Administrative Information
Provenance
The Library of Congress received a small quantity of music manuscripts and correspondence as a deposit from William Remsen Strickland in November 1967. Additional collection materials were received throughout 1968 and a formal agreement of deposit was signed in February 1969. These materials were later converted to a gift following Strickland's death in 1991.
Processing History
The William Remsen Strickland Collection was processed in 2009 by Timothy Miller. The original finding aid was prepared with Microsoft Word 2007 and was coded for EAD by Christopher Hartten in August 2009.
Transfers
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. These include audio tape reels and cassettes of Strickland's live performances and personal interviews from the 1940s and 1950s. Unique items include his electronic realizations of Ives’ The Unanswered Question and Central Park in the Dark, as well as a 1945? recording of Samuel Barber playing selections from his ballet Medea at the piano.
Related Material
The Aaron Copland Collection (ML31.C7) and Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music Papers (ML31.U5) include correspondence with Strickland.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], William Remsen Strickland Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.