Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928 |
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| Span Dates | 1846-1928 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1847-1862) |
| Call No. | ML31.B7 |
| Creator | Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868 |
| Extent | circa 40 items |
| Extent | 3 boxes |
| Extent | 1 linear foot |
| 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.mu004004 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95702388 |
| Summary | Bradbury's secular music is represented by published vocal scores, some in photocopy, and probable holograph of Song of the South. Contains an album compiled by Bradbury in Europe (1847-1849) of autograph musical sketches by Franz Abt, Niels Gade, Joseph Joachim, Jenny Lind, Albert Lortzing, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Ignaz Moscheles, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Louis Spohr, Richard Wagner, and others; sketches by Felix Mendelssohn, Walter Damrosch, and Ignace Paderewski added later. Photographs, clippings, printed and ms. music by other composers, correspondence, Bradbury's baton, etc. also are included. |