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Collection Summary
| Title | Sergei Rachmaninoff archive, 1872-1992 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1872-1992 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1919-1943) |
| Call No. | ML31.R33 |
| Creator | Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 |
| Extent | 17,668 items ; 89 containers ; 68.6 linear feet ; 6 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in Russian, English, French and 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.mu015003 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014571125 |
| Summary | Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. The Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive contains material related to his life and career after he and his family left Russia in 1917 to establish themselves in the United States. The archive contains Rachmaninoff's holograph music manuscripts, correspondence, writings, biographical articles and clippings, awards and honors, concert programs, scrapbooks, financial papers, iconography, realia, and published books and other materials held within the personal library of Rachmaninoff and his family. A section is also devoted to the papers of Sophie Satin, the composer's sister-in-law and biographer. This section contains Satin's writings, as well as the results of her lifelong research on Rachmaninoff. |