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Custodial History
The materials in the Ragheb Moftah Collection of Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Chants and Hymns were donated to the Library of Congress by the late Dr. Ragheb Moftah, between 1991 and 2001. The initial gift of twelve audio tape reels and twenty-five audio cassettes was made in 1991 by Dr. Moftah. Thirty-one reel-to-reel tapes and thirty-two cassettes were added to the collection in 1992. In 1994, Moftah added letters from Ernest Newlandsmith to Ragheb Moftah to the collection. In 1996, Moftah donated fourteen volumes of Coptic music transcribed by Newlandsmith. The remainder of the Collection was acquired from his niece, Laurence Moftah, in fulfillment of his instructions.