Administrative Information
Provenance
Gifts of Henry and Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1950s-1970s
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Henry Cowell Music Manuscripts were classed in ML96.C823 (Case) by the Music Division as they were received during the 1950s and through the 1970s. Emily Baumgart coded the finding aid in 2020.
Other Repositories
Collections related to Henry Cowell are located at the New York Public Library and Stanford University. The University of South Carolina holds the Edwin Hughes Collection of Henry Cowell.
Related Material
The Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection and The Seeger Family Collection include materials pertaining to Henry Cowell.
Cowell's score for String Quartet no. 5 is cataloged in the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation Collection, and his score for Symphony no. 14 is located in the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation Collection.
Microfilm
A large portion of Henry Cowell's music manuscripts were microfilmed by the Library of Congress between the 1950s and 1980s. A microfilm edition of these materials is available on 10 reels that are shelved as Music-1936. These materials are described in the finding aid and may be requested using the call number and reel number listed with the item. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Preferred Citation
Materials described in this finding aid should be cited using the following information: Last name, first name. Title of work, year. Format of material. Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.