collection. 1918-1996.
- Howard Ashman papers, 1973-2010.
- Hugo Leichtentritt papers, 1888-1972.
I
- Igor Stravinsky / Robert Craft collection, 1912-1966.
- Inter-American Music Festival Foundation. Inter-American Music Festival Foundation papers, 1961-1981.
- Inter-American Music Festival Foundation papers, 1961-1981.
- Ipiotis, Celia. Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush Eye on the Arts archive, 1994-2009.
- Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967.
- Irving Berlin collection, 1895-1990.
- Irving Fine collection, 1930-1993.
- Ives, Burl, 1909-1995. Burl Ives collection, 1919-1965.
J
- J. Fischer & Bro. J. Fischer & Bro. music publishers collection, 1950-1970.
- J. Fischer & Bro. music publishers collection, 1950-1970.
- J. Fischer & Brother music publishers collection, 1950-1970.
- J. Fischer and Bro. music publishers collection, 1950-1970.
- Jablonski, Edward. Edward Jablonski papers, 1942-2003.
- Jack Butterworth collection of silent film cues, 1917-1929.
- Jacobo Ficher collection, 1864-1997.
- Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946. Carrie Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944.
- Jacobs-Bond collection, circa 1896-circa 1944.
- Jane Dudley papers, 1909-2001.
- Jascha Heifetz collection, 1802-1987.
- Jascha Heifetz papers, 1786-1991.
- Jerome Kern collection, 1905-1945.
- Joan Hill tap notation collection, 1983-1989.
- Joe Haymes big band arrangements, 1920-1960.
- John Alden Carpenter collection, 1891-1961.
- John Herbert McDowell papers, 1908-1983.
- John McGlinn collection, 1890s-2010.
- John Raitt papers, 1930-2009.
- Johnson, Eric. Eric Johnson collection of Ernest Bloch photographs, 1896-2008.
- Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music papers, 1941-1946.
- Jonathan Larson collection, 1978-1996.
- Jonathan Larson papers, 1978-1996.
- Judith Chazin-Bennahum photograph collection relating to Antony Tudor, 1932-1971.
- Julia Vincent Cross papers, 1854-1991.
- Julius Gold collection, 1858-1964.
K
- Katherine Dunham collection, 1920-2006.
- Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961. George S. Kaufman and Anne Kaufman Schneider papers, circa 1892-1998.
- Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994. Louis Kaufman collection, 1925-2008.
- Kaye, Danny. Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine collection, 1918-1992.
- Kellinger, Cesi, 1922-2014. Cesi Kellinger collection of dance materials, 1842-1994.
- Kern collection, 1905-1945.
- Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Jerome Kern collection, 1905-1945.
- Kirk, H. L. Herbert L. Kirk collection, circa 1870-1993.
- Kirk, H. L. Pablo Casals.
- Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. American Ballet Caravan music scores, 1935-1947.
- Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973. Otto Klemperer archive, 1792-1988.
- Klotz, Florence. Florence Klotz costume designs, 1971-1985.
- Kolisch, Rudolf, 1896-1978. Rudolf Kolisch collection, 1921-1943.
- Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957. Erich Wolfgang Korngold collection, 1889-2008.
- Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980. Andre Kostelanetz collection, 1922-1984.
- Koussevitzky archive 1880-1978.
- Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky archive, 1880-1978.
- Koutzen, Boris, 1901-1966. Boris Koutzen collection, 1889-2005.
- Krausz, Laszlo. Laszlo Krausz portraits of musicians, 1947-1971.
- Kreisler collection, 1845-1969.
- Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Fritz Kreisler collection, 1845-1969.
- Kriegsman, Alan M. (Alan Mortimer), 1928-2012. Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman collection, 1933-1997.
- Kriegsman, Sali Ann. Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman collection. 1933-1997.
L
- Ladd, Valeria, 1892-1984. Valeria Ladd collection on the revived Greek dance, 1924-1967.
- Landowska, Wanda. Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout papers, 1843-2002.
- Lang, Pearl, 1921-2009. Pearl Lang papers, 1908-2008.
- Langinger, Herman. Herman Langinger music publishing files, 1889-1972.
- Larry Colwell dance photographs, 1944-1966.
- Lars Schmidt papers, 1910-2010.
- Larson, Jonathan. Jonathan Larson papers, 1978-1996.
- Laszlo Krausz portraits of musicians, 1947-1971.
- Laurence Picken papers, 1900-2001.
- Laurents, Arthur. Arthur Laurents papers, circa 1900-2011.
- Laurindo Almeida collection, 1912-1995.
- Laurindo Almeida papers, 1912-1995.
- Lauro Ayestarán collection, 1830-1966.
- Lawrence, Dorothea Dix, 1899-1979. Dorothea Dix Lawrence collection, 1856-1980.
- Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials, 1893-1996.
- League of Composers (U.S.). Modern Music archives, 1909-1983.
- Lederman, Minna. Minna Lederman Daniel collection, 1896-1993.
- Leeuwen, Arÿ van. Arÿ van Leeuwen collection. 1898-1957.
- Leichtentritt, Hugo, 1874-1951. Hugo Leichtentritt papers, 1888-1972.
- Leo Feist collection, 1880-1930.
- Leonard B. Smith papers, 1859-2001.
- Leonard Bernstein collection, circa 1900-1995.
- Lepman, Harry, 1904-1970. Harry and Sara Lepman collection, 1890-1945.
- Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986. Alan Jay Lerner papers, 1880-1997.
- Les Paul papers, 1904-2000.
- Lester Horton Dance Theater collection, 1918-1996.
- Lester Horton Dance Theater. Lester Horton Dance Theater collection, 1918-1996.
- Lewin, David, 1933-2003. David Lewin papers, 1945-2011.
- Library of Congress. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection. 1894-1953.
- Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986. Serge Diaghilev/Serge Lifar collection. 1750-1950.
- Lipton, Ed. Songs of Edward Lipton, 1967-1984.
- Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Frederick Loewe collection, 1923-1988.
- Lopatnikoff, Nikolai, 1903-1976. Nikolai Lopatnikoff collection, 1916-1979.
- Lord Saltoun collection of guitar music, 1810-1850.
- Louis Kaufman collection, 1925-2008.
- Louise Talma collection, 1861-1998.
- Louise Talma papers, 1861-1998.
- Ludwig Zenk music manuscripts, 1930-1947.
- Lukas Foss papers, circa 1926-2000.
- Lundvall, Bruce, 1935-2015. Bruce Lundvall papers, 1946-2012.
- Luther Henderson papers, circa 1930-2003.
M
- Machito. Music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, 1930s-1980s.
- Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour collection, 1934-1957.
- Mancini, Henry. Henry Mancini papers, 1930s-2000s.
- Manings, Muriel. Muriel Manings and William Korff papers, 1914-2007.
- Mannes, Clara, 1869-1948. Mannes - Damrosch collection. 1948-1986.
- Mannes - Damrosch collection, 1848-1986.
- Mannes, David, 1866-1959. Mannes - Damrosch collection, 1848-1986.
- Marge Champion collection, 1897-2014.
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco papers, 1822-1998.
- Martha Graham collection, 1896-2003.
- Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials, 1893-1996.
- Maslow, Sophie. Sophie Maslow papers, 1918-1997.
- Max Roach papers, 1880-2012.
- Max Rudolf correspondence, 1922-1993.
- Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993.
- Maxine Glorsky papers relating to Martha Graham, 1940-2019.
- May, Billy. Billy May arrangements, 1939-1995.
- May O'Donnell papers, 1929-2004.
- McCrea, Grace. Grace McCrea papers relating to Denishawn, 1913-1969.
- McDowell, John Herbert. John Herbert McDowell papers, 1908-1983.
- McGlinn, John. John McGlinn collection, 1890s-2010.
- McRae, Carmen. Carmen McRae collection of musical arrangements and other materials, 1931-1993.
- Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951. Nikolay Karlovich Medtner papers, 1826-1954.
- Merle Montgomery papers, circa 1904-1983.
- Mildred Spiegel Zucker collection of Leonard Bernstein correspondence and related materials, 1936-1991.
- Miles White costume designs, 1942-1977.
- Miller, Gilbert. Gilbert Miller papers, 1916-1981.
- Milton Berle papers, 1906-2002.
- Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979. Charles Mingus collection, 1939-1979.
- Minna Lederman collection, 1896-1993.
- Minna Lederman Daniel collection, 1896-1993.
- Miriam Cole papers, 1923-1997.
- Modern Music archives, 1909-1983.
- Moftah, Ragheb. Ragheb Moftah collection of Coptic Orthodox liturgical chants and hymns, 1926-1997.
- Moldenhauer archives at the Library of Congress, circa 1000-circa 1990.
- Moldenhauer, Hans. Moldenhauer archives at the Library of Congress, circa 1000-circa 1990.
- Montgomery, Merle, 1904-1986. Merle Montgomery papers, circa 1904-1983.
- Morton Gould papers, 1920-1996.
- Moselsio, Herta. Herta Moselsio photographs of Martha Graham's Lamentation, circa 1939.
- Mulligan, Gerry. Gerry Mulligan collection, circa 1940-1994.
- Muriel Manings and William Korff papers, 1914-2007.
- Murphy, Catherine Ralstin, 1920-2011. Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Murphy, Paul, 1919-1985. Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Music from the Bob Hope collection, 1932-1997.
- Music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, 1930s-1980s.
N
- Nagrin, Daniel. Choreography and the specific image : nineteen essays and a workbook.
- Nagrin, Daniel. Dance and the specific image : improvisation.
- Nagrin, Daniel. Daniel Nagrin collection, circa 1920-2006.
- Nagrin, Daniel. How to dance forever : surviving against the odds.
- Nagrin, Daniel. Six questions : acting technique for dance performance.
- National Flute Association, Inc. archives, 1898-2002.
- National Flute Association (U.S.) Arÿ van Leeuwen collection. 1898-1957.
- National Flute Association (U.S.). National Flute Association, Inc. archives, 1898-2002.
- National Negro Opera Company collection, 1879-1997.
- National Negro Opera Company (U.S.). National Negro Opera Company collection, 1879-1997.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Abul.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Alberto Nepomuceno collection, 1887-1988.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Artemis.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Peças líricas.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 1, B minor.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 2, G minor.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 3, D minor.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Série brasileira.
- Nepomuceno, Alberto, 1864-1920. Suite antiga.
- Newland, William Augustine, 1813-1901. Newland / Zeuner collection, circa 1735-circa 1900.
- Newland / Zeuner collection, circa 1735-circa 1900.
- Newsom, Tommy. Tommy Newsom arrangements, 1947-1999.
- Nicolas Slonimsky collection, 1873-1997.
- Nikolai Lopatnikoff collection, 1916-1979.
- Nikolay Karlovich Medtner papers, 1826-1954.
- Nirenska, Pola. Pola Nirenska collection, 1910-1992.
- North, Alex. Alex North music for documentary film, theater, dance, and concert, 1910-1984.
O
- O'Day, Anita. Anita O'Day papers, 1937-2004.
- O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004. May O'Donnell papers, 1929-2004.
- Oldberg, Arne, 1874-1962. Arne Oldberg collection, circa 1887-1962.
- Oliver Daniel collection, 1759-1997.
- Oliver Daniel papers, 1759-1997.
- Oliver Smith papers, 1942-1983.
- Original Amateur Hour collection, 1934-1957.
- Oscar Hammerstein II collection, 1847-2000.
- Otto Klemperer archive, 1792-1988.
P
- Page, Ruth, 1899-1991. Ruth Page correspondence on Billy Sunday, 1944-1960.
- Papers of the Inter-American Music Festival Foundation, 1961-1981.
- Papers of the Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music 1941-1946.
- Parr-Gere, Florence, 1875- Florence Parr-Gere papers, 1856-1964.
- Paul, Les. Les Paul papers, 1904-2000.
- Pearl Lang papers, 1908-2008.
- Peggy Clark papers, 1880-1997.
- Phillips, Victoria. Victoria Phillips collection, 1914-2011.
- Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland. Laurence Picken papers, 1900-2001.
- Pola Nirenska collection, 1910-1992.
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Cole Porter collection, 1912-1957.
- Porter, Violet Ralstin, 1920-1977. Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Prince, Harold, 1928-2019. Harold Prince papers, 1935-2010.
R
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Sergei Rachmaninoff archive, 1872-1992.
- Ragheb Moftah collection of Coptic Orthodox liturgical chants and hymns, 1926-1997.
- Raitt, John, 1917-2005. John Raitt papers, 1930-2009.
- Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Randolph S. Rothschild collection, 1942-1992.
- Restout, Denise. Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout papers, circa 1850s-1969.
- Ricci, Ruggiero, 1918-2012. Ruggiero Ricci papers, 1890s-2013.
- Richard Rodgers collection, 1917-1980.
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007. Max Roach papers, 1880-2012.
- Robert Di Domenica collection, 1948-1998.
- Robert Evett collection, 1942-2001.
- Robert Whitehead papers, 1947-2002.
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Richard Rodgers collection, 1917-1980.
- Rodzinski, Artur, 1892-1958. Artur Rodzinski collection, 1868-1989.
- Roman Totenberg papers, 1846-2011.
- Rome, Harold, 1908-1993. Harold Rome papers, 1936-1967.
- Rothschild, Randolph S., 1909-2003. Randolph S. Rothschild collection, 1942-1992.
- Roy Harris papers, 1893-1998.
- Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982. Artur Rubinstein correspondence, 1921-1984.
- Rudolf Kolisch collection, 1921-1943.
- Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Max Rudolf papers, 1922-1993.
- Rudolph and Joseph Schildkraut scrapbooks, 1867-1964.
- Ruggiero Ricci papers, 1890s-2013.
- Ruth Page collection, 1944-1960.
- Ruth Page correspondence on Billy Sunday, 1944-1960.
S
- Sallie R. Wagner collection, 1949-1992.
- Saltoun, Alexander George Fraser, Lord, 1785-1853. Lord Saltoun collection of guitar music, 1810-1850.
- Samuel Barber collection, 1852-2000.
- Samuel P. Warren collection, 1840-1950.
- Saxe, Leonard Spier, 1899-1968. Ira Gershwin files from the law office of Leonard Saxe, 1935-1967.
- Scala, Francis Maria, 1819?-1903. Francis Maria Scala papers, 1816-2013.
- Schildkraut, Joseph, 1895-1964. Rudolph and Joseph Schildkraut scrapbooks. 1867-1964.
- Schildkraut, Leonora. Rudolph and Joseph Schildkraut scrapbooks, 1867-1964.
- Schildkraut, Rudolph. Rudolph and Joseph Schildkraut scrapbooks, 1867-1964.
- Schmidt, Lars, 1917-2009. Lars Schmidt papers, 1910-2010.
- Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. Artur Schnabel collection, 1899-1950.
- Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec collection of Artur Schnabel materials. 1893-1996.
- Schneider, Anne Kaufman. George S. Kaufman and Anne Kaufman Schneider papers. circa 1892-1998.
- Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984. Arthur Schwartz papers, 1900-1983.
- Scrapbooks on Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979. Seeger family collection, 1880-2001.
- Seeger family collection, 1880-2001.
- Selma Epstein collection, 1931-1987.
- Serge Diaghilev/Serge Lifar collection, 1750-1950.
- Serge Grigoriev / Ballets Russes archive, 1909-2009.
- Serge Koussevitzky archive, 1880-1978.
- Sergei Rachmaninoff archive, 1872-1992.
- Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978. Winston Sharples music manuscripts, 1943-1968.
- Sidney Robertson Cowell collection, 1901-1992.
- Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995. Nicolas Slonimsky collection, 1873-1997.
- Smith, Leonard B. (Leonard Bingley), 1915-2002. Leonard B. Smith papers, 1859-2001.
- Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994. Oliver Smith papers, 1942-1983.
- Songs of Edward Lipton, 1967-1984.
- Sonneck Society for American Music records, 1971-2001.
- Sonneck Society. Sonneck Society for American Music records, 1971-2001.
- Sophie Maslow papers, 1918-1997.
- Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932. Christopher Dodrill - John Philip Sousa papers, 1876-1992.
- Spies, Claudio. Claudio Spies papers, 1939-2012.
- Spivacke, Harold, 1904-1977. Harold Spivacke collection, 1923-1984.
- Steuermann, Clara. Edward and Clara Steuermann collection. 1922-1981.
- Steuermann collection, 1922-1981.
- Steuermann, Edward. Edward and Clara Steuermann collection, 1922-1981.
- Stevens, Halsey, 1908-1989. Halsey Stevens papers, circa 1920-1987.
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Igor Stravinsky / Robert Craft collection, 1912-1966.
- Stravinsky/Craft collection, 1912-1966.
- Strayhorn, Billy. Billy Strayhorn music manuscripts and estate papers, 1918-2015.
- Strickland, William. William Remsen Strickland collection, 1926-1991.
- Susannah Armstrong Coleman collection, 1912-1953.
- Szeryng, Henryk. Henryk Szeryng collection, 1933-1988.
T
- Talma, Louise, 1906-1996. Louise Talma papers, 1861-1998.
- Tams-Witmark collection, 1701-1915.
- Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010. Billy Taylor papers, 1942-2004.
- Tee-Van, Helen Damrosch, 1893-1976. Damrosch - Tee Van Collection. 1856-1969.
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Edison sheet music collection, 1830-1958.
- Tommy Newsom arrangements, 1947-1999.
- Tommy Newsom collection, 1947-1999.
- Totenberg, Roman. Roman Totenberg papers, 1846-2011.
- Tournemire, Charles, 1870-1939. Charles Tournemire collection, circa 1868-1962.
- Tracy, George Lowell, 1855-1921. George L. Tracy collection of music manuscripts, 1877-1920.
U
- United States Information Agency Artistic Ambassador Program musical commissions, 1973-1988.
- United States Information Agency. Artistic Ambassador Program. USIA Artistic Ambassador Program musical commissions, 1973-1988.
- United States. Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation. Sub-Committee on Music. Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music papers, 1941-1946.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. United States Work Projects Administration records.
- U.S. Work Projects Administration. Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948.
- USIA Artistic Ambassador Program musical commissions, 1973-1988.
V
- Valeria Ladd collection on the revived Greek dance, 1924-1967.
- Vera-Ellen, 1921-1981. Ralstin/Murphy collection relating to Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio. 1929-2010.
- Vera-Ellen and the Hessler Dance Studio, 1929-2010.
- Verdon, Gwen. Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon collection. 1920-1991.
- Vernon Duke collection, 1918-1968.
- Victor Herbert collection, 1880-1939.
- Victoria Phillips collection, 1914-2011.
- Vivian Fine collection, 1927-2004.
- Vivian Fine music manuscripts, 1927-2004.
- Von Tilzer / Gumm collection, 1878-1959.
- Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946. Von Tilzer / Gumm collection, 1878-1959.
- Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lilian), 1864-1960. Ethel L. Voynich papers, 1928-1948.
W
- Wagner, Sallie R. Sallie R. Wagner collection, 1949-1992.
- Walker, Don, 1907-1989. Don Walker collection, 1932-1984.
- Wanda Landowska and Denise Restout papers, 1843-2002.
- Warren, Elinor Remick, 1900-1991. Elinor Remick Warren papers, 1872-2004.
- Warren, Samuel P. (Samuel Prowse), 1841-1915. Samuel P. Warren collection, 1840-1950.
- White, Miles, 1914-2000. Miles White costume designs, 1942-1977.
- Whitehead, Robert, 1916-2002. Robert Whitehead papers, 1947-2002.
- William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928.
- William Remsen Strickland collection, 1926-1991.
- Winslow / Boulanger collection, 1956-1964.
- Winslow, Harriet. Harriet Winslow collection of Nadia Boulanger materials, 1956-1964.
- Winston Sharples music manuscripts, 1943-1968.
Z
- Zeisl, Eric, 1905-1959. Requiem ebraico.
- Zenk, Ludwig. Ludwig Zenk music manuscripts, 1930-1947.
- Zeuner, Charles, 1795-1857. Newland / Zeuner collection. circa 1735-circa 1900.
- Zimbalist, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1876-1970. George Antheil correspondence with Mary Louise Curtis Bok. 1921-1940.
- Zoritch, George, 1917-2009. George Zoritch collection, 1914-2002.
- Zucker, Mildred Spiegel, 1916- Mildred Spiegel Zucker collection of Leonard Bernstein correspondence and related materials, 1936-1991.