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  1. 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.