Administrative Information
Provenance
The Edison Foundation has at various times donated items to the Library, most notably films. It would then follow that the Foundation donated the collection to the Library of Congress, though, when is still unknown.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Edison Sheet Music Collection was processed by Michael A. Ferrando under the direction of Lloyd Pinchback in 1997 using Procite database software. The database underwent further editing in 2001-2002 in order to prepare it for the EAD version of the finding aid.
Online Content
Digitized images of Edison sheet music are available via links from this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: container number, Edison Sheet Music Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.