Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Harold Spivacke collection, 1923-1984 |
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Span Dates | 1923-1984 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1930-1978) |
Call No. | ML31.S69 |
Creator | Spivacke, Harold, 1904-1977 |
Extent | approximately 3,900 items |
Extent | 33 containers |
Extent | 13 linear feet |
Language | Collection material primarily in English with some items in German |
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.mu011011 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006572324 |
Summary | Harold Spivacke was a music librarian, administrator, musicologist, and musician. He was chief of the Library of Congress Music Division for thirty-five years, from 1937 until 1972. The collection contains materials relating to his life and career, including correspondence, student notebooks, speeches, his dissertation, photographs, clippings, programs, manuscript and printed music, artwork, awards and honorary degrees, and business papers. |