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1. National Flute Association, Inc. archives, 1898-2012

   approximately 33,055 items. 127 boxes. 60 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The National Flute Association, Inc. Archives primarily comprises the correspondence and working papers of elected officers, committee members, and other volunteers serving the The National Flute Association from 1970-2012. Included are business papers of the Executive Offices, manuscript and printed music, donations to the organization from individual members, publications by the association, awards and commissions, and material regarding the association's annual conventions. An addition to the collection includes the papers of flutist, composer, and arranger Arÿ van Leeuwen and dates from 1898 to 1957.

2. Society for American Music records, 1971-2001

   approximately 40,000 items. 114 containers. 49 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Society for American Music, an educational organization founded in 1975 by a group of American music enthusiasts, is dedicated to promoting the study, teaching, creation, and dissemination of music in the Americas. The society was originally named in honor of American musicologist, librarian, and editor Oscar G. T. Sonneck (1873-1928), the first critical scholar and bibliographer of American music, and first chief of the music division of the Library of Congress. The records range from the founding of the society to 1999, when it changed its name to the Society for American Music. Materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, memorandums, conference materials, bylaws, handbooks, committee records, publicity and promotional materials, financial papers, materials related to its publications American Music and Sonneck Society Bulletin, photographs, and realia.

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3. David Lewin papers, 1945-2011

   7,011 items. 67 containers. 29.4 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   David Lewin was an American music theorist, teacher, composer, and musician. The papers primarily relate to his career as a teacher and theorist, and to his work as a composer. They include writings, academic and course materials, printed and manuscript scores, correspondence, computer music materials, programs, clippings, and conference materials.

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4. Cesi Kellinger collection of dance materials, 1842-1994

   approximately 220 items. 6 containers. 2.25 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Cesi Kellinger (1922-2014) was an antiquarian bookseller based in Pennsylvania. This collection consists of dance-related photographs, illustrations, books, promotional materials, performance programs, articles and clippings, and correspondence dating between 1842 and 1994. These items pertain to the careers of prominent dancers, choreographers, and educators, including Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Martha Graham. Kellinger collected the items and donated them to the Library of Congress in 2011.

5. Music Critics Association of North America records, 1972-1977

   approximately 1,100 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Music Critics Association of North America has served as the only North American association for professional classical music critics since 1956. Prominent early members included leading critics such as Paul Hume of the Washington Post, Miles Kastendieck of the New York Herald Tribune, and Harold C. Schoenberg of the New York Times. This small collection of records primarily documents the association’s institutes from 1972 to 1977.

6. Laurie Beth Kalb Cosmo collection of New Mexico folklife documentation, 1976-1992

   approximately 2,469 items. 14 containers. 23 sound cassettes : analog. 1,283 slides : black and white, color ; 35 mm. 95 transparencies : color, positive ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.. approximately 227 negative frames (in 43 strips) : black and white, color ; 35 mm. 79 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes. 45 photographic prints : color ; various sizes. 15 contact sheets : black and white. 2 contact sheets : color. 2 containers (10 linear inches). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and audio recordings related to the New Mexico Folklife Project collection (AFC 1991/032) collected in 1984 and 1985.

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