Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection, 1894-1953

Collection Summary

Title	Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation collection, 1894-1953
Span Dates	1894-1953
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1920-1953)
Call No.	ML29
Creator	Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953
Extent	56,680 items
Extent	109 containers
Extent	48.50 linear feet
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.mu012012
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2012562124
Summary	Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge was a composer, pianist, and patron of music. In 1925, she created the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation at the Library of Congress in support of chamber music. The collection contains Coolidge's correspondence to and from many of the prominent musical artists of the first half of the twentieth century. Extensive correspondence between Coolidge and Library of Congress librarians and administrators is also included. The remaining materials in the collection, including photographs, scrapbooks, business papers, programs, publicity materials, iconography, realia, and clippings, are available for research and will be incorporated into the finding aid at a later date. Music manuscripts of works commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge or the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress comprise a substantial portion of the collection and are cataloged individually.