Administrative Information
Provenance
Twenty autograph albums, dated from 1843 through 1923, represent the German-American and Anglo-American autograph album tradition. Duncan Emrich, head of the Archive of Folk Song, appeared on the "NBC Weekend" radio program and apparently asked interested listeners to send such materials to the Library. In response to his radio talk, the albums, mostly from Iowa, arrived at the Archive between 1955 and 1956. Examination of the Music Division administrative files might lead to further information on the original owners, donors, and the history of these albums.
Processing History
This collection was processed in 1995, with a finding aid completed in December 1995. It was revised in 1998.