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Collection Summary
| Title | Seeger family collection, 1846-2023 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1846-2023 |
| Bulk Dates | bulk 1920-2010 |
| Call No. | ML31.S38 |
| Creator | Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979 |
| Creator | Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953 |
| Creator | Seeger, Peggy, 1935- |
| Creator | MacColl, Ewan |
| Extent | approximately 43,000 items |
| Extent | 270 containers |
| Extent | 22 mapcase folders |
| Extent | 136.5 linear feet |
| Extent | 6 microfilm reels |
| Extent | 5,882 digital files (213 GB) |
| Language | Collection material primarily in English, with French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian |
| 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.mu020009 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572469 |
| Summary | The Seeger Family Collection documents the lives and careers of pioneering musicologist Charles Louis Seeger; his second wife, modernist composer Ruth Crawford Seeger; their eldest daughter, folksinger and songwriter Peggy Seeger; and her husband, playwright, singer, and songwriter Ewan MacColl through their music manuscripts, personal and professional papers, and correspondence. The collection also includes papers relating to the Crawford family and materials associated with Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, other Seeger family members, and Seeger/MacColl family members. |