Lauro Ayestarán collection, 1830-1966

Collection Summary

Title	Lauro Ayestarán collection, 1830-1966
Span Dates	1830-1966
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1850-1950)
Call No.	ML31.A9
Collector	Ayestarán, Lauro
Extent	circa 6,000 items
Extent	112 boxes
Extent	30 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu003003
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003561032
Summary	The collection consists primarily of art and popular music scores and holographs written by Uruguayan composers, with a comprehensive sample of the best composers in each group. In addition, there is a representative number of works written by European composers who settled in Montevideo during the 19th century, mainly from Spain and Italy. Included are photographs of the holographic items, as well as portraits of musicians.