Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Laurence Picken papers, 1900-2001 |
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Span Dates | 1900-2001 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1936-1999) |
Call No. | ML31.P53 |
Creator | Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland |
Extent | approximately 22,400 items |
Extent | 70 containers |
Extent | 38.5 linear feet |
Language | Collection material chiefly in English and Chinese. |
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.mu011019 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011570511 |
Summary | Laurence Picken was a British zoologist and musicologist who specialized in Asian, particularly Chinese, music. The collection primarily contains research materials, correspondence, writings, publications, and other items related to Picken's career and his study of East Asian musical traditions, especially those of the Tang Court. In addition, there are manuscript and published scores for Picken's musical compositions, transcriptions of traditional East Asian music, and some photographs. |