Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | German national music collection, 1846-1974 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1846-1974 |
| Bulk Dates | 1920s-1940s |
| Call No. | ML31.G35 |
| Collector | Library of Congress, Music Division |
| Extent | approximately 1,500 items |
| Extent | 31 containers |
| Extent | 14 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in German with some Finnish and Sorbian |
| 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.mu020021 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560615 |
| Summary | The German National Music Collection primarily contains manuscript and published sheet music, songbooks, and lyric sheets related to and written for the German armed forces, with the largest majority of this material having been published during the period of the Third Reich (1933-1945). |