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1. Robert Saladini collection of choral music, 1860-1999

   approximately 7,560 items. 35 containers. 17.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Robert Saladini Collection of Choral Music consists largely of printed choral works in octavo format collected by Saladini, a former staff member of the Library of Congress Music Division. These materials were compiled in the course of his work as an organist and choirmaster at churches in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas from the early 1970s until 2000.

2. Theodore Presser Company archive, 1814-2019

   approximately 300,000 items. 1,708 containers. 794 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Theodore Presser Company Archive contains not only business records and music published by the Theodore Presser Company, but also that of the publishing companies they acquired, including the Oliver Ditson Company and John Church Company and their subsidiaries. The music includes manuscripts, annotated galley proofs, and printed music for solo instruments and voices, chamber ensembles, choirs, band, and orchestra. Catalogs and indices, correspondence, financial and legal records, photographs, and other administrative files comprise the business records. Please note that some words typically used in song titles do not match the language preferred by members of the communities to which they refer.