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Scope and Content Note
The materials in this collection were originally gathered by Serge Rips, a friend of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, over an unspecified period of time. Most of these items are holograph scores for original songs and piano works, composed between 1946 and 1995. Interspersed are a handful of piano solo arrangements by J. S. Benda. The music materials also feature an early sketchbook from 1946 that contains works Adulyadej returned to in his later years. Additionally, the collection includes a small quantity of assorted items that provide a glimpse of Adulyadej's life, both in music and as an esteemed public figure.